Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other. – John 13:34 (Common English Bible) Grace to you and peace in the name of God, who is Love! For 115 years, the Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund has been a tangible …
What is the role of the Holy Ghost? The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity and is equal and in existence with the Father and the Son. In Christian Doctrine (Revised Edition), Shirley Guthrie describes the Bible’s disclosure of the Holy Spirit as “the presence and work of the living God here …
Strengthen The Church (STC) is a special mission offering to reimagine and build the future of the United Church of Christ. Shared at the conference and national levels, STC largely supports youth ministries and full-time leaders for new churches in parts of the country where the UCC voice has not been heard. As God calls …
Theme: Going The Extra Mile [in support of refugees and displaced persons] Ruth 1:16 “Where you go I will go; and where you stay I will stay.” Our world is presently facing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. According to the United Nations, one in every 122 people in the world is forcibly …
Please join us for the 10th Annual Dart Ball Night on Saturday February 20th, 2016. This is an event for family and friends. Food, snacks and refreshments will be served. Please sign up on the bulletin board on the stairwell landing. The evening is of no cost and is sponsored by the Outreach Committee. All …
If you have a great memory, then you might recall around this time last year when we kicked off our Literacy Campaign in conjunction with the United Church of Christ’s National Literacy Initiative. Over the past year we have a number of successes to report: BOOK CLUB: We now have a joint book club with …
Last year St. John United Church of Church and the cemetery just west of the church were designated as historical properties in the Village of Germantown. The official plaque has now been installed at the cemetery thanks to the village Historical Commission. So drive by and take a look. The plaque is affixed to a …
This year’s meeting will be held on Saturday, April 25th at New Horizon UCC in Kewaskum. Registration starts at 8am, meeting is from 9-3pm (includes lunch). We need two delegates to represent St. John (only qualification is to be a member of the church). Church pays all expenses and carpooling with Pastor Tara and/or delegates …
Did you know that 1 in 5 adults lack the basic reading skills beyond a fourth grade level? Or that almost 85% of all young people in the juvenile court system are illiterate? As a complicated and broad social justice issue, literacy is an issue that touches (and addresses) other issues, including economic justice, gender …
-Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Wisconsin’s Lay Academy. Lay Academy is a program of courses available to lay people that assists participants in deepening their faith and knowledge of church and scripture, grow in spiritual maturity, and strengthen Christ’s church. -Voted to become an Open and Affirming Conference. For those unfamiliar with this terminology: …
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