Welcome to

St. John’s In the Mountains Episcopal Church

Daily, we strive to be a welcoming Christian community of faith: loving and forgiving, questioning and learning, inviting and serving. Please join us as we seek to know God and live out our mission in the world.

 

New (or not) to the area? Click HERE to find out more about St. John’s!

 

All services of worship are in-person and online. Sunday bulletins, including Zoom links, are found below.

 

 

 

Worship for Holy Eucharist:

 

Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 10 AM
16th Sunday after Pentecost

 

Click here for Bulletin and Zoom link

 

 

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Mark Your Calendar

 

October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 16th Post
 Worship Potluck Lunch!

 

We will be having a pot luck lunch and community conversation to discuss the report from the Sabbatical Leadership Committee.

 

Zoom attendance will be available, but we hope to see you all in person!!!

 

There will be a summary of all the discernment conversations coming out later this week for your review.  

 

This will be an opportunity for everybody to give their feedback, ask questions and be a part of our future at St. John’s.

 

We hope to see you there!!

 

The Vestry, and the Sabbatical Leadership Committee

 

 

 

 

July 2022
Discretionary Fund Needs

 

A message from Deacon Zarina

 

The Discretionary Fund, which is used for emergency assistance for basic needs (food, gas, housing and transportation), has been depleted, and the needs continue apace. During 2020 and 2021, the calls for assistance were much lower because of all the federal and state assistance available for housing, utilities and food assistance. We also had a very generous donation to the fund in 2020. But federal and state emergency assistance is no longer available, and inflation is hitting people.

 

Please consider a donation to the church earmarked for the discretionary fund. You may put in a check in the offering basket, mail one in, or donate online. Just be sure to mark that it is for the discretionary fund.

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St. John’s 2022 Sabbatical Season

 

*Visit the Sabbatical page often for news and updates.*

 

Sabbatical Gathering Offerings

An invitation during Sabbatical time has been given to St. John’s parishioners to explore what gift(s) the spirit is offering us as we “Break open the Word of God”. A variety of gatherings give us the opportunity for rest, renewal, and resurrection as we spend time together to discuss this theme in small groups.

 

Please consider attending one or all of the offerings as you may. More will be offered in August, September, and October.

 

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Stowe Holy Land Interfaith Journey to Israel

 

Dear beloved faith communities,

 

We are delighted and moved to share some big news with you: the first-ever greater Stowe Holy Land interfaith journey to Israel!

 

This unprecedented trip for our community will take place April 16-24, 2023 (just one year from now) for eight days of touring Israel, plus a two-day optional extension to visit Petra, Jordan.

 

See the traditional site of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Visit the town of Nazareth where he grew up. Explore the Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee. Follow his footsteps on the Via Dolorosa as he walked towards the cross. Experience an unforgettable Easter morning moment at Garden Tomb in Jersualem.

 

At the heart of this tour is the opportunity for meaningful connection and learning and relationship-building. In addition to the local friendships you will make, you have the chance to meet directly with Ahmadiyyan Muslims, Ethiopian Jews, Israeli Arab Christians, observant Jews for a home hospitality Shabbat meal, and Israelis and Palestinians taking important steps towards peace and reconciliation.

 

And of course, there’s the delicious food at the outdoor markets and in Bedouin tents in the desert, and great fun in cosmopolitan Tel Aviv on the beautiful Mediterranean.

 

Please check out the full itinerary and pricing here and register without any financial commitment now.

 

 

Rev. Dan Haugh, Stowe Community Church

 

Rabbi David Fainsilber, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, rabbidavid@jcogs.org

 

Rev. Dr. Rick Swanson, St. John’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church, rick@stjohnsinthemountains.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear members and friends of St. John’s in the Mountains, 

 

Please note these updates following the All-Parish Vestry Meeting on March 20, 2022:

 

~Masks are optional in the building, at your comfort level.

 

 ~ Please do wear a mask during the singing of hymns

 

~If you’re not feeling well, please stay home, even if you have mild symptoms and join worship via Zoom.

 

~Coffee Hour will resume Sunday, March 27, 2022 directly following worship.

 

Your brother in Christ,

 

Father Rick Swanson

Rector

 

 

 

 

 

 

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