a note from rev. sharon

Dear St. John’s,
 
Lately, the church calendar has been filled with stories of call and conversion. In last week’s Gospel, Philip and Nathanael become Jesus’ disciples. Yesterday marked what is called the Confession of Saint Peter, when the disciple Peter proclaims that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. This Sunday, we will hear about Jesus’ invitation to fishermen Simon (Peter) and Andrew to follow him and become “fishers of people.” And Thursday will celebrate the conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus.
 
Jesus calls each of us to follow him. As happened with those early disciples, we each experience that call differently.

This Sunday, we will resume Bible study with a look at some of these biblical stories of call and talk about the disciples’ experiences and our own. How did we come to believe in Jesus? How is God calling us today?
 
I hope you will join us for this discussion. We’ll worship as usual at 10:30 a.m., when we will welcome three new young members through baptism. Then we’ll gather for coffee hour and begin Bible study about 11:45. I’m anxious to hear your stories!
 
Rev. Sharon