Parish Life
Articles and stories about life and community at Saint John Lutheran Church.
2011 Archive
Congratulations to the Bride and Groom (2011-09-26)
Christmas In Action (2011-08-09)
Confirmation 2011 (2011-06-13)
3rd Annual Fishing Derby (2011-05-09)
Apple fritters, anyone? (2011-05-02)
Mother-Child Banquet (2011-05-02)
Annual Passover Seder (2011-04-21)
A Saint John Church Tradition: Baking Bread for 1st Communion (2011-04-18)
Congratulations to the Bride and Groom
Following a wedding shower filled with laughs, Lynn Evenson and Steve Carney were married in our church chapel on September 17. Pastor Jim performed the ceremony. God's blessings on Lynn and Steve!
Post Date: 2011-09-26
Welcome to Andy!
We are thrilled that Andy Pronsati has joined us. He will be our Director of Christian Outreach (DCO) intern for the next year. In order to give church members a chance to meet Andy, we had an ice cream social and a special coffee hour following our first two worship services in August.
Post Date: 2011-08-09
Christmas In Action
CIA of Central Connecticut continues its long list of helping out. Here, CIA volunteers are painting a house.
Post Date: 2011-08-09
Confirmation 2011
On Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the church, three of our young people professed their faith before the church and celebrated their confirmations. Congratulations on taking this great step in your lifelong journeys with Christ!
Post Date: 2011-06-13
3rd Annual Fishing Derby
On a recent beautiful Saturday morning, we held our third annual Child Fishing Derby. Prizes were awarded for largest catch, smallest catch, and most fish caught. In all 136 fish were caught, and a great time was had by all! (Well, maybe not the fish…)
Post Date: 2011-05-09
Apple fritters, anyone?
For the first time, St. John Church had a booth at the annual Meriden Daffodil Festival. We sold apple fritters. This venture naturally required a lot of volunteers, but that's OK, because we always have many people willing to lend a hand! The first several photos shows some of the prep work on the apples prior to making the fritters. The next set shows some of the goings-on at the booth at the Daffodil Festival.
Post Date: 2011-05-02
Mother-Child Banquet
On April 29, the St. John Preschool hosted their fourth annual Mother-Child Banquet. A fine crowd of well over 100 attended to have some wonderful food and fellowship. A good time was had by all!
Post Date: 2011-05-02
Annual Passover Seder
An appreciative crowd of more than 40 people came to our annual Passover Seder service on April 20. The evening teaches people the meaning of the Jewish Passover, helping to foster understanding of a different faith.
Post Date: 2011-04-21
A Saint John Church Tradition: Baking Bread for 1st Communion
Each year at our Maundy Thursday service, one or more of our young people celebrate their First Communions. In preparation for this, and to make the experience a truly special one, our confirmation students bake the communion bread themselves!
Post Date: 2011-04-18