Please note, the Parish office will be closed from December 25, 2025 to January 4th, 2026 in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day. Regular office hours will resume January 5th.

St. John’s Parish Church provided 50 Chick Fil A boxed lunches on December 16 to the Charleston County Juvenile Detention Center’s youth and staff. Members of St. John’s Parish Church were allowed to hand deliver the meals along with a devotional and an offering of prayer. The youth and the staff were very thankful.

Pictured at the Detention Center from left are: Major D. Harris, Aesperita Pinckney (Community Coordinator), Walt Miller, Libby Puckette and Chrissy Binz. Please note that the mural in the background is one of many that Claudia Boyce is overseeing along with Cynthia Hutson.

St. John’s Parish Church also collected toiletries, goodies and handwritten cards of encouragement for 40 Christmas Jesus Bags this year. The youth at the  Charleston County Juvenile Detention Center will receive them on Christmas Eve. Thanks to the parish each youth will receive 16 cards each! The youth are all very excited to receive these bags, especially the cards! Thank you to all who participated and sent prayers up for the youth.

Pictured 2: The Christmas Jesus bags were dropped off at the Charleston County Juvenile Detention Center for Christmas Eve distribution. Pictured from left are: Lt. Green, Major Driskell, Chrissy Binz, Libby Puckette and Aesperita Pinckney.

Women of all ages join us as we start a new six week study on David Jeremiah's 1 & 2 Timothy & Titus: The Way to Live and Lead for Christ. 7PM Thursday nights beginning January 8. Led by Curry Smoak, Lynn Gervais, and Ginni Quisenberry. Get the book on Amazon. 

Mark your calendars for our Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 25th, 2026. Our worship service will start an hour earlier at 9AM and the meeting will immediately follow. During the meeting, we will elect new vestry members and elect delegates to attend the diocesan convention. We will also discuss what 2026 will look like for St John's Parish Church.

Is God calling you to serve? Or is there someone else He's put on your heart to ask? Prayerfully consider who God is calling to serve on vestry this next year. We have four vestry members rotating off and need replacements. Fill out the vestry nomination form and send it and a short bio to Sally Dixon no later than January 12th. Please be sure to ask those you'd like to nominate before submitting their name as a nomination.

It's time for us to turn in our Ministry Reports for our annual meeting in January. Ministry leaders, this is an opportunity to share with everyone in the congregation what you and your ministry did in 2025. Please turn your report in to Sally Dixon as a Microsoft Word document no later than January 12th.

Offering envelopes will be available to pick up at Haut Gap this Sunday for anyone who indicated they would like them on their pledge form. If you don't see yours or didn't indicate you wanted envelopes on your pledge form but would still like some, please contact Sally Dixon.

Philip Bryan has hand crafted several wooden boxes to help raise funds for building on the new property. They are available for pickup at Resurrection Hall with a donation to the Building Fund or see Debbie Hawkins in the Connection Corridor on Sunday. Come take a look while supplies last. All proceeds go directly to the Building Fund.

2026 Parish Calendars are here and currently available! See Debbie Hawkins in the Connection Corridor on Sunday or Resurrection Hall during the week to get yours. Each month features a different photo of our parish family, and the back features the Parish Photo we took on Pentecost Sunday. Suggested minimum donations are $50 per calendar, and all proceeds go directly to the Building Fund. Get yours while supplies last.

Our Sunday School kids have been learning about Moses, a faithful shepherd who listened to God’s voice, along with other Bible heroes like Jonah and David. Each lesson teaches stewardship and thanksgiving, helping children grow in gratitude and faith. We’re so thankful for our amazing volunteers who make each Sunday special! 

Acolytes are an important part of the Sunday morning liturgy. They assist at the altar, carry the processional cross, light and extinguish the candles, and assist the priest in other duties dedicated to our worship services. Currently, we have eight teenagers who faithfully serve as acolytes. Please see Fr. Jeremy if you're interested in serving the Lord and the congregation as an acolyte.

The flowers are given to the glory of God
and in thanksgiving for our children and grandchildren
by Jay & Paulette Withington.
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If you would like to dedicate Altar Flowers in 2026 in honor or remembrance of a loved one, please contact Sally at sdixon@stjohnsparish.net.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Together we are united with the saints of the household of God; built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ himself being the cornerstone. In Christ alone our church is being joined together, and is growing into a holy temple of the Lord by the Spirit. By Your wisdom may we discern what You want us to build; Through Jesus Christ our Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit,

Amen.

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