This summer, we invite you to be refreshed by sitting at the feet of Jesus. 

A new community group for Drawing Near To God Ministry starts at St. John’s Parish Church’s Resurrection Hall on Wednesday, May 29th from 10:00 to 11:30.  Janet Jenkins will lead a summerlong study on Joanne Ellison's, "Sitting at His Feet".  

Join in fellowship with other women across the islands, and delve into what God taught Joanne following a traumatic event and the emotions that came with it. Joanne will also join this group in person on July 17 to speak on Forgiveness and Repentence.

If interested, please register at Abiding Space Groups: Spring/Summer - Drawing Near to God. Be sure to select Abiding Space--Island Group led by Janet Jenkins. Books are available for $10 on Amazon or through the Drawing Near To God website Ministry - Drawing Near to God. When you register, you will receive an email from Drawing Near To God. All women welcome.

For more information, contact Janet Jenkins at j.g.jenkins@bellsouth or call 843-224-8236.

Margaret Grimball turns 99 on May 21. This Sunday, we will have a large birthday card in the Connection Corridor. Please take a minute before or after worship to sign it and show her how much we care for her.

We are accepting orders for the next batch of t-shirts for our building fund fundraiser. This time we have short sleeve Island Reef green shirts and black St John's Parish Church koozies available. Order yours by Sunday, May 26, 2024.

We invite you to notify the church office of any high school or college graduates for this year so we can recognize and celebrate their achievement's.

Please email the name, graduating school/college and future plans to Sally Dixon by Friday May 31st.

If you would like a magnetic nametag, be sure to sign up Sunday morning in the Connection Corridor at Haut Gap. The nametags have no cost, but if you feel the desire to give regardless, we suggest putting a donation to the building fund in the offering plate.

We are unable to make all the nametags in a single batch. If you signed up and don't see yours, please do not sign the list again. We should have yours created in the next batch.

Second Saturday Workday

Give neighbors in need on the Islands a helping hand through a variety of service projects. All tools provided and no experience necessary. Contact Nathan Gilkeson for more information.

Stock a Teachers Rewards Store

Please consider donating to the Rewards Store which is used to encourage students with exceptional needs at Haut Gap. Items needed include: gatorades, powerades, takis, water, juice boxes, small nerf-like footballs, and nerf-like kickballs. Drop off donations after service on Sunday or at Resurrection Hall with Lori Moore during the week.

Summer is almost here. For coastal South Carolina, that means now is the time to prepare for storm season. Do you have a hurricane preparedness plan? Are you planning to evacuate if the order is given? Do you need help evacuating? Many members of the parish are preparing to help each other in case a major storm strikes the area.

St. John’s Parish Church is aiming to get a completed Hurricane Preparedness Survey for every family in our parish. Click here to fill out the survey. The survey will also be available at Resurrection Hall and at Haut Gap on Sundays for the next few weeks. Please fill out the survey and return it to the parish office, so we can update our disaster survey needs list.

The International Order of St Vincent (OSV) is a worldwide fellowship of lay sanctuary ministers of all ages serving the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We promote liturgical knowledge, understanding of ritualistic detail and meaning, and encourage intercessory prayer and holy living among our members. The OSV is sacramentally centered and encourages living a rule of life (we pray, worship, read, and give). 

For more information or to get involved, please contact the Director General (and a member of St. John’s Parish Church), Philip G Dixon, PO Box 1245, Summerville SC 29484, (843) 442-1288 (leave message).
E-mail: Director-General@orderstvincent.org
Web: www.orderstvincent.org 

One of our parishioners, John Hope, has found himself in need of new housing. The residence he is currently living in will no longer be available after this year, and he is having difficulty finding somewhere new within his budget. John is willing house sit for long periods if needed. Please keep him in your prayers, and if you know of a potential new home for him, please contact him or Fr Jeremy. 

Genesis 11:1-9
Psalm 104:31-35
Acts 2:1-21
John 14:8-17

Prayer Ministry

The flowers were given to the glory of God and in memory of our mothers, Christine Jacques & Marilyn Olson, by Linda Jacques Hihn & Sally Dixon.

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If you would like to dedicate Altar Flowers in 2024 in honor or remembrance of a loved one, please contact Sally at sdixon@stjohnsparish.net.

We need adult volunteers to serve our nursery and preschool children each Sunday. Would you consider signing up to help a couple of Sundays so we can continue to pour into the next generation?

St. John's Parish Church is working on a new publication to share how the Lord is moving in our parish. Have you been moved by how the Lord is working in your life? Have you participated in a ministry or event and seen His presence? Consider sharing your testimony so others may see the Lord's glory. 

Please submit your story to Timothy as a Word compatible document without exceeding 1000 words. If you are not comfortable writing, please still contact Timothy. We will work with you.

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.