“Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.” ― Martin Luther
Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Reformation Sunday. Our guest pastor this Sunday will be the Rev. Michael Girlinghouse. Our service will begin at 10:30 a.m. and all are invited and welcome at St. John’s, an affirming church located in the heart of Williams, Arizona. Continue reading
O Lord, how manifold are your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Hallelujah! — Psalm 104
Please join us this coming Sunday, October 20th at 10:30 a.m. for our weekly worship service with Holy Communion. Everyone is invited and all are welcome at St. John’s. Our service will be led by Father Philip Shaw. Continue reading
This will be a live-stream program at St. John’s and is part of our continuing series on Becoming Beloved Community for 2024. This program celebrates both National Hispanic and Native American Heritage months and is sponsored by the Mellon Foundation. The program begins promptly at 1 PM and will last about an hour. We will meet in Walker Hall. This is a public program and is open to the entire community. Continue reading
But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” — Mark 10
You are invited to join us this Sunday for our 10:30 a.m. weekly church service at St. John’s. All are welcome. Fr. Philip Shaw will lead our service, which will include the sacrament of Holy Communion. And all are invited and welcome at the Lord’s Table. Continue reading
Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. — Mark 10
You are invited to join us this Sunday for our weekly worship service at St. John’s. All are welcome! Fr. Philip Shaw will lead our service. The service begins at 10:30 AM and we follow our service with our wonderful “coffee hour.” Continue reading
Everyone in the Williams community is invited to St. John’s for the annual Blessing of the Animals on October 13, 2024 from Noon until 2 PM at St. John’s. Bring your pets – large and small (for example cats, dogs, hamsters, goldfish, goats, ducks, and even horses!). Please have your pets secured in either a carrier or on leash. Each pet will receive a blessing from Father Philip Shaw and also a St. Francis medallion for their collar or carrier. Continue reading
Our help is in the Name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. — Psalm 124
Please join us this Sunday for our Sunday worship service with Holy Communion/The Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. Fr. Philip Shaw will lead us in worship. All are invited and welcome at St. John’s. And by “all” we mean ALL. Continue reading
Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’ — Mark 9
Join us this Sunday for our weekly service with Holy Communion/Eucharist. All are invited and all are welcome! Fr. Phil Shaw will lead us in worship this week and Sara Degenhardt will provide the music. After the service we will have our traditional and delicious coffee hour. The service begins at 10:30 a.m. and last about an hour. Continue reading
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork. — Psalm 19:1
Please join us this Sunday for our weekly worship service with Holy Communion/The Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. This week we have a guest priest with us, the Rev. Lynn Perkins, who will lead our service. All are invited and all are welcome to join us for our services at St. John’s. Continue reading
You are invited to join us for our weekly worship service at St. John’s at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. We are celebrating the Season of Creation and also God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday this week. Leading our worship service will be Fr. Philip Shaw, and the service will include Holy Communion/The Eucharist. ALL are welcome at St. John’s. Continue reading