St. John's Episcopal-Lutheran Church

Weekly Church Choir Rehearsal
2025-12-21 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-12-07 09:30 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix) | St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran Church, 202 W Grant Ave., Williams, AZ, 86046, United States
The choir will be rehearsing two songs for Advent and a song for Christmas Eve Service. Everyone is welcome to join our choir – you do not have to be a member of St. John’s to sing in our choir. Everyone who enjoys making a joyful noise to the Lord is Welcome. Our choir is for Junior high students through adults of all ages.

Book Study Group
2025-12-18 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-06 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-30 09:00 - 10:00
The group is open to anyone in the community. The book will be passed out to everyone who comes, who would like to read the book and discuss it together with the group over the coming weeks. The book is Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand, by Jeff Chu. The book study group meets weekly in Walker Hall.

Bishop's Committee Meeting
2025-12-11 13:00 - 15:00
The Bishop’s Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting at 1 PM in Walker Hall. The Committee will have monthly reports from officers and also be discussing an emergency phone tree and also emergency planning amongst other timely topics.

Lessons and Carols
2025-12-07 15:00 - 16:30
You are invited to our annual ecumenical service of Lessons and Carols. This year’s concert will feature the Williams Community Handbell Choir along with the Lessons and Carols Choir. Other special local musicians will also be added to the program for this year. Local pastors from churches in Williams will participate in the reading of the Lessons. This is a free concert/service for the entire family. After the concert there will be refreshments in the fellowship hall and a time to meet the many participants of this highly anticipated annual event for the community.

Lessons and Carols Rehearsal
2025-12-03 16:00 - 17:00
The community Lessons and Carols Choir rehearsals begin at 4:00 pm, and will last about 60 minutes. This is our final big rehearsal prior to the service/concert. Please plan on attending!
The Lessons and Carols service will be held on December 7th at 3:30 pm at St. John’s.
If you have any questions or concerns about the service, please write to Beth at info@stjohnswilliamsaz.org

Weekly Church Choir Rehearsal
2025-11-30 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-23 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-16 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-09 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-02 09:30 - 10:00
Weekly church choir rehearsal is on Sunday morning before our worship service. We will rehearse for 30 minutes. We will begin learning some new pieces to share with the congregation during our church services. Please bring your black binder each week to practice.
We welcome all singers from 6th grade on up! Anyone who loves to sing is welcome to join us. And you don’t need to be a member of St. John’s – just someone who loves to sing a joyful song to the Lord.

Thanksgiving Dinner
2025-11-23 12:00 - 13:30
The congregants of St. John’s will be celebrating an early Thanksgiving meal together on November 23rd following the morning service. We will have a sign-up sheet on the narthex table for everyone who would like to participate. Fr. Phil and Deacon Dale are cooking and providing a ham and a turkey! So everyone that is coming just needs to provide a side dish, dessert, or beverage. Watch for the sign-up!

Bi-weekly Bible Study
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:00
Fr. Phil Shaw is beginning a new adult Bible study program. The Bible Study will be held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at noon for an hour. The study will begin with a discussion of the daily lectionary, but when Advent begins, Fr. Shaw will begin a special Bible study for the Advent season. All are welcome!!

Lessons and Carols Choir Rehearsal
2025-11-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:00
The community Lessons and Carols Choir rehearsals begin at 4:00 pm, and will last about 60 minutes. We meet weekly, except for the Wednesday (the day before) prior to Thanksgiving. The choir is open to everyone in the community who loves to sing beautiful Advent and Christmas music, set to a series of readings that are read by local clergy and lay readers from different churches in Williams and the vicinity.
You do not need to read music if you have the ability to learn and memorize your parts. We do sing in 4 parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Beth LaGro, the accompanist and organizer for this service, is always happy to work privately with anyone who needs assistance learning their part.
We understand that no one is going to be able to make it to every weekly rehearsal, but we do expect you to make it to most of the rehearsals.
Shaula Watson will be directing the choir for the second time this year.
The Lessons and Carols service will be held on December 7th at 3:30 pm at St. John’s.
If you have any questions or concerns about the service, please write to Beth at info@stjohnswilliamsaz.org

Healing Service
2025-11-13 12:00 - 13:00
We will hold our next Healing Service for anyone in need of healing (physical, spiritual, mental, etc.). This service is open to all in the community who are in need of any type of healing and spiritual comfort. You may also with to attend for someone you know who is in need of healing. This service is also open to those who may not be able to worship with us on Sunday mornings, and would like to attend a service with Communion.

Bishop's Committee Meeting
2025-11-06 13:00 - 15:00
The Bishop’s Committee will meet in Walker Hall on Thursday to review many agenda items.

Lessons and Carols Choir Rehearsal
2025-11-05 16:30 - 17:15, 2025-10-29 16:30 - 17:15
The community Lessons and Carols Choir rehearsals begin at 4:30 pm, and will last about 45 minutes. We meet weekly, except for the Wednesday (the day before) prior to Thanksgiving. The choir is open to everyone in the community who loves to sing beautiful Advent and Christmas music, set to a series of readings that are read by local clergy and lay readers from different churches in Williams and the vicinity.
You do not need to read music if you have the ability to learn and memorize your parts. We do sing in 4 parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Beth LaGro, the accompanist and organizer for this service, is always happy to work privately with anyone who needs assistance learning their part.
We understand that no one is going to be able to make it to every weekly rehearsal, but we do expect you to make it to most of the rehearsals.
Shaula Watson will be directing the choir for the second time this year.
The Lessons and Carols service will be held on December 7th at 3:30 pm at St. John’s.
If you have any questions or concerns about the service, please write to Beth at info@stjohnswilliamsaz.org

Hope Bags
2025-10-26 11:45 - 12:00
After the worship service, we will gather in Walker Hall to put together the next batch of Hope Bags that are then taken to the Senior Center in Williams for distribution. The Hope Bags contain hygiene products along with a pair of socks, a wash cloth, some fruit and a protein packet. Please help us quickly put these together if you can stay a few extra minutes after the service. Helping hands make this a quick process!
