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
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
Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths. — Psalm 25:3
This is a very special Sunday! We will have a joint worship service with the Williams Community United Methodist Church as we celebrate World Communion Sunday. The Rev. George Barcus and the congregation will meet with us at 10:30 am for the service at St. John’s. There will be an anthem sung by a joint choir. Holy Communion will be served as part of the service. Continue reading
On October 1st, from 12:30 PM to 2 PM, we will host the annual Blessing of the Animals at St. John’s. This is a community event, and there is no cost involved. Bring your pets, big or tiny, to receive a special blessing, and you will also receive a St. Francis medallion that you can place on collar or in a Continue reading
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, `Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. — Luke 17
This Sunday, October 2nd, is the last Sunday in the Season of Creation and we will celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, and we will continue the parables from the Gospel of Luke. Our in-person service will be at 10:30 a.m., and the video service on our Facebook page will be available by Sunday morning for Continue reading
Our pets are a blessing in our lives. And on Sunday, October 2nd, from noon to 2 PM, your pet can receive a blessing at St. John’s from Pastor Fox. The first Sunday in October churches around the world celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, who is the patron saint of animals. The Blessing of the Animals at St. John’s is part of this Continue reading
This Sunday is the fifth and final Sunday in the Season of Creation. Please join us at St. John’s for service at 10:30 a.m. or you may view a recorded service with our Pastor Cheryl Fox on our Facebook page on Sunday morning. The video is left on the page indefinitely to allow you to view this service at any time if you cannot watch it Sunday morning. The video service bulletin is linked below. The bulletin contains the scripture readings and prayers, so it can be used to Continue reading
St. John’s will once again host a Blessing of the Animals this year, on October 3, 2021. The time for this event is noon until 2 p.m. Continue reading
The Annual Blessing of the Animals will take place on Sunday, October 11, 2020 from noon until 2 p.m. This event takes places outside on the sidewalk on Grant Ave. (corner of Grant and Second Street) in downtown Williams (one block south of Historic Route 66).
Please have your animals on leash or in a carrier to protect them and others. Large animals, such as horses, may be left in trailers, and Pastor Cheryl Fox will come to the trailer to do the blessing.
This is a free event to all Williams and area residents. All types of animals, from little lizards to horses to kittens to Great Danes are welcome!
Blessing of the Animals
On October 6, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran Church will again host the Blessing of the Animals, which coincides with the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4th (he died October 3, 1226). During his life, St. Francis developed a deep love of nature and animals, and is known as the patron saint of the environment and animals. Each Continue reading