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Canceled Due to Snowstorm – Easter Sunday Service, March 31, 2024

Easter 2023

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!

We are so sorry, but we are canceling our Easter Sunday Service.  Dangerous weather is forecasted starting Saturday evening through early Monday.  We want everyone to be safe and sound, so we are canceling our service. Be assured that we will be celebrating Easter the following Sunday, and the special music that was planned for Easter service will be a part of our service on April 7th.

Join us in singing Alleluias this Easter Sunday!  Our service will begin at 10:30 a.m.  All are invited and all are welcomed at St. John’s.  For those who cannot join us in person, please watch our recorded video service for Easter on our Facebook page with the Rev. Cheryl Fox.  Below, find a link to the bulletin for Continue reading

Worship Services for the 5th Sunday in Lent, March 17, 2024

praying

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. — Psalm 51

Please join us for our worship service at St. John’s at 10:30 a.m. this coming Sunday, which is the 5th Sunday in Lent.  If you cannot join us, please view our recorded video service on our Facebook page.  The full text of the video service is in the PDF file below on this page.  The Rev. Cheryl Fox leads both worship services. Continue reading

Worship Services for the Third Sunday in Lent, March 3, 2024

mountains sky clouds

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork. — Psalm 19:1

Please come and join us this Sunday for our in-person worship service with Holy Communion/Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s.  And if you cannot join us at the church, we will have a recorded video service on our Facebook page by Sunday morning (the text for video service is in the PDF file below). Both services are led by our vicar, the Rev. Cheryl Fox. Continue reading

Worship Services, Potluck and Annual Meeting, Sunday, February 4, 2024

moon stars

He counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names. — Psalm 147:4

Please join us this Sunday for our in-person service at St. John’s at 10:30 a.m. If you are unable to join us, please see our recorded video with Pastor Fox on our Facebook page, which will be posted by Sunday morning.  The transcript/bulletin for the video service is the PDF posted below, which can also be used at home for personal study and reflection during the week. Continue reading

Worship Services for Sunday, January 28, 2024

jesus teaching temple

Jesus and his disciples went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. — Mark 1:21

On this fourth Sunday of Epiphany, you are invited to come and worship at St. John’s at 10:30 a.m. for our weekly service.  If you are unable to join us, please visit our Facebook page and on Sunday morning, view our recorded video service.  Both services are led by our vicar, the Rev. Cheryl Fox. Continue reading

Worship Services for Sunday, January 14, 2024

The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” — 1 Samuel 3

The weather promises to be much better than last Sunday for those needing to travel to St. John’s, and so we hope you will join us this week for our 10:30 a.m. service.  The choir will be singing.  And we will, as always, have a wonderful coffee hour after the service.  If you cannot join us, please watch our recorded video service on our Facebook page. Farther down on this page, there is a link to a PDF that is the full-text version of the video service, Continue reading

Worship Services for Epiphany Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Canceled due to weather

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” — Matthew 2

We are canceling the in-person service due to extreme weather that is predicted for Sunday, which would make travel dangerous.  Please join us on our FB page for the recorded service with Pastor Fox.  Our video service is recorded and is available on our Facebook page by Sunday morning.  The fulltext version of this week’s video service is a Continue reading

10th Annual Advent Concert Series for 2019

Song of the Pines Chorus

Song of the Pines Chorus

Everyone is cordially invited to attend the 10th Annual Advent Concert Series at St. John’s with four different concerts!  The series starts off with the Song of the Pines Chorus.   Song of the Pines Chorus is a member of Sweet Adelines International, a non-profit, worldwide organization of female singers who meet regularly to rehearse, perform, socialize and have fun.  Most of their members come from the Prescott Quad-City area, but they also have members who drive from Phoenix and other adjacent cities. Song of the Pines is a performing and competing chorus that has been an active part of the Prescott music scene for many years.  They are an exuberant group of women who sing four-part barbershop harmony a cappella style. We are excited to have them kick-off the concert series on December 1st in the sanctuary of St. John’s at 4:30 p.m. Continue reading

2019 Annual Blessing of the Animals

blessing of the animals

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

August 2019 BINGO Dates

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The August BINGO dates for the Williams Community and area (along with visitors to our great city) are August 6 and 20th.  Doors to Walker Hall (202 W. Grant Avenue, Williams AZ 86046) open at 4:30 pm for the purchase of games and daubers (you MUST be 18 to play/enter).  The first game starts at 5:30 pm. Continue reading