St. John's Lutheran Church

Wednesday Bible Study

Every Wednesday at 12:00pm via Zoom

All are invited to join the mid-week bible study where we look at the readings for the coming Sunday’s worship, following the style of Lectio Divina. Together, we wonder, wish and notice how these ancient words still speak to us. Some days we even look for what might be “shimmering” for us!

Some of the current bible study participants say:

Our discussions help me connect ancient writings with my own lived experience.
I am always grateful for what I learn from everyone’s various experiences and feedback.
I like that everyone is welcome to this Bible Study.
This group is so meaningful to me.
Getting to know folks better through our “check-in” time.
It’s a mid-week refocusing on God’s word and living God’s love in the world.

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Meeting ID: 824 3800 3387

Passcode: 640001

Connecting with our Native American Neighbors

Sundays, January 25 - February 8 at 10:15am in Oehler Hall

For three Sundays this winter, the Justice-Making Ministry of St. John's will host an adult education class about Connecting with our Native American Neighbors. Throughout these classes, participants will learn about the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery, learn about the History of Native Americans in the Sacramento-area, and listen to Indigenous Guest Speakers. Come engage in this powerful and important dialogue!

Created for Connection: A Young Adult Enneagram Retreat

Saturday, January 31 at 9:00am at St. John's

Join Gather Sacramento for our first regional retreat! Together, we will explore the Enneagram as a spiritual tool to help navigate life's changes while building better relationships with yourself, others, and God. The retreat will include teaching from a certified Enneagram coach and time for reflection, prayer, and building community with other young adults in Sacramento. Childcare and lunch will be provided, the retreat costs $20/person.

RSVP to attend here!

Shrove Sunday Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, February 15 at 10:15am in the Gathering Place

Come welcome the Lenten Season with pancakes! The Community Engagement Committee will host a delicious pancake breakfast as we celebrate Shrove Tuesday and launch into Lent.

The Community Engagement Committee will host this delicious pancake breakfast, but would certainly love your help bringing it to life. We will need both contributions of food and volunteers during the event to help make the meal welcoming and well-organized.

Sign-up here if you're able to help!

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, Febraury 18

"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. In-person worship will be offered at 12:00pm, and an in-person and livestream worship service at 7:00pm.

Members of the congregation who are unable to attend either services, but who nevertheless want to begin their Lenten discipline by receiving the mark of ashes, are invited to receive the imposition of ashes in the sanctuary from 8:00-9:00am or 4:00-5:00pm.

February LLL Book Club

Thursday, February 19 at 11:00am in the St. John's Library

This February, the LLL Book Club will read and discuss Nightwatch by Jayne Anne Phillips. "In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother, Eliza, who hasn’t spoken in more than a year. They arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital’s entrance by a war veteran who has forced himself into their world. There, far from family, a beloved neighbor, and the mountain home they knew, they try to reclaim their lives."