Parish Life  

Women of St. John’s

This group meets once a month.  It focuses on service projects, holds a monthly clothing sale, and sponsors an annual women’s retreat.  It has also published a cookbook of parishioners’ recipes, Sharing Our Best.  Each Christmas, it sells wreaths and Christmas trees as a fundraiser, and all money it raises helps the church in a variety of ways.  Contact Lorene Kirk for more information.

Men of St. John's

Our Mission: The Men’s Fellowship at St. John’s is an engaging group of parishioners who show their spirit in volunteer work, outreach, and spiritual growth efforts while enjoying the fellowship of their Christian brothers.

 

Meetings: The Men’s Fellowship meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, September through June.

Appalachian Outreach Ministry

We serve the people of Appalachia, particularly concentrating on the northern part of Campbell County, TN., which is in our diocese. In this area the poverty is so severe that nearly 96 percent of children qualify for the schools' free lunch program.

                                                     

We strive to make a difference for families identified and monitored for us by a local Campbell County contact person.

ETSU Campus Ministries

                                                     

Along with other Episcopal Churches throughout the Tri-Cities area, we support the ministry of the chaplain and students at East Tennessee State University. Please visit www.myspace.com/AnglicanETSU for additional information.

Supper Club –

Young Families’ Fellowship (YFF) – A way for families with young children to connect, share in fellowship, participate in group activities, and grow in their relationships together.  The group organizes 5-6 events per year, such as picnics, bowling, game nights, field trips, water activities, and an annual Christmas potluck dinner.  Contact Joy Nagy for more information.

Back Porch Guild – A monthly mid-week gathering of busy women for relaxing fellowship and mutual support.  Contact Mina McVeigh for more information.

Quarterly Newcomer Dinners – Coordination of the dinners held in parishioners’ homes to welcome visitors and new members.  Contact Joy Nagy for more information.

G.A.I.N. (Getting Acquainted is Nice) – Set up, serve, and clean up refreshments on Sunday morning after the 10:30 service.  Hosts are on a rotation schedule.  Contact Katherine Hall for more information.

Coffee Shop – Set-up and clean-up of the coffee shop, which serves as a space for fellowship on Sunday mornings.  Hosts are on a rotation schedule.  Contact John Thomas for more information.

Kitchen Committee – Plans improvements to and coordination of the use of the kitchen.  Contact Jo Anne Paty, Jon Lau, or John Thomas for more information.

Mardi Gras - Fellowship party held every February on Shrove Tuesday.

Tail Gating Party - Kick off party for Sunday School, held in August or September.

Book Shop & Gift Store - Pam Beals

Earth Guild - A new group to help us focus on environmental stewardship at St. John's. Contact Shelley Stahlman for more information.

Greening - This is the generation of environmental consciousness. We want to begin to build into our common life an ever-increasing awareness of new ways to be more efficient in use of resources, less wasteful. We want to begin to think and act intentionally to join efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We want these practices to infiltrate the households of all our members and reach into the community. Click here for greening tips 

Softball Team - A fun spring activity with participation in co-ed church softball league. Team website is http://eteamz.active,com/stjohnschurch/ Contact Gerald Boone.