Welcome To St John Presbyterian Church
St John Presbyterian Church exists to bring people into the
transforming presence of Jesus Christ through worship,
teaching the Word, Christian nurture, and ministry in and
to the world.
As Christ’s ministers our members are striving to build a community of God’s love, justice and mercy, trusting God
to lead us into faithfulness.
Come worship with us!
Sunday mornings, 10:30 a.m.
Summer Sermon Series: The Ten Tests of Abraham
July 5, 2009:
4. Are you faithful with your possessions?
Scriptures: Genesis 14.14-24; Hebrews 7.1–10?
1. Do you trust God with your future? (June 14)
Scriptures: Genesis 12.1-9; Luke 14.26–33
2. How do you react when treated unfairly?
Scriptures: Genesis 12.10–20; Luke 10.1-11
3. How do you handle conflict?
Scriptures: Genesis 13.1-18; Ephesians 4.1–7, 15-16
4. Are you faithful with your possessions?
Scriptures: Genesis 14.14-24; Hebrews 7.1–10
5. How do you handle family strife?
Scriptures: Genesis 16.1–6; 1 Corinthians 13.4–8
6. How do you keep your end of the Covenant?
Scriptures: Genesis 17.1-14; Romans 4.11–18
7. How welcoming are you?
Scriptures: Genesis 18.1–8; Luke 7.36–50
8. Are you willing to pray for others?
Scriptures: Genesis 18.22–33; Matthew 5.43–48
9. Do you really believe God's promises?
Scriptures: Genesis 17.15-19; 21.1–7; Deuteronomy 4.32–40
10. What are you willing to sacrifice for God?
Scriptures: Genesis 22.1–14; 1 John 4.7–11
Upcoming special events
Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 p.m.
Service for Spiritul Wholeness
Sunday, July 12, after church
Family Fellowship/pool party
Saturday, July 18, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Vacation Church School
at co-sponsoring Central Christian Church,
1315 E. Spring St., New Albany
Theme: Super Heroes of the Bible
Saturday, August 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Second annual S. Ellen Jones Community Festival (street fair)
Saturday, September 12, 2009, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. John will be among the sites featured in the
4th Annual New Albany Historic Home Tour
For information about last year's tour, click here
(Click on "News" and scroll down)
New pastor
Rev. C. Allen Colwell, who began serving St. John as pastor January 25, 2009, was born and raised in the Greater Cincinnati area. He met his wife, Jacqueline, while studying theater in Chicago and earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Christian Theological Seminary—an ecumenical seminary related to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis, Ind.— where he graduated magna cum laude. He served the Mitchell (Ind.) Presbyterian Church as a candidate supply pastor until his ordination in February 2007, after which he continued serving as their designated pastor.*
Pastor Allen receiving his charge from Rev. Lorna Kuyk,
Executive Presbyter of Ohio Valley Presbytery,
at his installation March 1.
* A designated pastor is a minister elected for a term of not fewer than two nor more than four years by the vote of the congregation.
Question for reflection:
(See the sermon series above) Are you faithful with your possessions?
If you are willing to share your answer, click here: send a note to the pastor
Daily lectionary readings
Click here
Spiritual exercise for the week of June 21:
What is stealing your joy today? Is it anxiety, envy, not forgiving yourself or another, feeling hurt or treated unfairly?
Take a first step: Go to God in prayer. Ask God to show you how to change, how to find joy again in knowing His presence, help and guidance.
Read Philippians 4:4-7.
___
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you1re on their side.
—Philippians 4:4-5, The Message
___
St. John is a praying church.
Prayer for the week of June 28:
Fill my cup, Lord . . .
I offer you my cup of pain‹the cup you know so well. Fill my cup with
thanksgiving and hope that someday my cup of tears will be filled with
joy.
Fill my cup, Lord . . .
I offer you my cup of resentment that you may fill it with forgiveness.
—Emilie Barnes, from Fill My Cup, Lord
Through the Undershepherd prayer program every St. John member or family is prayed for every day. Special needs are prayed for through the Prayer Tree and in worship on Sundays.
For the Presidential Prayer Team's prayer requests for today, click here.
For today's page in the 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, click here.
(Click on "Today's reading" in the righthand column.)
Click here to ...
Be welcomed by our pastor.
Meet our staff.
Read our newsletter.
Read Pastor Allen's blog.
Look in on our Photos page.
Find frequently
asked questions.
Find out about having
your wedding here.
In the news
Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance responds to
the humanitarian
crisis in Pakistan
St John Presbyterian Church exists to bring people into the
transforming presence of Jesus Christ through worship,
teaching the Word, Christian nurture, and ministry in and
to the world.
As Christ’s ministers our members are striving to build a community of God’s love, justice and mercy, trusting God
to lead us into faithfulness.
Come worship with us!
Sunday mornings, 10:30 a.m.
Summer Sermon Series: The Ten Tests of Abraham
July 5, 2009:
4. Are you faithful with your possessions?
Scriptures: Genesis 14.14-24; Hebrews 7.1–10?
1. Do you trust God with your future? (June 14)
Scriptures: Genesis 12.1-9; Luke 14.26–33
2. How do you react when treated unfairly?
Scriptures: Genesis 12.10–20; Luke 10.1-11
3. How do you handle conflict?
Scriptures: Genesis 13.1-18; Ephesians 4.1–7, 15-16
4. Are you faithful with your possessions?
Scriptures: Genesis 14.14-24; Hebrews 7.1–10
5. How do you handle family strife?
Scriptures: Genesis 16.1–6; 1 Corinthians 13.4–8
6. How do you keep your end of the Covenant?
Scriptures: Genesis 17.1-14; Romans 4.11–18
7. How welcoming are you?
Scriptures: Genesis 18.1–8; Luke 7.36–50
8. Are you willing to pray for others?
Scriptures: Genesis 18.22–33; Matthew 5.43–48
9. Do you really believe God's promises?
Scriptures: Genesis 17.15-19; 21.1–7; Deuteronomy 4.32–40
10. What are you willing to sacrifice for God?
Scriptures: Genesis 22.1–14; 1 John 4.7–11
Upcoming special events
Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 p.m.
Service for Spiritul Wholeness
Sunday, July 12, after church
Family Fellowship/pool party
Saturday, July 18, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Vacation Church School
at co-sponsoring Central Christian Church,
1315 E. Spring St., New Albany
Theme: Super Heroes of the Bible
Saturday, August 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Second annual S. Ellen Jones Community Festival (street fair)
Saturday, September 12, 2009, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. John will be among the sites featured in the
4th Annual New Albany Historic Home Tour
For information about last year's tour, click here
(Click on "News" and scroll down)
New pastor
Rev. C. Allen Colwell, who began serving St. John as pastor January 25, 2009, was born and raised in the Greater Cincinnati area. He met his wife, Jacqueline, while studying theater in Chicago and earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Christian Theological Seminary—an ecumenical seminary related to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis, Ind.— where he graduated magna cum laude. He served the Mitchell (Ind.) Presbyterian Church as a candidate supply pastor until his ordination in February 2007, after which he continued serving as their designated pastor.*
Executive Presbyter of Ohio Valley Presbytery,
at his installation March 1.
* A designated pastor is a minister elected for a term of not fewer than two nor more than four years by the vote of the congregation.
Question for reflection:
(See the sermon series above) Are you faithful with your possessions?
If you are willing to share your answer, click here: send a note to the pastor
Daily lectionary readings
Click here
Spiritual exercise for the week of June 21:
What is stealing your joy today? Is it anxiety, envy, not forgiving yourself or another, feeling hurt or treated unfairly?
Take a first step: Go to God in prayer. Ask God to show you how to change, how to find joy again in knowing His presence, help and guidance.
Read Philippians 4:4-7.
___
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you1re on their side.
—Philippians 4:4-5, The Message
___
St. John is a praying church.
Prayer for the week of June 28:
Fill my cup, Lord . . .
I offer you my cup of pain‹the cup you know so well. Fill my cup with
thanksgiving and hope that someday my cup of tears will be filled with
joy.
Fill my cup, Lord . . .
I offer you my cup of resentment that you may fill it with forgiveness.
—Emilie Barnes, from Fill My Cup, Lord
Through the Undershepherd prayer program every St. John member or family is prayed for every day. Special needs are prayed for through the Prayer Tree and in worship on Sundays.
For today's page in the 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, click here.
(Click on "Today's reading" in the righthand column.)
Click here to ...
Be welcomed by our pastor.
Meet our staff.
Read our newsletter.
Read Pastor Allen's blog.
Look in on our Photos page.
Find frequently
asked questions.
Find out about having
your wedding here.
In the news
Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance responds to
the humanitarian
crisis in Pakistan