Please join us this Sunday, December 8th for an Advent Coffee Hour immediately following 10:00 worship to celebrate and honor the many wonderful new people who have come to our community this year.  In addition to delectable treats, there will be hot chocolate and Arts & Crafts for the children.

 Please join us this Sunday, December 8th and Sunday, December 15th for  Advent Arts and Crafts during coffee hour in Parish Hall following the 10:00 worship. 

Pledge payments for the calendar year 2013 will need to be received in the office or post marked by December 31, 2013 in order to receive tax credit for the current year.

All children are welcomed and encouraged to rehearse some old favorites and some great new music every Sunday after the 10:00 worship in preparation for the Christmas Pageant and for the 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Service.  Look for Mr. Morgan in the Choir Room or at the organ console.  Parents, we are in need of your support by bringing your children to rehearsal to allow for adequate preparation time.  Little ones are welcome to come too and practice singing Away in a Manger and Angels We Have Heard on High.

 If you would like to dedicate Christmas Flowers & Special Music, please send your dedications to the Parish Office.  In order that we might publish all names in the Christmas bulletins, we ask that you send in your forms by Monday, December 16th.  Click here to download form  or call the office 908-766-2282 to have one mailed to you.

All are invited to the December Ladies' Luncheon and Cookie Exchange at the home of Katie Porter, 304 Pleasant Valley Road, Mendham on December 12th at noon.    The luncheon will be catered, (cost  $10).  Please bring one dozen cookies to share.  Kindly RSVP to Katie 973-543-4003 or to the parish office 908-766-2282 by December 7th.

 Please join the Altar Guild, on Sunday, December 22nd after the 10 am pageant as they prepare the church for Christmas.  Help decorate trees, hang wreaths, and stay for refreshments. Altar Guild members should plan to gather on Friday, December 20th at 9:30 am to prepare the decorations for staging on Sunday.

A Holiday Festival for Organ and Brass

'Tis the season for celebration and music, and here's a concert the whole family will love! Join organist Brian Harlow and the Somerset Hills Brass Ensemble for a delightful program of holiday music by Gabrieli, Praetorius, Bach and others, contrasting the brightness of St. John on the Mountain's Petty Madden pipe organ with the mellow sonorous tone of brass instruments. And come ready to join us in an old-fashioned carol sing-along!  To purchase advance tickets visit http://musicsh.org/concerts/.

Help bring joy to a struggling family's Christmas by providing an uncooked meal for their Christmas Dinner.  It's easy!  Just buy the makings for a meal, and deliver it uncooked to your Adopt-a-Family.  A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board near Parish Hall.  Please call Sue Kennedy at 908-234-0267 or email with any questions.  If you have a particular family you have been supporting in the past, please let Sue know so that she can inform the Food Bank.

We baptize primarily on those dates set aside for baptism, as listed in the Book of Common Prayer.  Since the presence of the community of faith is essential for welcoming the newly baptized into the church, baptisms take place in the principal service on the appointed Sunday. The next day for Baptism is Sunday, January 12th at 10:00 am.  Questions about baptism?  Please contact Mo. Susan at rector@sjotm.org.