Join us as we prepare and serve lunch from 10 am - 1 pm at Grace's Soup Kitchen in Plainfield.  We help on the last Friday of each month.   The kids are not in school on Friday, December 27th.  This is a great day for them to earn community service hours.  For more information contact fennironia@earthlink.net or Sally Hespe sallyhespe@aol.com. 

Join us on Sunday, December 29th at 10:00 am when we will continue to celebrate the Christmas season with the reading of the nine lessons.  The Choir of St. John on the Mountain will lead us in the singing of our favorite Christmas Carols.  It is truly a family service as we begin with the journey of Adam and Eve in the garden, hear the promise of the prophets and are once again inspired by the birth of Jesus as told to us in the Gospels.  Many familiar carols, sung by all of us, and a few remarkable new ones, sung by The Choir, are interspersed with the readings.

 There are a few more days to capitalize on the 2013 IRA rollover tax provision, which allows owners of retirement accounts ages 70.5 years or older to donate up to $100,000 of IRA assets to charity and save on taxes. The tax provision expires Dec. 31, and Congress has not announced whether it will be reauthorized for 2014 or not.

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.

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.