St. John on the Mountain

Upcoming Events

Confirmation Class Begins This Sunday, Sept 21st

Sunday, September 21st at 9 am

We are excited to begin confirmation preparation with a fantastic group of young people! Confirmation Class will begin on Sunday, September 21st at 9 am, and will meet weekly in the lounge on the 2nd floor of the Parish Office building. Your daughter or son is welcomed and encouraged to participate in this program, even if she or he is uncertain about confirmation at this time. It's normal and healthy to struggle with belief, and we welcome doubters! For more information or to learn more about the class, please contact Mother Susan or Lynn Mitchell.

Art Show Envelope Stuffing & Ladies' Luncheon

This Friday, September 19th

We will be stuffing the Preview Party Invitations on Friday, September 19th in the Parish Hall beginning at 10:30 am. Followed by the Ladies' Luncheon. Many hands make light work, so please join us! All are welcome. Bring a sandwich and enjoy reconnecting after the summer; beverages and dessert will be provided. We hope to see you there.

Healing Service

Thursday, September 25th

The Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing will take place on Thursday, September 25th at noon in the chapel. This simple service of prayer, Holy Communion, and the laying on of hands for those who desire it, is an extension of the ministry of the Pastoral Care Committee. All are welcome.

Grace Soup Kitchen

Friday, September 26th

Grace Soup Kitchen serves 1,000 hot nutritious meals the last five days of each month to the hungry of Plainfield. St. John on the Mountain parishioners help prepare and serve lunch on the last Friday of each month. Join us on Friday, September 26th from 10 am - 1 pm at 600 Cleveland Avenue, Plainfield. Sign-up sheets are on bulletin board outside kitchen or contact Graham Argent Belcher.

Men's Luncheon

Thursday, October 2nd

Please join us on Thursday, October 2nd at 12:15 pm at the Morristown Club at 27 Elm Street in Morristown. The luncheons are open to members of the parish and their guests. For more information please contact Alan Enos at 908-234-1321 or aenos4@verizon.net.

Special Coffee Hour

Sunday, September 28th

Join us for an extra special Coffee Hour to celebrate the coming Art Show and Capital Campaign on Sunday, September 28th after the 10 am service.

St. John's Nursery School Fall Family Fun Day

Sunday, October 5th

Mark your calendar and plan to join us for the St. John's Nursery School's first annual Fall Family Day on Sunday, October 5th from 2 to 4 pm in Parish Hall. Join us for bounce house fun, face painting, pumpkin decorating, cider and donuts, plus lots more! $15 per child. Hope to see you there!

Help Fill Backpacks

Help the Food Bank Network of Somerset County fill backpacks of disadvantaged students with healthy snacks on Friday afternoons to be taken home by students who depend on school meal programs during the week and do not have enough to eat on the weekends. Please consider donating some of the following items: fruit cups, raisins, oatmeal packets, granola bars, Ramen noodles, juice boxes, Chef Boyardee, individual serving-size boxes of cereal, Easy Mac & Cheese. Please drop off contributions in baskets located in hallway.

Knitting Needles & Thread on Thursdays

All are welcome to join the weekly knitting which gathers on Thursdays at 10:30 am in the meeting room. In addition to working on personal projects, the group knits Christmas gifts for the Plaid House girls (afghans), prayer shawls for the church, cancer unit and VNA, the Seaman's Church Institute, and any other charity project for groups in need. Please join us.

Men's Bible Study with Father Malloy

Wednesdays at 8:15 am in the Meeting Room

Common prayer is what binds Episcopalians together. Our liturgy -- the texts and the actions in the Book of Common Prayer -- encapsulates what we believe about God, the created order, and humanity. In particular, it encapsulates who we understand Jesus to be, the relationship with God that Baptism into his Body has given us, and the life to which it invites us. Our common prayer is not the Book of Common Prayer. The Prayer Book gives us the words and the actions we use in our common prayer, and that shared event is what holds us together. Still, the Book and the actions cannot be separated. We will spend four weeks looking at the process by which the first editions of the BCP emerged, the theological assumptions upon which it was built, and how the Church's theology and the Prayer Book have evolved (and continue to evolve) together. Join Father Malloy on Wednesdays at 8:15 am in the Parish House Meeting Room.