St. John on the Mountain

Upcoming Events

Road Detours this Sunday

Road Detours

Miles for Matheny will be taking place this Sunday, May 31st with some activities/routes impacting parishioners' route to church. Biker Joe Ray says be on the lookout!!

Bake Sale this Sunday

Sunday, May 31st

Join us for a bake sale this Sunday, May 31st during coffee hour to help offset the cost of the youth trip to Heifer International camp.

On Sunday We Welcome

The Choir of St. Philip's Academy

Sunday, May 31st

This Sunday, May 31st at the 10 am worship service we are delighted to welcome The Choir and members of the faculty of St. Philip's Academy, Newark. We look forward to hearing from Miguel J. Brito, Executive Director, Philip's Education Partners CEO & Lead Founder; Charity Ferreira, Director of Development; and Eileen Jahn, Music Director. The Choir will sing during worship and following the service, Miguel will be host a forum; including a question and answer segment regarding this wonderful school and its work in Newark.

Communion Instruction

Sunday, June 14th

Communion Instruction All the baptized are always welcome to receive the Holy Food and Drink, including infants! But many children want to learn more about the Sacrament. OnSunday, June 14 from 9:00-9:30 AM, Mother Susan will meet in the Chapel with any child (2nd grade-6th grade) who wants to learn more about Holy Communion. All children are welcome, whether they have received Holy Communion before and wish to learn more about it, or if they have yet to receive Holy Communion. Please email Lynn Mitchell to reserve a spot for your child.

"A Virtuous Cycle"to Benefit

St. John on the Mountain

Parishioner, Joe Ray, will ride 1500 kilometers in four rides (April 18, 25, May 16 and June 6) in order to qualify to ride in the Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur ("PBP") which will be held this August in France. Each ride must be completed within a set time limit. The time limit includes stops for rest, flat tires, food and drink, etc. Rides are unsupported, so whatever you need you bring with you on the ride or you find it along the route. There is no "team car" handing out food and performance drinks. So, what makes this Virtuous? You!! Joe is inviting fellow parishioners to pledge $x.xx per kilometer to sponsor him. All money raised at the end of the journey will be paid to St. John on the Mountain to support the church's operations for 2015. The total amount of money will be based on the total kilometers completed. If you would like to support Joe, please call the office 908-766-2282 or email the office and let us know how much you would like to pledge. Assuming Joe successfully completes all four rides, here are some examples of pledges:

$/km Total

$1.00 $1,500

$0.75 $1,125

$0.67 $1,000

$0.50 $750

$0.33 $500

$0.25 $375

$0.20 $300

$0.10 $150

$0.05 $75

Conover Community Garden

May - September

More than half of the garden has been planted with herbs lettuces, beans, collards, radishes and bok choy. We will be harvesting the tender greens shortly for distribution to the local food pantry. St. John on the Mountain is scheduled to tend the plots the following weeks: June 6th, July 4th, August 29th and September 20th. Tasks will include weeding, watering and harvesting produce. If you are interested in helping those weeks or for more information, please email Sally Hespe.

Heifer International Farm Trip

July 19-21

Join us at the Heifer International Farm in Rutland, MA Sunday, July 19 - Tuesday, July 21. Participants will work on the farm and stay in a global village, where they will assume the role of an impoverished family. Grades 6 and up are eligible to attend. Approximate cost will be $100 per person. Additional program information can be found at Heifer.org. Please email Sally Hespe or call (908) 875-1518 for more information and registration materials.