Second Sunday of Advent

December 7, 2025

Dear People of Saint John’s,

This Sunday we celebrate the Second Sunday of Advent. I have the privilege of preaching on the challenging words of this holy, locust-and-wild-honey-eating prophet, John the Baptist.  Are we bearing fruit consistent with repentance and the coming Peace Child?  Coffee hour will be provided by the ever-generous Linda Thorburn; if you can volunteer to provide coffee hour December 28^th, please call the office.

Starting at noon after church, we begin a lively and abundant participation in Troy’s Victorian Stroll!
Noon: Chime concert with Andy Mace and Jason Smith
12:30 pm: Christmas Carols led by Thompson Howell
1:15 pm: Tiffany presentation and sanctuary tours
2 pm: Scavenger hunting
3:30:  Troy Children's Chorus at 3:30.

Meanwhile the English Country Dancers will be in the gym dancing to live, seasonal music.  A dance lesson will be offered at 1:30 and the dance will be from 2 until 5.  Stop in and bring your friends!

We are providing the announcements in a separate stack from the bulletins. The announcements are also available in the Thompson Room and online. For those of you who will be worshiping with us via live stream, be sure to let us know that you are there through the chat feature, so that we can greet you at the passing of the Peace.

Service Links can be found below. Come join in worship!

With gratitude for our life together,

Mtr. Judtih

Live Stream   Service Bulletin    
Calendar & Announcements    

What to Look For (to Send a Chat)

Once you are viewing the live stream by pressing the link above, there should be a "conversation" to the right of the stream (Top Chat). Like this:

Messages populate from the bottom of the box. You add your message by typing on the "Say something..." line and pressing Enter (or clicking/tapping on the right-pointed arrow under your message). Other messages that come in after yours will file in underneath yours in the running chat above the entry line.

If you're watching the live stream in full screen mode, you'll need to find the chat box. This might be found using the arrow at the bottom center of the screen under the red line. You'll have to click or tap on the screen to see this option, similar to when you want to pause or change the volume, etc.

See that little white down arrow/carat under the red line and Scroll for details? If you tap on that, the screen pulls up, and you see the chat box. You may need to scroll up further to see the "Say something" line.

 Sunday Liturgy will be available on YouTube after the conclusion of the 10 am service. 

For our YouTube Channel Videos click here ==> All streamed services

Click on the Subscribed button and then the Bell in the upper right hand corner of our channel to be notified of any new videos.

Other Links you might find helpful.