Fourth Sunday in Easter 

Holy Eucharist, Rite II

April 26, 2026

Dear People of Saint John’s,

This Sunday we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday.  We bid a fond farewell to Henry Frueh and Sandra Rouse. Henry Frueh will preach on John 10:1-10 with its lovely metaphor of Jesus as the Shepherd, and the sheep who "follow him because they know his voice."  But how do we hear his voice among the many clamoring for our attention and loyalty today?  Tune in this Sunday!  Right after the service we will be dedicating the historical marker installed in front of the church.  This will be followed by a special coffee hour in the Thompson Room.  Be sure to come on this special day!

Gaby needs assistance in the Atrium on May 3rd and May 31st.  This is a lovely opportunity to see the children's religious education program at work, and to take your turn in providing it.  If you can be of assistance, please be in touch with Ggastelum@stjohnstroy.org.

And now for some NEWS FROM THE SHEPHERD’S STOREHOUSE PANTRY

On April 11th, our food pantry served 85 families. Our visitors received eggs, toilet paper, laundry detergent, cabbage, potatoes, oranges, apples, bananas, onions, cucumbers, zucchini, romaine lettuce, and from the Capital Roots Squash Hunger program additional quantities of eggs, apples, potatoes, onions, carrots, spinach, turnips, sweet potatoes, shallots, squash, beets, and watermelon radishes.

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped set up, pick up, pack, and/or distribute the items to our guests: Deacon Paul, Jeannie Aurelia, Pascal Bassene, Dot Cadwell, Paul Carney Jr., Ken Crognale, Pam Domeck, Jim Doring, Claudia Dyer, Eric Floess, Bill Hodkinson, Gene Kane, Jamie McDonald, Carol McTague, Linda Muller, Dale and Gary Nelson, Edith Obiribea, Kathy O’Brien, Pete Ostwald, Andrew Phillips, Kathy Smith, Kristen Smith, and Bill Stewart. We are also grateful to the parish for your prayers and financial support that enable us to continue to serve our neighbors in need.

Blessings,

Carol Daniel, Lois Hodkinson, Linda McDonald, and Gail Richardson ~ Pantry Team Leaders

Hard copies of the Spring edition of Saint John's Herald are still available in the Narthex. 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.

  The services and bulletins are found below." Come join in worship!

With gratitude for our life together,

Mother Judith

Latest Live services.   

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. 

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