Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Welcome to St. John's, Troy
January 25, 2026

Snow Plan: Combined Services at 9, Annual Meeting at 10

Dear People of Saint John’s,

This Sunday we celebrate the Third Sunday after the Epiphany.  We continue to journey with Jesus as he calls four fish harvesters to the harvest of souls. We might ask ourselves, what is the Lord of the harvest calling us to do today?  

Because of the snow forecast, we have decided that we will:

• Worship God in a combined 9 a.m. service with music.
• Hold our Annual Meeting at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary.
• And livestream both.
• Our Annual Meeting luncheon has been cancelled.

We hope that this plan enables everyone to respond to the weather as it develops and participate in our morning in person or on the livestream.  However you come, please come!  Elections will be held, annual meeting reports and updated directories will be distributed, and we will have an opportunity to hear from the Treasurer and Rector about the state of things and visions for the future.  Elections will include the Senior Warden, four Vestry positions, and Delegates and Alternates to Convention.

Our Sunday 9 a.m. Bible Study will be canceled this Sunday and resume February 1st.  Our new study is N.T. Wright's 15 Essential Texts.  It is a good class for those who have not studied the Bible before, and members chose this study with you in mind.  So please join us a week from Sunday!

Newcomers class is also canceled this Sunday, but we will gather at 3 on February 1st for our final class: The Holy Eucharist: why is this so central to our life at Saint John’s?

Jennifer Firth will be present with her clipboard to help you sign up to write for the Lenten Devotional.  If you are new to this, do not let this intimidate you; it can be scholarly or personal, artsy, or plainspoken. “This passage reminds me of…” can start a lovely reflection.

Your Ordo church calendars for 2026 are in the narthex; look also for your offering envelopes there.  

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.

With gratitude for our life together,

Mtr. Judith

Service Links can be found below.

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.