St. Johns of Grass Lake, MI

05/31/2026

Update: meeting to decide about 4th of July parade is next Sunday. Sorry for any confusion.

05/29/2026

Please join us this Sunday, May 31st for a Hymn Sing Sunday. Where we will join in singing the following songs:

Opening Hymns:
PS #37 He Has Made Me Glad (2X)
PS #12 Glorify Thy Name

Call to Prayer PS #6 Bind Us Together

Hymns Sing:
#227 There's Something About That Name (2X)
#574 Revive Us Again
#619 I Love to Tell the Story
#231 Take the Name of Jesus With You

Closing Song:
#292 Because He Lives

After service we will have a congregational vote.

05/26/2026

There will be a congregational vote after service this Sunday, May 31st. See you on Sunday!

05/22/2026

Pastor Patti will bring us a message titled "How far does the Spirit reach?"
Across all the earth, to bring good news and hope to all, into our hearts and minds to open us up, heal us, and give us gifts as the Spirit wills for the common good.
She will use Scripture Readings:
Numbers 11:24-30 page 129 OT
Psalm 104:24-34 page 555 OT
John 7:37-39, page 43 & 20:19-23 page 115 NT
We will join our voices in song with:
Hymns: #6 This is My Father's World
# 155 Spirit of the Living God (Sing 2X)
#161 Breathe on Me, Breath of God
#677 They Will Know we are Christins by Our Love

Announcements: Next Sunday there will be a Congregational Vote on Sunday, May 31 for window replacements.

05/19/2026

05/14/2026

Lord, I may not know what tomorrow holds, but I know Who holds tomorrow, and that knowledge changes everything about how I face an uncertain future.

Tomorrow is a mystery, full of unknowns I can't predict or control, circumstances I can't see coming, challenges I haven't prepared for, but You already know every detail.

Teach me that not knowing what tomorrow holds doesn't have to terrify me when I know You hold tomorrow, that mystery becomes manageable when it's in Your hands.

I want certainty, clarity, a roadmap showing exactly what's ahead, but You're offering something better, trust in the One who already holds what I'm walking toward.

Help me find peace in the tension between what I don't know and Who I do know, resting in Your character when I can't see my circumstances, trusting Your heart when I can't trace Your hand.

Remind me that You holding tomorrow means it's secure, supervised, already handled by the God who sees it all clearly while I see nothing but fog.

Give me courage to step into tomorrow without knowing what it holds, confident because I know You hold it, that whatever comes is already in Your capable, loving hands.

Let me rest today knowing I may not know what tomorrow holds, but I know Who holds tomorrow, and that's enough.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

05/14/2026

What's happening at St. John's this Sunday?
Greeters: Cindy Payne
Worship Leader: Renee Dowding
Guest Speaker: Rev. Josh Campbell
Message Title: "Unchanging God"

Scripture Readings: Genesis 25: 29-34 Page 22, OT
Psalm 37: 1-11 Page 510 OT
Matthew 21:33-40 Page 24 NT

Hymns: #319 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
#98 Great is Thy Faithfulness
#84 My Faith Looks Up to Thee
#687 God of Our Fathers


Announcements: There will be a Congregation Vote on Sunday, May 31, 2026 immediately after the service. The purpose is for reviewing and voting on bids for replacement windows, material, and labor. Any questions, please see Jan Loveland.

Anniversary Celebration Planning Meeting will be held after service.

05/14/2026

We are planning to celebrate our 150th anniversary on September 26th from 1p-4p at the church. Please make plans to join us. We will have yummy food, some Farmer's Market type gifts and a lot of historical pictures and documents to look through! We'd love to see old and new faces!

We have another planning meeting for this event that will be held on Sunday after service. If you have ideas and/or would like to help out on a committe, join us. We will be making posters for these committes/groups that you can sign up to help on.

05/08/2026

Join us on Sunday, May 10th, Mother's Day, when Brian Wood will give a message titled:
"Characteristics of a God Seeking Woman"
Based on Proverbs 31:1-31 O.T. Page 613

Scripture Readings: Proverbs 31:10-18, 25-31 OT Page 613
Psalm 66:8-20 OT Page 528
John 14:15-21 NT Page 109

Hymns: #21 Love Divine, All Love Excelling
#155 Spiring of the Living God (Sing 2X)
#588 In The Garden
#159 Sweet, Sweet Spirit
#234 He Is Lord