The RSM Cares Food Pantry always needs extra hands to volunteer on food distribution day which is today, Wednesday, December 2! • Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church, 30605 Avenida de las Flores, RSM. • Help needed all day — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — or for just an hour or two! • […]
Today’s RSM Cares Food Pantry provided 435 families with enough groceries for a full-on Thanksgiving dinner! The super efficient distribution asked recipients to enter a drive-thru line to receive their food bags packed to the brim with Thanksgiving treats, a turkey, and a $25 gift card. Behind-the-scenes scores of volunteers prepped bags, loaded them onto […]
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 15, 2020 Almighty and ever-living God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive […]
Okay, it’s rubber meets the road time! Bag-packing day for our Thanksgiving Food Drive is this weekend. Here’s where we are: • Goal: 400 bags • Bags in-hand: 200 (from St. John’s members and from nearby churches) • We have a lot to go, but we’ve got this, St. John’s! The St. John’s Youth Group […]
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost November 8, 2020 When I started writing this morning on November 7, the country was still in ‘electoral limbo.’ Now, I toss aside what I started to write in order to address an important matter that lays before us. It has felt like I have been walking on eggshells for the […]
Middle School and High School/College Youth Groups are meeting regularly on Tuesday and Wednesday Zoom calls, and this week the topic was the from the learn portion of The Way of Love. The Way of Love comes to us through The Episcopal Church and, as you know from St. John’s participation in its teachings, is […]
All Saints’ Day November 1, 2020 One of the reasons I love praying Morning and Evening Prayer with you is the inclusion of the Apostles’ Creed. For me, it provides a different historical perspective on the faith of our mothers and fathers, and a different rhythm than the Nicene Creed (which we use on […]
Our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is here! We have the great honor to help provide Thanksgiving meals for our neighbors in need. We hope you’re able to pitch in and buy food, help pack bags, and hand out meal bags on distribution day in mid-November. Our goal this year is to provide 400 meals through our […]
21st Sunday After Pentecost October 25, 2020 And Jesus answered him, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it:” ‘You shall. Love your neighbor as yourself.’ From the Gospel […]
Make some time in your day Wednesday to lend a hand at the RSM Cares Food Pantry at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church, 30605 Avenida de las Flores in Rancho Santa Margarita. Help is needed all day between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or for just an hour or two. You can also […]
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost, Sunday, August 23, 2020 Beloved of God: Don’t you find it affirming how often the Bible quotes the Book of Common Prayer? In the reading this weekend from a letter to the Church in Rome, Paul writes: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to […]
Orange County Needs Food Pantry Donations — Here’s How We Can Help: Our Women’s Ministry is partnering with RSM Cares Food Pantry and Saddleback Community College to donate much needed specific items for our local sisters and brothers. Most of us don’t have to choose between buying groceries or paying the rent. So we’re gathering some specific items in the coming weeks […]
St. John’s has launched a new Helper Ministry! We’re ready to help any member of the church who needs assistance. Here are some of the areas of help: – Prepare meals and deliver to your door – Help with set-up of Online Food Delivery or Pick-up – Pick-up a prescription and deliver it to your […]
It’s time for weekly reminders! Monday, March 9: • Parish Council, Learning Commons, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10: • Caring About Precious Seniors, Park Terrace, 6:30 p.m. • Education for Ministry, Art Studio, 7 p.m. • School Committee, Learning Commons, 6 p.m. • St. John’s Bible Fellowship, Vicar’s Office, 7 p.m. • Festival Singers Rehearsal, […]
Here are your weekly reminders. May your week be blessed! Monday, March 2: • Caring About Precious Seniors, Park Terrace, 6:30 p.m. • Education for Ministry, Learning Commons, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3: • St. John’s Bible Fellowship, Learning Commons, 7 p.m. • Festival Singers Rehearsal, Instrumental Music Room, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4: • […]
It’s a full week for St. John’s ministry opportunities, but also a time of preparation for Lent. Let’s get to the weekly reminders: Monday, February 24 • Prayer Shawl Meeting, Audrey Passerello’s home, 11 a.m. • Caring About Precious Seniors, Park Terrace, 6:30 p.m. • Book It On Mondays!, Lisa Fahey’s home, 7 p.m. • […]
Your weekly reminders — see you at St. John’s! Monday, February 17: • Education for Ministry, Learning Commons, 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 18: • St. John’s Bible Fellowship, Learning Commons, 7 p.m. • Festival Singers Rehearsal, Instrumental Music Room, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 19: • Women’s Bible Study, DJ Gomer’s home, 10:15 a.m. • RSM […]
Here you go, your weekly reminders: Monday, February 10: • Caring About Precious Seniors, Park Terrace, 6:30 p.m. • Education for Ministry, Learning Commons, 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 11: • School Committee, Learning Commons, 6 p.m. • St. John’s Bible Fellowship, Vicar’s Office, 7 p.m. • Festival Singers Rehearsal, Instrumental Music Room, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, […]
Here are your weekly reminders, but first, a reminder to get your tickets for Cardinella, the annual school benefit. Cardinella is set for Saturday, March 14, and will be in a reimagined-for-the-night Cardinal Gym. This is an adults-only event; view your ticket options and remember that early purchase discount ticket pricing is available until February […]
Yep. You know what’s coming — your weekly reminders, right here: Monday, January 27: • Prayer Shawl Ministry, Audrey Passerello’s home, 11 a.m. • Caring About Precious Seniors, Park Terrace, 6:30 p.m. • Book It On Mondays!, Loreen G’s home, 7 p.m. • Education for Ministry, Learning Commons, 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 28: • St. […]