And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.  Luke 1:38

Thy will, not mine be done.

Easy to say…hard to do. Yet, in essence this is Mary’s response to God’s invitation to bear his son. 

Faced with impossibility, Mary chooses to hold on to faith. Faith that God will do the impossible.

Where does life feel impossible to you right now. What are you facing that seems out of reach by human standards? God longs for his Son to be born in us, in the here and now, in the midst of all our impossibilities. 

What if you were to turn your whole life and will over to the care of a God who loves you beyond imagination? Imagine the transformation that might occur if we dared to speak as Mary does…in great humility…“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”

Blessings,
Matthew+

Join us for Worship this Week

Saturday: Evening Prayer at 5:00 PM 

December 19, 2020 05:00 PM Mountain Time

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Sunday: Morning Prayer at 9:30 AM 

December 20, 2020 09:30 AM Mountain Time 

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Christmas Eve

“Behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will come to all the people… For today is born a Savior, Christ the Lord.”

All are welcome to a virtual Celebration of lessons, carols, and candles this Christmas Eve. Join us via Zoom as we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ!

Christmas Eve Service Dec 24, 2020 07:00 PM 

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Giving Tree 2020

Once again, the members of St. John’s have demonstrated their heartfelt generosity to the communities in Grand County. Mountain Family Center provided us with seven families and 21 children for our Giving Tree. We have provided gifts of warm clothing, boots, socks, blankets, and toys along with gift cards to City Market for a Christmas meal. Each family was also provided a handmade quilt and handmade masks, donated by various quilting and sewing groups throughout Colorado, and made specifically for the people of Grand County. Even though we were not able to come together for a “wrapping event” the love and generosity of our members can, hopefully, be experienced by seeing the picture of our gifts around the Christmas tree. Thank you to everyone for your monetary donations and prayers for the success of this effort.

Blessings,

Elaine and Judy

Where are Mary and Joseph?

When I served parishes with schools in Texas, we would build the anticipation and expectation of the season by slowly adding the figures to our nativity scenes as we walked though Advent. Mary and Joseph (and donkey too) would travel around the sanctuary until they arrived at the stable just before Christmas. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for regular updates as to Mary and Joseph’s journey around Grand County (you can click the social media icons at the bottom of this email).

Coming up...

Sunday Morning Bible Study:

Come, Thou long expected Jesus

Come dive into the scriptures with us in our current study: Come, Thou long expected Jesus. We will start with the text from the Advent hymn and look at some scriptures that support each verse. Grab your bible and bring your questions as we open the scriptures together. You can find a copy of the words here.

Our study uses our Sunday Morning Prayer ZOOM link.

This Sunday's Readings

The lectionary readings for this Sunday are:

• Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26

• 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

• Luke 1:26-38

You can read them online here.

Have you moved?

Now more that ever we want to make sure our church directory is up to date. If you have moved or changed phone numbers in the past year, please click here to fill out your current information.

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