Dear Members and Friends of St. John’s, The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness… Galatians 5:22. We want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude for your continuous support to St. John’s and Cranmer Chapel. Your generous donations have helped us make a positive impact on our mission of spreading God’s love throughout the community. We give out of love of others and love of Christ. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:6 It is now time to plan for next year and begin our Stewardship campaign. We want to encourage you to be prayerful and faith-filled in your giving. As we have received, we have continued to give back. This is a basic step of stewardship. What we give we give to God out of gratitude for all that he has given and done on our behalf. We would like to invite you to see your giving as an act of adoration and praise. There is plenty of evidence that God himself delights in giving and giving generously! We are most grateful and blessed that we, the congregation, have been faithful in our giving to our local community in support of the Cranmer dinners, Advocates for a Non-Violent Community, Mountain Family Center, local and global missions, as well as our Diocese and the Northwest Region. We are also so fortunate to be able to support the gathering and worship of our own loving church family, which is so important in the lives of each of us. Last year we received a challenge gift which matched the increases in our annual pledges. As a result we were able to present a balanced budget for the first time in three years. Our operating costs continue to increase. We urge you to consider an increase in your pledge as you are able so that we may continue to do God’s work without depleting our limited reserves. You can download a pledge card below for the year 2025. We invite you to prayerfully consider your gift for the building up of God’s kingdom. In Christ’s love, Eric Mowrey Betsy Pettit Matthew Frey+ | 
