First St John

VBS Decorating during the day (time TBD)
2026-07-17 09:00 - 2026-07-18 09:00 (America/Detroit)
TRUE NORTH VBS registration is now up and running and we already have 20 children signed up! You can register your child, aged 3 years to 5th grade online on our website: www.firststjohn.com/vbs . You can also sign up to volunteer as well. We are in dire need of Crew leaders to help lead groups of children around during the various activities. This is a great way for teens to get service/volunteer hours if needed. VBS is July 14-17th with a free light dinner hosted at 5:15pm and VBS starting at 6pm-830pm each night. It is sure to be a great time for all so make sure to invite all the kids in your life to join us! Extra event flyers are available in the lounge if you would like to hand the information out or hang it at any local businesses. Thanks in advance for helping us spread the word!
VBS DONATIONS NEEDED we are seeking donations to help make this Summer’s VBS a success. To help with this, we are providing a few ways to donate. We have created an Amazon Wishlist (
https://tinyurl.com/vuxrb5mh) and also will accept donations of Amazon gift cards or any monetary donations to help purchase the items needed for crafts, snacks, or decorations. We also will be creating another list of items needed that will be posted in the lounge next week. We are just working on compiling some more specific needs. Thanks in advance!

Worship/Comm
2026-07-19 09:00, 2026-07-26 09:00, 2026-08-02 09:00, 2026-08-09 09:00, 2026-08-23 09:00, 2026-08-30 09:00, 2026-09-06 09:00
Our summer worship schedule changes to one service at 9:00 am starting May 25th and running through September 1st.

Friends & Family Postcards
2026-07-19 10:00 | Lounge
This Sunday our entire church family is invited to coffee and donuts after church to help send the Friends and Family postcards out to invite them to the F&F Dinner in August. Each member will be given a few postcards and will write down a prayer, the proper address, and Pastor will be blessing the postcards.

Worship/Comm/Mission Sunday
2026-08-16 09:00

Worship
2026-09-13 08:00, 2026-09-20 10:30, 2026-09-27 08:00, 2026-10-11 08:00, 2026-10-25 08:00, 2026-11-08 08:00
RETURN TO FALL/WINTER SERVICE SCHEDULE We provide two Sunday services now at 8 am and 10:30 am. Please plan to join us on Sunday, at either service. The church nursery is available for your use. See the contents of the newsletter for more festivities happening as well!

Worship/Comm Blessing of Backpacks/ DaySchool Sings
2026-09-13 10:30

Worship/Comm
2026-09-20 08:00, 2026-09-27 10:30, 2026-10-04 08:00, 2026-10-04 10:30, 2026-10-11 10:30, 2026-10-18 08:00, 2026-10-18 10:30, 2026-10-25 10:30 and 4 more dates

Catechism
2026-09-20 11:45
FIRST & SECOND YEAR CATECHISM
It is time to organize a new Catechism Class. Pastor Rayl is inviting parents of kids in fifth through seventh grades to meet with him in the catechism classroom. Please send your questions to Pastor Rayl at email, Pastor1@firststjohn.com or text, 567-395-0143. Hope to see you there.
