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Holy Week schedule Maundy Thursday Service: 6:30 p.m. at St. John UMC Joint Good Friday Service: 6:30 p.m. at First UMC, 725 W. 9th Ave. Holy Saturday Memorial Vigil: No More Deaths , for those who have died on our streets, 1 p.m. at Fir

Holy Week schedule

Maundy Thursday Service: 6:30 p.m. at St. John UMC

Joint Good Friday Service: 6:30 p.m. at First UMC, 725 W. 9th Ave.

Holy Saturday Memorial Vigil: No More Deaths, for those who have died on our streets, 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 616 W. 10th Ave.

Easter Worship Services: 8:00 and 9:15 (traditional) and 11:30 (contemporary)

Coming April 13 Hosanna in the highest - it’s Palm Sunday! Pastor Autumn Krueger brings the message “Aligned with the Vine." Children are invited to participate in the palm parade. Worship services are at 8:00, 9:15 and 11:30 a.m., with the later

Coming April 13

Hosanna in the highest - it’s Palm Sunday! Pastor Autumn Krueger brings the message “Aligned with the Vine." Children are invited to participate in the palm parade. Worship services are at 8:00, 9:15 and 11:30 a.m., with the later two services livestreamed on YouTube.

Spring Hill Easter dinners Once again St. John is collecting funds to provide grocery gift cards to Spring Hill Elementary School families for Easter. Our goal this year is to raise $4000. Find the dropdown on our online giving platform or send a

Spring Hill Easter dinners

Once again St. John is collecting funds to provide grocery gift cards to Spring Hill Elementary School families for Easter. Our goal this year is to raise $4000. Find the dropdown on our online giving platform or send a check to the church office with the memo "Spring Hill Easter." Thank you for helping these families have a wonderful Easter dinner!

Wednesday Night Supper This week’s menu: Chicken Fajitas and Spiced Hot Chocolate Brownies! Supper starts at 5:15 and runs until “about” 6:00 or 6:15. Suggested donation is $10/plate and $5/half plate but please just pay as you can. Gluten free a

Wednesday Night Supper

This week’s menu: Chicken Fajitas and Spiced Hot Chocolate Brownies! Supper starts at 5:15 and runs until “about” 6:00 or 6:15. Suggested donation is $10/plate and $5/half plate but please just pay as you can. Gluten free and vegetarian options are available.

Worship band song list is growing on Spotify Our praise band literally ROCKS! Do you love singing along with them on Sundays but are not sure how the song goes? Well, now you can practice ahead of time! Our band leaders post Sunday's songs on a S

Worship band song list is growing on Spotify

Our praise band literally ROCKS! Do you love singing along with them on Sundays but are not sure how the song goes? Well, now you can practice ahead of time! Our band leaders post Sunday's songs on a Spotify list a few days before worship. You can view this week’s songs or choose from a growing library of songs the praise band plays here. You'll need a Spotify account to listen (it's free).

Greeters needed! Are you looking for a chance to get involved at St. John, meet new friends, and be a welcoming presence in the community? If any of those apply to you, you’re ready to be a greeter on Sunday mornings! We’re hoping to get as many

Greeters needed!

Are you looking for a chance to get involved at St. John, meet new friends, and be a welcoming presence in the community? If any of those apply to you, you’re ready to be a greeter on Sunday mornings! We’re hoping to get as many folks as possible involved, so if you’re available even one Sunday this year, reach out to Pastor Adam at pastoradam@stjohnanchorage.org and they will get you on the schedule!

Do you have our church app? St. John has a new church app! Find all the important things in one place – current events, our Giving link, the Connect Card, the newsletter, the prayer chain and more. If you enable notifications, you can receive imp

Do you have our church app?

St. John has a new church app! Find all the important things in one place – current events, our Giving link, the Connect Card, the newsletter, the prayer chain and more. If you enable notifications, you can receive important announcements such as “Wednesday Night Supper and activities canceled due to snowstorm.” (We promise not to blast out too many notifications.)

Interested? Go to your app store and search for Ministry Keeper. The logo is gold with a black MK (see image above). Or use the links here for Appleand Android. When searching for our church, type in St. John United Methodist Church – and be sure to include the period in “St.” Check it out and let us know what you think!

Pickleball is on Sundays and (most) Thursdays! Come play pickleball on Sundays in the gym from 1 to 3 p.m. and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. (except 3rd Thursdays). All levels are welcome.

Pickleball is on Sundays and (most) Thursdays!

Come play pickleball on Sundays in the gym from 1 to 3 p.m. and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. (except 3rd Thursdays). All levels are welcome.

Cookies for Sundays Fellowship time is better with a cookie! Can you help supply cookies for one Sunday? Sign up here to bring 3 dozen peanut-free/nut-free cookies - they can be homemade or store-bought. Cookies will need to be brought to t

Cookies for Sundays

Fellowship time is better with a cookie! Can you help supply cookies for one Sunday? Sign up here to bring 3 dozen peanut-free/nut-free cookies - they can be homemade or store-bought. Cookies will need to be brought to the church by 10 a.m. Sunday, or by noon Friday.

Monthly Mobile Food Pantry St. John’s Mobile Food Pantry is every 3rd Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. in the church parking lot. The next one is April 17. To volunteer at St. John’s MFP, sign up here . To find other resources for food in

Monthly Mobile Food Pantry

St. John’s Mobile Food Pantry is every 3rd Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. in the church parking lot. The next one is April 17. To volunteer at St. John’s MFP, sign up here.

To find other resources for food in Southcentral, check the Food Bank of Alaska website or F.I.S.H. (Friends in Serving Humanity). For other types of assistance, call 2-1-1 or go to Alaska211.org.