Category Archives: St. John’s Episcopal Church

Revival at Rodeo Barn set for tonight

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WILLIAMS – Williams churches have joined together and decked out the Rodeo Barn to present the First Annual Revival Celebration with music and seven local pastors providing messages.

Pastor Joe Oswald from the First Baptist Church pointed out in one of his sermons that a revival is to revive the spirit of Christians. Anyone is welcome, however, and there will be alter calls and baptisms at the services. After the services there will be Christian fellowship. The services run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. tonight through Sunday September 16.

The Schedule for the event is as follows:

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH

5:30PM
WELCOME Pastor Mary Piotrowski-St. John’s Episcopal/Lutheran Church
PUPPET PRESENTATION Martha Simoneau -1st Baptist Church
MUSIC
1ST MESSAGE. …. Pastor Mary Piotrowski – St. John’s Episcopal/Lutheran Church
MUSIC
2nd MESSAGE Pastor Jeff Kennedy – 1st Missionary Baptist Church (Flagstaff)
Altar Call and Baptism service
REFRESHMENTS AND FELLOWSHIP—–BRING SOMEONE NEW TOMORROW!

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH

5:30PM
WELCOME Pastor Dave Remender – Calvary Chapel
PUPPET PRESENTATION Martha Simoneau -1st Baptist Church
MUSIC
1ST MESSAGE Pastor Dave Remender – Calvary Chapel
MUSIC
2nd MESSAGE Pastor Tim Milner – Family Harvest Church
Altar Call and Baptism service
REFRESHMENTS AND FELLOWSHIP —— BRING SOMEONE NEW TOMORROW!

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH

5:30PM
WELCOME Mike Rioux – SUPPORTED BY HOPE FOR THE WORLD
PUPPET PRESENTATION Martha Simoneau
1st Baptist Church
MUSIC
1ST MESSAGE Mike Rioux – SUPPORTED BY HOPE FOR THE WORLD
MUSIC
2nd MESSAGE. Pastor Fred Brane – Holiness Congregation
Altar Call and Baptism service
REFRESHMENTS AND FELLOWSHIP

Route 66 Good Friday procession this Friday

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WILLIAMS – This Friday the churches of Williams gather to carry a cross down Route 66 (Railroad Avenue) in the annual Route 66 Good Friday Procession. The group will gather at the Mustang on the east end of town and travel west to Memorial Park.The churches start gathering about 5 p.m. with the procession beginning at 6:45 p.m. The Stations of the Cross will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Family Harvest Church on Grant and 7th Avenue across the street from Safeway.

The Williams PD ensures the safety of the procession each year.

The procession is sponsored by the Williams Churches, but anyone is invited to join in on the event that leads up to Easter. The churches of Williams also hold a combined worship service in the evening of the last Sunday of the month.

St. Johns’ Episcopal Church rummage sale this weekend

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Tuesday Television 2015-04-28 018WILLIAMS — St. Johns’ Episcopal Lutheran Church will hold their annual rummage sale this weekend. The sale will be held at the Church on the corner of 2nd and Grant.

The sale will be held on Friday, May 15 from noon to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday May 16 from 8 a.m. to noon.

St. John’s Shrove Tuesday dinner a success

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640150217-050WILLIAMS – St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran Church in Williams held a successful Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner to kick off the season of Lent. There were problems with the electrical, but volunteers successfully maneuvered around the difficulty.

If you missed it, Shrove Tuesday will be on February 9 in 2016.

This leads to the first day of Lent known as Ash Wednesday. Today is a day of fasting for those who hold this season faithful. On this day there will be services for the faithful in which they will have an ash cross placed on their forehead. If your organization is holding a service for Ash Wednesday, make sure you get your ash in Church.
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St. John’s Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner tomorrow

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st-johns-02WILLIAMS – St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran church will hold their annual Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.

St John’s is located at 202 W. Grant street; the corner of Grant and Second Street.

This event precedes Ash Wednesday which is the first day of Lent.

Last St. John’s Advent concert a great success

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L-R, Elana Gonzlez, Tony Norris and Bill Burke

L-R, Elana Gonzlez, Tony Norris and Bill Burke perform folk and international music for the last Advent concert.

WILLIAMS – A crowd gathered for the last Advent Concert sponsored by St John’s Episcopal-Lutheran Church. The music was performed by Tony Norris, singer and storyteller from Flagstaff, and his friends. Tony was joined by Bill Burke with whom he has worked for over thirty-years.

They were joined by violinist (that’s a fiddle for you rural folks) Elana Gonzalez who has performed with them for about five-years. Tony credited Elana with injecting a classical influence into the group. She performed a beautiful interpretation of Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.
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They even prompted the crowd to join in on their rendition of Come Out of the Wilderness. The author of the song is unknown.

Tony interjected a story concerning his youth as a cowboy in Flagstaff. He had a horrific climate change experience in which a turkey froze solid in the sky and he rode a log down a crevasse to be deposited on Aspen Street in Flagstaff. I know that most people today associate journalists with storytellers, but you will have to get a hold of Tony in Flagstaff to get the details.

The concert series this year was tremendous from beginning to end. This concert was a beautiful end to the series with folk music and music from the Emerald Isle mixed with a little folklore.

Santa showed up in casual dress with the grand kids.

Santa arrived in casual dress with the grand kids. Somehow he’s much taller and thinner than I remember.


And what is bluegrass without a hound?

And what is bluegrass without a hound?


Here is a sample of the Advent concert:

St. John’s Advent Concert: A Blue Grass Christmas

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The St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran Church Advent concert series continues this Sunday at 4 p.m.

This concert features blue grass music from Julie and Roger Sullivan and friends.

Beautiful Advent concert held at St. John’s

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advent141214-8WILLIAMS – Guest harpist Corelia Tom performed a beautiful series of Advent music at St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran church Sunday Afternoon. She also took the time to educate about the Christmas history of some of the pieces.

Unfortunately my audio recording was clipped.

The last of the series of Advent music takes place on December 19 at 4 p.m. and features Blue Grass music.

St. John’s Advent Concert: Traditional Lessons and Carols

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300px-adventThe St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran Church Advent concert series continues this Sunday at 4 p.m.

On Sunday, December 7 the concert features lectors and the music of the Choristers of St. John’s Church.