STEWARDSHIP AT ST. JOHN’S

“Abide in me as I abide in you… Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit.” John 15:4-5

In John’s Gospel, Jesus offers his friends the image of a vine and its branches: rooted, connected, nourished, and growing. “Abide in me,” he tells them. Stay close. Remain in my love. And from that place of connection, something begins to grow.

Later, Jesus makes the invitation even clearer: “Abide in my love” and “love one another as I have loved you.” Abiding in God’s love draws us more deeply toward God, toward one another, and toward the world God loves.

That invitation feels especially meaningful for St. John’s this year. As we have listened to one another, we have heard a longing to go deeper in faith, to build relationships where people are known and belong, and to make a meaningful difference in the community around us.

Help support the work of this Parish and its Clergy and Staff as we move through this year of growing together, listening to what God calling us to become in a world that keeps shifting around us.