WHAT IS INREACH?
Inreach is the opportunity for the congregation to nurture its community. At St. John's, we offer a plethora of ministries in order to strengthen our faith and relationships! Below you will find descriptions of each ministry, as well as links and contact information.
Welcoming
We welcome you to St. John's! We would love to embrace you and your family into our community. We greet anyone who comes to our church with joy in our hearts. Newcomers are encouraged to fill out pew cards to drop in the offering plate. For more information, please visit our Welcoming page.
Parish Family Life
St. John's hosts several family-friendly events over the course of the church year. Our most famous events include the Kick-Off Dinner to start the church year, and our parish-wide picnic in the spring. Other events throughout the year include Blessing of the Backpacks, Blessing of the Animals, our Christmas Pageant, Rood Screen, Advent Wreath Making, Shrove Tuesday, Lenten Morning Prayer, our annual Easter Egg Hunt and our Parish Beach Weekend. On Sunday’s from September to May we offer Sunday morning breakfast at 9:00 a.m. and coffee hour following the 10:30 a.m. service.
Grief and Bereavement Support
If you or a loved one is ill or has passed, please do not hesitate to reach out to your congregation family. We are here to help support you and guide you through the difficult process of grief. For more information, please visit our Bereavement page.
Volunteer Opportunities
In addition to supporting our church community, we also support our Fayetteville community and surrounding areas! We regularly serve breakfast with Operation Inasmuch, host a dinner and collect hygiene items with Connections of Cumberland County, collect Christmas gifts for the Episcopal Farm Worker Ministry and promote the StepUp4Wellness Event with Cape Fear Valley Health. Additionally, we welcome volunteers to help in our Episcopal Gift Shoppe at the church. To learn more about these activities, visit our Outreach page.
Pastoral Care
A family's strength derives from its capacity to help and care for family members. Pastoral care involves looking after the well-being of our parish family: tending to needs, encouragement, nourishment, refreshing the soul, etc. St. John's pastoral care network is sustained by parishioners serving on one or more of the four pastoral care committees. Pastoral Care offers parishioners a means to reach out to grieving, ill, or recovering members of the congregation. We offer opportunities to be on different committees to help with pastoral care such as the card committee, casserole committee, flower committee and the bereavement committee. If you have questions please contact the church office at 910-483-7405.