Bishop John Taylor has thrown his mitre into the auction for St. John’s Fundraiser on November 6. Win this auction item (not the mitre, to be clear — read on) and you’ll receive a guided tour of St. Paul’s Commons by Bishop John for the winner and your three guests, lunch in Bishop John’s office, and a gift […]
Here are your weekly reminders: Monday, October 25: • Education for Ministry, Learning Commons, 6:30 p.m. • Book It On Mondays!, 7 p.m., use church roster to contact Loreen G. for ZOOM link. Tuesday, October 26: • Evening Prayer, ZOOM link, 8 p.m., Wednesday, October 27: • Women’s Bible Study, 10:15 a.m., […]
Our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is here! Our 2021 goal is to provide Thanksgiving meals for 300 families in need. To reach — or exceed! — our goal we need help. Can you pitch in and buy food, help pack bags, and hand out meal bags on distribution day in mid-November? Meals are distributed through […]
by the Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar This weekend, we hear from the Gospel of Mark about Bartimaeus, a man who confronts conformity from his roadside perch as Jesus passes him by. Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, steps outside the social pigeon-hole afforded him by society and asks Jesus to cure his blindness. I will speak more of this […]
Just a reminder that St. John’s Trunk or Treat has been canceled for this year. We were not able to secure enough car-trunk-teams. However, we have put together a list of places to take your wee ones to have holiday fun and collect candy — see below. Should none of the dates work for you, […]
Our annual fellowship and fundraiser event is just a few weeks away! The evening’s top flight musical entertainment, in a transformed Cardinal Gym, will be provided by Johannes and Clara Stosch, Diana Farrell, and our section leads Erin Baker Pence, Lisa Naulls, Nick Fuller, and Michael B. O’Halloran. The music? From the Great American Songbook! […]
Here are your weekly reminders for what’s happening at St. John’s Monday, October 18 through Sunday, October 24: Monday, October 18: • Education for Ministry, Learning Commons, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 19: • Evening Prayer, ZOOM link, 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 20: • Women’s Bible Study, 10:15 a.m., use church roster to contact DJ Gomer for ZOOM […]
by the Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar Trust in God with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge God, and God will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 As many of us are considering how and how much we promise to support the work of God at […]
Here are your weekly reminders: Monday, October 11: • Education for Ministry, Learning Commons, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 12: • Evening Prayer, ZOOM link, 8 p.m., Wednesday, October 13: • Women’s Bible Study, 10:15 a.m., use church roster to contact DJ Gomer for ZOOM link • Caregiving Mosaics, 6 p.m., use […]
Our annual fellowship and fundraiser event is just a few weeks away! The evening’s top flight musical entertainment, in a transformed Cardinal Gym, will be provided by Johannes and Clara Stosch, Diana Farrell, and our section leads Erin Baker Pence, Lisa Naulls, Nick Fuller, and Michael B. O’Halloran. The music? From the Great American […]
by the Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar “Blessed are the tithers for they shall be called the children of God.” “It’s Okay Not to Love Certain People” “The kingdom of God has come! Well, not exactly. I mean, not completely. Let’s face it, the really-real kingdom comes after we die. Hang in there. It won’t be long.” […]
By the Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.D., Executive Director “Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily.” (Isaiah 58:8) Only a matter of weeks ago, things felt brighter in our country. We thought we had passed the worst of the pandemic, and there was a […]
Have you heard of an “Examen”? It’s something Mrs. Patti does with students in her classes. She asks students to state the things for which they are most and least grateful for that day. That was the driver in last night’s Middle School Youth Group. It’s a great way to check in with members, learn […]
You’re invited to our annual fellowship and fundraiser event Saturday, November 6 at St. John’s! The evening’s top flight musical entertainment, in a transformed Cardinal Gym, will be provided by Johannes and Clara Stosch, Diana Farrell, and our section leads Erin Baker Pence, Lisa Naulls, Nick […]
You’re invited to our annual fellowship and fundraiser event Saturday, November 6 at St. John’s! The evening’s top flight musical entertainment, in a transformed Cardinal Gym, will be provided by Johannes and Clara Stosch, Diana Farrell, and our section leads Erin Baker Pence, Lisa Naulls, Nick Fuller, and Michael B. O’Halloran. Available […]
by the Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar I must admit that contributing to the support and growth of the Gospel in the church was a lot easier before I joined the Episcopal Church. Before that, donating was usually done “on the fly” and based mostly upon what I had in my pocket on any given Sunday morning. […]
The High School/College Youth Group turned to a sobering topic last night — suicide. Over the weekend a roommate of one of the college YG members attempted suicide; paramedics were called and the roommate was put on a psych hold at a hospital and parents soon arrived to be at his side. YG members had […]
NOTE: Worship services this weekend: + Saturday, 5 p.m., in-person with music + Sunday, 8 a.m., in-person. Infant care in the nursery. + Sunday, 10 a.m., in-person, and ZOOM, music. Godly Play for pre-school and Kindergarten. Infant care in the nursery. + + + by the Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar This weekend, I […]
Youth Group is mixing it up a bit this semester; rather than have one meeting with all groups, now it’s: High School and College meeting on Tuesdays via ZOOM at 7:30 p.m. College members are graduates of St. John’s Youth Group who continue to enjoy the fellowship. Awesome! Junior high — grades six through eight […]
by the Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar Peace and grace to you, from God who bestows upon us endless love and blessings. There is so much for us to celebrate this weekend. I hope you can join us for some or all of it. We start with our Saturday night service. We are rolling out some gospel […]