Three hundred vulnerable and homeless children, women, and men died on the streets of Orange County this year from various causes. That’s the highest number of homeless deaths recorded in any year in our area. Their lives will be remembered and honored at the “Night of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil” livestream service on Monday, December 21 […]
St. John’s next Red Cross blood drive is Sunday, November 8! This is your chance to actually save lives — don’t miss the opportunity to have an incredible impact not just on the person’s life you help save, but also on their loved ones. Your act of giving has an enormous positive impact on people […]
Our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is here! We have the great honor to help provide Thanksgiving meals for our neighbors in need. We hope you’re able to pitch in and buy food, help pack bags, and hand out meal bags on distribution day in mid-November. Our goal this year is to provide 400 meals through our […]
[emailed to the church membership at 10:50 am today] Dear Family of God: There is a fire nearby the church, spreading quickly in the Silverado Canyon — mostly in the Foothill Ranch, Portola and Irvine areas as I write. I know that there are many members of the community of St. John’s (Church and the […]
It’s fall and Trunk or Treat is near! Here are the details: |> St. John’s, Sunday, October 25, 4 to 6 p.m. |> It’s a drive-thru event to ensure social distancing! |> While we give out candy to our young visitors, it’s also time for our annual canned food drive. Please bring one or many […]
It’s fall and Trunk or Treat is near! Here are the details: St. John’s, Sunday, October 25, 4 to 6 p.m. It’s a drive-thru event to ensure social distancing! While we give out candy to our young visitors, it’s also time for our annual canned food drive. Please bring one or many canned goods that […]
To all patiently waiting to click the link to sign-up for our first in-person and outdoor worship: the link will, prayerfully, be available Tuesday morning. We have had behind-the-scenes internet issues between two companies in successfully integrating the needed websites. We are assured the issue will be resolved by Tuesday morning, so please check back. […]
People of St. John’s: Blessings and peace in the name of Jesus Christ! Preparations are underway to start in-person worship together at St. John’s in the near future. The “Return to In-Person Worship Task Force” and the Bishop’s Committee would like to provide you with a view of what Sunday worship will look like and […]
We’re sponsoring a Clothing the Homeless drive-by drop-off on Saturday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.! Drop off any of the items in the graphic and we’ll see they get into hands that need them. You can also buy from a special link (see graphic) on Amazon. Pop your trunk and our volunteers […]
Peace and blessings to you. Friday night, St. John’s will gather online at 7 p.m. to remember the supreme sacrifice of love from Jesus on Good Friday. The service includes readings, meditations and five Solemn Collects which outline the prayers of the church on this most holy night. We will be blessed by the prayers […]
St. John’s has launched a new Helper Ministry! We’re ready to help any member of the church who needs assistance. Here are some of the areas of help: – Prepare meals and deliver to your door – Help with set-up of Online Food Delivery or Pick-up – Pick-up a prescription and deliver it to your […]
+++Sunday, March 22, Rev. Karen and Fr. Christopher will present to you Sunday Morning Prayer live on Facebook about 10 a.m. We’re producing the PowerPoint in advance and will be live with you as we pray together. Log on to Facebook and we can chat with each other as we pray. As mentioned, we’re planning […]
The Bishop’s Collect for COVID-19 God of all creation, whose people prepared a tabernacle for you and carried it with them through the wilderness so they would never be alone: If we must venture into a landscape transformed by crisis, may we be living vessels of your mercy, grace, and love. Remind us to carry […]
Peace of Christ be with us all. As you may have seen my email of Friday morning, I alerted you that information regarding best practices during the COVID-19 epidemic were changing sometimes hour-by-hour. That is exactly what has happened today and why I reach out to you again. News from local agencies, health-care professionals, and […]
Here is the latest update from Fr. Christopher and St. John’s leadership about our community’s response to COVID-19. You’ll find detailed information about steps we’re taking to help keep people as safe as possible as we continue ministering to one another. St. John’s people have deep faith; we will come through this stronger than ever. […]
Here are the Christmas-related St. John’s events for the next six days, all in one spot — see you at St. John’s! Friday, December 20: • Christmas Flower Offerings, deadline today. Checks payable to St. John’s Church, suggested donation amount $50. Sunday, December 22, 9 a.m.: • Advent Faith Formation Series: wraps up with BJ […]
Join us this Saturday, December 21 at 7 p.m. for ‘Our Longest Night — OC Remembers’ at St. John’s. It’s an interfaith Candlelight Vigil service held annually to remember those who died homeless and without adequate food or health care in Orange County in 2019. The names of more than 200 brothers and sisters will […]
You’re warmly invited to the St. John’s Episcopal Church Fellowship FUNdraiser! Join us Saturday, November 9, 5 p.m. and welcome our new music director, Johannes Stosch, and his wife, Clara Cheng Stosch, and Patrick McHonett — our new St. John’s Head of School — and his wife, Jessica McHonett. This event is the main church fundraiser and […]
Your weekly reminders for activities at and through St. John’s Church, where all are welcome! First up: “The Very Special List With Odd Things On It” ingathering for VBS 2019 is ON. See Sheryll Grogan or Lorraine Kamholz or shoot them an email via church@stjohns-es.org Monday, May 6: • Caring About Precious Seniors, Park Terrace, […]
St. John’s School holds the 30th Anniversary Gala, “Cardinella” Saturday, March 30 in Newport Coast. Cardinella is a fabulous and super fun event which will be held this year at The Resort at Pelican Hill. Cardinella is an evening full of celebration, fellowship, silent and live auctions, the popular wine wall, and a luxury getaway […]