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The Heart of the Christian Year Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, as Jesus enters Jerusalem and is welcomed as king. Soon, his confrontation with...
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This is second in a series of St. John’s ministry articles that answers the question “What is the purpose of the organizations we pray for every...
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Someone asked “What is the purpose of the organizations we pray for every Sunday and give donations to? What do we actually do?” Outreach co-chair...
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A forty day journey Lent is a season of the Church Year that calls Christians to focus on repentance and personal devotion in light of the coming...
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YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN CUB SCOUTS! The parish is sponsoring a new scout pack with the church and school communities in mind. If you are...
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By Fr. Oliver Butler My grandmother loved everybody who walked through her door – one plate at a time. As a boy who liked to sleep in on the...
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By Fr. Oliver Butler Years ago, and long before the burden that is 2020, I found myself lost and on a dark stretch of life’s highway for...
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By Benjamin Kolodziej, Organist and Choirmaster Although Advent is the first season in the liturgical calendar, the Church did not incorporate...
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By Fr. David Houk Not only is fatigue a symptom experienced by those who contract COVID-19, but now we are starting to hear of people who are...
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Organist and Choirmaster Benjamin Kolodziej reflects on a favorite Lenten him at St. John’s. Although The Hymnal 1982 places “When I...
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A great time was had by all at St. John’s annual Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras celebration. Combining Lenten traditions from the Church of...
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By Fr. David Houk In my sermon on the Feast of the Presentation, I mentioned my favorite book on prayer. It is Thomas Keating’s Intimacy...
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Invite, Welcome, Connect – An Introduction by Fr. Andy Over the past few months, the clergy at St. John’s have started to implement...
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Parishioner Jimmy Fowler shares some thoughts from his private devotions, along with a book recommendation. One of my favorite devotional books is...
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A cradle Episcopalian, Doug’s journey with Jesus Christ has been lived within and outside of the Episcopal Church. In this Parishioner...
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Fr. Herb DeWees writes about a refugee’s journey to citizenship. Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; ‘Tis...
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Parishioner Bob Bowser is one of St. John’s tutors at nearby Reinhardt Elementary. To get involved in this ministry contact Megan Germain...
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Fr. Houk in the Holy Land. Nathanael said to Philip, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” (John 1:46) I...
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By Organist-Choirmaster Benjamin Kolodziej We prepare for All Saints Sunday this week, a liturgy which we begin with the great hymn, “For All the...
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Meshea Matthews began her tenure as St. John’s Episcopal School’s fifth Head of School in July of 2019. Get to know her in her own...
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By Fr. Andy Johnson. As October approaches, we see the telltale signs of the change of the seasons: pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks, pop-up...
Read MoreYou might be surprised to learn that catapults have an exceedingly long history. Of course, when I mention a catapult, you probably imagine...
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