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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...
Read MoreThis 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...
Read MoreSomeone 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreYOU 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...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy Benjamin Kolodziej, Organist and Choirmaster Although Advent is the first season in the liturgical calendar, the Church did not incorporate...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreOrganist and Choirmaster Benjamin Kolodziej reflects on a favorite Lenten him at St. John’s. Although The Hymnal 1982 places “When I...
Read MoreA great time was had by all at St. John’s annual Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras celebration. Combining Lenten traditions from the Church of...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreInvite, Welcome, Connect – An Introduction by Fr. Andy Over the past few months, the clergy at St. John’s have started to implement...
Read MoreParishioner Jimmy Fowler shares some thoughts from his private devotions, along with a book recommendation. One of my favorite devotional books is...
Read MoreA cradle Episcopalian, Doug’s journey with Jesus Christ has been lived within and outside of the Episcopal Church. In this Parishioner...
Read MoreFr. Herb DeWees writes about a refugee’s journey to citizenship. Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; ‘Tis...
Read MoreParishioner Bob Bowser is one of St. John’s tutors at nearby Reinhardt Elementary. To get involved in this ministry contact Megan Germain...
Read MoreFr. 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...
Read MoreBy Organist-Choirmaster Benjamin Kolodziej We prepare for All Saints Sunday this week, a liturgy which we begin with the great hymn, “For All the...
Read MoreMeshea 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...
Read MoreBy 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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