On June 19 the Vestry approved the recommendations made by the Outreach Grants Committee, chaired by Charlie Harris. Grants of $110,000 were made and will be distributed September 1 to the following ministries in our […]
SpiritLit is our summertime monthly book study for women and Heavenly Hosts is our monthly covered dish supper. SpiritLit for the month of July will be reading the book “When Breath Becomes Air”, and will […]
So we’re losing another great Associate Rector and gaining still another great Associate Rector. We’ve done both more than a few times over the years and it’s a rhythm we’re becoming used to. This time […]
As many of you have heard, Lucy and I are leaving St. John’s at the end of this month. Many of the details of our move—where we’ll be living, what I’ll be doing for work, […]
When young people graduate from high school or college their worlds begin to change pretty rapidly. Their relationship with their parents begins to shift dramatically or at least it should. There is new freedom. There […]
The fifth chapter of Luke’s gospel recounts Jesus teaching a large crowd on the shore of a lake as he sits in Simon Peter’s fishing boat. After he finishes addressing the crowd Jesus tells Simon […]
The rain delay for the parish picnic meant that we could re-schedule the event to coincide with Daniel’s big send-off. We’ll celbrate all he’s meant to the church, BUT also stick him in a dunking […]
Nostalgia may well be part of original sin. Looking to the past instead of the future can make it nearly impossible for us to know God’s presence in our lives or to live into […]
Sunday, May 14th will be youth Sunday. On that day we honor all the youth of the church by letting them fulfill many of the Sunday morning roles. They will serve as acolytes, LEMs, vestry. […]
Think about your church – God’s church, what draws you here, what keeps you here, and what you would like to see here. Jesus talks about being the Good Shepherd. We are used to hearing […]
