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7:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I (In-person only)
9:15 Rector's Forum discussion group in Library
10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II (both in-person and online via FB & YouTube)
7:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist (In-person only) in Chapel
8:30 a.m. - Lectio Divinia Bible Study in Library
11:30 a.m. - Contemplative Prayer Group in Library
12:05 p.m. – Healing Eucharist, Rite II (In-person only) in Chapel
Good News, Everyone! You know how St. John’s has had only one clergyperson since Deonna Neal left for Colorado Springs last May? You know how we’ve suffered without the dynamism and richness that comes from a team of clergy (instead of a one-priest-band)? You know how when I’m on vacation we need to import a […]
I’ve been reading a book by an atheist. I won’t tell you his name or the title of the book because I don’t want to distract you from that first sentence. Let it sink in. I read a book by an atheist. It’s important to read the opinions of people you don’t agree with. One […]
A few years ago I was riding my bike in Harrisburg, the state capital of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The sky was overcast, but the weather forecast estimated the chance of rain at less than 20%. I’m not a gambling man, but I was happy to wager that I’d get back to the church […]
“Do you suffer from moderate to severe sin? This chronic condition occurs in 100% of the human race. You may be plagued by symptoms such as doing things you swore you would not do, saying things you were determined not to say, leaving undone tasks you promised to do, holding your tongue when there was […]
I grew up with a dirty little secret. Actually, it was my grandmother’s dirty little secret, but I was complicit. Nanny, as we called her, has been dead now for thirty years, so she can’t sue me for telling your all about her guilty pleasure. So here goes. Cowboys. Yup. Cowboys. She loved them. When […]
Last week my car went the way of all reasonably-priced compact sedans. For fifteen long years it had done its job reliably, if a little boringly. Fifteen years. A good long life for a dog, and better than average for a Honda Civic. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust; if the engine don’t get you, […]
One of the things I enjoyed most when I migrated to the US with my three children was the new pattern of holidays. We loved the winter because of Martin Luther King Day and President’s Day, neither of which they have in the UK. Then there was the summer. My kids couldn’t believe their good […]
One of the things I enjoyed most when I migrated to the U.S. with my three children was the new pattern of holidays. We loved the winter because of Martin Luther King Day and President’s Day, neither of which they have in the UK. Then there was the summer. My kids couldn’t believe their good […]
First, let me reassure you that I did not join the millions of people who watched a 58-year-old Mike Tyson box a YouTube influencer half his age on Netflix last week. It smacked (or punched) too much of what is wrong with our culture … self-promotion, celebrities, stupid wads of money, and fake entertainment – […]
For most of you who know me well, two of my most favorite things in life are celebrating (anything), and music (all types). I guess you could “celebrate music” as a double dip, and I most assuredly have double dipped tens of thousands of times. “Celebration”, by Kool and the Gang, and “I Just Want […]