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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
The Stewardship Committee has been assembled, and I was tasked with writing this meditation on stewardship in light of Psalms 8. When I re-read the Psalms, I was immediately reminded of Genesis and God giving Adam and Eve charge over the Garden of Eden and dominion over all of the creatures therein, and then I […]
I like zombies, but only if they’re PG-13. Anything scarier than that and I must turn the channel to Disney. I’m currently bingeing all 11 series of The Walking Dead on Netflix (apparently, over 5,500 zombies get their brains bashed in over the entire catalog of shows. I’m only up to a few hundred so […]
The vestry recently had a discussion of how we can cut out some of the dead time in the 10:30 service. By ‘dead’, they didn’t mean those moments of fruitful, quiet contemplation, often accompanied by musicians. No; ‘dead time’ is when we watch people walking around as we wait for the next item of worship […]
A message from Duncan Johnston We’re all in this together. No, really. We are. We are living together in a cultural moment when the nation is dangerously divided – at roughly a 50:50 ratio. Christians are called to do something about their country’s troubles. Episcopalians, in particular, are tasked with drawing on our historic tradition […]
I have a confession to make. I do not subscribe to the “everything happens for a reason” mantra. I think it is trite at best and spiritually and emotionally harmful at worst. People who say it mean well, I know. But when I am going through a hard time it really is not helpful to […]
One of the joys of moving to a new region, or a new country, is learning the customs of the people. Actually, I love this. I’m not easily bored, and I’m not one of those folks who demand a stream of new experiences in order to feel happy. Really, I’m not. But there’s something about […]
We began working with Hope Inspired Ministries (HIM) under the guidance of Daniel Strandlund by providing lunch and mentors. We are currently looking for more people who would like to give of their talents in one of my favorite ways—through food. Currently, a small group of St. John’s parishioners provides a home-cooked lunch for about […]
Birdsong sounds nice. It washes us in peace, it puts us in touch with creation, it reassures us that God is in his heaven and all is well with the world. Right? Well, no. Not for the first time, humans just don’t get it. However beautiful it sounds to us, the point of birdsong is […]
If you are rejoicing that at last those very boring Olympic Games have finished and you can go back to watching NBC’s regular programming, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Even though I wrote about them two weeks ago, and Emily did last week, I will ask your forgiveness for just one final article. Then, I’m […]
I did not have “bespectacled pommel horse gymnast” on my bingo card for this Olympics, but Stephen Nedoroscik has me absolutely captivated. And I’m not the only one. When Nedoroscik walks up to his apparatus, takes off his glasses and hangs them on the chalk bowl, he squints awkwardly around, as if he suddenly realizes […]