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Happy Quitters' Day-a message from the rector

According to research by the Journal of Clinical Psychology there’s a 64% percent chance that if you made a New...
January 13, 2026
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Spirit vs. Shouting - My Day with the Monks

On December 23, a group of monks came through our city on their Walk for Peace. I joined around 300 other people...
Emily Howard
January 5, 2026
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The Light Has Come - a message from the rector

My first seven winters in the US was spent in Michigan. It was there that I learned the true meaning of the word...
December 22, 2025
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The Jesus Brand

I love cheap. I know that probably makes me a bad person, but I can’t help it. I blame my Scottish Presbyterian...
December 15, 2025
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Signs of the End

This week I learned for certain that we are living in the End Times. We must be. The evidence is overwhelming....
December 9, 2025
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Advent Updates - a message from the rector

Happy Advent! Wait. Is that really the correct greeting for Advent? I don’t know. ‘Happy’ seems a bit, well, you...
December 1, 2025
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The Other Nine - a message from the rector

I grew up without Thanksgiving Day on my calendar. For me the fourth Thursday of November was just another cloudy,...
November 25, 2025
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Pastoral Care Explained - a message from the rector

One of the great joys of serving St John’s is that we are always welcoming new members. Thanks be to God and to YOU...
November 17, 2025
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A Note of Gratitude at the Beginning of a Sabbatical

After 41 years on the organ bench sharing in the musical life of more than a few congregations -  and most...
Joel Gregory
November 17, 2025
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Enter into the Joy of Our Lord

by the Rev. Mark E. Waldo, Jr. Over the door of the north transept of Wells Cathedral in southwest England, there...
November 11, 2025

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