A Message from Ch., Capt. Jamie Osborne, USAF
A Message from Ch., Capt. Jamie Osborne, USAF Associate Rector, St. John’s 2017-2020 Greetings people of St John’s, I was speaking with Deonna recently and she mentioned the possibility of me sending an update in the Eagle and I thought that was a great idea. First of all, thank you all for […]
Warden’s Report – June 28, 2022
Here are some highlights of the Vestry’s actions on behalf of the church. 1.) Membership: Our membership committee is led by Margaret Ann Selman. She recently met with the City of Montgomery Traffic Engineering Director about way-finding signage to lead new members and guests to St. John’s. Her committee is coming up with where exactly we want such […]
Wardens’ Report
To improve communication and promote a greater sense of community in St. John’s, we are going to have a Wardens’ Report to give you the highlights of the Vestry’s actions on behalf of the church. 1.) Membership: Our membership committee is led by Margaret Ann Selman. Her committee has been hard at work finding ways to bring new […]
Discernment Committee Update
May 1, 2022 April has been a busy month for our committee as we have been engaging with priests from around the country about St John’s discernment process. As step one in our process, we began by personally contacting every priest whom a parishioner nominated as someone we should consider in our search. One of […]
Mental Health and Spiritual Wellness
I was invited out to Maxwell last week to attend a briefing given by the Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), Lt. Gen. James Slife. The topic he was speaking on was moral injury. Moral injury is “the lasting psychological, biological, spiritual, behavioral, and social impact of perpetrating, failing to prevent, bearing witness […]
Prayers Plainly Spoken
Theologian Stanley Hauerwas always prayed at the beginning of his classes when he taught at Duke Divinity School. Over the years, his students continually urged him to publish his prayers. But Hauerwas resisted because he “didn’t want to appear too pious.” However, he finally gave in and a selection of his prayers was made into […]
The Grieving Process
The adult formation class and the young adults are both reading On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. and David Kessler. One of the points of emphasis in the class is that the grief process is unique to each individual and our emotions […]
The Conversion of Saint Paul
January 25th is the day the church remembers the conversion of St. Paul. St. Paul, known as Saul before his conversion, was one of the most zealous persecutors of Christians in the first years following the death of Christ. There is a wonderful passage in the Acts of the Apostles, where St. Paul, in prison […]
Discernment Committee
Dear St. John’s Parishioners, I am delighted to announce that the Vestry has appointed the following people to serve on the discernment committee to search for St. John’s next rector. John Carter (co-chair) Rosa Davis (co-chair) Nancy Bradford Arthur Mazyck Bob Canter Jimmy McLemore Kat Dailey Chuck Moore Libby Fitzpatrick Nick Prillaman Reggie […]
The Gift of Friendship
Dear Friends, I’ve seen the movie It’s a Wonderful Life dozens of times. And one of the scenes which never fails to move me to tears is the scene at the very end, where inside the cover of the book Tom Sawyer, the angel Clarence writes to George Bailey, “Dear George, Remember, man is […]