Blessings to all as we complete our Advent journey – our season of preparation for Christmas and the mystery of Jesus, Mary, and God. It was a blessing to have many pews full and heart warming that our Parish wanted to finish the complete Advent journey. We drew a close to a season of introspection […]
Grace and blessings on the Third Sunday of Advent and as the middle of December approaches. We were back to a little bit of December weather today but that did not deter us in our worship and preparation. Because next week is the day before Christmas the church is adorned (less the creche) for Christmas […]
Greetings on the Sunday of Peace – the Sunday of the messenger who provides the good news in their day. Today was a beautiful day, brisk but sunny – a nice change after the blustery and grey days of this past week. We continued our celebration in the season of waiting, but also in expectation […]
Happy New Year! December dawns chilly and bright at St. John’s. It was nice to kick off the new liturgical year with a Parish meeting – electing our new Vestry member for 2018-2020. A chance to embrace our past and how we care for our church and our people, and yet a chance to remember […]
Giving thanks at the end of our Thanksgiving weekend. We are thankful for those who continue to worship at St. John’s and help us see God’s presence in our midst. Even when some of the faithful are under the weather we continue to celebrate our bounty and to have others help us proclaim the wonder […]