St. John’s Annual Meeting Part 2 Reports
Annual Meeting Part 2 Reports
Creation Care Winter Perennial Garden
Winter perennial gardens are woefully misunderstood. Messy, drab,cluttered with dead stalks and leaves, they seem to be the opposite of what one expects of a garden. But wait! Before judging that messy garden too harshly, think about what those hard-working plants do for much of the year: they bloom for months, yielding joy to humans…
A Message from Marcia Klinder-Badgley, Director of Music Ministry
Message of the Week “There are saints who light the darkness, and the world cannot contain them, For the love of God sustains them, they will never be forgotten. We are blest to have them with us, and we praise the God who made them…” John Ylvisaker, (1937-2017), the author of this text,…
Sophia Sisters Retreat
Women’s Retreat — Take some time and space to feed your soul. Click here to reserve your spot now with online registration and payment! We have great news about the Women’s Spring Retreat for St John’s, March 10-12, 2023. The Retreat will again be at Haw River State Park in Brown’s Summit, north of Greensboro, NC. We…
A Message from The Rev. Stephen Mazingo, Sr. Assoc. Family Ministries
“I want to walk as a child of the light.” This simple song we sing every Sunday as the children of St. John’s process to Godly Play grounds us and reminds us of Isaiah’s vision of the peaceful kingdom, which states, “and a little child shall lead them.” As we have entered the Season of…
A Message from Marcia Klinder-Badgley, Director of Music Ministry
The power of nature… where God’s creation surrounds us daily… and we are grateful for this world. Nearly three decades ago, a movement extolling the virtues of experiencing the great outdoors emerged from Japan. Shinrin-yoku (translated as “taking in the forest atmosphere”), promoted the therapeutic benefits of truly observing and experiencing the…
Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)
Please let us know if you are coming each week by texting or emailing Mike Phelps 909-896-5900 michaelbphelps@yahoo.com. Parents, reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or input on meeting time, location, frequency, etc. Thank you. It is a privilege to get to know and to serve your children. Upcoming Events Sunday, February 4:…
PRAYground Worship Service
. PRAYground Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 5 PM PRAYground is a 30 minute, youth-friendly service that brings all generations together to worship and explore how to follow Jesus’ Way of Love in the real world; and then we hang out and eat around 5:30 PM. We’ll serve Mac & Cheese with various toppings and sauces…
Message from Elizabeth Melvin, Sr. Warden
We have begun our “Bury the Debt” campaign to pay off our mortgage on the Education Building. We owe approximately $50,000 and we would like for that to be paid off by November 1st so that this account will not have to be considered when formulating next year’s budget! In addition, we are selling…
Message from Rev. Philip Zoutendam, Curate
“What are you looking for?” That is Jesus’s question to his first disciples in John’s Gospel (Jn. 1:38), and that is my question to you, the people of St. John’s: What are you looking for? My focus as curate at St. John’s this year is discipleship — that is, supporting, initiating, and cultivating…