2021 Advent & Christmas Schedule
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Message from Joy Shillingsburg, Director of Outreach Ministries
What I know for sure is that everyone we serve in our outreach ministries also has a deep longing to serve, connect and do good in the world. I witness every week in my work as Director of Outreach: Folks who come through one week to pick up meals at Hope House, stop by to…
A Message from The Rev. Stephen Mazingo, Sr. Assoc. Family Ministries
Fall has finally arrived in North Carolina. The air is getting colder and crisp, and we can hear the crackle of freshly fallen leaves under our shoes. We are past the excitement of Halloween and the feast of All Saints. Now, our hearts and minds turn toward the annual celebration of Thanksgiving. For the Mazingo family, that…
A Message from Marcia Klinder-Badgley, Music Director
Approaching this weekend of worship commemorating All Saints/All Souls, we remember those family members and friends who have passed from this life. For many, the classic hymn synonymous with All Saints/All Souls is Sine nomine: “For all the saints, who from their labors rest.” From the opening foundational organ pedal tone, eight hymn stanzas depict…
A Message from Mo. Amanda+, Curate
Every year, when we get to this point in autumn—with leaves crunching underfoot and dusk creeping earlier and earlier—I find myself returning to that incredible classic of poetry, T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. In “East Coker”, Eliot dwells particularly on the themes of death and life, an appropriate theme for autumn, as we once again remember…
Message from David Bennett, Sr. Warden
It’s Thanksgiving week, and as often happens this time of year I find myself thinking about Barney the purple dinosaur. You see, when our children were younger, we often read “Barney’s Thanksgiving” together, a sweet little book in which Barney and his friends take turns sharing the relationships, foods and gifts of nature for which…
A Message from Mo. Sarah+, Rector
I am so pleased and thankful to have Fr. Stephen Mazingo joining our staff part-time as Sr. Associate for Family Ministries at the end of this month. (He’ll be ¼ time through Nov/Dec, then goes ½ time in January.) While some internet issues interrupted our “Meet and Greet” with Stephen this week, those who attended…
Message from Joy Shillingsburg, Director of Outreach Ministries
Growing up in a predominantly first generation Irish and Italian Catholic neighborhood outside of Philadelphia, Christopher Columbus Day was celebrated in my parochial school and the Columbus Day parade was televised on our local TV stations. I loved this holiday that corresponded with my birthday because it meant an extra long weekend! Then I earned a…
Message from Camille Stell, Stewardship Committee
Our Season of Stewardship Camille Stell, Stewardship Committee Stewardship is an ethic or a moral principle that guides our behavior. In the Christian tradition, stewardship manifests itself in the way we use our time, talents, and material possessions for serving God. At St. John’s, we are entering our Stewardship Season. Our Walk in Love stewardship…
Message from Jane Hill, Acting Preschool Director
I recall that in one of my earlier articles last spring, I mentioned that one of the things I really missed during Covid was hearing the “squeals of children laughing and playing” and the observation that “young children are such exuberant learners and always in awe of the many gifts from God”. Well, they are…