As I begin to settle in and get to know the wonderful staff, parents, and children, I have been thinking to myself that there couldn’t have been a better time to start than this month. My first couple of weeks have been a balancing act of becoming acquainted with the day-to-day activities of the preschool…
All of Who We Are What does it look like for humans to offer anything back to the God who made us? As intimidating as this invitation sounds, our tradition has a robust imagination for this practice of offering ourselves freely and fully to God. In the Rite One eucharistic liturgy, we say: “And here we…
Let not the needy, O Lord be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor be taken away. (BCP, 98) Nine months ago, was roughly September 1st, the first day I began my tenure as an associate rector at St. John’s. That day I felt both excited and overwhelmed. I remember someone from the parish…
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Wilmington This past weekend, 5 of St. John’s Parishioners, Sandra Rhodes, Russell and Carmen Hopkinson and David and Betty Bland joined a Diocesan pilgrimage to Wilmington to honor those that were slain or run out of town leaving their possessions as a result of the Wilmington Massacre, the only successful coup ever…
The St. John’s Preschool is a special place, but it isn’t always visible to our church members. Certainly, we see the building and the playgrounds, but we don’t see the LIFE of the preschool on any Sunday. Let’s step inside to talk to those who create the world of St. John’s Preschool (“SJP”). Jennifer Wolff-Koschatzky…
Awesome Arts Adventures Camp The cost per camper is $75 **ALL campers will receive a performance t-shirt. **Each day our camp rehearsals will include a break for snacks. The camp dates are: Monday, July 22nd through Friday, July 26th, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; with a musical performance on Saturday, July 27th at 2:00 p.m. Camp…
Well, my sabbatical time is fast approaching, and I am so grateful that our Episcopal Churches make this a priority for their clergy, and that St. John’s has made it a priority, too, by “saving up” over the last several years and inviting special gifts from all of you. While the church as an institution…
Men’s Group Meeting May 4 @ 9 AM in the Parish Hall Bring your favorite breakfast and coffee and join us on May 4 @ 9 AM in the Parish Hall for our Men’s Group Meeting! We will have coffee and most likely donuts available. Also, we would like to send well wishes to Jeff Keene who…
It’s spring – let’s plant some stewardship seeds and see what grows! The Stewardship Committee has declared a campaign to “Defeat the Deficit”. As you may know, when our Finance Committee presented the 2024 budget in January, we had a gap between the amount budgeted and pledged to the amount we need to fully fund…
Following the Bishop’s Lead In early January of this year Mother Sarah read a letter from Bishop Rodman directed to all congregations in the Dioceses of North Carolina. In the letter he asked us to… “engage in the work of racial reparations and restitution, beginning with an intentional process of truth-telling and reckoning. This engagement…