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…
Well. Maybe not famous. But our new weekly intergenerational worship service, Tapestry, has been written up in the April issue of The Disciple, our diocesan news magazine, so other parishes in our diocese may be inspired to take risks and try new things. Thanks to Louis Mullinger, Karen McIntyre, and Veronica LaFemina for participating in interviews and…
“BIOPHILIA” I have it! I know that the folks at St. John’s have it! T.H. Watkins asked, “Do human beings have within them an innate sense of connection to all other forms of life? If so, can this natural feeling, this “Biophilia”, both enhance our respect for ourselves as humans and reinforce our sense of…
Favorites…colors, foods, songs, places, people…consider Biblical figures…who comes to mind? Moses, John, Abraham, Ruth, Josiah? Joe who??? With historical accounts in two separate Old Testament books—II Kings 22-23 and II Chronicles 34-35—the story of Josiah, a Judean king who reigned for 31 years—may not be a prominent name on “favorites” lists. Though a 3+ decade…
Learning and Confronting our Ignorance and Fears by The Rev. Mawethu Ncaca, Associate Rector I’m pretty sure if you flip to page 411 in your physical copy of The Book of Common Prayer, the pages of the Pastoral Office would probably be pretty clean. This makes sense as other pages, like the Holy Eucharist and…
Monday of Holy Week Centering Prayer March 25 @ 12 Noon in the Church Nave/Sanctuary Description of Centering Prayer below. Facilitated by parishioner, Kathryn Kelley. Tuesday of Holy Week Centering Prayer March 26 @ 12 Noon in the Church Nave/Sanctuary Description of Centering Prayer below. Facilitated by parishioner, Kathryn Kelley. Maundy Thursday March 28 @…
Ephesians 5:1-2 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. In this verse, Paul describes a fragrant offering to God not so much as a scent but as evidence…