by The Rev. Pam Renna | Feb 22, 2017 | community, outreach
The participation of St. John’s in the Open Table Ministry is entering a new stage. For the past few months, four members (Melanie Hollman, Ellen Redfield, Sue Smith, and the Rev. Pam) have been meeting and training with four members of Hopevale Church to form a...
by The Rev. Pam Renna | Feb 27, 2013 | community, devotions
During the season of Epiphany, Father Daniel and I had the honor of doing six house blessings for our parishioners. Truly, it was just as much a blessing for us as for the people and the homes involved. We enjoyed being able to sit and chat before beginning the...
by The Rev. Pam Renna | Jan 5, 2013 | devotions
A few weeks ago I came across a poem on a CD about a person seeking God and struggling as we all do with our own human failings. I have taken this poem, originally in French, and translated it into English. I was deeply inspired by the simplicity and the honesty of...
by The Rev. Pam Renna | Sep 30, 2012 | community, outreach
As Father Daniel said in a recent sermon, “St. John’s is not a ‘me’ church.” It is a church that reaches out to all people in the name of Jesus Christ. An excellent example of this statement is the active Eucharistic Visitor Ministry that...
