by The Rev. Curt Norman | Aug 27, 2018 | devotions, episcopal identity, parish life
One of the most moving commemorations for me on the Church Calendar is the Feast of All Saints. We will celebrate All Saints this year on Sunday, November 4 (although the official date for this feast is November 1). According to the Episcopal Church’s Lesser Feasts...
by The Rev. Curt Norman | Jun 22, 2018 | devotions, parish life
Is it just me? Or does it seem like we tend to travel more in the summer months? I know my traveling has increased already. Margaret, the kids, and I were in North Carolina recently as I officiated at my brother’s wedding. A fellow St. John’s parishioner is getting...
by Kathy Coman | Apr 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
As today is Palm Sunday, let’s turn our attention to the set of windows reminiscent of DaVinci’s Last Supper. Christ is standing behind the table with the apostles seated. The urn, basin and towel sit on the floor soon to be used by Christ to bathe the disciples’...
by The Rev. Curt Norman | Apr 14, 2018 | devotions, episcopal identity
Sunday, May 13 @ 9:15 AM – Fr. Curt moderates a video-based discussion on the Story of the Episcopal Church. Our church’s past merges with the present with narration by David Morse and interviews with Episcopal historians and commentators. It makes the...
by The Rev. Curt Norman | Apr 14, 2018 | devotions, episcopal identity, parish life
As we close out another school year, St. John’s prepares for new things in the fall. On Sunday, September 9 at 9:15am in the Guild Room, I will moderate the Alpha Course, which was developed at Holy Trinity Brompton, England. Alpha is a series of sessions exploring...
by Kathy Coman | Feb 26, 2018 | episcopal identity, parish life
At what is now the back of the church is a window representing the healing of the lame beggar at the gate of the temple, as recounted in the Book of Acts, chapter 3. In the foreground is the beggar, holding a staff with one limb bandaged. His face shows the...
by The Rev. Curt Norman | Feb 20, 2018 | devotions, episcopal identity
I mentioned recently from the pulpit of the individual Christian’s need to grow into the full stature of Jesus Christ, to become mature in the Christian faith. The Episcopal Church marks this stature in the sacramental rite of Confirmation. From the Catechism of The...
by Kathy Coman | Feb 1, 2018 | parish life
I thought I would share with you a few tidbits about the middle window below the Last Supper window. The window depicts St. John, our patron saint. He is shown writing the Book of Revelation on the island of Patmos. The crimson under-robe denotes the Holy Spirit. The...
by The Rev. Curt Norman | Jan 3, 2018 | devotions, episcopal identity, parish life
Since the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6) falls on a Saturday this year, the Church runs the risk of skipping right over a significant development in the story of Jesus. We will remedy the calendrical anomaly by spending three or four weeks on the Epiphany / the...
by Amy Simons | Oct 31, 2017 | parish life
Greetings St. Johns Family! I just wanted to drop you a quick note and let you know that the momentum that has been building since Father Curt and his family arrived at St. Johns is contagious! Our much-beloved music ministry is growing with the recent addition of our...
