by Amy Simons | Feb 27, 2013 | episcopal identity, parish life
Holy Week is the last week of Lent where, through special worship services, we walk with Jesus through His entrance into Jerusalem, the last supper, death and resurrection. Yes, the walk is difficult. Surely it is more of an emotional challenge than Christmas. But...
by Amy Simons | Jan 5, 2013 | episcopal identity, parish life
What does it mean to be on the Vestry? Being a vestry member is an important role in the Episcopal Church. The vestry is an elected group of parish members who oversee the church and its operations. These members are responsible for: The maintenance of church...
by Amy Simons | Nov 28, 2012 | episcopal identity, parish life
Did you know that the church actually divides what we think of as “Christmas Time” into two different seasons? It’s true. The first season is Advent which is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. The second, Christmastide, is when we actually...
by Amy Simons | Nov 28, 2012 | community, episcopal identity
Of course, Santa is real! Since there is no definitive evidence that flying reindeer live or don’t live at the North Pole, we’ll just have to keep an open mind. However, Santa Claus, or rather St. Nicholas, was very real indeed! Before he became a saint, Nicholas...
by Kevin Simons | Nov 28, 2012 | episcopal identity, music
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was first held on Christmas Eve 1918 at King’s College in Cambridge, England. It was planned to provide a more imaginative worship service during the Advent season. Sometime in the early 1930’s, the BBC began...
by dcannon | Oct 29, 2012 | episcopal identity, music
On Thursday, November 1st, at 7:30pm the choir and clergy of St. John’s will be offering a opportunity to worship according to the style of a Medieval Requiem Mass for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day. These two church holidays developed in the Western Church in the...
