by Amy Simons | Sep 1, 2016 | music, parish life
This fall marks the ten-year anniversary of the choral scholar program at St. John’s! Since the beginning of the program, students have been an integral part of our worship at St. John’s. These students have gone on to become leaders of their own choirs, singers in...
by Amy Simons | Jul 12, 2016 | community, music
Jeremiah Kraniak, Saginaw resident and St. John’s Choral Scholar, is spending part of his summer in Oxford, England as a Conducting Fellow in the Choral Music Institute at Oxford. This program is a collaboration between the Westminster Choir College of Rider...
by Amy Simons | Aug 28, 2014 | choral scholars, episcopal identity, music, outreach, parish life
Recently, I had a conversation with the St. John’s Choral Scholars. The premise was simple. Tell us about yourself, how you influence St. John’s and how the people of St. John’s influence you. From breaking dishes to baptisms I think you’ll...
by Amy Simons | Nov 4, 2013 | choral scholars, community, episcopal identity, music, parish life
A few weeks ago, the choir and subsequently the 10:30 congregation had an unofficial homecoming of choral scholars. Three of our scholars, Jeremiah Kraniak (current scholar), Tami Snyder-Knutson (former scholar) and Rachelle Austin (former scholar) were featured...
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...
