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Summer Series: “Bible Basics”
Sundays at 11:15am in the Holly Street Garden (or the Fireside Room in case of inclement weather) The Bible can
Help At Project Home
We need volunteers to help serving dinner to our Project Home neighbors.
For All the Saints: Caring for God’s People
The community of St. John’s shows their love for God’s people through generous financial gifts and selfless service. – Kelly & Kevin Russ
Volunteer Opportunities
Consider how you have been uniquely formed to show forth service to God in your service to others.
Recent Sermons
“But first….”
A Case for Coming to Church
Many of us here today are carrying a lot on our shoulders. Not only the joy of the Pride Festival and all it represents to the LBGTQ community and to those of us who support and admire your courage, your resilience, your pride in who you are, but we also carry the blessings of summer weather, and the things in our own lives that sustain and nourish us— a moment of connection with someone we love, a sunset, a garden, the effusive love of a pet.
Trinity Sunday Homily
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Amen.
Lighting a Fire
When I was 12 I lit a beach on fire. I’m sure I’ve told this story before, but it bears repeating. I was bored and without playmates and I found myself for one reason or another at the small lagoon near our home, meandering along the beach when the dry grass at the shores edge caught my eye. I had some matches in my pocket and without wondering whether or not I should, or why, I was soon engaged in the ever so risky practice of lighting small fires among the grass, watching with curiosity as it spread slowly outward from a single match.
