Front sign of St Johns
Front sign of St Johns
We extend the welcome and love of God to all who come to church. Our worship is something we do together. The complete service each Sunday is printed in a program – no book shuffling or seemingly secret ways to get the hang of – and your voice is welcome and necessary. Worship is rooted in Scripture, which we take seriously but not literally, and follows the rhythm of The Book of Common Prayer, although we often use other prayer sources. Most Sundays there is Holy Communion and the table is open to any Baptized person and every seeker of Christ. Following worship, there is coffee, treats and socializing.
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The front door is accessible from the driveway, and an elevator goes to the basement, where there are restrooms. The sanctuary is air-conditioned in the summer.
Worship on Sundays at 10:00 AM
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Wilderness
—an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region or a neglected or abandoned area of a garden or town. For those new to the liturgical calendar of the Christian church, one of the most important times of the year occurs during the 40 days leading up to Easter — Lent.
Lent is like the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness prior to beginning of his ministry. Immediately after John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, Jesus was “led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”
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During Lent, we seek personal and community renewal so that we might welcome the risen Christ with joy on Easter Sunday. To feel that joy and fully experience the empty tomb, Lent asks us to feel the weight of the burden that was eventually lifted; to journey with Jesus into the desert areas of his experience and ours.
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Do we really need to spend the next six weeks in self-denial, fasting, and penance? We already know about being in dry, inhospitable places. We know about being physically and spiritually lost. Who among us hasn’t questioned the reality of God’s presence these days?
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The Spirit guided Jesus into the wilderness where he came face to face with temptation and struggle. There is no wilderness space too harsh or threatening for God’s love – which can be like a warming fire in the abandoned, uninhabited areas of our lives.
Yes, for Christians who take this season seriously, Lent is a time when we internalize Christ’s life and death by practicing self-denial and self-reflection. If this kind of practice remains meaningful for you, enter into it with grace and determination.
Let your Lenten lapses and failures (whatever they may be) serve only to increase your dependence upon God. The point is not to get a good grade; the point is to increase your capacity to love God and your neighbor.
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If your wilderness is all too real without the need for penitential examination, use this season to gather around the fire with your companions and warm yourself in the persistent, gracious love of God.
Events
Tuesdays 11 AM-1 PMPowell
Ceremonies
Weddings
We welcome the weddings of same-sex and opposite-sex couples alike. You may also have a civil union blessed.
Thank you for considering having your wedding at St. John’s. Before scheduling a wedding, we ask all couples to come to a Sunday service. There you can meet our clergy and other leadership and experience a typical liturgy.
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You do not need to be a member of the Episcopal Church to have a wedding here. We welcome the weddings of same-sex and opposite-sex couples alike. You may also have a civil union blessed in the church.
Baptisms
We welcome people of all ages--babies, children, teens, adults, and elders-- to receive the sacrament of Baptism.
Baptism is full initiation, by water and the Holy Spirit, into Christ's Body, the Church. We welcome people of all ages--babies, children, teens, adults, and elders-- to receive the sacrament of Baptism. The baptismal rite occurs in the middle of the service on Sunday morning, after the sermon and before Communion. Because Baptism is about joining the community, we do not do private services.
Funerals
You do not need to be a member of our church to plan this important aspect of the dying and grieving process.
Burial of the Dead is an act of mercy, and St. John’s is active in the ministry of ritual burial. You do not need be a member of our church, or any church to plan this important aspect of the dying and grieving process at St. John’s.
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The church seats about 110 people, and we have a full kitchen, tables and chairs in the basement for a reception. Our worship team will also be part of a graveside service or help scatter the ashes of the departed.