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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Visible and Invisible
The microscopic world was a previously invisible and unknown realm of God's creation. In Jesus’ time, a couple of the tiniest things people could see were mustard seeds and yeast.
The power of the mustard seed was easily observable because it grew into a huge bush. The yeast’s work was invisible, however, and caused dough to rise from within. Jesus used these two images to teach how small things, both seen and unseen, can accomplish great things in the kingdom.
Yet even before the microscope, the possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from antiquity, with an early attestation in literature from 6th-century BC India. The study of microorganisms began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Anton van Leeuwenhoek. In the 1850s, Louis Pasteur found that microorganisms caused food spoilage. In the 1880s, Robert Koch discovered that microorganisms caused the diseases tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria, and anthrax.
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Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways. Microbes are a vital component of fertile soil. In the human body, microorganisms make up the human microbiota, including the essential gut flora. Microbes like yeast ferment foods, including the wine we drink and bread we eat.
Through molecular studies and modern technologies, science has revealed a world full of sophisticated life forces, intricate, detailed and infinitesimal. All these bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, protozoa, viruses, and microscopic animals like rotifers and tardigrades also participate in the cycle of death and new life that is our resurrection story, even if we cannot see it with our own eyes.
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The story of the empty tomb and the resurrection of the human being that was Jesus before he was the Christ is a large, dramatic part of our identity. It is huge. The biggest. And ever so mysterious.
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This is a season we look not only at the grand testament of Easter, but also at the smallest, imperceptible, intangible evidence and mystery of new life. Resurrection, seen and unseen.
Events
Pantry ProjectTuesdays 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.