As the parish family of St. John gathered at three different Christmas services, we once again experienced the joyous message, sounds and sights of the season: The message of the greatest gift of all that we receive at Christmas–the birth of the infant Jesus Christ; the wonderful musical offering from the choir and soloists; and [...]
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We had three Christmas services this year:• An afternoon Christmas Eve service (the children’s service);• A late Christmas Eve service; and• A Christmas morning service.
Following are some photographs from each, starting with The Children’s Service. In the interest of getting this posted in my lifetime, commentary will be sparse. I didn’t capture a usable picture [...]
It’s every Parish Administrator’s worst nightmare: 190 40-page service bulletins to be produced – in color – for Christmas Eve and Christmas, and the photocopier breaks down half-way through production.
Take deep breaths. Think of mountain streams. Call Mike at Ricoh.
We’re pretty sure Mike didn’t want to spend his Christmas Eve afternoon this way, either.
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Looked out the window, and this came to mind:
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Another reason to be happy you’re part of the St. John’s family: we have our own snowman!
Snowman courtesy of Ben and Jess. Photo by Jess.
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I suppose I should warn you: this is an emotionally powerful video about the rape of a 13-year-old girl, and it has some strong language in it. But it’s worth watching and thinking about.
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A Loving Contempt from Recycle Your Faith on Vimeo.
If you found something useful in this, you should know it is from a [...]
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The traditional service of Lessons and Carols took on a new look this year, as we celebrated the Feast of St. Nicholas with Stories and Songs of St. Nicholas on Sunday afternoon, December 6.
In a special service written by Kara, readings from Scripture, newspapers, and poems were mixed with hymns and anthems, and narration by [...]
If you attended Julianne’s ordination, you know Bishop Lee gives a good sermon. The Episcopal Café is currently featuring this 10-minute video of the bishop:
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Jeffrey Lee, “Wounded Gifts” from 30goodminutes on Vimeo.
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At the 8 a.m. service, with “Diapers for Jesus” at her feet, Julianne celebrated her first Eucharist.
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