Our monthly services for families with small children will reconvene on Sunday, August 28, at 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Hall, including a special Backpack Blessing to start the year off right. All students are invited to bring their backpacks to have them blessed for the new school year. The monthly Family Service is a casual and kid-friendly alternative to the formal service in the church, allowing us to introduce our youngest children to Episcopal lessons and traditions in a…
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A joyful event with our Bishop and many of the clergy from the diocese took place on Saturday, as Chase Ackerman, St. John’s new Curate and Director of Family Ministries was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests.
Dear St. John’s Family, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Janet A. Tunnell to the position of Associate Rector of St. John’s Parish, succeeding the late Mother Alice Sadler. In this position, Janet will be assisting me in all areas of parish ministry but will be focusing…
Thursday, December 24, Christmas Eve Children’s Christmas Pageant and Holy Eucharist 4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist 6:00 p.m. Music Program 10:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist 11:00 p.m. Friday, December 25, Christmas Day Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m.
Please click here for the full schedule of youth classes leading to confirmation 2014. Click here for adult classes. Confirmation will take place in St. John’s on Sunday, April 6.
From the Reverend Doug Remer: I am very happy to announce the appointment of the Reverend Douglas L. Zimmerman as our new Associate Rector for Pastoral Ministries, effective March 1st. Before I tell you about Fr. Zimmerman, however, let me tell you how his appointment came about. If you were in church this past Sunday, you heard in Fr. Hehr’s farewell sermon…
The parish offices will close at noon on Monday, December 31, and be closed on Tuesday, January 1. The offices will reopen for regular hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) on Wednesday, January 2.
We welcomed Alice Sadler, our new Associate Rector, on Sunday, September 14, with a reception in the Parish Hall and some kind words from those who have experienced her positive influence and healing faith in one of her past endeavors. Mother Alice joined Trinity-by-the Cove in Naples, FL as Associate Rector for Pastoral Care and…
In response to multiple requests, our Rector, Fr. Connelly, has adjusted our Sunday service times slightly. The 7:45 a.m. service now begins at 8:00 a.m. and the 9:00 is at 9:15 a.m. The 11:15 a.m. service remains at the same time. Please note that these changes went into effect on Sunday, September 7.
The Wardens and Vestry are pleased to announce, with the full agreement of the Right Reverend Dabney T. Smith of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, that the Reverend Charles Evans Connelly has been called as the Sixteenth Rector of Saint John’s Episcopal Church and Parish Day School. This occurred by a unanimous vote at a special…