“Blessed be the moments when you know for certain who you are.” Join us for a six-week course led by the Reverend Suzanne Love Harris Thursdays 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. beginning June 22, in Hansen Hall. Come join those who want to integrate the changes of the coming days Read more…
Meet Skully, our June summer chaplain at The Chapel of the Transfiguration. The Rev. Kirkland “Skully” Knight has served in Episcopal schools for 29 years. The first ten were spent as a teacher and coach with the last nineteen as a teacher and chaplain. Skully has been at the Episcopal Read more…
I’ve always felt like there is a meaningful connection between our being made “in God’s image” (Gen. 1) and being endowed with imagination. It feels like it is the work of the church – in every generation, and in every context – to continually reimagine what church looks like, and Read more…
Your used bicycle has the power to change lives! We are collecting bikes to start a women-owned bike shop in Uganda, on the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Drop off your bikes on the back porch of St. John’s House anytime before May 12. The Hub Bicycles, Read more…
You are joyfully invited to join us in a new experiment in how we gather as community — and in kindling connection, one story at a time. Sunday, May 21 | 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at The Virginian Saloon | 750 W Broadway CAMPFIRE reimagines how we gather as community. Read more…
Dear Church, I am writing this on Monday of Holy Week. Six days until Easter. When I think about Easter, I think of spring: everything coming back to life, grass beginning to green, blossoms beginning to bud on trees, animals poking their heads out into the sunshine. Today it’s snowing Read more…
A message from Carol Harvey and the Rev. Brian Nystrom Dear People of St. John’s, We want to let you know how grateful we are for your support and prayers for our mission trip to Nicaragua, for AMOS Health and Hope, and for our team, Brian, Flo, M.E., Lonnie, Lachlan, Read more…
We offered a course in February to explore the language that we use to understand and express our concepts of God. Conversations were thoughtful and rich, and we want to share a recap of the sessions for those of you who were unable to attend. Week 1: Jimmy used the Read more…
Surrender sometimes means accepting help from others in our times of need. It sounds simple, and even obvious, but can be incredibly hard. There is a romantic notion in the West of rugged individualism. Each person to themselves. But the reality is, none of us gets through this life alone. Read more…
Surrender. What a beautiful word, what a lovely concept. And what a terrifying proposition for most of us, me included. Surrender? Give up? Admit defeat? Not on your life, Buckaroo. Way too tough for that. It’s tempting to comment on the lessons our American culture has taught us about the Read more…