Joining us for worship this Sunday, July 12 is the Rev. Travis Helms. Travis is Campus Missioner to the University of Texas at Austin, and is Founder + Curator of LOGOS Poetry Collective, a liturgically-inflected reading series “poetry church” community that congregates in an East Austin brewery. He received a Read more…
The profound art of poetry can connect us to each other, to worldwide humanity and to our own Divine natures in this time of uncertainty, suffering and fear. Our summer guest chaplain, the Rev. Travis Helms, Episcopal Chaplain at the University of Texas and a poet, will help us launch Read more…
Happy belated Independence Day, y’all! It’s been a while, so I’m just going to dive right in. I’ve been thinking a lot about virtue signaling…Yep, one of those hot button topics everyone really loves talking about right now. When I first heard the phrase, I thought it meant an outward Read more…
Work with us toward racial reconciliation and healing! Many of you are reading Austin Channing Brown’s I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. Our ZOOM discussions on Wednesday July 8 were powerful and we appreciate all of you that joined. On Thursday, July 16, we will Read more…
We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Todd will be taking over for David Wagner as Interim Music Director at St. John’s this summer. Andrew will be joining us for our online worship service in addition to the 10 AM church service under the tent on Sunday mornings. While Andrew Read more…
Check out these helpful reminders for coming back together. We are offering services at 8:00 am and 10:00 am in the Sanctuary. Please wear face masks (we will have masks available, if needed) and practice social distancing. Bring a cuppa tea or java as we cannot offer refreshments at coffee Read more…
One Candidate was added to the Slate of Nominees for the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Wyoming. The Rev. Mary Erickson was nominated through the petition process and joins the Rev. David L. Duprey and the Rev. Canon Paul Gordon-Chandler who were brought forward by the Search Committee. The Read more…
Dear Church, This week I’ve been practicing “holding my gaze.” It’s my intention to stay focused on the crisis of events that begin with pandemic, escalate with the murder of George Floyd, and develop into the massive unrest in our country that we witness through the news, social media feeds, Read more…
Dear Church, When I was in seminary, I struggled to fit in. Seminary is heavy on self-reflection to begin with (and it should be,) and I found myself wrestling with God about whether or not I had “the right stuff” to become an Episcopal priest. When those times of internal Read more…
The Jackson Cupboard is still crushing it with expanded hours! Open hours are Mondays and Thursdays 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and now on Saturdays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Cupboard’s March numbers were 266% higher than March 2019. April showed a 360% Read more…