July 2022 Playlist
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull dayFritter and waste the hours in an offhand wayKicking around on a piece of ground in your hometownWaiting for someone or something to show you the way
Welcome back David
Many of you know our very own David Wagner, former music director of St. John’s. He will be visiting us this week and next and serving as our organist at The Chapel of the Transfiguration on July 3 and July 10. David moved back to Northeastern Ohio in summer 2020. He just finished his second year teaching French at Lake Ridge Academy in North Ridgeville. In his free time, he continues to enjoy hiking, cycling, Read more…
Clergy and Staff Update
Welcome the Helms family to our family! The Rev. Dr. Travis Helms will officially join our staff on June 22. Introduce yourselves to him, his wife Gracie, and baby Helen when you see them. Welcome Adele! Our own Adele Erickson will be helping with youth and children’s ministry, and some office jobs, this summer. You will see her on campus during the week, in the nursery and at coffee hour on Sunday mornings. Farewell to Read more…
Peace Like a River
Dear Church, In the story we heard from church last week, the Pentecost Story from Acts 2, there’s this part, after all the wild wind and fire stuff happens, where the narrator (Luke) says Peter, the rock, stands up and speaks with “bold urgency.” What comes next is both a little comedic and also grave. He wants those there witnessing this event to have a deep understanding that the Spirit of God is upon us Read more…
Peace Playlist
God of Love, I ask you to bring peace to my life, peace to my family, Peace to our church, peace to our community, Peace to our nation, peace to our world. Make me a peacemaker and a love-spreader In all that I do. Amen.
Belonging & Connection
This is a part of our newsletter where we interview volunteers from around the church about why they love St. John’s and finding belonging. Today, we’re chatting with Christy Miele. She’s from Orange County, CA, and has been in the Valley for more than 4 years. Christy serves once monthly as a reader and is inspired by the work and the people of St. John’s. How long have you been a member? Since January 2018 Read more…
April Showers bring (July) Flowers
Summer will be here soon and the St. John’s Flower Team is recruiting volunteers to arrange flowers for the altars in our three locations, St. John’s Church, St. John’s Chapel and The Chapel of the Transfiguration. No experience is necessary to participate in this ministry. If you enjoy flowers and beautifying our worship spaces, we would love to have you join our team. Flower arranging usually happens on Saturdays, but you can set your own Read more…
Leading with Love
Dear Church, I found myself with a few minutes to spare yesterday while waiting in the doc’s office for my annual check-up. I did what so many of us do with a few spare minutes and opened the news app on my phone to discover the first wave of reporting on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Seeing the number 14 (now 19) next to the word children triggered a sadness Read more…
Community Performances
Check out these community spring performances and support local art in Jackson. Jackson Hole High School presents Chicago. Join us to see your favorite high school thespians perform at the JHHS Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. on the following dates: May 12, May 13, May 14. Tickets can be purchased at the door and for students and seniors, the cost is $10. For adults the ticket price is $15. This show features our very own Oscar Read more…
A Beautiful Mess
In case you missed it (ICYMI), here is Jimmy’s reflection for the Easter season… I started a piece a few minutes ago using the metaphor of the Easter Brunch dining room table, and it was pretentious and smacked of privilege. Not that it wasn’t resonating for me because I’m a little pretentious, and I’m most certainly privileged. But as I read it over, I realized that it softened the chaos of our current time. It Read more…