2023 FALL WOMEN’S RETREAT October 13-14 This year’s theme is: Let your Joy be the Joy that comes from Hope to receive all of the gifts of Grace. It is now time to start or continue reconnecting and renewing old and new friendships. The retreat will be held at the Transfiguration Spirituality Center, 495 AlbionContinue reading “2023 Fall Women’s Retreat”
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This Week at St. John’s – March 19, 2023
This Week at St. John’s March 19, 2023 Godly Play Intergenerational Event – Join us today at 10:15am in Kilbourne Hall for our next intergenerational event. We’ll share a lesson from the Godly Play Montessori curriculum, which is what we use between the services with our 3-11 year olds. This is a chance toContinue reading “This Week at St. John’s – March 19, 2023”
Balancing Action and Contemplation, A Zoom Class in April and May.
A new six zoom class entitled “Balancing Action & Contemplation” will soon begin at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The class will meet on zoom weekly from 7 pm – 8 pm starting Thursday, April 20th and will go through Thursday, May 25. It is designed for folks who have a heart for social justice. ItContinue reading “Balancing Action and Contemplation, A Zoom Class in April and May.”
Holy Week and Easter Sunday at St. Stephen’s
Holy Week (the week between Palm Sunday and Easter) is a commemoration of Jesus’s journey to Jerusalem and death on a cross. It is marked by three major feast days, known as the Triduum. These are the most beautiful, profound, and tragic days of the Christian year. Service times and descriptions of the days areContinue reading “Holy Week and Easter Sunday at St. Stephen’s”
African American Voices Gospel Choir Leads Music at St. Stephen’s this Sunday
We are thrilled to be joined by African American Voices Gospel Choir (AAV) this Sunday! AAV is OSU’s premier Gospel choir. St. Stephen’s has a long-standing and very happy relationship with the choir, as they practice in our Sanctuary every Wednesday night. They are superb musicians, and their Winter Concert in St. Stephen’s Sanctuary wasContinue reading “African American Voices Gospel Choir Leads Music at St. Stephen’s this Sunday”
This Week at St. John’s – March 12, 2023
This Week at St. John’s March 12, 2023 Daylight Savings Time – move your clocks forward one hour, Saturday, March 11, before you go to bed. Sunday School and Youth Roundtable Children ages 3-11 who attend the 9:00 service are invited to Children’s Church. Please meet at the front step after the collect toContinue reading “This Week at St. John’s – March 12, 2023”
This Week at St. John’s – March 5, 2023
This Week at St. John’s March 5, 2023 Today’s Communion Bread was baked by the St. John’s and St. Stephen’s youth group as a gift to our two churches. This bread contains milk; if you have a dairy allergy, please ask for a wafer when you receive communion. Gluten-free wafers are available, as always.Continue reading “This Week at St. John’s – March 5, 2023”
St. John’s Book Club
St. John’s Book Club will be taking a short hiatus to allow members to participate in the special Lenten Class. We will begin meeting again on Wednesday, April 12 at 7pm on zoom. We will continue reading The Best Christian Short Stories, edited by Bret Lott. You should be ready to discuss two of theContinue reading “St. John’s Book Club”
This Week at St. John’s – February 26, 2023
This Week at St. John’s February 26, 2023 Great Litany Today — On the first Sunday in Lent, we begin our worship with the Great Litany, one of the oldest parts of the Book of Common Prayer. It has come down to us nearly unchanged from Archbishop Thomas Cranmer’s Great Litany of 1544. TheContinue reading “This Week at St. John’s – February 26, 2023”
This Week at St. John’s – February 19, 2023
This Week at St. John’s February 19, 2023 Sunday School and Youth Roundtable Children ages 3-11 who attend the 9:00 service are invited to Children’s Church. Please meet at the front step after the welcome to follow the crucifer to the upstairs room. We’ll return to “big church” at the Peace. Children ages 3Continue reading “This Week at St. John’s – February 19, 2023”