Here at St. John's we understand that our relationship with God is constantly maturing. It takes time, experience, and an eagerness to learn His heart in order to grow in the knowledge of what that means in our lives as individuals, families, and as a parish.
Christian Formation for Children:
Experience is central to spiritual formation, especially as it relates
to children. Given the complexities of peoples’ schedules and the limitedness of time, we are trying a
new approach to spiritual formation with children. Once a month, the church community will gather for
a “Festive Sunday,” when after worship, we enjoy a meal and fellowship together, along with an intergenerational
program / activity about the particular season or major celebration of the Church. In addition
to the once a month Festive Gatherings, we will help make each Sunday Eucharist that much more
connective to your child. Besides the modeling that you as a parent (or grandparent) can provide, we
will have ‘equipped’ activity bags available for Pre & Kindergarten, as well as Elementary grade levels.
More than some fun activities to do during the service (we’ll have those too), there will be resources to
share as a family based on that particular week’s lessons. It is our goal to provide these resources that
families need to help grow their child’s spirituality throughout the week as well as on Sundays. Similarly,
the nursery will remain available on a self-service basis, meaning that parents are free to use the
nursery with their child, as they need to; knowing that children are always welcome to be in the midst of
the worship first and foremost.
Christian Formation for Adults:
With adults and young adults, we are trying some new
and different ways to best meet the needs of our spiritual lives. Worship remains at the center of what
we are all about and to best adapt to different schedules, in addition to our Sunday morning services, this year we
have a mid-week service on Wednesdays at noon in the chapel.