Adopt-A-Plot

Do you have the gift of gardening? St. John’s is calling those among us, individuals and groups, with green thumbs to “adopt” a patch of the grounds surrounding our building. Whether it’s planting and weeding or trimming and pruning, you can help make St. John’s look...

Vestry Profile: Melanie Hollman

Melanie has been a member of St. John’s for the past 25-30 years, but has been an Episcopalian all her life, fulfilling the label of “cradle Episcopalian”. While she has fond memories of growing up in the Episcopal Church and attending youth camp, she has remained...

Killing Jesus: A Backwards Way to Checkmate

Our highlighted question for Week 2 of the Lenten Book Club is: How are God’s ways of reigning and Caesar Augustus’ ways of reigning different? Here are my thoughts: Like many rulers throughout history, Caesar ruled by invoking fear in the people through violence. ...

Killing Jesus: Thinking Like a Wise Guy

Even if you haven’t gotten a chance to start reading Killing Jesus, this question from our first week’s discussion guide will still likely give you some great food for thought. Just to get a refresher on the details of the story, check out the first few...

99 Bottles of WHAT on the Wall?

Okay, by 99 we actually mean 100. And we’re not talking about beer here. This year during Lent, St. John’s is partnering with a local organization called H.I.S. Restoration Ministries to meet the needs of homeless and pregnant women in our community through baby...