Parish News
Our weekly e-newsletter includes word from parish leadership, upcoming events, service and learning opportunities, Sunday readings, and more. View past issues below, and subscribe here.
Weekly Newsletters
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Friday, July 10, 2026 |
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Newsletter for July 10, 2026: St. John's Anniversary, Back to School Supplies |
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Friday, July 3, 2026 |
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Newsletter for July 3, 2026: Lament, Congrats, St. John's Anniversary, Want Ads |
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Thursday, June 25, 2026 |
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Newsletter for June 25, 2026: Vestry Vote Results, Treasurer, St. John's Online, Summer Psalms, Save the Date |
More Parish News
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Thursday, July 9, 2026 |
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Benedict is generally considered the father of Western monasticism. It has been said that no personality or text in the history of monasticism has occasioned more studies than Benedict and his Rule. |
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Thursday, July 2, 2026 |
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Moses of Ethiopia, commonly called Moses the Black in early Christian literature, was a fourth-century monk. He was a fearsome raider and thief until a dramatic change of heart. While fleeing prosecution, he took shelter at a monastery. Converted by their kindness, he joined them, becoming a legendary ascetic. One fateful day, much later in life, he was warned that an armed band was approaching. "I have been waiting for this day to come for a long time," Moses said, refusing to flee. He and six of his brothers were martyred. |
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Thursday, June 25, 2026 |
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On June 24, we celebrate The Nativity of John the Baptist, the prophet and forerunner of Jesus. John the Baptizer is the only saint whose birth and martyrdom are both marked in the church calendar. When I was first considering becoming a priest, I went on a discernment retreat at Richmond Hill. Before becoming an ecumenical community and retreat center, Richmond Hill was a convent of the Catholic Sisters of the Visitation of Mary. All the rooms bear the names of saints and a Latin motto beneath them. I stayed in a room marked St. John the Baptist. "Contemptus mundi" read the motto, "contempt of the world." John preached the coming of the Messiah, rejecting the world's greed, cruelty, violence, and injustice. I thought, "I'm in the right place." [KL] |
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