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As we continue our lead-up to the next presentation of Concerts On The Hill, Shaker Harmony: Celebrating 250 Years of the Shakers in America, we are proud to highlight that this concert will put on display all four of St. John's choirs: The Parish Choir, the Chamber Choir, The Choir School at St. John's, and the Cherub Choir. All of our choral ensembles are hard at work putting the finishing touches on what promises to be a beautiful, exciting, and engaging journey through a wide range of songs from the Shaker music library, carefully and lovingly selected by Kevin Siegfried, Jennifer M. Mulhern, and Olin Johannessen.
A reflection from Kathi Hardy of her experience leading the Lenten soup dinners: wrapped in the arms of community.
The Rite 13 ceremony marks the passage from childhood towards adulthood. During this ceremony we celebrate a God that accompanies us through our toughest times and a community that perseveres.
In his death Jesus blurs the lines between the journey and the destination, he lived his life in love and lays it down in love, creating a path, a way, for us to follow.
"The Call," by Ralph Vaughan Williams, featuring Christina DeMaio, soloist, and James Mulhern, piano. Featured offertory anthem on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
So faith, it seems, can be defined as the effort to believe in light when we're covered by clouds, and though it feels like the sun will never come again, the truth is that it has never stopped burning its light.
The St. John’s Parish Choir, directed by Jennifer M. Mulhern, performs "Good Shepherd," by Gwyneth Walker. Featured offertory anthem on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Connected in Story, Connected in Christ. Young Ashley Ruth shares a simple yet powerful idea, pictured in the drawings of an Easter Bulletin.
But the good news is that then there is new life. Wildflowers bloom again… They’re both such surprises. Wildflowers stop you in your hiking tracks. You want to savor the colors and scents, let them breathe you in, let yourself be amazed. And bulbs that grow in the cold rocky dirt remind us that no one is lost.
"I Hunger and Thirst," arr. Kevin Siegfried. Featured Offertory Anthem at the 10:00am Rite Two Celebration of Holy Eucharist on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, Tenth Bishop of the New Hampshire Episcopal Church, preaches on the Gospel of Luke 24:36b-48 during his visit to St. John's Portsmouth on the Third Sunday of Easter.
The greatest love story of all time. It is The story of love being revealed to us in this new way, and consequently, of the sacrificial yes, that is required for God to be born unto us, for God to be born unto the world.
“I Can Tell the World,” arr. Moses Hogan performed by the American Spiritual Ensemble at St. John’s.