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St. John's joins in supporting the New England BIPOC Festival, on Sunday, August 18, 2024 from 12:00-5:00pm at Strawbery Banke.

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The Practice of the Presence of God

I invite you to pause for a moment and examine how you practice the presence of God. The tendency that I hear, see and experience is that people, (myself included), look for God “somewhere out there.” Brother Lawrence reminds us that God is nearer than we might think. Psalm 139 expresses this reality well when the psalmist asks ..

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"The Valley," by Jane Siberry, arr. Olin Johannessen. Featuring Ashley Wade and Jennifer M. Mulhern, vocals; Olin Johannessen, guitar and vocals; Rob Gerry, upright bass. Musical offering at the 6:00pm Blue Christmas service, December 21, 2023. This arrangement was inspired by the Wailin' Jennys performance of the song on their 2017 release entitled "Fifteen."

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"Out of the Orient Crystal Skies," by Richad Zgodava. Featuring The Parish Choir. Featured Offertory Anthem at the 8:00pm service of Holy Eucharist on Christmas Eve, The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, December 24, 2023.

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"Jesus Christ the Apple Tree," by Elizabeth Poston. Featuring The Parish Choir with soloist Morgan King, soprano. Featured Communion Anthem at the 10:00am service of Holy Eucharist Rite II on The First Sunday in Advent, December 3, 2023.

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Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

As winter solstice drawers near our days are getting short and the nights long. There is much turmoil in the world, as much now as there was when the Prophet Isaiah and the psalmist cried out: “How Long O Lord? How long must we endure?”