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Kyrie Playlist | Curated listening for the Season of Lent
posted on Mar 3, 2022 The wind blows hard against this mountainside Across the sea into my soul It reaches into where I cannot hide Setting my feet upon the road My heart is old, it holds my memories My body burns a gem-like flame Somewhere between the soul and s...
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Life Together (ish)
posted on Feb 24, 2022 Life together at St. John's in 2021 seemed a little more "together" than the previous year. With some creativity, we were able to bring back coffee hour. It was so wonderful to gather safely again. On June 13, 2021, we hosted a "Family Reunion"...
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Finding Belonging, Opportunity and Connection
posted on Feb 17, 2022 This is a new "corner" in Revelations newsletter where we interview volunteers from around the church about what they love about St. John's and lending a helping hand. Today, we're chatting with Donaldson Miele. He's from Orange County, CA, but h...
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Wired for Connection
posted on Feb 3, 2022 Dear Church, I've spent my entire professional career in churches. I have no experience in the boardroom or a for-profit, never perused the stacks of a law library or a medical school laboratory. I've only flirted with Silicon Valley in my head...
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Watch Mission: Joy
posted on Jan 29, 2022 Mission: Joy is an enlightening, peek-behind-the curtain, 90-minute documentary built around an historic 5-day meeting between two of the world's most consequential spiritual leaders - His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Born...
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2021 Annual Report
posted on Jan 27, 2022 Hello Brothers and Sisters. As we close out 2021, year two of the strangest, most unexpected, and I feel the most difficult era of our time, we also take a look back at what we, as a church, accomplished together.
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Annual Parish Address
posted on Jan 25, 2022 Dear Church,
I'm grateful that you've taken the time to take a look at our annual report, to remember and, hopefully, be encouraged by the loving work we've been up to as a church over the past year. Because we still find ourselves in the mids...
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Building Strong Relationships
posted on Jan 20, 2022 This marks one year since I returned to St. John's full-time, and what a year it has been! Despite the pandemic, turbulent political times, departure of wonderful staff members, and loss of beloved parishioners, it has been a deeply rewarding yea...
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Here's what I Love
posted on Jan 19, 2022 Hello Brothers and Sisters. As we close out 2021, year two of the strangest, most unexpected, and I feel the most difficult era of our time, we also take a look back at what we, as a church, accomplished together. I'll share some highlights.
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Welcome Coombs Outdoors
posted on Jan 19, 2022 Coombs Outdoors works to empower low-income and at-risk children and youth in Jackson through year-round outdoor activities, mentoring, and internships. Coombs is losing its program space, and we are excited to be able to offer them a home in t...
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