The parishioners of St. John's Episcopal Church invite you to join us on a
spiritual journey. St. John's Church is a eucharistically based faith community
of neighbors and families celebrating different understandings of the Christian
faith within the Episcopal Church. As we attempt to live out our call to be the
body of Christ in the world, we strive to be a beacon of justice-seeking and
creativity, and to honor St. Benedict's teaching: "Let all who enter here be received
as Christ." St. John's, a community of individuals from many religious backgrounds,
is located at the intersection of Revere Street and Roanoke Avenue in the Sumner Hill
section of Jamaica Plain.
Please join us for Sunday worship at 9:30 AM each Sunday during the summer . Visitors are warmly welcomed to coffee and conversation following the service.
Current Events
First Thursdays July Recital
Thursday, July 2nd at 7:30 PM: Please join us for our second "First Thursdays" concert of the summer! It will be a mix of music from across the centuries, for a clarinet quartet, flute, and voice, presented by Boston-area musicians. Click here for more about information about the program and players.
Sunday Service Time To Change to Summer Hours
Sunday, July 5th: A quick reminder to all that starting in July, Sunday Service will start at 9:30 AM instead of 10:30 AM, and will continue on this schedule until Labor Day.
In The News
From the South to the North and Back Again: Growing Up in and Evolving Through Disparate Traditions of the Christian Faith
Marie Campbell, who has spent the last nine months at St. John's as our Micah Intern, grew up in Georgia in a Southern Baptist community. There she was able to experience one Christian viewpoint; but as she matured, she felt a longing to experience others as well. That desire eventually brought her up to New England and to Boston, where she has spent this year discovering the "St. John's" approach to faith and community. To read more about her spiritual journey over the course of this year, and her self-described "introduction" to the Parish as she closes out her time with us, please read on by clicking here!
A World Apart - Reflections on South Africa and Evangelism
As many Parishioners at St. John's are aware, our Deacon Steve Domienik spent last summer in South Africa, as part of his coursework at EDS. From that experience he has put pen to paper to capture his reflections -- of that trip, of what it means to be a "missionary", and even of the path his life has taken him to this point, both spiritually and vocationally. please read on by clicking here!
Anne's Inauguration Sermon on Boston.com
Inspired by the Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project of the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center, the Globe invited local clergy to e-mail the texts of inauguration-related sermons and prayers for posting on Boston.com's Articles of Faith religion blog. To see Anne's Inauguration sermon from 1/18/2009, please click here!
Past Events
Pancake Dinner Pics are Here!
Tuesday, February 24th: Having just now finished digesting from the marvelous fete on Shrove Tuesday, we have finally found time to post some fun pictures from the Pancake Dinner! Click here to check them out. Also, if you haven't done so already, please fill out a Web Site Photo Permission Form, so we can respect your wishes on use of photos of you and your children on the web site.
Welcome, Pine Village Preschool!
September 2008 and Beyond: Bilingual Beginnings, the newest site for Pine Village Preschool, opened their doors at St. John’s in early September. Twenty-five children ages 2–4 from the Jamaica Plain/Roslindale area have been enrolled... |Read more|
Basement Renovation Open House
Saturday, May 10th: On Saturday dozens of parishioners, friends and neighbors gathered to celebrate the new basement. It was such an event that it made it into the Episcopal eNews! To read more, see the last article in their newsletter.