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We invite you to visit us and see whether this parish might become your spiritual home. We are a community that looks to the life and ministry of Jesus to better understand and enter into the heart of God. Jesus spoke out against injustice and poverty, he healed friend and foe, he broke bread with the rich and poor. Jesus points to the wideness of God’s compassion.
We celebrate the wonderful diversity of humankind and we seek to do that in faithfulness to our baptismal vow to respect the dignity of every human being. St. John's strives to include a place for everyone around God’s table and believes there should be no outcasts in the Episcopal Church. Our campus is completely accessible and barrier free. |
NEWS
Ordination and consecration of the Reverend Lucinda Ashby as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real to happen on 11 January 2020. Read all the details here. |
Advent Season
Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday, 01 December 2019. Advent season is the four Sunday’s before Christmas. Advent is a season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term is an anglicized version of the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming".
The keeping of an advent wreath is also a common practice in homes or churches. The readings for the first Sunday in Advent relate to the old testament patriarchs who were Christ's ancestors, so some call the first advent candle that of hope. The readings for the second Sunday (8 Dec) concern Christ's birth in a manger and other prophesies, so the candle may be called of Bethlehem, the way or of the prophets. The third Sunday (15 Dec), Gaudete Sunday after the first word of the introit (Philippians 4:4), is celebrated with rose-colored vestments.
The readings relate to St. John the Baptist, and the rose candle may be called of joy or of the shepherds. In the Episcopal Church USA, the collect stir up may be read during this week.
The readings for the fourth Sunday (22 December) relate to the annunciation of Christ's birth, so the candle may be known as the Angel's candle. The Magnificat or Song of Mary may be featured. Where an advent wreath includes a fifth candle, it is known as the Christ candle and lit during the Christmas Eve service.
The liturgical color for Advent at St. John’s is blue.
Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday, 01 December 2019. Advent season is the four Sunday’s before Christmas. Advent is a season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term is an anglicized version of the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming".
The keeping of an advent wreath is also a common practice in homes or churches. The readings for the first Sunday in Advent relate to the old testament patriarchs who were Christ's ancestors, so some call the first advent candle that of hope. The readings for the second Sunday (8 Dec) concern Christ's birth in a manger and other prophesies, so the candle may be called of Bethlehem, the way or of the prophets. The third Sunday (15 Dec), Gaudete Sunday after the first word of the introit (Philippians 4:4), is celebrated with rose-colored vestments.
The readings relate to St. John the Baptist, and the rose candle may be called of joy or of the shepherds. In the Episcopal Church USA, the collect stir up may be read during this week.
The readings for the fourth Sunday (22 December) relate to the annunciation of Christ's birth, so the candle may be known as the Angel's candle. The Magnificat or Song of Mary may be featured. Where an advent wreath includes a fifth candle, it is known as the Christ candle and lit during the Christmas Eve service.
The liturgical color for Advent at St. John’s is blue.