News & Events

Sundays April 28- June 2, 3:00-5:00 pm  
"I Will, With God's Help" Adult education classes. Location to be announced shortly.

Sunday May 26, following the 10:30 service
St. John's Convention Delegates and Clergy will meet after services on May 26th to share what they learned about the candidates for Bishop during the walk-abouts last week. 
If you went to one of the walk-abouts and want to share what you learned as part of this discussion, please join us for that Candidate Review session around noon in the Kenny Room. (You don't have to be a voting delegate or clergy to be part of this discussion.)

Sunday May 26, 3:00 pm
Aptos Keyboard Series will feature local organist Vlada Volkova-Moran in an all Back program. Admission is $25 at the door.

Wednesdays May 29 - August 28, 7:30 pm
Taizé Prayer around the Cross
Come, gather your thoughts and prayers at the end of the day. The service includes silence, singing, scripture and other readings and prayer around the Cross. Taizé songs are simple and come in every language; we will do some in Spanish. We pray and meditate on themes of significance to us now: 
• peace among nations,
• preservation of the earth,
• peaceful resolution for the blight of violence in our communities,
• respite for those among us suffering in poverty, homelessness, mental illness and the clutch of addiction.
The tradition of Taizé is from a monastic community that is ecumenical and international, started in 1940 by Brother Roger who went to the village of Taizé, France, and began hiding Jews and other refugees. His work drew people to him and eventually became a movement inspiring people everywhere.
Themes of reconciliation and peace were of utmost significance to founder Brother Roger during WW ll and continue to be important to participants all over the world. We dream of a community where people, each very different, might find reconciliation and peace; in families, between religions, between nations and within the whole human family.
Monthly on Wednesday evenings (5/29, 6/26, 7/24, & 8/28) at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday June 2
Kelsey Davis, Curator for Emerging Communities
Kelsey will be our guest preacher. Kelsey's job is to help the diocese listen to the voices of youth and young adults as we imagine "the church that does not yet exist," as Bishop Mary puts it.  
 
Saturday June 8, 9:30-1:00
Action Planning Workshop. This is the culmination of our year-long discernment process. We will determine action plans for each of the nine areas we have chosen to work on for the future of St. John's.

Sunday June 9, 10:00 am
Bishop's Annual Visit to St. John's. This will be Bishop Mary's last visit as our bishop. No 8:00 am service that day.

Sunday June 23
Feast of St. John the Baptist - a very special occasion celebrating St. John's patron saint, 130 years as a Parish and 10 years in our Canterbury Drive location. Canon Jesus Reyes and Joanna Shreve will be guest preachers and other special plans are in the works.