Summer at St. John’s
Join us for wonderful family-friendly offerings this summer! Every month offers a fun way to stay connected with your friends and family at St. John’s. June: June 7: SnoBall Sunday
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Fasting and Other Traditions for Lent
by Fr. Nicholas Beasley The practice of fasting shapes many of the Church’s spiritual and worship practices during Lent. Though it takes various forms, fasting is the act of abstaining
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The Suffering of Fans
by Fr. Nicholas Beasley It has been a tough fall for Palmetto State football fans. Your Carolina team is 3–6; hope seems slim for their Saturday matchup against #3 Texas
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2025 Stewardship Talk
by Fr. Nicholas Beasley Fr. Beasley took a deep dive into St. John’s cookbooks in preparation for our stewardship campaign, Let Us Keep the Feast. Read on for an ecclesiastical
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Bell Ringing at St. John’s
by Jamie LaBorde, Cogburn Gaillard, and Nicholas Beasley The ringing of bells in the church is a long and beautiful tradition. Bells are rung as a signal to the people
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Children’s and Youth Ministry: How are we doing?
On Youth Sunday, our senior preachers expressed deep thanks for the love and faith shared with them in our church. We saw young people take important roles in our worship
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On Giving into the Hand of the Poor
This past weekend at Kanuga, we reflected on generosity. I thought I might distribute some of the teaching to the church this way. When you read through Scripture, generosity is
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Warp & Weft: The Fabric of Ministry
Four members of our Vestry recently shared their thanksgivings to have been raised at St. John’s and to share in its ministry as adults. Think of our common life as
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Generation to Generation – Conclusion
Our theme for stewardship this year is “from Generation to Generation” drawing on third chapter of Ephesians, “Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than
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Generation to Generation in the Feast of Lights
Receiving and renewing Christian tradition from generation to generation is a mark of the church, a trait that is strong in the common life of St. John’s. This year we
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