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We are just two weeks away from our B-SAFE Beach and Barbecue, and we need your help. Here are opportunities to volunteer or provide for us to have an amazing day of …
During the summer months, instead of weekly letters in the E-News, I and other members of our staff and vestry will be writing a less frequent but more detailed letter to you all. Our letters will feature …
Free. announces its 2025 Summer Internship Series. On Tuesdays, from July 22 through Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. – noon, the organization welcomes high school and college students for …
This week, I write to you as our parish announces the departure of out Interim Organist and Director of Music, Brian Locke. Although I write with sadness for his departure, I certainly …
This week, we enter a season in the church often referred to as Ordinary Time. It is also called The Season after Pentecost, or, if you’re a Church of England oldie like me, “Trinitytide,” where we …
In what has become an annual tradition, parishioners of St. John’s celebrated Pentecost and the end of the program year with SummerFest Sunday afternoon. The eucharistic feast of …
With the recent shift in immigration policies many in our congregation have felt the call to serve or are personally impacted. Knowing what is both informed by our faith foundations and also beneficial to …
This summer St. John’s will send its fourth group of parishioners to South Africa on a mission of understanding and introspection about faith and God’s grace in their lives and the lives of …
The Appalachia Service Project trip is coming up fast! We leave for Perry County, Kentucky on Saturday, June 28. This year we are facing a financial deficit, and can really use help.
As we approach the end of our program year of activities, we find ourselves indeed entering a new season not only in our general calendar but in the life of the church. This Sunday is the Feast of Pentecost where …
The Parish of St. John the Evangelist has played a meaningful role in each of our lives. Planned giving is a wonderful way to honor all that you have received from this community, help preserve it for …
As we approach the end of the program year, I find myself increasingly grateful for all the ministries we share in this parish. We are a community of people who bring so many different interests, passions, and …
This Sunday is Youth Sunday/All-Ages Worship. We will be recognizing our amazing teachers, high school graduates, and confirmands. We need readers, acolytes, and ushers!
The Rev. Eva Dalzell has been called as Curate of The Episcopal Parish of St. John the Evangelist. Eva is thrilled to be joining the staff of St. John’s and return to her adopted home of Massachusetts!
Are you ready for the most fun you’ll ever have volunteering for and supporting a worthy cause? Come join us—or support our activities—on Friday, July 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SummerFest returns on June 8! For those who have attended the event, you know it to be a highlight of our Church Family calendar. It is an all ages event with …
During weeks like this, I find myself feeling both grateful for the community that we share at St. John’s, and ever more called upon to share the gifts of our community with those often in deeper need.
The central purpose of “An Act Establishing a Commission to Study Reparations in Massachusetts” (S.1181/H.1753) is to establish a reparations commission to bring to light the history and …
This week is Rogation Sunday! This day is celebrated on the sixth Sunday of the Easter season in the Anglican tradition. It is an ancient church festival that began as …
The Not-So-Spooky Haunted House Committee is having a meeting on Sunday, Jun. 1 to start preparing for this year’s Haunted House. The meeting will be held in the …
This week, we find ourselves moving further into the season of Eastertide and entering the final run towards the end of our program year.
This week, we are bringing back our very popular clergy-led one room schoolhouse. Fr. Ed will be teaching the kids all about the Eucharist. These special classes …
Last week we asked: There is one person in this photo that is still a regular parishioner at the 10 a.m. service most Sundays. Who is it?
This week, please join me once again in congratulating those among our community who were confirmed and received into the Episcopal Church last Sunday in Boston! Please pray for …
This week, ECM is advocating for the Corporate Fair Share Act, an act to combat offshore tax avoidance by large corporations. Parishioners are asked to reach out to their representatives by phone (or email) to ask for their support.
A group of parishioners is creating a historical timeline of the church from the 1800s through current day. Significant church milestones including dates, pictures, letters and some artifacts will eventually
This week, in my (long-ish) letter to you there are many joyful things on the horizon in our community, and I want to both give thanks and bring a few things to your attention!
Youth Groupwill meet next on May 18 at 5 p.m. We will be going to Boston Bowl in Hanover. Please let Alexis know if you are planning to attend. We will be recognizing our 2025 High School …
Thank you to all who donated to “sponsor a bench” around the labyrinth. We’ve achieved our goal for sponsors and so appreciate the support. Join us …