St. John's Activities

The mission of the congregation of St. John the Evangelist is to help people to come into a real relationship with the Creator, to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with our God. We do this primarily through our weekly services and through the wide range of other activities within our congregation and without in the wider community. Below, is a description of some of these programs.

Adult Christian Education

We recognize that simply attending and participating in weekly services is not enough to develop and maintain a healthy spiritual life. Similarly, exercising two or three times a week will not promote good health if one’s diet and social life are not properly focused. We therefore offer several programs designed to awaken and develop a more wholly Christian life.

We offer a weekly Bible Study program on Thursday mornings following the 10:00am Eucharist. The text for these studies is the prescribed lectionary reading(s). The Bible Study is followed by a light lunch of soup.

We are currently running two Education for Ministry (EfM) programs. EfM is a four year program, the purpose of which is to help participants become more effective in their personal ministries both within the Church and in the wider community. In the first year, participants complete an in depth study of the Old Testament, the Bible that Jesus knew. In the second year, the program focuses on the New Testament, the basis of our Christian belief. In year three we examine the history of the Christian Church from the earliest days to the 19th century. In the final year the focus is on the Church and ministry in the modern world. In each of the four years the program is augmented by personal reflections and study tools designed to bring more personal relevance to Christian ministries. We currently have one program of ten participants in year three and a second program of ten participants in year one.

Throughout the year we also conduct shorter, ten to twelve week programs that examine specific aspects of our Christian journey. And, finally, we conduct one day focused workshops on such subjects as "forgiveness", "labyrinth walking", "iconography", "Amnesty International", "CPR/AED", etc.

Children and Youth Christian Education

We conduct a regular Sunday School every Sunday morning coincident with the Sunday Service for children from three to teens. We have a youth program which runs on an ad hoc basis as needs and interests dictate.

Pastoral Care

We have a strong and active pastoral care team that provides both spiritual and physical care for the sick and elderly. The team members are retired nurses and other volunteers who have received appropriate training.

Madagascar School Project

Please see the St Michael and All Angels Activities page for more details. St. John’s actively supports that important Parish outreach ministry through fund raising activities.