Eleanor Farjeon’s poem reminds us that Advent is a spiritual preparation for Christmas which includes making our homes fair as we are able for the celebration – that is true also of our church home.

This Sunday the Church invites us to rejoice because the Lord is near.

Eleanor Farjeon’s poem reminds us that Advent is a spiritual preparation for Christmas which includes making our homes fair as we are able for the celebration – that is true also of our church home.

“Keep awake!” Jesus tells us, as if we could possibly let ourselves sleep right now.

As we move further into the Advent season we celebrate one of the great Anglican traditions -- the service of Lessons and Carols. Rather than a Christmas concert, we take time to remember the whole sweep of the history of Israel longing for freedom and the human condition in which we long for forgiveness and renewal.

Every year as we prepare for the coming of Christmas at St. John’s we join many other churches across the nation in the Advent Conspiracy – a way to separate our pre-Christmas practices from the hype of the consumer culture

Click to read our parish-wide updates for Winter 2021.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner.

Giving gratitude for every perfect gift, my/our total pledge for the full year of 2022 is...

This Sunday, after a long time of waiting through Covid, we have the joyful opportunity for the baptism of a child into the new life of Christ.

“Every generous act of giving with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17a)

Throughout the Episcopal Church, fall is stewardship season.

Over the past several years Halloween has become a big holiday, at least in Southern California. It's also become a holiday celebrated by adults as much as children.

We are planning another step forward into our new life at St. John's anticipating the Baptism of a one-year-old child in November.

Last week we discussed moving ahead with a new program year as we hopefully are seeing light at the end of the Covid tunnel.

Vanco is replacing the GivePlus Mobile app with an improved app – Vanco Mobile – that comes with more features and tools. 

Watch our Sunday Choral Mass live on the St. John's official webpage! Every Sunday at 10:00 am. Also available on our Facebook page, Twitter account, and YouTube channel.

This Sunday marks a return to a new program year getting back to a fuller schedule -- something that hasn't happened since the fall of 2019.

Click here to download the Fall Music List.

Click to read our parish-wide updates for Fall 2021.