Please join us for the Annual Meeting. A new class of Vestry members will be elected, and an update will be given on the current parish development project. Your presence matters, and all members of the congregation are encouraged to attend as we continue the work of the church together. A member must be in good standing to vote at the annual meeting.
The time has once again come for our annual celebration of Black History Month. It seems like only a week ago that I penned an article about our plans for February last year.
Join us this February as we celebrate Black History Month at the cathedral with gratitude, reverence, and joy.
Soon, very soon we will celebrate Easter – the glorious day when Jesus becomes known to us in new life-giving ways that transcends life and death, giving love.
The latest edition of Cathedral Life, a quarterly publication of St. John's Cathedral, is now available. In this issue: a message from the Senior Warden on the status of the interim, walking through the music of Lent with our canon musician, updates on formation offerings and parish life from Associate Priest Melvin Soriano, and much more!
We are still moving our way through the wilderness with Holy Week and Easter on the horizon. As we know the wilderness is full uncertainty, along with some challenges. But for those of us who have experienced resurrection, we know that God’s love is unstoppable.
During Holy Week and Easter we remember and reenact the events that lead up to the death and resurrection of Jesus and celebrate the central tenants of our faith. Holy Week culminates on Easter Sunday, which celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
On Sunday February 28,2024, the good people of St. John’s Cathedral gathered in the parish hall with the Rev.Dr. Eric Law for the fifth session on “Celebrating Our Past and Imagining Our Future Together.” The parish hall was so full that two additional tables were needed to seat everyone in the round, along with more handouts and food; a record turnout! The topic was liturgy and music, near and dear to the hearts of people at St. John's Cathedral. Using the guide to “respect communication” the Rev. Dr. Law asked us to commit to the following:
Early on during my time with you at St. John’s Cathedral, The Rev. Dr. Eric Law encouraged me to write a job description as your Interim Dean and Priest-In-Charge. At the top of the list was the pledge that I would not stay long-term unless we discern a mutual call together.
On behalf of St. John’s Cathedral Vestry – The Very Reverend Anne Sawyer has accepted the continuation of the position of Interim Dean/Priest-in-Charge from 15 March 2024 through 15 March 2025.
The Second Sunday in Lent Sunday, February 25, 2024, 9:00 am Sung Holy Eucharist: Rite II (in the Sanctuary) In-Person and Live Streamed on YouTube
St. John’s Cathedral began Black History Month this year on January 14th with the Feast Day of Martin Luther King Jr. and will end on the last Sunday of February; however, let us celebrate the beauty of diversity in ethnicities and cultures of the people of this land and the world all year – as the body of Christ.
Have you looked at the Sunday readings and thought you'd like to study them a little more deeply? To talk about them with your fellow parishioners? Well, now you can!
On Saturday February 10th at 11am, The Program Group on Black Ministries and the H. Belfield Hannibal chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians will host a service at St. John’s Cathedral in honor of Absalom Jones, the first Black priest in The Episcopal Church. The Rev. Joseph Oloimooja will be the preacher. A Mardi Gras-themed lunch featuring peach cobbler will follow.
Annual Meeting This Sunday After Holy Eucharist (in the Parish Hall) Active members are invited to congregate in the Parish Hall after the 10:00am Eucharist for the Annual Meeting. New vestry members will be elected, a vote on the proposed budget will take place, and exciting news on the cathedral's upcoming development project.
Meet our Vestry Candidates 2024
This Sunday let us rejoice in the return of the Rev Canon Warner Traynham to our pulpit at St. John’s Cathedral. St. John’s is honored that the Rev. Traynham served as the first black rector of this church from 1984-2001. This beloved priest is known and remembered as a brilliant scholar and philosopher with intellectual acuity and a prophetic voice. He is a writer and artist, as well as a man of action through ministry.
During this Season of Epiphany, the good people of St. John’s Cathedral will continue our conversation with the Rev. Dr. Eric Law this Sunday, 21 January, after a combined Sunday service at 9am. One service at 9am this Sunday, as we continue our celebration of Black History Month. A light breakfast will be served in the parish hall.
The breaking of light, of love, of God into our world and into our lives every day. Can you see and feel God’s presence within and beyond? As we begin a New Year, on behalf of St. John’s Cathedral I invite you to join us as we continue the process of discerning where God is leading us next. Time never stands still, nor do we.
Abstract art and religious and political activism will intersect at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral for their celebration of Black History Month. St. John's has a history of Social Justice activism. This year St. John's will host several local abstract artists to provide a platform to express social and political commentary in unique and thought-provoking ways.
As we begin our annual observance of Black History here at St. John’s, I am reminded of the scripture in Isaiah 42:9: “See the former things have taken place, and new things I declare, before they spring into being I announce them to you.”
The First Sunday after Christmas Sunday, December 31, 2023, 8:00am Said Holy Eucharist (in the Lady Chapel) Sunday, December 31, 2023, 10:00am Sung Holy Eucharist (in the Sanctuary) accompanied by a soloist and organ. In-Person and Live Streamed on Facebook and YouTube | Service Leaflet
