Believe it or not, my first job was not as Rector at St. John the Baptist. In fact, I’ve had many jobs, beginning when I was 14 years old. My first job was as an office clerk at my
Respect the Dignity of Every Human Person
2023 Vestry Candidates Biographies
Please read the biographies for the 3 candidates that will be coming onto the vestry. Please join us in thanking our outgoing vestry members Barb Bratcher, Jill Kratzer, Kirstie Meyers. Jimmy Diaz, Candidate Bio for 2023 Vestry Jimmy was born
The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway
It’s funny how some distance makes everything seem smallAnd the fears that once controlled me can’t get to me at allIt’s time to see what I can doTo test the limits and break throughNo right, no wrong, no rules for
SJB’s Military Veterans Ministry Serves Soup for Lunch at the U.S. Vets Center
Military Veterans Ministry prepped and served Sausage, potato, and Kale soup, salad, rolls and brownies to the veterans at the U.S. Vets Center on Friday, January 6, 2023. Fr. Tim joined them and took these pictures.
Sunday School and Youth Group Resume January 8th, High School Students PhLY Retreat January 13th – 16th
Sunday, January 8, 9:45 AM Chilton Hall Rm 8 and Rm 6 Godly Play will meet in Room 8 at 9:45 am to share the story of Epiphany. We rearranged the room over the holidays so the children’s familiar things
Requiescat in pace Benedictus XVI
By the time you are reading this, you likely already know that Pope Benedict XVI died last week at the age of 95. Benedict was the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics until he resigned the
St. John’s Pilgrimage to the United Kingdom with an Optional Extension to Ireland, May 2024
I am pleased to tell you that I have been working with the travel company, Faith Journeys, to plan a pilgrimage to the United Kingdom and Ireland. This pilgrimage will take place over the course of several weeks in May
Christmas Blessings at St. John’s 2022
Dear St. John’s community, Blessings to you during this twelve-day season of Christmas! I’m happy to share with you that our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services were well attended, and Christmas seemed to feel a little more “normal” this
Let my prayer be set before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. – Psalm 141:2
Ever since I was a child, I was fascinated with the liturgies of the Church. This was especially true on the major feast days. Much to my parents’ chagrin, I always insisted on trying to attend the “high masses”
“For you Have Found Favor with God!” – Luke 1:30
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, my thoughts frequently drift toward Mary, the mother of Jesus. There are a number of Marian feasts that take place during the month of December, and Christmas Day was the day that