Planning a trip like this requires a lot of detail and patience. We started planning…
rachelAugust 10, 2023
Haiti is in turmoil. Armed gangs control much of the capital, Port au Prince. There…
rachelAugust 3, 2023
Many of you may recall the adult forum on Sustainable Mission on June 11. During…
rachelAugust 3, 2023
Γειά σου (YAH-soo) Hello from the Greece Pilgrims! Our time in Greece was beautiful, thought…
rachelJuly 27, 2023
Beloved St. John’s community, As you know, we are experimenting with different ways to help…
rachelJuly 20, 2023
I hope you are enjoying the first half of your summer re-creation time. There is…
rachelJuly 12, 2023
Dear St. John’s members, We are writing to update you about the purpose, use and…
rachelJuly 6, 2023
Dear friends, For the fourth of July, we had tabbouleh, Greek potato salad, and gazpacho,…
rachelJuly 6, 2023
Beloved St. John’s community, Sunday, we celebrated the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, our…
rachelJune 29, 2023
Dear St. John’s community, What a fine summer this is turning out to be! As…
rachelJune 22, 2023
This past weekend Linda and I were at White Earth...to celebrate the feast day of…
rachelJune 15, 2023
For I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave…
rachelJune 8, 2023
As part of Centennial Fund “youth-led” initiative, a cohort of St. Johns high school youth…
rachelJune 1, 2023
I thought I’d offer some answers to some of the questions I've received so far…
rachelJune 1, 2023
Beloved St. John’s community, Sunday is Pentecost: the day some call the “birthday of the…
rachelMay 25, 2023
Meet Bishop Craig Loya The Rt. Rev. Craig Loya was consecrated the X Bishop of…
rachelMay 18, 2023
This Easter season has burst upon with so much more intensity than over the past…
rachelMay 18, 2023
Shining a light on the music in community at St. John’s The warming temperatures and…
rachelMay 11, 2023
A web search of the biggest trends that will affect children in the USA this…
rachelMay 4, 2023
Good people of St. John’s, My thanks to the clergy, vestry, staff, and members of…
rachelApril 27, 2023
Beloved St. John’s community, In honor of Earth Day (Saturday, April 22), St. John’s will…
rachelApril 20, 2023
Dear Community of volunteers and friends, We are thrilled to share some significant FNK updates…
rachelApril 20, 2023
St. John’s all-ages camping trip is coming up on July 7 through July 9 at…
rachelApril 13, 2023
Join the Minneapolis Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, April 22, 2023! Drop in anytime between…
rachelApril 13, 2023
Alleluia, Christ is risen! Happy Easter! Each of us has our own way to acknowledge…
rachelApril 13, 2023
I was baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church in New York City on Thomas Sunday,…
rachelApril 6, 2023
Beloved St. John’s community, As our Senior Warden Laura Meister shared with you a few…
rachelMarch 30, 2023
With our pilgrimage to Greece only about 3 months away, the pilgrims have been working…
rachelMarch 23, 2023
Dear friends, If there's a clear sky on Thursday, March 23, just after sunset, our…
rachelMarch 16, 2023
Palm Sunday: Sunday, April 2 Palm Sunday Services, 9:00 and 11:00am On this day the…
rachelMarch 9, 2023
Dear St. John’s Community, Those of us who attended the annual meeting this past January…
rachelMarch 9, 2023
While Lisa and I, Peter Stebinger and other clergy, were up north a few weeks…
rachelMarch 9, 2023
At St. Johns, Spirit Group is one of many small groups; book, gardening, in-reach, out-reach. …
rachelMarch 2, 2023
Beloved St. John’s community, In my Ash Wednesday sermon I talked about one potential way…
rachelFebruary 23, 2023
It’s been a busy winter in Children, Youth and Family programming! The 9am Children’s Chapel…
rachelFebruary 16, 2023
Howard Thurman shares with us that the core message of Jesus asks us, his followers,…
rachelFebruary 9, 2023
Lent Madness is Upon Us! It is time for our annual, nationwide Episcopal Church competition…
rachelFebruary 2, 2023
Beloved St. John’s community, St. John’s is at a crossroads. We are a vibrant, warm,…
rachelJanuary 26, 2023
Matthew 5:13 Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has…
rachelJanuary 19, 2023
https://vimeo.com/790954913 https://vimeo.com/790954930 My favorite spiritual teacher, Cynthia Bourgeault, says that synchronicities, or apparent coincidences, are…
rachelJanuary 5, 2023
Church of the Wild, Victoria Loorz Once upon a time, humans lived in intimate relationship…
rachelDecember 29, 2022
Beloved St. John’s community, You may be wondering about the financial health of the congregation…
rachelDecember 15, 2022
rachelDecember 15, 2022
Music is Worship is Music and The Song inside the Song… Music is vital in…
rachelDecember 8, 2022
Dear St. John’s community, As you know, St. John’s has been supporting sister church and…
rachelDecember 1, 2022
Earlier this year a team of St John’s staff, myself (Madison Gies-Guy), and our development…
rachelDecember 1, 2022
"The eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little…
rachelDecember 1, 2022
Pentecost Poem God’s presence is an invitation to see what’s beyond to be curious to…
rachelJuly 27, 2022
When I was being confirmed in the Lutheran Church, the hymn sung was George Croly’s…
rachelJuly 21, 2022
Friday July 22, is the anniversary of my ordination on the feast day of Saint…
rachelJuly 21, 2022
