Uncategorized Rector’s Reflection 1.26.23 Beloved St. John’s community, St. John’s is at a crossroads. We are a vibrant, warm,…rachelJanuary 26, 2023
Uncategorized Deacon’s Blog 1.19.23 Matthew 5:13 Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has…rachelJanuary 19, 2023
Uncategorized St. John’s Haiti Partnership https://vimeo.com/790954913 https://vimeo.com/790954930 My favorite spiritual teacher, Cynthia Bourgeault, says that synchronicities, or apparent coincidences, are…rachelJanuary 5, 2023
Uncategorized Book Discussion Group January Church of the Wild, Victoria Loorz Once upon a time, humans lived in intimate relationship…rachelDecember 29, 2022
Uncategorized Challenge and Opportunity Beloved St. John’s community, You may be wondering about the financial health of the congregation…rachelDecember 15, 2022
Uncategorized Spotlight on Music 12.8 Music is Worship is Music and The Song inside the Song… Music is vital in…rachelDecember 8, 2022
Uncategorized Statement on St. John’s Support of the Haiti Partnership Dear St. John’s community, As you know, St. John’s has been supporting sister church and…rachelDecember 1, 2022
Uncategorized Check out our new website! Earlier this year a team of St John’s staff, myself (Madison Gies-Guy), and our development…rachelDecember 1, 2022
Uncategorized Deacon’s Column 12.1.22 "The eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little…rachelDecember 1, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 7.28.22 Pentecost Poem God’s presence is an invitation to see what’s beyond to be curious to…rachelJuly 27, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 7.21.22 When I was being confirmed in the Lutheran Church, the hymn sung was George Croly’s…rachelJuly 21, 2022
Rector's ReflectionsUncategorized Deacon’s Column 7.21.22 Friday July 22, is the anniversary of my ordination on the feast day of Saint…rachelJuly 21, 2022
Uncategorized Northside Healing Space Gardening Greetings! You (and your friends or communities :)) are invited to join us Mondays from…rachelJuly 14, 2022
Uncategorized Food for All: Help Good Courage Farm with organic produce Good Courage Farm, located 68 miles from the Twin Cities, is a fully-functional farm in…rachelJuly 14, 2022
Rector's ReflectionsUncategorized Mirzada family update: Your help is appreciated! Donate Here Friends, You may recall that St. John’s has been working with the Minnesota…rachelJuly 14, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 7.14.22 My entrée to knowing God was through my best friend, Jesus. Earliest toddler memories consist…rachelJuly 14, 2022
Rector's ReflectionsUncategorized Rector’s Reflection 7.14.22 Beloved St. John’s community, As some of you are aware, I went to London in…rachelJuly 14, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 7.7.22 I spent the earliest years of my young adulthood in Collegeville, Minnesota. While I was…rachelJuly 7, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 6.30.22 It’s the Little Things When I was a child, I was an acolyte at my…rachelJune 30, 2022
Uncategorized Need Help: Member Profile Articles We’re looking for YOUR help creating a “member profile” article in our weekly e-news. Once…rachelJune 23, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 6.23.22 At some point in my childhood, I was given a Good News Bible. It’s gold…rachelJune 23, 2022
Uncategorized Good Courage Farm Save the date! St. John's invites you to visit Good Courage Farm, the agrarian ministry…rachelJune 16, 2022
Uncategorized St. John’s Book Discussion Group We are taking the summer off from our delightful book group conversations. Through the past…rachelJune 16, 2022
Uncategorized Twin Cities Pride March If you’re at all thinking you might want to join us on Sunday, please read…rachelJune 16, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 6.16.22 Sometimes when I hear or read certain stories from the Gospel, I find myself feeling…rachelJune 16, 2022
Uncategorized Welcome our new Building Caretaker! Beloved St. John’s community, Please join me in welcoming our new staff Building Caretaker, John…rachelJune 9, 2022
Uncategorized May 2022 report for Afghani Sponsorship St. John’s and St. Luke/James have been active cosponsors for the Mirzada Afghani family now…rachelJune 9, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 6.9.22 When Lisa asked me to write about a time when I’ve felt the presence of…rachelJune 9, 2022
Uncategorized “Stories of God’s Presence and Power” 6.2.22 I have had a number of encounters with the Spirit of our loving God which…rachelJune 2, 2022
Uncategorized Letter from Elizabeth Lienesch May 20, 2022 Dear people of St. John’s, After being with you all for two…JennyMay 20, 2022
Uncategorized Farewell to Elizabeth Lienesch Beloved St. John’s community, I am full of both immense gratitude and also poignant sadness…rachelMay 13, 2022
Uncategorized Eastertide Book Group Please join Lisa and Rex for a discussion of John Philip Newell’s Sacred Earth, Sacred…rachelApril 14, 2022
Uncategorized Quilts in the Parish Hall About those quilts in the parish hall… What do you remember about the weather in…rachelApril 7, 2022
Uncategorized Racial Justice & Healing Update After many months of discernment, including conversations internal to St. John’s and with others from…rachelMarch 30, 2022
Uncategorized CYF Summer Opportunities Children entering grades 1st – 5th Peace Frogs Camp half day - August 22nd –…rachelMarch 30, 2022
Uncategorized Wednesday Children’s Choir Meals are Returning! Hi St. John's families, We are soooooo excited to announce the return of family meals…rachelMarch 24, 2022
Uncategorized Support of St. Nicholas Food Shelf Since February, St. John's has been supporting the Food Shelf at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church…rachelFebruary 10, 2022
Uncategorized Building the Beloved Community Public Safety Project Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul is convening faith leaders statewide for a series of…rachelFebruary 3, 2022
Uncategorized Solar Power Co-op Memberships Our friends at Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light (MNIPL) are partnering with a non-profit cooperative,…rachelFebruary 3, 2022
Uncategorized New Small Group: Centered You are invited to join Lisa in a small group, 9-week pilot curriculum called “Centered”—becoming…rachelJanuary 27, 2022
Uncategorized Afghan resettlement program St. John’s, St. Luke’s-St. James and St. Paul’s are all working together to welcome a…rachelJanuary 26, 2022
Uncategorized Helping our new Afghan Neighbors, Part 2 Friends – Here is an update on the Afghan Immigrant Family. Thank you for everyone…rachelJanuary 20, 2022
Uncategorized Racial Justice and Healing at St. John’s Beloved St. John’s community, As you will recall, following the murder of George Floyd, St.…rachelJanuary 13, 2022
Uncategorized TRUST Inc. MLK Event Live the Legacy Martin Luther King Jr “Day of Service” Cold Weather Kit Packing Event…rachelDecember 30, 2021
Uncategorized Thursday Night Book Discussion How the Word is Passed "The history of slavery is the history of the United…rachelDecember 30, 2021
Uncategorized Thanksgiving Baskets Follow-up Thank you everyone who selected a family, shopped for household supplies, and decorated a Thanksgiving…rachelDecember 30, 2021
Uncategorized Christmas Reflection Beloved St. John’s community, As I write this, it is almost precisely the moment of…rachelDecember 23, 2021
Uncategorized Spotlight on Youth This year’s confirmation class is unique in many ways. They are a group of ten…rachelDecember 16, 2021
Uncategorized Helping our new Afghan Neighbors Friends – The Afghan resettlement information meeting held on Wednesday night (referred to below) is…rachelNovember 23, 2021