Relic is a conductorless period chamber orchestra that aims to connect with audiences through intimate, innovative and dramatic representations of early music, and to present these performances to communities in all 50 states. Members of Relic perform on original eighteenth century instruments, or their replicas, and are fluent in the improvisational and ornamental languages of…
On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism. St. John’s provides two opportunities to…
A new Bible study will begin on January 8th entitled Unveiling Mary Magdalene by Liz Curtis. Discover the Gospel truth about the most myth-understood woman of the New Testament. Was she a prostitute? An adulteress? The wife of Jesus? An ancient goddess? A demoniac? Come meet the real Mary Magdalene, a not-so-bad girl of the Bible. Explore her moving story of her…
WELCA’s next meeting will be our annual humor program. Plan on joining us and come with a humorous story or joke to share, if you wish
Christmas Eve Services: 4 p.m.—Children’s Service 7 p.m.—Candlelit Holy Communion w/choir 10 p.m.—Candlelit Holy Communion w/string quartet The 7 and 10 p.m. Christmas Eve services will be preceded by special Christmas music beginning at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Christmas Day Service: enjoy a beautiful worship service online presented by the Synod and featuring St. John’s…
Decorating the sanctuary, or Hanging of the Greens, will take place on Sunday, December 18th following the worship service (about 11:30 a.m.) Help is needed to put up the iron candlesticks and bows, a tree, lights, evergreen roping, and more. The Un-Decorating will take place on Sunday, January 8th following the worship service. Help is…
CHRISTMAS CAROLING—December 18th, 3:30 p.m. Mark your calendars and save the date! St. John’s is going caroling on December 18th. We will meet at St. John’s at 3:30 p.m. for hot cocoa and depart in our cars at 4:00 p.m. to sing to shut ins. EVERYONE is invited to join us! Sign up at https://forms.gle/Sz2DiUkoiHmTkYjdA…
WELCA will meet on the FIFTH Tuesday in November. We will be assembling Christmas bags for our shut-ins and staff. We are still collecting toiletries plus toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, combs, etc. We are again purchasing cookies and will accept monetary donations. (Checks should be made payable to WELCA and placed in the WELCA mailbox or sent…
Advent begins the last weekend in November. One of the ways we celebrate is with our annual “Angel Tree” which raises money to support the MaaSAE girls school in Tanzania. Be sure an purchase a hand-made ornament or other item to support our girls in Tanzania. Advent is a time of preparation for the coming…
Join us for the Phoenixville Area Clergy Association’s annual community Thanksgiving worship service at St. John’s. This will be an ecumenical and interfaith service for the whole community, with leaders from a number of local worshiping communities participating. All are welcome to gather and give thanks for one another and the blessings we have experienced…