Feb 6, 2022: Ellendale Hoffman Feb 13, 2022: Paul Smith Feb 20, 2022: Tim Hersey Feb 27, 2022: Gabe Lepage To view more sermons, visit

Creation Care, Justice, and Poverty Alleviation
By Michele Sigg Scholar and Catholic Priest Emmanuel Katongole (Professor of Theology and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame), gave the Bainton Lecture

STJs Gardening in the Rain
On Saturday, December 11, 2021, 19 St. John’s members helped to “put to bed for the winter” the Botanical Garden of Healing in Honor of

Small Groups @ St. John’s
by Bill Rowley Train yourself in godliness, for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both

Event: Reopening of Dixwell Q House
Dixwell Q House ribbon cutting is this Saturday, Nov. 6, 11am-1pm! Registration at dixwellqhouse.org by today, Wed. Nov. 3, is required to attend. The Dixwell Q House

Ministry Witness: When the garden speaks
By Tori Jowers I’ve attended three workdays at the Garden of Healing over the past eight months. For how few days I’ve been around gardens,

Recent Sermons – September 2021
Sept. 5, David Mahan preaches on when it’s “raining ants” or “open skies.” Sept. 12, Ellendale Hoffman preaches on “who do you say that I

Recent Sermons, July 2021
July 4, Michele Sigg on the rejection of Jesus at Nazareth. July 11, Toni Alimi on the holiness of God. July 18, Kyler Schubkegel on

Recent Sermons, June 2021
June 6, Drew Collins on what it means to be in God’s family. June 20, Elizabeth Bickley on divine fatherhood. June 27, Martha Alimi on

Reflections on Juneteenth
by Jennifer B. As most of us have likely heard, this week Juneteenth was officially made a federal holiday when President Joe Biden signed the

Jazz Cafe: Standing in the Shadow of Motown
Posted by Michele Sigg– On Thursday, June 3, the Racial Justice Fellowship hosted a movie and discussion night, led by Robert Messore, featuring: “Standing in

Recent Sermons, May 2021
May 9, Ruth Lively on God’s love for us and our practice of love for others. May 2, Paul Smith on abiding in love as

RJF: A Garden to Grieve for Victims of Gun Violence
By Michele Sigg– These photos are from the work day on May 8th at the Botanical Garden of Healing in Memory of the Victims of

Enough Is Enough: Asian American Pastors on Speaking Truth
On April 30th, 2021 Christianity Today hosted a panel discussion, Enough Is Enough: Asian American Pastors on Speaking Truth and Confronting Hate, featuring Asian American

Summer book study: Reading While Black
St. John’s members: consider joining our reading group, alternate Sunday evenings, on Esau McCaulley’s Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope.

RJF April 17: Talking about Anti-Asian Hate
By Michele Sigg– On Saturday, April 17th, 2021, the Racial Justice Fellowship (RJF) hosted an evening of discussion on the topic of anti-Asian hate to