Tonight (Thursday) our schedule is 5:30 pm Vespers, followed by a potluck (fasting fare) meal with a talk during it. The talk ("The Substance of our Faith") is for all and is especially important for those who are catechumens, new to the Faith, or young in the Faith. Also, I am offering a reminder that we have a necessary work party this Saturday from 9am to 2pm. As you all know, we do not have a groundskeeper. We are a volunteer organization. Please come this Saturday and wear some outdoor ... [Read more]

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The "Community Classes & Book Studies" page of the St. John website has been updated with the classes for the Nativity Fast. The first is on a Thursday and the subsequent ones are on Tuesdays. We begin with Vespers and then share a potluck during the class. You can find the schedule, which is in the December calendar, here: http://stjohnthewonderworker.org/our-community/community-classes-and-book-studies/#nativity-fast-schedule All are invited. There will be important information ... [Read more]

A brief reminder that there is a Vigil this (Thursday) evening at 6 pm and the Hours & Divine Liturgy tomorrow (Friday) at 8:40 am for the Great Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple. ... [Read more]

We will have a Panikhida (memorial service) this evening (Monday) at 6 pm on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of Nathaniel Eichner's repose. May his memory be eternal! Please note that the 6 pm time is a half-hour later than what appeared in the November calendar. ... [Read more]

There will be a Vespers tonight (Wednesday) at 5:30 pm. The service will be the Thanksgiving Vespers written by our very own St. Innocent of Alaska, Patriarch of Moscow and Apostle to America. St. Innocent (+1879) so appreciated the American holiday that he penned a beautiful Vespers and Matins service that celebrates the theme of Thanksgiving in the Holy Scriptures, not unlike the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete recalls the instances and examples of repentance from Scripture. ... [Read more]

This Summer, Rebekah Hershiser was hospitalized and underwent surgery for fluid that filled the sack around her heart and some other organs. Although they have insurance, her medical bills are in excess of $17,000. We are going to have a bake sale fundraiser for her tomorrow at St. John's. There will also be cookies, gluten free brownies, pumpkin bread loaves,  two kinds of cheesecake and apple pie! There will also be an apple pie available for auction for the highest bidder.   ... [Read more]