The Advent Procession is a sequence of readings, hymns, and choral music exploring themes of Advent - darkness, light, despair, hope,...
In a busy world - in the lead up to the frantic activity of Christmas. We encourage you to take a moment, some space for yourself, some...
Join us for our annual urban outdoor retelling of the Christmas Story. 3:00 pm - Gather for set up 3:30 pm - Time for costumes 4:00...
A reflection on the story of Jesus. We will have an overview of the gospels and how they were developed. We will also reflect on our...
This traditional carol service was first made popular through the Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College Cambridge. Featuring...
Bring the whole family and rejoice at the birth of Christ. Children, especially, are invited to participate in the telling of the...
An opportunity to share in a Christmas service earlier in the evening. With the Community Choir of St. John the Divine. Sermon by The...
The festive Christmas service with Holy Communion, traditional carols, incense and candlelight. With the Choristers of St. John the...
Christmas morning service, with organ-led carols and Holy Communion. Sermon by The Venerable Alaistair McCollum.
Taking Time How often do we take time? Time to stop. Time to be. Do we view time as a gift, or a curse? Does it always seem that...
Advent is a season of waiting, of hopeful expectation. We mirror, in a very truncated way, the waiting of Mary as she expected the...
Pause For Thought I Sometimes when we look at the hurt and brokenness of the world we can feel overwhelmed - what can we do to change...
"All you need is love" sang the Beatles. They also sang, however, "I am the walrus," so I'd be wary of taking my philosophy from pop...
Love is often held up as an ideal emotional state. But love is not only an emotion - it is something we learn, something that we must...
An unhealthy dichomoty has been set up in Western Culture - commonly called 'The First World' - which has its philosopical roots in...
St John's has for many years prided itself on being an 'Inclusive Church' - welcoming, involving, engaging with those of the...
In the ancient stories of our faith a child is promised to elderly matriarch Sarah, and her partner Abraham - and she, being of...
As we travel through the Sundays of Advent we hear the stories of our roots of faith - stretching back to the founders of the Hebrew...
Words, even in this world of image and sound, continue to be important. Words are the way in which we make sense of the world, in...
Our words are important, the words we choose to use about one another and our experience frame the way in which we engage with the...
