ADULT FORMATION

Resources for the Spiritual Journey

For more information about our adult formation opportunities, contact The Rev. Aaron Jenkyn.

EXPLORING LOSS

An informal peer-to-peer group of St. John’s Parishioners that discusses the death of a person in one's life and the ensuing loss experience. Contact: Sally Murphy

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

Using a resource entitled Reading Between the Lines, we'll use one text from the Sunday lectionary and examine the story as found in the Bible. Next, we see how the story is happening in the world around us, and then look at how the story is an event in our own lives. Contact: Diane Harvey

Friday Morning MEditation Group (Beginning January 9, 2026)

A quiet, supportive, and safe space to connect with others and begin - or deepen - a meditation practice.

This weekly gathering offers a welcoming and non-judgmental space, to slow down, breathe, and cultivate inner awareness. Each session will begin with a simple two minute meditation, followed by the option to share your experience and/or questions with the group, and ending with an opportunity to settle in for a longer (max 12 minute) meditation.  No experience is necessary; If you can breathe, you can meditate. Facilitated by Nancy Garnhart, an experienced instructor  and longtime member of St. John’s. Drop-ins, first time meditators, and new participants welcome any week. 

Meets Friday mornings in the Philbrick Room from 10-11AM.

OUTSIDE THE BOX

“God’s love refuses to be kept in a box."

This is Bishop Rob Hirschfeld's and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s vision of our “Being the Beloved Community."

Outside the Box is a ministry with the vision of spreading God’s love outside the “boxes” of our own ideas and our buildings, and reaching out into our community by offering a platform for new voices, perspectives, stories, and ideas. In this way we hope to expand the knowledge of issues outside the normal church experience and to break out of any echo chambers we create within our own communities. Contact: Susan Lassen

To accomplish this the group has invited speakers with all kinds of topics and points of view, including:

Recent Events
Reading Between the Lines
Dec 10
Philbrick Room in Thaxter Hall
Reading Between the Lines
Philbrick Room in Thaxter Hall

Using a resource entitled Reading Between the Lines, we'll use one text from the Sunday lectionary and examine the Biblical story and how the story is happening in the world around us and in our own lives.

Philbrick Room in Thaxter Hall
Reading Between the Lines
Dec 17
Philbrick Room in Thaxter Hall
Reading Between the Lines
Philbrick Room in Thaxter Hall

Using a resource entitled Reading Between the Lines, we'll use one text from the Sunday lectionary and examine the Biblical story and how the story is happening in the world around us and in our own lives.

Philbrick Room in Thaxter Hall