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Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, a new recording of a St. John’s favorite from the Chapel St. Band, and a short pitch from Anne on a book she’s been reading on the intersection of religion and politics.
Reporting out on St. John’s Easter Giving Eggs, 2025! Learn how our children have chosen to give back to their community, with your support.
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, BEYOND THE MUSIC segment on the Epilogue from “Considering Matthew Shepard,” by Craig Hella Johnson, and information on this Wednesday evening’s co-presentation from the Black Heritage Trail of NH and St. Thomas’ Episcopal in Dover, NH.
Featuring a text version of Anne’s sermon from Sunday, MUSIC FROM THE VAULT featuring the American Spiritual Ensemble, information on this Sunday’s Outside The Box guest speaker series, as well as Go and Do! opportunities here the community.
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Easter Sunday, and an anthem from the Cherub and Junior Choirs.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, an anthem from the Parish Choir, and information to help you plan your Holy Week and Easter experiences with us here at St. John’s.
We’re taking the Easter Egg Hunt to new levels! The Easter Giving Eggs of 2025, empowering children to give back to their community, with your support. A beautiful new St. John’s Tradition!
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, a Parish Choir anthem from last week’s service, an excerpt from Barbara Brown Taylor’s “An Altar in the World” to reflect upon, and information for your Lenten experience with St. John’s. We begin Holy Week this Sunday with Palm Sunday!
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, BEYOND THE MUSIC from last week’s Concerts On The Hill, an excerpt from Barbara Brown Taylor’s “An Altar in the World” to reflect upon, and information to help you plan your Lenten experience with St. John’s.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, a beautiful interpretation of “Abide With Me” from the TIME AND MERCY concert, a poem upon which to reflect, and information to help you plan your Lenten experience with St. John’s.
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, an anthem from the Parish Choir, a poem upon which to reflect, and information to help you plan your Lenten experience with St. John’s.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, an anthem from the Parish Choir, a poem upon which to reflect, and information to help you plan your Lenten experience with St. John’s.
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, go BEYOND THE MUSIC with Jen McPherson Mulhern, enjoy a poem for Ash Wednesday, and plan your Lenten experience with St. John’s.
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, Go and Do! including TIME & MERCY, an upcoming St. John’s Selects presentation, links and information about St. John’s Lenten programming, a teaser on Rob’s Sunday evening book group, as well as other news from around our communities.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, a “Beyond the Music” segment about “Lift Every Voice And Soing,” Recapping The Rainbow Fish musical, Go and Do! including the final winter edition of The Black Heritage Trail of NH’s 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks, a fascinating article about the connection from St. John’s to The BHTNH, as well as other news from around our communities and state.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, a beautiful performance of a Chopin prelude from Sunday, Go and Do! including the Black Heritage Trail of NH’s 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks, and news from around our communities and state.
Featuring Anne’s sermon from Sunday, a “fresh from the vault” performance of the famous spiritual “Deep River” from the Parish Choir, Go and Do! including the Black Heritage Trail of NH’s 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks, and more!
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, an anthem from the Parish Choir, Go and Do! including Outside The Box, a recap of the Annual Meeting, plus a reflection on Bishop Budde’s inauguration day sermon from the Rev. Aaron Jenkyn.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, a little background on the music from Sunday, Go and Do!, Vestry updates, plus some app recommendations from Anne.
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, music from The Chapel Street Band, Go and Do!, plus a book recommendation from Anne.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday’s Star Festival for The Epiphany, Go and Do!, a beautiful performance of “Greensleeves” captured here at St. John’s, plus selected poetry and other offerings from around St. John’s! Happy New Year! Happy Epiphany!
On January 5th, we begin our annual St. John’s Youth Musical project. This year we are going to do The Rainbow Fish Musical.
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday’s Rite I service, plus links to our Pageant, Service of Lessons and Carols, Blue Christmas service, and other offerings from around St. John’s! Merry Christmas!
Featuring “The First Star of the Night,” a sermon from The Rev. Aaron Jenkyn, a musical reflection, and other offerings from the clergy and staff of SJC for your week.
Featuring “Restoration,” a sermon from The Rev. Rob Stevens, a musical reflection, and other offerings from the clergy and staff of SJC for your week.
Welcome to the Chapel Street Chronicle, your weekly St. John’s digest. Each Tuesday morning, the Chronicle will bring together highlights from our community.
As we gather for this celebration of Thanksgiving in 2024, how might we endeavor to order our priorities thoughtfully, so that our prayers and our actions are pleasing to God? Gratitude is the place to start I believe.