Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The Chapel St. Chronicle
Welcome to the Chapel Street Chronicle, your weekly St. John’s digest. This is our final Chronicle for 2025, and we will resume publication on Tuesday, January 6 2026.
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Sermon Series
"Advent 4”
The Rev. Rob Stevens
The story of Jesus’ birth isn’t a Hallmark Card. I encourage you to imagine what the nine months were like after Mary & Joseph learned of her pregnancy. I bet it wasn’t all love and light! I imagine it was hard and messy at times. That’s a big part of the good news that God is with us — always — even through the hard and the messy.
MUSIC
Good News of Great Joy!
In case you missed it - a second showing for our annual St. John’s Christmas Pageant! We had a packed church at the Rite II service this Sunday, the children and youth of our church delivered mightily, and we proudly share the Good News of Great Joy of this one-of-a-kind joyous Christmas Pageant!
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Wednesday, December 24, The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord
4:00 PM | Family-friendly Rite II service for all ages with children’s choir, in-person only.
8:00 PM | Celebratory Rite II service with musical prelude featuring brass and choir. In-person and online. Watch the Livestream here.
11:00 PM | Rite I with candlelight and music, in-person only.
Note: incense will be burned at this service.
Thursday, December 25, Christmas Morning Rite II Holy Eucharist with Hymns
10:00 AM | Revel in the light of Christmas morning, in-person only.
Sunday, December 28, normal Sunday Services, no livestreams available
8:00 AM | Rite I, in-person only
10:00 AM | Rite II, in-person only
Sunday, January 4, Epiphany Star Festival
8:00 AM | Rite I Holy Eucharist, in-person and online
10:00 AM | A celebration of wonder, light, and holy discovery, in-person and online
Original artwork for The Epiphany by St. John’s Parishioner Jenny Greenleaf
ST. JOHN’S IN THE NEWS:
Pop-Up Care Village
Kara Anne Rodenhizer, Executive Director, Home for All Coalition.
Photo by Deb Cram/Seacoast Online
St. John’s Episcopal Church recently hosted Home For All’s Seacoast Pop-Up Care Village in Portsmouth, following our weekly Common Table meal. The event brought together multiple community partners to offer health care, legal aid, food, veterinary services, and housing resources in one welcoming space. Local media coverage highlighted the strength of these partnerships and St. John’s commitment to meeting neighbors with dignity, compassion, and care.
Click here to read the article and learn more about Home For All’s Seacoast Pop-Up Care Villages.
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