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Music Overview
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Young Organist Collaborative
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LEARN
Learn Overview
2025-26 Program Year
Voices of Faith Guest Preaching Series
Youth Formation
Adult Formation
GIVE
Give Overview
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Bequest
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ABOUT
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January 20, 2026
Daily Reflection, Chapel St. Chronicle, Homepage Feature
St. John's
The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Music, ...

Featuring our guest preacher The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith’s sermon from Sunday, information about the upcoming St. John’s Selects concert with Capella Alamire, info on our next Outside the Box coming next Sunday January 25, info on this year’s Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks from the Black Heritage Trail of NH, and links to all our content!

The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Music, and More!
January 13, 2026
Daily Reflection, Chapel St. Chronicle, Homepage Feature
St. John's
The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Go and ...

Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, another fabulously spirited recording from Star Festival, information about the upcoming St. John’s Selects concert with Capella Alamire, an introduction to Nancy Garnhart’s new Community Meditation Group, and links to all our content!

The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Go and Do, and More!
January 6, 2026
Daily Reflection, Chapel St. Chronicle, Homepage Feature, Music
St. John's
The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Music, ...

Featuring Anne’s sermon from Sunday, a new recording from the Chapel Street Band, a poem from Anne’s sermon, information about Star Words, as well as links to all our content!

The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Music, and More!
December 23, 2025
Daily Reflection, Chapel St. Chronicle, Homepage Feature, Music, Advent, Children's Ministries
St. John's
The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Music, ...

Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, a second showing of our annual Christmas Pageant, a full listing of our Christmas services through the Epiphany, a writeup from our recent collaboration with Home For All and their Pop-Up Care Village, as well as links to all our content!

The Chapel St. Chronicle: Sunday Sermon, Music, and More!
December 16, 2025
Daily Reflection, Chapel St. Chronicle, Homepage Feature, Music, Advent
St. John's
The Chapel St. Chronicle: Rejoice! Sunday ...

Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, a second showing of our Service of Lessons and Carols, a note from Anne, info about Blue Christmas Service this Thursday, a full listing of all Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany offerings here at St. John’s, and information about the Vigil for the Longest Night, as well as links to all our content!

The Chapel St. Chronicle: Rejoice! Sunday Sermon, Music, and More!
St. John's
December 9, 2020
Daily Reflection

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

St. John's
December 9, 2020
Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

What are the new ways God is inviting us to draw near this year, both to Godself and to one another? It may mean more Zoom gatherings, phone calls, and outdoor hangouts. But it may also mean more silence, altered traditions, and solitary rituals

Tagged: The Rev. Nathaniel Bourne

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 8 | A Traffic Light Sign

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 8 | A Traffic Light Sign

May this traffic light remind you to be alert, awake, and leaning towards the light this Advent season.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 25 | A candle

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 25 | A candle

Always remember the power of a little light.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 24 | A Poem

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 24 | A Poem

Mary Oliver's Blackwater Woods

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 23 | A heart with “grace”

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 23 | A heart with “grace”

Remember to always give grace to others and yourself.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 21 | A luminary 

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 21 | A luminary 

For the past 34 years, our family has put luminaries to light the way for the Christ child.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 20 | Bazooka bubble gum

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 20 | Bazooka bubble gum

I hope this helps to remind you of the child within you.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 19 | A Compass

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 19 | A Compass

May you always be able to find your way home, literally and figuratively.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 18 | A Bag of Crumbs

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 18 | A Bag of Crumbs

My favorite saying in the whole prayer book is, “We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs from under thy Table.”

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 17 | A marble 

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 17 | A marble 

So you may never lose yours… a marble.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 16 | A Wooden “What / If” Star

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 16 | A Wooden “What / If” Star

Don’t let your lives be full of “what if’s . . .”, rather have faith and do it.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 15 | A loaf of bread

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 15 | A loaf of bread

Inspired by a part of Nathan’s sermon this year I wanted to give a loaf of bread for an Advent gift.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 14 | A Small Wrapped Up Present 

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 14 | A Small Wrapped Up Present 

It’s filled with love inside.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 13 | Two Q Tips

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 13 | Two Q Tips

There are times we need to clean out our ears to help us really listen to others, like God listens to us.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent

Advent Day 12 | Hemlock Pine Cone

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Advent
Advent Day 12 | Hemlock Pine Cone

Small things can become great, look at the Baby Jesus.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Daily Reflection

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

St. John's
December 8, 2020
Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

During this holy season, despite the Covid virus, may you find peace and joy in your heart and experience the love and kindness we all receive from ST. Johns.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 7, 2020
Daily Reflection

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

St. John's
December 7, 2020
Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

Mary and Joseph – how can I, like them, trust God’s invitation and unexpected intrusion into my life? Am I willing to say ‘yes’ to something wholly new and venture into the future in faith? How does saying ‘yes’ help me draw near?

Tagged: The Rev. Anne Williamson

St. John's
December 5, 2020
Daily Reflection

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

St. John's
December 5, 2020
Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

Gratitude, with a side of music.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 4, 2020
Daily Reflection

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

St. John's
December 4, 2020
Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

Many of the things on my grateful list repeat, such as my family, but there are certainly more whimsical things that pop up from time to time…dark chocolate, silly seagulls that Olive chases on the beach, shows that make me laugh like Ted Lasso and Schitts Creek, Christmas lights, Café Kilim baristas. What’s on your list?

Tagged: The People of St. John's

St. John's
December 3, 2020
Daily Reflection

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

St. John's
December 3, 2020
Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

I AM GRATEFUL for a loving God, who has offered this time and place as an opportunity for growth..a reminder of how valuable our relationships are. They are our greatest treasure.

Tagged: The People of St. John's

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