VOICES OF FAITH: Seeing God’s Future, Living God’s Hope
Our 2025–2026 guest preacher series here at St. John’s.
Throughout the year, a wide range of voices, lay and ordained, from inside and beyond our parish, will join us in the pulpit. Each will bring their own witness to how God’s love takes root and grows in the world. As we discern our Mission, Vision, and Values, these voices will help us listen more deeply, see more clearly, and imagine more boldly. Together, they will call us to live into God’s future with courage and hope, grounded always in the love of Christ.
Meet our 2025-26 Guest Preachers!
YOU CAN MOUSE OVER PHOTOS (OR CLICK ON MOBILE) TO READ BIOS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AND CLICK THE LINKED SERMON TITLES BELOW TO VIEW THEIR SERMON VIDEOS, AVAILABLE THE WEEK FOLLOWING THEIR VISIT TO ST. JOHN’S.
Sam DeFlitch
Samantha DeFlitch is the author of Confluence (Broadstone Books, 2021). Her work has appeared in New England Review, Missouri Review, and Colorado Review, among others. She is a 2025 Artist in Residence at Acadia National Park. Her work has been supported by the Audubon Artist Residency at Hog Island, the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers Conference, and the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing.
Sam DeFlitch, Author
October 5, 2025
Creation Care in a Time of Crisis
The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr.
The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr. was ordained in 1981 and has served as a school chaplain, a parish priest, and a diocesan staff member. Elected the Eleventh Bishop of Ohio in 2003, he retired two years ago, in the twentieth year of his episcopate. He and his wife, Sue, now live in the family home in York Harbor.
The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr.,
XI Bishop of Ohio, retired
November 16, 2025
We are God's Hope
The Rt. Rev.
Mark Beckwith
Mark Beckwith retired as Bishop of Newark in 2018. He co-founded Bishops United Against Gun Violence. He currently serves as co-chair of Braver Faith, an initiative of Braver Angels, which is a movement to depolarize America. He lives in Jaffrey. His blogs and podcasts can be found at markbeckwith.net
The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith,
Braver Angels
January 18, 2026
The Rev. Heidi Carrington Heath
Rev. Heidi Carrington Heath (she/her) is an ordained Chaplain, and Minister in a Specialized Setting. She serves as the Executive Director of New Hampshire (formerly Seacoast) Outright in Portsmouth, and around the state. Heidi previously served as ED of the NH Council of Churches, and as the Transitional Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Phillips Exeter Academy. She was a cradle to college Episcopalian, and is now ordained in the United Church of Christ. Outside of work, Heidi is an avid reader, lover of live music, and enjoys both cooking for and feeding the people she loves. She makes her home on the Seacoast with her spouse, her older sister, and two very precocious cats.
The Rev. Heidi Carrington Heath
Director, New Hampshire Outright
February 15, 2026
The Rev. Fred Chisolm
Priest-In-Charge,
St. John’s, Walpole NH
March 1, 2026
Maggie Fogarty
Program Director,
NH American Friends Service Committee
March 29, 2026
The Rev. Edward M. Cardoza
Priest-In-Charge, Grace Episcopal Church, Manchester NH
May 10, 2026
The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld
X Bishop of New Hampshire
May 23, 2026