St. John's Episcopal Church

Sermon & Lectionary Discussion Group: Adult Sunday School
2025-11-23 11:30 - 12:15, 2025-11-30 11:30 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Adult Meeting Room, FL
Back by popular demand, this discussion-based class offers the chance to reflect more deeply on the sermon or lectionary readings of the day. Join us as we unpack the insights revealed in worship and grow in faith and fellowship with one another.

Recital
2025-11-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Chapel

Club 45: Calling all 4th & 5th graders!
2025-11-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Eve’s Garden
On Sunday, November 23, let’s get together and have a Friendsgiving. We’re making tasty snacks!
Club 45 is a monthly gathering for 4th and 5th graders. We meet on the 4th or 5th Sunday of the month to learn about God’s love for us and our neighbors! The theme varies monthly.
Check out the full 2025-26 Schedule below:

November 23: Friendsgiving
January 25: Civil Rights Heritage Walk
February 22: Celebrating Carnival
March 29: Easter Eggs & Stations of the Cross
April 26: Celebrating Spring

Compline Rehearsal
2025-11-23 18:30 - 19:20, 2025-11-30 18:30 - 19:20 | Choir Room

Sung Compline
2025-11-23 19:30 - 20:15, 2025-11-30 19:30 - 20:15 | Church
Compline is an ancient monastic service offered to God before bedtime, sung by members of St. John’s Episcopal Church each Sunday night during the academic term. Candles offer the only illumination during this time of spiritual reflection and renewal. Whether you’re a member or a visitor, St. John’s invites you to enjoy this unique contemplative opportunity featuring chanting, Scripture, meditative prayer, and sublime music.
This service is held weekly in the church. The Compline calendar runs through April 26, 2026.
NOTE: Please enter through our Welcome Plaza on Call St. and come up the ramp to enter the church using the east door. The Calhoun St. door will be locked, as will the north and south tower doors.

Mattimore Small Group
2025-11-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Rutledge

Music Lessons (Make-up)
2025-11-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Sunday School Classrooms, FL
Val is teaching two make-up lessons.

Centering Prayer
2025-11-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom – link in description
Centering Prayer is a movement beyond words or silent communion with God. Our Centering Prayer group meets weekly to study scripture, discuss writings by contemplative authors, and listen to God through Centering Prayer. All are welcome!
This event is Zoom Only! Join us using the link below on Monday evenings:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/455609224?pwd=[REDACTED]
Password: [REDACTED]
Click to join the meeting or call-in by phone: (301) 715–8592
Meeting ID: 455 609 224

Our weekly classes are presented by The Front Porch: a Spiritual Life Center. The Front Porch welcomes people along all paths who seek to deepen their spiritual lives. We offer contemplative practices, events, and classes rooted in Christian spirituality.

Bible Study
2025-11-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Press Room

EfM Tuesday afternoon class (Education for Ministry)
2025-11-25 12:30 - 15:00 | Rutledge

Church and Cafe Closed
2025-11-26 - 2025-11-28 | Church campus

Piano Lessons
2025-11-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Chapel and Choir Room
Adam Ravain teaches piano lessons on Friday evenings until 6:00.

Altar Guild
2025-11-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Church

Altar Guild
2025-11-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Church
The Altar Guild prepares the altar for Sunday services.

Funeral for Thomas Howard Rolfes
2025-11-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Church
All are welcome to the funeral service for Thomas Howard Rolfes (August 16, 1948 – May 1, 2025). A reception will follow in Alfriend Hall. If you cannot attend in person, a livestream will be available below on the day of the service.

Holy Eucharist Rite I
2025-11-30 08:00 - 09:00 | Church
This traditional Rite I Service of Holy Eucharist meets in the main sanctuary in person.

St. Augustine’s Confessions: Adult Sunday School
2025-11-30 09:00 - 09:45 | Killeen Hall
The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest and revealing spiritual autobiography, the Confessions also address fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of Christianity today.

Weekly Sermon Discussion
2025-11-30 09:00 - 09:45 | Rutledge Room, FL
Have you ever walked out of church wishing to dig even deeper into the scriptures and sermon of the day? Join us on Sundays after each service to further unpack the wisdom and insights revealed during the church service. Join us after our 8 AM service for some coffee and conversation about the morning’s sermon and lessons. All are welcome!
Led by Betty Lou Joanos and Frances Hart.

Holy Eucharist Rite II
2025-11-30 10:00 - 11:15 | Church
This traditional Rite II Service of Holy Eucharist meets in the main sanctuary in person. This service includes choir, organ, and Children’s Chapel.
It will also be livestreamed.
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Pastoral Care
2025-11-30 11:30 - 12:00 | North Transcept in Church

Advent Wreath Making Workshop
2025-11-30 11:30 - 12:15 | Alfriend Hall
Join us in Alfriend Hall to create your own wreath for the season of Advent. Kits will be available for $10 each. Greens and all that you need will be available so you can take your wreath home that day. Green thumbs are optional!
A hot cocoa bar will be available for all to enjoy. Parishioners of all ages are invited to join us for a morning of fun in preparation for the season of Advent.

Children’s Sunday School
2025-11-30 11:30 - 12:15 | Sunday School Classrooms, FL
Children in PreK-5th grades are invited to join us from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM for weekly Christian formation. This year, 4 classes (PK/K, 1st, 2nd/3rd grades, and 4th/5th grades) will meet weekly through April 27. Activities take place upstairs in the Sunday School wing.
Here’s what we’ll be learning!
PK/K: Godly Play– This nurturing approach honors the unique competencies and capacities of early childhood. Students’ innate spirituality will be engaged, and their growing use of religious language will be nourished as they make meaning from Biblical stories through a creative process of self-discovery.
1st: Festal Eucharist– Students will participate in a special curriculum created right here at St. John’s to prepare our first-grade children for worship in the Episcopal tradition. They will focus on Worship, Holy Baptism, Christian Giving and The Holy Eucharist culminating with the Festal Eucharist in May.
2nd/3rd & 4th/5th: StoryMakers- Upper elementary students will become StoryMakers and use their imaginations to enter God’s story. They will engage with Biblical stories through creative visual arts, interactive storytelling, field notes, fun facts, thoughts to ponder, and hands-on activities. They will experience stories of The Promised Land, Isaiah, Advent, Lent, and Easter.
We also provide a full staff on Sunday mornings in our nursery for children five years and younger. We would love to have your child join us on Sunday mornings! Any questions, please contact Tyree Jordan.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD

Middle-School Sunday School
2025-11-30 11:30 - 12:15 | Sunday School Classrooms, FL
Middle-schoolers (6-8 grade) are invited to join us from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM for weekly Christian formation in the Sunday School wing.
Middle school students will become StoryMakers to express their questions, discoveries, and creativity as they explore the deep theological truths and faith in God. They will walk through the Signs of Grace—baptism and Communion—which contain the tangible means they can hang on to when all seems lost, and the Lord’s Prayer, which assures us we have been given the title of heirs—adopted into God’s kingdom and claimed as his own.
Any questions, please contact Tyree Jordan.

Youth Sunday School
2025-11-30 11:30 - 12:15 | Youth Room (Downstairs)
High schoolers are invited to join us in the Youth Room, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM on Sundays.
High school Sunday programing this year revolves around loving God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength. Students will rotate through four themes each month with the Wellness Compass, the Prayer Book, Global Philanthropy Leaders (and other special topics), and a movement-based class. Students will also have the option to use the time for personal reflection or preparation on any or all Sundays.
We hope you join us for this Sacred Space on Sundays.
Any questions, please contact Tyree Jordan.

Learning to Speak God From Scratch: Adult Sunday School
2025-11-30 11:30 - 12:15 | Killeen Hall
Many of us struggle to talk about faith. In this class, we will explore words like “grace,” “gospel,” “sin,” and “being lost,” while learning their biblical roots. The study is based on Learning to Speak God from Scratch by Jonathan Merritt, one of America’s premier religion writers. Through cultural commentary, vulnerable personal stories, and surprising biblical insights, Merritt breathes new life into ancient expressions. This provocative and liberating class will help you find fresh language for your spiritual life and conversations.
Click here to purchase a copy of Learning to Speak God from Scratch by Jonathan Merritt via the St. John’s Cathedral Bookstore & Gift Shop, Jacksonville.
NOTE: This class is also available to join via Zoom. If you cannot join us in person, click the meeting link below and join us. You’ll be muted upon entry, so enter any questions or comments into the chat!
Click the link below to join the Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting ID: 818 9750 8324
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Community Chorus Rehearsal
2025-12-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Alfriend Hall

Women’s Bible Study
2025-12-02 11:30 - 12:30 | Killeen Hall
This fall, St. John’s will offer a new weekly Bible study for women on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Killeen Hall. Facilitated by Jane Menton, the group will explore A Beautiful Year in the Bible, a theologically grounded and visually engaging resource from the Alabaster Company. Designed to be accessible and thought-provoking, this study invites women of all ages and backgrounds to reflect on themes such as New Beginnings, Heeding God’s Call, Relationships, Forgiveness, Generosity, and Hope.

The format is flexible, with content designed for 52 weeks but easily spread across two years if the group desires. Books are available for purchase on Amazon. Our first session will be Tuesday, September 16. All are welcome.
