As the program year winds down, St. John’s looks ahead to what’s next: a return to three Sunday services, a summer move to Alfriend Hall, and a fresh take on a beloved tradition—all signs of a church alive and thriving.

As the program year winds down, St. John’s looks ahead to what’s next: a return to three Sunday services, a summer move to Alfriend Hall, and a fresh take on a beloved tradition—all signs of a church alive and thriving.
Jesus lays out a vision both wild and holy—one that demands we chew, chomp, and digest the gospel into our very bones. At St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tallahassee, we are poised to do the same: to discern together who we are, who God is calling us to become, and how we’ll carry love, healing, inclusion, and grace into a hungry world.
When life feels divided and disoriented—like sheep without a shepherd—God promises something better. Through Christ, the dividing walls fall, and we are no longer strangers but beloved members of one household, reconciled in peace.
With updates about Mother Leslie, reflections on Paul’s letters, and even a word about the church air conditioner, this sermon reminds us that being the Church means showing up for one another—with humility, unity, and grace that transforms even the most ordinary things.
When Jesus steps into the murky waters of the Jordan, everything changes—not by force, but by love. From Amos’s plumb line to the architecture of grace, discover how God rebuilds our lives from within.