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 Welcome!

 

 

 

We seek, with God's help, to provide a spiritual home for children, youth and adults as they travel on their journey of faith through the wilderness of human experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness

2175 1st St. (Clark Ave. at 1st St.)

White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Office: (651) 429-5351

 

Worship Times

Sun: Eucharist 8 and 10 am

Wed: Eucharist 7 pm

Office Hours

Mon through Fri, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm

 

 

 

Welcome to St. John in the Wilderness!

Red Cross Blood Drive, June 30

Red Cross Blood Drive is 2-7 pm this Tuesday, June 30, in the Parish Hall. Call 1-800/488-3543 for an appointment.

St Johns at MarketFest, Thursdays June 18 to July 20

St. John’s has a booth at MarketFest! Please sign up and join us for an evening.

Summer Youth Mission Trip, July 6-11

We’ll partner with All Saints’ Mission, South Minneapolis, supporting one of the exciting ministries in our own diocese.

Intergenerational Vacation Bible School, July 12, 19, 26

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity for everyone -- children, teens and adults -- to explore the faith. Our theme: Fruitful Trails. Each gathering is a stand-alone opportunity: come to one or to all three.

Families Inc at Teddy Bear Park, July 14

10 am meet Families Inc. at the Teddy Bear Park near downtown Stillwater for another Summer Adventure play date.

Habitat for Humanity Build, July 20 to July 31

This year's Habitat for Humanity build will be at 1611 Case Ave, St Paul ~ 1 mi. S of Larpenteur Ave.

The Episcopal Church

 

 

 

 

 

Images from Our Parish Life Together

 

Vacation Bible School

Click here for a gallery of images from Vacation Bible School, Monday June 15 through Friday, June 19, 2009

 

Manitou Days Pet Parade and Blessing

Click here for a gallery of images from Manitou Days Pet Parade, and click here for a gallery of images from the Pet Blessing, Sunday, June 28, 2009

 

Eucharist on the Lawn and Holy Baptism

Click here for a gallery of images from the Eucharist on the Lawn and Holy Baptism, the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Sunday, June 28, 2009

 

Celebrating Our Faith Through the Arts

Click here for a gallery of images from COFTA (Celebrating Our Faith Through the Arts) on Pentecost, May 31, 2009, and during a dramatic reading of John 3:16 on Wednesday, March 18, 2009

 

President of Uganda Tours AFINNET Program

Click here for an information update and a gallery of images from the African Friends in Need Network (AFINNET), including  the recent visit of the President of Uganda to AFINNET headquarters in Mityana, Uganda, April 18, 2009

 

LYRA Russian Vocal Ensemble Concert

Click here for a gallery of video clips with music from the LYRA Russian Vocal Ensemble Concert, Sunday, May 17, 2009. Click here for an audio version of the LYRA Russian Vocal Ensemble Concert (a better quality sound recording than in the video clips)

 

 

 

Click here for links to other images of our parish life together.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

June 28 to July 5

The Worship and Event Calendar gives Feast Days, the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, worship and event times.

 

 

 

 

 

June 28, 2009

The Small Voice is our weekly newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

June & July 2009

The Voice is our monthly newsletter.

Click on the PDF icon to download the entire June 2009 Voice (formatted exactly as in the printed edition) as a PDF file:

(June 2009, 709 KB)

Click on the PDF icon to download the entire July 2009 Voice (formatted exactly as in the printed edition) as a PDF file:

(July 2009, 754 KB)

An archive of past Voice issues since March 2002 is also available.

 

 

 

 

 

June & July 2009

The Youth and Children's Voice is our monthly newsletter of youth and children's activities.

Click on the PDF icon to download the June 2009 Youth and Children's Voice (formatted exactly as in the printed edition) as a PDF file:

(June 2009, 161 KB)

Click on the PDF icon to download the July 2009 Youth and Children's Voice (formatted exactly as in the printed edition) as a PDF file:

(July 2009, 121 KB)

An archive of past Youth and Children's Voice issues since February 2002 is also available.

 

 

 

 

 

Parish Staff

 

 

 

, Rector

, Associate Priest

, Associate Priest

, Deacon

, Deacon

, Parish Administrator

, Youth and Children's Minister

, Music Minister

Bob Cessna, Sexton

Lorna Cessna, Nursery Care Provider

Cheryl Sticha, Nursery Care Provider

, Kids Hope

Janet Kelber, Warden

Jim Petersen, Warden

The People of the Parish, The Ministers