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Sunday worship service schedule

8 AM - Rite I

9 AM Coffee Hour

10 AM - Rite II

with choir and Sunday School


Visit our virtual worship page for the Sunday Bulletin 


Access Rev. Jill's Sermon Podcast here

Thanks to all the wonderful ladies who came out for our WOW event this past week! It was a nice break from the snow and cold!

Reflections from the Rector

In Case You Missed It:

If you missed church last week or would like to hear it again,

here is Rev Jill's sermon from Sunday, Jan 18th

Vestry Candidates for Election

at our 2026 Annual Meeting February 15th at 9:00

Dick Constable

Incumbent, 3rd Term

Dick has been a member of St. John's Episcopal Church for over 25 years and attends our early worship service. He has enjoyed serving on the Vestry for the past year and looks forward to continuing that service. Dick also coordinates our monthly Men's Breakfast. Dick is our Vestry's Warden.

He is married to Dolly, has two sons and four grandchildren. Received a BS & MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware and Drexel University.

Carla Durdan

Incumbent, 2nd Term

I came as a guest to St. John's when I was expecting my son, Will, and felt so welcomed and included that I never left. We live in Springfield with my husband, Mick, who attends services occasionally but is always a silent supporter of our involvement with the church. Since becoming a member, I have been involved with the Pastoral Care Committee, the Safety Committee and have assisted with Youth Group activities.

I was humbled to be nominated for the vestry and am excited to be a part of the integral operations of the church and its future growth.

Ron Hammer

Incumbent, 2nd Term

I've attended St John’s since 2008 and felt so welcomed that I was received from Roman Catholic church into the Episcopal Church around 2010. I have volunteered on the property committee since 2008, helping to keep St John’s buildings and grounds looking nice and functioning properly. I also enjoy participating in the outreach opportunities at St John’s and have been on a mission trip to Guatemala. 

 Currently I act as the Chartered Organization Representative for both BSA TROOP 260 and BSA PACK 260 and help by being a liaison between our Church and the Scouts. 

Steve Long

1st Term

My wife Peggy and I have been members of St. John's since 1979. Our children were baptized here and attended Sunday School. Over the years, I've participated in various church activities such as clean-up days, garden maintenance, and plant planting. I've ushered at the 8:00 service since the late 1990s, and coordinate St. John's night at the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

I retired from teaching biology for 38 years and now I teach Tai Chi Chih at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Wilmington. Since 2011 I have volunteered at Longwood Gardens.

Lauren May

1st Term

My family and I have been attending St. John since we moved to PA in 2020 when I separated from the US Air Force where I served as an active duty physician. I am now a radiologist at Nemours. 

St. John seemed like home right from the start as it reminds me of the Episcopal church my family was a member of growing up. I attend the 10:00 service with my husband and my two boys, Liam and Finn, who enjoy Sunday School. As a family we enjoy the fellowship of helping to host coffee hour. 

Jen Osgood

1st Term

I have been a member of St John’s for almost 10 years, attending the 10:00 service with my daughters Kaitlyn and Emily. St John’s has always made us feel welcomed and supported and we have enjoyed becoming a part of this community. I am so grateful we have found our church home. I have been serving as a lay reader during the 10:00 service for several years.

I am an orthopedic/trauma nurse in Philadelphia. When I’m not working, I spend a lot of time with the girls at swim and gymnastics meets. I look forward to having the opportunity to be a part of St. John’s continued growth and serving the community.

Growing

Sustainability: Individuals can contribute to sustainability by adopting eco-friendly habits like reducing consumption (especially plastics and meat), conserving energy and water at home, choosing sustainable transportation (walking, biking, public transit), supporting eco-conscious businesses, and reducing food waste through composting and mindful eating, while also advocating for larger systemic changes

Every product we purchase has an environmental footprint, from the materials used to create it to the pollution emitted during manufacturing to the packaging that ends up in landfills and incinerators. Even if you can recycle or compost a product at the end of its life, the upstream damage has already been done. So before you buy, ask yourself if you really need it. If you do, consider buying secondhand instead of new, and look for products made from lower-impact materials and with minimal packaging and shipping.

In prayerful support of the people of Minnesota and all our immigrant siblings, we invite you to keep vigil with us starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 31 at The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. Public prayers offered at intervals throughout the day. At 4 p.m., Bishop Gutiérrez will lead a service for peace, justice, humanity, and courage. All are welcome.

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: Support emergency

migration ministry

Feast of John Chrysostom

Jan. 27, 2026

Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: 

As the situation in the United States grows more fraught, The Episcopal Church is working to find new ways to care for God’s people in our immigrant communities. Many of you have asked how you can help. 

Please join me in making a generous donation that will allow us to provide emergency funding for ministry with migrants. Your gift will allow us to rush financial support to dioceses that are loving and caring for immigrants in these difficult times.

GIVE TODAY

Last week, we sent funds to our siblings in the Episcopal Church in Minnesota to support Casa Maria, a place for vulnerable neighbors to receive food and clothing and network with others. Your gift will help support ministries like this across The Episcopal Church. 

As we approach the season of Lent, I will invite us all into a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as we turn toward Christ’s ministry of justice, reconciliation, and love during divisive times. Please watch for these invitations in the coming days. 

About 1,500 years ago, John Chrysostom, whose feast we celebrate today, had his own share of trouble with the forces of this world. In a famous homily, he said, “If Christ is with me, whom shall I fear? Though the waves and the sea and the anger of princes are roused against me, they are less to me than a spider’s web.”  

The anger of princes is raging around us, but Christ is with us, and God is calling us into the waves. Please give as you are able and pray for the witness of the church in these times, and for a hedge of protection around the people we serve who live in fear.    

Yours in Christ,

The Most Rev. Sean Rowe

Presiding Bishop

The Episcopal Church

The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage as requests from hospitals exceed the available supply of blood, drawing down the blood supply by about 35% over the past month. Hospitals already strained by the worst flu season in nearly 20 years are now also being forced to triage critical blood products. High flu activity in nearly every state may be sidelining donors, slowing efforts to rebuild the Red Cross national blood supply. We need your help! If eligible, please schedule an appointment to donate today.

The Episcopal Church has pulled together some resources for Protesting Faithfully: A Toolkit for Public Witness.

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