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St. Sarah's Parish, Apostolic Johannite Church

St. Sarah's is an inclusive, esoteric, mystical and sacramental community of the Apostolic Johannite Church serving the Boston area.

Sarah’s serves the Greater Boston area as a parish of the Apostolic Johannite Church. Our community is named for St. Sarah the Egyptian, whose devotion to others reflects the core Johannite principle of reverencing the spark of divinity–the Sacred Flame–present in every Being. Our work together celebrates the inner knowledge of the Divine Mysteries, which is called “gnosis” in Greek. We seek this

individual and direct experience of the Divine through the Sacraments and fellowship, service to our community, meditation and prayer, lively discussion and study. We meet on the second Saturday of every month at 5:00 pm at the Theosophical Society in Arlington, Massachusetts. We welcome anyone interested in pursuing a personal spiritual journey in community with others. Because we see the Sacred Flame to be present in all people, each of the Seven Sacraments is open to everyone. We are a vibrant and diverse community, bonded by shared ritual practice, study, and mutual loving regard.

09/02/2026

Gnosticism as Art, Gnostics as Artists with Jason Mehmel

Long time AJC member and Talk Gnosis Co-Host, Jason Mehmel, explore...

08/12/2026

Want to know more about the Apostolic Johannite Church, its history, views and practice? - we offer a free, self directed, online set of video modules to explore our community.

You can also learn via the courses on Gnosticism or Spiritual Practice, should you want to explore more.

Each course also has a forum to discuss the topics in more detail and share about your own journey.

Welcome This is a place to learn more about the thought, practice, community, and history of the Apostolic Johannite Church. Our aim is to make it easier for new members of the church, as well as interested people who aren’t close to a local community, to find out more about the AJC. Johannite Sch...

08/02/2026

Dear St. Sarah's Parish,

Hello everybody! Please join us for our August gathering tomorrow, Sunday, 2/Aug/2026. I'm going to chat a bit about the famous Cathar, Holy Esclarmonde de Foix. Her feast day is 13, August. I know very little about her or the Cathars so I'll be enjoying this research. I hope that anyone who already knows about her (or the Cathars) will be willing to share their work as well! Should be a good time.

We'll have our general meeting at the beginning of supper before we talk about Esclarmonde. We'll be talking about money and having elections. We can also talk about anything else the community wants to put out there. This will all be after our Logos Service. I expect you will all have formed your political parties by then so that we can have spirited debates, protests, and attempts at coups. Could be more fun than learning about Holy Esclarmonde de Foix!

* Upcoming online Masses within the Apostolic Johannite Church this month

- Gathering Sunday 2/Aug/2026 at 5:30pm ET

Please join Rev. Subdeacon Cherry Russell and Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins at St. Sarah's Parish's in-person gathering, Sunday the August 2, 2026 at 5:30pm (Eastern/Boston Time).

St. Sarah's meeting space is in the downstairs community room of the Swedenborg Chapel, 28 Kirkland St., Cambridge entrance, at the corner of Quincy St. and Kirkland St., next to the Harvard Graduate School of Design, across the street from Sanders Theater. Once there, please enter through the glass door, down the stairway to the left, and we will be in the first room on the left past the coat hooks on the wall.

People are welcome to park in the Swedenborg Chapel parking lot. Also, on-street parking nearby is free on Sundays.

The Logos Service will be celebrated at 5:30 P.M., with potluck meal and fellowship to follow. Please bring a dish or drink to share if possible; one way or another, and far more importantly, please bring yourselves!

- Our Lady of the Woods Parish
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Sunday, August 16, 2026, 9:45 AM (Eastern/Boston Time).

We will continue to join the Parish of Our Lady of the Woods of Buffalo Junction, VA for online Mass celebrated by His Excellency Mar Iacomus Bishop Scott Rassbach. Sincere ongoing thanks to His Excellency and Our Lady of the Woods Parish for all their support of St. Sarah's!
If you can, please furnish your own w**e and unleavened bread.

- St. Mary Magdalene Parish
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Every Sunday: 12:00 PM (Eastern/Boston Time) – Discussion

Yours before the Sacred Flame,
Cherry and Clark
Rev. Subdeacon Cherry Russell
Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins
The Parish of St. Sarah the Egyptian

07/22/2026

Sophia, Mary and the Shekhinah: Reflections on the Medieval Gnostic Feminine with Dr. Justin Sledge

In Sophia, Mary and the Shekhinah: Reflections on the Medieval Gnos...

07/14/2026

Coming soon: Dr. Justin Sledge on Sophia, Mary & the Shekhinah: Reflections on the Medieval Gnostic Feminine

07/04/2026

Dear St. Sarah's Parish,

How's it going everyone! Please join us for our July gathering this Sunday, 5/July/2026. I'll be talking a bit about a French occultist named Josephin Peladan. His feast day is 27, June.

* Upcoming online Masses within the Apostolic Johannite Church this month

- Gathering Sunday 5/July/2026 at 5:30pm ET

Please join Rev. Subdeacon Cherry Russell and Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins at St. Sarah's Parish's in-person gathering, Sunday the 5, July 2026 at 5:30pm (Eastern/Boston Time).

St. Sarah's meeting space is in the downstairs community room of the Swedenborg Chapel, 28 Kirkland St., Cambridge entrance, at the corner of Quincy St. and Kirkland St., next to the Harvard Graduate School of Design, across the street from Sanders Theater. Once there, please enter through the glass door, down the stairway to the left, and we will be in the first room on the left past the coat hooks on the wall.

People are welcome to park in the Swedenborg Chapel parking lot. Also, on-street parking nearby is free on Sundays.

The Logos Service will be celebrated at 5:30 P.M., with potluck meal and fellowship to follow. Please bring a dish or drink to share if possible; one way or another, and far more importantly, please bring yourselves!

- Our Lady of the Woods Parish
[Please leave a comment to request the Zoom link]
Sunday, July 19, 2026, 9:45 AM (Eastern/Boston Time).

We will continue to join the Parish of Our Lady of the Woods of Buffalo Junction, VA for online Mass celebrated by His Excellency Mar Iacomus Bishop Scott Rassbach. Sincere ongoing thanks to His Excellency and Our Lady of the Woods Parish for all their support of St. Sarah's!
If you can, please furnish your own w**e and unleavened bread.

- St. Mary Magdalene Parish
[Please leave a comment to request the Zoom link]
Every Sunday: 12:00 PM (Eastern/Boston Time) – Discussion

Yours before the Sacred Flame,
Cherry and Clark

Rev. Subdeacon Cherry Russell
Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins
The Parish of St. Sarah the Egyptian

Send a message to learn more

06/26/2026

Now available: Beauty, Charity, Subtlety- Joséphin Péladan’s Way of Mystical Aestheticism with Dr. Sasha Chaitow

Dr. Sasha Chaitow, author of Son of Prometheus: The Life and Work o...

06/24/2026

On behalf of the Apostolic Johannite Church, we wish you a blessed Saint John’s Day - and welcome you to explore this foundational figure through our past Conclave keynote by Dr. James McGrath

Dr. McGrath takes us through an examination of John the Baptist, th...

06/06/2026

Dear St. Sarah's Parish,

Hello friends! Please join us for our June gathering this Sunday, 7/June/2026. I'm going to blabber on about our girl St. Sarah the Eqyptian. Her feast day is usually May 24 in the AJC.

* Upcoming online Masses within the Apostolic Johannite Church this month

- Gathering Sunday 7/June/2026 at 5:30pm ET

Please join Rev. Subdeacon Cherry Russell and Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins at St. Sarah's Parish's in-person gathering, Sunday the 7, June 2026 at 5:30pm (Eastern/Boston Time).

St. Sarah's meeting space is in the downstairs community room of the Swedenborg Chapel, 38 Kirkland St., Cambridge entrance, at the corner of Quincy St. and Kirkland St., next to the Harvard Graduate School of Design, across the street from Sanders Theater. Once there, please enter through the glass door, down the stairway to the left, and we will be in the first room on the left past the coat hooks on the wall.

People are welcome to park in the Swedenborg Chapel parking lot.
Also, on-street parking nearby is free on Sundays.

The Logos Service will be celebrated at 5:30 P.M., with potluck meal and fellowship to follow. Please bring a dish or drink to share if possible; one way or another, and far more importantly, please bring yourselves!

- Our Lady of the Woods Parish
[Please leave a comment to ask for Zoom link]
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 9:45 AM (Eastern/Boston Time) - Online Mass in celebration of Holy Martyr Jacques de Molay.

We will continue to join the Parish of Our Lady of the Woods of Buffalo Junction, VA for online Mass celebrated by His Excellency Mar Iacomus Bishop Scott Rassbach. Sincere ongoing thanks to His Excellency and Our Lady of the Woods Parish for all their support of St. Sarah's!

If you can, please furnish your own w**e and unleavened bread.

- St. Mary Magdalene Parish
[Please leave a comment to ask for Zoom link]
Every Sunday: 12:00 PM (Eastern/Boston Time) – Discussion

Yours before the Sacred Flame,
Cherry and Clark

Rev. Subdeacon Cherry Russell
Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins
The Parish of St. Sarah the Egyptian

Send a message to learn more

06/04/2026

Now Available: Stoicism for Gnostics with Jason Mehmel.

Jason Mehmel discusses his personal integration of Stoic practice and philosophy with Gnosticism in this discussion recorded with the Parish of Saint Joseph of Arimathea in Calgary, AB.

Jason Mehmel discusses his personal integration of Stoic practice a...

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