St John Episcopal Church Parish Life

06/06/2026

Sneak Peak from the St. John's EYC Lock-In last night! Mor pics to come!

06/04/2026

Update 6/5: 📣🫐 Due to the forecast for inclement weather, the Ocean Springs Chamber-Main Street-Tourism Bureau has rescheduled the Red, White & Blueberry Festival to Saturday, July 11—and we're making it even bigger!

The Ocean Springs Fresh Market will still take place as scheduled this weekend, and there will still be plenty of fresh, locally grown blueberries available for purchase. Be sure to stop by, stock up on your favorite summer fruit, and support our amazing local vendors.

The Red, White & Blueberry Festival will now join forces with our annual July Sidewalk Sale Weekend, creating an exciting downtown celebration filled with blueberry-themed fun, local vendors, family-friendly activities, delicious treats, and some of the best shopping deals of the summer.

Mark your calendars for July 11 and join us for a summer celebration that's bigger, sweeter, and packed with hometown charm. We can't wait to see you in downtown Ocean Springs! 🫐☀️🛍️🎉

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There's just something special about a summer Saturday in downtown Ocean Springs. 💙

The Red, White & Blueberry Festival brings together everything that makes our community great—local businesses, fresh flavors, friendly faces, and family fun.
Join us this Saturday for a day filled with fresh blueberries, cooking demonstrations, shopping, ice cream from Kilwins, and plenty of memories waiting to be made.

📍 Downtown Ocean Springs
⏰ 10 AM – 2 PM

We'll see you there! 🫐☀️

Thank you to our sponsors: Ocean Springs Fresh Market, Cutco Cutlery, Coca-Cola, Naturally Guided Health, Gulf Coast Produce Distributors, Inc., Kilwins Ocean Springs

06/03/2026

The Moore-Montgomery Scholarship Program of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs is pleased to announce that their 2026 scholarship recipient is Maeve Williams.

Maeve Williams graduated on Wednesday, May 20th from Ocean Springs High School with High Honors, an Advanced Diploma, a Distinguished Traditional Diploma Endorsement and is an International Baccalaureate Candidate. She will be heading off the University of Mississippi on May 25th to begin her college journey with the Chinese Flagship Program this summer. While at Ocean Springs High School Maeve was a member of both the National Honors Society and Mu Alpha Theta. She was on the OSHS Tennis team for five years and a varsity member for the last four years where she was also Co-Captain for the past two years.
In the fall of 2026 Maeve will be enrolling in the Croft School of International Relations at Ole Miss and wants to continue working with children and is excited to travel with her schooling.
Maeve has been a member of St John's since 2017 and is daughter to Victoria and Allen Williams and granddaughter to long-time member Martha Thompson.

This St. John’s scholarship program was made possible by the generous gift and planning of our beloved member Herb Moore and his life partner, Steven Montgomery. Each year, the Moore-Montgomery Scholarship Committee asks five lay members of the church to review applications received for the award. The amount of scholarship funding available to award each year is calculated based on the amount of interest earned on the capital invested by the church’s Endowment Committee over the prior annual period. High school seniors graduating in that year’s class who are members of St. John’s, or who are the children or grandchildren of members of the church are also eligible. Successful applicants are selected based on their school grades, church involvement, community volunteerism, and on the recommendations of church members and staff.

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

Lots of things going on at St. John's - like Mahjong! Join us, All are Welcome!

06/02/2026

Lots of things going on at St. John's - like Yoga! Come join us, All are Welcome!

05/31/2026

Great week ahead! Reminder: Tai Chi begins another 8wk session this week and our Thursday Night at the Movies has extended and will begin the Summer session this week as well!