St. John's Episcopal Church

06/02/2026

As Pride month begins, save the date for a gathering commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1976 General Convention resolution declaring that LGBTQ+ people have a full and equal claim to the pastoral care and support of The Episcopal Church. The event, “Full and Equal: 50 Years in Pursuit of a Promise,” will celebrate progress and acknowledge the work that remains.

The three-day gathering, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sept. 3-5, will include storytelling coaching, workshops, a banquet, and a Eucharist featuring Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe as presider and Bishop Gene Robinson as preacher. Spanish-language interpretation will be available.

More registration details will follow. Please save the date and help spread the word.

06/01/2026

Mass for Ozarks Pridefest will be held at Christ Episcopal Church Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 am. Fr. Ben will preach and Bishop Amy will celebrate!

06/01/2026

"And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43)

Happy Feast of the Visitation (transferred) to all our members and friends!

(The Visitation is observed in the contemporary Roman Catholic and Anglican calendars on May 31st. Those who adhere to the pre-1969 calendar observe it on July 2nd.)

05/31/2026

First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

📸: St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Kansas City

05/30/2026

05/28/2026

From the Creed of St. Athanasius, "And the Catholic Faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one, the Glory equal, the Majesty co-eternal."

05/27/2026

Congratulations to the Rev. Benjamin George-Thoms on the 3rd anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood!

As the 20th Rector of St. John’s, Fr. Benjamin continues to bless our parish with his faithful leadership, pastoral care, and joyful witness to the Gospel. We give thanks for his ministry among us, and for the presence of his husband, Jacob, in the life of our parish family.

Ad multos annos, Fr. Benjamin! May God continue to bless you in your priestly vocation.

05/26/2026

Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.