St. John's Episcopal-Lutheran

08/20/2026

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. — Matthew 16

Please join us this Sunday for our weekly service at 10:30 a.m. All are invited. All are always welcome at St. John's. Click the image of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome below for full details of our service and to have access to our website.

You are invited and welcomed to our 10:30 a.m. weekly Sunday service at St. John's. Our double red doors are open to all.

08/20/2026

Some days the weight of it all
can feel overwhelming.
It’s hard not to absorb the echoes
of everything happening around us.
But even in the heaviness,
there’s always a sliver of light
to hold onto—
a small act of compassion,
the beauty of nature,
or simply the rhythm of your breath
reminding you that you’re here.
Take it moment by moment.
The world can be heavy,
but your heart has the power
to hold an enormous strength.

✍️ Rivers in the Ocean
🎨 Aziza

08/14/2026

Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” — Matthew 15:10

You are all invited to join us this Sunday for our weekly service at St. John's at 10:30 a.m. Please click the link/image below for full details and to access all the scripture readings for this Sunday. All are welcome at St. John's!!
https://stjohnswilliamsaz.org/worship-service-sunday-august-16-2026/

08/11/2026

Attention Bishop Budde fans! Tomorrow she is going to be doing a free online presentation on Learning to Be Brave. Click the image below and you can register to be a part of the online presentation. Note: This is at 1 PM Eastern Daily Savings Time. which is 10 AM Arizona Standard Time.

On August 12th at 1 pm ET, join Sojourners for a timely conversation with Bishop Mariann Budde on what it means to be brave in moments that call for moral clarity. Drawing from her recent book, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith, Bishop Budde will explore how individuals an...

08/06/2026

Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” — Matthew 14

St. John's welcomes and invites you to its weekly 10:30 a.m. service this Sunday, August 9th. Please click the image below for full information on the service and about St. John's. We look forward to seeing you Sunday morning!

You are invited to join our weekly worship service at St. John’s this Sunday. Our service begins at 10:30 a.m. The service will be led by Fr. Phil Shaw. Our […]

07/31/2026

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled. Matthew 14

We invite you to join us for our weekly worship service, which begins at 10:30 a.m. All are invited. All are welcome. Please click the image below for more details, address, etc.

Come and hear the amazing story again of the Miracle of the Fishes and Loaves this Sunday. Our service begins at10:30 a.m.

07/31/2026

We will be showing the film, The Wisdom of Trauma, in Walker Hall on Tuesday, August 4, at 5:30 PM in Walker Hall. Please click the image below to find out more about this documentary. This a free viewing for the entire community of Williams. All who are interested in the effects of trauma are invited to see this landmark film.

The community is invited to a showing of the film The Wisdom of Trauma featuring Dr. Gabor Mate, a film by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo.

07/26/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to try Circle Singing yesterday. This was a new way to create music for everyone, and we all dug out our creative sides to do something new together. We all had a lot of fun and learned something from the experience. Thank you to Elizabeth Hangan for coming and sharing your time and talent with Williams!

07/24/2026

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. So it will be at the end of the age.” Matthew 13

You are invited to join us for our weekly church service this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Please click the image below for full details about the service.
https://stjohnswilliamsaz.org/worship-service-sunday-july-26-2026/

You are invited to join us this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for our weekly service with Holy communion (all are welcome at the Lord's Table).