St. John's Episcopal Church and Early Education Center - Worthington, OH

04/16/2026

We're Hiring!

St. John’s is looking for an organist to join the team. This position would be Part-time, averaging 10 hours per week. If you have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in music, music education, organ performance, or a related field please reach out. You can find the full job description on the Diocese of Southern Ohio and how to submit your cover letter and resume!



🔗: diosohio.org/job-opportunities

04/03/2026

Thank you to our amazing lay-weeders and all their hard work on keep the grounds at St. John's blooming! 🪻🌷🌸

03/23/2026

We welcome you to join us for this year's Holy Week here at St. John's! Please find our schedule in the second image. 🌷

02/19/2026

Lenten School 2026: The Glory of God is a Human Person Fully Alive

Monday Evenings, February 23 - March 23
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

A free offering taking place at St. John’s, Worthington (700 High Street, Worthington).

This Lent, join us for a series of five presentations that follow Jesus through cycles of death and rebirth. Every evening we will have one plenary session followed by small group discussion and prayer. The presenters for this year’s Lenten School are:

February 23 - Stephen Smith presenting on the Raising of Lazarus and revelations of future hope. Stephen is a retired priest in the Diocese after 35 years of parish ministry, who strives to teach in a way that opens the Bible to live-giving interpretations.

March 2 - John Florian presenting on Jesus’s Laments and the question of how we accept the end of things and learn to let go. John is a hospice chaplain and a musician who will be presenting through the lens of both hospice stories and songs.

March 9 - Sr. Janice Bachman presenting on the Temptations in the Wilderness and how to talk to God when we’re discerning. Janice Bachman, a Dominican Sister of Peace, is a spiritual director and Jungian Analyst who will lead us in an experiential process on how we talk to God when we are discerning.

March 16 - Aaron Rogers presenting on John the Baptist and the question of who is calling us out of our assumptions about how life should be. Aaron is the Missioner for Black Ministries for the diocese and a powerful preacher and presenter.

March 23 - Joseph Kovitch presenting on Healing and how individuals and communities adjust to new ways of being after healing takes place. Joe will guide our conversation on healing through the lens of his work as a pediatric chaplain and someone who lives with a disability.

The Glory of God is a Human Person Fully Alive Monday Evenings, February 23 – March 23 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM A free offering taking place at St. John’s, Worthington (700 High Street, Worthi…

01/27/2026

Hello all! No Eucharist tomorrow (Worthington schools are closed and residential streets are still hit or miss) - so instead we'll do Morning Prayer on Zoom at 10am on Wednesday Jan 28! All are welcome - and if you came to our Sunday morning formation sessions about the Daily Office here's another chance to experience it!

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01/24/2026

With heavy snow and dangerously cold temperatures forecast for tomorrow morning, St. John's has canceled in-person services this Sunday. Both 9:00 and 11:15 services will be held online. https://www.youtube.com/.johnsepiscopalchurch-wo1224

Be careful out there, dear ones, and check on your neighbors. See you on YouTube for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany.

01/15/2026

Preschool enrollment is now open to the public!

Since 1964, St. John's Early Education Center has been part of the vibrant downtown Worthington community. We have part-time programs for three, four and five year olds with extended day options. All of our students have Spanish and Art classes weekluy, as well as Yoga and Music Classes bi-weekly.

If you were planning on sending your child to kindergarten, but are unable to do so becasue of House Bill 114 (which requires children to be five by the first day of kindergarten), we have a program for you. Our experienced teachers have an excellent reputation for preparing children for their kindergarten year.

Please reach out if you would like to learn more or schedule a tour!

Worthington PreschoolAt St. John’s Early Education Center, we embrace each child’s uniqueness, create spaces where each child can safely grow socially and emotionally, and prepare each child with the building blocks needed to become a confident learner.

12/30/2025

2026 is here, and it’s the perfect time to support local patients. St. John’s will host a community blood drive on Sunday, January 18, from 12:30 to 5:00 pm, in Kilbourne Hall, with Versiti Blood Center, the main blood supplier for the Ohio State University Wexner Centers and The James Cancer Center. Just one blood donation can save up to three lives—your generosity could be the lifeline someone needs! As a thank you, all attempting donors with a valid email and the code FREEZE in their appointment notes will receive a $25 e-gift card and be entered for a chance to win two tickets to the OSU Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan game on Sunday, February 8th! Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Join us for worship on January 18, then roll up your sleeve and give back. Call 800-485-6594, SCAN the
QR Code, or go to
https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11632253 to schedule your appointment. Our goal is 14 donors, and you can help us meet that goal.

12/10/2025

Children's Church at Both Services in December

St. John's has the happy problem of an overflowing Children's Church! To give each child more personal attention and ease the load on adult volunteers, we will experiment with offering Children's Church at both the 9:00 and 11:15 services on December 14 and 21. We'll see how this goes, then make a decision about continuing (or not) in January.

12/04/2025

We invite you to join us for our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services at St. John's!

December 24, Christmas Eve
Children’s Pageant and Service for All Ages, 4:00 p.m.
Festive Service, 7:00 p.m.
Festive Service with choir prelude, 9:00 p.m.

December 25, Christmas Day
Service with carols, 10:00 a.m.

December 28, First Sunday after Christmas Day
Service, 9:00 a.m.
Service, 11:15 a.m.