PRAYER @ ST. JOHN’S

Prayer is central to our life together at St. John’s.

Every day, your clergy, staff, and members of our community pray for those on our prayer list. Each Sunday, we also pray as a community for:

The Universal Church, its members, and its mission
The Nation and all in authority
The welfare of the world
The concerns of the local community
Those who suffer and those in any trouble and
The departed (with commemoration of a saint when appropriate) (Book of Common Prayer, 383)

To add a name to the public prayer list read on Sunday mornings, please call the office and be prepared to give the following information:

  • Your name, and the name of the person to be added to the list

  • Permission from the person for them to be added by full name or first name only

  • How long (if known) they would like to be on the prayer list.

For private prayers or a pastoral conversation with one of our priests, please call the office to set up an appointment or contact them directly.

How can we pray together, day by day?

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer occurs during Lent and Advent, M-F at 8:30a via Zoom and is available.

Prayer Newsletter, Seasonal

Pathways to Prayer is the new monthly newsletter of St. John’s! This formation offering is designed to equip you with new resources to strengthen your prayer life. We will include reflections, prayers, devotionals, spiritual practices and more to equip you and support you in your faith journey! If you would like to sign up for this newsletter, you may sign up below, or click to read our latest newsletter and this month’s Prayer Calendar.

Pray the Daily Office

Since the very beginnings of Christianity, communities have gathered together each day, sometimes many times a day, to say their prayers. Over time these prayers developed into what is called the Daily Office (also called the Divine Office in other denominations). The Daily Office is the name for short and long prayer services, called offices, that include the reading of scripture, psalms, and intercessory prayer. Our Book of Common Prayer include four offices— Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline (night prayers). In the Episcopal Church, we consider Morning and Evening Prayer to be the regular services appointed for public worship in the church. Holy Eucharist, Daily Office, and personal reflection or devotion form the threefold rule of prayer. You can participate by joining us seasonally for daily prayer offerings, or by returning to this page and following the instructions below to read, listen, and pray along!