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Resident Priest
The Rev. Jerrick F. Rayside
Telephone: (718) 525-7879
Since the first Sunday in October 2003,
St. John's has been led in worship
and
spiritual
guidance by
Father Jerrick F. Rayside
St. John's Episcopal (Anglican) Church Welcomes You. Please feel free to contact our
Resident Priest, Father Jerrick
Rayside for any religious counseling and/or guidance.
Because the Episcopal Church welcomes many different points of view, the sermons offered during an
Episcopal service may vary widely from congregation to congregation. And it's not just the clergy who preach; in many
small congregations, lay leaders deliver the sermons more often than not. To assist these small congregations, the Episcopal
Church offers new sermons each week for Sundays and major feast days throughout the year. The idea of supplying congregations
with sermons or homilies dates back to the Articles of Religion, which were established during the English Reformation in
the sixteenth century. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/sermons
The season of Advent, the time of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas and the start
of the liturgical year in the Roman Catholic Church, begins on a different date each year. When does Advent 2012 begin? Advent
2012 begins on the First Sunday in Advent, December 2, 2012. Please join St. John's Episcopal Church on Advent Sundays
for our 9am Mass. Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the
time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he
shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through
him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Plaque Dedication Blessing
St. John's Episcopal Church
held it's 85th Anniversary Donors Plaque dedication ceremony during our Sunday Mass on October 28th, 2012. Thanks to all
our parishioners who were 85th anniversary donors, your dedication to our church is truly appreciated. "God bless those
who planted the seed, And those who gave to every need, And those who labored, with such care, To build this church, God's
House of Prayer. May we follow their example bright, Generously live, do what's right, Like them, may we, give God our
best, So our souls can find his rest."
St. John's Episcopal
Church celebrated Harvest Festival on Sunday, November 18th. St. John's "Little Angels" took part in the
harvest festival by performing a liturgical dance. We then met in the undercroft for a special harvest coffee hour get
together and to purchase special baked goodies organized by the Stewardship Committee: cakes, pies, home made breads,
ginger drinks etc. Thanks to everyone for participating and making this Sunday a special Harvest Sunday! Click Here For More Pictures
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