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Everyone is welcome! Yes, it’s true. Jesus welcomed everyone and so do we as followers of Jesus. We invite you to join us to sing, pray and learn so that we can shine the light of Christ into our world as we share, love and serve. Sunday services at 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Open & Inclusive Christians
Share, Love and Serve...
We invite you to join us for in-person worship on Sundays at 8:00 am, and 10:30 am. Children’s programming is offered during our 10:30 am service.
To join us on ZOOM at 10:30 am on Sundays, please click the ZOOM button below.
A small intimate 8:00 AM Holy Communion service, taking place in the Chapel.
This service does not offer any music.
A 10:30 AM Holy Communion service, taking place in the main sanctuary.
Sunday School also takes place at this time.
This service is currently not being offered.
When you arrive, you will be greeted by a warden or sidesperson who will provide you with a copy of the Evangel, which outlines the order of worship for the day.
March 28: Palm Sunday at 9 am OR 11 am (on Zoom at 9 am)
April 1: Maundy Thursday at 7 pm (also on Zoom)
April 2: Good Friday at 10:30 am (also on Zoom)
April 4: Easter Sunday at 9 am OR 11 am (on Zoom at 9 am)
Pre-registration for in-person worship is required. To make a reservation, please contact the church office at (519) 432-3743 or office@stjohnslondon.ca.
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As part of the Anglican Christian Baptismal Covenant, Anglicans promise to “strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being.” Keeping with this covenant, St. John the Evangelist Church is committed to social justice, equity, and anti-racism. We support the Bishop of Huron’s recent message on social justice, equity, and anti-racism. (see resources)
As followers of Jesus Christ, in prayer and ministry, we serve as God calls.
St. John’s was founded in 1864 making us one of the oldest parishes in London. We have been worshiping in our current building since 1888 and there are a number of beautiful and unique architectural and decorative features. We continue to add new stories to our history each year and everyone is welcome to join us in making new memories.
…the fisherman and Salome the daughter of Joseph, the betrothed of the Holy Theotokos. Called by the Lord Jesus, John immediately left his father and his fishermen’s nets and, with his brother James, followed Christ. From then on, he was not separated from his Lord until the end. With Peter and James, he was present at the raising of Jairus’s daughter and the Transfiguration of the Lord. At the Last Supper, he inclined his head on Jesus’ breast. When all the other apostles had abandoned the crucified Lord, John and the Holy Mother of God remained beneath the Cross. In obedience to the Lord, he was as a son to the Holy Virgin Mary, and carefully served and watched over her until her Dormition. Read More…
After her Dormition, John took his disciple Prochorus to preach the Gospel in Asia Minor. He lived and labored mostly in Ephesus. By his inspired preaching and miracles he converted many to Christianity and shook paganism to its foundation. The embittered pagans bound him and sent him to Rome, to face Emperor Dometian. Dometian had him tortured and flogged, but neither the bitterest poison he was given to drink, nor the boiling oil into which he was thrown, did him any harm. This terrified the emperor and, thinking him immortal, Dometian sent him into exile to the island of Patmos. There St. John converted many to Christianity by words and miracles, and confirmed well the Church of God. He also wrote his Gospel and Revelation on Patmos. In the time of Emperor Nero, who granted freedom to all prisoners, John returned to Ephesus, where he lived for some time, confirming the work he had begun earlier. He was over one hundred years old when he went to the Lord. When his disciples later opened his grave, they did not find his body. On May 8 of every year, a fine dust, fragrant and healing, rose from his grave. After a long, laborious and fruitful life on earth, this beloved disciple of Christ, a true pillar of the Church, took up his habitation in the joy of His Lord.
- The Prologue from Ohrid is a publication, usually printed in two volumes, was compiled by Saint Nikolai Velimirovic (1880 to 1956), a gifted theological writer in the Serbian Orthodox Church. Bishop Nikolai's work is a compilation of lives of saints, hymns, reflections, and homilies. It was originally written in Serbian.
ENGAGED
At St. John’s we strongly believe in serving and supporting the community. As a result, in addition to weekly worship, a major part of our Christian ministry includes volunteerism and outreach activities. We asked St. John’s parishioners why they come to church. When asked about the community, the common threads were inclusivity, energy, and a sense of home.
Coming Home
SERVICE
Every Saturday night at 5pm, a nourishing dinner is served in the parish hall to the needy of our community. Rotating teams of volunteers assist in food preparation on Friday morning as well as setting up, preparing and serving on Saturday between 3:30 and 7pm. New volunteers are always welcome.The following short film was produced in 2012 by first year film students at Western University.
Compassion
At St. John’s we strongly believe in serving and supporting the community. As a result, in addition to weekly worship, a major part of our Christian ministry includes volunteerism and outreach activities. In the past we have supported causes in London and around the world touching on issues including poverty, social justice, children’s issues and community health.
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At St. John’s we strongly believe in serving and supporting the community. As a result, in addition to weekly worship, a major part of our Christian ministry includes volunteerism and outreach activities. In the past we have supported causes in London and around the world touching on issues including poverty, social justice, children’s issues and community health.
© 2020 stjohnslondon.ca
The Communion of the Apostles (La communion des apôtres): James Tissot, French, 1836-1902, From the portfolio/series, The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ (La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ) Opaque watercolour over graphite on gray wove paper. Painted in France 1886-1894/ Image: 9 7/16 x 13 1/2 in. (24 x 34.3 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 x 13 1/2 in. (24 x 34.3 cm) Rom the European Art Collections. ACCESSION NUMBER 00.159.223
Establishing the sacrament of Communion—in which the bread and wine of the Passover feast come to symbolize the body and blood of Christ—Jesus himself distributes the bread to each disciple, suggesting the intimacy each of them shared with him at this solemn moment. For the artist, this event marked not only the apostles’ liturgical initiation but also the beginning of Christ’s church on earth and the establishment of its most important tenets and rituals.