Blog
News from the life of the parish today, and stories from more than four centuries of its history.
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An Incredible Experience in Washington, D.C.: The J2A Urban Adventure
We prepared, hosted, and served a meal for 65 people which included over 30 homeless guests.
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Renovation Committee Inspects the Church from Cellar to Attic
Five members of the committee along with Camille Bowman, Virginia Historic Resources Officer, donned “bunny crawling suits” and prowled around on dirt floors, peered into spidery places and climbed to the church attic and roof.
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Church Renovation Committee Holds First Meeting
The mandate is to design and implement a process that results in a complete, well planned renovation of our church building. The goal is a “gentle renovation with modern systems consistent with the architecture of…
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Mollie Darling, Who Taught a Bible Class on the Parish House Stage for Forty Years
Known to generations of Hamptonians, she taught a Bible Class on the stage of the parish house for over forty years.
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Delegates’ Report: The 116th Annual Council of the Diocese of Southern Virginia
As per any road trip for St. John’s delegates attending a council diocesan meeting, it began with traveling in a downpour to the Williamsburg Lodge.
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Fascinating Finds: The Fire Department’s Silver Pitcher for St. Agnes Guild
The engraved silver pitcher presented to St. Agnes Guild by the Hampton Fire Department was purchased from Barclay and Sons Jewelers in 1922 for around $27.
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Men’s Group Cooks Breakfast for Camp Wakonda
The Men’s fellowship group prepared breakfast for Camp Wakonda on June 21st. Campers and staff numbered around 150.
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Hello from Belize: Our J2A Pilgrims Write Home
We have had two action-packed days with canoeing down a local river, seeing nature at its finest, a trip to the Belize Zoo, and today lunch with a Mayan family and a visit to a…
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“The Parish Register”: A Poem for the Sioux Students of St. John’s
Pat writes that she read through the Parish Register one day…and the poem emerged. The names in the poem are from the very early period and came from South and North Dakota or Niobrara.
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Our Wednesday Downtown Neighborhood Lunch: Two Years of Feeding Our Neighbors
Our Wednesday Downtown Neighborhood Lunch has certainly been a success. Over the past two years we have averaged 89 lunches a week.