Service Audio

This new project at St. John’s is intended to help our parishioners feel connected to our church community when we cannot gather together for worship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and perhaps to Outreach beyond our parish. This is an audio recording of the readings, psalm, Gospel, intercessory prayers, and Archdeacon Hardy’s reflections for the…

Audio recording of the Choral Eucharist Service for the First Sunday in Lent, Archdeacon Elizabeth Hardy presiding, Zacharia Dekker organist and Music Director. Homily: “No Disclaimers!” (with God’s promise to us). Hymns: Out of the Depths; People Draw Near to God in Their Distress; What Does the Lord Require; The Glory of These Forty Days;…

Audio recording of the Choral Eucharist Service for “The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple”, Archdeacon Elizabeth Hardy presiding, Zacharia Dekker organist and Music Director. Homily: “Groundhog Day”. Hymns: Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us; Blest Are the Pure in Heart; Fairest Lord Jesus; Stay, My Child, My Body Sharing; Praise the…

Audio recording of the Choral Eucharist Service for the Second Sunday in Epiphany, the Eucharist dedicated to Nanette Seaman, daughter of parishioners and choir members Lilli and Ian Lockhart, who passed away January 11, Archdeacon Elizabeth Hardy presiding, Zacharia Dekker organist and Music Director. Homily: “Come and See”. Hymns: Let All the World in Every…

A beautiful but interesting candlelit Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist Service, with intermittent hydro outages, requiring some music to be sung a cappella, including the choir Communion anthem, “A Jubilant Christmas”, arranged by Joyce Eilers and Paul Jennings. Archdeacon Elizabeth Hardy presiding, Zacharia Dekker organist and Music Director. Homily: “Fact and Fiction”. Hymns: Away in a…

Audio recording of the Choral Eucharist Service for the Second Sunday in Advent, Archdeacon Elizabeth Hardy presiding, Zacharia Dekker organist and Music Director. Homily: “A Voice in the Wilderness”. Hymns: Break, Day of God, O Break; There’s a Voice in the Wilderness; On Jordan’s Bank, the Baptist’s Cry; O God, Unseen Yet Ever Near; Herald!…

Audio recording of the Choral Eucharist Service for The Reign of Christ Sunday, the last Sunday of the ecclesiastical year, Archdeacon Elizabeth Hardy presiding, Zacharia Dekker organist and Music Director. Homily: “Thy Kingdom Come”. Hymns: Sing Ye Praises to the Father; Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive; All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name; King…

Audio recording of the Choral Eucharist Service for the Nineteenth Sunday in Pentecost, Rev’d Penny Lewis presiding and preaching, Zacharia Dekker organist, keyboardist, and Music Director. Homily: “Where Is Your Faithfulness Moving You?” Hymns: What a Friend We Have in Jesus; Seek Ye First; Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee; As We Gather at Your…