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We're
restoring more than a building We are a traditional Episcopal Church Although
we are currently reformatting for different style services, services at
St. John's Chapel have been conducted in the traditional Rite 1 &
11 styles. At the same time, St. John's Chapel believes in diversity,
and welcomes all. Two services
are usually held on the 1st Sunday, is a Rite I at 8 a.m. , Intimate
Chapel and at 10:30 a.m. is Rite II with music, in the historic
church. For most of the year, beginning in March 2012, Mercy Seat Services
will also be held on 1st and 3rd Saturday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the
historical church building. All services include the Holy Communion in
which all "baptized" persons, adults and children, are welcome
to participate. Sunday
school
is usually held at 9 a.m. in the Intimate Chapel and children's
instruction will be held, beginning February 2012 in the 2nd Floor Multipurpose
Room. The children's instruction will be conducted in such a manner that
the children can go upstairs and join the service during the Peace, in
time for the communion. At each
service, there are three readings from the Holy Bible. A lesson from the
Old Testament and a lesson from the New Testament are read by lay readers
who are volunteers. A lesson from one of the four Gospels is then read
by the deacon or the priest. The readings are specified in a Lectionary
or Insert, which is to be found in the Book of Common Prayer or our Sunday
Bulletin. The Lectionary for Sundays is arranged in a three-year cycle,
in such a way that by the end of the cycle, the most significant parts
of all the books in the Bible will have been covered. The Holy Bible and
the Book of Common Prayer are the basic documents of the Episcopal Church.
Versions written in modern English are used. The Book of Common Prayer
contains the Outline of the Faith, or Catechism, and the 39 Articles of
Religion. The principal
events in the Church calendar are the season of Advent, leading up to
Christmas; the Epiphany, on January 6, when Christ was made manifest to
the Wise Men; and then the season of Lent, commencing with Ash Wednesday
and leading up to Palm Sunday. This marks the beginning of Holy Week,
which runs through Maundy Thursday and Good Friday to Easter Day, the
day of the resurrection. Ascension Day falls some six weeks after Easter,
while the eighth Sunday after Easter is Whitsunday or the Day of Pentecost.
Then following is the season of Pentecost. We're now
two (2) years old… renewed in our spirits, in a restored church (ca
1839), and re-dedicated to … "uncomplicated worship"…
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Hanover Street P.O.
Box 21832 Telephone:
843-720-3603 The Rev. Dr. Dallas H. Wilson, Jr., Vicar Weekly Services Sunday,
9 a.m.: Koinonia (2nd Floor - Multipurpose Room) Sunday,
10:30 a.m.: Gospel Rite II in the historical Church Building Wednesday,
7 p.m.: Public Healing and Prayer Services, Intimate Prayer Chapel, 1st
Floor AAFCBD Building Various Bible Studies
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