Just a few of the many special events, achievements and blessings we've recently enjoyed at St. John's.

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May 2011 ~ Holy Humor Sunday & St. John's 120th Anniversary Celebration Christians get the last laugh after Easter with Holy Humor Sunday, which is a resurrection of an ancient custom called "Bright Sunday" (the Sunday after Easter), when early Christians had a day of joy and laughter to celebrate Jesus' resurrection. St. John's churchgoers, who wore silly hats, shirts and masks, had fun with joyful hymns, jokes, a kazoo chorus, and Alexander Brown’s spectacular yo-yo tricks woven into the traditional liturgy. After the service, there was a celebration of St. John's 120th anniversary, where the fun continued with great food, games, hula hoops and drenching one another with water balloons! After all, God had played a practical joke on the devil by raising Jesus from the dead. See more here...

October 2010 ~ Annual Blessing of the Animals Parishioners brought their special family members to St. John's to be blessed during the annual "Blessing of the Pets", held on the Sunday close to the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. It's a reminder that all of God's creatures should be respected and loved.

May 9, 2010 ~ Bishop's Visit & Mother's Day combined celebration Our beloved friend and teacher, The Rt. Rev. James Mathes, Bishop of San Diego Diocese, visited us again on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 9th.  We celebrated his visit and Mother’s Day with a casual reception following the service.  This was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the role of our diocese among its member churches and the community.

 

March 2010 ~ Crop Walk Joining parishioners from a variety of other churches in Fallbrook, St. John's proudly participated in Crop Walk to help alleviate hunger in our community and the world.

January 2010 ~ Game Day St. John's was the scene of the battle of wits as young and old, singles and families competed at a variety of games and puzzles. Everyone left a winner!

November 2009 ~ St. John's Marks Organ's Silver Anniversary Don Corbett, a former parishioner whose life has been intertwined with St. John's organ, returned to Fallbrook to help mark the instrument’s silver anniversary with a special performance during our Thanksgiving Sunday service.

Easter 2009 ~  St. John's celebrates return to Iowa Street home. After a nearly three year absence, parishioners of St. John's Episcopal Church finally returned to their historical home on Iowa Street. To mark the special event, our bishop The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes officiated, and in attendance were representatives from congregations throughout the diocese. Many thanks to everyone at St. John's and the diocese who worked so hard to make our return a reality and who made this special celebration such a success!
	February 2009 ~ St. John's spreads love at Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Facility with beautifully constructed lacey Valentines of intertwined hearts, decorated with “Love Notes” and ribbons and affixed to each resident’s door. Perhaps their smiles of appreciation are of romantic/sentimental reminiscences of Valentines past.  Our “workers” Ruth Mowat, Marion New, Peggy Johnson with an assist from Gail Jones, enjoyed this project and possibly their own romantic Valentine flash backs!