Welcome to St. John's Episcopal Church
 Welcome to the webpages of St. John's Episcopal Church, located in the Eau Gallie section of Melbourne, Florida. We hope that you will find the information you need in these pages, but even more than that we hope that you will come to a Sunday service, or other event attractive to you. We want to meet you in person, and have the opportunity for you to know us!If you have specific questions that we can help with, please do not hesitate to email me by
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. Welcome, and happy surfing! In Christ, The Rev. Eric Turner, Rector |
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From the February "Good News": Dear Friends, In February, we begin the season of Lent. By today’s standards, it seems a long time to be in a season of penitence and fasting. Forty days! (Remember that Sundays are not counted as part of Lent.) It may help to know that fifty days was actually a dramatically shortened compromise season! Originally, Lent served two major purposes: New converts to the faith were trained and discipled in the faith, and those who had been excommunicated were prepared for re-admission to the fellowship of the church. In both cases, this was a three year period! It was believed that was needed to allow adequate time for teaching, proper amendment of life, and for the church to be confident that the life changes attested had taken root in the candidate. Remember that for much of this period of history, being a Christian entailed severe social costs and sometimes even death, so it was worth taking the time to be certain about those brought into the fellowship! |
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 Charlene Turner has created a video slideshow of our travels in Africa with Solar Light for Africa. Click on the "Read more..." option below to go to a page where you will be able to view the 5 1/2 minute video. Enjoy! |
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On January 30, 2010, the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida held its annual convention at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. All in all, it was a calm and uneventful convention. We did affirm the Anglican Communion Covenant, the first Diocese to do so. We adopted a new strategic plan for the next decade and heard reports on a wide range of work initiated at the 2009 Diocesan Convention, all dedicated to equipping the Diocese to more effectively work toward our vision to "Take Central Florida for Christ." As an aside, two members of St. John's, Fr. Eric Turner and Anneke Bertsch, were elected to the Diocesan "Standing Committee." Click here to read Bishop Howe's Convention Address. Click here to review resolutions passed and other actions of convention. |
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St. John's normal duty day providing volunteer workers at the "Daily Bread" soup kitchen is the fourth Thursday of each month. Call (321-254-3365) or
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the church office if you would like to help out! Our next duty day will be Thursday, December 24th. Yes, it is Christmas Eve, but folks still need to eat! Click here to learn more about Daily Bread. |
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St. John's has an email "chat" list for updates on church events, prayer requests, discussion of matters in the church and occasional news and information from Fr. Eric. If you would like to receive these emails, just
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asking to join the St. John's Chat list. |
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