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At St. John’s Church, we are learning what it means to love God and to love our neighbors. As heirs of the Anglican tradition, we have been given many beautiful tools to help us do this.

We use liturgy to help us do this — because we have found that ancient forms of Christian prayer help us order our thoughts and feelings before God.

We use music to help us do this — because we want to offer our whole selves to God in worship, including our minds, including our bodies, including our voices.

We use the sacraments to help us do this — because we believe that Jesus makes himself very present to us in the bread and wine of the Eucharist.

We use the fellowship of our community to help us do this — because we believe that Jesus makes himself very present in the body of his faithful people.

We use service and works of mercy to help us do this — because we believe that Jesus makes himself very present to us in our neighbors.

Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here.

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A Concert of Gratitude for Ted Phillips

 

1951 - 2024

  

 After playing more than a thousand liturgies over almost 20 years, Ted Phillips announced his retirement on Pentecost Sunday.  We planned a concert to honor him, and then we sadly learned that he passed away on September 12th.  Undeterred, we will still hold this concert to honor him: “For your faithful people, life is changed, not ended.”

                Please mark your calendars for Sunday afternoon, October 6th, at 3 pm for a concert and reception in gratitude for Ted’s faithful service to St. John's.  This will be at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 146 1st Street, Troy, New York.  Led by Daniel Romero, Organist and Choirmaster at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church in Albany, the program will include not only selections from Mr. Romero, but also from additional guest artists who want to honor Ted's memory.  And there will be a special piece commissioned from composer Alfred Fedak in honor of Ted, introduced at this concert.  It was Ted’s favorite hymn: “He who would valiant be.”  Come!

 

     

 

Daniel Romero

 

Alfred Fedak