St. John's Preschool 2012-2013 Enrollment Information & Application



 

Welcome to Saint John the Divine Episcopal Church!

Our mission is:


Schedule of Services (see Latest News and Upcoming Events for special services and events).

Holy Eucharist


Rector's Welcome

On behalf of the people of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Divine and Preschool, I welcome you to our parish life and mission. It could be that God is calling you, your families and friends to join us here in our parish in the South Silicon Valley area.

St. John's parish is an inter-generational community that encompasses the beautiful diversity of people who are drawn to worship in the Episcopal Church tradition.

St. John's Episcopal Preschool is located on our campus and includes a quaint cottage classroom and a new classroom building. We offer a Preschool Program and summer camp for children from ages 2 1/2 to the pre-Kindergarten ages. Our Preschool and staff are committed partners with parents to help mentor children during the Preschool years.

We are called to be a mentoring community for our youth and we encourage the entire family to be at worship together. We are mindful of the words of Jesus regarding the kingdom of heaven belonging to children, and so we offer a Family Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. This worship service allows young children to be regarded as full participants and not seen as "distractions" to the adults. At 9 a.m. we celebrate a Rite II Choral Eucharist.

We are blessed to have an active music program. Virginia R. Scott directs our Divine Jubilation HandBell Choir and our Chancel choir. Our Handbell Choir offers a learning and performance program for those who enjoy ringing. Our Pianist/Musician is Sandra Marlowe. Andoni Bundros is our children’s choir director and director of our youth band. We are blessed by the musical gifts of our youth.

"Simply Divine" is the name of our Episcopal Women's Craft Guild. They are active in creating handmade soaps and bath products, Ukrainian Easter Eggs, making a variety of Prayer Bead Bracelets.

St. John the Divine has completed a Labyrinth in the parish courtyard. The Labyrinth provides a place for meditative walking where a walker can invoke God's Spirit to lead and guide on the path of life. Come and walk our Labyrinth (click here to learn more).

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church is an intimate and caring community where the rector is accessible and where you need not be anonymous. You can really make a difference in our parish life by becoming a part of our worshipping community and we hope that we can touch your life with a friendly welcome and warm care.

I invite you to join us as we support one another in our faith adventures.

Philip R. Cooke

Rector


Directions to Saint Johns

Saint John the Divine is located in central Morgan Hill, at 17740 Peak Avenue (zip 95037), in northern California, just south of the San Francisco bay area.

From south of Morgan Hill:

 From north of Morgan Hill:


Map of Morgan Hill area surrounding Saint John's Church
Map of area surrounding the town of Morgan Hill


Contact Saint John's!

For more information please call the church office (408) 779-9510 or email: sjdivinemh@verizon.net

Preschool: (408) 782-9994

Email Fr. Cooke: PhilipCooke@msn.com


Ministries


Rector

The Rev'd Philip R. Cooke

Minister of Music

Virginia R. Scott

Pianist / Parish Musician

Sandra Marlowe

Children’s Choir / Youth Band

Andoni Bundros

Senior Warden

C.Y. Okafor

Junior Warden

Keith Gangitano

Vestry Clerk

Carol Attwood

Parish Treasurer

Kent Rounds

Lay Ministry Scheduler

Pat Peterson

Vestry Member

Trish Bergstrom

Vestry Member

Penny Parish

Vestry Member

Keith Gangitano

Vestry Member

Eric Francis

Vestry Member

Asha Zahrt

Vestry Member

Marguerite Sinett

Vestry Member

Carol Attwood

Vestry Member

Joe Thibodeaux

Sacristan

Celia Feret

Web Master

Robert Brown

Stewardship Chairman

C.Y. Okafor

Christian Education

Steve Sturken, teacher deployment

Adult Christian Education

Joe Thibodeaux and Robert Brown

Preschool Director

Kathy Conner

President of Preschool Board

Temme Milhem




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