Welcome
to St John’s Anglican Church
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
St. John’s, Lunenburg has been a place of welcome and worship since 1753. St. John’s not only has a rich history in the Anglican tradition, we also have a Vision for what God is calling the parish to be and do in the 21st Century. The Parish is a community of caring people who gather to worship and praise God in Common Prayer. We seek to look beyond the walls of the church and make a difference for good in the community and world. The parish provides a number of Christian education activities for children and adults.
We invite you to tour our website and discover some of the richness of our parish. If you are a parishioner, we hope that you will find the information you are seeking here on the website. If you are planning to visit St. John’s, we hope that the website will assist you in discovering St. John’s Church, Lunenburg, NS.
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A Talk on Music & Spirituality
Tuesday, July 27 at 4 pm at St. John's Parish Hall - A talk on music and spirituality with Rev'd Gary Hastings, Irish musician, writer and theologian; Church of Ireland Rector of Galway and Kilcummin, Archdeacon of Tuam will present a talk on music and sopirituality. FREE and open to the public. Rev'd Gary Hastings is a passionate enthusiast and supporter of Irish culture. Well known and highly respected as a traditional musician and flute player, he has researched the Orange musical tradition of Lambeg Drumming and Fifing and has lectured widely on that topic. He is also keenly interested in the connections between music and politics and music and spirituality. Together with Fr. Seamus Quinn he produced a CD in 2002, Slain le Loche Eirne. He has also appeared on CD's with Frankie Gavin and the Chieftains. Gary is presently Church of Ireland Rector of Galway and Kilcummin and Archdeacon of Tuam.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pentecost 1% Challenge
As a part of our Diocesan 300th Anniversary Celebrations, Diocesan Bishop, Sue Moxley, invites all Anglicans in the Diocese to give thanks for God’s blessings with the Pentecost 1% Challenge. The challenge is simple, intentionally increase your offering by 1% of your income. Enable your parish to do the ministry God is calling you to do!
The Season of Pentecost extends from May 23 to November 21, 2010. Make a commitment to be disciplined with the financial part of your spiritual life by growing your offering by 1%.
That means first you have to set out what is your annual income. Decide whether you will use gross income or net income. It doesn’t matter. You don’t need to be able to do the math, there is a chart on the reverse side to do the work for you.
St. John’s Parish depends upon the generosity of parishioners and visitors to support our many ministries and programs, as well as the upkeep of our historic buildings. Your regular Offertory giving along with the use of special envelopes, enables the parish to do all that God is calling us to do.
Thank You for your generous support.
St. John’s Parish Council
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Copies are now available of the new Illustrated History of St. John’s Anglican Church, written by noted author and parishioner, Shirley Woods.
For more information please view the Poster.
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Our tour program has resumed for the summer, please check our Visitor Information page for additional information.
Visit our online gallery to view pictures from recent events in our parish.
St. John's Windows
Click here to view the interactive video of the windows in church.
Exciting Music Ministry News
See the music calendar for details on Musique Royale and other concerts coming up at St. John's.
Church of the Stars
A mystery of the gold gilded chancel stars was uncovered during the restoration project of St. John's Anglican Church. Click here to watch the award winning story featured on the Discovery Channel "Daily Planet" program.
Take a Virtual Tour
Click here to see a quick time movie of the interior of the church. When the picture appears, left click and move cursor to pan around the church.
We are grateful to Allan Jost, a recent visitor, for providing us with this movie.