Bishop To Visit St. John’s
Please join us for a visit from our Bishop Eric Menees of the Diocese of San Joaquin on Sunday, April 7 at 10am. The Bishop will celebrate Holy Eucharist. All who have been baptized in the Christian faith are welcome to receive Holy Communion in the Anglican Church.
Bishop Eric Menees was born in Compton, California on November 21, 1961 and is a tenth generation Los Angelino. Bishop Menees graduated from the General Theological Seminary with an M.Div and from Seabury Western Theological Seminary with a D.Min.
Following his ordination Bishop Menees served Spanish language congregations in East Los Angeles and Santa Ana in the Diocese of Los Angeles. From there he was called to the Diocese of San Diego to be the chaplain at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, California and later as vicar and then rector of Grace Church, San Marcos. In 2011 by God’s grace Bishop Menees was elected the fifth bishop of San Joaquin succeeding Bishop John David Schofield. Bishop Menees serves as bishop for Caminemos Juntos the ACNA Spanish Language ministry support network, leads the Border Bishops’ Conference seeking to evangelize and plant churches in Mexico, is the ACNA representative to the Anglican Province of South America and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Greetings from St John’s
We are a community of believers who live within a 30-mile radius of Orinda, CA. As a multi-ethnic, multigenerational community - toddlers, school-age kids, working adults, parents, grandparents - we yearn for a deeper communion and connection with God.
Often time, people feel a lack of guidance and direction in their search for meaning and purpose in life. We believe that God has answered the deepest human yearnings and desires 2000 years ago in the person of Jesus Christ. The reason we gather each Sunday is to be reminded of the good news of Jesus, to worship God, and to practice the discipline of love and service in the context of community. Through listening to God’s Words, meditating on it, praying ancient and contemporary prayers, singing songs of praise, we found God in the midst of us. Many who came through our doors told us that St John’s became a ‘way station’ in their spiritual quest to follow God in this life.
So, if you’re looking for something different, a refuge from the hustle and bustle, a place to come as you are and taste and see that the Lord is good, we invite you to join us.
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
– Matthew 11:28
In-person Worship in the Post-pandemic Era
We follow current CDC, State, and Contra Costa guidance, and the campus policy of Santa Maria Catholic Church.
About St. John's
Biblical Faith • Traditional Worship • Loving Community
We are a small Anglican church community serving Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
Our mission is to be a calm place of refuge for the spiritually weary. Our doors are open to all. Join us for worship on Sundays at 10 am in the beautiful Santa Maria Chapel (walking distance from the Orinda BART station). Our services follow the ancient Anglican liturgies as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer (2019 edition).
Gospel & Tradition
As an Anglican church, we believe that the Spirit-inspired practices that Christians developed in the past still have the power to form us into a Gospel-shaped community of faithful Christ followers today. Thus our worship style draws from the deep well of Christian worship practice down through the ages, very much including the present.
Children Welcome
One of the benefits of having a small congregation is that children can have a voice and a sense of belonging in the service in a way they might not be able to or feel comfortable with if the church were larger. At St John’s, children lead us in the reading of prayers, Scriptures, and participate in the Bible discussion. School-age children also serves as crucifers (bearers of the cross).
For the younger kids, they are welcome to stay or to be dismissed to participate in activities in the sacristy room during the sermon.