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8:00 AM | The Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Chapel
10:30 AM | The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery care is available during the 10:30 AM service
Livestream
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Worship Teams
Sunday School
Holy Eucharist Rt II
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Welcome to St. John’s

Located in the heart of Decatur, Alabama, we are an Episcopal congregation made up of about 225 families with a sense of mission and vitality. Grounded in our Baptismal Covenant, we take seriously our call to love God, love our neighbors, and love ourselves.

We invite you to learn more about our leadership, beliefs, history, and parish life below. Most importantly, however, we want you to know that regardless of your church tradition and wherever you are on your journey of faith, you are welcome here.

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New to St. John’s?

Visitors are always welcome through the bright red doors of St. John’s Episcopal Church! If you are new to our church (or the Episcopal Church), click the button below to learn more about what to expect during your first time worshiping with us. 

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Upcoming Events

Beans and Rice Distribution
Next Distribution Day is June 25

9:30-11:00 am
Fourth Thursday of the Month
202 Gordon Drive SE

The St. John’s Beans and Rice Ministry distributes bags of dried beans, rice, additional food items, and laundry detergent pods on the fourth Thursday of the month from 9:30 to 11:00 am. Look for volunteers under the covered entrance on the Gordon Street side of the church.

Hero Academy VBS: Serving like the Saints

Monday, June 22-Friday, June 26 | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Inspired by the lives of saints like Francis and Martin of Tours and Therese and Catherine, St. John’s Hero Academy VBS invites children to consider how following Jesus’ call to love and serve others is the most heroic thing of all. Children will create projects in the Hero Maker Design Studio, play high-energy games in the Gamer’s Gauntlet, hear stories of the faithful in the Hero Archives, and relax with a treat or two and the Holy Hero Cafe? All the while, they will discover that we can indeed serve like the saints!

This year, we are partnering with the 3rd Street Boys and Girls Club once more and hope to show God’s love and care to even more children than last year! But this means that WE NEED YOUR HELP! IF you would like to volunteer to help with VBS, read the volunteer descriptions, then sign up next to your desired work area with your name and availability bit.ly/infovbshero

VBS Registration

Bishop’s Ordination

Saturday, June 27 | 10:00 am

You are invited to watch the ordination and consecration of the Diocese of Alabama’s 13th Bishop via livestream on Facebook and YouTube.

Youth Lake Day

Sunday Afternoon, June 28

St. Johns youth are invited to an afternoon of skiing, boating, tubing, swimming, tannin, grilling and chilling at the Price’s lakehouse. We’ll leave from St. John’s right after the 10:30 am service. RSVP using the button below. 

RSVP for youth lake day

Caregiver Support Group

First Thursday of the Month | 1:00-2:00 PM | St. John’s Library

A monthly gathering offering a safe, compassionate space for caregivers to share experiences, find encouragement, and receive support as they care for those they love.  

Reception for Deacon Sam and the Burcham Family

Sunday, July 5, after 10:30 service

Please join us to send the Burchams off with all our very best wishes! 

ShowerUp Decatur

First Mondays | Hands Across Decatur

Every month, we help SHOWERUP in their work to provide showers, care, and love to our community.

If you have volunteered, check the sign-up for your dates. If you haven’t volunteered (yet), call St. John’s.  Otherwise, join us on the big day to connect with our neighbors!

Lay-Led Sunday School Class

Sunday mornings | 9:30-10:15 am | Library
Using academic study, art, poetry, literature, and even children’s stories, this group explores faith in ways that are both intellectually stimulating and spiritually enriching.

Mid-Week Eucharist with Prayers for Healing and Annointing

Wednesday | 12:10 PM| St. Mary’s Chapel

This service is held in St. Mary’s Chapel and includes readings, prayers, a homily, litany for healing and the Holy Eucharist. Parishioners and non-parishioners alike attend this lovely and intimate service. The Healing Eucharist is not long; we usually leave by 12:45 p.m. Please know all are invited to reflect, pray, and participate in the Eucharist in our beautiful chapel.