August 23, 2020

Dear St. John's Community,

Good morning! Here is today's worship link. You may also watch the service "live" at 9am on Facebook.

We have two other very special opportunities today as well.

First, you are invited to an information session on an exciting new program we're offering called Sacred Ground. It is a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. We will have small groups meeting monthly, starting in September.

The Rev. Will Morris, with members of the Sacred Ground planning group, will host this introductory meeting to share more about it and answer questions at 9:30 a.m. today (in place of the coffee hour).

Please click here to register, and you will receive a link to attend. I hope you will join us!

Also, today at our Forum we will have Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, as our guest!

The Forum will be on Zoom, and will run 11:00-11:45am. Marc Morial leads the nation’s largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization, and he is former mayor (1994-2002) of New Orleans. Following the discussion, there will be opportunity for Q&A. Click here to attend.

I wish you blessings at this time where we are coming to the end of summer. I cannot wait for the day when we can all gather fully in person, but I am grateful we have so many tools to stay connected in meaningful ways even now.

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How to help, or how to get help. During this difficult time, St. John's is looking to connect people in need of assistance with those who are able to help. If you fall into either category, please visit this link or send an e-mail to help@stjohns-dc.org with your name, contact information, and details of the type of support you can give or the support you need. And to get involved in any of our ongoing local outreach ministries, which are in special need curing this time, you may click here.

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