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Sundays in Lent | Lenten Youth Gathering
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March 24-April 14, 10:10-10:45 a.m.
Choir Room, 4th Floor, Parish House
Youth ages 11+ are invited to meet for an informal gathering time. This will include simple prayer, a cappella singing led by youth parish choir singers, and eating breakfast together. If you play an instrument, feel free to bring it to this gathering. We will
also have access to a piano and percussion instruments. No musical expertise needed. Facilitated by Sara Josey and Savannah Ponder.
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Sundays in Lent | Children's Music Initiative
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 Through April 7
Parish House Second Floor, 10:10-10:45 am (during Speaker Series)
Children with or without prior music experience are welcome.
Join us for an engaging formation experience taught by a
professional music educator. Children will learn stories of faith
through song and will grow in their sense of belonging in the
family of God. Ages 3+ are welcome to join independently.
Infants to age 3 may join with a parent/guardian. Breakfast
snacks will be served before Church School begins at 10:45
a.m. All activities will take place on the second floor of the
Parish House.
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Wednesdays in Lent | Prayer That Goes Deeper
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March 27, April 3, and April 10
For four Wednesdays in Lent, beginning on Wednesday, March 20, St. John's will offer Prayer That Goes Deeper: A Short Course in the Practice of Prayer. Participants will meet at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments. The evening will conclude by 8:00 p.m. The Rev. Martin Smith will lead the first two sessions. The Rev. Bruce McPherson, St. John's Interim Rector, and the Rev. Andy Olivo, St. John's Assistant Rector, will lead the last two. Fr. Smith previously served as Superior of the Order of St. John the Evangelist and on the staff of St. Columba's Episcopal Church. He is the author of a number of widely read books including Reconciliation, A Season for the Spirit; The Word is Very Near You; Love Set Free; and Compass and Stars. Sign up to attend here.
March 27 - The Jesus Prayer with Fr. Smith
April 3 - Praying with Icons with Fr. McPherson
April 10 - Ignatian Prayer with Fr. Olivo
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Pathways Through Lent for Kids - Submit Today!
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ALL CALL for children and youth visual artists and/or poets.
Help make known the gifts of the children of St. John's by supporting their creativity!
If you know a child who would like to share their art or writing as part of the Pathways through Lent devotions, please respond to this message. This is very simple--I will send you a reading, you take some time to support your child by responding in visual art, poetry, or prayer and send it in to share. Alternatively, families are welcome to submit a cooperative art piece responding to Lenten themes together. No expertise or formal training needed.
To request a date or make a submission, contact Savannah Ponder, Assistant for Ministries to Children, Youth, and Families.
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March 23 & 30 | Spring Adult Inquirers Class
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If you would like to be baptized, confirmed, or received into membership in the Episcopal Church at St. John's, join the 2019 Spring Adult Inquirers' Class. The two-day class will meet on Saturdays, March 23 and March 30, from 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. both days. The Rev. Bruce McPherson, Interim Rector and the Rev. Andy Olivo, Assistant Rector, will lead the sessions. Anyone - newcomer or longtime parishioner - interested in learning more about our Christian faith and life, the Episcopal tradition, and the ministry of St. John's Church, is encouraged to attend.
For more information or to register, please contact Kaye Edwards, Assistant for Church Growth (202-347-8766, ext. 317). Those who participate in this class, or have completed another inquirers' class, may attend a Service of Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows at Washington National Cathedral on May 11, 2019.
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March 31 | Music for Lent
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Sunday, March 31, 11:00 a.m.
Requiem by Maurice Duruflé
The St. John's Choir and the Ars Nova String Ensemble will join forces to perform the sublime Requiem by Maurice Duruflé in the context of liturgy.
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April 2 | The Funeral of Ellen Parke
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The funeral service for Ellen Parke is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2 at 1:30 p.m. A reception will follow in the Togo West Parlor.
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April 3 | First Wednesday Concert
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12:10-12:45 p.m. in the Nave
Music for Percussion and Organ with
percussionist Tom Maloy and organist Michael Lodico
Tom Maloy and Michael Lodico will perform music for marimba and
organ by Bach and Nico Muhly, and a suite of seldom-heard Sousa marches for snare drum and organ.
Please consider joining us during your lunch break on the First Wednesdays of the month, through June, and bring a friend.
See full season details on the church website
. Each concert is ticketless, free of charge, and held in the nave of our historic church.
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If you like to read and meet with others who like to read and talk about books, the Book Club is for you. We meet on the first floor of the Parish House, in the Multi-Purpose Room. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Leila Taaffe.
Upcoming Books:
April 4
The Power of Love: Sermons, Reflections, and Wisdom to Uplift and Inspire by the Most Rev. Michael Curry
May 2
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
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April 7 | St. John's Refugee Committee
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The next Refugee Committee meeting will be the Togo West Parlor in the Parish House, on Sunday, March 17 after the 11:00 a.m. service.
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April 7 | Orchestra in Residence Performs
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Our "Orchestra in Residence," the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra (ANCO) will perform the second of their two season concerts. The 90-minute program will include Fauré's
Masques et bergamasques, Britten's
Rejoice in the Lamb with the St. John's Choir, and Haydn's Symphony No. 101 "The Clock." The program engages themes of innocence, wonder, and the passage of time. ANCO is an innovative 30-member ensemble that performs as a full orchestra without a conductor using chamber music techniques.
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April 12 | Parents' Night Out
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The Friday night program, which offers parents an opportunity to enjoy free time while St. John's provides child care, a light supper, and entertainment for children infants through age 10. All we ask is that you sign up by noon on Wednesday, April 10 so that we will have an adequate number of attendants and that you pick up your children before 9:00 p.m. when the doors will be locked. To sign up, fill out this form or contact Savannah Ponder, Assistant for Ministries to Children, Youth, and Families. |
April 20 and 27 | Rebuilding Together
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Saturday, April 27, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Pre-Build Date: Saturday, April 20, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more than 20 years as part of our Outreach mission, St.
John's has been participating in National Rebuilding Together days by making repairs and improvements to homes in Southeast Washington, DC. Work activities this year will include general repairs, cleaning, drywall repair, and painting. No experience is necessary.
Please note the strict
requirement that volunteers must be at least fifteen years of
age. Five volunteers are needed for April 20, 2019 and 10
volunteers for April 27, 2019. We will have most of the tools, gloves, masks, etc. that volunteers will need. You may bring your own tools, e.g., saws, and drills. Lunch will be provided to volunteers. The homeowner's address and directions will be provided to those who volunteer. A waiver form must be completed online prior to arriving at the site. Online volunteer application access has changed from prior years so we will provide updated information for that when it becomes available.
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The Parish Lunch Schedule
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March 24 - The Rector Search Committee
March 31 - Miller Winecoff and Friends
April 7 - St. John's Vestry
April 14 - No Parish Lunch (Palm Sunday)
April 21 - No Parish Lunch (Easter Sunday)
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We are happy that our Sunday Parish Lunch tradition has resumed. If you have not participated in the past, please begin a new tradition of your own and plan to come to our Parish lunches at 12:15 p.m., after the 11:00 a.m. service. It is one of the best fellowship opportunities at St. John's and a way to meet new friends, both members and guests, and to catch up with old friends. Hosts are needed. Gather your friends and family to help plan, cook, and serve in our new kitchen!
To sign up or ask questions, contact Holly Sukenik, the lunch coordinator or the Parish Office at 202-347-8766. |
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Limiting Single-Use Plastics
Americans discard about 30 million tons of plastic each year (about 185 pounds per person annually). Only some 8 percent gets recycled. The rest goes into landfills, is burned or littered. A third of all plastic produced is used just once and thrown away-bottles, bags, straws, flatware. If we all do our part in caring for God's creation, then even little things add up. We can do them at home, and we can do them at St. John's. As one initiative, St. John's is instituting a policy to buy recyclable and compostable tableware instead of the single-use plastic knives, forks, and spoons that we have been using for our Sunday lunches.
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Update from the Rector Search Committee
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The Rector Search Committee has presented to the Vestry three finalists for their ultimate determination. This concludes an eleven-month committee endeavor, which included conducting and analyzing a parish survey; hosting focus groups; developing a parish profile; receiving and reviewing nearly 40 applications; hosting 15 video interviews; making nine site visits; and hosting five semi-finalists in Washington.
Thank you for keeping the Rector Search Committee in your prayers across these many months. Please continue to pray that the Holy Spirit guides St. John's through this final phase of the Rector Search process.
The Rector Search Committee
Hilary West (Chair), Krista Becker, Betsy Danello, Clark Ervin, Wendy Fibison, Andrew Hunt, Powell Hutton, Frank Klotz, Michelle Mangrum, Sara McGanity, Ralph Olson, Lisa Russo
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Host a Community Building Event
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Parishioners continue to host fellowship opportunities on a neighborhood basis and also events open to all parishioners. These events may be potluck suppers, brunches, cocktail parties, happy hours at local restaurants, picnics, or wherever our creativity leads us. If you are interested in participating by hosting or organizing an event, please contact Holly Sukenik.
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Those who are sick or recovering:
From our parish: Ann Gardner, Teresa Huettner, Bob Patchell, Gordon Richmond, Dace Vidins, and Samuel Watson.
Friends and family of our parish: Bruce Anderson (Carolyn Buser), Bonni Ashburn (Kaye Edwards), Mark Bewsher (Powell Hutton), Rachael Buckley (Chrystal Martin), John Frew Carter (Margo Arnold), Lane Carter, Ellen Cromwell-Cecrle (Carolyn Becraft), Kevin Chaney (Andrew Tomlinson), Laura Chaney (Andrew Tomlinson), Bill Clark (Clark Ervin), William Frew Conderman (Margo Arnold), Sambar Datta (Ashley Culbertson), Emily DeHaan (Carolyn Crouch), Bobby Doyle (Alex Pappas), Henry Farrington (Samuel Watson), Ted Fibison (Wendy Fibison), Kate Fisher (Katherine Kehoe), Allison Gardner (Elizabeth Gardner), Antonina Gawel (Margaux Polanski), Joe Heitzler (Mike Becraft), Lucas Hunt (Matthew Taylor), Lucien Johnson, Jr. (Wande Johnson), Jan Lindsay (Catherine Olivo), John Linton (Cay Buser), Linda Linton (Cay Buser), William Markiewicz (Matthew Taylor), Tammy McCleaf (Matthew Taylor), Timothy Mullins (Jim Mullins), Judy Nicola (Cynthia Walker), Jerry O'Hagan (Lance Jensen), Jonathan A.I. Olowu (Elizabeth Leach), Lisa Pell (Mike Becraft), Sanaullah (Gay Pasley), Cawley Scott (Robyne Johnston), Diane Sinclair (Pat Dalby), Elizabeth Soyster (Debby Hailey), Jacob Stein (Samuel Watson), Henry and Sandy Welles (Donna Welles), Jim Wolter (Willy Wolter), and Kristen Wyckoff (Pat Dalby).
Those who are in the hospital:
From our parish: Max Hudgins.
Friends and family of our parish: Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Lucien Johnson (Wande Johnson), Shirletta Lewis (GeeGee Bryant), Aiden Mylnikov (Lindsey Bowen), Conyers Thompson, Jr. (Joanne Hutton), and Larry Watson (Catherine Outten Olivo).
Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week: Philip
Anfinrud, Christine Arrasmith, William Birdseye, Marion Blakey, Henry Chew, Stephen Crochet, Anne Field, Brian Fleming, Kate Galm, John Hauge, Janet Helgert, John Kirchenbauer, Mark Klug, Ashley Litzenberger, Brandon Montgomery, Connor Snellings, Sang Yi, and Hannah Zeller.
Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week:
Bonnie and Charles DeWitt.
Those who are deployed:
Friends and family of our parish: Mary Formanek (Annie Formanek).
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7:45 a.m.
Holy Eucharist with Homily - The Rev. Andy Olivo
8:15 a.m.
St. John's Choir Rehearsal (4th Floor)
8:30 a.m.
Nursery
9:00 a.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist with Sermon - The Rev. Andy Olivo
10:00 a.m.
Speaker Series: Dr. Brahmachari Sharan, Hindu Chaplain, Georgetown University
and Dr. Anthony Tambasco, Theology Department, Georgetown University
10:10 a.m.
St. John's Choir Rehearsal (Nave)
Children's Music Initiative (2nd Floor)
Lenten Youth Gathering (4th Floor, Parish House)
10:45 a.m.
Church School (2nd Floor)
11:00 a.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist with Sermon - The Rev. Andy Olivo
12:15 p.m.
Hospitality Hour
Parish Lunch
Tour of the Church
12:30 p.m.
St. John's Choir Rehearsal (4th Floor)
1:00 p.m.
Oraciόn Vespertina |
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The Speaker Series is held at 10:00 a.m. on the following Sundays in the Togo West Parlor:
March 24
Interfaith Dialogue between Dr. Brahmachari Sharan, Hindu Chaplain, Georgetown University and Dr. Anthony Tambasco, Theology Department, Georgetown University
March 31
The Very Rev. Dr. Ian Markham, Dean, Virginia Theological Seminary. He will speak on Why Interfaith Dialogue Matters to the Episcopal Church.
April 7
Frank Sesno, Director of the School of Media
and Public Affairs at George Washington University and former CNN reporter.
April 28
Karen King, Hollis Professor of Divinity at
Harvard Divinity School.
She will speak on
Death and Life: Some Lesser
Known Views from the Early Christians.
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The next dates for
Holy Baptism are:
* April 28, 11:00 a.m.
* June 9, 10:30 a.m.
* August 4, 10:30 a.m.
If you are interested in having a child baptized, or in baptism for yourself,
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Help brighten the day of parishioners who can't be with us by taking them flowers, located in the side chapel. A card is attached to each vase with contact information. Thank you for checking to see if a delivery address is convenient for you.
Flowers need to be delivered on
Hillcrest Place, Alexandria,
VA.
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Listen now
to past Sunday Sermons and Speaker Series.
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