Through July 21 | Summer Church School
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 Our Summer Church School will meet through July 21 with our one-room class for grades pre-K through five. Children will be learning stories of faith through Godly Play storytelling and creative response time. Summer Church School starts at 10:30 a.m. on the second floor of the Parish House. Students will come in to church to join their families for Communion.
We need three leaders each Sunday. We will provide the curriculum, training, and supplies. If you are interested in teaching, please email Savannah Ponder or sign up here.
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Through September 1 | Join the Summer Choir!
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Singers, whether experienced or not-so-experienced, are invited to sing in the choir on Sunday mornings at St. John's from Sunday, June 16, through Labor Day Weekend. The rehearsal begins at 9:30 a.m. sharp each Sunday morning in the church, to prepare for the 10:30 a.m. service. Members of both the St. John's Choir and the Parish Choir will be on hand to lend their voices as well, and you may sing for one Sunday or all Sundays. Please sign up here if you are interested in singing in the Summer Choir.
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July 7 | Music in Honor of Independence Day with Fife and Drum
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| Experience music including The Battle Hymn of the Republic arranged by Wilhousky, the DC premiere of David Chase's Give me your tired, your poor with Irving Berlin's God Bless America, Fanfare for the Common Man by Copland, and The Stars and Stripes Forever at the 10:30 a.m. liturgy. |
St. John's Refugee Committee
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Saturday, June 29
One Journey Festival, a day-long festival held on the grounds of the National Cathedral, celebrates refugee contributions to our community. Sign up for updates and to volunteer. We hope to have a strong St. John's presence at the festival this year.
See last year's recap video here.
Sign up here.
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Communities in Schools is seeking a mentor for a ninth grade boy in the International Academy of Cardozo School. The student speaks English well and is interested in basketball. Ideally, the mentor would visit with him 2-4 times a month to shoot baskets or engage in other activities. If you would like to make a difference for this young man and can make this kind of commitment, please contact Livy More.
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Potluck Suppers Continue with our New Rector!
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St. John's will continue its popular parishioner potluck suppers this summer and our new rector and his wife Sarah Wood plan to attend. The potlucks are a wonderful opportunity to both meet our new rector and connect with fellow parishioners. This summer's potlucks will be spread around our geographic area and we hope you will be able to make it to the one in your area.
Potluck suppers will continue in the fall. If you are interested in hosting one,
please contact Holly Sukenik. Please contact the hosts to RSVP and indicate what you can contribute. Attendance is limited. Please plan on bringing something ready to place on the table.
Saturday, July 20, 6:30 p.m.
Bethesda, Maryland
Laurie Adams and Matt Bode
Saturday, August 3, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland Park, NW, Washington DC
Alma and John Paty
Saturday, August 17, 6:30 p.m.
Alexandria, Virginia
Carrie and Jim Garland
Sunday, September 1, 4:00 p.m. (Labor Day Weekend)
Cathedral Heights, NW, Washington DC
Family and kid friendly event (pool available)
Pamela and Patrick Venzke
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Summer 2020 | Youth Pilgrimage to Kwasa College
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Rising high school juniors and seniors are invited to participate in a pilgrimage next summer to Kwasa College in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa. Kwasa is an educational center for children ages 3-grade 5. St. John's has had a long relationship with Kwasa, both supporting their ministry financially and sending volunteers to visit the community. The Rev. Sharron Dinnie, the rector of Kwasa, has warmly invited St. John's youth to return to Kwasa next summer to build relationships, serve with the school, and learn more about their ministries with children.
The requirements leading up to this pilgrimage would be participation in the following: monthly group meetings for prayer, faith formation, and fundraising planning, hosting fundraising events at St. John's leading up to the trip, and leading one presentation at St. John's after the trip. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Savannah Ponder, Assistant for Ministries to Children, Youth, and Families. |
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The Minuses of Palm Oil Outweigh the Plusses
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Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil on Earth, with high smoke, heat, and shelf stability. Its real advantage is commercial efficiency, since more palm oil can be produced per acre than comparable oils and with fewer herbicides and pesticides. That's why the oil is found in about half of all processed and packaged goods in US grocery stores.
About 80% of global palm oil is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, and that's the problem. It is one of the leading causes of continuing global rainforest deforestation with a double impact on carbon release-burning of old growth forests and drying out carbon-rich peatlands. Smoke from these fires had a major impact on weather and health in Southeast Asia a few years ago.
Unfortunately, monocultures like palm oil plantations can absorb only as little as 5% of the carbon as original forest. Moreover plantations destroy habitat and biodiversity, including threatening the extinction of unique local species (rhinos, elephants, orangutans). Too often, they also lead to human exploitation.
What we can do:
- Buy canola, sunflower, or other vegetable oil.
- Check the label before buying prepared foods to see if palm oil is listed. If it is, look for an alternative product.
- St. John's Care of Creation Group
In coordination with the Care of Creation Group's efforts to stop the use of items, such as plastic shopping bags, that are harmful to the environment, St. John's has produced reusable tote bags with the St. John's logo. Please contact the office or see a greeter on Sunday mornings to pick up a bag for your use.
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Those who are sick or recovering:
From our parish: James Doyle, Teresa Huettner, Bob Patchell, Alma Paty, Gordon Richmond, Leila Taaffe, Dace Vidins, and Samuel Watson.
Friends and family of our parish: Bruce Anderson (Cay Buser), Mark Bewsher (Powell Hutton), Rachael Buckley (Chrystal Martin), John Frew Carter (Margo Arnold), Lane Carter, Kevin Chaney (Andrew Tomlinson), Laura Chaney (Andrew Tomlinson), Bill Clark (Clark Ervin), William Frew Conderman (Margo Arnold), Sambar Datta (Ashley Culbertson), Harry Davis (Mary & Carl Raether), Karl Dornemann (Deb Dornemann), Bobby Doyle (Alex Pappas), Henry Farrington (Samuel Watson), Ted Fibison (Wendy Fibison), Kate Fisher (Katherine Kehoe), Lucas Hunt (Matthew Taylor), Edwarda Johnson (Wande Johnson), Frederick T. Kraus (Grant Kraus), 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), Ginger Parra (Leila Taaffe), Cawley Scott (Robyne Johnston), Diane Sinclair (Pat Dalby), Elizabeth Soyster (Debby Hailey), Henry and Sandy Welles (Donna Welles), Jim Wolter (Willy Wolter), and Kristen Wyckoff (Pat Dalby).
Those who are shut-in:
From our parish: Max Hudgins.
Those who are in the hospital:
Friends and family of our parish: Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Joan Keeney (Richard Metzger), Aiden Mylnikov (Lindsey Bowen), Travis Rogers (Robert Carroll), and Larry Watson (Catherine Outten Olivo).
Those who are in hospice care:
From our parish: Valerie Crotty.
Those who were born:
From our parish: Louis Lodico, who was born on June 17.
Those who have died:
Friends and family of our parish: John Finch, who died on June 20.
Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week: Renate Alison, Elizabeth Bartheld, Jacob Berlin, Sylvia Burwell, Rick Busch, Milton Chamberlain, Pam Covington, Megan Ferguson, Bayley Garland, Katie Hantson, Marlena Jones, Anne Livingston, Andrew McBride, Jan Merna, Ralph Olson, Christi Rich, Craig Roach, Garrett Russo, Katherine Simonds, Diane Spaulding, Alyssa Tomlinson, and Ellen Vollrath.
Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week: Annette and Philip Anfinrud, Katrina Robson and Douglas Barnes, Marion Blakey and Will Dooley, Virginia and Allen Jamerson, Nancy and Alex Pappas, Kathie and Gordon Richmond, and James Kreger and Thom Sinclair.
Those who are deployed:
Friends and family of our parish: Steve Helmer (Sara McGanity).
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7:45 a.m.
Holy Eucharist with Homily - The Rev. Robert W. Fisher
9:30 a.m.
Summer Choir Rehearsal (Nave)
9:45 a.m.
Nursery opens
10:30 a.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist with Sermon -
The Rev. Robert W. Fisher
Summer Church School (2nd floor, Parish House)
11:45 a.m.
Ice Cream Social (Outside, Front of Church)
Tour of the Church
(Meet at Pulpit)
1:00 p.m.
Oraciόn Vespertina
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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; North Taylor Street, Arlington, VA; and Davenport Street, NW, Washington DC.
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The next date for
Holy Baptism is:
If you are interested in having a child baptized, or in baptism for yourself,
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Listen now
to past Sunday Sermons and Speaker Series.
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