10:00 a.m. in the Togo West Parlor 

Our speaker this Sunday is  Christopher Costa, former intelligence officer of 34 years, former Special Assistant to the President and current Executive Director of the International Spy Museum. He will speak on The International Spy Museum.

St. John's will have  a youth class introducing the Way of Love and developing a Rule of Life. We will be gathering on Sunday, January 12 and 19, at 10:00 a.m. in the youth room on the second floor of the Parish House, for donuts and discussion. If you have any questions about this class, contact Matthew Taylor.

Join the Parish Choir for a service of Lessons and Carols for the Season of Epiphany. More ancient than the celebration of Christmas, the early church highlighted three manifestations-or epiphanies-of Jesus' life and early ministry: the visit by the Magi, the revelation that he was God's beloved child at his baptism in the Jordan, and his first miracle at the wedding feast at Cana. Explore these stories through music and readings for the season of Epiphany.

Please be in touch with Brent Erstad, Acting Director of Music, to learn more. 

Join St. John's community at the Annual Parish Reception on Sunday, February 2, after the 11:00 a.m. service. We will gather to celebrate the first year with our new rector, the Rev. Rob Fisher, as well as a promising 2020 with all parishioners and vestry members of St. John's Church.  There will be wine and non-alcoholic beverages in addition to heavy hors-d'oeuvres.   

 

Please RSVP at [email protected] or at  (202) 347-8766

by Thursday, January 30.

 

  All are welcome!

Communities in Schools, which is supported by St. Johns Church, is looking for volunteers at Cardozo this January:

• The school has made an urgent request for tutors during January. Tutoring will take place after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No special training is needed. Tutors will be working with vulnerable students who are in danger of failing the term. Volunteers are welcome at one, some, or all sessions as they are able.
• The monthly food market will be on Tuesday, January 14, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Please contact Livy More  for more information.

Sign Up to Host A Sunday Parish Lunch!

Your help is needed to make it happen. Participate in one of the best fellowship opportunities at St. John's. Make new friends - both members and visitors - and catch up with old friends. We encourage individual members, families, and groups and ministries of our church to host lunches. Working with family and friends is FUN! It takes at least two people to pull it off. So talk to a friend - or two or three - about joining you to host a Sunday Lunch. The more the merrier! Hosts may be reimbursed for expenses or receive a tax receipt as you choose. 

Detailed guidelines are sent to anyone who inquires. To sign up to host a lunch, contact Holly Sukenik, the lunch coordinator or contact Kaye Edwards in the Parish Office. 

Our Pets have a Carbon Paw Print, Too

We Americans love our pets, and our lives are deeply enriched by their presence.  Together, we care for some 163 million dogs and cats-and they have their own unique carbon paw prints.  The most important contributor is the food we feed them.  Because so much pet food is protein sourced, our pets alone account for 30% of the greenhouse gases emitted by US meat and dairy production.  Even as we humans are advised to cut back on meat and dairy products, the same advice applies to our pets, not least because over half of them are overweight.  What we serve our pets has consequences.  Producing a pound of chicken or tuna typically generates between 6-7 lbs. of carbon emissions.  Making a pound of beef edible, on the other hand, releases 27 lbs. of carbon, and a pound of lamb generates over 39 lbs. of carbon.

Read more at St. John's Website

What does it mean to engage faith and the workplace? And what is a workplace ministry?

Is it about helping our neighbors at work? Is it about trying to shape the organization in which we work to better serve the community? Is it about creating vibrant businesses that both model good practices, and earn profits that can pay staff, support their families, and enhance the dignity of work? Is it about using and sharing our God-given gifts in the secular world? Is it about gently living lives modeled on Christ?

The short answer is that it can be all of the above! And the good news is that we can all engage in this ministry - and not just those currently in the workplace. As we think about how to build up this ministry, and become still more light and salt for our neighbors and co-workers, we would love to get input from as many of you as possible.  We look forward to working on this new ministry of St John's.

For questions or ideas or simply a request to talk , 

please contact the Rev. Will Morris.