 After eighteen years of faithful service to St. John's, Hayden Bryan, Executive Director of Operations, has announced his retirement. Hayden has seen the parish through two major renovations, innumerable personnel changes, and a myriad of operating issues, both large and small. His retirement will be effective as of December 31, 2018. A reception in his honor is in the planning stages and will be announced when plans are complete. He will be greatly missed.
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The Rev. Michele Hagans Joins Staff
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 The Rev. Michele V. Hagans joins the staff of St. John's as Interim Associate Rector. Michele serves the Diocese of Washington on the staff of Bishop Mariann Budde as Canon for Ministry Initiatives. In this role, she consults with clergy and congregations that are in transition and advises the Bishop in matters regarding development of church properties. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Virginia Theological Seminary, the Board of Directors of Compass Rose Society, and the Executive Council Committee on Historic Black Colleges and Universities for the National Church. Michele has served a number of churches in the Diocese of Washington including Holy Comforter and Grace, Silver Spring. Her first Sunday with us will be November 11.
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November 18 | Service of Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation
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 The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, will officiate at a service of confirmation, reception, and reaffirmation at St. John's Church on Sunday, November 18, at the 11:00 a.m. service.
If you have completed one of the Inquirers' classes and would
like to take part in the service, contact Kaye Edwards by November 4.
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Update from the Rector Search Committee
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The Rector Search Committee has completed its initial webcast interviews and has progressively narrowed the list of candidates in order to perform site visits across November and December; subsequent in-person interviews are expected to occur thereafter in order to recommend finalists to the Vestry for ultimate consideration. The progress of the committee can be followed on the Rector Transition page of our website. Please continue to pray that the Holy Spirit guides us throughout the Rector Search process.
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, and Lisa Russo. |
November 3 | Turn Your Clocks Back!
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Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 4 at 2:00 a.m.
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November 4 | Bishop Ellinah Wamukoya
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On Sunday, November 4, we will welcome the Rt. Rev. Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of Swaziland in the Province of Southern Africa. Bishop Ellinah will celebrate and preach at the 9:00 a.m. service and will deliver an address at 10:00 a.m. on the subject of the "Green Anglican" movement in Southern Africa.
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St. John's Refugee Committee
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The St. John's Refugee Committee will meet in the Parlor of the Parish House on Sunday, November 4,
following the 11:00 a.m. service. Please join the
discussion.
Contact Jess Sanchez with any questions
about the work St. John's has been doing to support
refugees.
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A Request for Help
For many years, Afghans who aided the American military - many as interpreters - were granted Special Immigrant Visas (SIV). The SIV program, which was enacted in 2009, "saves the lives of Afghan interpreters and support staff who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Americans in the field, putting themselves and their families at risk to help our soldiers and diplomats accomplish their mission and return home safely." Without the passage of new legislation, the program cannot continue to issue visas.
Sen. Jean Shaheen (N.H.) has introduced the "Afghan Allies Immigrant Act of 2018." This bill, which has bi-partisan support in the Senate, would allow 4,000 additional SIV visas to Afghan interpreters who are seeking refuge here. There is a similar bill in the House of Representatives.
Please contact Senators Orrin Hatch (Utah) (202) 224-5251 and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) (202) 224-3744 to communicate your support for the legislation.
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November 7 | First Wednesday Concert
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The Ars Nova Brass Quintet with organist Michael Lodico
Wednesday, November 7, 12:10 p.m.-12:45 p.m.
A brass quintet from our "Orchestra in Residence," the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra, will perform works by Handel, Gabrieli, Bernstein, Gigout, and Villanueva. Please consider joining us during your lunch break on the First Wednesdays of the month, through June, and bring a friend. Each concert is ticketless, free of charge, and held in the nave of our historic church.
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November 7 | Latrobe: Board Game Night
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Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Join the Latrobe Fellowship as we gather for our monthly service of Holy Eucharist at 7:00 p.m. We will gather for the first time in over a year at St. John's Church!
Renovations to the Parish House are still ongoing and access to our kitchen is currently restricted. For that reason, we are postponing our food making and conversations on hunger until a later date and instead have Board Game Night and Dinner. $10 suggested donation and all money donated this month will be given to Martha's Table as they prepare to feed and serve many of our hungry neighbors during the upcoming holiday season. All are welcome!
For more information, please contact the Rev. Andy Olivo.
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November 10 | Community Building Event
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There's room for more! Parishioners Dick and Joy Nathan are hosting a casual covered dish supper on Saturday, November 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at their home a few blocks from the intersection of Routes 7 and 29 in downtown Falls Church. Call Joy at 703-298-4979 or write them at dick.nathan@LNF.com. They'll talk with you about what to bring.
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With the temporary loss of our Parish House space for our Sunday Parish Lunches, we are organizing fellowship opportunities on a neighborhood basis. These events will be potluck suppers, brunches, and cocktail parties in the homes of parishioners, or happy hours at local establishments, picnics, or whatever our creativity leads to. If you are interested in participating by hosting or organizing an event, please contact Holly Sukenik.
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| November 15, 16, and 19 | Outreach Opportunity |
First quarter report card counseling will take place at Cardozo School on November 15, 16, and 19. Volunteers can participate for as little as an hour or two or for the entire time. Training is provided. Fluency in Spanish is useful but by no means necessary. Parishioners have found this activity to be a very positive way to support DC students. For more information, please contact Livy More (202-291-8783).
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| November 18 | Parish House Rededication |
 After more than a year, the Parish House renovation is nearing completion. We are all excited to be returning to normal operation in the updated space that has been the center of our operations for generations. While we think that everything is organized and planned out, there will in all likelihood be some interruptions in Parish operations.
We want you to be aware of the timing of our return, as we understand it today.
- The Rededication of the Parish House is now rescheduled for Sunday, November 18, following the 11:00 a.m. service to coincide with the visit of Bishop Mariann Budde and the Rev. Dr. Luis León.
This will be a grand celebration honoring those who will be confirmed on November 18 and at the same time giving thanks for all the hard work that has resulted in the beautify renewed Parish House. A light lunch will be served.
We are grateful to so many who have contributed to the renovation project: to Chase Rynd and Sharon Park who chaired the Renovation Committee; to Michelle Mangrum and the firm of Shook, Hardy and Bacon for contributing office space for the staff; to the Hay-Adams Hotel and the AFL-CIO for contributing space for nursery and church school activities; to Hayden Bryan for being our eyes and ears as the project progressed; to Holly Sukenik for helping parishioners find new ways to socialize and fellowship at community dinners; and to the many parishioners, choir members and staff who have persevered through the inconveniences.
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St. John's Orchestra in Residence Performs Beethoven's Sixth "Pastoral" Symphony
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Sunday, November 18 at 5:00 p.m. in the Nave
St. John's Orchestra in Residence, the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra (ANCO), will perform the first of their two season concerts. The 90-minute program will include Mozart's Overture to Don Giovanni, selections from Berlioz' Les nuits d'été ("Summer Nights") with soprano Tracy Labrecque-Pearson, and Beethoven's Sixth Symphony "Pastoral."
ANCO is an innovative 30-member ensemble that performs as a full orchestra without a conductor using chamber music techniques. Tickets are available at the door for $20 for general admission and $5 for students or via ancoselfconducted.org. For St. John's parishioners and friends, three tickets for the price of two are available through the music office.
Questions? Contact Director of Music Michael Lodico (202-347-8766).
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December 24 |
SAVE THE DATE for the Christmas Pageant
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The Annual Christmas Pageant, December 24, 4:00 p.m.
The annual Christmas Pageant will take place on Christmas Eve at 4:00 p.m. The service prelude of anthems and carols will begin at 3:30 p.m. Children ages three and up are invited to participate in the Pageant as an Angel, Shepherd, or Friendly Beast. All children who wish to participate must attend the rehearsal on Saturday, December 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Contact Savannah Ponder, Assistant for Children and Youth for more
information.
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Sunday Parish Lunches Return in January 2019!
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We know everyone is eager to continue our important Sunday
Parish Lunches. The Parish House renovation is almost finished, but the basement and kitchen are among the last parts to be completed. It is uncertain when the kitchen and dining room will be ready, and the holidays are almost here. To be safe we will plan to begin Parish Lunches with the new year beginning January 13, 2019. Please start thinking about hosting a parish lunch: be among the first to celebrate! Watch for our signup sheet.
In addition we will continue our popular potluck events in homes. Please contact Holly Sukenik if you want to reserve a date or have any questions.
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Stewards of Life Abundant: Transformative Generosity
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You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God.
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2 Corinthians 9:11
As Biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann points out, the Bible starts out with a liturgy of abundance
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a song
of praise for God's generosity. It keeps saying, "It is good, it is good, it is good, it is very good." Filled with God's generosity, Jesus went around to people suffering from scarcity-
of health, of acceptance, of power, of understanding
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and replaced it with a gift of abundance. Jesus is well-schooled in the transformative generosity of God and in the conviction that if you share your bread with the neighbor, the world will be
made new. He knows that generosity isn't something you just think about, it's something you do.
Stewardship presumes blessing and abundance. Jesus sums up the purpose of his ministry this way: that we
"may have life, and have it abundantly." Our job is discernment of the ways in which all of us, including the church, already have "far more than all we can ask or imagine." Then the real work of stewa
rdship becomes embracing generosity
in the spirit of Jesus
as a way of life. How is this way of life transformative for you?
Have you prayerfully and carefully considered making a pledge to St. John's for 2019?
For those of you who have already pledged, our Committee and our Church thank you!
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Our prayers are requested for the special needs and concerns of this congregation, especially:
Those sick or recovering:
From our parish: Jimmy Lowe, Bob Patchell, and Brenda Wolter.
Friends and family of our parish: Yvonne Allen (Nikki Allen), Bonni Ashburn (Kaye Edwards), Jim Bailey (Mike Becraft), Rachael Buckley (Chrystal Martin), Judi Campbell (Brenda Wolter), John Frew Carter (Margo Arnold), Lane Carter, Ellen Cromwell-Cecrle (Carolyn Becraft), Bill Clark (Clark Ervin), William Frew Conderman (Margo Arnold), Dona Coultice (Betty van Iersel), Sambar Datta (Ashley Culbertson), Henry Farrington (Samuel Watson), Ted Fibison (Wendy Fibison), Elisabeth Fisher (Ellen Parke), Nancy Francisco (Ellen Parke), Allison Gardner (Elizabeth Gardner), Tyrone Gayle (Jessica Sanchez), Anne Harrington (Anne and Robert Harrington), Joe Heitzler (Mike Becraft), Rosemary Mariner (Carolyn Becraft), William Markiewicz (Matthew Taylor), Tammy McCleaf (Matthew Taylor), Hattie McDowell (Ellen Parke), Timothy Mullins (Jim Mullins), Judy Nicola (Cynthia Walker), Jerry O'Hagan (Lance Jensen), Jonathan A.I. Olowu (Elizabeth Leach), Susie Pappas (Alex Pappas), Lisa Pell (Mike Becraft), Moon Sa (Richard Metzger), Elizabeth Soyster (Debby Hailey), Jim Tatosian (Pat Dalby), Henry and Sandy Welles (Donna Welles), and Peter Winkler (Betty van Iersel).
Those who are in the hospital:
From our parish: Max Hudgins, Gordon Richmond, and Dace Vidins.
Friends and family of our parish: Robert Hohman (Wendy Fibison), Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Aiden Mylnikov (Lindsey Bowen), Conyers Thompson, Jr. (Joanne Hutton), and Larry Watson (Catherine Outten Olivo).
Those who have died:
Friends and family of our parish: Tyrone Gayle, who died October 25 and Alison de Frise, who died on October 26.
Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week: Larry Bradley, Julia Brandus, Kathryn Bubolz, Daniel Danello, Anita Diliberto, Wynne Doffermyre, David Hauge, Kathleen Huzarsky, Susan Jess, Grant Kraus, Caroline Lehmann Weng, Susan Morefield, Jessica Ortez, Humberto Roudales, Ted Skirbunt, Catie Warren, and Alexian Wines.
Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week: Krista and Larry Bradley, Janet and Hermann Helgert, Chrystal and John Martin, Karis and TJ Parnham, and Desiree and Alex Stolar.
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7:45 a.m.
Holy Eucharist with Homily - The Rev. Andy Olivo
8:15 a.m.
Parish Choir Rehearsal (Parlor)
8:30 a.m.
Nursery opens (The Hay-Adams Hotel)
9:00 a.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist with Sermon - Bishop Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of the Diocese of Swaziland
10:00 a.m.
Speaker Series: Bishop Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of the Diocese of Swaziland (Parlor)
10:10 a.m.
St. John's Choir Rehearsal (Nave)
10:45 a.m.
Church School (2nd Floor, Parish House)
11:00 a.m.
Baptism and Choral Holy Eucharist with Sermon - The Rev. Andy Olivo
12:15 p.m.
Hospitality Hour
Tour of the Church
12:30 p.m.
St. John's Choir Rehearsal (4th Floor, Parish House)
1:00 p.m.
Oraciόn Vespertina
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The next dates for
Holy Baptism are:
* December 9, 9:00 a.m.
* January 13, 9:00 a.m.
* February 17, 11:00 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 Veirs Drive, Rockville, Md.
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Listen now
to past Sunday Sermons and Speaker Series.
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St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
1525 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
P: (202) 347-8766
F: (202) 347-3446
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