Daily Reflection
St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
June 14, 2020
Dear St. John's Community,

Good morning! There is a lot happening today for St. John's.

First, here is the link to today's worship service. We have a guest anthem by the GenOUT Chorus, who would have joined us in person for worship this month.

If you want to watch the service "live" with others, tune in at 9am on our Facebook page.
It is not too late to register for today's congregational conversation on racial healing. To do so, please use this link:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the meeting. 

The conversation will take place 11:00am-12:30pm.

This will be another opportunity for us as a parish to be a space for grace. It will also give us deeper understanding of our own community, and our role to play in shining God's light as we move forward.

I look forward to seeing you there!
MEET STEPHANIE SPELLER AND COURTNEY COWART


Stephanie works on the Presiding Bishop’s staff on issues of evangelism and racial reconciliation. She is a sought-after preacher, teacher and author known across the Episcopal Church. Courtney is the Executive Director of the  Society for the Increase of the Ministry (SIM) She brings experience from being with St. Paul’s Chapel during the time when the world was watching as that historic church responded with inspirational love and service following the attacks of September 11th, and she also participated in the Diocese of Louisiana’s work for racial healing as part of their response to Hurricane Katrina.

SAVANNAH'S ORDINATION

Congratulations to Savannah Ponder, ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church yesterday!

We had a glorious socially-distanced service, with music provided by St. John's Director of Music Brent Erstad and assistant Samantha Scheff.

The service may be viewed Here.
THE BISHOP WITH THE REV. SAVANNAH AND MATT PONDER
Inter-faith Gathering today for Social Justice. Today at 2:00pm, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde will host an inter-faith, ecumenical prayer vigil for concrete action toward racial justice at St. John’s Episcopal Church Lafayette Square, overlooking Black Lives Matter Plaza. Bishop Budde will be joined by Rev. William Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign and nearly a dozen faith leaders from across the Washington area. All are welcome to this event. Rob will provide the opening welcome. (It will be live-streamed ).

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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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St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
1525 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-8766