Come celebrate the various
Parish Committees, Organizations, and Activities
after the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services
St. John's annual Ministry Fair for parish ministries, committees, organizations, and activities will take place September 15. The Ministry Fair is a festive and welcoming way to recruit new people to parish ministries, to give newcomers a chance to see the variety of ministry happening at St. John's, and to meet some of the outstanding lay leaders from our parish.
On September 15, after both the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services, parishioners and newcomers will be able to learn about the wide variety of volunteer opportunities at St. John's at tables outside the church sanctuary entrance off 16th Street.
Want to be more involved and join in the mission of St. John's? The lay activities within our parish community are outstanding and welcome new people into their work. Come help us celebrate the ways we serve!
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Speaker Series
Sunday, September 15
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Speaker Series
Sunday, September 15,
at 10:00 a.m. in the Togo West Parlor.
Our speaker this Sunday will be
Kate Andersen Brower, author and journalist. Kate is the author of the New York Times bestsellers
The Residence and
First Women. She is a CNN contributor, covered the Obama White House for Bloomberg News, and is a former CBS News staffer and Fox News producer. She will speak on
America's First Ladies.
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Potluck Suppers with our New Rector!
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St. John's will continue its popular parishioner potluck suppers into the Fall! The Rev. Rob Fisher and Sarah Wood plan to attend. The potlucks are a wonderful opportunity both to meet our new rector and to connect with fellow parishioners. If you are interested in hosting one,
please contact Holly Sukenik
or 202-332-2952
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Tuesday, September 17, 6:00 p.m.
(Reservations Closed)
Penn Quarter, Washington DC
Hosted by Cay Buser
Saturday, September 21, 6:30 p.m.
SW, Washington DC
Hosted by Carolyn and Nelson Crouch
Sunday, October 27, 5:30 p.m.
Alexandria and S. Arlington.VA.
Hosted by Gay and Bob Pasley and Nancy and Frank Klotz
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Installation of the Rev. Robert W. Fisher
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The entire community of St. John's is invited to celebrate our new ministry together as we install the Rev. Robert W. Fisher as our new Rector at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 28. The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Diocese of Washington, will preside at the service. A reception will follow at
The Army and Navy Club
on Farragut Square.
Complimentary Parking at SP+ Parking.
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Host a Sunday Parish Lunch
Starting September 29
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September 29, 2019 - May 17, 2020
Sign Up to Host A Sunday Parish Lunch!
Our beloved Parish Lunch tradition resumes on Sunday, September 29. 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.
There will be no Parish Lunch on the following dates: October 27 (Marine Corps Marathon), December 1 (Thanksgiving weekend), December 22, December 29, January 5, April 5 (Palm Sunday), April 12 (Easter Day), and May 10 (Mother's Day).
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The Parish Choir, a dedicated corps of volunteer musicians who provide musical leadership for Sunday morning services, welcomes new members. Midweek rehearsals are most Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m., with a light supper of sandwiches provided at 6:30 p.m. There is a straightforward voice trial for admission, but the main qualification is your interest in serving St. John's in its music program. The Parish Choir uses the Rule of St. Benedict as a guide for serving together in a community of faith and ends most rehearsals with a service of Compline in the nave. Additionally, the singing season is divided into "Quarters," which are focused commitments of eight to ten weeks.
Please be in touch with Brent Erstad, Acting Director of Music to learn more.
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Fall Adult Inquirers' Class
Saturdays | October 5 & 19
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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 Fall Adult Inquirers' Class. The two-day class will meet on Saturdays, October 5 and October 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. both days. The Rev. Rob Fisher, 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.
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 Saturday, November 2.
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Scouts BSA Troop for Girls
Saturday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m.
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All Souls Episcopal Church and St. John's Church, Lafayette Square supported formation of a new Scouts BSA Troop for Girls, which meets on the first and third Saturdays of each month at All Souls (2700 Cathedral NW, just off Connecticut Ave. between the Woodley Park Metro stop and the Zoo). This is the program formerly known as "Boy Scouts" in an all-girl implementation. With encouragement from The Episcopal Church and others, the BSA changed its national membership policies so that all are now welcomed. Troop 248 for Girls will have an open house welcome reception at All Souls Saturday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. Its next regular meeting will be on September 21 at the same time and location. Girls age 11-17 and parents are welcome to visit to learn more about the Troop, and can obtain full information at www.ScoutsBsaDcGirls.org. Girls from at least five parishes have already joined the 23-member group and everyone is welcome to join. The Scoutmaster and principal adult leaders are active parishioners at St. John's and All Souls.
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Youth Pilgrimage to Kwasa College in South Africa
Summer 2020
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Rising ninth-twelfth graders are invited to contact Savannah Ponder to apply to participate in a pilgrimage to The Kwasa College in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa. This pilgrimage will happen next summer. Kwasa is an educational center for children age three through grade five. 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 parish-wide fundraising events 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 by September 1. |
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There's a popular Chinese proverb that says: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." Richard Power's novel, The Overstory, (this month's St. John's Book Club selection) explores, among other issues, our connections and complex relationships with our changing natural world. Meditations and messages from the parish's Care of Creation committee, which meets next on Sunday, September 29, will focus on those connections. If you'd like to be part of parish planning for greater sustainability and connectivity, please join us. You can RSVP to the email address below.
In the meantime, fall is the very best season for tree planting in our area. Do you have space to create a leafy legacy for the future, with roots as deep as ours in the faith? Is there a street tree on your block that could use your care?
What we can do:
St. John's Care of Creation Group
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REMINDER: Be Vigilant Against Continued Whaling/Phishing Scams
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Email Whaling/Phishing Scams Persist -
Be Aware and Don't be a Victim!
Again, community members have received messages purporting to be from the Rev. Rob Fisher, asking for favors and gift card purchases.
These emails are not from Rob!
Rob and the rest of the staff at St. John's Church will never email anyone asking for gift card purchases. Treat this as a red flag and report it to staff immediately.
Any email from clergy or staff will have an address that ends with stjohns-dc.org.
Common phishing/whaling attempts use very similar looking email addresses from free services like Gmail or Yahoo.
Please do not open any suspicious emails that may come from any account. Delete them immediately. If you are unsure, please contact the Church Office (202-347-8766) for assistance.
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Those who are sick or recovering:
From our parish:
Krista Becker, Teresa Huettner, Nelda Johnson, Bob Patchell, Gordon Richmond, Dace Vidins, Samuel Watson, Jeff White, and
Susan Wild.
Friends and family of our parish:
Bruce Anderson (Cay Buser), Niels Beck (Michelle Mangrum), Jeannie Boyd (Samuel Watson), 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), Chantay Griffin (GeeGee Bryant and Charley Griffin), Lucas Hunt (Matthew Taylor), Edwarda Johnson (Wande Johnson), John Linton (Cay Buser), Linda Linton (Cay Buser), Georgia Mangrum (Michelle Mangrum), 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), 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 were born:
From our parish:
Natalie Kathleen Davis Stolar who was born September 7.
Those who are in the hospital:
Friends and family of our parish: Russ Capps (Virginia Bader), Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Aiden Mylnikov (Lindsey Bowen), and Travis Rogers (Robert Carroll).
Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week:
Scott Barnes, Mary Cantrell, Ashley Culbertson, Jim Czerwonky, Zoe Fisher, Nick Hailey, Barbara Johnston, Emily Kallaur, Elizabeth Lewis, Tiffany Manchester, Sandy Martin, Sara McGanity, Peter Neville, and Laura Siegrist.
Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week:
Merrell and Preston Cherouny, Lisa Koehler and Ted Faris, Debra and Camden Fine, Annie and Kaleb Froehlich, Katie and Jeff Hantson, Robin and Graham Keithley, James Bishop and Leo Lex, Eleanor and Peter Odom, Holly and Trent Smith, Christine Brown and Mike Stehle, and Wendy Fibison and Samuel Watson.
Those serving in the Armed Forces including those who are
deployed, and for the Armed Forces Ministry of the
Episcopal Church:
Friends and family of our parish who are deployed: Steve
Helmer (Sara McGanity)
and Peter T. Watson (Wendy Fibison).
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This Sunday's Schedule
September 15
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7:45 a.m.
Holy Eucharist-Homily-The Rev. Robert W. Fisher
8:15 a.m.
St. John's Choir Rehearsal
Nursery
9:00 a.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist-Sermon-The Rev. Robert W. Fisher
10:00 a.m.
Speaker Series-
Kate Andersen Brower, author and CNN contributor-America's First Ladies
Formation Hour | Church School
Ministry Fair (Front of the Church)
10:10 a.m.
St. John's Choir and
Parish Choir Rehearsal
11:00 a.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist-Sermon-The Rev. Robert W. Fisher
Commissioning of the Parish Choir, the St. John's Choir, and the Church School Teachers and Mentors
Children's Chapel
12:15 p.m. Ministry Fair with refreshments (Front of the Church)
Tour of the Church
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:
September 15 Kate Andersen Brower, author and journalist. She will speak on America's First Ladies. September 22 Adam Rothman, professor in the History Department at Georgetown University. He will speak on The Civil War and Reconstruction.
September 29 Dr. Michael Witmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library. He will speak on The Folger and Shakespeare. |
The next dates for
Holy Baptism are:
Sunday, November 3, at 11:00 a.m.
- Class: Saturday, November 2, at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 12, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.
- Class: Saturday, January 11, at 10:00 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 Key Blvd., Arlington, VA; Macarthur Blvd., NW, Washington, DC; and Tournay Rd., Bethesda, 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
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