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Dear St. John's Community,
Many of you have come to know Michael Lodico, our Director of Music, over his more than ten years here at St. John's. He assumed his current position under the most trying circumstances and skillfully guided the choirs through that difficult period with grace and compassion. Michael has been a superb organist and has had a hand in making much glorious music. He also has seen the Parish Choir grow during his tenure. Michael is a very gifted musician and has been very faithful to St. John's.
The end of this month marks the end of his three-year term as Director of Music. After much consideration and mutual discussion and recognizing the needs of his growing young family, when his term ends Michael is going to take a break from leading parish music. This interval will allow Michael to spend more time with his young children.
Michael will be missed, and we plan to have a celebration for him and welcome him back as a guest musician on October 20th as part of the Music Festival at the 11:00 a.m. service that day, with a special reception to follow. I hope you will join me as we honor the good work and the many years of faithful service he has contributed to St. John's.
The Rev. Rob Fisher
Rector
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Letter from Michael Lodico
Director of Music Ministry and Organist
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Dear Parishioners,
It has been an honor and privilege to serve on the music staff at St. John's for the past ten years. Experiencing the labyrinth of seasons of the liturgical year with you musically has been incredibly formative and rich. Furthermore, uniting sacred music for the liturgical year with the outstanding ministries of the clergy, flower guild, and numerous other ministries of the church has been forever memorable.
With that in mind, for everything there is a season, and with my employment period soon ending, it is time for me to spend more time with my wonderful wife Priya and three young children at home, and to seek new creative environments. I love you all and wish you continued growth in a diverse music ministry, and through it finding comfort and nearness to God.
Michael Lodico
Director of Music
Ministry and Organist
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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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Sunday, September 1, 4:00 p.m. (Labor Day weekend)
Cathedral Heights, NW Washington, DC
Family and kid friendly event (pool available)
Hosted by Pamela and Patrick Venzke
Tuesday, September 17, 6:00 p.m.
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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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.
If you would like to join for the "Fall Quarter" beginning with breakfast, a retreat, and sung midday prayer with the Rev. Rob Fisher on the morning of Saturday, September 7, please be in touch with Assistant Director of Music Brent Erstad.
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Please join us on Saturday, September 28 at 10:00 a.m. to welcome and celebrate the new ministry of the Rev. Robert W. Fisher. Bishop Mariann Budde will preside at the service. A reception will follow at
The Army and Navy Club
on Farragut Square.
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Children and Youth Formation
Saturday, September 7
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| Please save the date for a formation leadership retreat day--Saturday, September 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is a time for both new and veteran church school teachers and formation leaders to come together for team building, training, prayer, and a lunch with the rector and family minister. If you are interested in serving in leadership with children and youth this program year (September-May), please contact Savannah Ponder, Assistant for Ministries with Children, Youth, and Families or register via this form. |
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St. John's Book Club Resumes
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 The St. John's Book Club will resume its
monthly meetings on Thursday, September 12. We will meet in the second floor teens classroom at 6:45 p.m. to discuss The Overstory by Richard Powers. If you love to read, please join us for an evening of discussion and socializing. Questions? Contact Leila Taaffe.
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Ministry Fair
Sunday, September 15
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Come celebrate the various
Parish Committees, Organizations, and Activities
after the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services
on September 15
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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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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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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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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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, Robin Schwartz, Dace Vidins, and Samuel Watson.
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), 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 died:
Friends and family of our parish
: Lewis H. Goldman who died August 9, Janet Faulstich Tarrody who died August 24, John Patrick Foster who died August 28, and Frederick T. Kraus who died August 29.
Those who were born:
From our parish:
Josephine Araoluwa Leach who was born August 26.
Those who are in the hospital:
From our parish: Susan Wild.
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:
Bill Bode, Elena Braithwaite, Rachel Bright, Stephen Faris, Adrienne Gaziano, June Guerin, Paul Holder, John Peters Irelan, Frank Klotz, Bernard Malloy, Justin McCormack, Sarah Platts, Carl Raether, Nancy Roe, Zain Sadqi, Harry Simonds, Kate Szpila, William Stolar, Cal Trepagnier, Edwin U, Susan Volgenau, Alexander Lehmann Weng, Sebastian Lehmann Weng, Suzanne Whitmore, and Tory Wood.
Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week:
Janice Berry and Timothy Edwards and Susan and Tim Heil.
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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7:45 a.m.
Holy Eucharist with Homily - The Rev. Jane Milliken Hague
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. Jane Milliken Hague
11:45 a.m.
Hospitality Hour
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 8 Margaret Carlson, columnist for the Daily Beast. She will speak on The 2020 Elections.
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, September 22, at 9:00 a.m.
- Class: Saturday, September 21, at 10:00 a.m.
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 onN. George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA and MacArthur Boulevard, NW, Washington, DC.
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Listen now
to past Sunday Sermons and Speaker Series.
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Join us for Worship and Special Events This Summer!
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Join us for worship at 7:45 and 10:30 a.m. The Nursery opens each Sunday at 9:45 a.m. |
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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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