Dear St. John's Community,
We have been looking forward to this moment. We dip our toe back into in-person worship starting this Sunday.
As you hopefully know, our morning worship will be limited to service participants because it will be indoors, live-streamed from the church. It takes place at 9am but will be available on YouTube from then on. We hope you will tune in. Then, in the afternoon, we will have gatherings outdoors and in person, and open to all. We have one gathering each in DC, Maryland and Virginia.
Here is the link to sign up. We will pray together, enjoy music by one of our soloists, and receive communion.
The Virginia location will be capped at 100, and the DC and Maryland locations are limited to 50 each. Because the DC gathering is already full, I encourage you to sign up for one of the other two if you'd like to attend this weekend.
Also, there is a very thoughtful "Covenant" created by the Diocese. Please
read it here before attending. When you arrive, an usher will ask you if you have read it and if you agree to the covenant when you sign in. (There will be copies on hand to read if you have not done so beforehand, but reading it ahead of time is best.)
I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to being gathered in worship once again—with communion!
Please remember to be patient as we all learn to do a new thing together. There is a lot to consider, and we will definitely be in a learning mode during these first weekends.
God's peace,
Rob+
PS: This weekend at our Speaker Series we have a very timely presenter! John M. Barry is the author of
The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918: Lessons Learned and Not Learned—and Where We Are Now. Sign up
here to attend.
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To see last Sunday's worship once more, or for the first time, click
here.
