Join Us on YouTube this Sunday for a Service of Morning Prayer
Sunday, June 21
Facebook live at 9:00 a.m. and on YouTube anytime
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Worship with us on Sunday, virtually! Click on the YouTube image above to participate. There will be music, prayer and preaching.
Watch it together "live" with others at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on our
Facebook
page or you may choose to participate at your usual service time (7:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.), or any other time you like.
Feel free to share the link with others.
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with the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers and Dr. Courtney Cowart
Sunday, June 21, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Online via Zoom
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A follow-up conversation will take place this Sunday to engage issues of race and how we at St. John’s will discern meaningful steps to play our part in dismantling systemic racism.
If you did not attend the first conversation last week, you will need to register by sending a
message here.
You will be sent materials from the first session, and we ask that you read and pray over them before Sunday as a way to prepare to enter the conversation.
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.
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Virtual Coffee Hour
Sunday, June 21, 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Online via Zoom
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Bible Study
Sunday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. | Online via Zoom
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St. John's Youth
Sunday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. | Online via Zoom
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Service of Evening Prayer
Sunday, June 21, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Online via Zoom
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Service of Compline
Monday to Friday, 8:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Online via Zoom
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The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our St. John's community in many ways. St. John's parishioners have expressed the desire to help their neighbors during this difficult time. Please
use this form
to let us know if you:
- Can provide support for someone in need or
- Are in need of support.
We will do our best to connect those in need with those who are able to help. If you are not comfortable using this form, please send us an email at
help@stjohns-dc.org
with your name, contact information and details of the type of support you can give or the support you need.
In addition to this direct support from parishioners, our Rector, the Rev. Rob Fisher, has an emergency fund for those who may be in need of financial assistance. If you are in need of financial assistance or would like to contribute to the emergency fund,
please reach out directly to the Rev. Rob Fisher
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Our prayers are requested for the special needs and concerns of this congregation, especially:
Those who are sick or recovering:
From our parish:
Bill Brownlee, Bobbie Falk, Susan Herrington, Andrew Hunt, Nelda Johnson, Bob Patchell, Dace Vidins, and Jeff White.
Friends and family of our parish:
Niels Beck (Michelle Mangrum), Rachael Buckley (Chrystal Martin), Tom Burkart (Pamela Venzke), Cay Buser (Carl Ward), John Frew Carter (Margo Arnold), Bill Clark (Clark Ervin), Brian Cohen (Jane Hague), Harry Davis (Mary and Carl Raether), Karl Dornemann (Deb Dornemann), Bobby Doyle (Alex Pappas), Geri Lucas Haji (Judy McKevitt), Courtney Jordan Hillman (Erika Northcutt), Lucas Hunt (Matthew Taylor), Vera Hyncik (Holly Sukenik), Tom Kiernan (Joanne Hutton), Amy Lowenthal (Andrew Tomlinson), William Markiewicz (Matthew Taylor), Tammy McCleaf (Matthew Taylor), Kevin Milstead (Andrew Tomlinson), Timothy Mullins (Jim Mullins), Zach Newton (Andrew Tomlinson), Judy Nicola (Cynthia Walker), Ginger Parra (Leila Taaffe), Lloyd Poplin (Joy and Dick Nathan), Cawley Scott (Robyne Johnston), Zoe Taaffe (Leila Taaffe), Garland Treadway (Karen Zachary), and Gabriel Van Oyen (Carolyn Crouch).
Those who are in rehabilitative care:
From our parish:
Max Hudgins and Marcella Odom.
Those who are in the hospital:
Friends and family of our parish:
Diane Bender (Peter Odom), James Hodges (Matthew Taylor), Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Phyllis Lambert (Will Morris), Chase Madar (Rob Fisher), Gina Robinson (Matthew Taylor), Travis Rogers (Robert Carroll), and Mary Seidman (Nora and Hap Rigby).
Those who were born:
From our parish:
Beau Joaquin Sanchez who was born June 15, 2020.
Those who died:
Friends and family of our parish:
Jerrell Christopher Edwards who died June 12, 2020 and Sue Burton who died June 16, 2020.
Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week:
Elizabeth Bartheld, Jacob Berlin, Rick Busch, Milton Chamberlain, Pam Covington, Bayley Garland, Katie Hantson, Andrew McBride, WonYong Shim, Katherine Simonds, Diane Spaulding, Elizabeth Thesmar, Ellen Vollrath, and Franklin Wyman.
Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week:
Annette and Philip Anfinrud, Marion Blakey and William Dooley, and Jim Kreger and Thom Sinclair
.
For those on the frontlines in the coronavirus pandemic, especially:
Friends and family of our parish:
Janie Abernethy (Elizabeth Lewis and David Abernethy), Sandra Brown (Becca Brown), Nathan Cobb (Livy and John More), Chris Gardner (Ann Gardner), Yee Houston (Quin Woodward Pu), and Marta Kochanska (Livy and John More).
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:
Peter T. Watson (Wendy Fibison).
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The Creation Care Ministry Virtual Gathering
Monday, June 22, 7:00 p.m. | Online via Zoom
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The Creation Care ministry will gather virtually Monday evening, June 22, at 7:00 p.m. to catch up, share news and consider paths forward.
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Join WIN (Washington Interfaith Network)
at an Action for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Thursday, July 2, 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Online
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As the District starts to reopen in phases during the pandemic, uprisings across the country make clear that we cannot and will not go "back to normal."
Join us as we organize in our Nation's Capital to confront systemic racism, and fight for a District of Columbia where all can be truly free.
We will act on urgent issues of justice, legislation and the budget now. More importantly, we will challenge one another to stay in the struggle for the months and years to come. Learn how to bring people together and organize through relationships to engage 20,000+ Washingtonians and build the power to win.
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Book Group
Thursday, July 9 at 6:45 p.m. | Online via Zoom
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The St. John's Book group will meet on Thursday, July 9, at 6:45 p.m. via
Zoom
to discuss
The Winter Soldier
by Daniel Mason.
If you love to read, please join us for an evening of discussion and socializing.
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Donate to our Youth Sponsored Fundraiser for Kwasa and Grace’s Table
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The St. John’s Youth and Sunday School families have a tradition of selling home-baked cookies in front of St. John’s each May to raise funds for the children of
Kwasa in South Africa
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While the kids are not able to hold a traditional bake sale at the church this year due to the pandemic, the needs of children at Kwasa have only increased. Kwasa is shut due to stay-at-home orders in South Africa, but the Rev. Sharron Dinnie is finding new ways to deliver food to the Kwasa children when not in school. At the same time, the needs of the homeless people served by
Grace’s Table here in Washington
have also increased.
Thus, the Sunday School and Youth invite you to join us in supporting both the Kwasa children and the people served by Grace’s Table with a virtual bake sale. Please consider a $10.00 contribution or any other amount f
or a virtual dozen of tasty cookies. You can make your donation by clicking on the button below and choosing "Kwasa" from the Fund drop down menu. The cash donations will go to Kwasa and the baked goods will be delivered to Grace’s Table as soon as it b
ecomes safe to do so.
For more information, contact Sarah Wood, the Rev. Savannah Ponder, or Sigi Block.
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St. John’s Mask Project Helps Both Refugees and Medical Workers
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In an inspired example of mutual aid in a time of crisis, the St. John’s Refugee Committee this spring commissioned an Afghan refugee family to sew face masks for George Washington University Hospital. The project not only supplied badly needed surgery masks to GW medical professionals fighting the Covid-19 pandemic—it also provided much-needed income to the family of a former translator for the U.S. military, who has been furloughed due to the current pandemic.
Now, having delivered the 521st mask financed by a $2500 grant from the Refugee Committee to GW, project organizers Gay and Bob Pasley are seeking, through the Church, donations from St. John’s parishioners who would like to help keep the family employed and the masks flowing.
“We never dreamed that these two women would be able to make that many masks,” said Gay Pasley, referring to the former translator's wife and sister. The translator himself is doing most of the cutting of parts for the masks, Pasley added.
For this next phase of the project, the Church is seeking $500 to buy materials in bulk and pay the family for its labor. You can make your donation by clicking on the button below and choosing "Refugee Project" from the Fund dro
p down menu
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For more information, contact the Pasleys here.
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Reflections and Updates from the Rector
Click on the image below
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Episcopal Diocese of Washington Covid-19 Emergency Relief Appeal
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Many of us are asking how we can help during this pandemic. In our Diocese, we are seeing members of our churches suffering from food insecurity and other hardships. Congregations in low-income communities are an essential part of an increasingly fragile safety net for their most vulnerable neighbors.
To support the most vulnerable parishes, the diocese has suspended the Annual Bishop’s Appeal for the diocesan budget and has replaced it with a
Covid-19 Emergency Relief Appeal.
St. John’s parishioners have shown a desire to support others through this crisis. If you would like to help, supporting this relief fund would be an excellent way. You can make a gift on the diocesan website at this link:
https://www.edow.org/about/giving
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As many of you know,
LinkedIn
is the top online business networking platform, with over 630 million registered members. While used primarily to list career and business interests, it also allows you to list (and link) outside interests, memberships and affiliations, including places of worship. As part of our outreach into the community and world of work, we invite you to list your membership (and roles) at St. John's. This will allow others who might be interested in St. John's to connect with you, and also show our interest in, and relevance to, the world of work.
We have set up a
St. John's LinkedIn page
, and would welcome congregational participation in building out and populating the page.
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Stay connected with St. John's Church on social media!
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St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
1525 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
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