Join us for in-person worship at 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. Worship will continue to be livestreamed at 9:00 a.m. on Facebook and on the Worship Page of our website and available later on our YouTube channel.

The church doors open at 8:30 a.m. Free valet parking will be available for services, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We look forward to welcoming you to worship, either in person or online. Visit www.stjohns-dc.org for more information. 

While the basement nursery is still under construction, the nursery will meet in the Godly Play Classroom #2 on the second floor of the Parish House. Please note that infants and children are welcome at all worship services. Nursery care will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Sunday for infants and children up to age 3. Please register your children here. Reminder: Masks are required for all children over the age of two.

Online via Zoom or in-person in the Parish House Third Floor Conference Room

To attend by Zoom, please contact Jack Reiffer, who leads the class, for the link.

All young adults are invited for fellowship and brainstorming ideas for future Latrobe events over brunch immediately after the 11:00 a.m. service on August 29. Location TBD. Please contact Kate Benner and Carl Ward, co-chairs, for more information.

• Children's Worship Bulletin 1

• Children's Worship Bulletin 2

The September selection for St. John’s Book Group is The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich. We will meet online on Thursday, September 2 at 6:45 p.m. via Zoom for an in-depth discussion of this 2021 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, based on Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C.

If you love to read, please join us for an evening of discussion and socializing. All are welcome. For more information and for links to participate, contact Janet Edmond.

We are planning to have a weekly 10:00 a.m. Church School hour again in person in September. Please register your children age three through grade six here by September 12. For more information, please contact Katherine Raab, our volunteer Church School coordinator.

At Confirmation, the baptized make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to live out their Baptismal promises (Book of Common Prayer, page 412). Confirmands go through a period of learning, prayer, and discernment leading up to the service where a bishop will pray and lay their hands on them asking for strength from the Holy Spirit. This year, we've made a clearer and simpler path for Confirmation Classes. Confirmands are required to be in seventh grade or higher, commit to attending six classes, one retreat, and participating in one parish activity. Please register here by September 12 to participate. Click here for the Confirmation brochure. For more information, please contact us here.

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. Watch for details in early September. Please contact Kaye Edwards if you would like additional information.

We will be hosting a morning for retreat, prayer, and training for all who currently serve or who would like to be trained to serve in the Sunday worship services. This includes crucifers, acolytes, lectors, chalice bearers, flower guild, livestream broadcasters, and greeters. If you are interested in learning more about helping with any of these roles, please join us for the Liturgy Retreat on October 23. Click here to register.

Building Community: Community Gatherings Return

We recommend that you set and advertise a limit (e.g., space is limited so the first 20 responses will be accepted.). If you are interested in hosting, please contact Holly Sukenik.

If you would like to be baptized, confirmed, or received into membership in the Episcopal Church at St. John's, join the 2021 Fall Adult Inquirers’ Class. The two-day class will meet on Saturdays, October 9 and October 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Rev. Rob Fisher, Rector of St. John’s, 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 invited to attend. For more information or to register, contact Kaye Edwards at 202-347-8766, ext. 317 or by e-mail here. 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 13.

The Parish Choir is a group of dedicated volunteer musicians who provide choral music for the 9:00 a.m. worship service. Over the summer months, the choir meets at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings to rehearse for worship. Mid-week rehearsals will resume after Kick-Off Sunday in September. There is a straightforward voice trial for admission, but the main qualification is your interest in serving St. John's in its music program. Please be in touch with Brent Erstad, Director of Music and Organist, to learn more.

The Speaker Series will be held on the following Sundays in the Church and online via Zoom from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. After the discussion, there will be opportunity for Q&A.  You need to register only if you are attending via Zoom. Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the meeting.

September 12 : Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State of the United States from 1997-2001 under then-President Bill Clinton.

Click here to register for the Zoom link if you are attending online on September 12.

September 26: Ruth Marcus, Deputy Editorial Page Editor at The Washington Post. She will speak on Politics and Policy in Washington. Registration link to come.

October 3: Elizabeth Rule, Director of the AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy, Washington, DC’s only university-based research center dedicated to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian issues. She is also a Professor at American University. She will speak on Native American History and Contemporary Indigenous Experience in DC and Beyond. Registration link to come.

October 17: Mike Molina, Head of the Bishop Walker School. Registration link to come.

October 24: Dr. Rebecca Carter-Chand, Director of the Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She will speak on Religion and the Holocaust. Registration link to come.

For more information and the schedule, visit the Speaker Series webpage here.

To sign up for Sacred Ground, or for any questions on WIN, please contact the Rev. Will Morris.

The next dates for Baptism and required pre-baptismal classes with the clergy are as follows: 

Please note that the parents or grandparents of children being baptized must be active, pledging members of St. John’s. Adults interested in baptism for themselves must attend the Rector’s Adult Inquirers’ Class and be active, pledging participants in the life of the parish. If you are interested in having a child baptized, or in baptism for yourself, please contact Kaye Edwards.

St. John’s is looking for a Communications Lead and a Program Assistant, which are much needed part-time roles on our staff. While we do not hire parishioners, you can be helpful by spreading the word. The job descriptions are posted here and here. 

Below are the financial highlights for St. John's as of June 30, 2021. Pledges, offerings, and program expenses as of the end of the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2021) are compared to the 2021 annual budget. Contributions include all 2021 pledges; Offerings is the amount received during Q1 and Q2 2021, and Program Expenses include clergy salaries, program support, music, outreach, and education expenses incurred as of June 30, 2021.  

To make a pledge or pay a pledge online, click here.

Click here to listen to past Sunday Sermons and Speaker Series.

If you would like to visit a loved one in the columbarium, please contact us here to arrange a time for your visit.

From our parish: Eve Atkeson, Rob Fisher, Susan Herrington, Katie and Paul Holder, Nelda Johnson, Susan Lewis, Jimmy Lowe, and John More.

Friends and family of our parish: Barbara Virginia Abalos Branes (Joanne Hutton), Barton Edwards Bruce (Kaye Edwards), LaKeshia Bryant (GeeGee Bryant), Wendy Addiss Dellar (Joanne Hutton), Karl Dornemann (Deb Dornemann), Bobby Doyle (Alex Pappas), Reagan Eudy (Alfred Thesmar), Jimmy Gallagher (Joanne Hutton), Frances Givhan (Gay and Bob Pasley), Elaine Gravatt (Margo Wiegenstein), Linda Young Gsell (Rick Young), Valerie Hart (Emily and Jason Ornstein), Courtney Jordan Hillman (Erika Northcutt), Vera Hyncik (Holly Sukenik), Charles Jones (GeeGee Bryant), Tom Kiernan (Joanne Hutton), Chase Lasbury (Garrett Russo), Melanie Markiewicz and William Markiewicz (Matthew Taylor), Tammy McCleaf (Matthew Taylor), Kathryn McGraw (Mary and Carl Raether), William Scott Miller, Jr. (Johnathan Miller), Judy Nicola (Cynthia Walker), Wendy Paeth (Margo Wiegenstein), John Perry (Joanne Hutton), Pearson Reynolds (Kerri Stelcen), Susan Roberts (Kaye Edwards), Cawley Scott (Robyne Johnston), Scott (Marta Cook & Cal Trepagnier), Mark Sissman (Mead Sissman), Ann Tusa (Will Morris), and David Williams (Carter Keithley).

From our parish: Jeanne Grimmett and Marcella Odom.

Friends and family of our parish: Pereda "Pete" Paty (John Paty).

Friends and family of our parish: Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker).

Friends and family of our parish: Ora Jackson (Wande Johnson).

Friends and family of our parish: Betty Mauldin who died August 20.

Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week: 

Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week:

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).