December 20, 2020

Good morning St. John's Community,

One of the beloved traditions at St. John's during this season is the Christmas Pageant! While we typically have the pageant at the early service of Christmas Eve, this year we will have it as the first part of this morning's service. Children have recorded their parts remotely and safely, telling the story of Christmas together with beloved music of the season by our stellar music department!

Watch it live at 9:00am on Facebook, or at any time after that on our YouTube, or on our website.

Zoom Coffee Hour is at 10:00am. (Click here to participate.) And at 11:00am we have our Forum with guest Ambassador John Negroponte. (Click here to attend.)

This is an Advent and Christmas Season like no other. I pray that the many offerings available through St. John's will be a blessing to you and your loved ones, bringing hope, light and the blessing of community!

Faithfully,

Rob+

The Holy Habits Podcast is a new offering to help us explore Christian practices during the time of Advent and Christmas.

Listen to the most recent episode here for an insightful conversation about the practice of centering prayer with St. John's parishioner Thom Sinclair in conversation with the Rev. Savannah Ponder.

Celebrate working together for justice with WIN. St. John's is a founding member of Washington Interfaith Network, known as WIN, and so we are invited to join with them to celebrate all that has been accomplished through WIN in 2020. This event will recognize the many leaders and institutions who made this progress possible.  Please come with a shout out for a volunteer leader who has inspired you this year and a glass to toast one another. Song requests for the DJ welcome! If you'd like to attend, please RSVP here. It will be 6-6:45pm on Monday the 21st.

How to help, or how to get help. During this difficult time, St. John's is looking to connect people in need of assistance with those who are able to help. If you fall into either category, please visit this link or send an e-mail to help@stjohns-dc.org with your name, contact information, and details of the type of support you can give or the support you need. And to get involved in any of our ongoing local outreach ministries, which are in special need curing this time, you may click here.

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