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THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
February 26, 2017
7:45 A.M. THE HOLY EUCHARIST
The Word of God, page 355, Book of Common Prayer
The First Reading: Exodus 24:12-18
Psalm 99
The Second Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-21
The Holy Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
The Sermon: The Rev. D. Andrew Olivo
Nicene Creed, page 358
The Prayers of the People, Form VI, page 392
The Peace
The Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving, Prayer A, page 361
Prayer after Communion, page 365
Blessing and Dismissal _________________________________________________________________________
ASSISTING AT THE SERVICE TODAY: Sarah Potter, Reader and Chalice Bearer;
Thea Crouch, Kristin Josey, and Adelle Simmons, Flower Guild; Bud Harrell,
Assistant Head Usher; Doug Alspach and Jane Alspach, Ushers.
THE FLOWERS IN THE CHURCH are given to the glory of God.
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Collect
O God, who before the passion of your only begotten Son
revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we,
beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be
strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness
from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and
ever. Amen.
Exodus 24:12-18
The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain,
and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the
law and the commandment, which I have written for their
instruction." So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and
Moses went up into the mountain of God. To the elders he had
said, "Wait here for us, until we come to you again; for Aaron
and Hur are with you; whoever has a dispute may go to them."
Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered
the mountain. The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai,
and the cloud covered it for six days; on the seventh day he
called to Moses out of the cloud. Now the appearance of the
glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the
mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the
cloud, and went up on the mountain. Moses was on the
mountain for forty days and forty nights.
Psalm 99
1 The LORD is King;
let the people tremble;
he is enthroned upon the cherubim;
let the earth shake.
2 The LORD is great in Zion;
he is high above all peoples.
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3 Let them confess his Name, which is great and awesome;
he is the Holy One.
4 "O mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established equity;
you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob."
5 Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God
and fall down before his footstool;
he is the Holy One.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests,
and Samuel among those who call upon his Name,
they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud;
they kept his testimonies and the decree that he gave them.
8 O LORD our God, you answered them indeed;
you were a God who forgave them,
yet punished them for their evil deeds.
9 Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God
and worship him upon his holy hill;
for the LORD our God is the Holy One.
2 Peter 1:16-21
We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made
known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received
honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was
conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my
Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased." We
ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were
with him on the holy mountain. So we have the prophetic
message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive
to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns
and the morning star rises in your hearts. First of all you must
understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of
one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by
human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.
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Matthew 17:1-9
Six days after Peter had acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, the
Son of the Living God, Jesus took with him Peter and James
and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by
themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face
shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white.
Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking
with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to
be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for
you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." While he was still
speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and
from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with
him I am well pleased; listen to him!" When the disciples heard
this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. But
Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Get up and do not be
afraid." And when they looked up, they saw no one except
Jesus himself alone. As they were coming down the mountain,
Jesus ordered them, "Tell no one about the vision until after the
Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
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ON BEHALF OF THE RECTOR, WARDENS, VESTRY, AND ALL WHO SHARE IN
THE GRACE OF GOD THROUGH THE WORSHIP, MINISTRIES, PROGRAMS, AND
OUTREACH OF ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, WE THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR
PLEDGES FOR THE YEAR 2017.
(as of February 22, 2017)
David Abernethy & Elizabeth Lewis
Dana & Sophie Ackerly
Jennifer Agiesta & Paul Hortenstine
John & Renate Alison
Nikki Allen
Doug & Jane Alspach
McGowin & Case Anderson
Robin Anderson
Michael & Ann Andrews
Philip & Annette Anfinrud
Tony & Tung-Lin Anikeeff
Jeanne & Keith Arnold
Margo Arnold
Carlos & Lourdes Arriaga
Leslie Arriaga
Ashley Atwater
Virginia & Shea Bader
Geoffrey & Kathryn Baker
Michelle & David Baldacci
Sarah Banks
Paul Barkett
Meg Beasley
Krista Becker
Mike & Carolyn Becraft
Bob Beizer
Laura Belman
Kathleen Benner
David Berg
Judy Campbell Bird
Martha & Bill Birdseye
Donald & Diane Bitsberger
Leslie Blakey & Joe Wohlmuth
Marion Blakey & Bill Dooley
Paul Bledsoe & Celia Boddington
Thomas Bleha
Tad & Nita Blundon
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Megan Bly & Scott Wunsch
Matt Bode & Laurie Adams
Elena Braithwaite
Emorie Broemel
Lacy Broemel
Andrew Brown
Rebecca Brown
Bill Brownlee
Kathryn Bubolz
Lee Buddendeck
Craig & Barbara Burkhardt
Sylvia & Stephen Burwell
Rick Busch
Mary Cantrell
Hall Carter
Andrea Charters
Mary Jane Checchi & John Culver
Merrell & Preston Cherouny
Virginia Chew
Carlye Christianson & Pascal Joly
Savanna Clark
Andrew Clarke & Chip Sherrill
Laura Clarke
Gwinneth Clarkson
Molly Clements
Laurie Clifford
Isabelle Corbett & John Goheen
Clayton Cottrell
Claudette Cox
Ashley & Matson Coxe
Jamie & Robert Craft
Nicole & Stephen Crochet
Valerie Crotty
Nelson & Carolyn Crouch
Rommel Cruz & Diana Franco
Gwendolyn Cunningham
Jim Czerwonky
Pat Czerwonky
Pat & Garry Dalby
Betsy Danello
Chris Danello
Becky Daugherty
William Davis
Susan Dawson
Justin Dean & Matt Sipala
Chris Delucchi & Martha Blalock
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John Derrick
Bonnie & Charles DeWitt
Jeffrey & Linda Dienno
Richard Doege & Julia Koster
Bessie & Will Doffermyre
Deb Dornemann & Jeff White
Joan & Jim Doty
Laura & René Doucet
Linda Douglass
James Doyle
William & Diana Duncan
Will & Grace Duthe
James Eastwood
Janet Edmond
Janice Berry Edwards
Kaye Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Rob & Anna Ehrich
Martha & Richard Ellison
Erika Emery
Clark Ervin & Carolyn Harris
Le & Casey Evans
Page Evans
Amanda & Eric Eversole
Allison Herron Eydt
Denis Faherty
Adam & Betty Falato
Kathryn Falk
Caroline & Steve Faris
Alice Farmer
Consuello Faunteroy
Wendy Fibison & Samuel Watson
Anne & Hyman Field
Elizabeth Field
Camden & Debra Fine
John Firestone
Carol Cole Flanagan & Bill Flanagan
Ron & Nancy Fletcher
Lee & Juliet Folger
Sandra Franco
Annie & Kaleb Froehlich
Linda Gaines
David Gallalee
Ann & John Gardner
Elizabeth & Chris Gardner
Jennifer & Keith Gardner
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Carrie & Jim Garland
Tamara Gayle
Eric Generous
Kay Gilley
Edmond Gonzalez
Miles Graham
Ted & Sandy Graves
Michael & Missy Grealy
Richard Greene & Aswathi Zachariah
Richard & Jeanne Grimmett
Hunter & Katie Guerin
Wolfgang Gunzel
Sandra Hackworth & Lisa Lowenfeld
Chuck & Lilibet Hagel
James & Hannah Hahn
Debby & Gary Hailey
Nick & Kate Hailey
Kyle Hankey & Mary Blanche Hankey
Katherine & Patrick Hanniford
Kristie Hansen
Jeff & Katie Hantson
Barbie Harper
Bud & Anne Harrell
Robert & Anne Harrington
Fruzsina Harsanyi & Raymond Garcia
Meg & John Hauge
Diane Hauslein
Geraldine & Brent Hayhurst
Tim & Susan Heil
Hermann & Janet Helgert
Fernando Hermoza & Araceli Ma
Whitley Herndon
Robert & Tammi Hoback
Ellen Hoff
Heather Hopkins
Max Hudgins
Stephen & Teresa Huettner
Gerry Hughes
Andrew Hunt & Elizabeth Hill
Powell & Joanne Hutton
Kathleen Huzarsky
John Peters Irelan
Victoria & Stewart Jeffries
Muriel Jerome-O’Keeffe
Wande Johnson
Mac & Barbara Johnston
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Cliftine Jones
Tucker Jones
Bill & Sara Josey
Ellen & Chris Kalisz
Emily & Paul Kallaur
Graham & Robin Keithley
Brooke Kettler
Anne & Loren Kieve
David Kieve & Kate Bedingfield
Richard & Justine Kingham
Jack Kinsey & Becky Schergens
James & Lisa Kirchenbauer
Alan Kirk
Frank & Nancy Klotz
Mark & Amy Klug
Peter Koch & Karolina Arias
Lisa Koehler
Kenny Kraft
Grant Kraus
Albert & Katherine Kyle
Mary Landrieu & Frank Snellings
Mendel Lay
Ross Leckow & Margaux Polanski
Marcus Lemon
Lu Stanton León
Luis León
Andrée & Joe Leonelli
Patricia Leslie
Leo Lex
Stewart Lillard
Caroline & Judd Littleton
Michael & Priya Lodico
Jesus López
Margaret Love
Jimmy Lowe
John & Emily Lucio
Kathy Luhrman
Jan Lupton
RJ & Walker Lyerly
Troy & Maggie Lyons
Bernard Malloy
Tiffany Manchester
Paul Mandelson
Michelle Mangrum
Claire & Harry Marshall
Jessica & Steuart Martens
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Chrystal & John Martin
Harry & Judy Martin
Middleton Martin
Sherill Mason
Nancy Mathis & Shawn Maher
Susan McAdams
Jennifer McCann
Annie McCarthy & Christian Harris
Abbott McCartney & Sigi Block
Michael McDowell & Susan Flanigan
Sara McGanity
Terry & Lisa McGlynn
Judson McIntire
Judy McKevitt
Ed McLean
Matthew McMurray
Noah & Hilary Mehrkam
Diane Melton
Carmen Mendoza
Richard Metzger
Margaret Miller
Nathan Miller
Sarah & Chris Miller
John & Livy More
Rob Mosbacher
Ann & Robert Mueller
Johannes Mueller & Timothy Beacom
Jonathan Nateghi-Asli & George Moran
Dick & Joy Nathan
Henry Nuzum
Stephen O'Shields & Miller Winecoff
Phil & Marge Odeen
Peter & Eleanor Odom
Andy & Catherine Olivo
Ralph & Lydia Olson
Nkem & Uche Onwuamaegbu
Felicia & Owen Owunwanne
Alex & Nancy Pappas
Susan & Jacob Parcell
Sharon & Bob Park
Margaret Ellen Parke
Karis & TJ Parnham
Ginger Parra
Gay & Bob Pasley
Robert & Inmi Patterson
Anthony Pegues
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Robin Pennington
Glisedia Perez & David Curtin
Eric Peters
Raymond & Susan Petniunas
Kathryn Pharr
Natalie Popovic
Sarah Potter
Richard Price
Leah Proffitt
Maria Quintanilla
Katherine & Scott Raab
Allie Raether
Carl & Mary Raether
Garrett & Gigi Rasmussen
Hwa Cha Redman
Larry Redway
Sarah & Avo Reid
Jack Reiffer
Gini & Harker Rhodes
Christi Rich
Susan Todd Rich
Hap & Nora Rigby
Randall Roe
Chris Rogers
Cinda Rose
Laurie & Jason Rossbach
Lisa & Garrett Russo
Chase Rynd
Elizabeth Sadqi
Jessica & Alex Sanchez
Brian & KayAnn Schoeneman
Doug and Liz Schwartz
Pete & Anne Seidlitz
Kristin Shaulis & John Highsmith
Alyssa Sheets
Susan & Sandy Sierck
Adelle Simmons
Thom Sinclair
Chris Singer
Ellie Skochdopole & William Wolfe
Trent & Holly Smith
Diane Spaulding
Martha Spieker
John Staples & Scott Raspa
Ken & Susan Starling
Anne Stewart
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Toby Stock
Alex & Desiree Stolar
Jennifer & Thomas Stork
Holly & John Sukenik
Bard & Meredith Sullenger
Leila Taaffe & Arthur Kellermann
Matthew Taylor
Alfred & Hilary Thesmar
Celia Thompson
Chrishan Thuraisingham
Jocelyn Tichenor
Philip Tierney
Irene & Raul Tituana
Aileen Train
Thomas Traxler & Rachel Bright
David Trebing
Anthony Turner & Eric Carson
Devin Urness
Jennifer Urquhart
Adrienne & Chip Usher
Betty van Iersel
Susan & Paul Van Nice
Pamela & Patrick Venzke
Susan Volgenau
Chris & Barbara Wall
Michael Waltz
Alis Wang & Amy Stulman
Carl Ward
Richard Ward & Cay Buser
Thomas Ward
Marc & Susan Warren
William & Sarah Warren
Susan Welch
Jennifer & Henrik Weng
Gail & Togo West
Hilary West
David Wham & David Malone
Tripp Whitbeck
Reed Wiedower & Alexa Hirst
Margaret Wiegenstein
Sarah Wild
Philip Willauer & Sandra Cunningham
Christina Wilson
Heather & James Wilson
Neil & Emma Wilson
Andrea Winchell
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Alexian Wines & Chris Semkow
Anita Woehler
Brenda & Willy Wolter
Audrey Wood
Bill Wright
Renée & Keith Yancey
Sarah & Hugh Yeomans
Sang & Sarah Yi
Keiko Yoshino
Adela Zavala
Nicole Zehfuss & Neil Gutterman
ST. JOHN’S NEW ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESS
In order to make online payments to St. John’s easier, we have
instituted a new, streamlined process. Payments for pledges and
other types of donations can now be set up with an online payment
profile at https://www.shelbygiving.com/stjohnsdc by using your
email address and creating a password. The password should
contain a combination of at least eight numbers and letters.
Payment can be made through VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and
American Express cards as well as debit cards and echecks or ACH
direct debits from your account. Just select your preferred method
of payment from the drop-down list. Select the fund to which you
wish to make a payment. A one-time payment can be executed this
way, or automatic recurring payments can be arranged by
following the instructions for scheduled payments. The site also
keeps track of your payments. We encourage you to use this
method of making payments and to let our financial secretary,
Betsy Heine, know that you will switch to online payments at a
certain date.
Payments can now also be made by texting to 202-335-0365.
You will receive prompts on your device screen for completing the
process.
Please remember that this is a payment process, and St. John’s still
wants to receive your pledge. Pledging can be done online at our
website. By making a pledge, parishioners are not only making a
financial commitment to contribute a certain amount to St. John’s,
but they are also providing vital information to our Clergy and
Vestry needed to plan the budget.
If you have questions, please call Preston Cherouny or Hayden
Bryan at the church office, 202-347-8766.
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EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2017
Monday February 27
6:30 p.m. AA
Tuesday February 28
10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting
12:00 noon AA
6:45 p.m. EFM Class
Wednesday March 1
7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes
Sermon—The Rev. Dr. Luis León
12:00 noon Choral Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes
Sermon—The Rev. Dr. Luis León
12:00 noon AA
7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes
Sermon—The Rev. D. Andrew Olivo
Thursday March 2
12:00 noon DA
Al-Anon
7:00 p.m. St. John’s Book Group (Parlors)
Friday March 3
6:30 p.m. Parents’ Night Out
Saturday March 4
9:00 a.m. Latrobe Fellowship Community Service
Sunday March 5
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist—Homily—The Rev. Dr. Luis León
8:15 a.m. Parish Choir Rehearsal
Nursery
9:00 a.m. Sermon and Holy Eucharist—Sermon
The Rev. Dr. Luis León
10:00 a.m. Adult Forum—The Rev. Dr. Luis León
Update on the Renovation of the Parish House
10:10 a.m. St. John’s Choir Rehearsal
10:45 a.m. Church School
11:00 a.m. Sermon and Holy Eucharist—Sermon
The Rev. Dr. Luis León
12:15 p.m. Hospitality Hour
Parish Lunch
Tour of the Church
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MUSIC FESTIVAL SERVICE
Today, February 26, 11:00 a.m.
Simple Gifts
The St. John’s and Parish Choirs, assisted by the Dan Dufford Jazz Ensemble,
will give the DC premiere of Will Todd’s innovative Jazz Missa
Brevis. Anthems for the service include Will Todd’s Brightest and Best and
Bob Chilcott’s The Gift to be Simple in celebration of the last Sunday of
Epiphany.
1:00 p.m. La Santa Eucaristía—Sermón
El Revdo. Dr. Luis León
2:00 p.m. Bocaditos y Café—Iglesia San Juan
The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated Monday through Friday
at 12:10 p.m.
ADULT FORUM SCHEDULE The Forum is held at 10:00 a.m. on the following Sundays:
February 26: Joan Waugh, Professor and Vice Chair for Academic
Personnel at UCLA History Department. Professor Waugh researches
and writes about nineteenth-century America, specializing in the Civil
War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age eras. She will speak on
The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
March 5: The Rev. Dr. Luis León, who will give an update on the
renovation of the Parish House.
March 12: Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia. She will speak on The State of US-Russia
Relations in the Trump Era.
March 19: Anthony Tambasco, Professor in the Theology department at
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He is also the author of
Theology of Atonement and Paul's Vision of Christianity and editor of
Bible on Suffering: Social and Political Implications.
March 26: The Rev. Dr. Nancy C. James, will speak on The Emblems of
Divine Love. She will discuss the poems of Jeanne Guyon as they unite
with art to express the mystical quality of Guyon’s theology.
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ST. JOHN’S BOOK GROUP
Thursday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.
The St. John's Book Group will meet on March 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parlor. The
next meeting dates and books are as follows:
March 2: Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance
April 6: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
If you like to read and meet with others who like to read and talk about books,
the Book Club is for you. For questions or more information, please contact
Leila Taaffe at taaffel@gmail.com.
THE BISHOP WALKER SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Annual Dinner Thursday, March 2, 6:30 p.m.
The 9th BWS Annual Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 2 in The Willard
Hotel Grand Ballroom. Reception and Cocktails will begin at 6:30 p.m., which
will be followed by Dinner & Remarks at 7:30 p.m. Dr. John Silvanus Wilson
Jr.—the 11th president of Morehouse College, a historically black men’s liberal
arts college in Atlanta, GA—will be the guest speaker. Proceeds from the 9th
Annual Dinner directly support the Bishop Walker School. Ticket prices begin
at $300, and table and sponsorship opportunities are available. For tickets,
please contact Andrew Clarke at andrew@asiapacificoffset.com or Wande
Johnson at wandejohnson@gmail.com.
PATHWAYS THROUGH LENT
Pathways Through Lent is St. John’s Lenten Devotional. Each day is marked by
a reflection by a member of St. John’s Church. We walk Lent as companions,
meditating together on scripture and the shared experience of God in our own
lives. The St. John’s Pathways Through Lent blog is now live at
www.stjohns-dc.org. You will also see links to each day’s reflection on our
Facebook page.
PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT
Friday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Friday night program, which offers parents an opportunity to enjoy free
time while St. John's provides child care, a light supper, and entertainment for
children (infants through age 10) will be held on March 3. All we ask is that you
sign up by noon on Wednesday, March 1 so that we will have an adequate
number of attendants and that you pick up your children before 9:00 p.m.
when the doors will be locked. Sign up with Evangeline Gravina in the
Parish Office at evangeline.gravina@stjohns-dc.org or at 202-347-8766, ext.
301.
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LATROBE FELLOWSHIP
Day of Service
Saturday, March 4, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Because the first Wednesday of the month falls on Ash Wednesday this year, the
Latrobe Fellowship’s monthly gathering will instead be a day of service in our
community. We will be volunteering with Seabury Resources “Age-in-Place”
program on the morning of Saturday, March 4. The Age-in-Place program
creates a bridge for older adults to connect with their community and other
generations in addition to receiving essential services to maintain their homes.
We are limited to 10 volunteers, all of whom will need to fill out a volunteer
application. To sign up and receive an application please be in touch with
organizer and Latrobe Steering Committee member Matthew Taylor at
matthew.d.taylor@vanderbilt.edu. For more information about the
Latrobe Fellowship, please contact the Rev. Andy Olivo at
andrew.olivo@stjohns-dc.org.
ST. JOHN'S REFUGEE PROJECT
Sunday, March 5
Please mark your calendars for the afternoon of Sunday, March 5, when the
group will take a trip to view the Newseum's REFUGEE exhibit. Please contact
Jessica Sanchez at jesspulsifersanchez@gmail.com with any questions.
THEOLOGY ON TAP WITH THE REV. JOSH THOMAS
Wednesday, March 15, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Bier Baron Tavern (1523 22nd St NW)
Finding Your Voice for Peace Fr. Josh Thomas, the Executive Director of Kids4Peace, will be the guest
speaker. Kids4Peace helps Israeli, Palestinian, and American youth forge
relationships of trust and respect by turning to religion as a force for peace. Josh
will lead a conversation on the spiritual practices people of faith can use to find
their voice for peace in the world. For more information on Theology on Tap,
please contact the Rev. Andy Olivo at andrew.olivo@stjohns-dc.org or (202)
347-8766, ext. 307.
THE RECTOR’S 2017 SPRING ADULT INQUIRERS’ CLASS
March 18 and March 25
8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
If you would like to be baptized, confirmed, or received into membership in the
Episcopal Church at St. John’s, you are invited to join the Rector’s 2017 Spring
Adult Inquirers’ Class. Led by the Rector, the class (a two-day session) will
meet on Saturdays, March 18 and March 25, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.. 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, at
202-347-8766, ext. 317 or by e-mail at kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc. Those
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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, May 13 at 10:00 a.m.
SOUTH AFRICA PARTNERS TO VISIT ST. JOHN’S IN APRIL
Monday-Monday, April 24-May 1
Please volunteer to help with transportation and hosting.
The Rev. Sharron Dinnie, founder of the Kwasa Centre near Springs, South
Africa, with which St. John’s is in partnership, will visit St. John’s again at the
end of April. The tentative dates for the visit are Monday April 24 to Monday
May 1. Sharron’s son will accompany her, along with a teacher and two
students from the Centre, which serves an informal settlement east of
Johannesburg, We hope that you will open your hearts and your homes to the
delegation from our partner in South Africa. Please contact Kaye Edwards in
the Parish Office at 202-347-8766, ext. 317 or by email at
kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc.org if you are interested in providing meals, tours
of Washington, transportation, or can set up meetings with government and
nonprofit officials who would be interested in Sharron’s struggle to bring hope
and education and health care to the residents of the informal settlement of
Vukuzenzele. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to meet Sharron,
and see firsthand the outstanding work she is doing in South Africa, know that
she will be an inspiration to you, as she has been to us.
NEXT DATES FOR BAPTISM and required pre-baptismal classes with the
clergy are as follows:
• April 23, 11:00 a.m.; Thursday, April 20, 7:00 p.m.
• June 4, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, June 1, 7:00 p.m.
If you are interested in having a child baptized, or in baptism for yourself,
please contact Kaye Edwards by e-mail at kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc.org. 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.
TWO EASY WAYS TO HELP OTHERS • The empty casserole pans in the Parish House are waiting to be filled with food
for our partnership with So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.). St. John’s is
committed to sending food once a month to S.O.M.E. to be served in a meal
program for homeless and low-income persons in D.C. Participation is easy
and flexible! Pick up an empty casserole pan in the Parish House, fill it with a
casserole, and drop it off in the freezer near the dining room soda machine. A
parishioner picks up all the casseroles once a month and drops them off at the
meal site.
• When you travel, bring back unopened toiletry items for homeless
shelters. Place them in the basket in the connector between the Church and the
Parish House.
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PASTORAL CARE AT ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
Praying for the sick and those in need is an important part of our life together.
We invite you to add yourself, family, or friends to the parish prayer list. Other
than birthdays, anniversaries, and deaths, names added to the prayer list will
appear for four consecutive weeks. If you would like the name to be on the
prayer list for a shorter or longer period of time, please let us know. We are
going to begin listing in parentheses the name of the person requesting prayers
for family and friends who are not members of the congregation. To add a
name to the prayer list, please contact the Rev. Andy Olivo at
andrew.olivo@stjohns-dc.org.
FLOWER DELIVERIES
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 on Hampden Lane, Bethesda, MD; Georgia
Square, Rockville, MD; N. 33rd Street, Arlington, VA; and Linnean
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
OUR PRAYERS are requested for the special needs and concerns of this
congregation, especially:
Those who are sick or recovering:
From our parish: Chet Grey, Ruth Harwood, Susan Lewis, Jim Mullins, and
Bob Patchell.
Friends and family of our parish: Yvonne Allen (Nikki Allen), Melissa Black
(Ann Mueller), Bill Clark (Clark Ervin), Holly Deland (Lu León), Henry
Farrington (Samuel Watson), Tyrone Gayle (Jessica Sanchez), Craig Harmon
(Judy McKevitt), Christy Long (Karen Zachary), Rosemary Mariner (Carolyn
Becraft), James Millin (Cay Buser), Timothy Mullins (Jim Mullins), Judy Nicola
(Cynthia Walker), Elizabeth Jane Pearson (Celia Thompson), Daniel Peterson
(Gay Pasley), Edward Rebok (Ellen Parke), Candi Forester-Smith (Michael
Stratton), Jim Tatosian (Pat Dalby), Mark Van Note (Pat and Jim Czerwonky),
Bruce Wallace (Gay Pasley), Martha Warren (Kaye Edwards), and Peter
Winkler (Betty van Iersel).
Those who are in the hospital:
From our parish: Carter Patrick Kenny, Catherine Margaret Kenny, Bernard
Malloy, and Samuel Wakely.
Friends and family of our parish: Jane Eckert (Matt Bode), Toddy Hartt
(Caroline Faris), Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Tracy Margelot (Barbara Van
Woerkom), and Aiden Mylnikov (Lindsey Bowen).
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Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week: Robin Anderson, Harold Astrich, Meg Beasley, Ryan Bishop, Adrian Collins,
Nelson Crouch, Conor Daugherty, William Davis, Timothy Edwards, Callie
Ervin, Graham Froehlich, Kenneth Faunteroy, Ben Garland, Fruzsina Harsanyi,
Peter Hughes, Tonya Kirchner, John Martin, Nicholas Merna, Harrison Moore,
John More, Sharon Park, Alma Paty, Kenai Rivera, Cooper Thesmar, Charles
Wagnon, Tripp Whitbeck, and Karen Zachary.
Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week: Stephen O’Shields
and Miller Winecoff and RoseMary Russo and Greg Soltis.
Please help us keep these lists updated by contacting the clergy at St. John’s
via email as soon as you can with corrections, additions, and updates on
status.
FLOWER MEMORIALS
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE ALTAR, CHAPEL,
OR NARTHEX FLOWERS for Sunday services, in memory of or
thanksgiving for a person or event, please contact the parish office at
202-347-8766. The cost for flowers is as follows: Altar–$110, Chapel–
$55, Narthex–$55, and Entire Church-$220. Please send a check, made
out to St. John’s Church, Attn: Flower Fund, to the church office.
In memory of ___________________________________________
As a Thank Offering for __________________________________
Name__________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________
Phone Number__________________________ Amount ________
St. John’s Parish House
1525 H Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005-1005
Telephone 202-347-8766 Fax 202-347-3446
Website www.stjohns-dc.org
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HOST A ST. JOHN’S SUNDAY PARISH LUNCH
February 26 – May 21, 2017
Host a Parish Lunch at least one time in the 2016–2017 program year.
Hosts are needed beginning with the March 19 lunch through the May 7,
2017 lunch. It’s one of the best fellowship opportunities at St. John’s
and a way to meet new friends–both members and visitors–and to catch
up with old friends. Your help is needed. You can fulfill the biblical
injunction to serve others by hosting a Sunday Parish Lunch. Hosts may
be reimbursed for expenses or receive a tax receipt as they choose.
Detailed guidelines are sent to those who inquire.
To sign up to host a lunch and select a date, contact Holly Sukenik,
the lunch coordinator, at 202-332-2952 or hsukenik@hotmail.com or
the Parish Office at 202-347-8766 or by email to
kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc.org.
There will be no Parish Lunch on the following dates: April 9 (Palm
Sunday), April 16 (Easter Day), and May 14 (Mother’s Day).
Date Host
February 26 (Mardi Gras) Stephen O’Shields, Miller Winecoff, Will
Yale, and Karen Zachary
March 5 Education for Ministry Class
March 12 Sandwich Sunday
March 19
March 26 Vestry
April 2
April 23
April 30 South African Mission Groups
May 7
May 21 Parish Reception
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IF YOU ARE VISITING a warm welcome to St. John’s.
We are delighted to have you worship with us. Please let us know who
you are and how we can best serve you by filling out a “Welcome”
card and leaving it in the offering plate or with an usher or greeter, and
joining us for the coffee hour following the service.
We welcome families with young children at our worship services.
Children’s Worship Bulletins are available from the ushers as you
enter the nave. For parishioners and visitors alike, nursery care for
children under age three is provided on Sunday from 8:15 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. The nursery is located next to the elevator on the lower
level of the Parish House. Take the elevator or stairs to the basement.
We also offer Church School at 10:45 a.m. for children and youth
from age three through tenth grade on the second floor of the Parish
House.
All persons, including children, are invited to take part in the Holy
Eucharist. Parents may decide if their children receive the bread
and/or wine. Children may instead signal their desire to be blessed by
the priest at the altar by crossing their arms across their chest.
Follow us on Instagram at @stjohnslafayettesquare. See photos
from St. John’s musical performances, special events, meetings,
Sunday services, and more. Relive the moment or experience it for the
first time through the touch of a button on your smartphone. Help St.
John’s capture each moment by submitting your photos from events,
worship services, trips, and volunteer efforts.
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FREE VALET PARKING FROM THE FRONT OF ST. JOHN’S FOR THE
ADULT FORUM AND 11:00 A.M. SERVICE.
EXCEPT ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, HOURS WILL BE 9:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M.
LOOK FOR THE VALET SIGN AT THE CORNER OF 16TH AND H STREETS.
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