Parish House Renovation Update
Dear Parishioners: At its June 2016 meeting, the Vestry unanimously affirmed its commitment to spend a total of $5.5 million to renovate the Parish House. The Vestry first made that commitment in the spring of 2015, based on estimates of the costs of various.
St. John’s Rebuilding Together: The Tradition Continues
St. John’s will again participate in Rebuilding Together by making repairs and improvements to homes in Southeast Washington, DC. Work activities will include general repairs and cleaning. No experience is necessary. Please note the new requirement that volunteers must at least be 15 years.
BWS Book Fair – April 16
BWS Book Fair Saturday, April 16th 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. 5015 Connecticut Ave, NW Politics and Prose is hosting a BWS Book Fair! Shop and support the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys. Support BWS by purchasing books for the classroom and.
Broadcast Journalist, Gordon Peterson Speaks April 10
Gordon Peterson, the award-winning broadcast journalist hailed as the “Dean of Anchors” by The Washington Post, brings four and a half decades of experience to coverage of news in the nation’s capital and around the world. He will speak at St. John’s Adult Forum on April.
Bicentennial Preacher Series – The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
Sunday, April 3 at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square 16th and H Streets, NW The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church 10 a.m. Adult Forum Speaker 11 a.m. Guest Preacher 12:30 p.m. Reception No tickets or reservations needed. Valet.
Wrap and Deliver Easter Lilies
Join members of the Pastoral Care Committee on Saturday, March 26 at 10 a.m. in the Parish House to wrap lilies for those in our parish family who are either homebound or in need of our care and attention. Please take time to deliver.
Landscaping Update
The Properties Committee proposes to refresh the landscaping both on the 16th Street plaza and along the H Street sidewalk of the church. Some plantings are overgrown and/or outsized and will be removed as a first step this spring, along with invasive vines seeded by.
Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday – March 20 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Blessing of the Palms 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Blessing of the Palms 1:00 p.m. La Santa Eucaristía y Bendición de Ramos March 21-23 12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist Tuesday – March.
Lenten Food Drive
During Lent, St. John’s will hold a Lenten food drive over the following three Sundays: February 28, March 6, and March 13. Donated items may be placed in the large bins inside the narthex and the Parish House office. Donations will go to Bread.
Ash Wednesday Services
Wednesday, February 10 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes 12:00 noon Choral Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes 7:00 p.m. Bilingual (English and Spanish) Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes
