Speaker Series
St. John’s Speaker Series is a popular adult education offering held between services at 10:00 AM on select Sundays from September to May. Nationally noted individuals, from scholars and poets to world leaders and faith leaders, present on pressing issues of the day and impactful historical events to expand our knowledge as individuals and as a community.
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October 25, 2026
Timothy Lenderking
The Worsening Conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis amid the widening U.S. war with Iran
October 25, 2026
10:00am
Timothy Lenderking served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Acting U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Special Envoy to Yemen will lead the talk “The Worsening Conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis amid the widening U.S. war with Iran.” Mr. Lenderking was quoted recently in the New York Times about the the recent attacks in Saudi Arabia by Houthi forces in Yemen.