by Rev. Anne Derse, Deacon Honoring our commitment to love and serve our neighbors, during Christmas this year St. John’s worked with the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) to lead a fundraising campaign to purchase an urgently needed ultrasound machine for St. Luke’s Hospital in Nablus, West Bank. AFEDJ wrote a […]
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Preregistration for Montgomery County residents ages 75 and up is now open. Click here to preregister now. This form is available in English and Spanish. If you have a family member, friend, or neighbor in Montgomery County who is now eligible for the vaccine, please consider reaching out to them with this information and helping them […]
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Celebrate the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by serving our community during the National Week of Service, beginning January 16 and ending on St. John’s Sunday of Service, January 24. We’ve listed two resources to find volunteer opportunities below. Montgomery County honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year with service […]
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Throughout December, we continue to encourage our church school members and all parishioners to join us in a Season of Service* to address local food shortages. Simply pull together a few nonperishable food items, or the Reverse Advent Calendar box of food, to benefit our own Nourishing Bethesda Coalition Family Food Distribution. You will have two opportunities to […]
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by John F. Ross, Chair, Men’s Ministry Committee Owing to increased demand, we have increased our number of family food packages handed out every week from 200 to 250. We’re also packing a few more packages every week, as we we’re routinely getting 270-plus households coming every week. That means that we’re serving about 1,200 […]
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Tuesday, December 22 Blue Christmas Service, 7:00 pm – For all those that grieve this Christmas season, we are offering a contemplative Blue Christmas service in advance of other Christmas festivities. Join us live on our YouTube channel or on Zoom. Wednesday, December 23 Christmas Procession and Prayer, 5:00-7:00 pm – St. John’s will temporarily re-open […]
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In November and December, our traditional “Sunday of Service” will expand to a Season of Service* that will assist families lacking basic food items. We invite church school members and all parishioners to participate in a “Reverse Advent Calendar” to aid our own Nourishing Bethesda Coalition Family Food Distribution. This project is a simple, but meaningful […]
Read moreOn Sunday, November 22nd, as you count your blessings and prepare for Thanksgiving, please consider a generous donation to Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA). LSSNCA resettles refugees fleeing war and persecution, provides vital clinical health interventions with immigrants, builds new families through adoption, offers foster homes to unaccompanied refugee minors, and empowers youth […]
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Friday, November 13 marks our 14th weekly family food distribution at the BCC Rescue Squad! We have delivered, on average, multiple meals worth of food to 1,000 food insecure people in Bethesda and surrounding communities each week. The BCC Rescue Squad has extended our stay for another three months. But the big news is that […]
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At the Friday, November 20th Nourishing Bethesda Family Food Distribution, we will be giving Thanksgiving dinner essentials to those who are food insecure and might not otherwise be able to have a holiday meal. A $15 contribution will provide Thanksgiving dinner for one family. We’ll ensure that it gets to a family in need! Please […]
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