See from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down! Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. – […]
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Join Iqraa: Running for a Brighter Palestine
The Holy Land Committee (HLC) and Iqraa (“Read,” in Arabic) invite you to make a commitment this spring that combines fitness and good works by joining the Iqraa running team. Here’s how it works: We/Iqraa train with a charity coalition, Marathon Charity Cooperation, that provides coaches and on-course support for a group run every Saturday […]
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Grants for Young Adult Mission Trip to the Holy Land
The Olive Oil Ministry (OOM), of which St. John’s is a member, is offering grants of $1,000 to support young members of OOM congregations (ages 18-35) to participate in the “Israel and Palestine Mission Trip for Young Adults and Professionals,” organized by Overlake Christian Church in Seattle, Washington with support from Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) and MEJDI […]
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Easter Break Closures & Cancellations
Our staff will be resting and recuperating from all of their hard work during Holy week, so the following events are cancelled during the week after Easter. All activities will resume at their normal days and times beginning on April 29th. Monday, April 22 Parish Office Closed Tuesday, April 23 Parish Office Closed Choir […]
Read moreCultivating Contentment
In this week’s chapter of Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity, Adam Hamilton talks about cultivating contentment. One of the points that Hamilton makes (which I personally find to be both fascinating and deeply convicting) is that we tend to be content with those things we should never be content with, and discontent with […]
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Support Nursing at St. Luke’s Hospital, Nablus
St. John’s Holy Land Committee, formed right after our first pilgrimage in 2014, has dedicated itself to easing humanitarian suffering in the Middle East by supporting established institutions in the region, like St. Luke’s Hospital. St. Luke’s Hospital in Nablus in the West Bank is a recognized mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. St. […]
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5th Annual Voices From the Holy Land 2019 Film Series at Washington National Cathedral
St John’s Holy Land Committee is working with Voices From the Holy Land to bring an educational documentary film series on Israel-Palestine to the Washington National Cathedral’s Perry Auditorium from April 7 to May 11. Each film will feature a moderator for Q&A and speakers to address themes in the documentaries, and two films will […]
Read moreThe American Dream, Consumerism, and Your Life’s Purpose
Last week, I started a book study on Adam Hamilton’s Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity. In the first chapter of this short book, Hamilton talked about the lie of the American Dream that promises us that it is through materialism and consumerism that we will find our true joy. I think we […]
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Join us for a special Taizé service
In the south of Burgundy, France lays a small village called Taizé. This village, founded over seventy years ago by Brother Roger, is home to a monastic community devoted to prayer and reconciliation. The community is made up of brothers from all the continents and major denominations who gather together three times a day, seven days a week, throughout the year to […]
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Call for Norwood Parish Fund Grant Applications
From March 25, through April 7, the Norwood Parish Fund (NPF) Board will accept grant applications for 2019. Grants are available to organizations or parishioners for: St. John’s capital needs, Outreach ministries, Seed money for new ministries and special one-time projects, and Other highly meritorious purposes that are similar to, but do not precisely fit, […]
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