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 […]

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 […]

Sunday rhythms have returned, with worship and education for all ages. Church School thrives, with classes meeting live via Zoom. To facilitate our new At-Home Church School, St. John’s logo backpacks were delivered to the over 80 children and youth registered for Church School. Each backpack contained an inscribed NRSV Bible, the translation used in […]

by John F. Ross, Chair of the Men’s Ministry Committee Work has begun on converting our youth room into a permanent missional space. Now, we look forward to welcoming our first occupant, Here2Help, in early October. As many of you know, Here2Help started during the pandemic when B-CC high school senior Lilly Behbehani grew concerned […]

by John F. Ross, Chair, Men’s Ministry Committee This week, St. John’s will offer its third family food distribution at the B-CC Rescue Squad. Thank you to the dozens of St. John’s parishioners who have already volunteered!  The Men’s Ministry Committee and the Social Advocacy Committee, with the able assistance of our Deacon, put together […]

Please join us Sundays this fall for a 12-week forum series on Racial Equity and the Pillars of Biblical Justice, which will undertake a deep inquiry into Sari’s January sermon series through the lens of racial equity.   Together we will examine each pillar and the related discussion questions from Sari’s January sermon series for two […]

St. John’s is committed to fulfilling our Christian obligation to our neighbors by voting and helping others vote. In this effort, we’ve compiled some quick tips for voting this election season! Please see below for some voting tips for Maryland and DC. Let’s all “get out the vote!” Maryland Voting Instructions It is remarkably easy […]

Church School is back! Beginning Sunday, September 20, Church School will meet, live via Zoom, at: 9 am for children 3 years through 5th grade, and 11 am for youth 6th to 12th grade. Along with providing a great faith foundation, Church School is committed to supporting kids and families through this unique season by (a) […]

Dear St. John’s,  Our beloved sextons, Jesus & Dora Antayhua, are retiring after 36 years of faithful service to St. John’s. In the spring of 1984, less than two years after they were married, Jesus and Dora assumed the sexton responsibilities at St. John’s, and have been a cherished part of our church family ever […]

by Rob Hartmann, Social Justice Advocacy Program, Faith in Action Want a front row seat for social justice advocacy? Well the best seat in the house is right in your own home!  The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations (OGR) – the public policy branch of the Church attached to the Presiding Bishop’s office – advocates […]