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 […]

Dear St. John’s, I want to invite you to join me in reading and reflecting on a selection of books on the subject of race in America. My hope is that we (particularly those of us who are white or pass as white) can become more awake to the systemic cycle of racial injustice and […]

Hi St. John’s. I had a conversation with a Jewish friend of mine yesterday. She’s very active in her local synagogue. And I asked her, well, are you guys live streaming on your Shabbat services? And it was so funny. I can’t believe I didn’t think this, but she goes, no, because you know that […]

In the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd and too many others, local clergy joined together in an Interfaith Statement of Unity expressing outrage, sorrow and repentance, and our collective commitment to work for justice and change. Sari and Anne are signatories. Read this letter, signed by Sari and Anne, here.

Dear St. John’s, It is with great enthusiasm that I introduce to you Dawn Molloy, our new Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry (CYF). Dawn’s passion for working with children, youth, and their families is what drew her to this work eight years ago following a successful career on the Special Education faculty at […]