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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tickets are on sale now for the most fun night of the year at St. John’s! Join the J2A pilgrims and their families on Saturday, March 2nd, for a Costa Rican-inspired evening of cocktails, dinner, and the J2A’s popular Silent and Live Auctions. All proceeds directly support this year’s young adult pilgrimage to Costa Rica. […]

The Outreach Committee thanks the parish for its generous contributions on Outreach Sundays in 2018. The following charities received the amounts shown: January:  Seabury Resources for Aging  $568 February:  Bethesda Help  $867.86 March:  Episcopal Relief and Development  $922 April:  Housing Up  $449 May:  United Thank Offering  $1702 June:  Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington  $732 July:  […]

by the Rev. Hershey Mallette Stephens and Lee Walsh Hello St. John’s, It is with great joy that Sari and I introduce to some, and re-introduce to most of you, Lee Walsh! Lee has agreed to come on board as the ministry assistant for our growing Children, Youth, & Families ministry. Lee, her husband, and […]