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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During this COVID pandemic, the most in need have become the most vulnerable. St. John’s will be providing many meals for 35 women at the Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter (2 Taft Court, Rockville, MD) during the week of August 9-15 by following a modified schedule.Specifically, we will Deliver breakfast supplies for 35 women for 7 […]
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Get ready for Wilderness Escape 2020: An At-Home Family Bible Camp experience! This program is designed for families with children from 3 years through 6th grade. This homegrown program of video Bible lessons, discussion questions, music, movement, and crafts features St. John’s faces, including someone you know and love playing Moses! Additionally, each St. John’s family will […]
Read moreWhen the war was on in South Africa, began having refugees to deal with…And then various ministers came and said, ‘All who belong to the United Something, follow me.’ And then another one would say, ‘Everybody who belongs to the Such and Such, come with me.’ And the [Salvation] Army captain who was a youth […]
Read moreA Christmas Prayer The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of darkness, a light has dawned. – Isaiah 9:2 Dear St. John’s In just a few days we will be celebrating the birth of Christ. Throughout the season of Advent, we’ve been adding one candle a week to […]
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Twice a year, St. John’s provides a week’s worth of meals to the Interfaith Works Rockville Women’s Shelter. Our next week will be August 11-17, 2019. St. John’s Outreach Committee is seeking numerous volunteers, including families, to help provide meals for this week. We need help cooking and serving dinner at the shelter as well […]
Read moreDear St. John’s, I am delighted to announce to you the upcoming ordination of Todd Thomas to the diaconate on Saturday, June 15, at 10 am at the National Cathedral. This will be the first of two ordination services for Todd, as we look forward to his ordination to the priesthood six months later on […]
Read moreI had a part-time job at a music store many years ago during seminary. At the time, it was a great place for me to get to know people outside of my almost exclusively Christian academic circles. I remember one conversation in particular that I had with a co-worker – a gay man, and the […]
Read moreThis past Sunday, I invited us to reflect together on a question that Bishop Mariann recently posted on her blog: “Why are you a Christian?” I loved hearing many of your responses as I passed the microphone around from person to person at each of the four services. Many of you responded by saying that […]
Read moreDear St. John’s, Last month, at both the Candidates Forum and the Annual Parish Meeting, we informed you of our continued efforts to identify the next junior warden. To allow additional time for this important search, former Senior Warden Roxy Wolfe, graciously agreed to run for election for this position at the Annual Parish […]
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