By Liz Luck Our pets are important parts of our family and a regular reminder that we are part of God’s cosmic family. St. Francis of Assisi knew that well. As a merchant’s son-turned-monk in the early 1200s, St. Francis prophetically argued that humanity was neglecting the importance of experiencing God through creation. As the […]
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Dear St. John’s, Please join me in welcoming Alex Duncan, our newest staff member. Alex will be serving as our Office and Communications Assistant, and I am delighted for you to meet her. As a first introduction, please see Alex’s letter to the congregation below. I hope you will join me in giving her a […]
Read moreSari Ateek, Rector Two Sundays ago, I preached a sermon on vocation using the story of Isaiah’s calling (Isaiah 6:1-8). The word vocation comes from the Latin word “vox” meaning “voice,” and the related word “vocare” meaning “to call.” This is one of the reasons why we often refer to one’s vocation as a calling. […]
Read moreSari Ateek, Rector From the moment he began his public ministry, Jesus was in the business of making disciples (in Greek, mathetes, meaning one who is a devoted student and follower). By emulating and carrying out the instructions, convictions, and commandments of Jesus, these disciples were the agents by which he would accomplish the divine […]
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Sari Ateek, Rector Does it ever strike you as odd that Jesus retained the marks of his wounds in his hands, feet, and side following the resurrection? What if these scars tell us something about what real resurrection looks like? At my previous church, there was a home-bound elderly English woman whom I would visit […]
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On Wednesday, June 27th at 7:30 pm, St. John’s will host the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir (Australia); and Tyva Kyzy (Tuva Republic) as part of the Serenade! Choral Festival. Established in 2011 and hailed this summer by the Washington Post‘s Anne Midgette as “the most genuinely international ensemble I’ve ever heard, apart from the Olympic Games,” Classical Movements’ Serenade! […]
Read moreSari Ateek, Rector This past Sunday, my imagination was captured by Todd’s sermon on Jesus calling the Disciples to follow him. In the story from Mark’s Gospel, Jesus walks up to two fishermen, Peter and Andrew, and says to them “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Todd drew our attention to […]
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By Sari Ateek, Rector I am delighted to introduce you to the most recent member of our Church’s administrative staff team, Alexandra Kennedy. Alexandra is stepping in as the Office and Communications Assistant – a newly created staff position that combines secretarial as well as communications duties, including responsibility for the bulletin and newsletter publication, […]
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“How Great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1 Inspired by a recent article by Bishop Mariann Budde, I purchased and have begun reading Greg Boyle’s latest book, entitled Barking to the Choir: The Power of […]
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Sari Ateek, Rector “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalms 27:14 “Why can’t we buy a Christmas tree first, and then make the Advent wreath?!” insisted my 7-year-old daughter this past weekend. Who could blame her? The idea of making an Advent wreathe sounds way […]
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