Walk for Gaza
With hundreds of homes destroyed and many of its two million inhabitants left without water, electricity or even sewer service, the situation for many in Gaza is desperate. You can help. Iqraa, the running group co-captained by St. John's Holy Land Committee Co-Chair Kirk Campbell, is sponsoring a team in a "virtual" 5K walk/run on June 12 to aid UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which is the UN agency that provides relief to Palestinians. St. John's Men's Ministry Committee is…
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Adult Form: Importance of Interfaith Relations with Rise in Bigotry, Intolerance, & White Nationalism
For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Galatians 5:14 Our Bible is full of references to welcoming the stranger, summed up in this quote from Galatians. On Sunday, June 13, co-authors Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby will be our guest speakers at the Adult Forum, introducing and discussing their new book We Refuse To Be Enemies: How Muslims and Jews Can Make Peace One Friendship At A Time. Their…
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St. John’s/Nourishing Bethesda Benefit Game
On Father's Day, please join us for a special St. John's community re-gathering at the June 20 Bethesda Big Train Baseball game, when St. John's and Nourishing Bethesda will be celebrated for their community work. For decades, Big Train Baseball has sponsored a collegiate summer league that plays during June and July at the Shirley Povich Field (near the ice rink at Cabin John, behind Montgomery Mall). A $20 ticket buys you not only admission, but includes dinner, a drink,…
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Children’s Summer Bingo Drawing
by Dawn Molloy, Director of CYFM Hey, kids, are you ready for some BINGO? This summer, all summer long, keep growing in faith with this fun St. John's Bingo game! Directions: Complete 5 squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to get "BINGO!" Mark off each square you've completed. Take a picture and email your Bingo card to Dawn at dmolloy@stjohnsnorwood.org. This game is is for children up to 6th grade. Winners of ice cream gift cards will be drawn from submitted cards on June 30, July…
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Camp Joy: Home Edition
by Katie Zehner, Youth Group Leader This year, the St. John's Youth Group will be participating in our own version of Camp Joy: Home Edition! We will be working on projects around the church from Saturday, July 10 through Wednesday, July 14. Weekend work day times are still TBD, but weekdays will be 6:00-10:00 pm, with dinner served from 6:00-7:00 pm. We'll cap off the week with an overnight camping trip from Thursday night - Friday morning, likely at Little Bennett Campground in…
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by Dawn Molloy, Director of CYFM Hey, kids, are you ready for some BINGO? This summer, all summer long, keep growing in faith with this fun St. John's Bingo game! Directions: Complete 5 squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to get "BINGO!" Mark off each square you've completed. Take a picture and email your Bingo card to Dawn at dmolloy@stjohnsnorwood.org. This game is is for children up to 6th grade. Winners of ice cream gift cards will be drawn from submitted cards on June 30, July…
Find out more »Children’s Summer Bingo Drawing
by Dawn Molloy, Director of CYFM Hey, kids, are you ready for some BINGO? This summer, all summer long, keep growing in faith with this fun St. John's Bingo game! Directions: Complete 5 squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to get "BINGO!" Mark off each square you've completed. Take a picture and email your Bingo card to Dawn at dmolloy@stjohnsnorwood.org. This game is is for children up to 6th grade. Winners of ice cream gift cards will be drawn from submitted cards on June 30, July…
Find out more »Children’s Summer Bingo Drawing
by Dawn Molloy, Director of CYFM Hey, kids, are you ready for some BINGO? This summer, all summer long, keep growing in faith with this fun St. John's Bingo game! Directions: Complete 5 squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to get "BINGO!" Mark off each square you've completed. Take a picture and email your Bingo card to Dawn at dmolloy@stjohnsnorwood.org. This game is is for children up to 6th grade. Winners of ice cream gift cards will be drawn from submitted cards on June 30, July…
Find out more »Children’s Summer Bingo Drawing
by Dawn Molloy, Director of CYFM Hey, kids, are you ready for some BINGO? This summer, all summer long, keep growing in faith with this fun St. John's Bingo game! Directions: Complete 5 squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to get "BINGO!" Mark off each square you've completed. Take a picture and email your Bingo card to Dawn at dmolloy@stjohnsnorwood.org. This game is is for children up to 6th grade. Winners of ice cream gift cards will be drawn from submitted cards on June 30, July…
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