Blessing of the Backpacks
Youth and adults alike are invited to bring their backpacks and briefcases to the 10:00 am service on Sunday, September 1st for a blessing at the start of the new school and work year. We will also be holding our annual school supply drive for Interfaith Works. Your gifts of backpacks, checks, and cash will help ensure that all students have the supplies they need to start the school year off on the right foot. We request the following items:…
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Renewal Sunday & Ministry Fair
September 8th is Renewal Sunday at St. John's! After the 10 am service, come enjoy great food and fellowship, connect with new friends and old, and join us as we launch the new program year with a wonderful fall celebration - including a Moonbounce for the kids and an exciting Ministry Fair highlighting many ways to engage in the life of St. John's. Make this the year to meet new friends and explore new opportunities to grow as part of…
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14th Annual Unity Walk
Sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington, of which St. John's is a member, the Unity Walk is a demonstration of solidarity and unity for all faith groups in the DC metro area. Walk down Massachusetts Avenue and visit houses of worship and religious centers to learn more about diverse faiths and cultures in our community. This year's walk will be held Sunday, September 8th from 12:30-6:30 pm. Registration and Check-In, will be held at Washington Hebrew Congregation…
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Women’s Book Group
The next meeting of the Women's Book Group will be held on Monday, September 9th, 2019. We will be discussing Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover. The Atlantic: "Tara Westover's one-of-a-kind memoir is about the shaping of a mind, yet page after page describes the maiming of bodies - not just hers, but the heads, limbs, and torsos of her parents and six siblings, too." Please join us and bring your own suggestions for future readings. For those wishing to…
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Men’s Book Club
Ron Chernow's biography Alexander Hamilton is widely recognized as the definitive treatise on Hamilton. It is the inspiration of the award-winning musical Hamilton. Chernow explores the complex life of Hamilton beginning with his early years as an illegitimate, impoverished child born on a remote island in the Caribbean who managed to become a trusted aid to Washington during the Revolution, a political and intellectual leader of our Constitution, a devoted abolitionist, and an historically great Secretary of Treasury who almost…
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