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Upcoming events in September

Chesapeake Baysox Game & “All-American Tailgate” Dinner

Friday, Sept. 5 | 6:15 pm | offsite (Prince George’s Stadium) - Enjoy a baseball ...

Women’s Book Club Discusses “Frozen River” by Ariel Lawson

Monday, Sept. 8 | 7:30 pm | Zoom - On Monday, September 8, the Women’s ...

Church School Resumes Sept. 14

Sunday, Sept. 14 | 10:00 am | Classrooms - Church School resumes for the 2025-26 ...

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Church School Resumes Sept. 14

Help Provide Dinners for a Women’s Shelter

This year, St. John’s has committed to providing six dinners for the Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter during the first ...

Renewal Sunday 2025: Worship, Ministry Fair & Lunch

Sunday, September 7 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Nave, Parish HallJoin us for ...

Men’s Book Club Discusses “And There Was Light” by Jon Meacham

Wednesday, Sept. 10 | 7:30 pm | Parish Lounge, Zoom - All are welcome to join ...

Racial Justice & Equity Committee (RJE) Meeting

Second Wednesday of each month | 6:00 pm | Zoom - ► NOTE: The committee's May ...

Gun Violence Prevention Meeting

Third Sunday of each month | 12:30 pm | Lounge /Zoom - ► PLEASE NOTE: The ...

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Gun Violence Prevention Meeting

Refugee Ministry Meeting

Second Sunday of each month | 12:30 - 1:30 pm (program year), 11:30 - 12:30 ...

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Refugee Ministry Meeting

Holy Land Committee Meeting

Last Sunday of each month | 12:30 pm | Lounge/Zoom - The Holy Land Committee ...

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Holy Land Committee Meeting

September 2025

1 Church Office Closed for Labor Day Deadline for newsletter submissions Labor Day 9:00 am Organ Technician 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	2 OFS--Half Day for Primary Students OFS: First Day of School 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 9:00 am Organ Technician 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 6:00 pm Pledge Team Meeting - Zoom Only 7:00 pm Ministry Leaders Meeting	3 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:00 pm Library Desk Replacement 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 7:00 pm Grief Group	4 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 7:00 pm GCC Meeting 7:30 pm St. John's Singers & Choir	5 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings 5:00 pm St. John's Happy Hour--Offsite 6:15 pm Bay Sox Baseball Game-Offsite Event	6 8:00 am HOLD Parish Hall & Kitchen for SJ Event Setup 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel 9:30 am CS Teacher Training 10:00 am Brass Rehearsal 1:00 pm Refugee Ministry Event 2:00 pm Refugee Ministry Event 4:00 pm Refugee Ministry Event	7 Renewal Sunday 8:00 am Spoken Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Library Hours 9:45 am Nursery 10:00 am Holy Eucharist - Summer Schedule 11:00 am Renewal Sunday Ministry Fair and Petting Zoo 4:00 pm Set up Reception Table in Nave 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist
8 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content 7:00 pm Property Committee 7:30 pm Women's Book Group	9 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 6:30 pm Finance Committee	10 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:00 pm Musical Rehearsal 6:00 pm Racial Justice & Equity Committee 7:00 pm Grief Group Men's Book Club Set Up 7:30 pm Men's Book Club St. John's Singers	11 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 7:30 pm St. John's Choir Stephen Ministers Meeting	12 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings	13 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel	14 8:00 am Spoken Holy Eucharist 8:45 am Nursery 9:00 am Children's Chapel Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Church School for Children and Youth Forum / Adult Ed. - Introducing Being With Forum Library Hours 11:15 am Holy Eucharist 12:30 pm Refugee Ministry Meeting 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist
15 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:00 pm Opportunity Shop Board Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	16 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 6:00 pm Pledge Team Meeting 7:00 pm [Vestry devotions] 7:15 pm Vestry [open meeting]	17 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:00 pm Musical Rehearsal 7:00 pm Grief Group 7:30 pm Compline St. John's Singers	18 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 5:30 pm OFS - Back to School Night 6:00 pm Norwood Ringers 7:30 pm St. John's Choir	19 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings	20 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel 10:30 am Stahr Memorial Service 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory Student Concerto Concert	21 8:00 am Spoken Holy Eucharist 8:45 am Nursery 9:00 am Children's Chapel Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Church School for Children and Youth Forum / Adult Ed.-Lift DC (RJE) Library Hours 11:15 am Holy Eucharist 12:30 pm GVP Meeting 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist 6:00 pm Third Sunday Supper-Eco-Action
22 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	23 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 10:00 am Organ Practice - Carol Clausen 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:00 pm Maplewood Service 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 7:00 pm STJN Pro-Democracy Book Group	24 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:00 am OFS - Picture Day OFS- Picture Day 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:00 pm Musical Rehearsal 6:30 pm EfM Course Session 7:00 pm Grief Group 7:30 pm St. John's Singers	25 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 6:00 pm Norwood Ringers 7:30 pm St. John's Choir	26 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings	27 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel Vestry Budget Workday 1:00 pm Set up for Gallivan Memorial Service 2:00 pm Funeral - John Gallivan 3:30 pm Reception - John Gallivan 5:00 pm Clean up after Gallivan Memorial Service	28 Outreach Sunday 8:00 am Shepherd's Table Food Preparation Spoken Holy Eucharist 8:45 am Nursery 9:00 am Children's Chapel Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Church School for Children and Youth Forum / Adult Ed.-Sari Library Hours 11:15 am Holy Eucharist 12:30 pm HLC Meeting 2:30 pm Refugee Ministry EDOW Training 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist
29 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	30 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 10:00 am Organ Practice - Carol Clausen 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 6:00 pm Pledge Team Meeting

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Mon Monday	Tue Tuesday	Wed Wednesday	Thu Thursday	Fri Friday	Sat Saturday	Sun Sunday
1 Church Office Closed for Labor Day Deadline for newsletter submissions Labor Day 9:00 am Organ Technician 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	2 OFS--Half Day for Primary Students OFS: First Day of School 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 9:00 am Organ Technician 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 6:00 pm Pledge Team Meeting - Zoom Only 7:00 pm Ministry Leaders Meeting	3 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:00 pm Library Desk Replacement 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 7:00 pm Grief Group	4 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 7:00 pm GCC Meeting 7:30 pm St. John's Singers & Choir	5 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings 5:00 pm St. John's Happy Hour--Offsite 6:15 pm Bay Sox Baseball Game-Offsite Event	6 8:00 am HOLD Parish Hall & Kitchen for SJ Event Setup 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel 9:30 am CS Teacher Training 10:00 am Brass Rehearsal 1:00 pm Refugee Ministry Event 2:00 pm Refugee Ministry Event 4:00 pm Refugee Ministry Event	7 Renewal Sunday 8:00 am Spoken Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Library Hours 9:45 am Nursery 10:00 am Holy Eucharist - Summer Schedule 11:00 am Renewal Sunday Ministry Fair and Petting Zoo 4:00 pm Set up Reception Table in Nave 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist
8 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content 7:00 pm Property Committee 7:30 pm Women's Book Group	9 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 6:30 pm Finance Committee	10 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:00 pm Musical Rehearsal 6:00 pm Racial Justice & Equity Committee 7:00 pm Grief Group Men's Book Club Set Up 7:30 pm Men's Book Club St. John's Singers	11 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 7:30 pm St. John's Choir Stephen Ministers Meeting	12 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings	13 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel	14 8:00 am Spoken Holy Eucharist 8:45 am Nursery 9:00 am Children's Chapel Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Church School for Children and Youth Forum / Adult Ed. - Introducing Being With Forum Library Hours 11:15 am Holy Eucharist 12:30 pm Refugee Ministry Meeting 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist
15 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:00 pm Opportunity Shop Board Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	16 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 6:00 pm Pledge Team Meeting 7:00 pm [Vestry devotions] 7:15 pm Vestry [open meeting]	17 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:00 pm Musical Rehearsal 7:00 pm Grief Group 7:30 pm Compline St. John's Singers	18 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 5:30 pm OFS - Back to School Night 6:00 pm Norwood Ringers 7:30 pm St. John's Choir	19 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings	20 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel 10:30 am Stahr Memorial Service 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory Student Concerto Concert	21 8:00 am Spoken Holy Eucharist 8:45 am Nursery 9:00 am Children's Chapel Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Church School for Children and Youth Forum / Adult Ed.-Lift DC (RJE) Library Hours 11:15 am Holy Eucharist 12:30 pm GVP Meeting 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist 6:00 pm Third Sunday Supper-Eco-Action
22 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	23 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 10:00 am Organ Practice - Carol Clausen 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:00 pm Maplewood Service 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 7:00 pm STJN Pro-Democracy Book Group	24 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:00 am OFS - Picture Day OFS- Picture Day 9:30 am Nourishing Bethesda - Food Pickup 10:00 am Bible Study 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:00 pm Musical Rehearsal 6:30 pm EfM Course Session 7:00 pm Grief Group 7:30 pm St. John's Singers	25 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory OFS Parent Meetings 6:00 pm Norwood Ringers 7:30 pm St. John's Choir	26 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 2:00 pm OFS Parent Meetings	27 9:00 am Altar Guild set-up - Nave, Chapel Vestry Budget Workday 1:00 pm Set up for Gallivan Memorial Service 2:00 pm Funeral - John Gallivan 3:30 pm Reception - John Gallivan 5:00 pm Clean up after Gallivan Memorial Service	28 Outreach Sunday 8:00 am Shepherd's Table Food Preparation Spoken Holy Eucharist 8:45 am Nursery 9:00 am Children's Chapel Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Church School for Children and Youth Forum / Adult Ed.-Sari Library Hours 11:15 am Holy Eucharist 12:30 pm HLC Meeting 2:30 pm Refugee Ministry EDOW Training 5:00 pm "Come As You Are" Holy Eucharist
29 Deadline for newsletter submissions 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 8:30 am OFS Parent Meetings 9:30 am OFS - Admissions/ Admin Meetings 11:00 am OFS - KAB Meeting 1:00 pm Library Hours 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 5:00 pm Deadline for This Week's Crossroads Content	30 7:00 am OFS (Parish Hall Daily) 10:00 am Organ Practice - Carol Clausen 11:30 am Weekly Staff Meeting 3:30 pm Capital Piano Conservatory 4:15 pm OFS- Faculty Meeting 6:00 pm Pledge Team Meeting

LOVE IN ACTION, DISCIPLES IN FAITH

Events

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