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THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

February 26, 2017

7:45 A.M. THE HOLY EUCHARIST

The Word of God, page 355, Book of Common Prayer

The First Reading: Exodus 24:12-18

Psalm 99

The Second Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-21

The Holy Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9

The Sermon: The Rev. D. Andrew Olivo

Nicene Creed, page 358

The Prayers of the People, Form VI, page 392

The Peace

The Holy Communion

The Great Thanksgiving, Prayer A, page 361

Prayer after Communion, page 365

Blessing and Dismissal _________________________________________________________________________

ASSISTING AT THE SERVICE TODAY: Sarah Potter, Reader and Chalice Bearer;

Thea Crouch, Kristin Josey, and Adelle Simmons, Flower Guild; Bud Harrell,

Assistant Head Usher; Doug Alspach and Jane Alspach, Ushers.

THE FLOWERS IN THE CHURCH are given to the glory of God.

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Collect

O God, who before the passion of your only begotten Son

revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we,

beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be

strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness

from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives

and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and

ever. Amen.

Exodus 24:12-18

The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain,

and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the

law and the commandment, which I have written for their

instruction." So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and

Moses went up into the mountain of God. To the elders he had

said, "Wait here for us, until we come to you again; for Aaron

and Hur are with you; whoever has a dispute may go to them."

Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered

the mountain. The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai,

and the cloud covered it for six days; on the seventh day he

called to Moses out of the cloud. Now the appearance of the

glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the

mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the

cloud, and went up on the mountain. Moses was on the

mountain for forty days and forty nights.

Psalm 99

1 The LORD is King;

let the people tremble;

he is enthroned upon the cherubim;

let the earth shake.

2 The LORD is great in Zion;

he is high above all peoples.

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3 Let them confess his Name, which is great and awesome;

he is the Holy One.

4 "O mighty King, lover of justice,

you have established equity;

you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob."

5 Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God

and fall down before his footstool;

he is the Holy One.

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests,

and Samuel among those who call upon his Name,

they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

7 He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud;

they kept his testimonies and the decree that he gave them.

8 O LORD our God, you answered them indeed;

you were a God who forgave them,

yet punished them for their evil deeds.

9 Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God

and worship him upon his holy hill;

for the LORD our God is the Holy One.

2 Peter 1:16-21

We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made

known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,

but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received

honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was

conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my

Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased." We

ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were

with him on the holy mountain. So we have the prophetic

message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive

to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns

and the morning star rises in your hearts. First of all you must

understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of

one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by

human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit

spoke from God.

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Matthew 17:1-9

Six days after Peter had acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, the

Son of the Living God, Jesus took with him Peter and James

and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by

themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face

shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white.

Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking

with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to

be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for

you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." While he was still

speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and

from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with

him I am well pleased; listen to him!" When the disciples heard

this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. But

Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Get up and do not be

afraid." And when they looked up, they saw no one except

Jesus himself alone. As they were coming down the mountain,

Jesus ordered them, "Tell no one about the vision until after the

Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

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ON BEHALF OF THE RECTOR, WARDENS, VESTRY, AND ALL WHO SHARE IN

THE GRACE OF GOD THROUGH THE WORSHIP, MINISTRIES, PROGRAMS, AND

OUTREACH OF ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, WE THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR

PLEDGES FOR THE YEAR 2017.

(as of February 22, 2017)

David Abernethy & Elizabeth Lewis

Dana & Sophie Ackerly

Jennifer Agiesta & Paul Hortenstine

John & Renate Alison

Nikki Allen

Doug & Jane Alspach

McGowin & Case Anderson

Robin Anderson

Michael & Ann Andrews

Philip & Annette Anfinrud

Tony & Tung-Lin Anikeeff

Jeanne & Keith Arnold

Margo Arnold

Carlos & Lourdes Arriaga

Leslie Arriaga

Ashley Atwater

Virginia & Shea Bader

Geoffrey & Kathryn Baker

Michelle & David Baldacci

Sarah Banks

Paul Barkett

Meg Beasley

Krista Becker

Mike & Carolyn Becraft

Bob Beizer

Laura Belman

Kathleen Benner

David Berg

Judy Campbell Bird

Martha & Bill Birdseye

Donald & Diane Bitsberger

Leslie Blakey & Joe Wohlmuth

Marion Blakey & Bill Dooley

Paul Bledsoe & Celia Boddington

Thomas Bleha

Tad & Nita Blundon

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Megan Bly & Scott Wunsch

Matt Bode & Laurie Adams

Elena Braithwaite

Emorie Broemel

Lacy Broemel

Andrew Brown

Rebecca Brown

Bill Brownlee

Kathryn Bubolz

Lee Buddendeck

Craig & Barbara Burkhardt

Sylvia & Stephen Burwell

Rick Busch

Mary Cantrell

Hall Carter

Andrea Charters

Mary Jane Checchi & John Culver

Merrell & Preston Cherouny

Virginia Chew

Carlye Christianson & Pascal Joly

Savanna Clark

Andrew Clarke & Chip Sherrill

Laura Clarke

Gwinneth Clarkson

Molly Clements

Laurie Clifford

Isabelle Corbett & John Goheen

Clayton Cottrell

Claudette Cox

Ashley & Matson Coxe

Jamie & Robert Craft

Nicole & Stephen Crochet

Valerie Crotty

Nelson & Carolyn Crouch

Rommel Cruz & Diana Franco

Gwendolyn Cunningham

Jim Czerwonky

Pat Czerwonky

Pat & Garry Dalby

Betsy Danello

Chris Danello

Becky Daugherty

William Davis

Susan Dawson

Justin Dean & Matt Sipala

Chris Delucchi & Martha Blalock

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John Derrick

Bonnie & Charles DeWitt

Jeffrey & Linda Dienno

Richard Doege & Julia Koster

Bessie & Will Doffermyre

Deb Dornemann & Jeff White

Joan & Jim Doty

Laura & René Doucet

Linda Douglass

James Doyle

William & Diana Duncan

Will & Grace Duthe

James Eastwood

Janet Edmond

Janice Berry Edwards

Kaye Edwards

Lauren Edwards

Rob & Anna Ehrich

Martha & Richard Ellison

Erika Emery

Clark Ervin & Carolyn Harris

Le & Casey Evans

Page Evans

Amanda & Eric Eversole

Allison Herron Eydt

Denis Faherty

Adam & Betty Falato

Kathryn Falk

Caroline & Steve Faris

Alice Farmer

Consuello Faunteroy

Wendy Fibison & Samuel Watson

Anne & Hyman Field

Elizabeth Field

Camden & Debra Fine

John Firestone

Carol Cole Flanagan & Bill Flanagan

Ron & Nancy Fletcher

Lee & Juliet Folger

Sandra Franco

Annie & Kaleb Froehlich

Linda Gaines

David Gallalee

Ann & John Gardner

Elizabeth & Chris Gardner

Jennifer & Keith Gardner

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Carrie & Jim Garland

Tamara Gayle

Eric Generous

Kay Gilley

Edmond Gonzalez

Miles Graham

Ted & Sandy Graves

Michael & Missy Grealy

Richard Greene & Aswathi Zachariah

Richard & Jeanne Grimmett

Hunter & Katie Guerin

Wolfgang Gunzel

Sandra Hackworth & Lisa Lowenfeld

Chuck & Lilibet Hagel

James & Hannah Hahn

Debby & Gary Hailey

Nick & Kate Hailey

Kyle Hankey & Mary Blanche Hankey

Katherine & Patrick Hanniford

Kristie Hansen

Jeff & Katie Hantson

Barbie Harper

Bud & Anne Harrell

Robert & Anne Harrington

Fruzsina Harsanyi & Raymond Garcia

Meg & John Hauge

Diane Hauslein

Geraldine & Brent Hayhurst

Tim & Susan Heil

Hermann & Janet Helgert

Fernando Hermoza & Araceli Ma

Whitley Herndon

Robert & Tammi Hoback

Ellen Hoff

Heather Hopkins

Max Hudgins

Stephen & Teresa Huettner

Gerry Hughes

Andrew Hunt & Elizabeth Hill

Powell & Joanne Hutton

Kathleen Huzarsky

John Peters Irelan

Victoria & Stewart Jeffries

Muriel Jerome-O’Keeffe

Wande Johnson

Mac & Barbara Johnston

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Cliftine Jones

Tucker Jones

Bill & Sara Josey

Ellen & Chris Kalisz

Emily & Paul Kallaur

Graham & Robin Keithley

Brooke Kettler

Anne & Loren Kieve

David Kieve & Kate Bedingfield

Richard & Justine Kingham

Jack Kinsey & Becky Schergens

James & Lisa Kirchenbauer

Alan Kirk

Frank & Nancy Klotz

Mark & Amy Klug

Peter Koch & Karolina Arias

Lisa Koehler

Kenny Kraft

Grant Kraus

Albert & Katherine Kyle

Mary Landrieu & Frank Snellings

Mendel Lay

Ross Leckow & Margaux Polanski

Marcus Lemon

Lu Stanton León

Luis León

Andrée & Joe Leonelli

Patricia Leslie

Leo Lex

Stewart Lillard

Caroline & Judd Littleton

Michael & Priya Lodico

Jesus López

Margaret Love

Jimmy Lowe

John & Emily Lucio

Kathy Luhrman

Jan Lupton

RJ & Walker Lyerly

Troy & Maggie Lyons

Bernard Malloy

Tiffany Manchester

Paul Mandelson

Michelle Mangrum

Claire & Harry Marshall

Jessica & Steuart Martens

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Chrystal & John Martin

Harry & Judy Martin

Middleton Martin

Sherill Mason

Nancy Mathis & Shawn Maher

Susan McAdams

Jennifer McCann

Annie McCarthy & Christian Harris

Abbott McCartney & Sigi Block

Michael McDowell & Susan Flanigan

Sara McGanity

Terry & Lisa McGlynn

Judson McIntire

Judy McKevitt

Ed McLean

Matthew McMurray

Noah & Hilary Mehrkam

Diane Melton

Carmen Mendoza

Richard Metzger

Margaret Miller

Nathan Miller

Sarah & Chris Miller

John & Livy More

Rob Mosbacher

Ann & Robert Mueller

Johannes Mueller & Timothy Beacom

Jonathan Nateghi-Asli & George Moran

Dick & Joy Nathan

Henry Nuzum

Stephen O'Shields & Miller Winecoff

Phil & Marge Odeen

Peter & Eleanor Odom

Andy & Catherine Olivo

Ralph & Lydia Olson

Nkem & Uche Onwuamaegbu

Felicia & Owen Owunwanne

Alex & Nancy Pappas

Susan & Jacob Parcell

Sharon & Bob Park

Margaret Ellen Parke

Karis & TJ Parnham

Ginger Parra

Gay & Bob Pasley

Robert & Inmi Patterson

Anthony Pegues

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Robin Pennington

Glisedia Perez & David Curtin

Eric Peters

Raymond & Susan Petniunas

Kathryn Pharr

Natalie Popovic

Sarah Potter

Richard Price

Leah Proffitt

Maria Quintanilla

Katherine & Scott Raab

Allie Raether

Carl & Mary Raether

Garrett & Gigi Rasmussen

Hwa Cha Redman

Larry Redway

Sarah & Avo Reid

Jack Reiffer

Gini & Harker Rhodes

Christi Rich

Susan Todd Rich

Hap & Nora Rigby

Randall Roe

Chris Rogers

Cinda Rose

Laurie & Jason Rossbach

Lisa & Garrett Russo

Chase Rynd

Elizabeth Sadqi

Jessica & Alex Sanchez

Brian & KayAnn Schoeneman

Doug and Liz Schwartz

Pete & Anne Seidlitz

Kristin Shaulis & John Highsmith

Alyssa Sheets

Susan & Sandy Sierck

Adelle Simmons

Thom Sinclair

Chris Singer

Ellie Skochdopole & William Wolfe

Trent & Holly Smith

Diane Spaulding

Martha Spieker

John Staples & Scott Raspa

Ken & Susan Starling

Anne Stewart

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Toby Stock

Alex & Desiree Stolar

Jennifer & Thomas Stork

Holly & John Sukenik

Bard & Meredith Sullenger

Leila Taaffe & Arthur Kellermann

Matthew Taylor

Alfred & Hilary Thesmar

Celia Thompson

Chrishan Thuraisingham

Jocelyn Tichenor

Philip Tierney

Irene & Raul Tituana

Aileen Train

Thomas Traxler & Rachel Bright

David Trebing

Anthony Turner & Eric Carson

Devin Urness

Jennifer Urquhart

Adrienne & Chip Usher

Betty van Iersel

Susan & Paul Van Nice

Pamela & Patrick Venzke

Susan Volgenau

Chris & Barbara Wall

Michael Waltz

Alis Wang & Amy Stulman

Carl Ward

Richard Ward & Cay Buser

Thomas Ward

Marc & Susan Warren

William & Sarah Warren

Susan Welch

Jennifer & Henrik Weng

Gail & Togo West

Hilary West

David Wham & David Malone

Tripp Whitbeck

Reed Wiedower & Alexa Hirst

Margaret Wiegenstein

Sarah Wild

Philip Willauer & Sandra Cunningham

Christina Wilson

Heather & James Wilson

Neil & Emma Wilson

Andrea Winchell

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Alexian Wines & Chris Semkow

Anita Woehler

Brenda & Willy Wolter

Audrey Wood

Bill Wright

Renée & Keith Yancey

Sarah & Hugh Yeomans

Sang & Sarah Yi

Keiko Yoshino

Adela Zavala

Nicole Zehfuss & Neil Gutterman

ST. JOHN’S NEW ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESS

In order to make online payments to St. John’s easier, we have

instituted a new, streamlined process. Payments for pledges and

other types of donations can now be set up with an online payment

profile at https://www.shelbygiving.com/stjohnsdc by using your

email address and creating a password. The password should

contain a combination of at least eight numbers and letters.

Payment can be made through VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and

American Express cards as well as debit cards and echecks or ACH

direct debits from your account. Just select your preferred method

of payment from the drop-down list. Select the fund to which you

wish to make a payment. A one-time payment can be executed this

way, or automatic recurring payments can be arranged by

following the instructions for scheduled payments. The site also

keeps track of your payments. We encourage you to use this

method of making payments and to let our financial secretary,

Betsy Heine, know that you will switch to online payments at a

certain date.

Payments can now also be made by texting to 202-335-0365.

You will receive prompts on your device screen for completing the

process.

Please remember that this is a payment process, and St. John’s still

wants to receive your pledge. Pledging can be done online at our

website. By making a pledge, parishioners are not only making a

financial commitment to contribute a certain amount to St. John’s,

but they are also providing vital information to our Clergy and

Vestry needed to plan the budget.

If you have questions, please call Preston Cherouny or Hayden

Bryan at the church office, 202-347-8766.

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EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5, 2017

Monday February 27

6:30 p.m. AA

Tuesday February 28

10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting

12:00 noon AA

6:45 p.m. EFM Class

Wednesday March 1

7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

Sermon—The Rev. Dr. Luis León

12:00 noon Choral Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

Sermon—The Rev. Dr. Luis León

12:00 noon AA

7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

Sermon—The Rev. D. Andrew Olivo

Thursday March 2

12:00 noon DA

Al-Anon

7:00 p.m. St. John’s Book Group (Parlors)

Friday March 3

6:30 p.m. Parents’ Night Out

Saturday March 4

9:00 a.m. Latrobe Fellowship Community Service

Sunday March 5

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist—Homily—The Rev. Dr. Luis León

8:15 a.m. Parish Choir Rehearsal

Nursery

9:00 a.m. Sermon and Holy Eucharist—Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Luis León

10:00 a.m. Adult Forum—The Rev. Dr. Luis León

Update on the Renovation of the Parish House

10:10 a.m. St. John’s Choir Rehearsal

10:45 a.m. Church School

11:00 a.m. Sermon and Holy Eucharist—Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Luis León

12:15 p.m. Hospitality Hour

Parish Lunch

Tour of the Church

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MUSIC FESTIVAL SERVICE

Today, February 26, 11:00 a.m.

Simple Gifts

The St. John’s and Parish Choirs, assisted by the Dan Dufford Jazz Ensemble,

will give the DC premiere of Will Todd’s innovative Jazz Missa

Brevis. Anthems for the service include Will Todd’s Brightest and Best and

Bob Chilcott’s The Gift to be Simple in celebration of the last Sunday of

Epiphany.

1:00 p.m. La Santa Eucaristía—Sermón

El Revdo. Dr. Luis León

2:00 p.m. Bocaditos y Café—Iglesia San Juan

The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated Monday through Friday

at 12:10 p.m.

ADULT FORUM SCHEDULE The Forum is held at 10:00 a.m. on the following Sundays:

February 26: Joan Waugh, Professor and Vice Chair for Academic

Personnel at UCLA History Department. Professor Waugh researches

and writes about nineteenth-century America, specializing in the Civil

War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age eras. She will speak on

The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

March 5: The Rev. Dr. Luis León, who will give an update on the

renovation of the Parish House.

March 12: Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for

Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia. She will speak on The State of US-Russia

Relations in the Trump Era.

March 19: Anthony Tambasco, Professor in the Theology department at

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He is also the author of

Theology of Atonement and Paul's Vision of Christianity and editor of

Bible on Suffering: Social and Political Implications.

March 26: The Rev. Dr. Nancy C. James, will speak on The Emblems of

Divine Love. She will discuss the poems of Jeanne Guyon as they unite

with art to express the mystical quality of Guyon’s theology.

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ST. JOHN’S BOOK GROUP

Thursday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.

The St. John's Book Group will meet on March 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parlor. The

next meeting dates and books are as follows:

March 2: Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance

April 6: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

If you like to read and meet with others who like to read and talk about books,

the Book Club is for you. For questions or more information, please contact

Leila Taaffe at taaffel@gmail.com.

THE BISHOP WALKER SCHOOL FOR BOYS

Annual Dinner Thursday, March 2, 6:30 p.m.

The 9th BWS Annual Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 2 in The Willard

Hotel Grand Ballroom. Reception and Cocktails will begin at 6:30 p.m., which

will be followed by Dinner & Remarks at 7:30 p.m. Dr. John Silvanus Wilson

Jr.—the 11th president of Morehouse College, a historically black men’s liberal

arts college in Atlanta, GA—will be the guest speaker. Proceeds from the 9th

Annual Dinner directly support the Bishop Walker School. Ticket prices begin

at $300, and table and sponsorship opportunities are available. For tickets,

please contact Andrew Clarke at andrew@asiapacificoffset.com or Wande

Johnson at wandejohnson@gmail.com.

PATHWAYS THROUGH LENT

Pathways Through Lent is St. John’s Lenten Devotional. Each day is marked by

a reflection by a member of St. John’s Church. We walk Lent as companions,

meditating together on scripture and the shared experience of God in our own

lives. The St. John’s Pathways Through Lent blog is now live at

www.stjohns-dc.org. You will also see links to each day’s reflection on our

Facebook page.

PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT

Friday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The Friday night program, which offers parents an opportunity to enjoy free

time while St. John's provides child care, a light supper, and entertainment for

children (infants through age 10) will be held on March 3. All we ask is that you

sign up by noon on Wednesday, March 1 so that we will have an adequate

number of attendants and that you pick up your children before 9:00 p.m.

when the doors will be locked. Sign up with Evangeline Gravina in the

Parish Office at evangeline.gravina@stjohns-dc.org or at 202-347-8766, ext.

301.

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LATROBE FELLOWSHIP

Day of Service

Saturday, March 4, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Because the first Wednesday of the month falls on Ash Wednesday this year, the

Latrobe Fellowship’s monthly gathering will instead be a day of service in our

community. We will be volunteering with Seabury Resources “Age-in-Place”

program on the morning of Saturday, March 4. The Age-in-Place program

creates a bridge for older adults to connect with their community and other

generations in addition to receiving essential services to maintain their homes.

We are limited to 10 volunteers, all of whom will need to fill out a volunteer

application. To sign up and receive an application please be in touch with

organizer and Latrobe Steering Committee member Matthew Taylor at

matthew.d.taylor@vanderbilt.edu. For more information about the

Latrobe Fellowship, please contact the Rev. Andy Olivo at

andrew.olivo@stjohns-dc.org.

ST. JOHN'S REFUGEE PROJECT

Sunday, March 5

Please mark your calendars for the afternoon of Sunday, March 5, when the

group will take a trip to view the Newseum's REFUGEE exhibit. Please contact

Jessica Sanchez at jesspulsifersanchez@gmail.com with any questions.

THEOLOGY ON TAP WITH THE REV. JOSH THOMAS

Wednesday, March 15, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The Bier Baron Tavern (1523 22nd St NW)

Finding Your Voice for Peace Fr. Josh Thomas, the Executive Director of Kids4Peace, will be the guest

speaker. Kids4Peace helps Israeli, Palestinian, and American youth forge

relationships of trust and respect by turning to religion as a force for peace. Josh

will lead a conversation on the spiritual practices people of faith can use to find

their voice for peace in the world. For more information on Theology on Tap,

please contact the Rev. Andy Olivo at andrew.olivo@stjohns-dc.org or (202)

347-8766, ext. 307.

THE RECTOR’S 2017 SPRING ADULT INQUIRERS’ CLASS

March 18 and March 25

8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

If you would like to be baptized, confirmed, or received into membership in the

Episcopal Church at St. John’s, you are invited to join the Rector’s 2017 Spring

Adult Inquirers’ Class. Led by the Rector, the class (a two-day session) will

meet on Saturdays, March 18 and March 25, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30

p.m.. Anyone – newcomer or longtime parishioner -- interested in learning

more about our Christian faith and life, the Episcopal tradition, and the ministry

of St. John’s Church, is encouraged to attend. For more information or to

register, please contact Kaye Edwards, Assistant for Church Growth, at

202-347-8766, ext. 317 or by e-mail at kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc. Those

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who participate in this class, or have completed another inquirers’ class, may

attend a Service of Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of Baptismal

Vows at Washington National Cathedral on Saturday, May 13 at 10:00 a.m.

SOUTH AFRICA PARTNERS TO VISIT ST. JOHN’S IN APRIL

Monday-Monday, April 24-May 1

Please volunteer to help with transportation and hosting.

The Rev. Sharron Dinnie, founder of the Kwasa Centre near Springs, South

Africa, with which St. John’s is in partnership, will visit St. John’s again at the

end of April. The tentative dates for the visit are Monday April 24 to Monday

May 1. Sharron’s son will accompany her, along with a teacher and two

students from the Centre, which serves an informal settlement east of

Johannesburg, We hope that you will open your hearts and your homes to the

delegation from our partner in South Africa. Please contact Kaye Edwards in

the Parish Office at 202-347-8766, ext. 317 or by email at

kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc.org if you are interested in providing meals, tours

of Washington, transportation, or can set up meetings with government and

nonprofit officials who would be interested in Sharron’s struggle to bring hope

and education and health care to the residents of the informal settlement of

Vukuzenzele. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to meet Sharron,

and see firsthand the outstanding work she is doing in South Africa, know that

she will be an inspiration to you, as she has been to us.

NEXT DATES FOR BAPTISM and required pre-baptismal classes with the

clergy are as follows:

• April 23, 11:00 a.m.; Thursday, April 20, 7:00 p.m.

• June 4, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, June 1, 7:00 p.m.

If you are interested in having a child baptized, or in baptism for yourself,

please contact Kaye Edwards by e-mail at kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc.org. Please note that the parents or grandparents of children being baptized must be

active, pledging members of St. John’s. Adults interested in baptism for

themselves must attend the Rector’s Adult Inquirers’ Class and be active,

pledging participants in the life of the parish.

TWO EASY WAYS TO HELP OTHERS • The empty casserole pans in the Parish House are waiting to be filled with food

for our partnership with So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.). St. John’s is

committed to sending food once a month to S.O.M.E. to be served in a meal

program for homeless and low-income persons in D.C. Participation is easy

and flexible! Pick up an empty casserole pan in the Parish House, fill it with a

casserole, and drop it off in the freezer near the dining room soda machine. A

parishioner picks up all the casseroles once a month and drops them off at the

meal site.

• When you travel, bring back unopened toiletry items for homeless

shelters. Place them in the basket in the connector between the Church and the

Parish House.

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PASTORAL CARE AT ST. JOHN’S CHURCH

Praying for the sick and those in need is an important part of our life together.

We invite you to add yourself, family, or friends to the parish prayer list. Other

than birthdays, anniversaries, and deaths, names added to the prayer list will

appear for four consecutive weeks. If you would like the name to be on the

prayer list for a shorter or longer period of time, please let us know. We are

going to begin listing in parentheses the name of the person requesting prayers

for family and friends who are not members of the congregation. To add a

name to the prayer list, please contact the Rev. Andy Olivo at

andrew.olivo@stjohns-dc.org.

FLOWER DELIVERIES

Help brighten the day of parishioners who can’t be with us by taking them

flowers, located in the side chapel. A card is attached to each vase with contact

information. Thank you for checking to see if a delivery address is convenient

for you.

Flowers need to be delivered on Hampden Lane, Bethesda, MD; Georgia

Square, Rockville, MD; N. 33rd Street, Arlington, VA; and Linnean

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

OUR PRAYERS are requested for the special needs and concerns of this

congregation, especially:

Those who are sick or recovering:

From our parish: Chet Grey, Ruth Harwood, Susan Lewis, Jim Mullins, and

Bob Patchell.

Friends and family of our parish: Yvonne Allen (Nikki Allen), Melissa Black

(Ann Mueller), Bill Clark (Clark Ervin), Holly Deland (Lu León), Henry

Farrington (Samuel Watson), Tyrone Gayle (Jessica Sanchez), Craig Harmon

(Judy McKevitt), Christy Long (Karen Zachary), Rosemary Mariner (Carolyn

Becraft), James Millin (Cay Buser), Timothy Mullins (Jim Mullins), Judy Nicola

(Cynthia Walker), Elizabeth Jane Pearson (Celia Thompson), Daniel Peterson

(Gay Pasley), Edward Rebok (Ellen Parke), Candi Forester-Smith (Michael

Stratton), Jim Tatosian (Pat Dalby), Mark Van Note (Pat and Jim Czerwonky),

Bruce Wallace (Gay Pasley), Martha Warren (Kaye Edwards), and Peter

Winkler (Betty van Iersel).

Those who are in the hospital:

From our parish: Carter Patrick Kenny, Catherine Margaret Kenny, Bernard

Malloy, and Samuel Wakely.

Friends and family of our parish: Jane Eckert (Matt Bode), Toddy Hartt

(Caroline Faris), Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Tracy Margelot (Barbara Van

Woerkom), and Aiden Mylnikov (Lindsey Bowen).

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Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week: Robin Anderson, Harold Astrich, Meg Beasley, Ryan Bishop, Adrian Collins,

Nelson Crouch, Conor Daugherty, William Davis, Timothy Edwards, Callie

Ervin, Graham Froehlich, Kenneth Faunteroy, Ben Garland, Fruzsina Harsanyi,

Peter Hughes, Tonya Kirchner, John Martin, Nicholas Merna, Harrison Moore,

John More, Sharon Park, Alma Paty, Kenai Rivera, Cooper Thesmar, Charles

Wagnon, Tripp Whitbeck, and Karen Zachary.

Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week: Stephen O’Shields

and Miller Winecoff and RoseMary Russo and Greg Soltis.

Please help us keep these lists updated by contacting the clergy at St. John’s

via email as soon as you can with corrections, additions, and updates on

status.

FLOWER MEMORIALS

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE ALTAR, CHAPEL,

OR NARTHEX FLOWERS for Sunday services, in memory of or

thanksgiving for a person or event, please contact the parish office at

202-347-8766. The cost for flowers is as follows: Altar–$110, Chapel–

$55, Narthex–$55, and Entire Church-$220. Please send a check, made

out to St. John’s Church, Attn: Flower Fund, to the church office.

In memory of ___________________________________________

As a Thank Offering for __________________________________

Name__________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________

Phone Number__________________________ Amount ________

St. John’s Parish House

1525 H Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005-1005

Telephone 202-347-8766 Fax 202-347-3446

Website www.stjohns-dc.org

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HOST A ST. JOHN’S SUNDAY PARISH LUNCH

February 26 – May 21, 2017

Host a Parish Lunch at least one time in the 2016–2017 program year.

Hosts are needed beginning with the March 19 lunch through the May 7,

2017 lunch. It’s one of the best fellowship opportunities at St. John’s

and a way to meet new friends–both members and visitors–and to catch

up with old friends. Your help is needed. You can fulfill the biblical

injunction to serve others by hosting a Sunday Parish Lunch. Hosts may

be reimbursed for expenses or receive a tax receipt as they choose.

Detailed guidelines are sent to those who inquire.

To sign up to host a lunch and select a date, contact Holly Sukenik,

the lunch coordinator, at 202-332-2952 or hsukenik@hotmail.com or

the Parish Office at 202-347-8766 or by email to

kaye.edwards@stjohns-dc.org.

There will be no Parish Lunch on the following dates: April 9 (Palm

Sunday), April 16 (Easter Day), and May 14 (Mother’s Day).

Date Host

February 26 (Mardi Gras) Stephen O’Shields, Miller Winecoff, Will

Yale, and Karen Zachary

March 5 Education for Ministry Class

March 12 Sandwich Sunday

March 19

March 26 Vestry

April 2

April 23

April 30 South African Mission Groups

May 7

May 21 Parish Reception

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IF YOU ARE VISITING a warm welcome to St. John’s.

We are delighted to have you worship with us. Please let us know who

you are and how we can best serve you by filling out a “Welcome”

card and leaving it in the offering plate or with an usher or greeter, and

joining us for the coffee hour following the service.

We welcome families with young children at our worship services.

Children’s Worship Bulletins are available from the ushers as you

enter the nave. For parishioners and visitors alike, nursery care for

children under age three is provided on Sunday from 8:15 a.m. to

2:00 p.m. The nursery is located next to the elevator on the lower

level of the Parish House. Take the elevator or stairs to the basement.

We also offer Church School at 10:45 a.m. for children and youth

from age three through tenth grade on the second floor of the Parish

House.

All persons, including children, are invited to take part in the Holy

Eucharist. Parents may decide if their children receive the bread

and/or wine. Children may instead signal their desire to be blessed by

the priest at the altar by crossing their arms across their chest.

Follow us on Instagram at @stjohnslafayettesquare. See photos

from St. John’s musical performances, special events, meetings,

Sunday services, and more. Relive the moment or experience it for the

first time through the touch of a button on your smartphone. Help St.

John’s capture each moment by submitting your photos from events,

worship services, trips, and volunteer efforts.

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FREE VALET PARKING FROM THE FRONT OF ST. JOHN’S FOR THE

ADULT FORUM AND 11:00 A.M. SERVICE.

EXCEPT ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, HOURS WILL BE 9:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M.

LOOK FOR THE VALET SIGN AT THE CORNER OF 16TH AND H STREETS.