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1 THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 29, 2017 7:45 A.M. THE HOLY EUCHARIST The Word of God, page 355, Book of Common Prayer The First Reading: Micah 6:1-8 Psalm 15 The Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 The Sermon: The Rev. Dr. Luis León 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: Greg Soltis, Reader and Chalice Bearer; Richard Price, Lay Eucharistic Minister; Sarah Agnew and Jennifer Urquhart, Flower Guild; Jim Czerwonky, Head Usher; Doug Alspach and Jane Alspach, Ushers. THE FLOWERS IN THE CHURCH are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Jean Nicoson.

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THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

January 29, 2017

7:45 A.M. THE HOLY EUCHARIST

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

The First Reading: Micah 6:1-8

Psalm 15

The Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

The Sermon: The Rev. Dr. Luis León

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: Greg Soltis, Reader and Chalice Bearer;

Richard Price, Lay Eucharistic Minister; Sarah Agnew and Jennifer Urquhart,

Flower Guild; Jim Czerwonky, Head Usher; Doug Alspach and Jane Alspach,

Ushers.

THE FLOWERS IN THE CHURCH are given to the glory of God and in loving

memory of Jean Nicoson.

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Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in

heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your

people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus

Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy

Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Micah 6:1-8

Hear what the LORD says: Rise, plead your case before the

mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. Hear, you

mountains, the controversy of the LORD, and you enduring

foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with

his people, and he will contend with Israel. "O my people, what

have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me!

For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and redeemed

you from the house of slavery; and I sent before you Moses,

Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, remember now what King

Balak of Moab devised, what Balaam son of Beor answered

him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may

know the saving acts of the LORD." "With what shall I come

before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I

come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten

thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my

transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" He

has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD

require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to

walk humbly with your God?

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Psalm 15

1 LORD, who may dwell in your tabernacle?

who may abide upon your holy hill?

2 Whoever leads a blameless life and does what is right,

who speaks the truth from his heart.

3 There is no guile upon his tongue;

he does no evil to his friend;

he does not heap contempt upon his neighbor.

4 In his sight the wicked is rejected,

but he honors those who fear the LORD.

5 He has sworn to do no wrong

and does not take back his word.

6 He does not give his money in hope of gain,

nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.

7 Whoever does these things

shall never be overthrown.

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are

perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." Where is

the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater

of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the

world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not

know God through wisdom, God decided, through the

foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For

Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim

Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to

Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and

Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For

God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's

weakness is stronger than human strength. Consider your own

call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human

standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble

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birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the

wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that

are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one

might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your

life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and

righteousness and sanctification and redemption, in order that,

as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."

Matthew 5:1-12

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and

after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to

speak, and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are those who

mourn, for they will be comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for

they will inherit the earth. "Blessed are those who hunger and

thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. "Blessed are the

merciful, for they will receive mercy. "Blessed are the pure in

heart, for they will see God. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for

they will be called children of God. "Blessed are those who are

persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven. "Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute

you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my

account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in

heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who

were before you.

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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 January 25, 2017)

David Abernethy & Elizabeth Lewis

Dana & Sophie Ackerly

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

Megan Bly & Scott Wunsch

Matt Bode & Laurie Adams

Elena Braithwaite

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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

John Derrick

Bonnie & Charles DeWitt

Jeffrey & Linda Dienno

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Richard Doege & Julia Koster

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

Carrie & Jim Garland

Tamara Gayle

Eric Generous

Kay Gilley

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Edmond Gonzalez

Miles Graham

Ted & Sandy Graves

Michael & Missy Grealy

Richard Greene & Aswathi Zachariah

Richard & Jeanne Grimmett

Hunter & Katie Guerin

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

Cliftine Jones

Tucker Jones

Bill & Sara Josey

Ellen & Chris Kalisz

Emily & Paul Kallaur

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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

Marcus Lemon

Lu Stanton León

Luis León

Andrée & Joe Leonelli

Patricia Leslie

Leo Lex

Stewart Lillard

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

Chrystal & John Martin

Harry & Judy Martin

Middleton Martin

Sherill Mason

Nancy Mathis & Shawn Maher

Susan McAdams

Jennifer McCann

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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

Robin Pennington

Glisedia Perez & David Curtin

Eric Peters

Kathryn Pharr

Natalie Popovic

Sarah Potter

Richard Price

Leah Proffitt

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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

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

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

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Jocelyn Tichenor

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

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

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EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23-FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Monday January 30

6:30 p.m. AA

Tuesday January 31

10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting

12:00 noon AA

6:45 p.m. EFM Class

Wednesday February 1

12:00 noon AA

12:10 p.m. First Wednesday Concerts—Jazz Vocalist,

Sara Jones with the Dan Dufford Ensemble

7:00 p.m. Latrobe First Wednesday Holy Eucharist followed

by a celebration of Black History Month

Thursday February 2

12:00 noon DA

Al-Anon

6:45 p.m. Choir Supper

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

7:15 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Sunday February 5

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

8:15 a.m. Parish Choir Rehearsal

8:45 a.m. Nursery

9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist—Sermon—The Rev. Dr. Luis León

10:00 a.m. Annual Parish Meeting in the Nave

10:10 a.m. St. John’s Choir Rehearsal

10:45 a.m. Church School

11:00 a.m. Bilingual (English and Español) Holy Eucharist

Sermon—The Rev. Dr. Luis León

12:15 p.m. Parish Reception—Parish House Parlors

The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,

and Friday at 12:10 p.m.

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ADULT FORUM SCHEDULE

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

January 29: Dr. Robert Jones, Co-chair, Religion and Politics Section,

American Academy of Religion. He will speak on his book The End of

White Christian America.

February 5: No Forum (Annual Meeting)

The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

February 12: Ronald C. White, American historian, author, and lecturer.

He has written bestselling and award-winning biographies and books on

Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. He will speak on his book

American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant.

February 19: Brooks Simpson, American historian and Professor of

History at Arizona State University, specializing in studies of the

American Civil War. He will speak on his book Ulysses S. Grant,

Triumph Over Adversity: 1822-1865.

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. 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.

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.

ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF VESTRY

Sunday, February 5, 10:00 a.m.

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BAKE SALE AT ST. JOHN’S

Today, January 29

10:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

Parlors of the Parish House

St. John’s Church School is sponsoring a bake sale to raise funds for the Bishop John

T. Walker School for Boys - a growing school of the Episcopal Diocese of

Washington for children of low-income families in Washington, D.C. Come pick up

goodies and support some great students and a great cause! Donations of baked

goods to add to the bounty are also welcome.

GREETER TRAINING

Today, January 29, 12:15 p.m.

Do you want to help guests of St. John's feel welcomed? Come join the Welcome

Team Ministry by being a greeter before and after Sunday services. This important

work ensures the continued growth and health of St. John’s Church. Already a

greeter or want to learn more? Come to our brief training session for all new and

current greeters today, Sunday, January 29, at 12:15 p.m. that will highlight the

basics plus some new aspects of being a greeter. For more information or to add

your name to the official greeters list, please contact Kaye Edwards at 202-347-

8766, ext. 317 or at [email protected].

FIRST WEDNESDAY CONCERT

Wednesday, February 1, 12:10 p.m.-12:45 p.m.

Winter Escape

by Jazz Vocalist, Sara Jones with the Dan Dufford Ensemble

Please consider joining us during your lunch break on the First Wednesdays of the

month, through June, and bring a friend. See full season details on the church

website at www.stjohns-dc.org.

LATROBE FELLOWSHIP FIRST WEDNESDAY

Black History Month

Wednesday, February 1, 7:00 p.m.

The Latrobe Fellowship will be celebrating Black History Month with an evening

dedicated to black history in D.C. Join us at 7:00 p.m. for a service of Holy Eucharist

followed by a dinner of soul food and a talk given by Mr. C.R. Gibbs, a local

historian who will offer a presentation titled “Black Georgetown Remembered.” Mr.

Gibbs is the author/co-author of six books and a frequent national and international

lecturer on an array of historical topics. Please contact the Rev. Sarah Taylor

Miller to RSVP or with questions at [email protected] or at 202-347-

8766 ext. 304.

ST. JOHN’S BOOK GROUP

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

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

next meeting dates and books are as follows:

February 2: City of Thorns by Ben Rawlence

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March 2: Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance

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 [email protected].

ST. JOHN'S REFUGEE PROJECT

St. John's is kicking off a year-long program to learn about the needs of

refugees in our community and ways we can support them in their journey as

new Americans. If you are interested in receiving updates and

information about events, becoming involved in the subcommittee to help

facilitate the project, or just learning more about the program, please

contact Jessica Sanchez at [email protected].

A few refugee-related events coming up in the next two weeks:

Educational Webinar

Wednesday, February 1, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

An educational webinar sponsored by the Episcopal Migration Ministries and

the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations to discuss the basic

root causes of the refugee crisis and critical questions such as: who is a

refugee, how a refugee is resettled to the United States, how resettled refugees

benefit their communities, and how we can engage with our local

communities to welcome refugees. The webinar will be available on demand

for those who cannot listen live. For questions, please contact Lacy

Broemel at [email protected].

Register for the live webinar here:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6876273532177244675

St. John's Book Group

Thursday, February 2, 7:00 p.m. The St. John's Book Group will meet in the church parlor to discuss City of

Thorns by Ben Rawlence about the lives of nine refugees living in the Dadaab

Refugee Camp in Kenya. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Leila

Taaffe at [email protected].

City Wide Action Team Meeting

Thursday, February 9, 7:00 p.m.

Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) is hosting its City Wide Action Team

Meeting at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (206 New York Avenue NW).

This will follow up on the Rally for Immigrants and Refugees that a small

group from St. John's attended last weekend and will provide more

information on how St. John's can plug into WIN events in the community

around refugees. If you're interested in attending, please contact John

More at [email protected] and Katie Guerin at [email protected].

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PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT

Friday, February 10, 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 February 10. All we ask is that you sign up

by noon on Wednesday, February 8 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

[email protected] or at 202-347-8766, ext. 301.

THEOLOGY ON TAP

with the Rev. Shawn Strout

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

Prayer in the Public Square

The Bier Baron Tavern

The Rev. Shawn Strout, Assistant Rector at St. Paul’s K Street will be the guest

speaker. In addition to serving at St. Paul’s, Shawn is a PhD student at the Catholic

University of America. Shawn will lead a conversation on the role of prayer in

politics. For more information on Theology on Tap, please contact the Rev.

Andy Olivo at [email protected] or (202) 347-8766, ext. 307.

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

are as follows:

• February 19, 11:00 a.m.; Thursday, February 16, 7:00 p.m.

• 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 [email protected]. 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.

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 [email protected] or Wande Johnson at

[email protected].

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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

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.

ANNOUNCING THE 4TH ANNUAL ST. JOHN’S WOMEN’S

RETREAT IN REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE

Friday-Sunday, March 10-12

Do you believe that your life has a larger purpose? That God has more

than one call for you? Come and explore this possibility with other St.

John's women.

We will work with the story of Lydia (Acts 16: 11-40) and play with our

questions, have time for personal reflection, small group sharing and

creative worship. This is an opportunity to gather with other women in

deeper community, to take time to relax, have fun and connect. The

DuPont Memorial House offers a warm gathering space, healthy food, a

fireplace, beach walks and a comfortable place to be together.

If you would like to prepare for the retreat, feel free to read The Call to

the Soul by our retreat leader Marjory Zoet Bankson. The cost is

$262. Checks can be made payable to St. John’s; note that it is for the

retreat and send to the church before March 6. Receipt of your check

will reserve your bed.

There are only 22 spaces, so reserve early.

For more details or for questions, please contact Lisa Kirchenbauer

at (703) 862-8226 or by email at

[email protected].

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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.

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

[email protected].

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 Georgia Square, Rockville MD and W

Street 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, Bernard Malloy,

Jim Mullins, and Bob Patchell.

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

(Ann Mueller), Bill Clark (Clark Ervin), Henry Farrington (Samuel Watson),

Brian Flanagan (Carol and Bill Flanagan), Tyrone Gayle (Jessica Sanchez),

Craig Harmon (Judy McKevitt), Christy Long (Karen Zachary), Abilia Cárdenas

de Ma (Araceli Ma), 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: Samuel Wakely.

From our parish: John Culver and Gordon Richmond.

Friends and family of our parish: Julie Howell (Cynthia Walker), Tracy

Margelot (Barbara Van Woerkom), and Aiden Mylnikov (Lindsey Bowen).

Those who are in hospice:

Friends and family of our parish: Mary Ann Adams (Laurie Adams).

Those who died:

Friends and family of our parish: Federico Ma who died on January 21.

Those in our parish celebrating a birthday this week:

Meredith Banas, Gloria Burkhardt, Betty Falato, Elijah Greene, Sandra

Hackworth, Lily Harris, Brent Hayhurst, Lisa Kirchenbauer, Cobern Maane, Jim

Mullins, Ellie Paty, Marshall Reinsdorf, Michael Waltz, Brenda Wolter, Audrey

Wood, Samuel Wyman, and Harrison Yi.

Those in our parish celebrating an anniversary this week: Sharon and Randy

DeAngelis, Carol and Bill Flanagan, and Emma and Neil Wilson.

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.

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ST. JOHN’S NEW ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESS

In order to make on-line 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 on-line 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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HOST A ST. JOHN’S SUNDAY PARISH LUNCH

January 29 – May 21, 2017

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

year. Hosts are needed beginning with the March 5 lunch through

the May 21, 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

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Sukenik, the lunch coordinator, at 202-332-2952 or

[email protected] or the Parish Office at 202-347-8766 or

by email to [email protected].

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

January 29 Annual Super Bowl Chili Cook Off

February 5 Annual Meeting and Reception

February 12 St. John’s Community Services Reception

February 19 Team Crouch

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

Will Yale, and Karen Zachary

March 5

March 12

March 19

March 26 Vestry

April 2

April 23

April 30

May 7

May 21

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.

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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

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