[Info] St. John's Weekend Update

[Jane K. Volkema]

Dear Members and Friends of St. John's,

   St. John's Weekend Update
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   WORSHIP

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20

   9 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite II

   10 a.m.  Coffee & Fellowship ~ Blake Hall
                Christian Education for All
                 _Adult Forum_ ~ Chapel of the Carpenter, the Prof.
Susan Bond
                                                               
Topic:/ The Buddhist Tradition/
                _Sunday School_ ~ Tucker Room

   11 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite I

12 p.m. - Coffee & Fellowship ~ Blake Hall

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23

   5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist & Centering Prayer ~ Chapel of the
Carpenter

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PARISH EVENTS

WORSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
/Saturday, January 19, 10 a.m. ~ Father Albert's office/

PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE MEETING
Saturday, January 19 12 noon ~ Father Albert's office

PAC NIGHT
/Wednesday, January 30, 6:30 p.m. ~ Blake Hall/
Search Committee Visioning Meeting. Come for a delicious dinner and
discussion with the Rector Search Committee on the future of St.
John's. Parking will be available at Hyde School.

MONTHLY OUTING ~ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
/Saturday, February 2, 10 a.m. ~ Meet at the Library of Congress/
"Exploring the Early Americas" features selections from the more than
3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that
make
up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. It
provides insight into indigenous cultures, the drama of the
encounters between Native Americans and European explorers and
settlers, and the pivotal changes caused by the meeting of the
American and European worlds. The exhibition includes two
extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516,
which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western
Hemisphere.

Directions: Use Ground Entrance to the Jefferson Building for Access.
Easiest
way to get to the Library of Congress is by Metro. Take Red line to
Union Station and walk 5 blocks south. Take Blue or Orange Line to
Capitol South and walk one block north. The Library of Congress is
located on 1st Street, SE between Independence and E. Capitol Street.

SUNDAY PARISH FORUM
/Sunday, February 3,  9:50 ? 11:10 a.m.. ~ Blake Hall/
Meet with the Rector Search Committee to discuss the vision and
future of
St. John?s. The 9 a.m. service will end at 9:45 and the 11 a.m.
service will begin at 11:15.

   SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER
/Tuesday, February 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. ~ Blake Hall/
On Tuesday evening, February 5, 2008, the kitchen at Saint John's
will once again be busy and noisy with the sounds of spatulas and
griddles as pancakes go flying up in the air as the last night before
Lent is celebrated with a community pancake supper. Toodles the
Clown will be here too. Suggested donation is $10 per person or $25
for the whole family.

   ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
/Wednesday, February 6/
7 a.m. ? Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes in the Chapel of the
Carpenter
7 p.m. ? Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes (church)

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New Parish Photo Directory
/Sign up in Blake Hall/

   We are hoping to have every member of the parish included in the
new
photo directory. The more we have photographed the more ministry and
activity pages we get at no charge. Every person and family
photographed
will get a free 8x10 portrait.

   Photos will be taken on February 21, 22 and 23. Sign up in Blake
Hall or sign
up on-line at http://www.signup.olanmills.com[1] and use our
telephone number,
202-338-1796, as the password.

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 ANNOUNCEMENTS

   * The Parish Office will be closed Monday, January 21 in observance
of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

   * The next meeting of the Vestry will be Monday, January 28 at 6:30
p.m. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your Vestry
representatives.

   * Volunteers are needed to help with shopping, set up, cooking and
clean up for PAC Night (January 30) and Shrove Tuesday (February 5).
Contact Jane Volkema 202-338-3296 or Jane at stjohnsgeorgetown.org if
you can help.

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Jane K. Volkema
Parish Administrator
St. John's Georgetown
http://www.stjohnsgeorgetown.org

    

Links:
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[1] http://www.signup.olanmills.com

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