Dear People of Saint John’s,

During worship this Sunday, I have the privilege of preaching on Luke 6:27-38: loving our enemies, forgiving, living with a generous spirit: easily said than done!  As with last Sunday, be careful of the weather, and tune into the livestream rather take undue risks. The parking lot is very icy. Coffee hour is provided by the Dzembo-Littlefield family (and you can order your Girl Scout cookies, too!), so do come if you can get here safely.  And pick up a hard copy of the newsletter, which will be available as you enter.

Looking ahead, we have openings for volunteers for coffee hour and Sunday School beginning on March 2nd. Please call the office to sign up or write your name on the lists in the hallway.

Thank you to the 35 writers who signed up to write for the Lenten devotional!  New writers this year include Vanessa Addo, Sonie Hunn, Gabi Macuk, Father Tom Malionek, Robin Prout, Calvin Skeim, Kristen Smith, Marly Soltysiak, Bishop Jeremiah Williamson, Pastor Jen Williamson, and Agnes Zink.  We can look forward to a lovely, reflective Lent together as this comes together.

This Sunday we welcome the Capital English Country Dance group, who are now renting space from us!  They are offering a workshop from 2 to 4 this Sunday, and the monthly dances, which feature live music, are free to parishioners for the first couple of months.  Do come and try it out!

Pledge envelopes and 2025 ordo calendars are available in the Narthex.  We are providing the announcements in a separate stack from the bulletins. The announcements are also available online. For those of you who will be worshiping with us via live stream, be sure to let us know that you are there through the chat feature, so that we can greet you at the passing of the Peace.