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For your calendar

  • ​Sunday, June 25 - Mary McCue's final Sunday as a deacon candidate in our midst.

  • Childcare - Maya Little, Nursery Coordinator, will be in the nursery at 9:30 am. 

  • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) - CGS is on Summer Vacation until September.
  • Youth Group - The Youth Group is also on Summer Vacation until September.

  • Thursday Services Discontinued -  Beginning June 22, Thursday services will be discontinued. The Wednesday evening services will remain as scheduled. 
  •  "Light and Peace" Service  will return in October -- There will be no "Light and Peace" service (our monthly Sunday contemplative evening prayer), during the months of July and August. We will resume the second Sunday in October -- as the second Sunday in September will be the Installation of Fr. Dominique as the 18th Rector of the parish.
  • New Rector Installation - The Installation of Fr. Dominique as the 18th Rector of Ascension and Saint Agnes will be Sunday, September 10 at 4:00 pm.  The Right Reverend Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington, will officiate.

Pictures from Confirmation 2017

From the Desk of the Rector (#12thandMass):

PictureFather Dominique Peridans
Do Not Be Afraid
Life can seem so uncertain at times. The future is not completely ours to control. We do have the power of choice within reach, but there are always other factors outside of our control-health, politics, weather, finances, other people's decisions-that come into play. And so, it is normal to experience fear and anxiety. Jesus tells us, however, in this Sunday's gospel (Matthew 10:24-39), that we need not fear.
  
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
 
"Easier said than done!" you may respond. In telling us this, it is important to know that Jesus makes a promise. He is not simply wishing us well. He is not simply reminding that God, from on high, is thinking kind thoughts about us. He promises faithful presence. 
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