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For your calendar

  • Saturday, June 17 --Baptism of Isabel Hoon, daughter of Philip and Mallory Hoon who are new to the parish. 
  • 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. 
 
  • 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
Trinity Whom I Adore  
Elizabeth Catez was born in France in 1880, and grew up in Dijon. She entered the Carmelite monastery in Dijon in 1901. Her fascination with the Trinity led her to take the name Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity. She died in 1906 in her convent-at the age of 26-from Addison's disease. She composed a beautiful prayer to the Most Holy Trinity, a prayer full of humility and hope and awe and, above all, love. I share it with you for "Trinity Sunday".
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Explanation of Andrei Rublev's Icon of The Trinity

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Andrei Rublev was born circa 1360. Little is known of his early life however, his name is associated with the history of the Moscow artistic school. Many of his works, just as those of his disciples and followers, originated in Moscow or in towns and monasteries around it. His works can be viewed in both the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. He died on January 29, 1430 and is buried at the Andronikov Monastery in Moscow.

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