We are a community that expresses its love for our Lord Jesus Christ in ancient worship forms.
We are a community that seeks to understand what it prays. We are a community that asks the Holy Spirit to teach us to love one another and the world beyond our church walls.
​By God’s grace, we are growing.  We would love for you to join us!

SUNDAY, February 23, 2020

An Hour with Rowan Williams on Incarnation and Passion

Rowan Williams is well known for his spiritual depth,
​theological wisdom and warm pastoral insight.
Join us for afternoon tea at 3:00 PM in the nave, followed by a presentation and discussion of themes for the Lenten Season from his recent book, "Christ, The Heart of Creation." from 3:30-4:30 PM.

FREE PARKING
​& Childcare

Horizon House Surface Parking Lot.
Accessible from M Street, between 12th and 13th streets.
For access call the Horizon House security office upon arrival at (202) 682-9398
City Dental DC.
Four marked spaces, accessible from the alley 
One Franklin Square Garage. 
Vehicle entrance is located at 1010 13th Street, immediately south of the Fire Station (between L & K Streets); pedestrian entrance is at 1301 K Street, NW. Please obtain a validation coupon from an usher before leaving the church. It must be given (with the parking ticket) to the parking garage attendant upon exiting the garage.
Childcare is available in the nursery located in the lower level of the church.

Service sCHEDULE

Sundays
7:00 AM Georgian Orthodox Liturgy
St. Francis Chapel
7:40 AM Morning Prayer
Church
8:00 AM  Quiet Mass​​
Church
10:30 AM Sunday School (CGS)
St. Vincent Atrium, Lower Level
10:30 AM  Choral Mass

Wednesdays
5:00 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
& Silent Prayer,
​Church 
6:10 PM Evening Prayer
Church
6:30 PM Quiet Mass
​Church

Mass at Thomas House — A monthly Mass is celebrated on the second Thursday of each month at 11:00 AM for the residents of Thomas House, a retirement community located at 1330 Massachusetts Avenue. NW. This liturgy is celebrated in the Chapel located on the first floor. All are welcome to attend. For more information,
​please contact Deacon Mary McCue.

The Last SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

Matthew 17; 1-9
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be afraid.” And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.
 
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

Transformed: the Way of Love

#12thandMass
for the Week of February 23, 2020
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On the “eve” of Lent, the Church (always) invites us to consider the Transfiguration of Jesus, the holy happening atop a high mountain (perhaps Mount Tabor, as claimed by different Church Fathers). The Transfiguration is a momentary glimpse, in Christ’s body, of the life of heaven, of glory.
 
But, what is “glory”, you may ask? I recall a most helpful “definition” of glory proposed to us in seminary (I hope that my translation from the French does it justice!): glory is the overflow and radiance of divine love. “God is love” (I John 4:8). And the love that God is cannot be contained. The love that God is radiates. Jesus, for a moment, allows the glory that indwells his soul, to radiate in his body, glory that is otherwise withheld during his earthly pilgrimage so that, amongst other things, he might know what it is to feel pain.
 
Why is this important, as we embark on our Lenten journey? Well, perhaps, so that we know, as we seek to encounter the Lord more deeply through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, what is happening deep inside us. As God’s love overflows for us, we are being transformed. We do not always realize it because we get entangled in the “stuff” of daily life. But, it is true and real, and, when our faith is stronger, we are more certain of it. And, the more we desire it, the more deeply God’s love can transform us. Something glorious is indeed happening deep inside us: life transformed. In faith and hope, let us follow the way of the divine love that transforms. 
 
To assist us in this on our Lenten journey, we have a calendar of different offerings.  Please be sure to take one (or more!) and join us for a host of holy happenings.  Our theme for this journey is that of the Episcopal Church: Life Transformed: the Way of Love.
 
Yours in our Lord,

ASA School of theology & prayer

LEnten series

Sunday, March 1
How Does Christ Save?
Who exactly will be saved?
Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley and 
Guest presenter, Rev. Dr. Nicholas Lombardo, OP 
Associate Professor Historical and Systematic Theology, 
​Dominican House of Studies and the Catholic University of America 
Sunday, March 8
Paul on the Death of Christ and our "Justification"
What is at Stake in Contemporary Debates about the "New Perspective on Paul?
Rev. A. Katherine Grieb, Ph.D., 
Professor of Biblical Interpretation, Virginia Theological Seminary
Sunday, March 15
The Resurrection as Historical and Experiential Reality
How Do We Approach Christ's Resurrection Today?
Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley

ASCENSION/pentecost series

​Sunday, May 24
The Ascension
What is it in the New Testament,
​and what does it mean in Contemporary Theology and Life?
Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley and 
Professor William Werpehowski 
Chair, Faculty of Religion and Theology, Georgetown University
Sunday, May 31
The Holy Spirit and Pentecost in the New Testament and Christian Tradition
Contemporary Challenges
Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley
Sunday, June 7
The Doctrine of the Trinity: 
What Are We Being Asked to Believe,and Why Does It Change Everything?'
Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley

quiet mornings

Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
FREE Parking, Childcare and a Light Breakfast is Available
Saturday March 14, 2020
Going Deeper into Prayer in Lent:
The Challenges and Difficulties of the Spiritual Life in the Work of Evelyn Underhill and Her Spiritual Director Dom John Chapman, OSB
Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Sarah Caokley
and Rev. Charles Hoffacker
Saturday June 20, 2020
The Word is Very Near Us: 
Praying the Scriptures and the Invitation to Silence
Facilitated by Rev. Martin Smith 

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"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
    Wonderful are your works; that I know very well."​
Psalm 139:14