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St John's Sign Glencarlyn Day 2023

Join us in person on Sundays
mask optional or by Zoom

Our last regular Sunday service
will be August 30

Service Time is 9 am

Fellowship will follow with light refreshments

Setting Down of Ministry at St. John’s

With much sadness we share the news that our last regular Sunday service will be August 30.

Every Episcopal Church dates its beginning to Jesus Christ and the twelve apostles. The Episcopal Church belongs to a tradition that teaches that the faith is communicated “hand to hand,” learned from one person to another. Similarly, churches do not just begin, but are birthed out of a long lineage, sometimes planted by a committee of the diocese, sometimes started as a mission of another local church.

Just as each church has a moment of beginning, so a church may also have a moment when the people of that church can no longer carry the ministry forward. When this happens, the church becomes inactive. However, the impact of the church is everlasting. The gifts of the church continue in the people who have been inspired to grow in their faith, in the memories of how the neighborhood has been nurtured by the church and its ministries, and in the items of the church that will be shared with other churches so that the ministry lives on. Stewardship of the real property is the responsibility of the Executive Board and the Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia.

The last regular Sunday service at St. John’s will be Sunday, August 30. The final service to mark the closing of the church is currently being scheduled. You are most warmly welcome to both.

The Rev’d Shirley Smith Graham
Canon for Congregational Vitality
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia

Little Free Food Pantry in Glencarlyn

The Little Free Food Pantry may need a new home after St. John's stops holding regular services.

Items that are regularly in high demand include canned protein (tuna or chicken), cereal (both cold and oatmeal), ready-to-eat meals (such as Beef-a-roni), ready-to-eat soup, pasta, spaghetti sauce, shelf-stable milk, water, dry lentils and beans, plain rice, peanut butter, and crackers.(but no glass containers, please).

More information about it
and how you can support it with food
or monetary donations. Click Here

Welcome to St. John’s Episcopal Church, serving Arlington for more than 130 years. We invite you to join us as we celebrate our life together in Christ. We are an inclusive and welcoming community of faith, and questions are always welcome here. We are committed to helping people establish a deeper relationship with God in Christ.

We are a worshiping community. We believe that regular worship, hearing Holy Scripture, and celebrating Holy Communion are the foundations of our faith and spiritual growth.

We are a giving community. St. John's has outreach programs targeting needs in our own comunity and around the world. We give generously of our time, talents, and resources, contributing hundreds of volunteer hours with open hands and open hearts.

Our Mission statement says who we are: "St. John’s mission is building a strong spiritual community in Christ; welcoming all who enter our doors, including believers, seekers, and doubters; and reaching out to those in need both within our congregation and around us". Wherever you are in your journey, we invite you to join us. We hope that you will find in our loving and caring community a place that you can call home.

The Family of St. John’s

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