http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/ 2010-03-14T16:29:10-04:00 http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/ http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-03-12T12:33:16-04:00 Alonzo Bonham Root http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/doku.php?id=stjohns:main&rev=1268415196&do=diff [Array] Welcome to St. John's, Beltsville “” The 2008 Parish Profile is now available on line! To view it, simply click this link. To save it right-click the link and save the file to a location on your disk. Last Sunday we heard the wonderful words of Psalm 63, “O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.” Psalm 63 is a song of adoration to God, with an und… text/html 2010-03-12T12:20:51-04:00 Alonzo Bonham Root http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/doku.php?id=stjohns:stjw-3-10-10&rev=1268414451&do=diff “ST. JOHN’S THIS WEEK” –March 10, 2010 Last Sunday we heard the wonderful words of Psalm 63, “O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.” Psalm 63 is a song of adoration to God, with an understanding of how we are dependent on God for our welfare. This psalm expresses the sentiments of St. Augustine who said, “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless … text/html 2010-03-12T12:19:59-04:00 Alonzo Bonham Root http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/doku.php?id=stjohns:sjtw&rev=1268414399&do=diff Each week, the Church Office sends out a news email featuring the upcoming events for that week. As a service to our membership, and so that others can get an idea of what St. John's does on a week-to-week basis, these emails are made available here, listed by date of issue. text/html 2010-03-04T11:51:07-04:00 Alonzo Bonham Root http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/doku.php?id=stjohns:stjw-3-3-10&rev=1267721467&do=diff “ST. JOHN’S THIS WEEK” –March 3, 2010 Today is the Feast Day of John & Charles Wesley. The Wesley brothers, John born in 1703, and Charles in 1707, were leaders in the evangelical revival of the Church of England during the 18th Century. Both were ordained priests in the Anglican tradition, and educated at Oxford University. While at Oxford, the brothers and several friends undertook a strict adherence to worship and the disciplines of the Book of Common Prayer. Their strict observa… text/html 2010-02-24T19:50:30-04:00 Alonzo Bonham Root http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/doku.php?id=stjohns:stjw-2-24-10&rev=1267059030&do=diff ST. JOHN’S THIS WEEK” –February 24, 2010 Today is the Feast Day of St. Matthias. Matthias was chosen as a 12th disciple after the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus. After Judas’ betrayal and death, the disciples were left with only eleven, and felt the need to choose a replacement. Two men who had followed Jesus during his ministry, through his ascension were considered: Joseph called Barsabbas; and, Matthias. The disciples prayed to their Lord, asking which of the two shou… text/html 2010-02-22T12:20:03-04:00 Alonzo Bonham Root http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/doku.php?id=stjohns:sjtw-2-17-10&rev=1266859203&do=diff “ST. JOHN’S THIS WEEK” –February 17, 2010 Today is the Fast Day of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. In the liturgy for Ash Wednesday, the Prayer Book asks us to join in the season of Lent with the following words recited by the Celebrant: “I invite you … in the name of the Church to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer and fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.” The Church gives us instructions a… text/html 2010-02-10T08:31:18-04:00 Alonzo Bonham Root http://www.saintjohnsbeltsville.org/doku.php?id=stjohns:sjtw-2-9-10&rev=1265808678&do=diff “ST. JOHN’S THIS WEEK” –February 09, 2010 The Gospel for last Sunday was a story found only in Luke about the miracle of the “great catch of fish.” After attempting to fish all night long, Peter and his fishing partners have caught nothing, when Jesus encourages them to cast out in deep water. Although Peter is skeptical, he follows Jesus’ directions, lowers his nets and yields so much fish that his nets are breaking. He asks a second fishing boat to help out, and both begin to…