St John the Baptist School

About

St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic Church located in the Archdiocese of Washington.

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Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC.

Mission

Parish Mission Statement:

St. John the Baptist Catholic Community shares the mission which Jesus received from His Father and handed on to His disciples. This mission is to evangelize so that those who do not believe in Jesus may hear the call to faith, and those who do believe may grow in faith.

Our parish ministries endeavor to witness to the continuing presence of Jesus in our Eucharistic worship and prayer, and in our hospitality and service to others.

Now John [the Baptist] in prison heard about the works Christ was
performing, and sent a message to his disciples to ask him, “Are you
‘He who is to come’ or do we look for another?” In reply, Jesus said
to them: Go back and report to John what you hear and see: the blind
recover their sight, cripples walk, lepers are cured, the deaf hear,
the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the good news preached
to them. (Matthew 11: 2-5)

As a ministering community, we strive to preach and teach compassion and justice as well as to exemplify it in lives of service to others. The parish is committed to reflecting the spirit of the Second Vatican Council and does so by growing in unity, and by nurturing and promoting the gifts and ministries of each of its members.