By Beth Hall Elaine Graves, 77, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021. She was born June 2, 1944. She was a long-time resident of River Park and an active member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. She was known as a wonderful and thoughtful friend, for her compassion and sense […]
St. Augustine’s Celebrates Feast Day of Thurgood Marshall
Photo courtesy of Elaine Graves. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church congregants Lisa Romero, Thelma Jones, Candice Bryant, Virginia Mathis, Rev. Martha Clark, and Mrs. Cecilia Marshall, widow of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, visited Marshall’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday, May 17, which the Episcopal Church designated as the […]
St. Augustine’s Transition and New Building Plans Revealed
photo credit: Elaine Graves photo caption: Ward 6 Councilmember-elect Charles Allen, center, looks at early church photos with long-time Southwest residents and St. Augustine’s founding congregation members Neal and Barbara Peirce. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church members hosted an Open House on Sunday, May 18 with 70 Southwest community members to […]
Annual DC CROP Walk Scheduled for May 17
(photo caption: Southwest residents Terry Crabtree, Rev. Martha Clark, Corrine and David Scottpause for a photo at last year’s DC Crop Walk.) The annual District of Columbia CROP Hunger Walk and Food Drive will be held on May 17, 2014 at Franklin Square Park (950 13th St NW) at 11 am. This […]
African American Poets Celebrated at March Art & Spirit Coffeehouse
caption: Josephus Nelson, one of the event’s featured readers The program for the Art & Spirit Coffeehouse at St. Augustine’s on Wednesday, March 12th, will feature readings from African American poets by black history and culture enthusiasts and long-time parishioners Thelma D. Jones and Josephus Nelson. “Select Readings of […]
New Clothing Bin in Southwest to Benefit People in Need
Julian Tait, a parishioner at Southwest’s St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 600 M St SW, stands next to the newly installed clothing donations bin on St. Augustine’s property, across from the church’s sign. Tait is the church’s representative to Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington and he also sits on its board of […]
AARP SW Waterfront Chapter #4751 News
Andy Litsky, AARP-DC Executive Council member and Chair, ANC 6D Commission, installed the 2014 officers and committee chairs of the AARP Southwest Waterfront Chapter #4751 at its first meeting of the year on January 15th. He administered the oath of office to (L to R) Betty Jean Tolbert Jones, president; Evelyn B. […]