Moving of the Copper Beech Tree from St. Augustine’s

Please enjoy these photos of the moving of the Copper Beech tree from St. Augustine’s across the street to the area near the Lobsterman statue on Oct. 6. It took nearly two weeks to prepare the tree for moving, at a cost of over $100,000. The move itself took the better part of a day. The church […]

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 year’s DC CROP (Communities Responding […]

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 African American Poets” will begin […]