St. Dunstan’s
Episcopal Church welcomes all visitors and newcomers
on Sundays and during the week. Please feel
free to drop in and, if you would like, to sign our
guest book inside the front door of the church. Below
is some basic information about the parish that might
be useful:
St. Dunstan's first met in Chesterbrook
School in 1956. Since that gathering more than 50 years
ago, St. Dunstan's has been serving the McLean community
and carrying out its mission of spreading the Gospel.
Whether you are a seeker or a lifelong Episcopalian,
we are a church that welcomes all.
St. Dunstan's is a member of the Episcopal
Diocese of Virginia and the worldwide community of
Anglican churches. We hope you will consider joining
our loving Christian community.
Opportunities
Children and Youth
- Sunday School
- Youth group (grades 7-12)
- Acolytes (boys and girls in 6th grade and older)
- Joy choir (grades 1-3)
- Praise choir (grades 4-8)
- Spirit choir (Teens and all ages sing contemporary
and traditional hymns)
- Visits to The Sylvestry, an assisted living residence
for people with memory impairments
Discipleship and Ministry
- Three weekly Bible study groups
- Altar and flower guilds
- Greeters, ushers, and ministers of ceremony
- Prayer chain
- Confirmand mentors
- Healing ministry
- Chalice bearers, lectors, and oblationaries
- Adult choir
- Garden committee
- Memorial garden
- Helping Hands (providing meals, transportation,
and other assistance to parishioners in need)
- Spiritual direction (see here for more info)
Outreach
- Habitat for Humanity, an ecumenical organization
building affordable housing in partnership with
people in need
- Rebuilding Together, which revitalizes the houses
of low-income homeowners and the elderly
- Monthly visits to feed the poor and hungry at Martha's
Table in Washington, D.C.
- Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets for SHARE,
a local food bank
- Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington, a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping people who are
homeless or in need to help themselves
- Christmas gifts for residents of St. Elizabeth's
Hospital, a federal mental health facility in Washington,
D.C.
- In-gathering for United Thank Offering, a program
of prayer and money offerings to help others
- Annual parking lot sale to benefit outreach
Fellowship
- Supper Club
- Friday morning play group
- Bookworms discussion group
- Women of St. Dunstan's
- Quilters and Sew On
- Linger Longer coffee hour Sundays at 11:30 a.m.
- Festive fall ministry fair
- Share and Care
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