Sermons & Speaker Series

The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, speaks at St. John’s, Lafayette Square on April 14, 2024.

The Second Sunday of Easter (April 7, 2024) St. John's, Lafayette Square

Practice Makes Present: A Sermon For Easter Sunday – The Rev. Robert W. Fisher On March 31, 2024 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

For Our Tomorrow, He Gave His Today – The Rev. William Morris On March 29, 2024 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Love One Another As I Have Loved You – The Rev. Sarah Akes - Cardwell On March 21, 2024 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Two Kinds Of Power: A Sermon For Palm Sunday – The Rev. Robert W. Fisher On March 24, 2024 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sacrificial Love – The Rev. William Morris On March 17, 2024 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

The Rev. Shawn Evelyn on March 10, 2024, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, at St. John's, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC.

The Rev. Rob Fisher on the Third Sunday in Lent, March 3, 2024, at St. John's, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC.

Christopher Browne is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Browne joined the museum as deputy director in 2017 and served as acting director from 2021 to 2022, when he was named director. He has helped lead the museum’s multi-year renovation of its flagship building in Washington, D.C. Browne served as a naval flight officer in the U.S. Navy, flying F-14 Tomcats off the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, making numerous deployments to the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and Caribbean during seven years of active service. Browne amassed over 1,400 flight hours and more than 300 carrier landings, and he is a graduate of the U.S. Navy’s “Top Gun” Fighter Weapon School. In 1988, Browne joined the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority where he served in Operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport until selected as the airport manager in 1998. He managed National Airport for seven years; a period that included significant construction and the events of Y2K and 9/11. In 2005, Browne accepted the airport manager position at Washington Dulles International Airport where he led the airport through a pronounced phase of significant growth and development. In addition to managing a staff of over 500 employees, Browne was responsible for an aviation revenue stream exceeding $400 million, as well as the revenues generated on the Dulles Toll Road used to construct the WMATA Metrorail line to Dulles. Browne was awarded the Virginia “Airport Manager of the Year” in 2002 and served as the president of the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Dartmouth College and a Master of Science in aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and he serves on the Space Foundation and Aero Club of Washington Boards.

Each February, St. John’s, Lafayette Square, the “Church of the Presidents,” hosts a three-week deep dive into the life and times of one U.S. President. This year, we learn about Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (1923–1929). Sunday, February 25, conculdes our exploration of Coolidge’s life and presidency with Amity Shlaes, Chair, Officers and Trustees of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.

This Sunday, February 18, we continue our exploration of Coolidge’s life and presidency with Garland S. Tucker III, Trustee, the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.

Acorns – The Rev. Robert W. Fisher On February 25, 2024 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Back On The Path – The Rev. Robert W. Fisher On February 21, 2024 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

The Rev. Sarah Akes-Cardwell on the First Sunday in Lent, February 18, 2024 at St. John’s, Lafayette Square