The forum resumes in September. The updated schedule will be posted.


Contact the Rev. Luis Leon for more information.

The Forum Schedule of Speakers for January through May 2010 is listed below.

2010 Forum
January 10, 2010	Educating the Next Generation, Part I: Amy Wilkins, Vice President for Government Affairs, The Education Trust
January 17	Educating the Next Generation, Part II: Dr. Steven Knapp, President, The George Washington University
January 24	Educating the Next Generation, Part III: Dr. George Smith, Assistant Superintendent, Office of the DC State Superintendent of Education
January 31	Vestry Candidates Presentation
February 14	Katrina Ministry: Elvia James and Gillian Knowles, Guests from St. Luke's Church, New Orleans
February 21	Annual Meeting
February 28	The forum will not be held today.
March 7	Part I: For Our Waste and Pollution of Your Creation: Accept Our Repentance, Lord.  Speaker: Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Director, Environmental and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
March 14	Part II: Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future and former member of the House of Representatives
March 21	The Rev. Dr. Luis Leon on Holy Week Liturgies
April 18	The Ven. Sharron Dinnie and Guests from South Africa
April 25	The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
May 2	The Rev. Professor  Peter J. Gomes, The Memorial Church and Harvard University, on The Scandalous Gospel
May 9	Karen Armstrong, theologican and author, on The Case for God
May 16	The Rev. Dr. Barney Hawkins, Associate Dean for the Center for Anglican Communion Studies and Professor at Virginia Theological Seminary, on Crisis of Anglican Identity
May 23	Barbara Q. Harper, on The Canterbury Cathedral

September - December 2009 Forum
September 13	The History and Heritage of St. John's Church: Richard Grimmett, author of the new book on the history of St. John's.
September 20	The Middle East: Moving Towards Peace? Part I: Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Chair ta the University of Maryland and Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution's Saban Center for  Middle East Policy
September 27	The Middle East, Part II:  Chuck Hagel, former U. S. Senator
October 4	The Middle East Part III: David Ignatius, Associate Editor of The Washington Post  Click to hear.
October 18	Cuba: Neighbor and Enigma, Part I:  Dan Fisk, former staffer of National Security Council under President Bush.
October 25	Cuba, Part II:  Julia Sweig, Senior Fellow and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, and author of Inside the Cuban Revolution
November 1	Cuba, Part III: Joan Brown Campbell, Director, Department of Religion, Chautauqua Institution; negotiator during Elian Gonzales incident of 2000
November 8	Counterterrorism: Balancing National Security and Civil Liberties, Part I: Richard Ben-Veniste, member of 9/11 Commission
November 15	Counterterrorism, Part II: David Sanger, New York Times Washington correspondent, Council on Foreign Relations member, author of The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power
November 22	Counterrorism, Part III: Fran Townsend, Homeland Security advisor to President George W. Bush
December 6	Sounds of the Seasons: The Music of Advent and Christmas, Part I: Michael Lodico, Associate Organist, St. John's; Director of Choral Music at St. Anselm's Abbey School
December 13	Sounds of the Seasons, Part II:  Benjamin Hutto, Director of Music Ministry, St. John's; Director of Performing Arts, St. Albans School and National Cathedral School
December 20	Sounds of the Seasons, Part III:  Dr. William B. Roberts, Associate Professor of Church Music, Virginia Theological Seminary; former Director of Music Ministry at St. Johns

We invite you to join us. For more information, call (202) 347-8766.