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DESCRIPTION: Rev. John David Van Dooren Guest speaker at the "Little Church
  around the Corner" October 30\, 2025 at 6PM Rev. Van Dooren will give us 
 most interesting aspects about this church and the artwork! Don't miss it!
    Fr. John David van Dooren is a native of North Carolina\, and was gradu
 ated from the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill (1982) and the Vi
 rginia Theological Seminary (1987). His first field assignment was to an A
 nglo-Catholic parish\, one of the only few in the area. There Fr. van Door
 en was introduced to a spirituality that would define his eventual priesth
 ood and lead him to a lifelong commitment to urban ministry. After beginni
 ng his ordained life as chaplain and track and field coach at St. Stephen
 ’s Episcopal School in Alexandria\, VA (a happy period of life other tha
 n wrecking two school buses)\, Fr. van Dooren served as curate of All Soul
 s Episcopal Church in Washington\, DC. He then served as an assistant prie
 st at St. Martin’s in the Field\, Severna Park\, MD\, before being calle
 d back to All Souls as their sixth Rector. After 14 years as Rector\, Fr. 
 van Dooren accepted the call to the Church of the Atonement in Chicago\, w
 here he served as Rector for eleven and half years. Fr. van Dooren was ele
 cted the eighth rector of Transfiguration in early 2017. He has shared the
  past 38 years of life with Gary Norcross. In 2019\, Fr. John David and Ga
 ry got their white miniature schnauzer\, Luke\, who brings so much joy to 
 the Little Church community.      
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LOCATION:The Church of the Transfiguration
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SUMMARY:Rev. John Van Dooren October 30\, 2025
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 and the Virginia Theological Seminary (1987). His first field assignment w
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 DC. He then served as an assistant priest at St. Martin&rsquo\;s in the Fi
 eld\, Severna Park\, MD\, before being called back to All Souls as their s
 ixth Rector. After 14 years as Rector\, Fr. van Dooren accepted the call t
 o the Church of the Atonement in Chicago\, where he served as Rector for e
 leven and half years. Fr. van Dooren was elected the eighth rector of Tran
 sfiguration in early 2017. He has shared the past 38 years of life with Ga
 ry Norcross. In 2019\, Fr. John David and Gary got their white miniature s
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