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  • Inaugural tradition returns to St. John’s Episcopal Church on Monday. Here’s how it’ll work


    President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance, and a small group of others, will gather inside St. John’s Episcopal Church for a prayer service before the inauguration.

    It’s an Inauguration Day tradition in the nation’s capital, and is so unlike every other event that occurs whenever a president is sworn into office.

    On Monday morning, President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and a small group of others, will gather inside St. John’s Episcopal Church for a brief, solemn and traditional prayer service before the rest of the pomp and circumstance begins.

    Leading the service for the first time will be Rev. Robert Fisher, rector at St. John’s. In recent weeks, he’s been meeting with the Trump team, planning out a service that needs to be brief but still provide incoming leaders with a chance to think about the four years that lie ahead.

    “This service is intentionally different from what the rest of the day is going to be,” Fisher said while sitting in the same spot where Trump will sit in Monday. “What we offer is a time that’s actually a meditative time, a reflective time.”

    Since the tradition started 92 years ago, it has been the calmest and most private events of the busy day. There will be no cameras or videos allowed, and while the small church will be packed, it’ll still be an intimate event.

    “It’ll be just the people in the room, having a time where they can breathe,” Fisher said. “One of my goals and hopes for a service like this is for us to provide a space so that people can be brought in touch with, as Lincoln said, the better angels of their nature.”

    Over the years, the services have varied in the way they’re conducted. This time, Fisher is hearkening back to the original services held for Presidents Roosevelt and Truman in the 1930s and ’40s.

    “Those were very simple services that were straight out of the prayer book,” he said. “I did the first cut of making the choices of what readings, which hymns and things like that and other prayers. And then the people from the incoming administrations team looked at those, and we had conversations to eventually get to a place where we all felt good about what we would finally have in the service.”

    Fisher won’t be giving a sermon, instead allowing the prayers to speak for themselves. That’s not a political statement, though — in fact, the entire event is purposely apolitical.

    “My intention this year is that the service should be actually timeless,” Fisher said. “Not something that is just for 2025 or just for the individual that’s becoming inaugurated, but rather something that speaks to the role of the office and the importance of our citizenship.”

    Trump will sit on the left side of the front row of the middle section — the only time the president has ever sat in the front row there. Sitting on the right side of the front row will be Vance and his family.

    There’s a specific pew more toward the middle of the church reserved for presidents whenever they attend services any other day — the same pew used by James Madison, who was the first president to attend services there. Madison sat there because the pews used to be rented by members of the congregation, and that way, the church was able to maintain a source of revenue when it was built in the early 1800s.

    Of course, when Abraham Lincoln would attend services, he would sit in the far back row in the corner, a spot that’s also marked with a plaque on the wall there.

    Fisher said he’ll wake up earlier than usual on Monday, but otherwise hopes to go into the service treating it like any other prayer service he’s given.

    “We hope that what we offer is going to be a way to give people a chance, those who are stepping into new roles of leadership, to reflect on what it means for them to give over their lives in service and to serve faithfully,” Fisher said.

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    Inaugural tradition returns to St. John’s Episcopal Church on Monday. Here’s how it’ll work

    After a year of virtual events and scaled-back celebrations, a beloved inaugural tradition is set to return to St. John’s Episcopal Church on Monday. The church, located in the heart of Washington D.C., has been a historic site for presidential inaugurations since the days of George Washington.

    The tradition involves the incoming president attending a special service at St. John’s on the morning of the inauguration. This year, President-elect John Smith will be participating in the service, along with other dignitaries and members of the community.

    The service will include prayers for the new administration, blessings for the country, and hymns sung by the church choir. Following the service, there will be a small reception in the church courtyard where attendees can mingle and celebrate the peaceful transfer of power.

    St. John’s Episcopal Church is honored to continue this tradition and looks forward to welcoming President-elect Smith and his guests on Monday. It is a reminder of the importance of faith and unity in times of transition and change.

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  • Utah Jazz Trade Rumors: It’ll take a LOT for this Jazz player

    Utah Jazz Trade Rumors: It’ll take a LOT for this Jazz player


    According to Jake Fischer during his NBA rumors chat on Bleacher Report, Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson are both available. But he also says that the Utah Jazz would prefer to keep Walker Kessler. (Big shoutout to David J. Smith for the notice on this one.)

    This is not something new regarding each of these players but it does provide some clarity with Kessler. But this idea that it would take a “major package” to get him reminds me of something. Oh, that’s right, all of last offseason where we heard the same thing with Lauri Markkanen. That ended up turning into nothing, and we’re seeing the same playbook. Utah is happy with Kessler, but if there’s a team out there to give a major overpay, it sounds like Utah won’t turn that down. Looking back at this offseason and how it panned out. Teams like the Warriors and Kings, who were very interested in Markkanen, certainly look like they might regret not paying the huge price tag.

    As far as Sexton and Clarkson, it seems pretty obvious that Utah is likely going for the highest possible package they can get for Collin Sexton. That may take time but Utah needs to think about the ramifications of having Sexton potentially costing them losses down the road. Utah is in an extremely tight race for Cooper Flagg and should think about making a move sooner than later to make that more possible.





    The Utah Jazz have been the talk of the town lately with trade rumors swirling around one of their key players. It seems that the Jazz are not willing to part ways with this player easily, as it will take a lot for them to consider any trade offers.

    The player in question is none other than Donovan Mitchell, the young and talented shooting guard who has been a crucial part of the Jazz’s success in recent years. Mitchell has shown immense potential and has quickly become one of the top scoring guards in the league.

    According to sources close to the team, the Jazz have received numerous trade offers for Mitchell, but they have all been swiftly rejected. It seems that the Jazz are intent on building around Mitchell and see him as a cornerstone of their future success.

    While nothing is set in stone in the world of NBA trades, it appears that the Jazz are not willing to part ways with Mitchell unless the offer is too good to refuse. Fans can rest assured that Mitchell will likely remain in a Jazz uniform for the foreseeable future, as the team looks to continue their upward trajectory in the Western Conference.

    Stay tuned for more updates on the Utah Jazz and their trade rumors as the NBA offseason progresses. #UtahJazz #TradeRumors #DonovanMitchell

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