On The Table

Our hearts are heavy this week as we share in the loss of Deanna's dear grandmother, Alberta Schaddelee. We were honored to hear her wisdom directly several years ago when she spoke to our church, and we're praying for her whole family as they say 'farewell' and try to move forward in a world without this dear saint. Lord, have mercy.

There are a couple of Common Table gatherings to note this week:

At various times on Saturday, June 16, our spiritual formation (Beer+) groups will be meeting. If you'd like more information, you can ask a member of the Leadership Team, or submit a request to our iTeam to be added to the Beer+ googlegroup.

We will finish our Fire series with a flourish on Sunday, June 17 at Jammin' Java. Some of the more musical members of our group will be leading us, and we'll also be adding some spoken word as we consider the ways in which, like fire, our pursuit of God and his Kingdom can be beautiful and chaotic and scary and indescribable and often uncontainable. Hope you can join us at 10am.

Mike

Labels: Beer+, Fire

Friends,

Here is what's going on this week:

Design Team Meeting, Friday, June 8, 7:00 PM, Bulanow Home: The Design Team will be meeting on Friday evening to begin pulling together ideas for our summer series, which will use films to explore our faith and spirituality. This will be a family-friendly time, so feel free to join us!

Worship Service, Sunday, June 10, 10:00 AM, Jammin' Java: We'll continue our "Fire" series on Sunday by looking at how fire is used in our communication with God, sometimes from God to us and sometimes from us to God.

Enjoy the rest of your week,
Deanna (with links by Croghan)

Labels: Fire, Pentecost, summer

Friends,

Just a couple of events on the calendar this week - I hope you can join us at one or the other!

Saturday, June 2, 5:00-8:00 PM, Doan home: Beer+, our spiritual friendship connecting place, makes its triumphant return this weekend. This group is designed to be a place where we relax and open ourselves up a bit -- challenging each other to grow as individuals and as a community. This week, we plan to not only catch up on the latest goings on in our lives, but to put several potential small group ideas on the table and see how we might be able to continue to come alongside each other in intentional ways. If you're interested in joining us and would like more information, please feel free to contact any member of the Leadership Team.

Sunday, June 3, 10:00 AM, Jammin' Java: We'll gather for our first worship service of the Pentecost season this Sunday, as we begin a three-week series inspired by Fire. This week we'll allow scripture to inspire us as we consider two examples of God appearing to and communicating with his people through fire. (See Genesis 15 and Acts 2 if you'd like to read-ahead.)

Enjoy the rest of your week,

Deanna

Labels: Fire, Pentecost

Hi church,


The Easter season, with its rebirth of blooms in riotous color, open to God's gifts and full of the seeds of potential, comes to a close this week. This Sunday is Pentecost, and with it, the seeds that sprouted during Easter turn to tongues of fire, as the Spirit forges in us the beginning of a new covenant, lights a beacon of connection with God and neighbor, and blazes outward in uncontrollable wildness, carrying these seeds of the Kingdom.


What better way to begin this season of fire than with a service-worship project, bringing a little spark of the Kingdom to a friend in need? So this coming Monday, May 28th, we'll be helping Jackie's friend Adriana with some home improvement work (mowing, putting up awnings on her windows, putting up a gate at the top of her stairs, power washing her deck, and any other tasks that our time allows). We'll meet at Adriana's home in Herndon (402 Madison Forest Drive, Herndon, VA 20170-3300) at 12 noon. We'll plan to work at her place until around 3 pm, and then proceed to the Bulanow home (1001 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170) for a good ole fashioned cook out. J4CK and P3T3 will provide the meat and buns and would love us to bring our own beer and a side dish to share.


In honor of Pentecost and as a hint of the worship series on the theme of "Fire" which we'll begin the following Sunday, June 3rd, we'll have a blazing firepit at the cookout and we'll roast some marshmallows. But since it's service-worship week, there'll be no worship service at Jammin' Java this Sunday (the 27th).


So may the Spirit be with you in this season of fire, and have a great holiday weekend! Hope to see you on Monday.


Peace,
Croghan

Labels: Fire, Pentecost, service-worship