Goodbye Dinner for Bridgett Friday at 6:30
Please come to dinner this friday night at 630 at Noodles & Company beside four sisters in Merryfield/Tysons Corner Area.
I would love to see everyone before the move. If you know anyone that would like to come that I have missed on this email invite them too.
Directions: 8190 Strawberry Ln Falls Church, VA 22042
Let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see everyone there. I’m going to miss all of you and glad you have been apart of my life in DC 
Erin Playing at Vienna Town Green on Sunday!
Hey everyone! Since we are having an unconventional Sunday, I decided to accept an offer to play at an open mic night on Sunday. I would love for you all to come if you can! The event is Sunday, May 31st at 6:30 pm at the Vienna Town Green (an outdoor event). I don’t know the exact address of the green but it is on Mill street off of Maple Ave. (Maple is the main street through Vienna; rt 123). It is across from the Whole Food store and where the W&OD bike path crosses Maple Ave. I am performing about 20 minutes at approximately 7:45 pm .
In the event of “iffy” weather, I’m not sure what will happen, but feel free to have a point person call me if so. I should know the plan by 5 PM.
Hope you can make it!!!!
Erin
Poets Prophets Teachers
I’m thinking about going to a conference in Grand Rapids, MI: Poets, Prophets, Teachers with Rob Bell, Peter Rollins, and Shane Hipps July 5-7. Want to come with me? The cost is $250, but it covers two people (I’ll cover this cost). Flights are about $212 round and I think we can probably find someone to put us up while we’re there. I’ll cover the rental car as well. You’d need to pay for your meals.
Let me know if you are interested.
Holy Grounds Pentecost Worship This Sunday at 11am
This Sunday we will gather with the morning worship community for a joint celebration of Pentecost out on the lawn in front of the building at 11am. It will include elements from both our communities and be a great opportunity for us to connect with one another. After worship, we will be having a cookout together. It’s going to be a lot of fun!
We won’t be having our normal Sunday evening gathering, but stay tuned as there may be alternative options.
Half-Priced Burgers at Noon Memorial Day
Since it’s a holiday, we’ve decided to go early to the Crystal City Sports Pub (529 23rd St S, Alexandria, VA) for half-priced burgers.
Meet up at about noon.
If you have any problems finding our group, send a message to Matt: 434.962.4927.
Holy Grounds this Sunday: On the Mall!!
Holy Grounds Community,
We have decided that since it’s Memorial Day weekend, we should do something as a group to enjoy the holiday together. We are going to attend the free concert at the National Mall on Sunday instead of our traditional service. Please see the following information:
This Sunday evening = FREE Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the Capitol. There will be actors and artists entertaining. The co-hosts are Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna. Artists playing include Trace Adkins, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Colm Wilkinson, Denyce Graves, Lang Lang, and Robert McDuffie. The National Symphony will be playing as well.
They open the gates at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday – but the concert doesn’t kick off until 8:00. From the pictures on the web site (www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/) it looks like there are a bunch of chairs set up and then the rest of the people sit on the lawn. I wouldn’t mind setting up some blankets on the lawn and chillin’ with some potluck picnic grub for dinner.
Feel free to get to the Mall whenever you would like. We will officially MEET as a group at the top of the Capitol South Metro stop outside at 6:00 PM. We will head over to the Mall at 6:15 PM to find a place to sit. Please bring picnic stuff and we can have a wonderful time communing and having our usual discussions until the kickoff at 8:00.
I’m looking forward to it!
MAY 30th @ 1030/11AM
Hey Everyone,
I would love for some people to make it out ot Mclean, VA on Saturday 30th around 1030/11 AM to assist in my move. I will have food and some goodies for helping me move. (studio size apartment). I would really appreciate your help. Please call if you have any questions. 828.485.79816
7811 Enola Street Apt. 111Mclean, VA 22102
Thanks- Bridgett Hedrick
CAR POOLING TO THE MENS RETREAT!
I’ve had some inquires about folks car pooling to the men’s retreat this weekend. If you are interested please let me know by Thursday evening; If you can you drive or prefer to be a passenger? If you want to drive how many men can you accommodate?
The plan would be to meet in the parking lot of the Church between 7:45 and 7:55 so you can be on the road by 8:00.
Matt and I will be going up Friday evening to set things up and look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.
Thanks,
Jon
jonbordeno4@msn.com
Holy Grounds Planning Meeting
Hello friends!
I’ve been talking to a handful of you about pulling together some time to talk about what we want Holy Grounds to look like moving forward. I’ve volunteered to pull together a few meetings (I’m thinking once a month for the summer) to talk about some specific things we need to make decisions on.
I would like to do the first of these meetings on Sunday, June 7 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. Here are the things I’d like to get your input/feedback on and I thought it might be helpful if you could think about it ahead of time. If you have thoughts you’d like to contribute to the discussion, but can’t make the meeting, feel free to shoot me an email (sreinitz@hotmail.com).
There are two agenda items:
1. Schedule & dinner plans – There are some of us who think it would be helpful to have a slightly more concrete start and end time for worship on Sunday evenings, in order to be respectful of people’s time and allow those with children and other responsibilities to plan accordingly and join us. We want to do this in a way, however, that doesn’t jeopardize our community-building focus or keep us from engaging with what the Spirit may be leading us to do in a given evening. It has also been suggested that we do dinner together at Holy Grounds instead of going out afterwards. This is a less expensive option but still allows us to eat with one another. The question is how and when to do it – before or after worship, changing worship time to incorporate this, etc. I’d love to know what different people think and come away with a recommendation.
2. Focus for the summer – We also need to decide what we want to focus on for the summer as a community and then decide how to divide up leading worship (similar to the grief focus we developed over Lent). If there is a topic or series of topics that you’d like to see us grapple with together, please come and let us know.
We hope to focus on several other issues in future meetings, including our relationship with the morning service community, supporting Holy Grounds financially, possibly incorporating a liturgy of some sort into our worship, etc. If there are other discussions you’d like to see us have, let me know and I will add it to the list. Thank you all!
Star Trek the IMAX way!
Hi – All….. Just want to remind everyone about going to the movie on Wednesday Evening! If you are planning to attend please let me know so I can make sure no one is missed! RSVP jonborden04@msn.com
Star Trek the IMAX way!
****** JUST LOOKING TO GET A HEAD COUNT IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND!**** 
Come one – Come all to experience Star Trek as it was meant to be seen. Join the Trekies and non-Trekies for a night at the movies. If you can make it please let me know at jonborden04@msn.com If folks are interested maybe we can find a place to have dinner prior to the movie….all suggestions welcome!
Tickets are $14.50
Star Trek: The IMAX Experience
2 hrs. 6 min.
(PG-13), for sci-fi action and violence and brief sexual content
Showtime & Date
7:10pm, the evening of
Wed, May 20th
AMC Hoffman Center 22
206 Swamp Fox Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22314
1-888-AMC-4FUN
Taste of Arlington
Come join your neighbors and friends Sunday for Lunch at the “Taste of Arlington”! We will be gathering at Fairlington Presbyterian Church, at 12:45 to head over as a group or let us know you are going and we can meet you there. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased there.
Taste of Arlington® is an annual event that transforms the Ballston area into a lively street festival, complete with noteworthy restaurants, live entertainment and children’s activities. Attended by over 10,000 people each year, it is the largest single day event in Arlington. Proceeds of the event benefit Community Residences, a local non-profit organization that assists people with disabilities to live independently in the community.
The 2009 Taste of Arlington® will provid a deeper flavor of Arlington, showcasing the county’s urban villages such as Ballston, Clarendon, Columbia Pike, Rosslyn, Shirlington, Crystal City and Pentagon City. Over 40 restaurants will participate.
The event is hosted by the Ballston-Virginia Square Partnership, in partnership with the Clarendon Alliance, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization, Rosslyn Renaissance and the National Science Foundation.
http://tasteofarlington.com/
Final Spring Work Day
We’ve made great progress this spring in updating our building and grounds. But there are still a few more projects & a portion of our property that are in need of repair and updating to fully utilize our property in a transforming way in our community.
Join us this Saturday, May 16, at 9am for a day of community work on our grounds followed by a 12:30 lunch.
Our building and grounds are used throughout the week by a variety of groups & the mission of our community. It is vital that we, as a community and a church, spend some time making sure this space is a welcoming, safe, & inviting place so we can fulfill our mission of being a transforming Force for Good in the World in the Name of Jesus Christ.
In addition to the gift of your time & energy on May 16th, we also need:
- Financial gifts to support the projects listed above. Make any donations to the church & mention that you are contributing to maintenance of the grounds or the May 16th Work Day.
If you are willing to contribute the gift of food, financial support, or your time, please contact Jon Borden or Matt Pritchard (office@fpcusa.org).
Depending on the weather, some of the key projects that we will be tackling include:
On the outside (good weather)
- Finish the play ground’s ground cover
- Prune trees and shrubs
- Clear weeds growing in some areas of the parking lot
- Installation of a new play ground gate ($200 has already been donated to help)
- Installation of new picnic tablesand BBQ stands/grills
On the inside (bad weather)
- Painting the entrance ways of the church
- Painting the main &volunteer offices
- Painting the lower level hallway and doors
- Organization of a couple of our key storage areas
- Painting and update the infant nursery
Thank you for your continued support of the mission of this church. With a little bit of your time this Saturday, we can continue to assure that our building serves as a functioning supporter of that mission.
Volunteer Opportunity at IJM
Hello all –
IJM recently launched Wednesday volunteer evenings at our office. More details below:
Main projects include entering contact cards from speaking engagements into the database, mailing followup letters, and other one-time projects. Delicious pizza dinner is provided. Great mix of IJM friends, longtime and new alike!
DETAILS:
Wednesday Evenings
May 13, May 27, June 10, June 24
5:30-8:30pm
http://www.ijm.org/getinvolved/volunteerwithijm
Please RSVP directly to Bronwyn Holst at volunteer@ijm.org.
If you’re unfamiliar with IJM, check us out at www.ijm.org.
Sunday Morning Conversation Series
“The Starfish and the Spider”
Starting in two weeks—Sunday, May 17th at 9:30am
The “Sunday Morning Conversation Series” is a way for our community to discuss, converse, and grapple with how to best love God, one another, and our neighbors in the 21st Century.
For four weeks, beginning Sunday, May 17th and running until Sunday, June 7th, we will be tackling the recently published influential business and organizational theory book, The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations. This book has been described as “a must read” and “a breezy and entertaining look at how decentralization is changing many organizations.”
The book is available for purchase for $10 in the Cowsert Parlor.
Sunday, May 17th, we will be discussing the Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2 (the first 56 pages). However, we will give a brief overview of each week’s reading so all are welcome to these conversations, even if you have not already read the section