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HG tonight: Sarah sharing things learned at CCDA conference

Hey everyone,

I wanted to remind you all that I’ll be leading at HG tonight sharing thoughts/ideas/questions/things I learned at the CCDA (Christian Community Development Conference) that I went to in Chicago, the first week of Septmeber.

Please come with an open mind to hear about the amazing things that God is doing through His kingdom workers throughout the nation.

Also, please come with any questions that you have for John and I, related to our experience as community development workers in Chirilagua. We’d love to share about the things happening in our neighborhood here in VA, as well as open the floor to discussion and hear about what others think about how churches are changing and taking on social causes.

Hope to see you tonight!
Sarah

Opportunity to serve – Providing food for conference – Sept. 25th

Hi everyone,

A friend of mine that is part of Mujeres de Virtud, a women’s ministry in Chirilagua (and national wide) is hosting a conference for Latina Christian women, Sept. 25th in Fairfax, VA (I think, I’ll have to confirm the location).

In the morning they will have speakers on the following topics:  Immigration Reform and what the law in AZ means for our ladies here in VA, Domestic Abuse, Financial planning, Physical and Spiritual Health, along with maybe one or two more.  They are brining in experts from the community on these topics.

They’ve organized the conference because of felt-needs from different congregations and ministries in the area. The group is looking for someone to donate a lasagna and salad lunch, as they’re organizing this event on a volunteer basis and don’t have a budget for anything. They’re expecting around 100 women and will need the following:

- plates, cups, napkins, plasticware
- enough lasagna for 100
- ingredients for salad
- a few iced tea and lemonade mixes

Please let me know if you can donate all or part of this lunch or would like to help in any way. It would be a wonderful way to reach out to our immigrant friends and neighbors and show them our fellow Christian love.

Thanks!
Sarah

sarahedale (at) gmail.com

PS-To learn more about Chirilagua, visit www.casachirilagua.org

Want to go to NYC this weekend?

Rob Bell speaking at HG this week

HG Women’s Small Group dinner & planning mtg.

Chirilagua Women’s Group Fundraiser

sarahedale (at) gmail.com

Casa Chirilagua needs volunteers

Hi everyone,

Casa Chirilagua (http://www.casachirilagua.org) is looking for a few good men & women! We are looking for volunteers to help us with the Mujeres de Virtud meeting on this Saturday, February 13th from 10:00 AM to Noon at Commonwealth Baptist Church. Read more of Dawnielle’s email below and email me (sarahedale at gmail.com) if you’d like to help.

“…This is our “Dia de Amistad” or “Friendship Day” Celebration. We are having a breakfast for the ladies followed by our regular meeting time. This will be a great way for a small group to do a service project together.

We need:

1)  A group of people to buy decorations and decorate the night before (Friday night)
2)  A group of people to organize and cook breakfast for 30 ladies on Saturday morning.
3)  Childcare for the morning of the meeting. 
4)  A special gift for the ladies (a calling card for central america or a flower)

I have also listed out our needs for March (below) as well as Mujeres de Virtud dates for the rest of the year. Put it on your calendar now so you can make it a priority. It’s only once a month! Just let me know when you want to help out and how many people you will be bringing.  

Blessings, Dawnielle

Upcoming meetings and needs: 

March 19-21
2nd Annual Mujeres de Virtud retreat to Lake Champion, NY!
Pray for us!   Last year we had 19 ladies attend from Alexandria and Arlington. 
The ladies worked very hard to make and sell tamales as well as organize a yard sale; however, we are still in need of some monetary resources.  

We will need:
-Donations for the scholarship fund:   $100 can send a lady to the retreat for the weekend
-Donations for the Transportation fund:   We estimate about $2000
-People to volunteer to watch kiddos for the weekend to allow single moms to go
-Borrow Mini-vans to cut transportation costs (Let us know if you or your church have one available.)
-Volunteers to drive the vans and volunteer with the camp ground for the weekend (kitchen crew).  

Mark these dates on your calendar, Mujeres de Virtud dates for the rest of the year:
April 17
May 8 (Annual Mother’s Day Celebration)
June 5
(Lay low for July and August)
September 18
October 16
November 13
December 11  (Year End Christmas Celebration)

It’s not too late to join HG women’s small group

Hi ladies,

I wanted to send out a reminder that we’re starting our series on the miracles of Jesus tonight at Holy Grounds women’s small group. If you haven’t had a chance to come yet but have been thinking about it, now would be a good time to start as we’re beginning our scripture studies and more structured time tonight.

If you want to read ahead, I found a page online that has the passages from the gospels that cover the miracle of Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law: http://bit.ly/7K6TXO I can’t vouch for the interpretation below it, but I can vouch for the scripture passages.

Here is my address (within the Eaton Square Apt Complex):
3800 Florence Drive Apt 4
Alexandria, VA 22305

ABOUT PARKING: we found out the hard way last week (so sorry Lauren…) that there are limited parking spaces for visitors without permits. I recommend you look for a space on W Glebe Rd along the townhouses across the street. If there are no spaces there, the only place you can park without getting towed is in the lot, to the right of the leasing office BUT only along the back side, where there should be spots clearly marked indicating they are visitor spots that don’t require a permit (I’m told there are 24 spots). Don’t be fooled by the other ‘visitor’ lots, you have to have a permit to park there. If you have any questions about parking just give me a call and I’m happy to run down there and help you find a spot.

See you all tonight at 7:30pm!

Sarah

sarahedale at gmail.com
703-789-7164

Women’s Small Group Tonight

Hi ladies,

Just a reminder… we’re having women’s small group tonight at 7:30pm at our new apartment in Chirilagua. For those of you who don’t know where Chirilagua is, no worries… it’s still in Alexandria and easy to get to.

Also, I think today might be the day we actually start studying the bible! So come prepared to discuss the miracles of Jesus (hopefully).

Email me if you need directions: sarahedale at gmail.com

-Sarah

Free turkey tonight!

Hey everyone,

Just a reminder… we’re back on our “normal” Holy Grounds schedule tonight with a potluck at the church at 6pm and a discussion lead by Corey, starting our series on Spiritual Practices.

If you’re going to bring food, please bring only a small side dish since we’ll be having a 20 lb. roasted turkey (courtesy of Sarah Dale’s parents). Be prepared for some juicy goodness… John, Matt, Sarah and Rachel (yes–she’s visiting from Iowa!) created the marinade it’s been soaking in for two days. Mmmmm!

PS-No, it doesn’t take 4 people to create a marinade, but everything’s more fun when it’s a communal effort, right?

NEW Holy Grounds Women’s Small Group

While the odd name “small group” has become sort of a church-y expression, it’s the best thing I’ve got for the moment. With that said… Emily and I would like to start a new Holy Grounds Women’s Small Group-Bible Study-Fellowship-Girly Hang Out Time-Accountability-and-Fun-Group!

If you’re interested, please share thoughts with us through email (emilywismer AT gmail.com, sarahedale AT gmail.com) or this Sunday at Holy Grounds or next Tuesday at our Planning Dinner.

Planning Dinner

We’ll meet at my (Sarah’s) house and make dinner together (yes, together–it will be a community effort! and then take the time to pray together and talk about what we’d like our group to be like, when we’d like to meet, what our purposes are, etc. etc.

When: Tuesday, October 27, 7:00pm
Where: Sarah’s house: 307 N Fayette St, Alexandria, VA
What to bring: Please sign up to bring one of the following things:

- Italian bread (for making garlic bread)
- Lettuce/greens for a salad
- Black olives
- Tomatoes (also for the salad)
- Dessert (if we want there to be dessert)
- Anything else you want to add in

I’ll take care of the pastas/sauces.

Hope to see you there!

Sarah

Georgetown InterVarsity seeking baked cookies

Each year, Georgetown’s InterVarsity Christian Fellowship seeks to greet interested students with homebaked cookies and an invitation to Bible study and other New Student events.

We’re praying that the Lord will lead us to 200-250 new students this fall–which means we’ll be looking for 400-500 cookies (bagged in 2s) (35-40 dozen).

Are you able to bake cookies? buy cookie dough (or grocery gift cards) that others could bake?

We’re trying to get the cookies in by September 1st, delivered to someone on campus–or my house:
1818 Minnesota Ave SE Washington, DC 20020.

If you’re able to participate, please email me at keperk@gmail.com with how many dozen cookies you’d like to supply–that way I can keep track of where we are in the process.

Thank you for helping prepare the way for new students to encounter Jesus!

Blessings,
Kate Perkins
Georgetown IV

Labor Day Weekend at Joanna’s Cabin

We are looking at spending Labor Day weekend at Joanna’s Cabin in Pennsylvania.

• There is enough bed space for 8 people (3 double beds, 2 single beds) We also have a pull out sofa and two other sofas for people who would prefer those to air mattresses. There is plenty of floor space as well
• Dogs are perfectly fine but they can’t sleep in the beds.
• It’s about 5 and a half hours to get up to the cabin (it’s a little past Scranton PA)
• People would need to bring sheets, drinking water, and food
• Just a heads up it is rustic there is no indoor pluming (or outdoor for that matter): there is an outhouse and a lake we pull water from.

Is it something any of you would be interested in?  Let me know ASAP.

Please help Libby!

Hey Everyone!

Please help me win a $100 gift card to CustomInk to help out pay for my team’s field hockey shirts! The picture with the highest rating gets the prize. Below is a link to rate my picture (of my family at the beach in our shirts). Simply go to the right and click the highest rating in order to vote for the picture.

http://inkspot.customink.com/iotw/photo/monkey-is-our-business.html

Thank you all so much, I’ll let you know the outcome!

-Libby Lyon

“Life Together” @ Fairlington UMC

Please join the entire Fairlington UMC congregation as we read Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Life Together” this August. Our Sunday School class will be meeting at 9AM, starting August 9th, to discuss the book. The service (which is at 10AM over here in August) will also focus on the book. There will be a general discussion of the book after the service (open to everyone, not just the ‘young adult’ sunday school class).

If you are interested, email Dave Moore (cruguru@gmail.com) or Matt P. We both have copies of the book, although I think Matt might give you a copy.

NoVa Pet Sitting Co-op

I decided today that if John and I ever want to enjoy our vacations without going overboard on costs, we’re going to have to find a way for our dog to get care while we leave town, for free. While we are very happy with the doggy day care and boarding services in our area, they are all really expensive. We can afford to leave our dog there for a weekend, but what if we wanted to go on vacation for a week? That tacks on a serious cost to your overall trip.

So… I started a Google group called NoVa Pet Sitting Co-op. I’m currently looking for others in my area (Northern Virginia) to join. If you know of anyone who would be interested please pass along the following info:

Group web address: http://groups.google.com/group/nova-pet-sitting-co-op

Canoeing and Inner-Tubing Down the Shenandoah Saturday, August 8th

We’re so excited about our upcoming day on the river, Saturday, August 8th!  We’ll carpool from the church parking lot at noon and head out to Bluemont, VA to spend the afternoon floating down the Shenandoah in canoes and inner-tubes.  Pack a lunch and bring $5 for the cook-out we’ll have in Bluemont after we’re done on the river.

It’s sure to be a fun day out in the country!

RSVP matt@fpcusa.org so we can make sure we have enough equipment for everyone.

Postcard from Joanna

Bio Ritmo at Summer Solstice Salsa & Swing Dance

I’m so excited about the Summer Salsa & Swing Dance coming up Saturday, June 20th.  Nationally acclaimed Bio Ritmo will be playing and it’s sure to be a ton of fun!  Even better, it’s free.

Here are the details:
Saturday, June 20
7-10pm (come to learn and teach at 6:30)
3846 King Street, Alexandria

Join us for this FREE, fun and family-friendly evening of dancing in an alcohol-free environment! Proceeds from concessions will support the Computer CORE program (www.computercore.org).

Please invite your friends. Posters are available for download here or can be gotten from Matt.

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