Sunday Announcements – December 17, 2017

1. Volunteer Update Availability: It is time to build the Sunday Volunteer schedule for Jan/Feb 2018. Please update your availability no later than today.  Thank you. Questions? Contact Kathy Kenyon (kathy@restorationarlington.org)
   
2. Caroling tonight!  Join us at Sunrise Senior Living on Glebe Rd at 6:30pm (right after the 5pm) with your Santa hats, smiling faces, and warmed vocal chords ready to sing of our newborn Savior.
   
3. 2018 Men’s Retreat.  Our annual Men’s retreat is coming Jan 12-13, 2018 at Meadowkirk Retreat Center in Middleburg,VA. Register at restorationarlington.org/ministries/retreats/
   
4. 2018 Women’s Retreat! The retreat will take place on Feb 9-11, 2018 at Meadowkirk retreat center in Middleburg, Virginia. All women are warmly invited to come – and bring a friend!  Register at restorationarlington.org/ministries/retreats/
   
5. Next Baptism Sunday is Jan 7 – There are still a few openings at both the 9 and 5 services for baptisms. (The 11 service is full) Please register online by Wed, Dec 20th.  The next opportunity for baptisms will be Sun, May 20.
   
6. The Glebe Star Tree!  Thank you so much for your participation in supplying so many Glebe Families with gifts this Christmas!  We are so thankful for your generosity.
   
7. Evensong will begin again in the evening on Sun, Jan 7 from 7pm to 8 followed by an opportunity to receive healing prayer.  This is more like singing together around a campfire and praying for the week than a formal, liturgical Evensong experience.  Come to any part you wish!  Questions? Ask matt@restorationarlington.org
   
8. Be Still and Know. Busy? Take time to BE STILL AND KNOW. Need some time and space to hear from the Lord? Join us Wed, Jan 10 at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary for a time of silent, contemplative prayer. Bring a Bible, journal, blanket/jacket and an expectant heart.
   
9. Resto Goes to Bolivia: Aug 3-12, 2018 – interested? Contact Endel Liias or Liz Gray (liz@restorationarlington.org)

Christmas Eve Details – December 24, 2017

• There will be no 9 and 11 am worship services on Christmas Eve, but we will have morning prayer at 8am to celebrate Advent 4. No nursery or Kids’ Small Groups.

• We will have Eucharist services at 3, 5, and 9pm. Come dressed as your favorite Nativity character to the 3 and 5 or enjoy a more contemplative experience (incense included) at the 9pm.

• Volunteer to help at any service. Use the portal if you are a regular volunteer.  If you want to help for the first time, make a note on the back of your green card (name, contact, service time) and place it in the offering.

• Please park at the Washington-Lee parking garage at N Quincy and 15th St.  The whole garage is available including “permit only” spaces.

• On New Year’s Eve, we will have one service at 10am. Nursery will be provided, but there will not be Kids’ Small Groups.