Sunday Announcements – November 20, 2016
- Last Night of Evensong is tonight – a more contemplative time of worship from 7-8 pm. Ask Matt (the music leader).
- Restoration Annual Meeting for Vestry Election: The Restoration Annual Meeting will open on Nov 27 at the 9am Holy Eucharist and close after the Dec 4 5pm Holy Eucharist. The purpose of this meeting is to elect 4 new vestry members. Ballots will be available to members after each service.
- Leading a Small Group? We are looking for new small group leaders for Winter 2017. If you are potentially interested in leading a group, please contact nathan@restorationarlington.org. The deadline to sign up is Dec 1, 2016.
- Cereal Donations for AFAC. Support the clients at AFAC (Arlington Food Assistance Center) by donating cereal. Consider picking up an extra box of low-sugar cereal next time you are grocery shopping. Donations can be placed in the cereal donations box in the lower Narthex any Sunday.
- RestoMen Retreat. Our annual Men’s retreat is coming Jan 13-14, 2017 at Meadowkirk Retreat Center in Middleburg,VA. Register by Dec 1 for Early Bird price ($65 for bunk room or $125 for inn room). Sign up on the Restoration App or website!
- RestoWomen Retreat! Women – sign up for the retreat now! Feb 10-12, 2017 http://restoration.formstack.com/forms/womens_retreat_registration_2017
- Serve at AFAC this Tuesday, November 22, from 6:30 – 9pm. Help us distribute food to 100 families! www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ea5ac23a2f94-tuesday 3 spots are open!
- RestoMen. Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 6 for our next gathering. We begin at 7pm with a catered, light supper (Bring $5 to help cover the cost). At 7:30 pm we start the program, & end promptly @ 9pm. This month we’re talking about “Making Wise Decisions”
- West Asia Prayer. Our church has a special place in our heart for West Asia, so we regularly pray for the people of this region. Join us Mon, Nov 21 at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary.
- Advent Outreach Opportunity! This Advent, join us to support our Bolivian partner, Niños con Valor. Beginning November 27, grab an ornament from the Christmas tree in the lower narthex that has a picture and name of one of the 38 children under NCV’s care to see how you can get involved.
- Adventy Fireside Chats: Carve out some quiet space to exercise the discipline of waiting. Each Thursday during Advent: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, we’ll gather by the fire from 730-9 PM for guided reflection and prayer. Questions? Ask Erica: chapman.erica@gmail.com
- Clergy Emergency Contact Number: 571.766.6495 This number will ring the clergy who is on call 24 hours a day. Please use this number if you have a crisis and would like to speak to your pastor. We are available to you.
