On September 15, 2010 at 7:30pm, Erin Bair will be made a transitional Deacon in the Anglican Communion by Bishop John Guernsey at Restoration Anglican Church. That is a mouthful! I am so excited for Erin and so proud of the way she has walked this journey. It has been a long road from The […]
Life Together, Outreach, Sunday Corporate Worship 3
Well, yesterday was an adventure, wasn’t it? A suddenly and inexplicably malfunctioning projector meant that we were without song lyrics, sermon slides, or the congregation’s part of the liturgy. But a heroic effort by Matt Hoppe and the worship team (Bethany Hoang and Ian Hassell), and a lightning-fast trip to Kinko’s by Samantha Burg, kept […]
That’s our Retreat speaker riding a ‘fixie’ around his neighborhood in Austin. Gideon is a good friend from my days in Austin, TX. He and I were both leading ministries that focused on students at the University of Texas. We also cared about the local body of Christ, multi-ethnicity, and partnership in God’s Kingdom. He […]
Community, Life Together, Outreach 1
The West Virginia team returned on Sunday evening after an amazing five days working and living and having fun together in the town of Philippi. Here’s a report from Liz Gray, Restoration’s outreach coordinator and — as it turns out — Bananagrams player extraordinaire. Come to our outreach fun night tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6:30 to […]
Speaking about what we have seen and heard On Sunday, we considered how the Holy Spirit inspires us for mission. God will give us moments where we have opportunities to talk about what we have seen and heard. In those moments, we may be afraid, we may feel awkward, we may feel anxious, but God […]
Community, Life Together, Retreats 2
A post from Restoration member and Vestry member, Mary Vinson: You may be experiencing the stifling heat of our Washington summer right now, but take note that our annual Fall Retreat is just around the corner! This will be our second annual all-parish retreat, a great weekend you won’t want to miss. There will be […]
On Sunday, we had over 40 people sign the ‘Big Green Book’ (TM pending). These folks made commitments to each other and the other ‘signees’ that they are baptized followers of Jesus, that they will deliberately give their time, talent, and treasure to building God’s Kingdom through Restoration, and that they will be active participants […]
Kids, Life Together, Movies, Outreach 0
Tomorrow night is movie night at Restoration! We’ll be showing “The Perfect Game,” a great (and family-friendly!) movie about the 1957 Little League World Series and the underdog team from Monterrey, Mexico, that overcame great obstacles to get there. The movie is not yet available on DVD, so this is a one-of-a-kind opportunity! We’ll be […]
Leadership, Life Together, restoration 6
What do you do? I love this question. Especially when it is followed by– I see you on Sundays, but… what do you do? How do you spend your time? I really do love this question– and I love hearing about how you all spend your time. I’m always curious about what lawyers and bankers […]
Life Together, Loving Arlington 0
Seth Goldin captures one of the values that makes Restoration tick– people are desperate to be connected. We want to be a movement that is connecting people to God, to others, and to meeting the needs we see around us locally and globally. The movement finds its energy, focus, and end in the glory of […]
