1) Next Grocery Delivery for Afghan Neighbors – September 17 and October 15 The next opportunity to sign up for grocery delivery is Saturday, September 20! Please sign up to join us on Saturday, September 17 or Saturday, October 15 as we partner with Comunidad to deliver groceries to recently arrived Afghan refugees. We have slots […]
So, maybe you have heard that Restoration is starting a Legal Aid Ministry this Spring. Why legal aid when there are so many other issues out there? We are choosing to serve in this way because God invites us, throughout Scripture, to love, show compassion and mercy, and to do justice. Why are there dozens […]
As we run, jump, shuffle, walk, tiptoe, hop, skip or leap into this series on justice we are already starting to encounter some great big ideas; certainly I’ve realized there are quite a few ways I need to face up to my patterns of behavior and some perhaps pretty deeply-held previous convictions. Processing these things in small group is […]
Hello Restoration, This summer will be Restoration’s 6th year of serving the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) with Sunday afternoon pick-ups at the Columbia Pike Farmers Market, and bringing the produce back to AFAC to sort & bag. Thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of Diana & Andrew Intagliata and John Remein (our fearless AFAC van driver), we have signed up to […]
Did you know that the DC area has more Bolivians than any place in the world outside of Bolivia? Our small group (#34) hopes to bring together people with a heart for Latin America who are interested in exploring ways to minister to, build relationships with, and walk alongside Bolivians – both locally and in Bolivia. Each Thursday night […]
It was back in October 2008. Our marriage was coming out of one of the rough spots you are pretty much guaranteed to hit if you are married for long enough. We had heard about Dan Allender many times prior, but he happened to be visiting Vienna Presbyterian for his well known “To Be Told: […]
So how do I connect with God, others and the needs of the world? I go to church I attend a small group And..what – is there more? Over the last five years at Restoration we have sought to listen very deliberately to God’s voice and to be careful about the choices we make about investing […]
The leadership of Restoration has been working hard to listen to God and articulate to each other the direction and plans that our church should pursue over the next five years. It has been a deeply satisfying process. On Pentecost Sunday, June 8, we will present these plans to the congregation and invite us […]
Why not join the fun and come and serve in one of these ways in the next couple of weeks? a) OAR: Come and enjoy dinner and game night with Restoration community and OAR clients on Monday March 24th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM ET at Boulevard Wood Grill. Please RSVP with Brent Jones at brentrichardjones@gmail.com . We want to […]
Hey Restoration, Nearly a quarter of residents of the D.C. metro area were born in other countries. These neighbors of ours have fascinating stories, talents and abilities, and valuable perspectives to offer us. Many of these folks also have great needs, like friends, community, resources, legal aid, and a knowledge of the Gospel. God has […]