Loving Arlington
Never a dull moment….
Got a busy week coming up? We do! Here are some suggestions as to how you can work, rest and play with other Restoration people next week…. Sunday, 13th Oct: Put in your nominations for vestry today: men or women who could help lead our church Monday, 14th Oct: Louise still needs a few kids […]
The Love Arlington Small Group speaks out!
I am drawn to the Gospel because of the density of the stories and teaching, and I am consistently enthralled with Jesus’s love and service to the marginalized. Of course Jesus interacted with priests, leaders, and the wealthy, but it is obvious that Jesus intended to interact with and engage with those less fortunate. Likewise, […]
Why AFAC Farmer’s Market Runs?
So, why do we band together each Sunday afternoon in the summer to pick up the typically one ton (!) of leftover produce from the Columbia Pike Farmer’s Market, taking it back to the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) for repackaging? We do it for two simple reasons: 1. It’s a way […]
Love Arlington Small Group
While driving to church recently, my wife Melody and I were talking about how we explore and align our interests in serving our local community. The Lord responded the instant we walked into RAC’s door. We were handed the official “RAC Outreach Guide” outlining the incredible work underway by our church body, and we listened […]
Our Time at AFAC
As a followup to David’s recent post, “RAC serves AFAC”, I thought I’d just share what hanging out and serving together meant from a communal perspective. Getting to know other people is just hard. And getting to know people in DC is harder (at least for me). I read a book recently by Lauren Winner […]
Vines and Vestries
Vine Clearing Bitterly cold? check. Strong winds? Check. Chance to wear garden gloves in February? Check. Tomorrow morning it will be 24 degrees at 9am. With the wind it will feel like 16. What a perfect opportunity to jump in with our Cherrydale neighbors and clean up the invasive vines around Hidden Pond on the […]
words fail us
As the news and images pour out of Connecticut, words fail us. I am overwhelmed by my facebook feed– the number of people who simply wrote: ‘Come Lord Jesus.’ Or, ‘why?’ Or, ‘words fail us’. This afternoon, I am writing a sermon about Hebrews 2: 10-18 which begins… For it was fitting that He, for […]
Caroling PLUS
During Advent we, as the Restoration community, have a number of opportunities to meet other people in our neighborhood. Last Saturday, for example, a number of folk helped with the Casa Chirilagua Christmas party: a splendid time of laughter and joy with around 200 people enjoying the fun. And then, last night a small group […]
Remember learning to speak English?
Do you remember learning to speak English? For some, its a more recent accomplishment than for others. (And if you are studying for GREs its very much an ongoing process!) There are many of our neighbors here in north Arlington who could use some help in the ‘English department’ and that is where we come […]