Dear Restoration,”My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.” James 2:1Every year, during the 3rd week of January, we set our gaze on the horizon of God’s righteousness and the work of His Kingdom as we honor the labors of Rev. Dr. […]
Hello, Resto!We are so excited to announce our new Operations Coordinator: Callie Goyer!As the Operations Coordinator, Callie will manage the day-to-day business logistics of the church. Practically, that means she will work alongside me to manage the church finances and the church business office. You, the congregation, will liaise with Callie when you have questions […]
Dear Restoration,”Count it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4)Happy 12th day of Christmas! As we transition from the season […]
Dear Restoration, ‘The thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.’ Thank you for joining us for worship on Christmas Eve. It was good to sing these words with you. As we move through the season of Christmastide and embrace a new year, I would like to invite […]
1) Grocery Delivery We are recruiting 10 volunteers to join us on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 15 as we partner with Comunidad to distribute groceries for recently arrived refugees who don’t have access to transportation. Please sign up here. Volunteers will meet at the Willston Center in Falls Church and deliver groceries in pairs to four or […]
Restoration,Have you read through the book of Revelation? If you picked up our Daily Prayer Guide (there are still some in the narthex), you started Revelation 1 today. This book is a wonderful accompaniment for our Advent waiting:”The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave… to show to his servants the things that must soon take place… […]
Dear Restoration,My dog ran away. Can you believe the irony of it? After preaching in my sermon on Sunday that we have a fenced yard because if he ever got out, he would be gone forever… and then the very next day. He ran. Fast. I saw him go and within seconds, he had turned a corner and was […]
Good morning, Resto!Our staff team is often asked how the church can support people in our community. We are so grateful for Restoration’s willingness to love our neighbors. Thank you! You are a generous church and we have two practical ways you can jump in to help.Furniture Drive for an Arlington FamilyChristine Katcher, a new […]
Dear Restoration,The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1)These words have been running around in my brain and in my heart since Sunday morning. Our fall retreat speaker, David Taylor, suggested that these 9 words, this single verse, represents the whole gospel in the book of Psalms and even the whole Gospel […]
Hi Restoration,We had a great parish meeting on Sunday. You can hear the audio and watch the slides on our YouTube Channel. Thanks to everyone who attended and thanks be to God for His faithful provision and guidance. Truly, there are many good things that are growing here.During the parish meeting, our senior warden, Brad Jones, […]