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Friday, March 29, 2013

SRCA NEWS AND NOTES

WELCOME
This Sunday we celebrate the Sunday of the Resurrection of our Lord. On Easter we usher in the great 50 days of celebration marking the most significant event in all of human history. Plan to worhsip with us, and invite a friend to come along! Our children will join in the flowering of the Easter cross.

LENTEN OFFERING CANS 
will be collected on Easter. All offering from the cans will be used for our mission work in Ghana. Please remember to bring yours on Sunday.

BUILDING UPDATE
I received word today (March 28th) that the PVUMC's closing on the former Grace Fellowship property has been delayed. The closing is now scheduled for April 9th. Please keep this in your prayers. This does mean that on April 7th we will hold our worship at Little River. If the closing happens on the 9th, we will be able to hold our first service there on April 14th, just in time for Bishop John's visit.
 
EASTER FLOWERS
If you signed up for an Easter flower in thanksgiving for or in memory of someone, please remember to pay up and to take your flowers with you after church on Sunday. 
 
FAMILY CAMP
Our 4th annual Family Camp will be held June 14 – 16, and the cost is a bit less than last year! Our theme will be "Roamin Roman Holiday." The activities will be a blend of new adventures and old favorites. Sign up early! You won't want to miss the fun!!
 
BISHOP'S VISIT
Bishop John and Meg, his wife,  will be with us for the weekend of April 12-14th. Our weekend will include a vestry dinner on Friday evening, a breakfast gathering for our middle and high school youth on Saturday morning, a meeting for those being confirmed, and an all parish dinner and time of teaching and fellowship on Saturday evening. It is also probable that we will have a new worship space to bless, and cause for great celebration together as  e enter a new phase of life at SRC. Please save the date and plan to participate!

WOMEN'S LUNCH SCHEDULED
Our women's ministry will host a lunch on Sunday, April 28th. Please talk to Maryann Branch to sign up.

MAY YARD SALE
South Rising is hosting it's spring yard sale on Saturday, May 4th. Please begin now to save items for our tables. All items in salable condition are welcome. Please hold them until nearer the date of the sale. We will need many hands to set up, sell, and take down. Please sign up to help.
 
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: COLOSSAL COASTER WORLD
Our first ever Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, June 17th - Friday, June 21st, in the mornings We have three host homes, three storytellers, a craft person, and a music person already lined up. We will need a snack person, a game person, and middle and high school helpers, and children! Registration will be open first to those in SRC, and then to those in the community. Please volunteer!

OUR YOUTH MINI MISSION TRIP 
will be held August 21-23. Youth in grades 6 and up are invited to participate. Please save the date. More details will be available soon.

 
SOUTH RIDING CHURCH is a church in the Anglican tradition. We are a member of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic (DoMA), and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).


The Rev. Becki Neumann+
Rector, South Riding Anglican Church
Office  703-961-1983
Cell  240-217-4370
Home  717-762-0924

"When it's all been said and done; there is just one thing that matters. Did I do my best to live for truth, did I live my life for you?" 



Friday, March 22, 2013

SRCA NEWS AND NOTES

WELCOME
This Sunday we celebrate the Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord, commonly called Palm Sunday. This is the first day in Holy Week, the week in which we remember the days leading up to Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. READERS ARE NEEDED for the reading of the Passion. Parts include Jesus, Peter, Disciple, Servant Girl, Servant 2, Servant 3, Soldier 1, Soldier 2, Pilate, Elders, Criminal 1, and Criminal 2. Please click this email link and indicate which part you'd prefer. First come, first served! Pastorbecki@gmail.com

SEDER MEAL
On Thursday, March 28th  we will celebrate a Seder Meal together. The meal will be held at Little River from 6:30 - 8:00, and include a real dinner as well as the Order of Seder service. This is a family event, with adults and children invited. It is a perfect time to invite a friend or neighbor! There will be no charge for the dinner, however, an offering will be taken and given toward our mission work in Ghana. Please sign up today by clicking the email link. SRCAnglican@gmail.com

BUILDING UPDATE
Lease negotiations have gone well with PVUMC, and are nearing a positive conclusion. Please keep this in your prayers, and look forward to a frim announcement about our plans to move to new worship space in the very near future.

CONFIRMATION
It's time to register for Confirmation class if you plan to be confirmed on April 14th. Class will be held tomorrow from 9:00 until 2:00.
Please click the link to sign up. SRCAnglican@gmail.com
 
LENTEN OFFERING CANS
will be collected on Easter. All offering from the cans will be used for our mission work in Ghana.

EASTER FLOWERS
It is time to sign up to sponsor Easter Flowers. This is a wonderful way to show our thanksgiving, and to remember those who have gone before us. Please sign up on Sunday!
 
FAMILY CAMP
Our 4th annual Family Camp will be held June 14 – 16, and the cost is a bit less than last year! Our theme will be "Roamin Roman Holiday." The activities will be a blend of new adventures and old favorites. Sign up early! You won't want to miss the fun!!
 
BISHOP'S VISIT
Bishop John and Meg, his wife,  will be with us for the weekend of April 12-14th. Our weekend will include a vestry dinner on Friday evening, a breakfast gathering for our middle and high school youth on Saturday morning, a meeting for those being confirmed, and an all parish dinner and time of teaching and fellowship on Saturday evening. It is also possible that we will have a new worship space to bless, and cause for great celebration together as  e enter a new phase of life at SRC. Please save the date and plan to participate!

WOMEN'S LUNCH SCHEDULED
Our women's ministry will host a lunch on Sunday, April 28th. Please talk to Maryann Branch to sign up.

MAY YARD SALE
South Rising is hosting it's spring yard sale on Saturday, May 4th. Please begin now to save items for our tables. All items in salable condition are welcome. Please hold them until nearer the date of the sale. We will need many hands to set up, sell, and take down. Please sign up to help.
 
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: COLOSSAL COASTER WORLD
Our first ever Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, June 17th - Friday, June 21st, in the mornings We have three host homes, three storytellers, a craft person, and a music person already lined up. We will need a snack person, a game person, and middle and high school helpers, and children! Registration will be open first to those in SRC, and then to those in the community. Please volunteer!
 
SOUTH RIDING CHURCH is a church in the Anglican tradition. We are a member of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic (DoMA), and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).


The Rev. Becki Neumann+
Rector, South Riding Anglican Church
Office  703-961-1983
Cell  240-217-4370
Home  717-762-0924

"When it's all been said and done; there is just one thing that matters. Did I do my best to live for truth, did I live my life for you?"