SUNDAY WORSHIP

 11:00 am

"The Birthing of a New Church"

Read Along  

June 2 

1st Reading

 

Have you missed Rev. Onetta's Monthly Forums on our transition process and goals?

A CALL FOR 30 DAYS OF FASTING AND PRAYER 

The Council of Elders would like to invite you, the members and friends of MCC, to join us in 30 Days of Fasting and Prayer beginning on 1 June.  As we prepare to convene the General Conference in Chicago on 1 July 2013, we feel that it is important to pray, fast, and BELIEVE that during this season of Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will be profoundly present with us.

In 2013, the Church Universal finds itself in a state of unprecedented decline.  Now more than ever, MCC is called to be a new kind of church in a new kind of world.  The Council of Elders has no doubt that MCC can BE THAT CHURCH and yet, we must always lean into the power of God's Spirit and leading.

In that spirit, we want to ask that you join us in three things over the next 30 days:

1. Pray the prayer on the linked page every day.  Ask the people in your church to join us.  "Pray without ceasing" that God's Spirit will fall anew on MCC as we gather from around the world.
2. Along with the same prayer each day, we would like for you to join us in praying for a specific thing each of the 30 days.  The list for each day is also on the linked page.
3. Determine how you might fast as a way of focusing your best intentions and prayers for this to be a miraculous outpouring of God's spirit.  You may want to fast from eating for a certain amount of time (even just one meal), fast from television, going out to eat, shopping, etc.

The Council of Elders will all be doing these three things, and we believe that the collective prayers and intentions of God's people can create a future that God has already imagined for MCC!!!

Document link: 30 Days of Fasting and Prayer

Gratefully,

The Council of Elders

Rev. Elder Dr. Nancy Wilson

Rev. Elder Lillie Brock

Rev. Elder Darlene Garner

Rev. Elder Hector Gutierrez

Rev. Elder Ken Martin

Rev. Elder Dr. Mona West

Marilyn Villanueva 

Go to http://www.capitalpride.org for a complete list of activities.

MCC Pride T-Shirts are now on sale.  Cost is $15.  Pick up your shirt at church this Sunday. To reserve a particular size, contact Lou Brown at loubrown@aol.com. Cash or checks (made out to MCC DC) only please. 

THIS SATURDAY/SUNDAY

HELP THE HOMELESS MINISTRY

First Sunday each month (Food prep on Saturday)

  

Did you know that MCC NOVA helps feed the homeless in Fairfax City? On the first Sunday of each month, volunteers provide breakfast at area locations. Food prep happens on Saturday, the day before. Interested in getting involved? Contact Pat Monahan at pmmonahan@cox.net.

 

 

SAVE THE DATES!

 

INQUIRERS/MEMBERSHIP CLASS

Saturday, June 22, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

 

The next MCC NOVA Membership/Inquirers' Class will be held Saturday, June 22 from 10 am to 12:30 pm in the sanctuary. This class is for anyone who is interested in finding out more about MCC worldwide, about our congregation of MCC NOVA, or about the spiritual community we are trying to build here. -- Whether or not you are interested in becoming a member, come and find out what we're all about! Sign-up sheet on Lit Table or please email  info@mccnova.com to sign up!  

 

 

CONGREGATIONAL FORUM 

Sunday, June 23, after worship 

  

Please join us after worship on June 23 for a Congregational Forum led by Jane Bennett, MCC NOVA's lay delegate to MCC General Conference.  Jane will brief us of issues to be discussed at the business meeting at the General Conference in Chicago in July and welcomes your feedback on how you would like to be represented.  Everyone is welcome!

 

MUSIC NOTES

  

Choir rehearses Sunday mornings at 9:00 am. If you have questions about joining the choir, please see Rev. Onetta.

  

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 

Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 pm  

Upstairs Library

Everyone is welcome!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!  

October 18-20,  

Sevenoaks Retreat Center

Madison, VA 

And what if we combined our light, our creativeness, our word -- would we then have A CHURCH ALIVE?  If all of its members sought out the light, creation, and God's word for them, how could it not be A CHURCH ALIVE?  

Through small and large group discussions, meditation, and a variety of spiritual exercises, we will explore these questions and consider new possibilities for ourselves and MCC NOVA.  In the midst of supportive community and nurtured by the sacred grounds of Sevenoaks, we will listen for Spirit's whisperings.  We will pray for a new word from God.

~ includes 2 nights lodging and 5 nutritious meals

Area PFLAG Gatherings )Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

1.   Annandale-Little River United Church of Christ, 3rd Sunday, 4:30 pm.    

2.   Falls Church--Temple Rodef Shalom at 2100 Westmoreland Street on the 2nd Thursday at 7:30 pm.  

 3.   Manassas --Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church, 4th Monday at 7:00 pm.    

4.  Western Fairfax -- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, MD 22124  

5.  Bethesda MD-2 separate meetings at 2:00 pm on each 3rd Sunday: one  focused on Trans-people and their families-Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church.     

6.  Alexandria, meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Location:  Hope United Church of Christ, an open and affirming congregation 6130 Old Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310, For directions, visit www.hopeucc.org  

 7.  FLY! (Fairfax LGBTQ Youth) meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30-9:00 pm and on the third Thursday 3:00-4:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA  22124.  For more information, contact Carol Lewis at wf.pflag@gmail.com