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Sunday, October 15 Youth Praise Band Practice: 8 am

Youth Worship : 9:30 am 7th - 8th Grade Youth - 4 pm

Monday, October 16

High School Lock-in Pick-up: 9 am

Tuesday, October 17

Taste of Grace (off-site): 7 pm

Wednesday, October 18

After School: 3 pm Boys Group : 6:30 pm

Girls Bible Study: 6:30 pm

Sunday, October 22

Youth Praise Band Practice: 8 am Youth Worship : 9:30 am

7th - 8th Grade Youth - 4 pm

United Methodist Church

Church Office Hours:

Mon - Thu: 9 am - 3 pm

Fri: Closed except by appointment

messiah Sunday, October 15 Joyful Noise Rehearsal: 7:45 am Worship Service: 8:15 am Fellowship: 9 am MALAM: 9:30 am Worship Service: 9:30 am Lay Ministry Servant Training: 9 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Searching the Testaments: 9:30 am Cherub Choir: 9:40 am Carol Choir: 10:10 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Stephen Minister available: 10:30 am Worship Service: 11 am Risk (Nontraditional Service): 11 am Good News/Orff Choir: 11:15 am Bayside Chapel Fruit of the Spirit Meeting: 12 pm The Rewritten Life: 3 pm Dance Ministry: 3 pm Air Force Strolling Stings: 3 pm Humanity Sexuality: 4 pm Jews, Christians and Muslims: 5 pm

Monday, October 16

Women’s Sermon Review: 10 am Bible Study (off-site): 2 pm Men’s Choir Rehearsal: 7 pm Crawford’s Bible Study: 7:15 pm Men’s Bible Study: 7:30 pm

Tuesday, October 17 Curmudgeons’ Bible Study: 8:30 am MOMS Group: 9:30 am Fellowship Friends: 12 pm Tuesday Women’s Bible Study: 1 pm Churchless Class: 6:30 pm Evening Prayer Service: 7:30 pm Stephen Ministry: 7:30 pm

Wednesday, October 18 Morning Prayers: 8 am Women’s Bible Study: 9:30 am Hallelujah Anyway: 10 am MOMS Group: 10 am Weekend Backpack Packing: 5 pm ESL Tutoring: 5 pm

Wednesday Continued

Heavy Metal Ringers: 5:15 pm Chapel Chimers: 5:30 pm Fellowship Dinner: 5:45 pm Chancel Ringers: 6:15 pm ESL Class: 6:30 pm Finance Committee: 7 pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 pm Jubilation Ringers: 7:15 pm Divorce Recovery: 7:30 pm

Thursday, October 19 Stephen Ministry Meeting: 10 am Covenant Group: 10 am Yahweh Women’s Bible Study: 12:30 Adult Choir: 7:30 pm

Friday, October 20 Bible Study: 6:30 am

Saturday, October 21 MUMM Small Group: 6:30 am MUMM Bible Study: 7:45

Sunday, October 22 Joyful Noise Rehearsal: 7:45 am Worship Service: 8:15 am Fellowship: 9 am Lay Ministry Servant Training: 9 am MALAM: 9:30 am Worship Service: 9:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Searching the Testaments: 9:30 am Cherub Choir: 9:40 am Carol Choir: 10:10 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Stephen Minister available: 10:30 am Worship Service: 11 am Risk (Nontraditional Service): 11 am Good News/Orff Choir: 11:15 am Worship Team Interest Lunch: 12 pm The Rewritten Life: 3 pm Dance Ministry: 3 pm Humanity Sexuality: 4 pm Jews, Christians and Muslims: 5 pm Messiah Concert Rehearsal: 7 pm

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Parts Unknown deadline is today!. We will be traveling to Old Town Alexandria on Tuesday, October 24, for a Ghost and Graveyard walking tour. Prior to the 7:30 pm tour we will be having dinner at O'Connell's Irish Restaurant. We will meet at the church at 4:30 pm. There will be limited bus space, so let us know if you can drive your personal vehicle. Cost of this event is the price of your dinner and $7 for the tour payable that evening. Reserve your spot by Sunday, October 15 by contacting Kathy Benton, kb8892@aol.com or 703-455-2073 or Sue Lyon, suejlyon@verizon.net or 703-690-

Music at Messiah presents Air Force Stings Sunday, October 15, at 3 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Join us for an afternoon of music for strings, featuring Peter Warlock's "Capriol" Suite, excerpts from Grieg's Elegiac Melodies, op. 34 and Robert Fuch's Serenade No. 3, as well as music for strolling strings and accordion. This event is Free and open to the public. Invite your friends! Childcare is available.

Faith Stories, Everyone Has One. Come and hear the compelling story of Dan Rose on November 5, at 12:15 pm in the Fellowship Hall. A free light lunch will be served. RSVP is requested so the appropriate amount of food may be available. Please call or text Deb Rowland at 703-304-7964.

Weekly Opportunities For Prayer: Sunday Morning at 7:15 am in the Chapel

Tuesday Evening at 7:30 pm in the Chapel

Wednesday Morning at 8 am in the Library To submit an item for this publication, email comm@messiahumc.org.

Prayer Shawls. Are you or someone you know going through a hard time in life and need to feel comfort? There are prayer shawls in the nurses' office that have already been prayed over and are available to provide a 'hug' to help you through this difficult time in life.Have you always wanted to learn to crochet or knit, just never made the time to learn? Come to the Prayer Shawl Ministry and we'll help you! We are meeting on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:30 pm - 8 pm in the Parlor. All donations of machine washable and dryable yarn are appreciated to be left in the workroom labeled PSM. Contact Danielle Karst, daniellekarst920@gmail.com, or call 703 869-8894.

Wednesday Night Dinner on October 25 will be Chicken Stew with Biscuits, Mixed Leaf Salad and Chocolate Cake for dessert. It will be served from 5:45 to 6:30 pm. A special activity for children through elementary school begins at 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Adults can enjoy a time of fellowship. We need help with serving at 5:15 pm and clean up (you’ll be done before 7:00 pm). If you are willing to serve, please send Reggie an email at rtuck@messiahumc.org.

Christian Veterans Group, If you are a combat veteran and interested in joining a Christian veterans group, please contact Pete Wells at either Pete.wells1@verizon.net or call 703-472-7815.

Church Bus drivers needed for Springfield Gardens after church shift. We are very grateful to Steve Mosteller, Maurice Wilson and Casi De Leon for dedicating their time to drive to Springfield Garden apartments. We are in need of a few more bus drivers for the ride home after church on the 1st, 3rd, 4th and the occasional 5th Sunday of the month. If you can help with this important ministry, please contact Robin Ringler at 703-569-9862, ext 114, or rringler@messiahumc.org.

Scout Religious Medal Program. Scouts promise to do their Duty to God. This program helps scouts explore our faith. The program is open to all interested youth but is designed to earn the Girl Scout, Cub Scout and Boy Scout Religious Medal. The program has four levels. Level 1. “God and Me" - Grades 1-3, 5 sessions (Parent attends) and 4 Family projects Level 2. "God and Family" - Grades 4-5, 7 sessions (Parent attends) and 6 Family projects Level 3. “God and Church" - Grades 6-8, 7 sessions, 3 service projects and 1 month daily bible reading Level 4. "God and Life" - Grades 9-12, 11 sessions, 5 service projects and 3 months daily bible reading We will coordinate the best meeting time based on scout availability. Parent participation is required through Grade 5 and encouraged in all levels. All interested Scouts should contact Jill Brannam at jill.and.jay@gmail.com.

Operation Christmas Child. Every year millions of gift filled shoeboxes are sent all over the world to children in need. These boxes let children in extreme circumstances feel the love of Jesus and the families that are praying for them as the boxes are being packed. Along with your gifts, booklets are included that tell the message of Jesus with the hope that these children will come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior. If you need a bit of inspiration you can “Like" Operation Christmas Child on Facebook. They'll share ideas of items to put in your boxes and heartwarming stories about children who pack the shoeboxes as well as the children that receive them. Soon you can be part of this miracle in a shoebox. Shoeboxes and information on packing will be available beginning Sunday, October 15. Filled shoeboxes must be returned by Sunday, November 12. Questions?? Call Sherry Bouley at 703-451-2844 or e-mail sherrybouley@gmail.com.

The Rewritten Life Bible Study is on Sundays, 3 - 4 pm in room 209 for a 6 week study of “The Rewritten Life” by Jessica LaGrone. During this study, we will focus on people in the Bible such as Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, Naomi, Daniel, Peter, and others whose lives (and names) were changed forever by God. We'll learn how God actively transformed their lives and how God is active in our daily lives. This study is open to everyone and child care is available upon request. For more information or to sign up, please contact Mark and Melanie Demers at 703-922-5201 or MrandMrsDemers@gmail.com

Handel’s Messiah practice begins Sunday, October 22, at 7 pm. For more information or to sign-up to be part of the Community Chorus, visit Handel’s Messiah 2017 under worship on our website or contact Jessica Irish at jirsh@messiahumc.org.

Trunk or Treat is Saturday, October 28, at 5:30 - 7 pm. Join us for a great Community Event. Festivities include: Dinner starting at 5:30 in the Fellowship Hall. Trunk or Treating (Don't forget to wear your costume), Crafts, and Outdoor Movie -(It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!), This event will happen Rain or Shine! For more information please contact Robin Ringler at rringler@messiahumc.org or Stephanie Davis at pzandkbmom@yahoo.com. We are also looking for volunteers for this event. To find out how you can help, visit our Signup Genius page at www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084eaaa623a6ff2-trunk1.

The Holidays are just around the corner! Boy Scout Troop 1501 will be selling fresh greens again this year! Don’t miss out on these beautiful items and help our boys at the same time! We will be at Messiah on Sunday, October 15, 22, and 29. Payments of cash or check is due at the time of ordering. Make checks payable to Troop 1501. If you would like to pay by credit card, orders are taken on their website: www.mickmanholidaygifts.com using our code: TR1501VA001 will give our troop credit. Pick up will be in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, December 3, 9 - 11am. Contact Laurie if there are any questions at 703-644-0034 or Funcare@aol.com.Thank you for supporting Troop 1501.