Sunday, August 10 is our annual Vacation Bible School Celebration Lunch. Everyone in the congregation is encouraged to attend and greet the guest families who will join us for worship and lunch. Oakton families are also encouraged to prepare a little extra carry in food so that our guests don’t have to bring anything! The meal will take place immediately following worship. Questions? Contact Debbie Seidel (), Pat Reed, or the church office.
| August 2014 Volunteers | |||||
| Duty | 8/3/2014 | 8/10/2014 | 8/17/2014 | 8/24/2014 | 8/31/2014 |
| Preacher: | Chris Bowman | Chris Bowman | Chris Bowman | ||
| Worship Leader: | Rob Powell | Harry Biddle | Kip Kosek | Gretchen Zience | Shirley Roth |
| Children’s Story | VBS Kickoff | VBS Celebration | Chris Bowman | Jan Burket | Mark Wilkerson |
| Acolyte: | Olivia Powell | Evan Strong | Ellie Kosek | Bobby Schultz | Eric Finet |
| Greeters: | Ferrari/Judd | Comers | Zience/Roth | Fisher Bachman/Wingert | Meadows/Wilkerson |
| Organists Hymn Leader: |
Shafer/MacKinnon | TBA/Strong | Shafer/MacKinnon | Carson/Wuhrman | Shafer/TBA |
| Counters: | Ferrari/Judd | Wilkerson/Beach | Biddle/Connolly | Biddle | Levesques |
| Nursery: | Karen Richardson | Landon Kines | Leah Landes | Scott Seidel | Anne Kosek |
| Nursery: | Grace Bachman | Hannah Seidel | Grace Bachman | Michael Biddle | Casey Comer |
| Nursery: | Cortland Comer | Emma Bachman | Cortland Comer | Casey Comer | Hannah Seidel |
| Worship Activity Time Leader: | Debbie Seidel | Debbie Seidel | Karen Richardson | Debbie Seidel | Karen Richardson |
| Worship Activity Time Helper: | Seth Strong | Bobby Schultz | Emma Bachman | Katelyn Judd | Miller Kines |
| Nursery Toy Cleaners: | Seidel Family | Seidel Family | Seidel Family | Seidel Family | Seidel Family |
| Sanctuary Partners – TBD |
Serves 4 to 6
4 cups broccoli florets
1 cup shredded carrots
1 medium onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon cornstarch
¼ cup vegetable broth
3 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1 (6-ounce) package trail mix (nuts, seeds, and raisins)
*Combine the broccoli, carrots, onion, garlic, and 2 tablespoons water in medium saucepan and cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the broccoli is crisp-tender.
*Combine the cornstarch, broth, and teriyaki sauce in a bowl. Stir until the cornstarch is dissolved and well mixed. Add to the vegetable mixture, cover, and continue to cook over medium heat until the broccoli is tender.
*When the broccoli is tender, transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl. Add the trail mix and lightly toss. Serve warm.
~Mary (Kitty) V. Reish
Dayton, Virginia
On June 14th the men of our church got together in Warrenton to fellowship over breakfast without the encumbrance of a meeting agenda. But that was the whole idea anyway, wasn’t it? Our task-oriented lives are filled to overflowing with priorities, schedules, meetings, and agendas. Should we not pause for a moment and remember that we just like spending time with each other? To discover the newness of relationship with someone who’s been sitting in the pew just a few feet away. To exchange words over subjects of common interest. Those words might have been exchanged a long time ago if we just had more time.
But God isn’t going to give us twenty-five hours today because we’d like to spend more time with each other. He gives us twenty-four and we must use them wisely. My interpretation of wisdom here is finding a balance. Yes, the things on our to-do lists are important in different ways. But they must be balanced with living life in a community of faith. A community of friends who just like to get together once in a while. Without an agenda. So stay tuned for the next edition of the No Agenda Men’s Breakfast. We’re planning the next one in the Bethesda / Rockville area.
-Karl
Sarah Elizabeth Seidel graduated from Centreville High School on June 20, 2014. She was a music scholarship award winner for her choral studies and wore honor cords for the National Music Honor Society and National English Honor Society. Together with three of her graduating friends, she performed I Hope You Dance at the graduation ceremony at George Mason University Patriot Center. Following her summer working as a counselor at the Church of the Brethren’s Camp Beth, Sarah Beth will attend Christopher Newport University studying choral music education.