During the month of November, the Action Reflection Committee will be holding a non-perishable foods collection for the Brethren Nutrition Program (the soup kitchen) at the Washington City Church of the Brethren. These non-perishable items include: canned meat, peanut butter, jelly (plastic containers), pasta, pasta sauce, rice, cake mix, brownie mix, powdered milk, juice, flour, granola bars, boxed jello, dried fruit, vinegar, baking soda, corn meal, canned fruits (low sugar), canned vegetables (low sodium), canned gravy, spices and raisins. Please do not accidentally donate any expired items. Legally, the soup kitchen cannot use anything that is beyond the expiration date. Donations can be placed in the large blue bin in the Narthex. Thank you for your support.
It’s a local holiday tradition now in its 21st year — Oakton Church of the Brethren’s Christmas Craft Show! We are now taking crafter registrations and there’s room for more crafters’ wares. The three-day show is consignment-shop style, staffed by church volunteers, freeing crafters to do another show that same weekend. Show hours will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both Thursday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 21, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. We actively publicize the event and our show’s bake sale and homemade soup and sandwich lunch also help draw a crowd.
A unique feature of our show is that, besides crafts, we also sell craft supplies. Every year many of our registered crafters consign or donate craft supplies to our craft supply sales room.
A $20 crafter sign-up fee and 10 percent of crafter sales go toward church projects, such as the fund for repayment of the church’s disability access renovation loan.
Would you or someone you know be interested in including crafts at the show? Contact the church office for more information at 703-281-4411 or .
Training and overview of Children’s Church leadership will be offered after church on Sunday, October 26 over a light lunch. Junior Highs, Senior Highs and adult who volunteer in Children’s Church and have not attended training in the past year are encouraged to come. Just want to learn a little more about what we do? Join us! RSVP to Debbie Seidel
