Religion Notes

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Galilee United Methodist Church will have a service of prayer for healing and wholeness at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. 45425 Winding Rd., Sterling. 703-430-2203 or www.galileeumc.org.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church will host a course called "Authentic Outreach" for churches and denominations interested in learning how to share the love of God more effectively, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. tomorrow and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The course, led by Stuart Holt of the Evangelism Institute, costs $25 per person. 37018 Glendale St., Purcellville. For information, call the institute at 804-754-7720 or go to www.theevangelisminstitute.org.

Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church will have its second annual chili cook-off from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free, and everyone is invited to bring chili to be entered in the contest. There will be children's activities and a raffle and silent auction to raise funds for a high school youth mission trip this summer. 43115 Waxpool Rd., Ashburn. 703-858-9254 or www.oswlc.org.

The 10:30 a.m. service Sunday at the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling is called "Gather the Spirit" and will kick off the annual stewardship campaign. There will be an inquirers' class following the service for those interested in learning about the faith. 22135 Davis Dr., Sterling. 703-406-3068 or www.uusterling.org.

Round Hill United Methodist Church will observe Lent with weekly Wednesday soup suppers and worship through April 1. The suppers will begin at 5:45 p.m., followed by an intergenerational worship service from 6:30 to 7 p.m. 11 W. Loudoun St., Round Hill. 540-338-1836.

Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church will present a series of 13 weekly seminars, beginning at 7:30 p.m. March 9, on making sound financial decisions. The cost of the Financial Peace University program is $115 for those signing up online at www.daveramsey.com. 43115 Waxpool Rd., Ashburn. 703-858-9254 or www.oswlc.org.

The Sterling United Methodist Players will present "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," a musical telling of the "coat of many colors" story in the Book of Genesis, at 7 p.m. March 6 and 7 and 2 p.m. March 8. Tickets purchased in advance are $7 per adult and $5 per child ages 4 through 12. Children 3 and younger are admitted free. Tickets are available at the church office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and between services Sundays. 304 E. Church Rd., Sterling. 703-430-6455 or www.sterlingumc.org.

Congregation Sha'are Shalom is having an adult Purim masquerade party at 7:30 p.m. March 7. Costumes are encouraged. Admission is $10. 19357 Evergreen Mills Rd., Leesburg. 703-737-6500 or www.sha-areshalom.org.

Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation will host a potluck dinner at 6:15 p.m. March 20 to mark Shabbat Across America, an annual event involving thousands of Jews across the United States and Canada. The dinner will be followed by a Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m. led by Rabbi Jesse Gallop. The cost per family is $10 and a side dish. 21740 Beaumeade Cir., Suite 100, Ashburn. Register by calling 703-729-1659 or e-mailing publicrelationsvp@8bcrcva.org.

Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation and Congregation Sha'are Shalom invite the women and girls of Loudoun County to Miriam's Seder from 2 to 4 p.m. March 22 at Beth Chaverim, 21740 Beaumeade Cir., Suite 100, Ashburn. The seder will use a Hagaddah that expands the Passover theme of liberation to encompass women's experiences in Egypt and the Exodus. The cost is $8. For reservations and information, e-mail sisterhood@bcrcva.org by March 15.

Sterling United Methodist Church is collecting books, summer clothes, sports equipment and school, church, medical and building supplies for the Marshall Islands through March 31. Monetary donations also are welcome to help purchase items and offset general mission costs. Contributions may be dropped off at the church from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 8 a.m. to noon Sundays. 304 E. Church Rd., Sterling. 703-430-6455 or www.sterlingumc.org.

Religion news should be e-mailed to lextra@washpost.com or faxed to 703-777-8437.

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