Religion Notes

Thursday, May 14, 2009

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church will have a yard sale tomorrow and Saturday to support mission projects. 711 W. Main St., Purcellville. 540-338-4332.

Roszell Chapel United Methodist Church is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, including sausages, biscuits and gravy, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hunter Oaks Farm, 461/27 miles south of Purcellville on Route 690. Offerings will be accepted. 540-338-5861 or 540-338-5862.

The Rev. Andrew Sumani of the Anglican Province of Central Africa will preach at the 8 and 9:30 a.m. services Sunday at the Church of Our Saviour in Oatlands. At 6 p.m., the Capella Antiqua of Washington will perform medieval religious music at an evening service, followed by a potluck supper. 39918 Oatlands Mill Rd. www.oursaviouroatlands.org.

The 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling is "How Did We Get Here? — Fate, Freedom and Membership." The Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael will ask whether fate or freedom determines which organizations we choose to support. 22135 Davis Dr., Sterling. www.uusterling.org or 703-406-3068.

Loudoun County's public library system will host an interfaith panel discussion about love and forgiveness, featuring members of Loudoun Interfaith Bridges, at 4 p.m. Sunday at Cascades Library. 703-777-0368 or www.library.loudoun.gov.

A program of Jewish lunch-and-learn studies with rabbis from western Fairfax and Loudoun counties will continue at noon Wednesday. All sessions are brown-bag lunches and will be in Sterling, near Dulles International Airport. There is no charge, but reservations are necessary. To register or for directions, e-mail jewishstudies.teacher@gmail.com.

Middleburg United Methodist Church will serve dinner in its garden from 6 to 9 p.m. May 23, with musical entertainment in the sanctuary at 7 p.m. and dessert and coffee in the garden at 8 p.m. The cost is $15, half-price for children, with proceeds benefiting the mission activities of the United Methodist Women. 15 W. Washington St., Middleburg. 540-687-6492 or middleburgumc@verizon.net.

Sterling Park Christian Church will host an evening of Christian music and drama from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. May 29. The event is free, and there will be snacks and fellowship after the show. 800 E. Staunton Ave., Sterling. 703-953-8753 or www.sterlingparkcc.com.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is holding a rummage and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 to raise money for scholarships for the students at the Bromley School in Liberia. Donations of furniture, clothes, tools, household items, small appliances, books and toys can be dropped off from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday and May 31. 37018 Glendale St., Purcellville. 540-338-2885 or www.stpetes.net.

Registration is open for Congregation Sha'are Shalom's summer camp, Kaif shel Ka'itz (Hebrew for "summer fun"). The one-week sessions for ages 3 through 7 are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8 to 12, June 15 to 19, July 6 to 10, July 13 to 17, Aug. 3 to 7 and Aug. 10 to 17. Children may register for more than one session. 19357 Evergreen Mills Rd., Leesburg. 703-737-6500 or www.sha-areshalom.org.

North Fork Baptist Church in Purcellville is hosting a women's conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 27. Kimberly Sowell, author and founder of Kingdom Heart Ministries, will present a seminar called "Journey to Confidence: Becoming Women Who Witness." The cost for the event, including lunch and Sowell's book, is $35; the deadline to register is May 27. For information, go to www.northforkbaptist.com or call JoLynn Fertig at 540-955-2800 or Louise Rose at 540-338-7441.

Sterling United Methodist Church is taking registrations for its Crocodile Dock vacation Bible school, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 to 7 and costs $30 per child. Registration is also open for the church's summer camp program, which runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 13 to 17, July 20 to 24 and July 27 to 31 and costs $125 per child per week. Both programs are open to children age 3 (if potty-trained) to rising fifth-graders. 304 E. Church Rd., Sterling. 703-430-6455 or www.sterlingumc.org.

Sterling Park Christian Church will offer its vacation Bible school from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. July 27 to 31 for ages 5 through 12. For information or to register, go to www.sterlingparkcc.com, e-mail board@sterlingparkcc.com or call 703-437-3612. 800 E. Staunton Ave., Sterling.

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