Religion Notes

Thursday, May 21, 2009

The youth group of Brambleton Presbyterian Church invites the public to the opening ceremony for a service project to support the fight against world hunger, to be held at 8 p.m. Friday at the Brambleton Town Center amphitheater. The youths will light 1,208 candles, symbolizing the estimated 1,208 children worldwide who die every hour because of starvation. They will then fast for 30 hours while participating in service projects in the Ashburn area. Call the church at 703-542-8530 for more information about the event and to make a donation.

Middleburg United Methodist Church will serve dinner in its garden from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, 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.

The 10:30 a.m. service Sunday at the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling will be led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, the minister at the Accotink Unitarian Universalist congregation in Burke, who is exchanging pulpits with the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling pastor, the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael. 22135 Davis Dr., Sterling. www.uusterling.org or 703-406-3068.

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.

Round Hill United Methodist Church invites the public to a cookout and classic car display from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 31. the church is on Business Route 7 in Round Hill. There is no charge.

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. 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 Wednesday. 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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