Join YADA for the MLK Day of Service

The Young Adults are sponsoring a team for the MLK Day of Service, January 17, 2011, with GreaterDCCares. We would like to invite all church members and visitors to join the team. The last day to sign up is Thursday, December 2th.

Also did you know…there's a volunteer opportunity list in the atrium?

Each month a list of simple volunteer opportunities around the church is posted in the atrium (14th street entrance). Right now, you can sign up to help serve lunch at the Christmas luncheon, volunteer to read scripture at a Sunday service or lead a small group in January.

Young Adults Attend Lecture on Loving Our Neighbor

The young adult ministry attended a lecture with speaker Shane Claiborne and Peter Greer. Some sound-bits (from memory) from the evening were:

• Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for life. But we have to ask -- who owns the pond, who poluted it, and why does a fishing license cost so much?
• Remember the ghettos of wealth and the loneliness of the cul-de-sac.
• You can't sell the kool-aid, if you are not drinking it yourself.
• There IS enough for need, but there is not enough for greed.
• Fast until we can al eat together.
• If you own two coats, one of them is stolen from (from a person in need).
• Know when to help and when helping hurts.
  
• Good intentioned, unneeded charity can crippled a communities ability to take care of themselves.
  

Both Shane and Peter have written books, if you would like to learn more.

D-Space Tonight: Surviving Temptation Study and Singin'

The Young Adults will be gathering in the gift shop at 7pm tonight. Katie Blaisdell will be leading a brief Bible study "Egypt: Joseph's Journey from Prison to Palace: Surviving Temptation : The Work of Young Adulthood. Check out the handout or read Genesis 39:1-23 to prepare. Gentry Alexander will lead us in some praise and worship singin'.

Friday morning...

It is such a beautiful day here in DC!  The hot hot summer appears to be over and it was nice to wake up to a cool crisp morning.

Just now someone came into the building asking if they could pray in the sanctuary!  Each week we welcome people who escape the chaos of the city and come to our sanctuary for some quiet prayer or time to reflect.  It's a blessing to be part of a church which has its doors open!

Today proves to be a wonderful day at National City -

From 12:15-1:00 p.m. our fall Organ Recital kicks off with our own Charles Miller playing for us today. Join us!!!!

At 5:45 p.m. the Young Adults will gather to head north to Camp Mary Mac for a weekend retreat. So far we have about 15 attending!! 

To all of our guests visiting this site - may God bless you this day!!

Steven Moore

Associate Minister