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<lst>Brambleton Presbyterian Church will host its second annual "U2charist" — a worship service featuring the music of rock group, U2, performed live by the church’s worship band — on Saturday, June 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Broad Run High School in Ashburn.
This special worship event is designed to raise awareness, compassion, and resources for the World Vision Senzani Vulnerable Children’s Project in Malawi, Africa that seeks to provide food, education, and health care to orphaned and vulnerable children.
Brambleton Presbyterian is in partnership with World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to tackling the causes of extreme poverty and injustice. The cost for this project for 2009 is $156,133 and our goal from this event is to raise $7,000 to help the effort.
There is no charge for admission, but donations will be gladly accepted in care of Brambleton Presbyterian Church to benefit the World Vision Senzani Vulnerable Children’s Project
Brambleton Presbyterian Church is a new church development located in the Brambleton community in Ashburn.
Unitarian Universalists of Sterling activities:
The 10:30 a.m. service at the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling on Sunday, June 7 is "Discovering Our Treasures." Children and adults of all ages made many discoveries in the Children's Religious Exploration and Adult Religious Enrichment programs this year. Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael and Linda Weaver, the Director of Religious Exploration, celebrate these discoveries and the many people who made them possible, as they invite you to consider what you treasure. The children's choir and their director, Kris Adams, will share their gift of music. UUS meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Sterling Oaks Commerce Center at 22135 Davis Dr. off of Church Rd. near Rte. 28. Call 703-406-3068 or visit uusterling.org.
The 10:30 a.m. service at the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling on Sunday, June 14 is "The Service of the Living Tradition." The Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael leads this annual service of recognition, reflection, and passage. We will honor the births, deaths, and major life transitions that occurred between June 2008 and June 2009. Seniors from our Youth Group will bridge to young-adult hood, and we will hear special music from Kris Rector and members of the UUS Choir. The annual UUS Picnic at Claude Moore Park follows the service. UUS meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Sterling Oaks Commerce Center at 22135 Davis Dr. off of Church Rd. near Rte. 28. Call 703-406-3068 or visit uusterling.org.
The 10:30 a.m. service at the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling on Sunday, June 21 is "On Being a Father and Other Things I know nothing About." The jUStUUS Rock Band and Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael celebrate fathers, and the beginning of the summer worship season, with live contemporary music! The service will invite us to reflect on the presence or absence of male role models in our lives. UUS meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Sterling Oaks Commerce Center at 22135 Davis Dr. off of Church Rd. near Rte. 28. Call 703-406-3068 or visit uusterling.org.
The 10:30 a.m. service at the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling on Sunday, June 28 is "What Does It Mean To Be Green?" Congregants John Botts and Scott Findley welcome us to explore spirituality and meaning in our lives, as we remember that we are part of a greater, natural world. This service will celebrate our environment and ask how we can ensure the integrity of our fragile planet. UUS meets every Sunday at 10:30 am at the Sterling Oaks Commerce Center at 22135 Davis Dr. off of Church Rd. near Rte. 28. Call 703-406-3068 or visit uusterling.org.
Unitarian Universalists of Sterling holds services every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. with a different theme at Sterling Oaks Commerce Center, 22135 Davis Drive. Free. Visit uusterling.org or 703-406-2068.
Sterling United Methodist Church invites the community to its new seven-week Sunday morning sermon series entitled "Breaking Free — Seven Deadly Sins" at 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11 a.m. The church is located at 304 East Church Road in Sterling. 703-430-6455 or www.sterlingumc.org.
This spring, St. James' Episcopal Church, with Loudoun Interfaith Bridges (LIB) as co-sponsor, will host a six-week series, "Six Voices, Six Faiths," with the hope of stimulating interfaith dialogue and advance interfaith understanding. The series will be held in the Fellowship Hall at St. James' Episcopal Church (14 Cornwall Street, NW, Leesburg) on six consecutive Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visit www.stjamesleesburg.org for dates and to register.