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Upcoming Sermons & Events |
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Immediate Past Series: Three-In-One Game Plan
June 6: “Join The Team” Mark 1:16-20
June 13: “Take the Field” Mark 6:7-13, 30-34
June 20: “For the Love of the Game” Philippians 3:7-12
Current Sermon Series: Schools is Out, The Doctor (Seuss) is In!
All sermons are recorded and most may be viewed online. For more information, check out our Podcast information page. Our podcast & video process is being changed, so some services might not be available until month's end. |
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Join us for dinner and a movie on Sunday, August 1, at 5:30 PM. We'll share a light supper and then settle down to watch the following movie:
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Chariots of Fire
The story of two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian who compete in the 1924 Olympics. Rated PG.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Rated PG for brief mild language.
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St. Stephen’s School Supply Spectacular! |
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Let’s fill many backpacks in our community and around the world! Join in this spectacular joint effort to collect school supplies for many ministries that serve children in need: Browne Education Center, Sneedville, Sierra Leone (Helping Children Worldwide/CRC), Grace Ministries, and a new effort for a girls’ school in Afghanistan (through one of our military service members). Collecting boxes will be in the Gathering Place in July and August. Donated supplies will be evenly distributed. Needed supplies include crayons, markers, notebooks, scissors, and more. Thanks!! |
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Sierra Leone in Nov or Dec 2010? |
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Applications are now being accepted by the African Programs Partnership UMVIM Committee for positions on two separate mission teams to Sierra Leone. Approximate trip dates are early Nov through mid Nov. and Dec 27, 2010 to Jan 8, 2011. Final deadline for these applications is June 1, 2010. To apply please contact Linda Reinhard:
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and Cynthia Grant:
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. Phone - 703-793-9521. |
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Written by Nancy Hoyler
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Our Purpose: The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in global ministries of the church. Membership is open to any woman who indicates her desire to belong and to participate in the Global Mission of the Church through the United Methodist Women.
The UMW at St. Stephen’s is starting a new circle called the New Dimension Circle and is beginning this month. This circle is for women of our church who for whatever reason cannot participate in a monthly circle meeting, but would like to be informed about current UMW activities, present concerns, and information on UMW and St. Stephen’s in general. This information will be transmitted primarily through e-mail monthly (but may also be by phone, postal mail or in person as necessary) and will contain UMW Board minutes, UMW Activity Sheet, inspirational pieces, and other activities that might be going on in the church. With this circle more women will have information at their fingertips whenever they have time to read it. We invite all women interested to sign up for the New Dimension Circle which is very easy to do – just contact Linda Baird, the New Dimension Circle Coordinator, at 703-591-6023 or (
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) or Nancy Hoyler at 703-250-5013 or (
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). We’d love to hear from you!
The UMW Board does not meet in June, July or August. During this time, any UMW questions or concerns should be directed to
Nancy Hoyler (703-250-5013) or Cindy Sbrocco (703-764-8913).
New Circle Forming! All women who may be interested in joining a new UMW circle – “Son Shine Connection” – should mark their calendars for Thursday, October 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The new circle will be meeting on the first Thursday of the month from October through May at the Church, and childcare will be provided. We are actively seeking members for this new circle and hope you will join us – come to our first meeting if you just want to learn what United Methodist Women is all about! Over the summer we will be lining up childcare providers, so please let us know if you are interested and how many children you would be bringing. Contact Joann Clegg (703-978-3529) or Susan Vandersluis (703-323-8274) for more information.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 08:57 |
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More UMW News here, including circle news and locations!
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Youth Director Applicants Sought |
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St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, a 1,055 member church located in Burke, VA (a Washington DC suburb) is seeking an outgoing, energetic individual to lead a growing and exciting youth ministry, consisting of over 80 youth in 7th-12th grades. Since May of 2010 St. Stephen’s has been working with Youth Ministry Architects to rebuild our Youth Ministry. Following an initial assessment, we have partnered with YMA to build a sustainable structure which will enable this ministry to grow and thrive. We are eager to find a person who will want to help develop this new framework to equip our students to be God’s light in this world. The Youth Director of Youth Ministry will equip the youth and their leaders to make disciples by focusing on the five practices of Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Service and Mission, and Extravagant Generosity. Bachelor’s Degree required, plus 3 years experience working as a youth director desired, with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff and volunteers. Salary $38 to 45K plus health and pension benefits. Please forward resumes by email:
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. A detailed job description can be found at here. |
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New Women's Circle for Those Who Can't Attend! |
The New Dimension Circle has just started at St. Stephen’s. This Circle is for women who for whatever reason cannot participate in a monthly circle meeting, but would like to be informed on UMW activities. This information is sent primarily through e-mail, although it may also be by phone, postal mail, or in person. All women are invited to participate and to sign up just contact Linda Baird, the New Dimension Coordinator, at 703-591-6023 or
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Disciple Bible Study Forming |
 Interested in participating in the best Bible study ever created? If you have never read the Bible but have felt a nudge to pick it up and read it, DISCIPLE is the course for you. This exciting and dynamic approach to Bible study focuses on the disciple as a learner, believer, follower, proclaimer and servant. Group sessions include video presentations with commentary by some of today’s leading Biblical scholars, class discussion, and prayer. DISCIPLE is a 34-session group study that meets weekly for about the length of the school year. If you are interested in participating in a course beginning this September, please contact Lisa Day at 703-978-8724, x 106 for more information. We need a minimum of 10 persons in order to form a class. |
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Want the Scroll via E-Mail? |
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We invite you to help us economize at St. Stephen’s as well as saving a few trees by getting your newsletter sent to you via e-mail. If you are interested in receiving the monthly Scroll by email, please call the church office 703-978-8724 or email the office at
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. We will need to have your name and e-mail address. Also, please remember to notify the church office when you have a change of either your postal address or your e-mail address.
Remember, too, you can always see the Scroll by clicking on the icon on the lower left-hand side of the web site. Most Scroll articles also appear online on this web site. You can even submit articles online! |
 For moms & grandmoms! Come for fellowship, friendship and prayer, Mondays from 9:15-10:30am in room C41. Questions? Contact Page Miller at 703-503-5978 or Shannon Czzowitz at 703-927-7106.
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It seeems like Vacation Bible School just keeps growing and getting better! This year's VBS was exceptional. Thanks to our hard-working volunteers, over 200 children enjoyed learning about God and Jesus through the Galactic Blast VBS. This year's VBS was held July 19 - 23. Volunteers decorated and set-up the special "shuttle" mock-up on Sunday after services, then decorated several rooms and hallways to be used. More volunteers manned the registration desks and served as "mission specialists" to conduct the "cadets" through their training. Many who couldn't volunteers to be present provided snacks and materials for the VBS. A select crew also made sure that each night the area was cleaned and prepped for the following day's fun. This was truly an amazing week! Please accept my deepest thanks and congratulations on another successful year!
