Highlights of this issue include:
- In-Person and Live-streamed Service Sunday, April 25, 9:00 a.m.
- In-person Worship on the South Lawn, Sunday, April 25, 11:15 a.m.
- Important Children's Formation Update & Online Safety Workshop
- Food Packing for AFAC, Saturday, May 1
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The Fourth Sunday of Easter
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In-Person Worship in the Contemporary Church Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
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We are excited to resume worship inn the Contemporary Church this coming Sunday. The Diocese and our Vestry have approved our regathering plan and we will initially welcome a maximum of 100 worshipers to this service. We will also continue to live-stream this service for those who feel more comfortable worshiping virtually. Please sign up here
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Join us for our in-person, outdoor service of Holy Communion Sunday, 11:15 a.m.
Our service of Holy Communion is held on the South Lawn of the Historic Church. Please bring a chair, wear a mask and maintain social distance from those outside your group.
Please sign up here and check in with one of the ushers upon arrival.
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This week's Youth Forum activity is available here
Youth Groups meet Sunday, April 25 in person. High School Youth meet at 1:00 p.m.; Middle School Youth meet at 2:00 p.m.
We are meeting outdoors in small groups. If you are not sure you are registered for a group, please email John to confirm registration.
Youth are expected to maintain proper social distancing AND wear a mask at all times while at Youth Group. Youth are also encouraged to bring their own foldable lawn/outdoor chair (rather than using a chair from the church).
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Catch Up On Last Sunday's
Family Formation Chapel Lesson
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Family Formation April 25th
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Our Zoom Workshop Is This Sunday!
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Sunday, April 25 – Sunday, May 2
Sunday, April 25:
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9:00 a.m. – In-person worship, live-streamed, Contemporary Church (sign up here)
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10:00 -11:00 a.m. – Coffee Hour with Adult Forum
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10:10 a.m.- In-Person Acorn Island 4th/5th Grade Class (email Lauren for more information
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10:15 a.m. – Family Formation Chapel, In-Person on the South Lawn of the Historic Church: Register HERE
- 11:15 a.m. – In-Person Worship, South Lawn of the Historic Church (sign-up here)
- 1:00 p.m. – High School Youth Group meets in-person (email John for information)
- 2:00 p.m. – Middle School Youth Group meets in-person (email John for information)
- 3:30 p.m. Protecting Our Kids in an Online World Zoom Workshop Link
- 5:00 p.m. – Spring Newcomers' Class #1 (on Zoom)
- 6:00 p.m. – Youth Confirmation Class on Acorn Island (email John for more information)
Monday, April 26:
- 6:30 p.m. – EfM Seminar
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8:00 p.m. – Compline
Tuesday, April 27:
- 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Staff & Liturgy Planning Meetings
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6:00 p.m. – Evening Prayer
Wednesday, April 28:
- 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. – Foyer Group – Interim Rector's Bible Study (email Andy for more information or to join)
- Noon – Stewardship Committee
Thursday, April 29:
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7:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer
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2:00 p.m. – TFCE Campus Walk-Through
- 7:00 p.m. – Foyer Group studying I Heard the Owl Call My Name led by Tiffany Smith
- 7:30 p.m. – Sacred Ground Group led by Amy Marshak
Friday, April 30:
Saturday, May 1:
- 9:00 a.m. - Noon – Food Packing for AFAC (Upper Parking Lot; rain date Sunday, May 2 @ 2:00 p.m.))
- 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Historic Church open for quiet prayer
Sunday, May 2:
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9:00 a.m. – In-person worship (live-streamed) Contemporary Church
- 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. – Coffee Hour with Adult Forum
- 10:10 a.m.- In-Person Acorn Island 4th/5th Grade Class (email Lauren for more information
- 10:15 a.m. – Family Formation Chapel, In-Person on the South Lawn of the Historic Church: Register HERE
- 11:15 a.m. – In-Person Worship, South Lawn of Historic Church
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1:00 p.m. – High School Youth Group meets in-person (email John for information)
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2:00 p.m. – Middle School Youth Group meets in-person (email John for information)
- 5:00 p.m. – Spring Newcomers' Class #2
- 6:00 p.m. – Youth Confirmation Class on Acorn Island (email John for more information)
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In-Person Worship in the Contemporary Church this Sunday, April 25, 9:00 a.m.
Dear Falls Church Family,
We are excited to announce our in-person worship service in the Contemporary Church on Sunday, April 25 at 9:00 a.m. The Diocese and the Vestry approved our regathering plan and we will initially welcome 100 worshipers into the church. We will also continue to livestream this service for those who feel more comfortable worshiping virtually. Our amazing team from all the different ministries at TFCE worked very hard to ensure we can gather safely. Please watch our Regathering Story video for more information. Our task force is also working on a comprehensive plan that will detail a timeline for when other ministries will resume their indoor activities and the specific safety guidelines around each activity. If you have questions, please email me.
Blessings,
Krista Gauthier
Chair, Regathering Task Force
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Parish Prayer List: Prayers & Transitions
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Please use the Prayer List in your prayers for each other and the world.
Praying for each other and the needs of the world is a powerful way to love our neighbors as ourselves! THIS WEEK’S PRAYER LIST
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Updated Information on vaccine availability from The City of Falls Church (current as of April 22)
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- Registration opened on April 18 for those 16 years and older who want to get the vaccine!
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Vaccines at Retail Pharmacies through the Federal Program and VaccineFinder.org Select locations of CVS, Safeway, Harris Teeter and others receive a vaccine supply through the federal government. Use the VaccineFinder.org website to find availability. This is not managed by Fairfax Health or the Virginia Department of Health, neither of which is using the Virginia Department of Health's registration system. Please do not register through that system.
- If you are registered with Fairfax Health but get the vaccine through a retail location, make sure you contact Fairfax Health so you are one less person on their list.
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New ideas, new plants and new friends
Join us on our spring walk-around tour of our Church "campus " on Thursday , April 29, at 2:00 p.m. . Should we add more seating? More year-round color? More information on our history? We are meeting at the Memorial Chapel behind the Historic Church building. Just follow the brick pathway. See you there! Contact Joan Huber for more information.
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Silent Witness against Racial Injustice on Saturday, May 8
from Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Members and friends of The Falls Church Episcopal are invited to join Falls Church Presbyterian Church for the next Silent Witness protest on Broad Street. Participants are asked to wear masks and maintain social distancing. Protests are held alternate Saturdays, rain or shine.
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Make sandwiches for those in need
Make sandwiches or bag lunches for drop-off at the Bailey's Crossroads Shelter or New Hope Housing's Eleanor Kennedy Shelter near Ft. Belvoir. Contact Bianca Clark via email for more information.
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The Little Free Food Pantry
On Fairfax Street near the church’s Thrift Shop is a small “take some food, leave some food” pantry (like the “little libraries” where people can take or leave a book). We are definitely seeing people use that pantry to supplement their groceries, and you can drop off non-perishable food items there at any time.
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TFCE Nave Open for Private Prayer Saturdays
The Historic Church is open for silent prayer each Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We ask everyone to wear a mask, and use hand sanitizer when entering and leaving the Sanctuary. Please click here for rules and expectations. Questions? E-mail Parish Administrator D'O Dillard.
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We are still checking the mail and depositing checks!
Please mail your check to:
115 E. Fairfax Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
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Donate safely and securely through our website.
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Text “TFCE” and the amount to 73256.
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If you have any questions about Realm or eGiving, please reach out to
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Are you shopping more online these days? If you’re buying more items from Amazon, please consider adding The Falls Church Episcopal to your AmazonSmile account. With every purchase you make, the church earns a small percentage. Simply click here to
add us to your account!
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Here are some ways to enhance your spiritual journey at home as suggested by the Washington National Cathedral.
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