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Weekly News & Updates
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Please Note:
We have to temporarily pause our Zoom sessions of our Sunday Services
due to equipment failure. We will try to resolve the issue as soon as we can.
Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
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Look Ahead
Click link below for what's happening this week and next at St Aidan's
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Worship Service Volunteers
We need a First Scripture/Psalm Reader and an Usher for
Sunday, October 5, 9:30 a.m. service.
Please sign up using the button below. Thank you.
Sign up to serve as: Altar Guild (caring for the altar vessels and linens), Lay Eucharistic Minister (serving the bread/wine at Communion), Lay Reader (reading the Bible lessons and leading the Prayers of the People), Usher, and Zoom Tech (livestream the service).
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Formation
*Note: No Formation on Sunday, October 5.
Please plan to stay and help clean up the grounds following Oktoberfest.
October 12 - October 26: Adult Formation:
Celtic Christian Saints-Legacy and Legends, led by Chris Fafard (White Hall).
October 19, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Meet at St Aidan’s at 5:30 p.m.
EYC Halloween movie night at Christ Church. RSVP to Rev. Rebecca by Oct 12 if your student plans to attend.
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Additional offerings for Youth:
Love One Another High School Retreat
October 31-November 2, 2025 at Shrine Mont Retreat Center. If you are interested in attending this retreat, please contact Rev. Rebecca!
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Children’s Retreat
Your children are invited to join us for our Children’s Retreat: Scripture in Motion on Saturday, November 15th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Falls Church Episcopal. This retreat will be an unforgettable journey of faith, creativity, and discovery! Through biblical storytelling, STEAM exploration, acting, and more, children will have the opportunity to dive deeper into scripture and grow in their understanding of God’s story and their place in it.
The retreat is open to Kindergartners through 5th graders. Cost: $25 per child (with a family maximum of $75). Register today to secure your spot! Click Here to Register We hope your family will join us for this special day of fun fellowship!
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LAST FEW DAYS TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER!
Please use the blue button below to sign up for a shift. If you have a question about Oktoberfest 2025, please contact Eileen at staidansalexandria@gmail.com.
Thank you to those who have already signed up!
We are in need of a few more Large Coolers (with 2 bags of fresh Ice each)......please use sign up below or email Eileen. Thank you!
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Knitting Group
The knitting group will start meeting again beginning on Sunday, October 26th from 3:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. in the Library. If anyone is interested in meeting two Sunday evenings a month, please contact Jennifer Smaha.
If you don't knit but do other crafts such as Embroidery, Needlepoint, etc., please consider joining this group of artistic parishioners. Open to all, so invite a friend or neighbor to join us.
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Ted Renaud's Ordination
If you'd like to see photos and read about
Ted Renaud's ordination please click this LINK.
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Safe Church Training
There will be an in-person Safe Church Training on October 26th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Falls Church in the Parish Hall. All volunteers, staff, and vestry members are required to have Safe Church Training. Please contact Rev. Rebecca if you would like more information.
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Church Wishlist
The Church would love a leaf-blower to use around campus. If you happen to be upgrading to a fancier model and looking to "gift" your gently used model, we'd love to take it off your hands. Electric or battery powered is best (no gas). Thank you!
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Center for Spiritual Deepening Offerings
Sufism: The Hidden Treasure:
Friday, October 24, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. and
Saturday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
~lunch provided~
Jesus was a Middle Easterner and his teachings flowed East as well as West. In the East his teachings met the arising religion of Islam, and the interaction was fortuitous. Yes, there were conflicts, but at their heart, Oriental forms of Christianity and the spiritual flowering of Islam—Sufism—shared a common language and often the same vision. Today this spiritual tradition holds rich gifts for Christians in the West. The Semitic heart of Jesus’ teaching is held beautifully by the living tradition of Sufism today.
In this seminar we will explore with facilitator Lynn Bauman these Christian and Islamic roots, and the common language and spirituality that we share as brothers and sisters of the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Sufism holds a Hidden Treasure for us and we will discover it and explore it together.
Monthly Offerings
1st and 3rd Thursdays
- Gospel of Philip at 7:30 p.m. (online via Zoom)
2nd and 4th Thursdays
- Soul Circle meeting at 7:30 p.m. (online via Zoom)
Silent Prayer and Meditation
- In the Sanctuary on Tuesday & Friday mornings at 8:00 am
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Focus Music, and the WFMA | |
Our next show is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th at 7:00 p.m. featuring Ali Tod.
Scottish guitarist and singer Ali Tod fuses classical training with percussive fingerstyle guitar, loop-pedal wizardry, and raw, soul-stirring vocals–drawing comparisons to Rodrigo y Gabriela and KT Tunstall. Her dynamic performances have wowed audiences from Mexico to the UK, earning praise from industry legends, including Brandi Carlile, who said: “She’s ten times the musician we are!”
For more information about the show: https://wfma.net/index.htm
Check out Focus Music, and the WFMA website for other local shows.
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Useful Links
Please Note
Anytime one signs up for an event through Sign Up Genius you will
automatically receive a "reminder" 2 days before said event. Since it's just a friendly courtesy reminder a follow up with the office is not necessary.
Of course, if you have any questions, feel free to email or call us. Thank you.
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Click above to donate weekly altar flowers.
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Click above to host Sunday morning fellowship.
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Click above to add a birthday or anniversary
for the month ahead.
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Update from our Treasurer
August Income: $19,008.30 (pledge, plate, Vanco, other)
August budgeted income: $27,833.33
August YTD income: $228,687.18 (pledge, plate, Vanco, other)
Thank you for your support of this amazing community!
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You may safely and easily make a contribution to St. Aidan's using the button below. Your financial gift of any
size supports the mission and ministries of St. Aidan's.
Thank you for your support!
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St. Aidan's on Social Media!
St. Aidan's is on Instagram and Facebook! Follow us on Instagram at staidansalexandria and don't forget to use #staidansalexandria when posting images from events at St. Aidan's. Follow us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/staidansalexandria.
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Service Times
Sunday, 9:30 am (virtual & in person)
Sunday, 5:30 pm Celtic (virtual & in person)
Compline, 7:00 pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday (virtual only)
You are always welcome at St. Aidan's,
wherever you may be on your faith journey.
Service Links
If you are not receiving our separate mailing each week with links for worship gatherings and would like to be added to that list, simply reach out to the office
and let us know. Those links are sent out on Saturday.
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Meditation/Silent Prayer
In the Sanctuary at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Friday mornings
Those who seek to include meditation in their weekly practice often find it easier to do so in the company of others. We light a candle and spend 20 minutes in silence. If you are interested in this shared prayer practice, email Lisa Richard at LJRRichard@gmail.com to let us know to expect you on a Tuesday or Friday, in person. Come regularly, or come from time to time. All are welcome!
Weeknight Compline
via Zoom Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 p.m.
We also offer evening prayer every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
7:00 pm via zoom. If you are interested in this shared prayer practice, email Eileen Myers at staidansalexandria@gmail.com to receive
the link for Zoom. Come regularly, or come from time to time.
All are welcome!
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St. Aidan's has been serving the Stratford Landing area & beyond since 1963.
We worship in person on Sundays at 9:30 am and 5:30 pm (Celtic). We also offer evening prayer every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 pm (virtual only). You are always welcome at St. Aidan's, wherever you may be on your faith journey.
Some Helpful Links:
Sermons
St. Aidan's Website
The Episcopal Church
The Diocese of Virginia
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