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Weekdays
Morning Prayer | Zoom | 8:00am (further info here)
Tuesdays
Eucharist with Healing | 9:00am
Wednesdays
Choristers| Room 12 | 5:00pm
EfM | Zoom | 6:30 PM
Compline | Zoom | 8:00pm
Thursdays
Choristers| Room 12 | 5:00pm
Bell Choir Rehearsal| Room 12 | 6:30pm
Adult choir Rehearsal| Room 12 | 7:30pm
Sundays
Christian Education for All Ages| 9:15am
PreK - K| Room 15
1st - 3rd Grade | Room B4 (Basement)
4th - 6th Grade | Room 13
7th - 12th Grade | Youth Room
Confirmation & Reception Classes | Room 12
Newcomer Formation | Room 11
Holy Eucharist - Rite I | 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM
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Special Events Coming Up
Wednesdays in Lent: 3/1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Private Confession | 5:30 PM | Narthex
Stations of the Cross | 6:00 PM | Nave
Soup Supper | 6:30 PM | Parish Hall
Presentation | 7:00 PM| Parish Hall
More information below
Saturday, March 18
Acolyte Training | 12:00 PM | Room 13
Sunday, March 19
2nd Annual Bach Birthday Marathon | 4:00 PM | St. Alban's Nave
Reception after at 6:00 PM
Thursday, March 23
Poe Middle After-School Meal Program | Afternoon | Info & Sign-Up Here
Sunday, March 26
Belvedere Elementary Packing | After 8:00 AM Service | Parish Hall
Caregivers Support Session | After 10:30 AM Service | Room 11
Saturday, April 1
Parish Clean-Up Day | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | St. Alban's
| | Confirmation and Reception Classes | | |
Confirmation and Reception (for those who have been confirmed previously in sibling churches such as Lutheran or Roman Catholic) classes begin March 12 at 9:15 AM in Room 12.
Bishop Stevenson is tentatively scheduled to visit St Alban’s on June 18, 2023. There won’t be another opportunity to be confirmed at St. Alban's until 2025, so please prayerfully consider whether or not you (or your children) will want to participate this year.
If you’re interested in being baptized, confirmed or received — or if you need to figure out which one applies to you — please speak with (or email) Fr Paul: pmoberly@stalbansva.org.
| | Newcomer Formation Classes | | |
For those who are new at St. Alban’s, or who just want to learn more about the Episcopal Church, this is the class for you! Please join on us on Sundays, March 19, 26, and April 2 to learn more about St. Alban’s and the Episcopal Church! We will meet in Room 11 at 9:15 AM. Can’t make all of them? That’s fine! Please come as you are able, we look forward to seeing you!
| | Acolyte Training: March 18 at 12:00 PM | | |
Have you ever wanted to serve as a member of the worship party? Have you ever wanted to be an acolyte, but you thought you couldn’t? Now is your chance!
The Acolyte Corps is open to children ages 8 years old all the way to adulthood! We will be conducting official Acolyte Training at 12:00 PM on March 18. We will meet in Room 13 and move to the Nave to finish our training.
If you are an active acolyte, this training will be required as preparation for Holy Week and Easter.
To register for a training date, click here! If you have any questions, please contact Adam Hutson for more information!
| | Picture: Saints in Procession by Luc-Olivier Merson | | Lenten Programs - Wednesday Evenings | | |
We hope you will join us for this wonderful occasion! To read more about the Rev. Dr. Katherine Grieb, Ph.D, click here.
Literature and devotional materials to assist with your Lenten practices are available in the narthex.
For more information about Lent at St. Alban's, click here.
| | Delegate Elections to Diocesan Convention | | |
Every March the Vestry elects two delegates to represent St. Alban's at Diocesan Convention. Diocesan Convention, held in January, is responsible for the "order, government and discipline" of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia. It is a rich opportunity to meet other Episcopalians from around the diocese, and a wonderful opportunity to see the greater Church in action.
In order to be considered by the Vestry for this position, delegates to Convention must be adult confirmed communicants in good standing. If you would like to be considered for the role of delegate representing St. Alban's at Diocesan convention please contact your vestry representative (or any member of the vestry) or see Fr. Jeff.
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Second Annual Annandale Bach Birthday Marathon:
Sun. March 19, at 4 PM
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Join us for our next Muldoon concert of the season: the Second Annual Annandale Bach Birthday Marathon!
Last year's inaugural edition was a huge hit. Performers this year include Bryan Holten (Mount Olivet UMC), Anne Timpane (St. Columba's, Tenleytown), Sonya Sutton (The Falls Church Episcopal), Linda Egan (retired from Pohick, Lorton), and St. Alban's own Adam Detzner. The concert will feature our famous screen and "pedal-cam." When the marathon ends around 6 PM, a festive reception will follow in the narthex, complete with German food and beer. Bring a friend, or two, and spread the word!
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Samaritan Ministry's Next Step Breakfast
on Wed., March 22 at 8:00 AM
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Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington’s annual Next Step Breakfast is Wednesday, March 22nd. If you can’t attend in person, you can still join us at 8:00am on the 22nd – just go to www.samaritanministry.org/nsb23 and you will find options to watch a livestream of the Next Step Breakfast on YouTube and Facebook! We hope you will join us either in person or virtually!
Questions? Please contact Jeff Hale, Development Director at jhale@samaritanministry.org.
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Poe Middle After-School Meal Program
Thursday, March 23
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St. Albans will provide a hot meal to middle schoolers who participate in Poe’s after-school activities on Thursday, March 23. More than two-thirds of the students in the after-school programs receive free- or reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches, and so our meals support those who face food insecurity at home at the end of the day. We have learned and servers have witnessed that these students very much look forward to, and are grateful for, these hot meals. Here’s your opportunity to support this outreach!
Volunteers are needed to shop on your own schedule beforehand and to cook, transport, serve, and clean up on the day-of.
Click this link to learn more and to sign up.
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Belvedere Elementary Packing
Sunday, March 26
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After the 8:00 AM service, we will be packing bags of food for students from Belvedere Elementary school. This is an easy and fun way to support those in need, folks who are just down the road from us!
Future packing dates are: April 23, May 21. We hope to see you there!
| | Caregiver Support Session on March 26 | | | | The next caregiver support session will be on Sunday, March 26 after the 10:30 AM service in Room 11. | All are welcome! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact info@stalbansva.org and we will connect you with the support team! | | Parish Clean Up Day on Sat., April 1 from 9 - 12 | | Save the date! We will be having a parish clean up day on Saturday, April 1 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We hope you’ll join for this fun and helpful time! | | | |
Ongoing Toiletry Collection
for Samaritan Ministry in Narthex
| | A reminder that St. Alban's has an ongoing collection of toiletries for participants of Samaritan Ministry programs. All items must be new and preferably full size. | | Annandale Christian Community for Action Updates | | |
We had 30 lbs. in donations last week, only 12 lbs. this week. Just a reminder that even small individual donations are appreciated; many small add up to a more impactful total. As a result of increased demand, the staff identified two specific areas of need. One area is paper goods, all types. If it's paper, they need it. You can buy the large, economical package, and they will break it down into the appropriate family allotment size. The other area is personal hygiene, especially diapers and feminine products. Again, anything you donate is welcomed. Thank you all so much!
See the monthly ACCA newsletter by clicking here!
| | Royal School of Church Music Choir Camp: July 31 to August 4 | | |
Building on the success of our new Chorister program, St. Alban's will offer a choir camp from 9 AM to noon during the week of July 31 to August 4.
Adam and our fabulous vocal coach Merissa will lead a week of rigorous music making, including rehearsals, private lessons, and, of course, games and snacks! You can read more about the program on the church blog, which has a form to fill out if you are interested, or you can click here.
Let Adam know, also, if you are interested in volunteering with the camp, at adetzner@stalbansva.org.
| | Summer Youth Mission: Save The Date | | Parish Prayers this week: | | |
For the Sick and the Suffering in our Parish
Gail Allison, Harris Andrews, Jenn Aument, Allison Blanchard, Nancy Calvert, Ava Campbell, John Clements, Liz Clements, Helen Cassidy, Barbara Chatelain, Evangeline Clark-Wiles, Don Craver, Casey Cummings, Mary Ann Daymont, Nell Dillard, Darren Foster, David Hamnett, Nancy Harrell, Martha Kelley, Kay Lusk, Steve Lusk, Gean Martin, Jack Martin, Duncan McBride, Elizabeth Ninde, Elayne O'Loughlin, Allison Canales Romero, Jerry Sare, Sally Sare, Lynne Schrag, Ginger Shea, Cheryl Sinsabaugh, Dottye Stacy, Bari St. Cyr, Camille Stern, Evie Tanner, Tom Tycz, Fran Walinsky, Cathy Williams, Kenneth Youngert, Kathryn Zimmerman, Sara Zimmerman.
For the Sick and the Suffering: Family and Friends
Tom Baden, Ann Bobeck, Anders Brenden (nephew of Fr. Paul), Matthew Conner, Barbara Cook, Jean Cothran, Jean & Greg Cox, Christina Daggs, Kate Dora Games Thiel, Ernie (Adam H's stepfather), Rita Johnson, Juliana Jurenas, Wray Kinard, Fred Lusk, Liz Lybrand, Sue Marshall, Donell Mathews, James and Janice McPhee, Georgia Merchant, Susan Metsala, Lynn and Bob Nanney, Adele Neuberg, Anita O'Dea, Wilmot O'Loughlin, Evelyne Orlander, Margery Peck, The Premock Family, Glenn Reichenbach, Tricia Richardson, Charlotte Schmidt, Susie Simko, Mike Speer, James Vogel, Cabell Westbrook.
For the Departed
For Those in Military Service and Civilians Working Around the World
Bobby Dubas, Daniel Stephenson.
For Birthdays This Week
Clarence Zuvekas (3/21), Bill Gamber (3/23), Maureen Findorff (3/23), Heath Conkle (3/24)
Parish Cycle of Prayer
For those in California who have been effected by severe weather and flooding, and for the emergency response teams.
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Grace Church, Casanova
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
To place a name on the prayer list contact the parish office
at 703-256-2966 or email info@stalbansva.org
Updates regarding those on this list are greatly appreciated.
For pastoral emergencies please call (571) 383-6096.
| | Deadline for submitting announcements for Digital SAM is every Wednesday at 9:00am. | | | | |
