Posts by Dan Claire
Sunday Lunch Cafe, January 15th at 10am
Sunday Lunch Cafe is a local ministry Rez participates in that provides warm, homemade meals to the homeless on Capitol Hill. We are looking for volunteers to cook the meals, serve, set-up/clean-up and make a dessert. For more information or to sign up, please email Tim Arnold.
Read MoreChristmas Greetings from Rwanda
Follow the link below to read letters from Archbishop Rwaje and from our US bishops Thad Barnum and Terrell Glenn. Christmas Greeting from Rwanda
Read MoreWanted: New Discipleship Academy Participants for 2012
Want an opportunity for some more teaching, prayer, and community, plus the best breakfast you’ll eat in any given week? Our first discipleship academy group have just graduated. So, we are recruiting a new group, to start in January, meeting on Tuesday mornings, 7-8.30am at the church office. Take a look at the information below,…
Read MoreMen of Rez Gathering, December 10
Join the Rez Men for breakfast & skeet shooting on Saturday, December 10th. They’ll gather for breakfast here at 10am, then leave in time to get to the shooting range here at about noon (price from $30-$60). Never shot a gun before? We will have experienced shooters to show you how to do it all…
Read MorePorch Advent Seasonal Offering
The Porch is a multi-church Christian youth group on Capitol Hill, serving any and all kids who will come, including many marginalized and at-risk teenagers. During Advent this year, our church is collecting a special offering on behalf of the Porch. You can donate by check, cash or online here, using the memo “the porch”. We…
Read MoreLight in the Darkness | Preaching Series on John's Gospel
God's Hidden Deliverances
By Matthew Mason. This is part of a series of posts on 1 Samuel, supplementing messages in our preaching series this fall. In this post we consider 1 Samuel 27-30. In chapters 24 and 26, when Saul was given into David’s hands, David refused to take revenge. But even after this, Saul still sought his…
Read MoreLessons & Carols Christmas Service | December 11
Our annual Lessons & Carols Christmas Service is coming up at 5pm on Sunday, December 11th at National Baptist (in Columbia Heights, where Church of the Advent meets – 1501 Columbia Road, NW). This is a traditional candlelight service with Christmas readings and Christmas songs. This service will also be joint with Church of the Advent,…
Read MoreLearning from a Knucklehead
By Matthew Mason. This is part of a series of posts on 1 Samuel, supplementing messages in our preaching series this fall. In this post we consider 1 Samuel 25. 1 Samuel 24 and 26 tell very similar stories. In both chapters, Saul pursues David, seeking to get his hands on him, but instead, God…
Read MoreFriday Night Fellowship: Money, Nov 11, 7pm
Our next Friday Night Fellowship is Friday November 11, 7-8:30pm at Christ our Shepherd Church. We’ll be considering the topic of money and stewardship. Brian Hollar and Jonathan Henry, two members of our stewardship team, will help us consider some basic principles of personal finance, and how to manage wisely and generously the resources God has given…
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