updated 11 am Feb. 6
NO SUNDAY SERVICES FOR FEBRUARY 7; NO MONDAY EVENING "FIVE PRACTICES" MEETING
please
rsvp to Dinner & A Movie Night scheduled for February 13
thanks and stay safe!
 

Welcome from the Rev'd David S. Harper

Sunday Service Times:
8 am in the Chapel (Rite I Quiet Eucharist)
9:30 am
Christian Education for adults & children
 10:30 am in the Main Church (Rite II with music)
 
Our nursery is open from 9:30 am to 12 noon
Children are always welcome at all worship services.

Healing & Eucharist Service every Wednesday Noon in the Chapel
 

How You Can Participate

Upcoming Events at Olivet

You can help the victims of the Haiti earthquake by donating to Episcopal Relief & Development.

Send a free thank you card to a soldier!  If you visit this website, you can pick out  a thank you card, and Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier currently serving in Iraq.

Koinonia is a Christian non-profit human services organization, serving ALL individuals and families in the local communities of Franconia, East Springfield, Newington, and Kingstowne in Fairfax County, Virginia.  Please join the team from Olivet which works at Koinonia  the 1st & 3rd Wednesday evenings of each month.  Click here for more information.

To help the victims of recent natural disasters, please go to http://www.er-d.org/, which is the Episcopal Relief and Development website.  Donations may be made online or by telephone.

Olivet extends the communion table each week to our homebound parishioners and folks at Greenspring.  The visitation teams are looking for others to join in this ministry as servers.  If you would like to participate, please contact Dan Wilmoth

Join the Olivet Mission Group: Contact Dan Wilmoth if you are interested in joining or would like more information.  Visit our mission/outreach page. 

Prayer Chain at Olivet -- If you would like to join the prayer chain ministry, please click here to send an email.

Sunday, February 7:
All services & activities cancelled for today.

Monday, February 8:
Five Practices study cancelled for tonight.

Wednesday, February 10, Noon:
Eucharist & Healing Service, Chapel

Saturday, February 13, 5:30 pm:
Dinner & A Movie Night, "Facing the Giants".  A candlelight spaghetti dinner will be served featuring wine, dessert and all the trimmings.  Please rsvp by Feb. 10 to Kris Simms by phone 703-971-6671 or by email.

Sunday, February 14, Valentine's Day:
God's Heart for You

Sunday School Bake Sale in Simpson Room.  Donations go to Haiti.

Tuesday, February 16:
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.  Please contact Diane Spittle by phone 703-360-7462 or by email if you can help.

Ash Wednesday, February 17:
Services at Noon and 7:30 pm in the Chapel

Looking Ahead:  
Easter Sunday,     April 4

New Building Plans

Announcements & Schedules

Please click here to visit our building plan page.

A Prayer for Our New Worship Space


The "Virginia Cookery Past and Present"
Cookbook -- only $15.62
produced by Olivet Church
awarded the Southern Living Hall of Fame

click here to order

Diocese & ECUSA News

Click here for letters from our Virginia Bishops Regarding General Convention.

Link to the Episcopal News Service website.

Link to the ECUSA website.

Link to the Diocese of Virginia newsroom.

Link to the Diocese of Virginia website.

Learn about the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) by clicking here.

 

Please click on the following links to find about
opportunities for Environmental Ministries

 GreenFaith
Stewardship of Creation
Episcopal Ecological Network
EcoJustice Working Group
Interfaith Power and Light

Do you have a prayer request?  Please click here to send your request via email.  There is a prayer chain at Olivet that will pray daily for your special intention.  Requests are confidential.

Liturgy Server Schedules:
 click here for February 2010

Pictures from recent Olivet events:

Click here to see this year's annual Christmas party, rescheduled to January 3, 2010 due to the snowstorm in December.

Click here to see the 2009 Christmas Pageant.

Please click here for the latest news from the Olivet Church Library.  The Library is located in the Undercroft.

Olivet's Carry-Out Cafe

Olivet extends the communion table each week to our homebound parishioners.  If you know of anyone who would benefit from this ministry, contact Dan Wilmoth so they can be scheduled.

Recycle Your Eyeglasses!
A collection box for old eyeglasses is in the narthex of the Simpson Bldg.  Give the gift of sight by donating your old glasses to the Lions Club.

Click here to read a special message from Rev'd Harper:  "What I Believe".

The Flower Chart for 2010 is in the Simpson Room.   Please follow the directions printed there to make your donations.    You are welcome to take the flowers home after the service. 

For Men: The Brotherhood of St. Andrew The Brotherhood holds a men's prayer breakfast on the first and third Saturdays of each month.  All men are welcome to join them at 7:50 am in the Undercroft.

For Women: The Daughters of the King Click here to send an email for more information.

Please click here to post an announcement to the website.

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Rev. Dr. David S. Harper, Rector
cell    (703)203-2945
home (703) 922-2809
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Olivet Office Hours: Mon thru Thurs, 9 am to 2 pm phone (703) 971-4733
fax (703) 971-4809

All bulletin announcements must be in the office by noon on Wednesdays.
Please
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