2011 Activity Guide

Donations Needed
Donations Needed
Reston Interfaith’s Laurel Learning Center
(For children 6 weeks to 12 years)
Specified items may be left at participating
places of worship in late July and early August
or brought to St. Thomas à Becket Church,
1421 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, on Sunday,
st
August 21 between 1 pm and 3 pm.
Terri & John Blodger (MLK) 703-476-5339
Ruby Hamilton (CAP) 703-476-5635
Need playing cards, basketballs, footballs
(leather), kickballs (all sizes), jump ropes, jumbo
dustless chalk, mini-cars, Crayola Model Magic,
Play-Doh, foam dough, toddlers’ crayons, Lego
sets for older kids, craft projects (e.g., perfume
kits, jewelry kits), bubbles & bubble machines,
cloth bibs with plastic backing, boys & girls
sweatpants (all sizes), underwear (all sizes), label
machine, tissue paper, undershirts (all sizes),
batteries (all sizes), ice packs, first aid supplies,
alcohol wipes, crib blankets, small Rubbermaid
pitchers, CD players, index cards.
Embry Rucker Shelter, Reston
(For homeless persons)
YOU can make it happen! Choose an activity and call
or email a Chair to volunteer, or sign up at your place of
worship. Teens are welcome at all activities - if coming
without parents, please get a parental permission form
from one of the Chairs. Children ages 12 and under
are welcome with a parent or guardian.
Financial contributions are needed. Please make
checks payable to “Works Sunday-UCP” and place
them in the offering plate at your place of worship. If
you wish, indicate which project you’re supporting.
Participating Faith Communities
Need sunscreen, lip balm with SPF, towels (bath
& hand), pillows (new), umbrellas, rain ponchos,
sleeping bags (cleaned or new), batteries (all
sizes), foot powder or spray, toothpaste,
toothbrushes, deodorant, men’s & women’s
underwear (new), women’s sports bras (new),
bottled water, baby wipes, diapers (toddler size
”pull-ups”), $10 Gift Cards (gas stations, Metro
Smart Card, Target, CVS, Giant Food & Safeway)
Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation (Tzu Chi)
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church (CTS)
Community of All People United Church of Christ (CAP)
First Baptist Church, Herndon (FPB)
Heritage Fellowship Church (HFC)
Herndon Friends Meeting (HFM)
Holy Cross Lutheran Church (HCL)
Living Faith African Methodist Episcopal Church (LF)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Christian Church (MLK)
Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation (NVHC)
Oakbrook Church (OC)
Resurrection Baptist Church (RBC)
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church (SA)
St. John Neumann Catholic Church (SJN)
St. Thomas à Becket Catholic Church (STàB)
Shoreshim (S)
Sikh Dharma of Virginia (SD)
Trinity Presbyterian Church (T)
Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston (UUCC)
United Christian Parish (UCP)
Washington Plaza Baptist Church (WPBC)
Those taking part in Works Sunday
acknowledge that they are doing so entirely
at their own risk, and that the Participating
Faith Communities, organizations and task
leaders of Works Sunday are not, and shall
not be liable for any injury or damages
sustained
by
any
volunteers
while
participating in, or while traveling to or from,
any Works Sunday activity.
Mission Statement
We, faith communities of Reston and
Herndon, join together annually to hold
“Works Sunday” in order to:
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Nancy Vollmer (UCP) 703-860-8587
Deb Aschenbach (UCP) 703-585-8216
[email protected]
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Abused Women’s Shelter
of Fairfax County
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Publicly
demonstrate
God’s
commission to us to help and
serve our neighbors;
Make the members of our
congregations more aware of the
needs of our communities, and
more involved in meeting them;
Marcia Stowers (STàB) 703-437-3870
Need gift cards for Target, Kmart and Walmart.
(NOTE: Cannot accept in-kind donations due
to lack of storage space)
Lunch for the Soul
(Almuerzo para el Alma)
Weekly lunch program for day laborers
Esther Johnson (T)
[email protected]
Pastor John Moyle (OC)
[email protected]
Need 25 lb. or 50 lb. bags of rice; Costco-size
cans of diced tomatoes, corn, fruit cocktail,
lemonade, ground coffee; black, red or pinto
beans (canned or dried, salsa, hot sauce.
Get to know one another better as
brothers and sisters, and;
Questions?
Provide opportunities for others in
our communities to join with us to
“make a difference for good.”
Send an email to:
[email protected]
or contact:
Visit us at
www.workssunday.org
Christopher Wist @ 703-964-6874
Jacqueline Bolware @ 703-371-2061
Angela Harpalani @ 703-582-6956
David Hollender, Webmaster
[email protected]
Hunters Woods Fellowship House
Spiritual Music & Luncheon
11:30 am
Works Sunday Volunteer Opportunities
Ronald McDonald House of Northern VA
10 am – 1 pm
All activities take place on SUNDAY, AUGUST 21st, unless otherwise noted.
2231 Colts Neck Road, Reston
(Names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of Lead Chairpersons appear in bold print.)
(A residence for families of critically ill
children at Fairfax Hospital)
3312 Gallows Road, Falls Church
Jorn & Sara Dalboe (CTS)
703-295-0852
[email protected]
Menda Ahart (UCP)
703-620-3875
Janice Winters (RBC)
571-332-1332
Cora Frye (RBC)
703-836-4789
Angela Harpalani (HFC)
703-582-6956
Come enjoy the music, eat and socialize with
residents! Want to help out? Please contact one
of the above individuals for further information.
Lake Anne Fellowship House Protestant
Worship Service
11:30 am
11450 North Shore Drive – Reston
Anita Jenkins
703-281-3884
Joyce Smith (MLK)
703-689-3519
Rev. Stephen Smith-Cobbs (T)
703-758-8667
Lake Anne Fellowship House Luncheon
12:30 pm
11450 North Shore Drive – Reston
Ruby Hamilton (CAP)
703-476-5635
Nancy Mohl (WPBC)
571-926-9648
Jeff Confer (UCP)
703-437-9476
Giselle Bryan (HFC)
[email protected]
Need 10 people to lead separate activities for
adults and children. Volunteers must be 18 or
older. Also need $10 gift cards for prizes.
Rucker Shelter Hot Lunch Preparation
11 am – 1 pm
NOTE: Lunch is on SATURDAY, August 13
Barb Gouldey (HCL)
703-901-0816
Christopher Wist (StàB)
703-964-6874
[email protected]
All are welcome!
Joyce Smith (MLK)
703-689-3519
Bring salads, casseroles & desserts. Please use
disposable dishes, and LABEL low-salt or sugarfree foods. Eat and socialize with residents.
Herndon Harbor House Luncheon
12:30 pm
875 Grace Street, Herndon
Anne Geiger (HCL)
703-437-9413
Gail Osberg (T)
703- 758-2815
Rucker Shelter Game Night
6 – 8 pm
11975 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston
Barb Gouldey (HCL)
703-901-0816
Bring salads, casseroles & desserts. Please use
disposable dishes, and LABEL low-salt or sugarfree foods. Eat and socialize with residents.
Need 5 people to prepare meal, and eat and
socialize with residents. Check with Chairperson
for details.
Rucker Shelter Bag Lunch Preparation
12:30 pm – 2 pm
Ting-Yi Oei (HFM)
[email protected]
Emily McPhie (SA)
703-262-9126
“Gabriel Homes” Maintenance
(Residences for young adults with
intellectual disabilities)
Joe Stowers (STàB)
703-437-3870
[email protected]
Peter Lubitz
(UUCR)
703-759-5104
Need 50 people for projects at 3 homes in Reston
and Herndon. Carpentry, plumbing, landscaping,
etc. Work will be performed on weekends
throughout August, and into September if needed.
Food Drive for Reston Interfaith
10 am – 6 pm (Two-hour shifts)
NOTE: Drive is on SATURDAY, August 20
Christopher Wist (STàB)
703-964-6874
[email protected]
Pam Dister
(SJN)
703-772-4911
[email protected]
Monique Exum
(HFC)
571-235-0520
Debbie Tseng
(Tzu Chi)
703-707-8606
Need at least 50 people to hand out shopping lists
of needed food and hygiene items to patrons at 4
local food stores. Also need 25 people to stock
shelves with donated items at Reston Interfaith
pantry. Sign up online at www.workssunday.org.
Anna Pleskow (NVHC)
571-215-4022
Work at Herndon Friends Meeting, 660 Spring
Street, Herndon. Need 10-12 people to make 100
bag lunches. Need cash donations for lunch food
items. Contact Chairpersons for details.
Bob Pitulej & Donna Harris
(UCP)
703-476-1528
Blood Drive
12 noon – 5 pm
(INOVA Bloodmobile at St. Thomas à Becket
Catholic Church, 1421 Wiehle Avenue, Reston)
703-585-8216
Deb Aschenbach (UCP)
[email protected]
Nancy Vollmer (UCP)
703-860-8587
Need 75 healthy adults to donate blood. Contact
Chairpersons to schedule an appointment, or sign
up online at www.workssunday.org.
Jacqueline Bolware (HFC)
703-371-2061
[email protected]
Anna Pleskow (NVHC)
571-215-4022
Need 15-20 people age 14 and above to help
spruce up Ronald McDonald House, a residence
for families of critically ill children at Fairfax
Hospital. Will involve teams for grounds keeping,
interior cleaning, and preparation of meals and
treats. Come in work clothes.
Music! Music! Music!
(3 Concerts)
Come hear the music and socialize with the
residents of local assisted living facilities!
Concert 1: Sunday, August 7
3 - 4 pm
Cameron Glen Nursing Home
1800 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston
Bob Hanlon (STàB)
703-620-3015
Enjoy a concert of Dixieland & patriotic favorites
by an instrumental ensemble and vocalists from
St. Thomas à Becket Catholic Church.
Concert 2: Sunday, August 21 2:30 - 4 pm
Tall Oaks at Reston
12052 North Shore Drive, Reston
Rikki Epstein (NVHC)
Susan Pleskow (NVHC)
703-283-9593
571-215-4022
An old-fashioned Ice Cream Social is capped by a
wide range of tuneful vocal and instrumental
music performed by talented area youth.
Concert 3: Sunday, Sept. 11
1:30 pm
Sunrise Assisted Living
1778 Fountain Drive, Reston
Bob Hanlon (STàB)
703-620-3015
The Contemporary Choir from St. Thomas à
Becket Catholic Church offers a varied program of
popular and sacred music.