Also In This Issue: Save–the–Date Alpha Praying in the Kingdom An

JUL 6 – 13, 2014
“What we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you and we
together may share in a common life, that life we share with the Father and
His son Jesus Christ” 1 John 1:3 (NEB). True Christian community is more
than something we may or may not choose to enjoy . . . it is the very life of
God made visible to us! And we always need more of it!
Save–the–Date
Growing the True Community—Week 3
JULY
The ancient world rarely associated the word
"love" with their "gods." Because, to their way of
thinking, "love" implied a desire or need. And to
desire or need something means you must lack
that thing in yourself. And how could a "god" lack
anything? But the early followers of Jesus saw in
Him an overflowing of a completely different kind
of love, one that did not come out of lack, but out of
fullness—so much so that they needed a new word
to define it.
9 Family Night Kick-Off Potluck
6:00 – 800 pm | Playground
18 Pippi Longstocking - Pirate Cast
Lanier Middle School
20 Family Water Day
1:00 – 3:00 pm
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25 Pippi Longstocking - Circus Cast
Lanier Middle School
An Amore Group Story
by Holly Desmarais
27 A Taste of Amore
12:00 – 2:00 pm | Common Grounds
Last year, we were blessed with the opportunity to
spend time with Don Renzo Bonetti in Bovolone,
Italy. We learned so much while we were there
about using radical hospitality to build a more
open, welcoming community, and we saw firsthand
the way this type of community naturally leads to
evangelism.
28 Blood Drive
1:30 - 7:00 pm | Undercroft
AUGUST
6 Praying in the Kingdom
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6:30 am, 12:30 pm + 7:30 pm
9 Used Book Sale
Praying in the Kingdom
Common Grounds
Wed(s) Aug 6 – 27 | 6:30 am, 12:30 pm + 7:30 pm
13 Praying in the Kingdom
This August, Truro Anglican is "Praying in the
Kingdom!"
6:30 am, 12:30 pm + 7:30 pm
18 Genesis Arts Camp
God says that "if my people, who are called by my
name, will humble themselves and pray and seek
my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will
hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will
heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Truro Anglican Campus
Alpha
Alpha Intro Party: Fri, Sep 19, 7:00 pm
Morning Alpha:
Thu(s), 9:30 – 11:30 am (starting Sep 25)
Evening Alpha:
Fri(s), 7:00 – 9:30 pm (starting Sep 26)
truroanglican.com/alpha
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profile picture so people can
see your beautiful face! Go to
the upper right corner settings
icon and click Account Settings. You can
update your photo under the Profile tab.
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Also In This Issue:
A Taste of Amore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Men's Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pippi Longstocking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Treasure One Ugandan Child . . . . . 3
Wednesday Family Nights Kick-Off. . 2
July Blood Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
NEW TO TRURO ANGLICAN?
• Join us on The City. Please come to our Welcome Information cart just outside the
sanctuary to sign up and to receive a welcome gift and ask any questions.
• For information on today’s children and youth programs, please see the back page.
• To find out more about Truro Anglican, please fill out a welcome card located in the
pew racks and put it in the offering plate or give it to an usher on your way out.
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TRURO FAMILY NEWS
Rector’s Forum
Sun(s), 9:30 – 10:30 am | Undercroft
Today – Aug 17
Speaker:
Betsy Stalcup
Topic: Living A Joyful Life
Sunday Read Ahead
Jul 13: I John 2:12 – 17
FAMILY MINISTRY
Wednesday Family Nights:
Kick-Off Potluck Picnic!
Wed, Jul 9 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Bring main dishes and salads and come
to the Truro Playground for family fun and
fellowship! We will provide drinks and
desserts. On Wed evenings through Aug
13, we will have snacks and fun on the
playground for families and an interactive
time with the kiddos looking at the
Miracles of Jesus! Keep your eyes open
for upcoming Summer Family Events!
Please RVSP to Anna Hornbuckle,
[email protected].
MEN'S MINISTRY
Men's Retreat
Sat + Sun, Nov 8 + 9 | Graves Mountain
This fall, Truro’s men will be going away for
their very own time of spiritual refreshment
and fellowship at Graves Mountain Lodge
up in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. It
will be a tremendous time to connect with
old friends and make new ones; to grow
closer to God; to build relationships over
great food; and to have some great fun.
Space is limited. Register soon!
For more information and to register,
go to truroanglican.com/mensretreat2014.
In Memoriam
Jeffery Ericksen
Jun 27, 2014
Son-in-law of Sandy Bittner
Irma Siler
Jul 1, 2014
Stepmother of Gil Siler
JUL 6 – 13, 2014
AMORE
An Amore Group Story (continued from front page)
Since that trip, we have been excited to watch Truro’s growing collaboration with
Don Renzo, and we are now blessed to be leading our own Amore Group.
Our group meets on Sunday nights, and we look forward to it every week. Amore
Groups, based on the CFE groups developed by Don Renzo, use a simple format
that makes them ideal for believers, but, at the same time, comfortable for nonbelievers and seekers. Each week, there is a time for worship, thanksgiving and
sharing, a short teaching, and a time for prayer. The meetings help keep us
focused on what Jesus is doing in our lives and on what we are doing for Jesus
and others. We can already see the deep, caring relationships that are developing
among the group members. We also love watching the way the group has helped
bring others closer to Jesus. We have a young man in the group who became a
Christian during the Alpha Course a year ago. Just last week, he told us that he
has wanted ever since to feel closer to Jesus and to experience the kind, caring,
open community he felt during Alpha. He said that the Amore Group has given
him both of those things.
We encourage all of you to check out an Amore Group. If you’ve been through
the Alpha Course, you will immediately recognize the same type of Spirit-filled
community, and, if not, you will be in for a new experience that we know you
will love. More importantly, we encourage you to invite friends and neighbors
to come with you. Several groups are now up and running, and the doors will
be open!
A Taste of Amore
Sunday, Jul 27 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Common Grounds | bit.ly/1l8Cp74
Come experience the structure of an Amore Group at this free lunch, hosted by
some of our Amore Couples, in Common Grounds after the late service. It’s a
great way to see firsthand how Amore Groups are home-based churches that
teach us how to build community, be missional, and see Jesus in everyday life.
This event is open to 40 people. Food is provided. Sign up on The City,
bit.ly/1l8Cp74.
ARTS
CFTC and Truro Anglican Present: Pippi Longstocking
July 18 – 26 | Lanier Middle School | fairfaxcitytheatre.org
Pippi Longstocking: The Family Musical brings the legendary whippersnapper
to life this summer in Fairfax. The City of Fairfax Theatre Company and Truro
Anglican will present this uproariously funny musical at Lanier Middle School on
July 18 – 19 (Pirate Cast) and 25 – 26 (Circus Cast).
For tickets, go to fairfaxcitytheatre.org or purchase after church on Sundays!
Genesis Arts Camp—Last Week to Register!
Aug 18 – 22 | truroanglican.com/genesis
Registration is filling up quickly for Genesis Arts Camp! For the morning sessions,
we are now only able to accept students in rising 4th – 5th grade. There is still
space in the afternoon for rising 6th – 12th graders, but it’s filling up fast, so register
today. Invite your friends and join us for an awesome week in August!
More information and registration available at truroanglican.com/genesis.
JUL 6 – 13, 2014
PARISH EVENTS
July Blood Drive
Mon, Jul 28 | 1:30 – 7:00 pm | Undercroft
Did you know that every year, both during the holidays as well as the summertime,
America goes through periods of dangerous blood shortages? Accordingly,
Truro Anglican is partnering with the American Red Cross to organize a blood
drive. Please sign up to make your lifesaving donation!
To sign up, go to redcrossblood.org and search by sponsor code 05315318
or make your appointment via phone by calling 1.800.REDCROSS. More info is
available on The City, bit.ly/1eEBrmI.
LIBRARY GUILD
Annual Used Book Sale Announced
Book Sale: Aug 9 – 10 | Common Grounds
The Truro Library Guild will hold its Annual Used Book Sale on Sat + Sun, Aug 9 +
10. Donations can be dropped off between Aug 3 and 8 only. The Guild will
accept all book genre (hardback, paperback, CD), DVDs, and music CDs for all
ages. Children’s materials are especially desired. Not accepted are: periodicals,
encyclopedias, atlases, outdated textbooks and technical manuals, audio
cassettes and video tapes. Parish volunteers will be needed to help sort, sell and
pack up unsold items.
Sign up on The City at bit.ly/1kkx6pB or after church
services in July. Contact Harriette Best, [email protected] if you have questions.
WORSHIP
Sandra McCracken Worship Concert
Fri, Jul 18 | 8:00 pm | Sanctuary
Come join us for a special evening with worship leader Sandra McCracken. A
leader in the retune hymn movement, Sandra will be sharing her heart for
missions, reconciliation in worship, and hymnody. In addition to her own hymn
projects, such as The Builder and the Architect, she is a contributor to Indelible
Grace, a retuned hymn resource. She has made songwriting contributions to
albums from the likes of Audrey Assad to Caedmon’s Call. Some of her most
famous retunes are “Awake My Soul” and “Thy Mercy, My God.” She lives and
worships in Nashville and attends Church of the Redeemer Anglican. Suggested
donation: $5 single, $7 families at the door.
The Five This Summer
Our contemporary evening service, The Five, which meets every Sunday in the
historic Chapel is now starting promptly at 5:00 pm every Sunday, and we aim
to be finished by 6:00 pm promptly. Tim Mayfield and others will be teaching a
mini-series on 'The Heart of Worship."
Street Closings Next Sunday
The World Cup Final will be screened in Old Town Fairfax. The
following street closures and parking restrictions will be in effect
from 12:00 – 9:00 pm, Sun, Jul 13 in the following locations:
North Street from Chain Bridge Road to Old Lee Highway + University Drive
from Main Street to the corner of Fairfax Library. Please plan accordingly.
TRURO FAMILY NEWS
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MISSIONS
Treasure One Ugandan Child:
Compassion Sunday Returns!
by Dr. Mary McDonald
In 1995 our daughter, Ashby, started in
Truro Preschool. I dutifully attended the
Christmas program with my husband,
Jack. Intrigued that the church school
actually shared the love of Christ at their
program, we started going to Truro and
became members.
Having volunteered with Compassion
after living in Kenya, we were excited to
help Diane Hutchins with the incredible
Compassion program, Treasure One
Ugandan Child, an Outreach initiative
supporting
Truro’s
long
standing
relationship with the Diocese of Kigezi.
From 1997 to 2005 (and continuing), over
2,000 children have been sponsored by
Truro parishioners, their families, and
other churches who loved this tangible
way to involve their children and support
their parenting values.
In 1999, I went to veterinary school. Then
we moved to Bolivia, South America with
SAMS, Serving Anglican Missionaries and
Senders, as Truro missionaries.
Now we are back in the US, and I am
working on Gospel goats projects in
Uganda. Last fall, I saw the huge need of
the Bobi (Ugandan Diocese) Anglican
Church school for a Compassion project.
Ugandan Bishop Johnson and the local
Compassion staff agreed!
So, we would like to continue to partner
with Truro to reach both the already
established Kigezi Diocese Compassion
projects - and to begin to treasure the
Bobi children as well! Today, there will
be a Compassion information table. On
Sundays July 20 and 27, child packets
will be available for sponsorship. Please
prayerfully consider the $38 a month
opportunity to invest in a child’s life.
Thank you, Truro for your prayers and
support over the years!
For more info, contact: Mary McDonald,
[email protected] or Diane
Hutchins, [email protected].
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TRURO FAMILY NEWS
JUL 6 – 13, 2014
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Praying in the Kingdom
True Community (continued)
(continued)
They took a little used Greek word (agape) and gave it new meaning. Agape love:
self-sacrificing, self-giving love, love that is not dependent on our own desires
or needs, or indeed on the merits of the object of that love, but overflows out
of God’s own fullness! It was something new to the world’s understanding. And,
to many people, it still is! Our culture is so deeply confused about love, and is
increasingly turning back to an ancient understanding. . . namely, seeing love as
primarily about self-fulfillment, rather than as an act of self-giving!
So we are going to do just that:
• Let’s pray for revival—for our families,
our church and for us!
• Let’s pray for a fresh outpouring of
God’s Holy Spirit this Fall
• Let’s pray for our community and our
nation
• Let’s pray many would come to know
Christ and the fullness of His life
through Truro and its ministries this
Fall.
• Let’s pray for the Fall Alpha course and
for new Amore groups starting.
Join us every Wednesday in August to
pray, worship + listen.
In this week’s passage (1 John 2:3-11), the author affirms that self-sacrificing,
agape love is the heart of True Community, and it is the "new commandment"
that Jesus gave us all at the Last Supper! Conversely, he says that hatred of our
brothers and sisters in Christ demonstrates our darkness and blindness . . . the
very opposite of the self-sacrificial, self-giving love that so illuminated the ancient
world through the early church!
Our world desperately needs to see agape love being practiced in a True
Community, a real "nuts and bolts" context, so that we can understand the nature
of God’s own sacrificial, self-giving love. Otherwise, when the church talks about
"love," or a "God who is love," how will anyone know what we mean?
For more info go to truroanglican.com/experienceamore.
Regular Events Calendar
AA Meeting
Mon @07:00 pm
After Alpha
Wed @07:00 pm
Thu @ 09:30 am
Anglicans for Life at Truro 3rd Wed @07:30 pm
Spanish AWANA
Mon @06:30 pm
Boy Scouts Troop
Tue @07:30 pm
Christian Recovery Group Sun @12:00 pm
Comunidad Hispana
Sun @ 09:30 am
DOK Prayer
Fri @ 09:00 am
DOK Bible Study
Fri @ 10:00 am
KidZone Team Training
Mon @04:30 pm
Love the World Fellowship Sun @01:00 pm
Men’s Bible Studies
Mon @ 06:30 am
Wed @ 06:30 am
Sat @ 07:30 am
Military Prayer
Tue @ 11:30 am
Prison Aftercare
Reading Group
4 Wed @12:00 pm
TIPS ESL
Tue/Thu @ 10:00 am
Mon/Wed @ 07:15 pm
Truro Light Brigade
Sun @02:30 pm
Women’s Bible Study
Tue @ 09:30 am
Thu @ 09:30 am
Sat @ 09:00 am
th
XYZ Fellowship (Seniors)
Fri @12:00 pm
Young Adults
Tue @06:45 pm
Street Address: 10520 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 820, Fairfax, VA 22038-0820
Sunday Morning Children and Youth
Any team member in a KidZone logo black shirt will help find the right place for your child.
Nursery: 3 and younger. Sundays during 8:00 and 10:30 am worship.
Childcare: 5 and under. Sundays during 5:00 pm worship.
Nursing/Cry Room: Located in the Fellowship Room off the Undercroft beneath the Sanctuary.
Sunday School: Pre-K – 6th: meet from 9:30 – 10:30 am on the 1st floor of the Ed Building.
WEE (3 years – K)/KidZone (1st – 6th): Sundays during the 10:30 am service ONLY.
Teens: 7th – 12th grade. ReAwakenings, Sundays from 9:30 – 10:30 am in the Upper Room.
Prayer Opportunities
Prayer teams are available to pray with you on Sundays during Communion and following each
of the services. To receive individual prayer from the Healing Prayer Team (over 2 – 3 sessions),
please call Brandie Fitzgerald, 703.273.1300 x305.
The Intercessory Prayer Team responds to all prayer-line phone calls, prays for parishioners
and visitors, and passes prayer needs along to the prayer chain. To leave prayer requests in a
confidential message box, call 703.273.1300 x450, 24 hours a day.
Planning Your Estate?
Please consider including Truro Anglican Church in your estate plans. For more information,
contact Jim Wilkinson at 703.273.1300 x110 or [email protected].
Needs and Blessings.
Need: Student from Geneva College coming to work in Fairfax at INOVA is in need of an
inexpensive place to live starting in August. If you are able to help, please contact Anna at
[email protected] or 724.513.6557.
Need: Room available to rent in Mannasas to a mature female. Utilities and apt privileges
included. Contact Cathy Tate if interested, 703.455.6146.
For more Needs and Blessings, visit the Marketplace on The City.
Parish Office: 703.273.1300
Parish Fax: 703.591.0737
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.truroanglican.com