Events Calendar

We hope you will join us on Sunday morning for a worship service, at 9:00am or 11:15am, and for Sunday School between services, 10:15-11:00am. Worship at 9:00 am and 11:15 am Sunday School for all ages at 10:15 am For more information, please contact the church office, 703-764-0456 or office@BurkePresChurch.org.

Faith and Public Life, Sunday school series. Join Chip Rotolo, a BPC member, who works for the Pew Research Center and has done extensive research on American religious life and views. For week 1, “Faith Across Generations: Understanding Religious Trends in America.” In this session, we’ll explore the U.S. religious landscape as a whole, including recent trends in how religious engagement has been changing and a closer look at religious engagement across generations and especially among young adults. For week 2, “The…

This study group selects a book of the Bible, and then they read and discuss it a few verses or a chapter at a time. Space for silence is welcome, and there is no deadline to finish. Also, no prerequisites, and no homework! They meet most Tuesday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00am, in the BPC Library and on Zoom. All are welcome! For more information, contact Sherrie Brady via the church office (703-764-0456 or office@BurkePresChurch.org).

A dedicated group who bring their unique talents to help fix and problem solve plumbing, electrical, building (and more) solutions, every Tuesday. When they are done working they head to lunch for continued fellowship. They meet most Tuesday mornings at 10:00am as your schedule allows. All are welcome! For more information, contact BJ Postlewaite via the church office (703-764-0456 or office@BurkePresChurch.org).

Create & Connect, February 3. You are invited to join a circle of friends who like to create (e.g., embroidery, knitting, crocheting, smocking, calligraphy, card making, drawing/sketching, painting, doodling/coloring, etc.) – that meets periodically to create individually while hanging out together. All you need is a portable project or the interest to play with art. We will meet on February 3 at Burke Presbyterian Church in the Gathering Space, from 7:00-9:00pm. If you have any questions, please email Susan Ariale…

After the successful efforts for the Hypothermia Shelter last winter, we are continuing our outreach by supporting FACETS hot meals program. FACETS is a local organization that supports people in vulnerable situations. Our community meals team will be preparing 150 meals for the FACETS van to transport to people in need. We will continue this on the first Wednesday of every month. There are many different ways that you and your family can be part of this relatively new ministry…

What is Rainbow?  Rainbow is our “retreat in the middle of the week” for children in kindergarten through 6th grade and is a primary spiritual formation ministry for kids at BPC. We gather on Wednesdays during the school year from 5:30–7:00 pm for an evening of fellowship, faith, and food. The first hour of a Rainbow evening is filled with a rotation of activities — choir, Bible time, recreation, and creative arts — that help us worship God and learn…

An Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group meets at BPC on Thursdays from 8:00 to 9:00 pm. To access the meeting room, enter the building through a single side door, just around the corner from the main entrance. Walk straight through a large room (the main entrance doors will be on your left) to the East Wing classrooms. The group meets in a double room, E4/E5. For more information, visit the group’s meeting page on the Virginia Alcoholics Anonymous website.

Burke Presbyterian Church is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, February 7, from 7:00am to 11:00am. The INOVA bloodmobile will be parked in our parking lot. This drive is open to neighbors and community members. Questions? Please contact the church office at 703-764-0456 or office@BurkePresChurch.org.

Men of Burke (MOB) meets twice a month for fellowship and mutual support. For more information, contact Roger Sabin via the church office, at 703-764-0456 or office@BurkePresChurch.org.

Our annual congregational meeting will take place on Sunday, February 8, at 12:30pm, accompanied by a chili cook-off.  If you would like to attend the meeting online, use the regular worship links for Zoom or for YouTube, and either “stay on” after the service or tune in at 12:30pm. Please note that voting for this meeting will be available only for those attending the meeting in person in the Meeting House due to technology hurdles. Online viewers are encouraged to ask questions…

Burke Presbyterian Church will host the Fairfax Hypothermia Prevention Program (operated by FACETS) for a week in February, providing food and shelter for 45 to 50 unhoused people. We’re going to need many volunteers, including greeters, meal preparers/servers, and mat cleaners. If you’d like to help, please contact Mara Ashby or Marcy Stennes via the church office, at 703-764-0456 or office@BurkePresChurch.org. Volunteer It takes all hands on deck to help support the week of Hypothermia. We will need breakfast and…