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Northern Virginia ICP and Sharing Sacred Spaces
Burke Presbyterian Church is participating in the Northern Virginia Interreligious Communities Project (ICP) with Sharing Sacred Spaces and local host Rumi Forum. The ICP brings together religious and spiritual communities to visit one another’s sacred spaces, learn about each other, extend hospitality, and build an interfaith community. Join us as we collaborate to explore sacred architecture, get to know one another, heal divides, deepen understanding of self and others, create community, and build an inspiring future. The ICP will be…
Church is a Group Project
Acts 2:1-21 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5 Now there were devout…
Church Is Not Ours
John 17:1-11 After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work…
Church Is Unfinished
Acts 17:22-28 22 Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely spiritual you are in every way. 23 For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does…
“At The River” documentary
Register to attend this screening of At The River, presented by Burke Presbyterian Church and the Dismantling Racism Team of the National Capital Presbytery. At The River is a feature length documentary about a certain time and place in the deep South. In the civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s, most Presbyterian ministers stood on the banks of the cultural river of segregation and white supremacy. They opted not to stir the waters in their congregations and communities…
Gardening Day
Come out and join us, rain or shine, to learn how you can participate and get your hands dirty, planting and weeding. If it rains, we’ll meet in the Gathering Space. Bring your gloves, small gardening tools, and if you have one, a shovel. For more information, contact BJ Postlewaite at office@BurkePresChurch.org.
Tumaini Orphan Care Fundraiser
This post was written by Susan Kipp. Burke Presbyterian Church and Clifton Presbyterian Church have supported the Tumaini Orphan Care Program (TOCP) in Kibwezi, Kenya, since 2004. Help us continue this important work! Support our annual Mother’s Day fundraiser. Our goal this year is $18,000. (It takes about $600 to support one child per year.) Consider giving in honor of the mother figures in your life who have made a difference to you! Tumaini means HOPE in Kiswahili. HOPE is…
Youth Sunday ~ Worship at 9:00 am & 11:15 am
Students in grades 7 through 12 will help lead worship in a variety of ways, from reading a prayer or passage from scripture, to being an usher. Seniors will be invited to participate in a panel. If you’re a youth who would like to be part of this service but haven’t been in touch with Pastor Adam, please write to him at office@BurkePresChurch.org. Information for children: The nursery (for toddlers and babies) is available in Room LL-1 on the lower…
AA Meeting
An Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group meets at BPC on Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 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.