parish happenings
A Chance to help a beloved family in need by Bob Tate
Get-Connected Picnic Lunch — Sunday June 24! Want to meet people at Truro? Want to check out our home groups? Come to the Picnic: You are invited to a picnic pot luck lunch after the second service, June 24 on the lawn of the Van Dyck House. What to bring: Bring a potluck meal to share with others Bring something to drink Bring a chair or blanket to sit on Sign up for Summer Fellowship Groups: During the picnic we will have a signup sheet to form groups of 4-6 people who agree to share a couple of meals together over the summer. If you need more information or have questions contact Brandie Fitzgerald, 703.273.1300 x305 or bfitzgerald@truroanglican.com. Life is so much more exciting when you can journey with others!
Baccalaureate Service Attention graduating high school seniors: we love you and we are proud of you for making it this far! We want to celebrate with you and send you off into the next phase of life with a blessing. You, your families, and your friends are invited to a Baccalaureate Service on the evening of June 5, 7:00 – 8:00 pm in the Chapel. Please join us for a reception with the young adults group immediately after. RSVP (with approximate number of guests) to Dave Lilley, dlilley@truroanglican.com.
As many of you may already know, Derek and Cathy Rust and their family will be moving to Australia in June for a time of refreshment and renewal, kind of a sabbatical for the Rusts in their important ministry work. Financially they would very much appreciate some financial support to ensure they can take care of basic expenses whilst in Australia. If you would like to help out with a one-time or a recurring donation, you can send Derek a check in whatever amount you feel so led, and make the check payable to “Derek Rust”, and mail the check to Derek Rust, P. O. Box 352, Middleburg, VA 20118. Although any support you can offer would be most appreciated, any such donation cannot be considered official donations to the Church and cannot be claimed as a tax deduction so would not be tax deductible. Truro Church cannot accept checks made payable to Truro Anglican Church with Derek Rust in the memo line, and if we receive such checks we must return them to the sender.
J2J picnic on the lawn! Help support the J2J team this summer! On the first Sunday of the month the J2J team will be selling lunches, starting June 3 (that’s today!). Bring your picnic blankets, spread them out on the lawn and share some quality time with your church family. If you can’t stay to picnic they are a great grab ‘n’ go quick lunch. Selections will vary each month.
John Howe’s Latest and The History of Truro Parish Re-released Just in Time for Celebrate Truro! Thanks to Christian book store owner, Lyn Adams, we have been made aware of two books that expand on the Celebrate Truro! theme and should be of interest to many at Truro. Anointed by the Spirit written by former rector of Truro Church, Bishop John Howe and the recently re-released A History of Truro Parish will be available for order and/or purchase at Lyn’s store, Joy Unlimited in the City of Fairfax, on Sundays in the Rector’s Forum, or at the Celebrate Truro! table outside, if the sun is shining. 3