pastor@nokesvillecob.org

or by phone at

703-594-2685  (Office)

REMEMBER WITH PRAYER  (Please take a few minutes to visit, call, or send a card to the people listed below):

+The victims, survivors and rescue organizations in Haiti
+Naomi Hatcher
+Jane Vires
+Peggy Sproles
+Leonard & Patsy Wright
+Ella Beahm
+Robert & Galdys Seese
+Gabriel Gannaway (Sylda & Ray de Member’s grandson)
+Carol Brunner
+Gary Stewart
+Charles Shipp
+Virginia Wood
+ Laura Aghdam (A former colleague of Robert Cross, who is being treated for cancer)
+ Doris May
+ Danny Baker
+ John Gorgas
+ Richard Ashworth
+ Billie Cornwell

Those families who have members serving our church in mission or our country:…Austin House and Robert Rudder overseas, Diane Mayhugh, Chris Berge and Ben Bear in the USA.

(Please contact the church office to make additions or corrections to this list –Thank you.)

Living Green

Spring is just around the corner. And with as much snow and ice we had this winter, that means just as much mud and dirt and probably time for an especially good spring cleaning. But “chemicals” don’t always mean “clean” The following are DIY green cleaners which are just as effective as those harsh chemicals and which cause much less concern for your health. This spring try a “green spring clean.”

The Basic Essentials: These eight ingredients will combine to tackle any kind of dirt you have on almost any surface.
Baking Soda — For scrubbing
Borax — For disinfecting and deodorizing
Distilled White Vinegar — Disinfects and breaks up dirt
Hydrogen Peroxide — Disinfects and bleaches
Lemons or Bottled Lemon Juice — Cuts grease
Olive Oil — Picks up dirt and polishes wood
Vegetable Based (Liquid Castile) Soap — All-purpose cleaner
Washing Soda — Stain remover, general cleaner, helps unblock pipes. (Should be handled with gloves and can be found on the laundry aisle).

All-Purpose Cleaner: 1/2 cup Borax, 1 gallon hot water
Mix in bucket (or use smaller amounts in a spray bottle: 1/8 cup borax to 1 quart hot water) dissolving the borax completely wipe clean with rag.

Toilet Bowl: Baking soda, white vinegar
To clean and deodorize, spring toilet bowl with baking soda, add vinegar and scrub with toilet a brush.

Oven: Baking soda, water
Sprinkle surfaces with baking soda and spray with water. Let soak several hours or overnight. Rinse with water.

More ideas and combinations can be found at National Geographic’s “Green Guide” website:
www.thegreenguide.com/home-garden/cleaning/diy-cleaners/2

Biblical Hospitality &
Outreach Workshop

The Mid-Atlantic District is sponsoring upcoming "Biblical Hospitality & Outreach" workshops soon. The workshops will be led by Fred Bernhard, well-known speaker on this subject. The workshops will be held on:

March 6 at Manassas Church of the Brethren
March 13 at Denton Church of the Brethren
March 20 at Bush Creek Church of the Brethren

Annual Conference Registration

Early registration for non-delegates and hotel reservations for the 2010 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. will open on Monday, February 22, 2010, beginning at 12:00 noon Central Standard time.registration fees are as follows:- $95.00; Ages 12 thru 20 - $30.00; Under Age 12 - Free; Current BVS - $25.00.Weekend and daily rates will also be available.will also be able to purchase conference booklets and meal tickets, as well as register for various age-group activities and volunteer opportunities.reservations will also open on Monday, February 22.are six beautiful hotels in downtown Pittsburgh from which to choose. For more information, questions can be directed to the Annual Conference Office at 1-800-323-8039.

Martha Early Circle
February 17,2010

The Martha Early Circle met on February 17th at 9:30 a.m. at the church where five members that attended (Mary Gough, Brenda Hanna, Mary Flory, Robeta Messamer, and Nadine Keys) and thirteen other ladies from local churches and organizations. The following churches and organizations represented were: Community of Education, Farm Bureau, Asbury United Methodist Church, Nokesville Church of the Brethren and Winchester Calvary Church of the Brethren and Greenwich Presbyterian Church.

At noon, Martha Andrews gave the blessing and afterwards we all enjoyed the covered dishes and desserts that were brought to share at the end of the meeting. Lap robes were finished and twelve comforters were finished and six comforters were pinned and tired. We made $20.00 from donations which will be given to the B.A.R.N.

Kathy Richer brought samples of Prayer Shawls. We want to get more people interested in making the shawls for our next Community Sewing Day 2011. If anyone is interested in making the shawls your are welcomed to come to our circle meeting and we can help you get started.

Our next meeting will be March 10th at 10:00 o'clock at the church

Nadine Keys
Secretary

Rainbow Preschool

Registration for Rainbow Preschool has begun and will continue until spaces are filled. Registration is open to all toilet-trained 3- and 4-year-olds. Children must be 3 by September 30, 2010.

For more information pick up a booklet from the preschool or the church office.

Mother / Daughter Banquet

Christmas is the biggest candy-selling season in the U.S. what Holiday ranks second?

Come join us at the Mother and Daughter Banquet "Food Festival" on May 8th at 6:00pm 2010. This year we will be having a pot luck dinner. Bring a dish to share. Drinks will be provided.

Remember that favorite recipe your mother always used to take everywhere or the one everybody asked you for because it is so good? We want that food on our table! Come find out what the top 10 favorite dishes will be. Hunt through your cookbooks. We want to know who has the oldest cookbook. If you think you do, bring it with you.

Also at the Festival there will be plenty of games, trivia and prizes. Start thinking about something to share about a Mother’s Day experience involving food. Maybe it was that favorite restaurant you took your mother to or that special cake you made for her, or anything you might remember. Come and enjoy a fun evening and find out the answer to the opening question.

33rd Annual Meat Canning Project

The 2010 Meat Canning Project will be on Monday, April 5 through Thursday, April 8 at the Christian Aid ministries, 1412 Division Highway, Ephrata, PA 17522. This year this district will maintain the current canning goal of 40,000 pounds of chicken.
The Mid-Atlantic District is again asking for congregations to support the 2010 project by sending a check to the Mid-Atlantic District (noted for meat canning) through April. More information on volunteering for the project with Nokesville COB will be forthcoming.

Disaster Response
Volunteer Opportunities

Winamac, Indiana Flood Recovery: BDM has been asked to return to the Winamac (Pulaski County, Ind.) area to build another new home and repair three others that were damaged in the 2008 flood. The project will restart the week of March 14 and run at least through mid-May. Meanwhile, the homeowners of both newly built homes have been given the go ahead to move in.
Type of Work:We’ll be working on two houses that have been elevated and we will need to start hooking them back up again – electricity, plumbing, gas, HVAC, etc. This will involve some redo of plumbing to make it freezeproof. One house needs a stairway built and new posts set for the porch. The other will need a deck built under a porch and a stairway, entry porch, and cover.
Before starting on the total rebuild, we’ll first salvage a number of items from the damaged house that can be used in the new house. After finishing that task, the house will be torn down and a foundation built so that we can start the rebuild. It is a 40 x 30 house being raised from a slab. Both owners are disabled, so we will have to put in a handicap ramp. We have one additional house to work on which will involve some interior repairs due to roof damage – replacing cabinets and flooring, and repairing wall damage.