Children’s Disaster Services trains and certifies volunteers for specialized child care after disaster. CDS volunteers work cooperatively with the American Red Cross, providing a safe environment and a comforting presence for children impacted by traumatic events. For more information, contact Jim Dorsch at 240-*409-7206 or
Children’s offerings this year will be going to support Habitat for Humanity. The Mid-Atlantic District Church of the Brethren is sponsoring a Habitat House to be built this year in Hagerstown, MD. District wide efforts are under way to raise funds to finance and build the home in partnership with the family who will live there. For more information, visit the District website or Habitat for Washington County. Oakton contacts for this program are Debbie Seidel, Karl Wilkerson, or Bridget Beach.
The Oakton Church of the Brethren Community Concert Series welcomes clarinetist Adam Ebert and pianist Raffi Kasparian for a return engagement on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at 4 p.m. This time the two musicians are joined by guest artist cellist David Cho. Musical selections will include “Premiere Rhapsodie” by Claude Debussy, “Five Bagatelles” by Gerald Finzi, Trio Opus 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven, and Preludes for Piano (arranged for clarinet) by George Gershwin.
No tickets or reservations are required for this hour long free concert — just come, take a seat and enjoy! Donations will be accepted for the outreach programs of Oakton Church of the Brethren.
The church is located at 10025 Courthouse Rd., Vienna, Va., where Courthouse Rd. intersects Rt. 123 near Oakton. If you’d like more information, contact the church office at 703-281-4411 or .
About the Musicians – Adam Ebert is the assistant principal clarinetist with the United States Army Band. Raffi Kasparian recently retired as pianist for the United States Army Chorus. Both men perform with the Fairfax Choral Society. Musical highlights for David Cho include performances with the Kennedy Center Opera and Ballet, the National Gallery Orchestra and Wolf Trap.
| September 2015 Volunteers | ||||
| Duty | 9/6/2015 | 9/13/2015 | 9/20/2015 | 9/27/2015 |
| Preacher: | Randy Yoder | Dick Shreckhise | Dick Shreckhise | Dick Shreckhise/Randy Yoder |
| Worship Leader: | Missy Burket | Mark Phillips | Kate Jacobsen | Bob Seidel |
| Children’s Story | Rob Powell | Debbie Seidel | Jan Burket | Mark Wilkerson |
| Acolyte: | Drew Seidel | Bobby Schultz | Cyrus Kianersi | Carter MacKinnon |
| Greeters: | Zience/Roth | Wingert | Meadows/Wilkerson | Ferrari/Judd |
| Organists Hymn Leader: |
Shafer/Strong | TBD/MacKinnon | Shafer/Carson/Wuhrman | Shafer/Strong |
| Counters: | Ferrari/Judd | Wilkerson/Beach | Biddle/Connolly | Levesques |
| Nursery: | Jerry Anne Kines | Karen Richardson | Kay Lee | Missy Burket |
| Nursery: | Casey Comer | Cortland Comer | Hannah Seidel | Emma Bachman |
| Nursery: | Hannah Seidel | Emma Bachman | Katelyn Judd | Casey Comer |
| Nursery (SS): | N/A | Scott Seidel | Leah Landes | Kim Ferrari |
| Children’s Church Leader: |
Karen Richardson | Michelle Gill | Debbie Seidel | Debbie Seidel |
| Children’s Church Helper: |
Seth Strong | Drew Seidel | Miller Kines | |
| Coffee Time: | N/A | |||
| Nursery Toy Cleaners: | Seidel Family | Seidel Family | Seidel Family | Seidel Family |
You don’t have to know how to ring or read music, but you do need to be able to count and commit to practice once a week, beginning in September. Contact Kim Ferrari at 703-266-0120 or for more information. If you would like to try ringing before committing, let me know that too. We can set-up a workshop so you can learn bell techniques and find out how much fun it is to be a bell ringer! Hope to hear from you soon.
…will resume on Sunday, September 20th. Please mark your calendars in preparation. MORE SINGERS are needed for all voice parts. Please email John Shafer at if you have any questions. The choir rehearses at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings in the sanctuary.