Upcoming Events
Faith in Real Life
APR 27 - MAY 18 | 9:15AM | MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
For four weeks starting April 27, Christian Formation elders are excited to introduce a new series that will look at four different spheres of struggle and ordinary life and explore together how the faith we proclaim can speak to these struggles of our real life: (1) health struggles, (2) job unpredictability, (3) family burdens, and (4) adult friendship. Pastor Henry Brinton starts us off April 27 with Faith in Real Life: Health Struggles. He will speak from his own personal experience and invite others to share, as well. This is a great opportunity for members of the community to strengthen one another during the struggles of real life that we all face.
Hiking Group
APR 26 | 10AM | BULL RUN (CLIFTON)
The Hiking Group gathers for hikes across Northern Virginia to enjoy God’s creation and community together. All are welcome!
Sip & Savor Group
APR 27 | 12:30PM | TOTAL WINE GREENBRIAR
Sip & Savor gathers for lunch, drinks, wine-tastings, and fellowship at different restaurants, breweries, and wineries around the area. Use the sign-up link for more information!
Board Game Group
MAY 3 | 7PM | GAME & COMICS PAIR O’ DICE
The board game group gathers at a local Fairfax spit to build community through board games of all kinds!
National Park Group Hike
MAY 4 | 12:30PM | GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK (MCLEAN)
This final fifth session includes a short hike with reflection at Great Falls, a national park in our very own area of Northern Virginia.
Thursday Book Group
MAY 15 | 9:30-11AM | ROOM 110
All are invited to discuss the new book The Prayer of Unwanting: How the Lord's Prayer Helps Us Get Over Ourselves -- And Why That Might Be a Good Thing, by Presbyterian pastor David Williams. Available on amazon and other online retailers. This discussion will be from 9:30 to 11 AM, in-person and via zoom. Contact Henry Brinton for the zoom link. Bonus: Author David Williams will lead the discussion!
Hiking Group
MAY 17 | 10AM | MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
The Hiking Group gathers for hikes across Northern Virginia to enjoy God’s creation and community together. All are welcome!
Young Adults Small Group
MAY 24 | 10AM | RSVP FOR ADDRESS
We gather at various young adults’ (20s-30s-ish) members’ homes for brunch, conversation, fellowship, and connection. This group is a beautiful mix of individuals, couples, young families, and more. All young adults (and their children) are welcome!
Board Game Group
MAY 31 | 7PM | GAME & COMICS PAIR O’ DICE
The board game group gathers at a local Fairfax spit to build community through board games of all kinds!
Hiking Group
JUN 7 | 10AM | CROSS COUNTY TRAIL (OAKTON)
The Hiking Group gathers for hikes across Northern Virginia to enjoy God’s creation and community together. All are welcome!
Field Trip to Harriet Tubman Site
JUN 7 | ALL DAY | HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CENTER (CHURCH CREEK, MD)
As part of our Matthew 25 focus on dismantling racism, we will take a field trip in the FPC van to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Center, Saturday, June 7, leaving FPC at 8:30 AM. Explore "Tubman’s world … her faith, family and community … her childhood in Maryland, her emancipation from slavery, her time as a conductor on the Underground Railroad and her continuous advocacy for justice" (https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/eastern/tubman.aspx). No charge, but bring a bag lunch. We will meet in the Fairfax Presbyterian Church parking lot. RSVP to hgbrinton@gmail.com.
Sip & Savor Group
JUN 8 | 12:30PM | WINERY AT LAGRANGE
Sip & Savor gathers for lunch, drinks, wine-tastings, and fellowship at different restaurants, breweries, and wineries around the area. Use the sign-up link for more information!
Mother Emanuel Book Talk & Signing
JUN 13 | 7PM | FELLOWSHIP HALL
All are invited to a book talk at FPC on Friday, June 13, at 7:00 PM. Hear Kevin Sack, Pulitzer-prize-winning New York Times journalist and author of the new book Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church. "Dylan Roof’s callous murder of nine people during Bible study opens a window into the power of the Black Church in an historic city in the American South. Race, religion, and terror combine for an extraordinary story of America, the resilience of a people, and their capacity to forgive in order to live with unimaginable grief” (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., author of Begin Again). Event is free of charge, but EventBrite tickets are required for planning purposes. Register using the QR code "Scan me!" For more information, contact Henry Brinton at hgbrinton@gmail.com