{"id":8031,"date":"2025-11-22T15:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T20:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=8031"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:02:29","slug":"20251123-grateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=8031","title":{"rendered":"20251123 – Stay Woke and Grateful, My Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our 11AM Sunday Worship is live-streamed on the MCC of Northern Virginia Facebook Page!<\/a> <\/strong>Join us Online or inPerson. Afterwards, you can watch our archived videos on youtube.com\/@MCCNoVA25.<\/a>
\n Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings) <\/a>
\nFirst Reading ~ Mark 13:33-37
\nSecond Reading ~ from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. <\/em>
\nRev Emma Chattin – Preaching <\/strong>
\nStay Woke and Grateful, My Friends <\/strong>
\nAre you hibernating, waiting for a more pleasant season to return?
\nOR<\/strong>
\nAre you awake only long enough to hit the Snooze Button? <\/small>
\n<\/small> MCC NoVA – celebrating 44 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2025)<\/strong>
\nCelebrating 57 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 6, 2025)
\nJoin us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia, or live-streamed on our FaceBook page. <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Archived Services available on YouTube!<\/strong>
\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MCCNoVA25<\/a><\/p>\n

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2025 Transgender Day Of Remembrance Service – Nov 20, 2025<\/strong>
\nThere is a link to the live feed of the service on the Unity website – click the image to proceed
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MCC NoVA PRAYER AND CARE<\/strong>
\nRev. Emma or a Care Minister will make use of FaceTime or ZOOM in order to have a time of individual conversation and\/or prayer with you. Just ask and we will schedule a time for this.
\nIf you have any special needs or prayer requests,
\nplease send them to Rev. Emma with CARE REQUEST in the subject line<\/a>. Rev. Emma or a Care Minister will respond accordingly in order to have a time of individual conversation and\/or prayer with you. Just ask and we will schedule a time for this. <\/p>\n

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\nDarwin Dale Bradshaw
\nAugust 3, 1958 – October 17, 2025
\nFROM LEE SHADWICK <\/strong>
\nOn October 17, 2025, the love of my life, Dale Bradshaw, became an angel after a brave multi-year battle with stage 4 cancer. Dale was more than a husband\u2014he was a mentor, a cherished friend, and a beloved pageant coach whose light and love touched countless lives. His absence leaves a profound void, but his spirit continues to shine brightly through all of you.
\nWe invite you to join us for Dale\u2019s Grand Celebration of Life on January 10, 2026, at 2 p.m., at the Manassas Park Community Center, 99 Adams Street, Manassas Park, VA.
\nAttire: Formal\u2014crowns, banners, sequins, and all the sparkle Dale adored are welcomed as we bid him farewell to heaven with the pageantry he so richly deserves.
\nThe service will be followed by a Dessert Reception and fellowship.<\/p>\n

In lieu of flowers, there are two meaningful ways to honor Dale\u2019s legacy:<\/p>\n

Support the Celebration of Life and assist with expenses by contributing:
\n HERE <\/a><\/p>\n

Donate to the Dale Bradshaw Scholarship, sponsored by the Margaret R. Baker Foundation, which will continue Dale\u2019s legacy by investing in the young women who meant so much to him. This annual scholarship will be presented to a contestant in the Miss Virginia Scholarship Competition whose actions and character best reflect Dale\u2019s enduring legacy of compassion, encouragement, and radiant positivity.
\n HERE <\/a>
\nClick \u201cMake a Donation.\u201d Donors will receive a receipt from the Foundation treasurer in January 2026 for tax purposes.<\/p>\n

Lastly, we would be honored to include your photos in the Celebration of Life.
\nPlease upload them to our google drive:
\n HERE <\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your love, support, and for helping us celebrate Dale in the way he would have wanted\u2014full of grace, glitter, and gratitude.
\nAll My Love, Lee<\/p>\n

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\nYou Better Watch Out!\ufeff <\/strong>
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\nAdvent is Coming!
\n(Latin buffs pardon the repetition)<\/p>\n

We will be doing something different this year.
\n       Christmas Stories
\nJoin us as we journey through the holiday season this year with stories and specials from the past!
\nDid someone say Grinch? Charlie Brown? Rudolf? Frosty?
\nWhat do our stories, new and ancient, have to teach us about Christmas? About Miracles? About the Incarnation?
\nFind out as we relive heartwarming moments and tunes with old friends and lessons to be treasured. \ufeff
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\n\ufeffPS\ufeff<\/strong>
\n\ufeffTry to watch as many of the above holiday specials as you are able this year!
\nStarting with Rudolph! \ud83e\udd8c<\/p>\n

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\nSarah Was In Town!<\/strong>
\n\ufeffWe LOVE it when friends drop in for worship, hospitality, and reconnection! <\/p>\n

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Online & Paper Sign Up for Social Hospitality and Monthly Birthday Cake! <\/strong>
\nDid you ever forget when you volunteered to provide Social Hospitality? Or forget to sign up while you were at church? You can now access the schedule and sign up online at
\n Meal Train\u00ae for MCC-NoVA’s Social Hospitality<\/a>.
\nYou can also use it to volunteer to bring the monthly birthday cake. And we’ll continue to have the paper sign-up sheet at church.
\n Contact Jen Yi <\/a> \ufeffif you have any questions. <\/p>\n

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\nHomeless Ministry Service – First Sunday of Every Month <\/strong>
\nWe need your warmth \ufeffto help provide warmth to this underserved community!
\nPlease bring items to the church and we will store until that time.
\nJust an FYI-we serve between 104-125 meals each time we do this service. Let’s give generously!
\n Join us at our monthly feeding of the homeless on Sunday, Dec 7th 2025. <\/strong>
\nOur first meet up location is at 7:45am at the Home Depot on Blenheim Blvd (near Fairfax Circle). Our second stop is just down the street at Christ and St Luke\u2019s church. Both are in Fairfax. We can always use extra hands! <\/p>\n

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While MCC NoVA has always contributed financially to FACETS, a nonprofit that aims to help meet the needs of those who suffer the effects of poverty and homelessness in Fairfax, we also actively contribute by physically assisting with the feeding of the homeless in Fairfax City, as well as helping to provide for their other needs, thanks to Team Leaders … and perhaps you? Volunteers welcome!<\/p>\n

HOMELESS MINISTRY NEEDS:<\/strong>
\nBananas, Applesauce Cups, Apple Juice, Tangerines, Feminine Toiletries, Socks, Wash Cloths, etc.
\nPlease bring these items to the church by the end of this month so they can be distributed the 1st Sunday of next month. <\/p>\n

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THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH IS CAKE SUNDAY!<\/strong>
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\nIf you have a Birthday during the month
\nlet us celebrate with you on the First Sunday (Nov 2nd)!
\nBig Thanks to Lee and the Cake Team!<\/p>\n

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\n2026 Stewardship
\nIt’s not Noah’s Ark! It’s MCC NoVA’s STEWARDship!
\nHelp MCC NoVA Sail Into 2026! <\/strong>
\nClimb aboard<\/em> HERE!<\/a><\/strong>
\nLet us know how you hope to support MCC NoVA in the coming year! This will help us to plan for 2026!<\/p>\n

It’s not just finances, but all the ways you hope to support!
\n(you know… swabbing the decks, handling the sails, working the galley…)<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe form can be changed, revised, and modified at any time.
\nThis just helps us to plan ahead.
\nDownload the form, fill in, and return by snail mail or e\/mail.
\nThen let us know what animal you would like on the STEWARDship!<\/p>\n

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The week In and Around our Community – Looked like THIS! <\/strong>
\n Nov 16th<\/a>
\n Nov 9th<\/a> and
\n Nov 2nd <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Help MCC NoVA Continue with Hope Into The Future!<\/strong>
\nWe are here to serve YOU, the community!
\nMCC of Northern Virginia continues outreach and ministry to marginalized communities,and serves as an LGBTIQQA+ Community Center in the Heart of Fairfax City, standing Out and Proud as an essential counterpoint to less affirming voices.
\nEspecially in times such as these when we feel needed more than ever before, we are grateful for your continued support!
\nIt is only through your generosity and faithfulness that we are able to continue our ministry and tend to our community building while building community!
\nYour support makes this possible.
\n Link for on-line giving via Paypal <\/a>
\nYou may also mail a check directly to the church office:
\nThe Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia
\n10383 Democracy Lane
\nFairfax, VA 22030<\/strong>
\nWe are grateful for your continued generosity as we move forward into a future with deep needs and boundless possibilities for our community!
\nBlessings and Thank You! <\/p>\n

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