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SEPTEMBER  2010
Thurs, Sep 2
10am - noon
Caregiver's Support Group meeting at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.
Mon, Sep 13
noon - 2pm
Lunch N’ Life at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Rd, Vienna, VA 22181.  Click for directions.  Mimi Clark Gronlund, daughter of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark, will discuss her father’s illustrious career and the factors in his upbringing and education that helped form his judicial philosophy.  Ms. Gronlund recently wrote a biography highlighting her father’s accomplishments, titled “Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, A Life of Service.” The book offers a rare look into the personal side of public life.
Free blood pressure screening begins at 11am.  Cost: $10.00.  Reservation and prepayment required by Fri, Sep 3rd.  Download information and reservation form. (PDF format)
Tues, Sep 14
1pm
Congregational Advisory Council meeting at Vienna Baptist Church.
Wed, Sep 15
9:30am
Board of Directors meeting at Vienna Baptist Church.
Thurs, Sep 16
10am - noon
Caregiver's Support Group meeting at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.
Tues, Sep 21
9:30am - 3pm
DC Mall Garden Tour.  Excursion will start with a 45-minute guided tour of the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden led by horticulturist Janet Draper.  Bus will then take us to Mitsitam Café in the American Indian Museum for lunch; everyone selects and pays for their own meal.  After lunch we will take a short walk to the US Botanic Garden for a 45-minute docent-led tour of the indoor gardens and galleries in the Conservatory.  Following this you will have time to explore the National Garden, whose major features are the Rose Garden, the Butterfly Garden, the Lawn Terrace, the First Ladies' Water Garden, the Regional Garden, and an outdoor amphitheater.  Cost: $35.00.  Reservation and prepayment required by Tues, Sept 7th. TRIP FULL  For additional info, call the Shepherd’s Center office at 703-281-0538, email office@scov.org, or download information and reservation form (PDF format).
Thurs, Sep 23
10am - noon
Open House Registration for Fall AIL classes at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 22124.
Thurs, Sep 30
9am - 2pm
Fall AIL classes begin at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), Oakton. 

 

OCTOBER  2010
Thurs, Oct 7
9am - 2pm
AIL classes at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), Oakton.
Thurs, Oct 7
10am - noon
Caregiver's Support Group meeting at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.
Wed, Oct 13 Whole Foods 5% Day.  Whole Foods Market Vienna will donate 5% of their total sales to Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna and Our Daily Bread.  The more people who come and shop the more money our organization will receive.  Whole Foods is open from 8 AM to 9 PM and is located at 143 Maple Ave East, Vienna, VA 22180. 
Thurs, Oct 14
9am - 2pm
AIL classes at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), Oakton.
Thurs, Oct 14
11am - 1pm
Flu shot clinic administered by INOVA HealthSource at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.  Cost: $25.00.  There is no charge for qualified Medicare Part B beneficiaries; you MUST bring your Medicare card.
Sun, Oct 17
3:00pm
"An Afternoon of Live Jazz"  fund-raiser concert at Vienna Baptist Church, 541 Marshall Rd SW, Vienna, VA 22180.  Virginia songstress Nancy Scimone and her Red Bird Jazz Band will perform a  sophisticated program featuring standard jazz faire designed to be uplifting, soothing and energizing.  It includes songs by Ellington, Berlin, Gershwin, Mercer and many more popular favorites. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.  To order tickets call the Shepherd’s Center at 703-281-0538 or download the order form (PDF format).  One hundred per cent of all funds raised will directly support the Shepherd’s Center.  Click for directions.
Wed, Oct 20
9:30am
Board of Directors meeting at Vienna Baptist Church.
Thurs, Oct 21
9am - 2pm
AIL classes at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), Oakton.
Thurs, Oct 21
10am - noon
Caregiver's Support Group meeting at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.
Wed, Oct 27
7am - 5:45pm
Gettysburg Tour.  Join us for an all-day tour to “The Queen of Civil War Battle Sites,” Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. After viewing a twenty-minute movie and the Battle Cyclorama at the new Gettysburg National Battlefield Park museum, participants will have one hour and fifteen minutes for self-exploration in the museum’s fourteen exhibit areas. The bus will take the group to nearby restaurants for a self-purchased lunch. Then the bus will return to the Park for a two and one-half hour professionally guided tour of the Battlefield. This guided tour will all be on the bus.  Cost: $50.00.  Reservation and prepayment required by Monday, Sept 20th.  For additional info, call the Shepherd’s Center office at 703-281-0538, email office@scov.org, or download information and reservation form (PDF format). 
Wed, Oct 27
9:30am - 1:30pm
Caregiver's Rest and Relaxation Day at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 8603 Wolftrap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182.  The Shepherd's Center, in conjunction with the Alzheimer's Family Day Center and Arden Courts of Annandale,  is sponsoring a special day of rest and relaxation designed for older adult caregivers (age 50 and older).  Activities will include exercise, massages, speakers, entertainment, and lunch.  Day care for your care receiver is available upon request but space is limited.  There is no charge for this event.  Reservations required; call office at 703-281-0538 for additional details or to register.  Deadline to register is Wed, Oct 20th.  Click for directions.
Thurs, Oct 28
9am - 2pm
AIL classes at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), Oakton.

 

NOVEMBER  2010
Thurs, Nov 4
9am - 2pm
AIL classes at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), Oakton.
Thurs, Nov 4
10am - noon
Caregiver's Support Group meeting at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.
Mon, Nov 8
noon - 2pm
Lunch N’ Life at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Rd, Vienna, VA 22181.  Click for directions.  Using the Untapped Potential of our Minds — Is It Magic?  Rucj Uffelman has done extensive study of the untapped and unused powers of the human mind and his presentation will demonstrate some of these mental powers. You will be surprised and amazed by what you see and hear during this unique entertainment experience!
Free blood pressure screening begins at 11am.  Cost: $10.00.  Reservation and prepayment required by Fri, Oct 29th.  Download information and reservation form. (PDF format)
Mon, Nov 8
Wed, Nov 10
10am - 3pm
AARP Mature Drivers Class, an 8-hour classroom refresher course designed especially for drivers 50 years of age and older.  Held at Oakton United Methodist Church, 2951 Chain Bridge Rd, Oakton, VA 22124.  Cost $12.00 for AARP members, $14.00 for non-members; payable at first class.  You must attend both sessions to be awarded a certificate of completion.  Reservations required; call office at 703-281-0538.  Download reservation form. (PDF format)
Wed, Nov 10
10am - 3pm
Second session of AARP Mature Drivers Class, an 8-hour classroom refresher course designed especially for drivers 50 years of age and older.  Held at Oakton United Methodist Church, 2951 Chain Bridge Rd, Oakton.  See Nov 9 above for registration information.
Thurs, Nov 11
8am - 3:30pm
24th Annual Caregiver Conference. The Northern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium is hosting a conference for family and professional caregivers entitled "Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul".  To be held at the First Baptist Church of Alexandria, 2932 King Street, Alexandria, VA, 22302.  Cost is $25 which includes continental breakfast, lunch, materials and certificate of attendance.  Registration must be postmarked by Nov. 1Download reservation form. (PDF format)
Thurs, Nov 11
9am - 2pm
AIL classes at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), Oakton.
Wed, Nov 17
9:30am
Board of Directors meeting at Vienna Baptist Church.
Thurs, Nov 18
9am - 2pm
Fall AIL classes end.  Hope to see you in January!
Thurs, Nov 18
10am - noon
Caregiver's Support Group meeting at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF), 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.
Tues, Nov 23
7:30pm
12th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 8603 Wolftrap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182.  We invite all members of the community to pray and worship together for peace and unity in the world.  Choirs from various congregations in our community will join together to provide inspiring music.  A love offering will be collected to help support the needy.  For information, call the office at 703-281-0538.  Click for directions.

 

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