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Today is the 28th August 2008
Kids For Jesus Virtue Clubs Attracts New Parishioners from Holy Trinity Catholic Church at “Circus of the Stars” Kick-off Event
From 10 am to 12 pm on Tuesday, July 29th, around 70 children and their parents gathered at James S. Long Park in Haymarket for a Holy Trinity Church Kids for Jesus (K4J) “Circus of the Stars” event to highlight the K4J Clubs starting up again this year in Gainesville at Holy Trinity. The virtue on display at this fun event was “balance”. Kids, ages 3-8, had fun making their own circus masks, balancing a peanut race, animal through a Hula Hoop Toss, Bucket and Sponge Tightrope race, Balloon animals, receiving face painting, and more. The highlight of the event was a two-man juggling show featuring pastor Father Peffley and parishioner / Catholic youth minister Rob Tessier!
News Section: Local News,
August 3 – 9 is Declared Farmers’ Market Week in Virginia by Governor Kaine
Richmond, July 24th – Since Governor Kaine declared August 3rd thru 9th “Farmer’s Market Week in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging Virginians to shop at local farmers markets where they can buy products at their peak “freshness, flavor and nutritional value.” More often you can find wide variety of products including flowers, organic items, cheeses, meats, homemade preserves, handcrafted items and even livestock. VDACS is challenging Virginians to “Eat Local for a Day” and create a video showing the foods and beverages you chose and how you prepared and enjoyed them. The best video will win a prize packet of Virginia products and will be posted on the VDACS website and YouTube. Details can be found at www.virginiagrown.com
News Section: Local News,
Nokesville Farmers’ Market Hosts Author Richard Morris
Nokesville, VA – Author Richard Morris spoke at the Nokesville Farmers’ Market on July 26th and he described how five years ago his morbidly obese condition, weighing over 400 pounds caused him to suffer from sleep apnea, hyper tension, and diabetes to name the more serious conditions. At the time Richard lived in New York City, where everyone walks and it was torture for him to walk or stand anywhere. Morris began to realize that food was the problem and he decided to fast one day. He made it through breakfast and lunch but wound up eating some baked chicken and drinking water for dinner and then woke up feeling pretty good, so he decided to do that again. The next day he felt great and realized that this diet had no artificial ingredients such as colors, flavors, glutamates, cyclamates, and citrates, so he called his wife and said they were going to back to eating the way their grandparents ate.
News Section: Local News,
Families Enjoyed 2nd Annual Nature Adventure at Nokesville Park
Fifty Families walked the trails and visited twelve nature stations throughout Nokesville Park and learned about bugs, trees, birds, watershed conservation, streams, and stars. Children received a stamp in their activity book for each station completed and at the end each family received a prize for learning about nature. Activities included bug and bird identification, plant rubbings, printing with rubber fish, making binoculars, finding what doesn’t belong in the woods, listening to star stories and learning about the watershed. The stream exploration was a favorite with the children where they could catch a fish or tadpole and put it back or see underwater snails.
News Section: Local News,
Virginia Cooperative Extension Environment and Natural Resources’ “Saturdays in the Garden” is Successful Series
Twenty-five people came to the “Teaching Garden” located at 9535 Linton Hall Road, in Bristow at the Benedictine Monastery on Saturday, July 12th for the fourth free lecture program held by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Environment and Natural Resources. The lecture focused on drought tolerant plants, herbs, as well as plants which attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Speakers focused on their particular subject and then attendees could see examples in the “Teaching Garden.”
News Section: Local News,
BEACON Hosts Disaster Preparedness Workshop Given by Voluntary Action Center
Deborah Wood, Director of BEACON, http://www.beaconliteracy.org/about-us, a literacy program for adults in Prince William County, introduced Bonnie who is the Disaster Services Coordinator for the Voluntary Action Center, http://www.volunteerprincewilliam.org/introduction.html. Deborah organized the free Disaster Preparedness Workshop on July 16th, especially for adults learning English, so they could be prepared in the event of natural and manmade disasters. Bonnie created a “Jeopardy” style game board where participants answered questions about disaster preparedness. Adrienne, a volunteer translator for BEACON was on hand to translate what Bonnie said for those adults not yet fluent in English.
News Section: Local News,
Phases of Womanhood Seminar on Forgiveness July19th
“Turning Toward God: Learning to Forgive” is a seminar that will be held on July 19th at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Saturday, July 19th, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in the parish hall. The cost is $20 per person and registration is required. To register go to the Phases of Womanhood web site at: www.phasesofwomanhood.org to register online. According to their web site, the Phases of Womanhood, Inc. was founded in 2003 by a group of Catholic women from the Washington, DC area. The mission of the Phases of Womanhood is to bring clarity to crucial issues surrounding women in our culture and to help women discover their true fulfillment.
News Section: Local News,
Hay Market Masonic Lodge No. 313 Raised $5,500 at Ride to the Wall Event
The “Ride to the Wall” event on May 25th, hosted by the Hay Market Masonic Lodge, No. 313, raised $5,500 to benefit Brittany Leap and the NBIA Association. To learn about NBIA, visit their web site at: www.nbiadisorders.org Approximately 20 riders/ members participated from local area Masonic Lodges to enjoy a country breakfast prior to visiting and honoring the men and women who served the United States at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, DC.
News Section: Local News,
Chairman To Testify At House Policy Committee Hearing
Prince William County, Virginia . . . Corey A. Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, has been invited to participate in a panel discussion on Tuesday, July 8th , 2008, at noon, before the House Republican Policy Committee, at the Library of Congress, Members Room of the Jefferson Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C.
News Section: Local News,
Motivating Your Children by Understanding Their Temperament
Parents filled the classroom at Holy Trinity Church to listen to Art Bennett, the last Parenting Series speaker, on how to “Motivate Your Children by Understanding Their Temperament.” Art Bennett is Director of the Alpha Omega Clinic and Consultation Centers, a licensed marriage counselor and family therapist for twenty years. For more information about the Alpha Omega Clinic, visit their web site at: www.aoccs.org The Alpha Omega Clinic also is involved with True Presence and Alabanza web hosting in running the Unity Restored web site, www.ur.solcionxpress.com The purpose of the web site is prevent and solve problems related to pornography. In addition to the book “The Temperament God Gave You” which he co-authored with his wife Laraine, they are ready to release a book about marriage and the temperaments.
News Section: Local News,
Scott Lewczak Wins National Auto Art Contest
Scott Lewczak, owner of Art Works and Sign Farm, won First, and Fifth place, as well as an Honorable Mention in the Commercial Vehicle category for this years’ “Auto Art Contest” sponsored by Sign Business Magazine and National Business Media, Inc. Scott’s winning designs are featured in the June issue of Sign Business Magazine. The magazine which is available by subscription gave BristowEnews.com permission to feature the pages featuring Scott’s work.
News Section: Local News,
PWSPCA Wants You to Beat the Heat for Animals!
The Prince William Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has updated their web site for summer. They are featuring a “Friends for Life” photo contest of adopted pets to be published in the upcoming calendar that will be available in October. So get your camera out this summer and submit your pet friendly photos by August 15th. You can register on the Prince William SPCA web site, www.pwspca.org and the cost is $5.00 per entry. You can mail in your entry or register online.
News Section: Local News,
2nd Season of the Nokesville Farmers' Market Has Great Start!
The Nokesville Farmer’s Market began with a record attendance of vendors and customers last Saturday. There are now 21 vendors participating for the season. Please come out
and support this venture which aims to grow our very local economy and
community.
There is a great variety of in-season produce including vegetables,
fruits, herbs, and plants as well as many delectable home-baked goods.
Some of the vendors are offering delicious jams and jellies (including
an amazing Jalapeno Jelly). We have a number of crafters and artists
selling wares and even some livestock for sale.
News Section: Local News,
Nokesville Farmer’s Market Grand Opening Day
There were fresh farm eggs; there were live chickens for sale, exotic meat cuts such as Emu Steak, and variety of fresh produce from lettuce to tomatoes. There was live music provided by Leroy Bates, a local and aspiring musician.
News Section: Local News,
Sister Patricia and the Bridge to Rwanda Project
BristowEnews.com received the following update from Sister Patricia, proposed projects and ways people may provide assistance.
Sister Patricia is now safe in Rwanda with her beloved handicapped and orphaned children. She is grateful that she hand-carried a tabernacle and monstrance, donated by Bishop O’Connell High School and Holy Family Academy. They are in use at the chapel of the handicapped orphanage.
Many people ask me what more they can do to assist. Primarily, we should pray for her just as she, the other sisters and children, pray for us. Sister has a strong faith that God will provide. She is extremely thankful for her visit to Virginia, and is especially touched by the outpouring of kindness and support, which she received from a number of schools and parishes in the diocese. Bridge to Rwanda is blessed to have received contributions from people in Ashburn, Warrenton, Manassas, Bristow, Gainesville, Annandale, Woodbridge, Burke, Fairfax, Arlington, Nokesville, Alexandria, and Springfield! With the help of Catholics in Northern Virginia, the orphanages should be funded through the end of 2008.
News Section: Local News,
Raising Children in Christ Centered Home
Greg Witherow, a father of eight children spoke at the Parenting Series hosted by Holy Trinity Catholic Parish. Greg stated that our primary objective as parents should be to raise our children as model citizens for heaven and that although people may compliment your family on how well behaved they are, raising children is chaotic. He believes that children, who internalize the Gospel, will have hearts for Christ and the reason we have children is so that we can get to heaven. One of the primary things to remember is that we are called to faithful and not successful.
News Section: Local News,
Local Farmers And Growers Gearing For Opening Day
Nokesville, VA- It's that time of year again. Warmer weather brings out
local farmers, bakers and local artisans to begin the 2008 operating season
of the Nokesville Farmers' Market, located just inside Nokesville near
Fitzwater Drive and Nokesville Road (Rt. 28), about five minutes from
Bristow. Opening day is Saturday, June 7, 2008.
Nokesville Farmers' Market
June 2, 2008
Contact: Pablo Teodoro
703-794-7057
nokesvillefarmersmarket@gmail.com
News Section: Local News,
Happy Birthday BristowEnews.com
May 23, 2008 (Memorial Day)
From the desk of the Publisher:
Happy 1st Birthday Bristowenews.com!
Today officially marks the 1st anniversary of the online magazine. It’s been quite a learning curve. And along the way we have developed internal processes and procedures for writing and publishing articles for the residents of Bristow, Gainesville, and Nokesville, Virginia. Among other things we have accomplished last year is migrating the blog-like new magazine into a full fledged and customized Web Frame application. Our publishing time was cut down in half as a result of the application we developed internally. We also integrated web statistics and on occasionally check our web site traffic. We average about 12-20k hits per week depending on the story, time of the month, and generally consider it atypical cyclical. For instance our site was overloaded during the last November 2007 Virginia Senate election. We typically average about 1.5-2k unique URLS in a given month, and looking through our stats generally find interesting stuff people look for and sometimes base our stories on them.
News Section: Local News,
Nokesville Day, May 17, 2008
Nokesville, VA.
Local residents and community members of outlying communities officially kicked off the 35th Annual Nokesville day on May 17, 2008. The parade was held on 1 ½ - 2 miles stretch along Fitzwater Drive, Nokesville VA. About 2,000 local residents and guests attended this annual event. The parade officially had a prompt start at 11:30 am. The Nokesville Fire Department Number 5 led the opening ceremony by blasting the fire truck siren horn marking the beginning of the event.
News Section: Local News,
Brentsville Courthouse Farm Day May 17th
Prince William County Department of Public Works and the Historic Preservation Division hosted a fabulous “Farm Day” for local area residents and their children on the pristine grounds of the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre. Children were invited to learn about 19th century farm skills through activities such as candle dipping, butter making, carding wool, pounding corn and open hearth cooking. The activities took place near the “Haislip-Hall House” which was originally located in Braemar off Vint Hill Road and was moved to the Brentsville Courthouse location in 2000. The restoration of the “Haislip-Hall House” was completed in 2008 and included replacing the original cedar siding, constructing a porch and instillation of the fireplace and chimney, according to Prince William County. The house has a window where visitors can see the original materials used in the construction of the three room farm house that Samuel Haislip built for his wife and seven children.
News Section: Local News,
Lawn and Garden Show 2008
Benedictine Monastery, Bristow, VA
Today marks the 9th Annual Lawn and Garden Show held on lawns of the Benedictine Monastery. This is the 2nd year this event was held at the Benedictine Monastery. The event was sponsored by the Master Gardeners of Prince William with partnership with the Virginia Cooperative Extension. Several exhibitors show case their products and services to the general public. The event attracted about 600 plus visitors and patrons. The parking lot was already 1/3 full prior to opening at 9 am on May 3, 2008. Among the vendors who participated were:
- Prestige Landscape
- Northern VA Woodcarvers
- Echo Hills
- Weedman Lawn care
- Thunder Ridge Emu Products
- Grigg Design
- P&H Nursery
News Section: Local News,
Public Hearing: Bristow Commons May 6, 2008
From the desk of the Editor:
We had inquiries about our story/editorial comments – Bristow Commons, Great Idea Wrong Location! In all fairness, we are publishing an excerpt email request from the developers of Bristow Commons. It is our intent to inform local residents of Bristow, Gainesville, and Nokesville of the current events affecting the local community. Again, Bristowenews.com is neither an agent nor endorses their product. Thank you for patronizing our weekly news magazine.
News Section: Local News,
Holy Trinity Parishioners to Welcome Pope Benedict XVI
Holy Trinity Parishioners to Welcome Pope Benedict XVI
Holy Trinity Catholic Church parishioners will be among the thousands of area Catholics who will be welcoming Pope Benedict XVI this week and attending the papal mass to be celebrated at the Nationals Baseball Stadium in Washington, DC this Thursday. Pope Benedict XVI’s visit gives him the opportunity to reach out to the 70 million Catholics in the United States. The pope’s itinerary in Washington, DC will include meeting President and Mrs. Bush, local dignitaries of the church and apostolic nuncio; a prayer service with Buddhists, Muslims, Hindi, Jews and representatives of other religions at the John Paul II Cultural Center.
News Section: Local News,
Sister Patricia and the Bridge to Rwanda
Sister Patricia and the Bridge to Rwanda Come to Gainesville
Sister Patricia Mukanyonga spoke at Holy Trinity Church to tell area residents about her work helping two hundred orphan children left without parents or family as a result of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Africa. Rwanda is a poor country and many people earn thirty five cents a day, as a result children are abandoned because their families cannot feed them. Sister Patricia also helps the sick inflicted with AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Bridge to Rwanda charitable organization is less than three years old and has supported Sister Patricia with providing money for food, cows that can provide some milk to help with their diet; money to send children to school and various building projects and improvements such as electricity. Holy Trinity parishioner, Elizabeth Block brought Sister Patricia here to Gainesville because she wanted people to know about her work and that many people in the area could help her. For more information see: www.bridgetorwanda.com
News Section: Local News,
Local Home School Families React to California Ruling
Local Home School Families React to California Decision and Sign Petition
News Section: Local News,
Girl’s Night Out at Holy Trinity Church
Girl’s Night Out at Holy Trinity Church
The Holy Trinity Challenge Club sponsored a “Girl’s Night Out” for pre-teen and teen girls to learn about their inner beauty, fashion, and to hear Pure Fashion model speakers Ashley Thomas and Therese McCullogh. The mission of the Challenge Club is “To enable today’s young woman to give her best to others so that Christian culture will prevail in the heart of each person and in every society.” The Challenge club is a mission of Regnum Christi, which was founded in 1959 by Marcial Maciel, who was from Mexico and experienced the Cristero Revolution during his childhood.[1] For more information about Regnum Christi see www.regnumchristi.org
News Section: Local News,
Congressman Davis at Marstellar Middle School
Congressman Tom Davis Holds Town Hall Meeting at Marstellar Middle School
On Saturday March 08, 2008, Congressman Tom Davis held a town hall meeting at Marstellar Middle School for citizens with questions or concerns in light of his announcement of his retirement as the Representative for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District. Earlier in the day Congressman Davis appeared the Vienna Town Hall and the McCoart Administration Building. On Thursday, March 13, 2008 he will hold another town hall meeting from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Lorton Station Elementary School, 9298 Lewis Chapel Road, Lorton, Virginia, 22079.
News Section: Local News,
Gainesville Couple Teaches NFP
Gainesville Couple Teaches NFP
Dustin and Erin Atkinson of Gainesville, Virginia are a professionally trained Couple to Couple League teaching couple for Natural Family Planning. The Atkinsons have been practicing and teaching Natural Family Planning for six years and the most amazing thing that the Atkinsons have found using Natural Family Planning is that it makes you more open to life. “Most couples take up NFP (Natural Family Planning) as a natural way to restrict their family size,” says Dustin. “But because you are open to life, couples find the blessings and joys that a child brings.”
News Section: Local News,
Circle of Hope Grantees
"Representatives of 12 non-profit organizations in Northern Virginia gathered recently at the Reston Community Center to be honored by the Giving Circle of HOPE, which awarded over $50,000 to the groups at its fourth annual grantee celebration. The Giving Circle of HOPE is a philanthropic service organization that helps needy people in Northern Virginia through volunteer service and annual grants. Since its founding in 2004, the Giving Circle of HOPE has made grants totaling over $200,000 and has contributed over 3000 volunteer hours.
News Section: Local News,
Shelly Krasnow Community Service Awards Presented February 26th
Manassas, VA— Thirty-two nonprofit community service organizations have been nominated for this year’s Shelley Krasnow Community Service Awards to be presented by the Prince William County–Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce at the 19th Annual Community Showcase Luncheon on February 26th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Best Western Battlefield Inn, 10820 Balls Ford Rd. in Manassas. The luncheon is sponsored by Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
News Section: Local News,
Photos: Shelley Krasnow Winners,
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