NOVA is...
* A Progressive and Inclusive Catholic Community drawing from
Northern Virginia and the Greater DC area.
*Committed to Social Justice, Care for Creation & Peacemaking
through our personal lives and communal worship & activities.
*Lay-led and inspired by the Holy Spirit.
*Celebrating 53 years of faithful witness and always welcoming to
visitors and new members.
* A Progressive and Inclusive Catholic Community drawing from
Northern Virginia and the Greater DC area.
*Committed to Social Justice, Care for Creation & Peacemaking
through our personal lives and communal worship & activities.
*Lay-led and inspired by the Holy Spirit.
*Celebrating 53 years of faithful witness and always welcoming to
visitors and new members.
Helping Afghan Resettlement
NOVA will be taking a special second collection on Sunday, August 29, through September 12th.
Donations can be made by using the Donate button below or sending a check made payable to the NOVA Catholic Community and send to 10000 Winnepeg Court, Burke, VA 22015: Attn. Treasurer.
(Please note it is for Afghan resettlement on PayPal as well as on a check)
The NOVA Peace and Social Justice Team is carefully researching the local organizations where we can make an impact. We will also be posting many other volunteer opportunities and ways to help with this resettlement effort in our DMV area.
Other ways to help:
-- Volunteer application form for Mozaic.
-- Volunteer to Support Afghan Refugees Interest Form via One Journey/NOVA Friends of Refugees.
-- Volunteer sign-up for Lutheran Social Services.
-- AMAZON link to the list of household furnishings needs of Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugee Services. Also use this list as a shopping guide at other stores such as at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Burlington, or Big Lots. Then send items to: MRS/Catholic Charities, 80 N. Glebe Road, Arlington.
-- How to Support Afghans Arriving in the DMV Area through KamaDC.
-- Homes Not Borders: Partners with the International Rescue Committee by assisting in welcoming newly arriving refugees in the Metro DC area. They collect and store donations before eventually transporting it to the refugee's home and setting it all up inside the home.
Donations can be made by using the Donate button below or sending a check made payable to the NOVA Catholic Community and send to 10000 Winnepeg Court, Burke, VA 22015: Attn. Treasurer.
(Please note it is for Afghan resettlement on PayPal as well as on a check)
The NOVA Peace and Social Justice Team is carefully researching the local organizations where we can make an impact. We will also be posting many other volunteer opportunities and ways to help with this resettlement effort in our DMV area.
Other ways to help:
-- Volunteer application form for Mozaic.
-- Volunteer to Support Afghan Refugees Interest Form via One Journey/NOVA Friends of Refugees.
-- Volunteer sign-up for Lutheran Social Services.
-- AMAZON link to the list of household furnishings needs of Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugee Services. Also use this list as a shopping guide at other stores such as at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Burlington, or Big Lots. Then send items to: MRS/Catholic Charities, 80 N. Glebe Road, Arlington.
-- How to Support Afghans Arriving in the DMV Area through KamaDC.
-- Homes Not Borders: Partners with the International Rescue Committee by assisting in welcoming newly arriving refugees in the Metro DC area. They collect and store donations before eventually transporting it to the refugee's home and setting it all up inside the home.
NOVA's liturgies celebrate the season of creation
2021 Theme: A Home for All? Renewing the Oikos of God
The Season of Creation this year comes at a critical time as the global community struggles to answer many questions. From October 11th to 24th, the Committee of Parties to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention will meet in Kunming, China for what is known as COP 15 of the UN Biodiversity Convention. It will review and evaluate the work on biodiversity of the last decade and is expected to finalize the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, capacity building, and resource mobilization.
In his World Environment Day Message for 2021, Pope Francis calls attention to this UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. He underlines the need for a sense of urgency and for strong ten-year commitments to restore the global ecosystems that nurture biodiversity and constitute the household of God’s creation on Earth. The prayer, discussions, advocacy, and actions of this year’s Season of Creation, with its focus on all God’s vastly diverse creatures that make their home on Earth, will hopefully support and strengthen the commitments of nations at this crucial UN meeting.
In his World Environment Day Message for 2021, Pope Francis calls attention to this UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. He underlines the need for a sense of urgency and for strong ten-year commitments to restore the global ecosystems that nurture biodiversity and constitute the household of God’s creation on Earth. The prayer, discussions, advocacy, and actions of this year’s Season of Creation, with its focus on all God’s vastly diverse creatures that make their home on Earth, will hopefully support and strengthen the commitments of nations at this crucial UN meeting.
the investiture of new leaders for NOVA - June 13, 2021
Pat Sodo, Richard Urban, Kate Doherty
An exciting opportunity for NOVA
NOVA Catholic Community is sponsoring a family of 5 from Guatemala that have been legally cleared to live in the United States while their asylum hearing is pending. All papers have been filed by the lawyer in Texas. They are now waiting for the work permits to come through before the asylum hearing in April, 2022. The 3 children are all in school and very happy to be learning English. NOVA members are teaching English to the parents. The core committee of 7 plus other support people are helping in many ways to live here in America. If you are interested in donating to this project you can go to the donated page of the website or send a check to NOVA Catholic Community 10000 Winnepeg Ct. Burke VA 22015 ATTN: Treasurer. Please note your donation is for Guatemala Family.
Due to COVID-19, the community is currently gathering
online for liturgy each Sunday. This has provided us
an opportunity to be with each other and discover
real presence in new ways.
Liturgy begins at 10:15 am.
To receive a link to liturgy, please use
the "Contact Us!" form in the menu on the left -
and be sure to indicate your connection or
interest in the NOVA Community.
online for liturgy each Sunday. This has provided us
an opportunity to be with each other and discover
real presence in new ways.
Liturgy begins at 10:15 am.
To receive a link to liturgy, please use
the "Contact Us!" form in the menu on the left -
and be sure to indicate your connection or
interest in the NOVA Community.
NOVA members continue to serve during covid
From the Bishop-elect of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Missouri, Deon K. Johnson:
"The work of the church is essential.
The work of caring for the lonely, the marginalized, and the oppressed is essential.
The work of speaking truth to power and seeking justice is essential.
The work of being a loving, liberating, and life giving presence in the world is essential.
The work of welcoming the stranger, the refugee and the undocumented is essential.
The work of reconciliation and healing and caring is essential.
The church does not need to “open” because the church never “closed”.
"The work of the church is essential.
The work of caring for the lonely, the marginalized, and the oppressed is essential.
The work of speaking truth to power and seeking justice is essential.
The work of being a loving, liberating, and life giving presence in the world is essential.
The work of welcoming the stranger, the refugee and the undocumented is essential.
The work of reconciliation and healing and caring is essential.
The church does not need to “open” because the church never “closed”.
NOVA is a spirit-filled, Eucharist-centered, progressive Catholic community worshiping weekly in Arlington, VA. Members include residents from all over the Greater Washington DC area and others who have moved away but stay connected and frequently drop in from all corners of the globe. As we nurture our Christian faith, we work for peace and social justice and a more caring world.
Our commitment is to live a faith-filled life, enriched by the Eucharist, enlivened by friendship, and deepened by service to others. There is a deep respect for each individual’s personal faith journey.
We are a part of a renewed way of being Church where all are welcome, liturgies are inclusive, and decision-making is shared. We have a special sensitivity to those who have not been able to find the worship community they seek in a more traditional setting.
Our commitment is to live a faith-filled life, enriched by the Eucharist, enlivened by friendship, and deepened by service to others. There is a deep respect for each individual’s personal faith journey.
We are a part of a renewed way of being Church where all are welcome, liturgies are inclusive, and decision-making is shared. We have a special sensitivity to those who have not been able to find the worship community they seek in a more traditional setting.