NOVA is...
- A Progressive Catholic Community drawing from Northern VA
and the Greater DC area.
- Committed to Social Justice & Peacemaking through our personal
lives communal worship & activities.
- Lay-led and inspired by the Holy Spirit.
- Celebrating 52 years of faithful witness and always welcoming to
visitors and new members.
- A Progressive Catholic Community drawing from Northern VA
and the Greater DC area.
- Committed to Social Justice & Peacemaking through our personal
lives communal worship & activities.
- Lay-led and inspired by the Holy Spirit.
- Celebrating 52 years of faithful witness and always welcoming to
visitors and new members.
MArkie and Bill's Camino in Support of Al Otro Lado
Bill and I are walking our third Camino this fall, this time from Le-Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France. The end point, Saint-Jean, is where we began our first Camino and where many pilgrims begin the walk to Santiago. I invite you to walk with us again.
On this pilgrimage, we also will walk with Al Otro Lado, an organization that is working desperately to protect the family rights of migrants crossing the border from Mexico. These migrants touched our hearts during our second Camino last year in Portugal. While we were walking along carrying ergonomic backpacks, wearing cushioned boots and knowing in just a few more kilometers we would have showers and dinner with wine and a bed to sleep on, we would see pictures on our phones of Central American migrants on their own pilgrimage north: wearing flip flops, carrying children, carrying their belongings in flimsy plastic bags, and not knowing when they would eat or shower or sleep again.
These are the people Al Otro Lado helps. We learned of this organization through NOVA Catholic Community in Arlington, Virginia, where Rebecca Eichler, an immigration attorney, spoke to us. Rebecca moved from Alexandria to Mexico with her family, and she partners with Al Otro Lado in providing legal services along the migration route. Noah, an Arlington high school graduate, also spoke to us. He spent time working with Al Otro Lado, in Tijuana. I recall him telling about how he would play with the children while their parents were receiving legal advice and about how much they touched his heart.
You can also pray and take your own walks – intentionally — with us, with the migrants, with Al Otro Lado.
To donate via PayPal, please click on the button below. Be sure to write "Al Otro Lado" in the note area. To donate by check, please send the check (with Al Otro Lado in the memo line), payable to the NOVA Community to:
Treasurer
NOVA Catholic Community
10000 Winnepeg Court
Burke, VA 22015-3844
On this pilgrimage, we also will walk with Al Otro Lado, an organization that is working desperately to protect the family rights of migrants crossing the border from Mexico. These migrants touched our hearts during our second Camino last year in Portugal. While we were walking along carrying ergonomic backpacks, wearing cushioned boots and knowing in just a few more kilometers we would have showers and dinner with wine and a bed to sleep on, we would see pictures on our phones of Central American migrants on their own pilgrimage north: wearing flip flops, carrying children, carrying their belongings in flimsy plastic bags, and not knowing when they would eat or shower or sleep again.
These are the people Al Otro Lado helps. We learned of this organization through NOVA Catholic Community in Arlington, Virginia, where Rebecca Eichler, an immigration attorney, spoke to us. Rebecca moved from Alexandria to Mexico with her family, and she partners with Al Otro Lado in providing legal services along the migration route. Noah, an Arlington high school graduate, also spoke to us. He spent time working with Al Otro Lado, in Tijuana. I recall him telling about how he would play with the children while their parents were receiving legal advice and about how much they touched his heart.
You can also pray and take your own walks – intentionally — with us, with the migrants, with Al Otro Lado.
To donate via PayPal, please click on the button below. Be sure to write "Al Otro Lado" in the note area. To donate by check, please send the check (with Al Otro Lado in the memo line), payable to the NOVA Community to:
Treasurer
NOVA Catholic Community
10000 Winnepeg Court
Burke, VA 22015-3844
Summer 2019 IEC Gathering
Over 100 people from 6 Intentional Eucharistic Communities
gathered together for Liturgy, discussion, sharing and a
very abundant pot-luck picnic. NOVA hosted this gathering
at the Lacey Woods Picnic Pavilion on Sunday, August 11th.
Over 100 people from 6 Intentional Eucharistic Communities
gathered together for Liturgy, discussion, sharing and a
very abundant pot-luck picnic. NOVA hosted this gathering
at the Lacey Woods Picnic Pavilion on Sunday, August 11th.
Gloria Mog leads installation of NOVA's 2019 - 2020 Co-chairs.
NOVA's co-chairs for 2019 -2020 are
Jeanne Clarkson, Barbara Formoso, and Carol Reeder.
We pledge ourselves to be your friends
To share with you ourownunderstanding of who Jesus is
To break bread and share the common cup with you
To help you discern the Spirit at work among us and within you
To give you our full attention when you speak
To share your laughter and tears
To support you with our love and prayers
To work with you to be a holy people
mindful of the presence of God in all creation.
and the community pledged their support to use their gifts
and share the joys and sorrows of the community.
Jeanne Clarkson, Barbara Formoso, and Carol Reeder.
We pledge ourselves to be your friends
To share with you ourownunderstanding of who Jesus is
To break bread and share the common cup with you
To help you discern the Spirit at work among us and within you
To give you our full attention when you speak
To share your laughter and tears
To support you with our love and prayers
To work with you to be a holy people
mindful of the presence of God in all creation.
and the community pledged their support to use their gifts
and share the joys and sorrows of the community.
NOVA 50th Anniversary Video
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.
The intention of NOVA is to educate and to challenge, to celebrate and to comfort. All of these things often occur weekly in the shared homilies during the liturgy.
With roots reaching back 50 years, NOVA continues to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to evolve and reach out in ways limited only by our imagination and resources.
NOVA Community is in its 52nd year. We will continue to live by the 50th anniversary theme:
For all that has been, THANK YOU; for all that is to come, YES!
More photos of the 50th at: https://novacommunity.weebly.com
For all that has been, THANK YOU; for all that is to come, YES!
More photos of the 50th at: https://novacommunity.weebly.com