Culpeper House

Shane Claiborne (author of the Irresistible Revolution) and Chris Haw’s new book “Jesus for President” just came out a few months ago. It’s a book that insightfully seeks to grapple with the question, “How do we navigate our allegiance to state and our allegiance to Christ, especially when they come into conflict?”

I am on the coordinating team that is bringing the authors and some of their colleagues to DC to talk about the book and the topic. I hope you can come and will spread the word to your communities (publicity materials are available at http://www.jesusforpresidentindc.org/publicity)!

Friday, June 27 at 7PM
Calvary Baptist (755 8th St NW, Washington, DC)

Tickets are free, but you need to register at http://www.JesusforPresidentinDC.org.

Have no idea who Shane Claiborne is? You should definitely pick up a copy of Irresistible Revolution. I’ve personally given away over 200 copies of it. Check out the Jesus for President book reviews on the site as well http://www.JesusforPresidentinDC.org.

Please plan to come and don’t forget to spread the word to your friends. It’s going to be a great night!

By May 31st our house on Culpeper street will be closed. If you are interested in living in community, please visit http://www.dc.newmonastics.org/ and join the mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/dc-area-community-of-communities to contact numerous community homes across the DC area. And if you’re a person newly arriving to the DC area, please feel free to contact israel at cellalert dot net. I would be happy to connect you to my network of community minded people and welcome you to DC and help you out however I can. It’s a great place to live with some of the best people I’ve met since leaving Seattle!

Keep in touch everyone!

Over the next few months we will be losing some of the members of our community…  Josh and Sarah are returning to Florida to be with their families, Ryan is planning to move into an apartment with his brother, and Sarita will be leaving for Uganda.

Times of transition provide excellent opportunities to refocus.  Over the coming weeks we will be focusing on the vision that God has put on our hearts as a community and how to best structure ourselves moving forward.  This will help us better transition new people into Culpeper House as we move forward.

If you or someone you know is interested in exploring the possibility of being a part of Culpeper House, please e-mail us at info@culpeperhouse.org.

It’s an exciting time, but also a sad time as we will very much miss those who are leaving.

Hey Readers,
Please help Sarita Hartz to win about $5,000 in trips and prizes for her upcoming journey to Uganda.

You would be doing her and many children in Uganda a great blessing by following the below directions. It only takes a few clicks.

If you don’t know Sarita Hartz, there’s some great coverage about her by her alma mater here: and here.

Please remember the competition ends Friday (so please follow the below directions by Thursday night, Jan 17th).

DIRECTIONS:
1) Register on Razoo — http://beta.razoo.com/member/signup

2) Put the name “Sarita Hartz” in the OTHER tab where they ask how you found out about Razoo.
3) Then do the following 2 things in your profile:
a) Join the Zion Project.
b) Do a good deed like this one

4) Then you must enter the Good Travels contest here

Sarita get two votes for every person who enters. THANKS SO MUCH!!!

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Happy New Year!!! A friend of Sarita’s is working to help a refugee family -of five- from Burma resettle in Virginia. While we do not yet have full details about the family, we are planning to collect donations at the house. Please feel free to drop items off - just let us know that we should be expecting you. Here’s a short list to get you started. If you’ve got extra stuff lying around your house, this would be the perfect opportunity to give. Thanks, everyone!

• Bedroom Stuff: Sheet Sets (for double and twin beds), Pillows, Blankets, Comforters, Hangers, Wastebaskets, Laundry baskets
• Housewares: Light Bulbs, Clocks, Table Lamps, Iron/Ironing Board, Paper/Pen & Pencils
• Cleaning Supplies: Broom, Mop, Dustpan, Sponges, Dish Drainer, Trash Can, Trash Bags, Dish Washing and Laundry Detergent
• Kitchen Stuff: Dishes, Glasses, Mugs, Flatware, Toaster, Microwave, Pots, Frying pans, Food Storage Containers, Mixing/Serving Spoons, Dish towels, Napkins, Paper Towels and Serving Bowls
• Bathroom Stuff: Towels (Bath and Hand), Washcloths, Shower Curtain and Liner, Bath Mat, Toilet Paper, Toilet Brush, Plunger, Tissue Paper, Bars of soap, Shampoo, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, First Aid Kit/Band-Aids, Thermometer
• Electronics: Clock radio, TV, Telephones, Stereo System, Computer