May 20, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: religion

Immigration policy has huge impact on local community

#Board of Supervisors, #Bulova, #community events, #community organizations, #crime, #immigration, #police, #religion, #schools
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Government leaders and representatives of nonprofit organizations are reaching out to calm fears following the Trump Administration’s hard-line approach to immigrants and travelers, which is encouraging a rising tide of hate crimes. Panelists at March 11 forum hosted by the Fairfax County NAACP at the Kings Park Library spoke about how children are afraid to … Continued

Public officials, religious leaders denounce anti-Semitic attacks and bomb threats

#community events, #Connolly, #crime, #religion
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Rep. Gerry Connolly at the podium, surrounded by public officials. [Jamie Smith] Government leaders and the heads of various religious institutions appeared at a news conference at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia March 3 to denounce the recent wave of anti-Semitic vandalism and intimidation nationwide. Hundreds of gravestones were toppled at Jewish cemeteries … Continued

Baha’i youth groups focus on community service projects

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community organizations, #religion, #youths
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Students in Junior Youth Spiritual Empower programs beautify Bailey’s Community Shelter. By the time kids get to middle-school age, they reach a fork in the road: One path leads to drugs or gangs; the other, to a more positive lifestyle.  The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, sponsored by the local Baha’i community, is aimed getting … Continued

Priest retirement home will be expanded

#churches, #religion, #seniors

St. Rosa of Lima Priest’s Retirement Villa. The retirement home for Catholic priests at 4597 Ravensworth Road in Annandale is being expanded. The home currently houses seven priests, most of them in their 70s or 80s, and the addition will have six new apartments.  It is expected to be completed in October, says Sister Kathryn … Continued

Muslim women’s group helps needy families at Bailey’s Elementary

#Bailey's Elementary School, #families, #religion, #volunteers
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The Muslim Women’s Coalition donates Ramadan baskets to Bailey’s Elementary School. [MWC photo] Add the Muslim Women’s Coalition to the list of local organizations that quietly go about the business of making our community a better place. This spring, just before the start of Ramadan, the group made 101 “Ramadan baskets” – laundry baskets filled with … Continued

Supervisors approve Afghan funeral chapel on Braddock Road

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #religion, #zoning
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A rendering of the funeral chapel planned for Braddock Road. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a zoning special exception Jan. 27 to allow the construction of a funeral chapel at 6839 Braddock Road serving the Afghan community. The applicant, Keith Martin, representing the Afghan Academy, agreed to a long list of development conditions, … Continued

Planning commission defers decision on Afghan funeral chapel

#land use, #neighborhood groups, #parking, #Planning Commission, #religion, #traffic, #zoning
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A map showing the location of the proposed funeral chapel. Following a lengthy public hearing on a proposal by the Afghan Academy to build a funeral chapel on a .92-acre lot on Braddock Road in Annandale, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a motion to defer a decision until Nov. 20. [Update: On Nov. 5, … Continued