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Monthly Archives: October 2021

Trunk or Treat Near Greenbriar

Posted by MaryO on October 30, 2021

 

This is an outdoor event open to Pender Preschool and local families, sponsored by the PUMC Youth Group.

Pender UMC

12401 Alder Woods Drive

Fairfax, VA

Leave a comment Posted in Hanukkah, Holidays, Local Events Tagged Halloween, Local Events, Pender, Trunk or Treat

Movie Night!

Posted by MaryO on October 18, 2021

Two movies will be offered on this date; one directed to young children and their families and the second movie directed to teenagers.

Sign up your children.

Sign up for the Teenage Movie

Leave a comment Posted in Local Events Tagged It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Local Events, Monster House, movie, Pender

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    Hanukkah 2023 began the evening of December 7 and ends in the evening of December 15. Hanukkah, often referred to as the Festival of Lights, is a luminous and joyous Jewish holiday that celebrates a remarkable historical triumph and a miraculous event. Rooted in the valorous victory of the ancient Israelites over the formidable Syrian […]
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    NOVA Parks is proud to offer Ice & Lights-The Winter Village at Cameron Run for the winter season. Cameron Run Regional Park offers holiday cheer for the entire family! Ice & Lights provides a fun, outdoor family experience to see unique light displays, take family pictures or selfies with a variety of light displays, enjoy […]
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    To celebrate the invention of the printing press, Felix Mendelssohn composed a cantata in 1840 called Festgesang or “Festival Song”. The melody of Mendelssohn’s cantata was then used by William H. Cummings and adapted it to the lyrics of Charles Wesley’s “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”.
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    Carol of the Bells was composed by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (1877-1921) in 1916. Originally titled Shchedryk, this Ukrainian folk song is sometimes called Ukrainian Bell Carol. “Shchedryk” which was associated with the coming New Year, originally celebrated in April. Leontovych used this tune in 1904 along with lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky to create the […]
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    “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” is a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem “Christmas Bells” by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The song tells of the narrator’s despair, upon hearing Christmas bells, that “hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, goodwill to men”. The carol concludes with the […]
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    Angels We Have Heard On High is a traditional French carol (Les Anges dans nos Campagnes) that was translated into English by Bishop James Chadwick. This carol commemorates the story of the birth of Jesus Christ found in the Gospel of Luke, in which shepherds outside Bethlehem encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising […]

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