Our mission should be the same as Jesus’ mission.

Volunteers are needed to help the Social Justice team deliver furniture with our community partner ALIVE! (Alexandrians Involved Ecumenically) on Saturday January 30th from 8am-Noon. If you want to be a part of this rewarding mission opportunity please meet us in the parking lot of First Christian Church Alexandria on King St. or contact ben@commonwealthbaptistchurch.org.

Come out and cheer on Mattie playing indoor soccer at the Fairfax Sportsplex.

Check back for more details later this week!

Now taking suggestions on places to eat before the game…

This Friday from 8pm to 10pm, we’ll go Ice Skating at Pentagon Row (excellent suggestion, Meg!). The cost is either $7 or $8 to skate (depending on if you’re under or over 12), and skate rentals are $3.

Meet and pickup at the rink.

Visit Pentagon Row Skating for more info.

Everything in life that matters starts with openness.

Jesus’ priorities should be our priorities.

Want to download Ben’s sermons automatically every week? Here’s a quick and easy way to get the MP3 file to your iPod:

1. Open up iTunes and in the top menu choose Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast
2. A window will pop up asking for URL – Type feed://commonwealthbaptistchurch.org/feed/
3. The newest sermon should automatically download, and older sermons can be obtained by clicking ‘Get’ or ‘Get All’.
4. Listen through iTunes or transfer to your iPod.

iTunes should automatically download new sermons whenever they become available on the church website.

Massanutten is a resort located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, 10 miles east of Harrisonburg off of I-81. Massanutten features skiing, snow tubing, a great indoor water park, and many other activities (see www.massresort.com for more details). Cost for 2 nights lodging and meals in the condo will be $100 per person or $300 per family.  Spots are limited, so sign up early!

Contact Dan, Ben, or the church office to sign up.

Valley Drive Cooperative Preschool is a community of families who have chosen to take an active role in their children’s preschool experience.

Founded in 1958, Valley Drive is a parent-run, non-sectarian, cooperative preschool. Our purpose is to furnish the best possible educational opportunities for preschool children at the most reasonable cost. Members are accepted without regard to race, sex, national origin, or religion.

As a cooperative school, Valley Drive parents work together and with school staff — inside the classroom and out — to give our children a great preschool experience.

Valley Drive is licensed by the State of Virginia and is a member of the Virginia Cooperative Preschool Council (VCPC).

For more information, please visit the Valley Drive website.

Abracadabra Child Care and Development Center is a non-profit, non-sectarian preschool housed in a facility owned and operated by Commonwealth Baptist Church.  The Center admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities; it is also accessible and welcomes children with disabilities.

Abracadabra was established in 1983 to provide children in the community with an environment that combines child care with creative approaches to early childhood education.  Teachers are educated, experienced and continually trained in order to remain up to date on the newest research in early childhood education.  Additionally, the staff is carefully selected based on teacher’s ability to respond to children’s needs in compassionate and developmentally appropriate ways.  A copy of the licensing standards, which contains the minimum requirements, is located in the Director’s office and is available for any parent wishing to review them.

For more information, please visit the Abracadabra web site.