:: Arlington Metaphysical Chapel ::

Page updated March 5, 2010

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Wish List Items
Childcare Policy
Adult Study
Readings and Counseling
Psychic Saturday
Ushers
Healing Circles
Homeless Outreach
Volunteer News
Membership Information

We've Gone Green

The AMC newsletter and calendar information are now being sent electronically instead of by US Mail. If you already receive our e-mail updates, you are good to go. Otherwise, contact the office and let them know of your e-mail address, or click on this link to add your e-mail address to our mailing list:

You can also download the AMC newsletter from the link below.

Online Newsletter

You can now download the AMC Newsletter!
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Wish List Items

We rely on donations for many paper and kitchen products to keep our costs at a reasonable level. Please donate what you are able. We need: large and small paper plates, napkins, toilet paper,plastic ware, paper towels and paper bowls. Thanks for your generosity.

New AMC Childcare and Sunday School Policy

Given new insurance guidelines and the wish to improve our child care and Sunday School program, AMC has temporarily suspended these services until they can be restructured and implemented anew. In their place, we have adopted a family-friendly alternative. This temporary policy includes:

Parents who come to church will be asked to stay with their children (any person ages 0-17 years old) in Roller Hall and listen to the service via the loudspeaker. If the child is old and settled enough, they may sit with their parent(s) in the Chapel.
AMC will will attempt to have one volunteer for general support in Roller Hall to assist parents with child oversight Sundays between 11:00 am and 12:00 noon. We will have books, a TV with age-appropriate films, and toys in Roller Hall for the children.
Parents are responsible for supervising their children at all times while on the AMC grounds.
For large special events held by the Chapel, formal childcare may be provided if possible. This will be announced in advance.

Thank you for your patience while AMC plans and develops an improved program of Metaphysical learning and care for all of our children.

Adult Study Groups

Each Sunday we invite you to engage in insightful, lively discussions on Metaphysical topics. 9:45 - 10:30 am in Roller Hall. Light breakfast snacks and coffee will be served.

Estudios Metafísicos - New Spanish Language Adult Study Group

On the second and fourth Sunday of each month, we are offering our new Spanish language study group, in addition to our English language program. Please join us from 9:45 to 10:30 am.

Medium Availability

Reservations are required for all private readings and circles. Call the office at 703 276-8738
or send an e-mail at info@arlingtonmeta.com.

Rev. F. Reed Brown
Private Readings - four consecutive days per month. Next dates are March 16-18 and April 12-15. Contact the chapel office for availability.

Rev. Sandra Tedora
Private Readings - dates vary. Next dates: March 23-27 and April 20-24.

Guides and Teachers Circles - Friday before the third Sunday of every month unless otherwise announced. March 26 and April 23 at 7:30 pm. $25 donation.

Rev. Steve Woods
Private Readings every Monday (No readings March 15, March 22, or April 12), as well as select Fridays, including every Friday in March and April. Contact the chapel office for availability.

Guides and Teachers Circles - every Monday unless otherwise announced. The first Monday is a beginner's circle. First time attendees must attend this circle before coming to any other circle; others are welcome. 7:30 pm. $25 donation. No circle on March 22 or April 12.

Rev. Mike Perry
Private Readings - Mike Perry, pastor of the Roanoke Metaphysical Chapel visits AMC several times a year, and is available for readings, typically the last week of the month. Contact the chapel office for available dates!

Volunteer Opportunities

Can you help us?
We have an immediate need for volunteers to help with activities around the chapel including people to assist with Children's Sunday School, ushering, fellowship and Psychic Saturday. Contact the chapel if you are interested. To find out more about all of the different volunteer opportunities, please see below.

Volunteer Opportunities at AMC
Everyone has talents to share and AMC is always looking for volunteers to assist with a variety of committees. Volunteering at AMC offers wonderful opportunities! Click here for a list of volunteer committees, or feel free to take a look through the Volunteer Notebook in the narthex for more details. Some ways you can help include: ushering, coffee hours, potlucks, Adopt-a-Highway, Psychic Saturday, choir, childcare, homeless shelter, visitation, publicity, fundraising, mailings, cleaning, building maintenance or the bookstore.

We're on Facebook and Twitter!

For our friends who enjoy social networking through the Internet, Arlington Metaphysical Chapel is now on Facebook, a popular social networking site. Join our Facebook page to receive the latest news and updates on AMC events. Click the Facebook icon to sign up.

If you are a Twitter fan, you'll be happy, too. AMC updates are also available on Twitter under amcchapelnews or by searching on news@arlingtonmeta.com. Click on the Twitter icon to sign up, or to see our tweets.

Winter Weather Alerts

With the onset of the winter season, it's important for you to know when activities at AMC are postponed or cancelled because of inclement weather. Urgent scheduling updates will be posted on our home page in the scrolling headline banner near the top of the page. Look for "Winter Weather Alert:" in red:

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As a general rule, AMC follows Arlington County Public Schools' closing schedule.

New Classes for February-April 2010

Click here for complete details and a downloadable course catalog.

Psychic Saturday: Guidance for Spiritual Upliftment and Growth

Please join us Saturday, March 27 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for our next Psychic Saturday event.

These fundraisers are held the last Saturday of each month except December. Fifteen-minute readings are available from AMC and UMC mediums and guest readers. Psychic art readings are also available.15-minute mini-readings are $15, and Psychic Art (about 30 minutes) is $25.

Light snacks and refreshments are available at lunchtime. Appointments are available between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Sign-up begins at 9:30 am. Please do not arrive earlier in consideration of our neighbors.

It is a great time to experience many different types of mediumship. Enjoy mini readings with readers using a variety of techniques, including animal spirit cards, cartouche cards, chakras, clairvoyance, psychic art, psychic portraits, psychometry, tarot and more.

Books are on sale in the bookstore during this event. Volunteers are needed for registration, facilitating sessions with mediums, etc. If you can help, please call the office at 703 276-8738. Psychic Saturday is a fundraising event benefiting AMC. All proceeds benefit the chapel. Join us!

Ushers Needed!

We are requesting a gift of time. There are three opportunities each week to give help our church as the role of Usher: Sunday morning and evening and Wednesday evenings. For more information on how to participate, please contact Cherie at heartmemories@gmail.com.

World Healing Meditation Circle

Every Tuesday, 7:00-7:30 pm unless otherwise announced. Led by Rev. Robert Jackson in the Chapel sanctuary

Contribute to Our Newsletter

We're always looking for new and interesting content for the newsletter. If you have an interesting story, photograph, poetry, words of wisdom, etc. (non-copyrighted material only, please) that you would like to share, please contact the newsletter editor c/o the chapel office, or at news@arlingtonmeta.com.

Homeless Outreach

Requests for contributions of personal care products and other supplies are ongoing. Please us our drop box in Roller Hall to leave your donations. Please do not leave used personal items. If you have any questions about whether something is acceptable for donation, please call the chapel office or the Homeless Outreach Committee chair before leaving items in the chapel.

Membership Information

Are you a member?
If you are interested in becoming a member? New member Orientation classes are held regularly. Check the newsletter for upcoming dates.

How do I become a member of the Chapel?
A member of the Arlington Metaphysical Chapel is one who has attended the required orientation meetings, filled out an “Application for Membership,” been approved by the Board of Trustees, and been taken in publicly at a church service.

What are the membership dues?
The yearly dues are $12 per individual or $18 per family, payable at the beginning of each year. The Chapel is ruled, governed and owned by its members; therefore, it is most important that members maintain their status as voting members in good standing by paying their annual dues in order to help guide and assist the Chapel in its growth.

Where can I find more information about membership?
A brochure about membership at AMC is available in the chapel's narthex. You can also speak to one of the chapel ministers or a member of the AMC Board of Trustees.

Do I have to be an AMC member to participate in events and committees at the chapel?
You do not have to be a member of AMC to benefit from its classes and many services that it offers.

The chapel emanates the vibrations of the mystical Christ, which says, “Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” Many of the ministers and workers of AMC have labored hard and long, with little or no thought of remuneration. Why? Because they believe, practice and have witnessed the results of the Chapel's teachings! They want to give back some of what they have received.

Giving comes in many forms; tithing, special gifts, regular financial support, ushering, healing, teaching, cleaning, cooking, chairing a committee, participating on a committee, visiting the shut-ins, prayer circle and many others.

An Invitation
Membership means being a part of! We invite you to become an ACTIVE MEMBER and share in the love and joy that comes from giving and serving. Let's make this chapel a source of good to all and especially to our community.

GET INVOLVED! WE NEED YOU! SPIRIT NEEDS YOU!!