Call to Service: SERVE Food Drive

President-elect Barack Obama has issued a National Call to Service for Martin Luther King Day, January 19th and members from our local community have responded

I have received the following information concerning a local food drive.

There is a food drive to collect non-perishable food items for the SERVE Food Closet in Manassas.

The group is asking people to bring their contributions to 6349 Retreiver Lane in Heritage Hunt, on Sunday the 18th and we will deliver it to the food bank on Monday. If anyone has food but is unable to bring it over they can call 703-743-1142 and someone will pick it up.

I encourage everyone regardless of their political affiliation to participate in supporting our new President.

Missing Child Information

Let’s keep our eyes open for this little girl, Alexis (Lexie) Glover.

INFORMATION WANTED MISSING PERSON
Alexis (Lexie) GLOVER
DOB: 02/26/1995
Missing 01/07/2009
Age Now: 13
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Height: 5 ft 3 in
Weight 87 lbs
Missing From: Manassas, Virginia United States

Last seen, in the vicinity of Mathis Avenue, Manassas, Virginia. Subject was
walking away from a vehicle at the time of the loss.

Subject was wearing a green/beige sweater and blue jeans with rhinestones on the
front pockets. The subject was wearing white socks and sneakers. The subject wears
pull-up style underwear. The subject has a pronounced limp and suffers from mild
autism and bi-polar disorder.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT THE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY POLICE AT –
(703) 792-6500

[UPDATE 11:15 PM 1/8/09 THIS CHILD IS STILL MISSING AND MIGHT BE HIDING UNDER DECKS, TARP, BUSHES, ETC, ACCORDING TO HER MOTHER]

[UPDATE 2:00 PM 1/9/09 FROM INSIDENOVA– SEE BELOW]

The body of a child has been found in the area of Old Hickory Golf Club off Asdee Lane near the Pfitzner stadium.

Police are on the scene and have set up a command post at Asdee and Greatbridge Road. There is no word yet on whether the body is that of missing 13-year-old Alexis Glover, who ran away from the Central Library in Manassas on Wednesday. An intense manhunt has been under way for the last two days.

Preliminary reports indicate that a neighborhood resident found the body in a creek around 12:45 p.m. Police divers are on the scene.

The area is about 10 miles from where Alexis disappeared

WP: Stay at Home Moms (featuring Elena, Katherine & Myself)

In today’s edition of the Washington Post entitled – Prince William’s Mothers of Dissension, an article about Stay-at-Home Mom’s, featuring Elena, myself and Katherine Gotthardt with quotes from Kris Nohe as well. Honestly, I started to doubt whether this story would ever appear, you can tell by the photos, which were taken in the early fall that this story has been in the making for quite some time.

Farewell to Raising Kaine

In just a few days the blog – Raising Kaine will cease to exist.  It’s definitely a very sad end to an era.  Often in my internet browsing, I have landed there and over time have been impressed by its content.  On a personal note, Lowell Feld has provided me with invaluable advice on several occassions.  I would like to express my sincere appreciation for his contributions to the online blogging community and wish him continued success in all his future endeavors.

Not a Sermon, Just a Thought re: “Mexicans Without Borders Asks For Your Money”

Just finished reading Mexicans Without Borders Asks For Your Money which comments on an article in DC IndyMedia where John Steinback asks for donations and Greg Letiecq suggests those that do would be guilty of ‘aiding & abetting’.

As Christians are we to deny food & clothing because we fear some recipients might not have a social security number? Absolutely not. Do the righteous thing, and don’t let anyone discourage you from doing otherwise.

Please contemplate Matthew 25: 34-46 which reads:

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Chris Royse’s Controversial Letter to the Editor re. Christmas, Abortion

For those unfamiliar with Chris Royse, he ran an unsuccessful campaign against Frank Principi for the vacated Woodbridge Supervisor seat during the 2007 election. (This video shows him addressing the BOCS on 7-10-07). In this letter to the editor he perhaps purposely misrepresents Principi’s pro-life stance. One needs to ask themselves Royse’s motivation for doing so. Presumably he wants to keep his name in the public domain because he anticipates another candidacy for public office. In short, a blatant attack on elected officials masked as a ‘christian’ holiday greeting is in extremely poor taste and should be remembered as such for a long time to come.

Here’s the letter:

This time of year is special to Christians as Christmas is the celebration of the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.

Birth and life are very important concepts to Christians, and in particular Catholics.

We are commanded by the Pope to love and protect the unborn since God sent his only son to be born, raised and crucified among us.

This year, shortly after Christmas, we will inaugurate President-elect Obama who has publicly referred to pregnancy as “punishment,” and we will see his local followers, Congressman-elect Gerry
Connolly and Woodbridge Supervisor Frank Principi — both Catholics who support pro-choice agendas in direct violation of the Church’s teachings — continue on their path of supporting the destruction of
human life.

This holiday season, a season which includes the celebration of birth, I request that leaders throughout the Arlington Diocese call on Connolly and Principi to stop their hypocrisy and to consider denying them communion until they realign themselves with the teachings of our church.

As Jesus taught us in Matthew 23:12 “and whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted,” Christmas is the perfect time for the humble unborn to be exalted and
those local “leaders” who exalt themselves by publicly defying their own faith to be humbled.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.

CHRIS ROYSE
Woodbridge

Good News, Bad News

I recently received the following email, I suppose he got my email from the ‘About’ section. Well, the good news is he likes our blog but the bad news is that he thinks I’m Greg.

Hi Greg!
I love your blog.  I am an author whose novel, Forever My Lady is being released by WarnerBooks/Grand Central at the end of the month. 
 
I would be honored to include your blog as part of my official author blog tour as your special interview guest. (I can even provide the questions and answers so all you’ll have to do is cut & paste if you’d like if you’re super busy.)
 
I have appeared on NPR, American Latino TV, SITV, in the Boston Globe, Miami Herald. 
 
Basically I would “stop by” your blog and answer some questions which you can post in your blog.  I think it might be kind of fun for your readers.I can also give away a free book to your audience and I’d love to give you a copy of the book as being such a gracious “host” on your blog. 
 
It might be exciting for your readers to get a sneak peak into the new release of this book. If you’d like more information let me know!
 
🙂 Jeff Rivera
 
 JEFF RIVERA
author
www.JeffRivera.com

Press Release: Immigration Policy Center

Here again, confirmation that Comprehensive Immigration Reform is a priority for the 111th Congress. Perhaps the silver lining in this dark cloud that’s hung over our County is that it has caused the federal government to acknowledge their short-comings and finally force them to address this issue. Could I end up thanking Corey Stewart & John Stirrup? Let’s wait and see….

For Immediate Release

Another Reason to Give Thanks:
Leaders in Both Parties Agree Immigration Reform is a Must Pass Priority

November 25, 2008

Washington, DC-In recent days, leaders from both sides of the aisle indicated that comprehensive immigration reform is a legislative priority for the 111th Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reassured the public that Congress will “move forward” and pass immigration reform legislation. Meanwhile, the renowned Republican strategist Karl Rove included immigration reform as part of a roadmap for the future survival of the GOP. “Republicans must find a way to support secure borders, a guest-worker program and comprehensive immigration reform that strengthens citizenship, grows our economy and keeps America a welcoming nation,” said Rove.

In fact, the lessons from this month’s election are stark. An analysis by America’s Voice of 21 “battleground” races for House and Senate seats found that pro-immigration-reform candidates beat enforcement-only “hardliners” in 19 of the races. “Americans voters have shown they prefer fair and practical solutions over anti-immigrant rhetoric that sidesteps the real problem,” said Angela Kelley, Director of the Immigration Policy Center. Now leaders must show that they got the wake up call. Reid and Rove know that the American people are counting on Washington to offer answers that strengthen and sustain all of America’s workers, families and communities, native born and newcomer alike. Immigration reform is a part of the solution for a stronger America, and one that policy-makers have to get done and get done right.”

For more information and background on these comments and more, visit ImmigrationImpact.org.

Immigration Deal Reached?

Deal Is Reached on Immigration Bill Affecting Students, Says Senate Leader

Washington — Momentum appears to be building in Congress for passage of immigration legislation that could make some illegal immigrants eligible for certain federal programs, including student aid.

In an interview with the Gannett News Service that was published over the weekend, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, a Democrat of Nevada, said that President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, a Republican of Arizona, had reached agreement on how to proceed with a comprehensive immigration bill. Senator Reid said that he did not expect “much of a fight at all” over the legislation, which would overhaul the nation’s immigration laws.

Congress tried to pass an immigration bill last year, but it failed for reasons unrelated to the education provisions. Those pieces of the bill, which were taken from the Dream Act, would have created a path to permanent residency for immigrant students and would have made it easier for states to charge cheaper in-state tuition rates to some illegal immigrants. —Kelly Field

http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=5555&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en