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🌱 Director of Sales Career Meet & Greet at Sunrise Senior Living and 11 more events

Also, don't miss Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala on the Great Falls Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala at The Tower Club Tysons
  • 2nd Sunday Family Worship with Blessing of the Animals - 9:00 A.M. at St Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, VA, 22066
  • Taproom Theology: When Scripture is Weaponized, Wrestling with Difficult Passages at Lake Anne Brew House

... and check out 11 more events on the calendar!

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