Kids & Family
Christ Church Youth Help Low Income Alexandria Families with Christmas
On November 16, Christ Church Alexandria youth will shop for Christmas gifts for low income families.
CONTACT:
Tara Knox, Development Director
Historic Christ Church
118 N. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA
703-549-1450x103; 703-626-4837(cell)
703-549-5883 (fax)
tknox@ccalex.org
www.historicchristchurch.org
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Alexandria, VA, November 16, 2014 —Following a 10:00 a.m. church service on November 16, Christ Church Alexandria youth in Grades 6-12 take part in the long-standing tradition of going shopping for the church’s Christ Child Project. The group will meet and travel together to purchase gifts for children who need a smile on Christmas morning.
The Christ Child Project Christmas Shop helps low income families of Alexandria provide Christmas gifts for their children. Families are chosen and registered with the help of Alexandria Social Services, Head Start, the Public Housing Community, and other programs which serve low income families in the city.
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The Christ Child Project Christmas Shop is volunteer run. The volunteers enjoy helping others succeed at providing a bountiful Christmas for their family, as well as working with and getting to know neighbors and fellow parishioners.
For additional information or a photo, Contact: Tara Knox, Development Director, Historic Christ Church; Alexandria, VA, 703-778-4928 (direct), 703-626-4837 (cell), 703-549-5883 (fax), tknox@ccalex.org.
Historic Christ Church is a historic church with an active congregation. Located at 118 N. Washington St. in Alexandria, VA, Christ Church is home to 2,400 parishioners and provides ministry to communities local and global. The parish home of George Washington and many other government and legislative leaders since, Historic Christ Church has long been at the center of the religious and public life of the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. Nearly all the Presidents have attended Christ Church during their term of office. Other visitors include British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Senator Elizabeth Dole, former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, Rosa Parks, and Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Christ Church is a historic church with an active congregation. Located at 118 N. Washington St. in Alexandria, VA, Christ Church is home to 2,400 parishioners and provides ministry to communities local and global.
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