Religious briefs

Religious services
Bulletins for all Fort Belvoir religious services are available on the Web from belvoir.army.mil/mainchapel.
World Day of Prayer
The Belvoir Chapel Community celebrates World Day of Prayer Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Woodlawn Chapel. This year's host, the women of the Military Council of Catholic Women, invite all faiths to join them in praying, specifically for the women and country of Cameroon.

Jewish
Services are Friday nights in March at 8 p.m. in Belvoir Chapel. A Nosh and Learn is Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Religious Education Center.
Sara Astrow, 703-806-4196, sara.astrow1@us.army.mil.
Eastern Orthodox

• The Orthodox Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - a special Lenten combination of Vespers and Holy Communion from the previous Sunday attributed to Pope St. Gregory the Great in the sixth century - will be offered by Orthodox chaplain, father Alexander Webster, at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The event takes place in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in the Woodlawn Chapel building. Non-Orthodox are invited to observe.
Walk Thru the Bible - New Testament seminar
• March 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., REC
Chronologically arrange 77 key people, places and events in the New Testament. Discover how the four Gospels complement each other to present the most significant biography ever written. Get insights from the lives of beloved Bible characters.
The event can educate new and mature believers, young people and adults.
Registration is available through Mike Webb, 703-806-4179 or via e-mail, michael.webb13@us.army.mil. Watchcare for children and lunch is provided and the seminar includes a special program for youth.

MCCW
The Fort Belvoir Military Council of Catholic Women meets on the second Wednesday of each month. The group meets at Woodlawn Chapel at 9:30 a.m., for a program and fellowship, followed by Rosary at 11:45 a.m. and Mass at noon. On the other Wednesday mornings of the month, the group gathers for Faith Study, also at Woodlawn Chapel at 9:30 a.m. All Catholic women are welcome. Free Watch Care is available for children 5 and younger, and a free Home-School program is available for children 6 through 11 years at Woodlawn Chapel. Reservations are not required. Additional information is available from Maria Capestany, 703-975-8748.

Bible and Ballroom dancing
Fireproof B&B, Bible study and ballroom dancing, is for couples to use to strengthen their marriages. It begins March 19 in the Religious Education Center.
Watch care will be provided for children 6 months to 11 years old.
Registration is required. A donation of $100 for officer or civilian couple; $50 for enlisted couples, is suggested.
Early registration is recommended. Information is available from Keith Morgan, ChapelNext, at KnSMorgan@gmail.com; or Britt Williams, ChapelNext, at britt.nw@gmail.com.

PWOC
The Protestant Women of the Chapel have "A Court Cotillion," The Ten Commandments for the King's Princes and Princesses, March 20 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Woodlawn Chapel.
Local authors, Rosemarie Gortler and Donna Piscitelli, are the featured speakers for the morning filled with spirit and song. Lunch will be provided.
All children in pre-k and up are welcome. The reservation deadline is March 12. Information about the event is available via e-mail to programs@pwocfortbelvoir.org. The PWOC also has its weekly Bible studies at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Belvoir Chapel and at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesdays in the Religious Education Center.

Catholic
Daily Mass, noon, Woodlawn Chapel's Blessed Sacrament
Saturdays
• 4 p.m., confession, 5 p.m. Mass, Woodlawn Chapel
Sundays
• 7:30 and 9:15 a.m., Woodlawn Chapel
• 9:30 a.m., Belvoir Chapel
• 11:15 a.m., Barden Education Center
Catholic coordinator's office, Belvoir Chapel, 703-806-3394.

Protestant
The Chapel Next service has moved to a new location at the Youth Center, 5850 Langfitt Loop
Sundays
• Informal, 8 a.m., Belvoir Chapel
• Sunday School, 9:20 a.m., Religious Education Center
• Contemporary, Chapel Next, 10:59 a.m., new location, Youth Center, 5850 Langfitt Loop
• 11 a.m. Traditional, Belvoir Chapel
• 11 a.m. Gospel, Woodlawn Chapel
The 8 and 11 a.m. Protestant and community coordinator, Religious Education Center, 703-806-3958.

Awana
Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Religious Education Center
Underground
Youth Group, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Belvoir Chapel basement
Ministries
Women
• Military Council of Catholic Women, 9:30 a.m., followed by Rosary at 11:45 a.m. and Mass at noon, second Wednesday, Woodlawn Chapel, Maria Capestany, 703-975-8748.
• MCCW Faith Study, every Wednesday except the second Wednesday of each month, 9:30 a.m., Woodlawn Chapel. All Catholic women welcome. Free watch care is available for children 5 and younger and a free home-school program is available for children 6 through 11 years. Reservations not required. Maria Capestany, 703-975-8748.
• Protestant Women of the Chapel, 9:30 a.m., Thursdays, Belvoir Chapel, Jennifer Nicholas, 703-781-0916, president@pwocfortbelvoir.org.
• Tuesday and Wednesday evening Bible studies also available at Belvoir REC at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, Judith Cook, 703-780-0481 or tuesdayeves@pwoc.org.
• Wednesday evening, Lynn Roos, 703-216-7784 or Lynnroos@cox.net.
Men
• Belvoir Men of Faith, 7:30 a.m., second and fourth Saturdays, Religious Education Center, discussing the book, "12 Ordinary Men." John Rossi, 703-690-4237.

Barden Education Center
Webster U
Webster University's registration is open for its Spring 2, with classes from March 13 to May 14.
Evening classes in procurement and acquisitions management; business and organizational security management and Masters of Business Administration. Additional programs are offered in the D.C. metro area at Bolling and Andrews Air Force bases and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Webster offers five, nine-week terms per year.
Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
703-781-7942, Room 143 at Barden, via e-mail to belvoir@webster.edu or on the Web at webster.edu/dcmetro.
Troops to Teachers, ODU
A Troops to Teachers briefing is March 16 from noon to 1 p.m. in Barden's Room 101. Troops to Teachers is an ideal program for servicemembers considering teaching as a second career. A representative from Old Dominion University will explain the program and answer any questions regarding ODU's Master of Science in Education with full teaching licensure.
It is available to active and retired military, spouses and qualified civilians. Teaching licensures are offered for elementary, middle and high school. Courses are conducted at Barden Center and online.
Information is available by calling 703-781-8203.
Non-degree applications are being accepted now for the first Summer 2010 session with ODU.
More information is available by stopping by Barden Education Center Room 144 for an appointment with an ODU adviser.
Registration is open for Old Dominion University's first summer session and for non-degree applications for Spring 2010 classes.
ODU's Belvoir office in Barden is open Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Park University
• Associate degrees and undergraduate programs
Computer science, criminal justice administration, management, social psychology.
Onsite and internet classes. Registration is open.
703-781-8456, park.edu/Virginia.

University of Maryland University College
• Personal Financial Management, Information Systems in Organizations, Advanced Technical Writing; Intro to Homeland Security; Human Resource Management; Contemporary Political History of Afghanistan.
Registering for Spring 2010 term. Classes weeknights or weekends.
Classes at Belvoir, face-to-face, online and hybrid courses at a variety of civilian sites and military installations throughout the D.C. Metro Area.
Rooms 126 and 128, Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon.
703-781-0059, umuc.edu for full class listings.

Central Michigan University
• Master of Science in Administration. Concentrations available in human resources; information resource management; public administration; general administration, leadership and health services administration.
Accepts applications year round. Classes meet on alternating weekends or weekday evenings. New classes begin every six weeks. Degree completion available 18 months or less.
Mary Pat Mabeus, 703-360-5336. Room 139.

Northern Virginia Community College
• Registration is open for the next eight-week session, which begins March 15.
Online registration available at nvcc.edu.
Campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge.
Many students qualify for financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans and work study.
703-323-3000.