RSVPs due Friday: A team from Annandale UMC is going to the Mockingbird Magazine conference, May 1-3 in NYC. The theme of this year’s event is relief. The loads we carry by virtue of being alive, even the ones we take on happily, exert pressure. Who couldn’t do with a helping hand and a pause from the treadmill? Join us this spring as we explore how the grace of God is a source of immense relief to actual people—and in more ways than we realize. Mockingbird has crafted a wide-ranging program of world-class content meant to be intellectually stimulating, emotionally engaging, and filled with surprising moments of creativity and fun. Learn more at mbird.com/events/relief/ ; if you would like to come and lodge with our group, contact Sarah Gates at gates.sarahk@gmail.com by Mar. 21 so we can reserve rooms before prices go up.