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Temporary Satellite LocationFranconia Volunteer Fire Station6300 Beulah St.Franconia, VA&nbsp; Our monthly Community Potluck will now be held on the first Sunday of every month at the Franconia Volunteer Fire Department.Same community potluck, just a new day and temporary location! Each month on the first Sunday (formerly the first Friday of the month) we aim to build meaningful friendships (over some good food potluck style) and practice our faith together.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">This Month&rsquo;s Community Conversation</h3>Sacred Success: Aligning Ambition with Divine Purpose 
with Fatimah Linda HowardHow do we dream big, build with courage, and align our work with our deen without leaving Allah out of the sentence?<h3 fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">About Our Guest Speaker</h3>Fatimah Linda Howard is the author of Crescent Over Crossroads (2024) and From Vision to Divine Provision (2025). A UPenn Law alumna with decades of experience in law and corporate leadership, she also leads Sisters&#39; Steadfast Saturdays and is the founder of Sabil Experiences.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Book Signing</h3>Fatimah will be signing her latest book, From Vision to Divine Provision: The Islamic Art of Sacred Manifestation, a faith-rooted alternative to secular manifestation culture that explores approaching goals, provision, and purpose through du&#39;a, tawakkul, and aligned action.Copies will be available for purchase and signing at the event.














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Temporary Satellite LocationFranconia Volunteer Fire Station6300 Beulah St.Franconia, VA  Our monthly Community Potluck will now be held on the first Sunday of every month at the Franconia Volunteer Fire Department.Same community potluck, just a new day and temporary location! Each month on the first Sunday (formerly the first Friday of the month) we aim to build meaningful friendships (over some good food potluck style) and practice our faith together.This Month’s Community ConversationSacred Success: Aligning Ambition with Divine Purpose 
with Fatimah Linda HowardHow do we dream big, build with courage, and align our work with our deen without leaving Allah out of the sentence?About Our Guest SpeakerFatimah Linda Howard is the author of Crescent Over Crossroads (2024) and From Vision to Divine Provision (2025). A UPenn Law alumna with decades of experience in law and corporate leadership, she also leads Sisters' Steadfast Saturdays and is the founder of Sabil Experiences.Book SigningFatimah will be signing her latest book, From Vision to Divine Provision: The Islamic Art of Sacred Manifestation, a faith-rooted alternative to secular manifestation culture that explores approaching goals, provision, and purpose through du'a, tawakkul, and aligned action.Copies will be available for purchase and signing at the event.














 Bring a friend and a dish to share!<p style="cursor:text;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%"> <p style="cursor:text;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%">When: First Sunday of the Month at 7:00pm,<p style="cursor:text;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%"> <p style="cursor:text;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%">Please donate to help sustain our First Friday programs.<p style="cursor:text;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%"> <p style="cursor:text;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%">A note from MakeSpace:<p style="cursor:text;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%">Hosting unique programs for our community is near and dear to our organization's heart. We truly feel blessed at every opportunity we get to worship together, spend time together, learn together, and volunteer together. Please consider donating to keep seeing events like this! A few dollars make a big difference.

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First Fridays - MakeBonds 2026 (MBD)

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