Pax briefs

Thursday, March 26, 2009

The NAS Patuxent River St. Nicholas Chapel is located off Cedar Point Road, less than one mile from Gate Two. Chaplain office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Catholic services are on Sundays at 8 and 9:30 a.m. Daily Mass is at 11:35 a.m. The Protestant service is at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Religious Programming Center, in Building 401 adjacent to the chapel, offers Sunday school, CCD, nursery, Bible studies, prayer breakfasts and other special events. For more information call 301-342-3811.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

Located in Building 401, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to assist active-duty and retired service members, their family members and survivors with emergency financial assistance, education or other services in time of need.

Staffed primarily by trained volunteers, it is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday by calling 301-342-4817 for an appointment.

After-hours emergency leave assistance for the service member or spouse is available by calling 301-342-1097 and requesting Navy-Marine Corps Relief.

Fleet and Family Support Center

The Fleet and Family Support Center offers Deployment Support Programs for the Individual Augmentee, family members and deploying detachments located in the Pax River area. The goal is to enhance the Navy's mission by reducing personal and family emergencies that may occur during deployments and assisting single and married service members and their families in successfully managing life situations before, during and after deployments.

For more information call 301-342-4911.