Bethesda Notebook

Holy Week Services Scheduled

The Department of Pastoral Care has scheduled Catholic Masses and Protestant Services for Holy Week in the Main Chapel, Building 8, and America Building (19). The schedule is as follows:

Catholic Mass:

- Holy Thursday, today at 4:30 p.m.

- Good Friday, tomorrow at 3 p.m.

- Easter Sunday Mass, Sunday at 9 a.m.

Protestant Services:

- Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday at 7 a.m. in the America Building lobby

- Easter Sunday Worship, Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Holocaust Museum Trip

In honor of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance, the U.S. Holocaust Museum is providing members of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center community an opportunity to tour the museum and meet a Holocaust survivor on Thursday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Transportation will be provided to and from the museum. For more information, e-mail Sgt. 1st Class Jason Zielske, of the Multicultural Committee, at Jason.zielskemed.navy.mil.

Social Security Administration Support

Social Security Administration (SSA) representatives are available to assist service members with their disability applications every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Tranquility Hall, second floor in the Soldier and Family Assistance Center. For more information, call Lisa Ramdass at (301) 400-0208.

Upcoming Lean Six Sigma Courses

Lean Six Sigma courses are scheduled over the next several months at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). The Green Belt Course for Lean Six Sigma is scheduled for June 11-15; Aug. 6-8; and Oct. 29-Nov. 2. The five-day course is worth 40 Continuing Education Units (CEU)/Continuing Medical Education (CME). The course is open to all military and civilian WRNMMC employees. The 15-day Black Belt Course, 15 days, worth 120 CEU/CMEs, is scheduled for June 11-15. To be eligible for the Black Belt Course, participants must be current Green Belt practitioners with two completed projects. For more information, contact Lt. James Hester (WRNMMC Command Black Belt) at james.hestermed.navy.mil or (301) 295-1883, or Lt. John Gardner (National Capital Area Regional Black Belt) at john.gardner2med.navy.mil at (301) 295-2037.