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About MaryO

Cushing's and kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) patient, founder, owner and webmaster of Cushing's Help and Support, web designer, piano teacher and mom. I am a Cushing's patient who has dealt with Cushing's symptoms since 1983 (or earlier) and the aftereffects of pituitary surgery since 1987. Because I had very little support for my symptoms, diagnosis and surgery, I decided to try to make things a little better for other patients and started a support site called Cushing's Help and Support in 2000. The site has grown to astronomical numbers. This disease isn't as rare as doctors have told us! In 2006, I was also diagnosed with kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma). My left kidney and adrenal gland were removed. Having an adrenal gland removed complicates my post-Cushing's symptoms. I am not planning to have any more rare and unusual diseases. My entire bio to date can be found here: http://www.cushings-help.com/maryos_story.htm But, enough of that - it's not always about Cushing's, or even Cancer. This one is about Life!

Sing ‘N Celebrate, Celebrating Mission

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March 6, 5-6pm in the Fellowship Hall

When attending a church with a love for mission, it is always a joy when we celebrate the experiences of our Pender short-term missionaries. We hope you are planning to come out to hear Armando Mieles and Ivelisse Caceres share about their time in Peru.

Always remember that, even if you can’t go to the mission field physically, you can always go through prayer or financial support. And the reward will be the same!!

Sing ‘n Celebrate is Pender Church’s informal evening worship service that has a focus on contemporary Christian music and original dramas and testimonies. Dress is casual and the atmosphere offers a wonderful means to start the week with God in mind. 

 

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Spring Prayer Breakfast Tomorrow

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In conjunction with the Chris Atwood Foundation (click on this link for more information), the UMW is proud to present its Spring Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, March 5, from 9am to noon.

Our topic will be addiction, recovery, and ending the stigma surrounding addiction.

Our presentation will feature multiple speakers from Pender and our community. Men AND women are welcome!

Please join us, and bring a friend, as we seek to shed light on a topic that too often is kept in the shadows.

 

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Jason’s Deli was a Huge Success

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More photos were taken and are available on the new Scrapbook/Slideshow at http://www.penderumc.org/eat.

Don’t forget to order your T-Shirt.

They should be here next time we all eat out together at Baja Fresh.

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Don’t Forget! Today is the Day to Eat at Jason’s

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Come join us for dinner and fellowship, while at the same time raising funds for the Building in Faith for the Future Capital Campaign!

All you need to do is show up for dinner on this night, let them know you are with Pender UMC and drop your receipt in the Group Raise box! 15% of all such purchases will go directly to the Capital Campaign.

We are not allowed to ask other diners that are not part of our group to participate, so the key to making this is a success it to have lots of our Pender Family in attendance! Plus that always makes it more fun!!!!

Jason’s Deli – 12955 Fair Lakes Shopping Center – Wednesday, March 2nd from 5pm-10pm.

We will get 15% off all the orders for people who say they are with our group and put their receipts in the marked bin.

There will be more events to Eat Together, too – http://www.penderumc.org/eat

 

 

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Building Pender UMC for the Future (BFF)

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All funds raised will be paid directly to Pender United Methodist Church for Funds will be used for our Building in Faith Capital Campaign.

Order your shirt in grey or mint green here:  https://www.booster.com/pender-umc-building-in-faith-shirts

The deadline to place orders is March 14th.  We won’t have the shirts in hand until the 30th though, so will miss having them for our Jason’s deli fundraiser.

We need a minimum of 17 shirts for the order to happen.

We offered two colors and two styles (a unisex that goes from youth through adult and a ladies cut).  We chose these colors based on recommended colors from the t-shirt designer, since colors we had originally selected would not have highlighted our logo as well once they were printed.  And limiting it to two will allow us to better stand out as a group at these events.

Read more about the Building in Faith Campaign here: http://www.penderumc.org/buildinginfaith

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Come join us for dinner and fellowship, while at the same time raising funds for the Building in Faith for the Future Capital Campaign!

eat-togetherAll you need to do is show up for dinner on this night, let them know you are with Pender UMC and drop your receipt in the Group Raise box! 15% of all such purchases will go directly to the Capital Campaign.

We are not allowed to ask other diners that are not part of our group to participate, so the key to making this is a success it to have lots of our Pender Family in attendance! Plus that always makes it more fun!!!!

Jason’s Deli – 12955 Fair Lakes Shopping Center – Wednesday, March 2nd from 5pm-9pm.

We will get 15% off all the orders for people who say they are with our group and put their receipts in the marked bin.  

The only catch is that we need 20 people to RSVP by February 28th or they will cancel our event.  

Here is the link to RSVP:  http://www.groupraise.com/events/10311

Don’t feel like cooking? Let’s eat out together and show others what a GREAT church family we have here at Pender!

  • April 5th & May 3rd & July 12th: Baja Fresh (Fairfax Towne Center) – Join us for dinner 4pm-10pm and 15% of all the orders placed during that time frame will be donated to the building campaign
     
  • Stay tuned for even more exciting opportunities with other restaurants and events.

 

 

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