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!
This year the Pender Men are teaming with our sponsored Boy Scout troop #1530 and combining our mulch sales so that we can help each other’s programs and deliver your mulch to your driveway on Saturday March 5th.
Pender Men sponsors short term mission trips for our parishioners to places like Peru, Thailand, Poland, Paraguay, and Philippi, WV, as well as supporting local missions and vital Pender activities like the recent Men’s Retreat held this past November.
Please visit http://goo.gl/PJWfMN to securely order your mulch, or contact Dave Cacner at dcacner@verizon.net.
Please also consider volunteering to assist in delivering mulch with us on the 5th.
Thanks so much!
Tags: Boy Scout, Boy Scout troop #1530, mulch, Paraguay, Pender Men, Peru, Philippi West Virginia, Poland, retreat, Short-term mission, Thailand
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
Tags: Building in Faith for the Future, Fundraiser, Jason's Deli, Matthew 7:24, t-shirts
Everyone is invited to join us for a meal and fellowship on February 24th at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall.
Around 8pm, we will then proceed to the Sanctuary to enjoy a presentation from our Guest Speakers, Brian Green and Bray Becker, who will be sharing about their recent mission trip to Peru.
Tags: fellowship, guest speaker, meal, missions trips, Pender Men's Dinner, Peru
Please join us this Sunday, February 21st, at our 8:15, 9:30 & 11am worship services.
Pastor Kenny will be continuing our current sermon series,The God We Can Know, and will be preaching at all 3 services on Knowing God’s Satisfaction (John 6:48-51)
“I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” (John 6:48-51)
Listen to 266 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.
What to expect at Pender UMC
Directions to Pender
Sunday Childcare
Wondering where to take your children on Sunday mornings? Below is a summary. More detailed information is available at the Welcome desk located in the main lobby and here.
- NURSERY CARE ~ Birth through 2 years, 9:30 am – 12:15 pm
- SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 ~ 2 yrs. – Adults, 9:30 am – 10:40 am
- SUNDAY SCHOOL 2 ~ Grades 4 – Adults, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
- CHERUB CHURCH ~ 3 yrs.- Kindergarten, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
- JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP ~ Grades 1-3, 10:45 am – 11:30 am
- JUNIOR CHURCH ~ Grades 1 – 5, 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Calendar of Events
Also Today:
Tags: apples, Carillon Ringers, childcare, common ground, Dan Elmore, Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Story, John 6:48-51, Joy Ringers, Kids' Easter Event, Lent, message, message series, mulch, Nursery, oranges, Pender Men, Pender Podcast, Pender UMC, Pender Youth Orchestra, potatoes, Rev. Dan Elmore, sermon, sermon series, Sunday School, The God We Can Know, traditional service, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, WFCM, worship, Youth Choir, Youth Handbell Ensemble, Youth Handbells
Join us on Thursday nights at 6pm during the Lenten season for dinner and fellowship. It is a perfect opportunity to meet new people and to deepen your understanding of Lent.
Following dinner, Pastor Dan will be leading a discussion on Christ as Easter approaches.
We ask for a donation each week to cover the cost of our meals.
Please RSVP to Claire Sax by clicking here or by signing up at the Sign-Up Center in the church lobby.
Thursday Night Lenten Supper Menu:
Tonight – February 18th– pizza
February 25th– spaghetti
March 3rd– sandwiches
March 10th– soup
March 17th– pot luck
Tags: Christ, Dan Elmore, dinner, fellowship, Lent, Lenten Suppers for the Soul, Pastor Dan, pizza, Potluck, sandwiches, soup, spaghetti, Thursday Night Lenten Supper
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