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Today at Pender UMC ~ March 13, 2016

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Please join us this Sunday, March 13th, at our 8:15, 9:30 & 11am worship services.

Pastor Kenny & Pastor Dan will be continuing our current sermon series, The God We Can Know, and will be preaching on Knowing God’s Power (Scripture:John 15:1-8)

“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” (John 15:7-8)

Listen to 270 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:

  • March 13: Pender UMC Calendar Events
  • March 13: This Week at Pender email newsletter
  • March 13: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
    • Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate
      (individual bags or sleeves)
    • 46 oz. bottles of oil, fruit juices, plastic bags and egg cartons are always needed and welcome too!

    Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.

  • March 13: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series.  There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons.  There are currently 270 sermons available.  More information
  • March 13 to March 14: TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY to Buy a TShirt to help support the Building in Faith Capital Campaign.More information. 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.
  • March 13 to March 20: Easter Story Time & Egg Hunt, Registration is open. More information
  • March 13: Common Ground Service,  9:30 am. More information
  • March 13: Sunday School Classes.  9:30 am More information
  • March 13: New Directions Sunday School Class. New study entitled “Soul Keeping – Caring for the Most Import Part of You” by John Ortberg. We meet in Rooms 218-220 at 9:30 AM. If any questions, feel free to contact Carol Wilson If any questions, feel free to contact Carol Wilson by email or at (703) 815-1744.
  • March 13: The 10:30am Sunday School Class is reading a new study by Adam Hamilton entitled Seeing Gray in A World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics. Contact Angie Green for more information.
  • March 13: Sunday School II for adults. 10:45 am-noon
  • March 13: Traditional Service,  11:00 am. More information
  • March 13: Teen Sunday School. 11:00 am-noon
  • March 13: The Pender Youth Orchestra, 4:15-5:00 pm. The Youth Orchestra is open to all youth grades 7 through 12 who play a wind, brass, stringed or percussion instrument. New members are always welcome! The Orchestra plays 4-5 times during Sunday morning worship from December-June. More information.
  • March 13: JLU, 5:00-7:00 pm.  More information
  • March 13: Celebration Ringers, 5:00-5:45 pm.  Register for this choir
  • March 13: Youth Handbell Ensemble, 5:00-5:45 pm.  Register for this choir
  • March 13: Youth Choir, 5:45-6:30 pm.  Register for this choir
  • March 13: Turning Point Youth Group, 6:30-8:30 pm, with dinner. More information
 

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Today at Pender UMC ~ March 6, 2016

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Please join us this Sunday, March 6th, at our 8:15, 9:30 & 11am worship services.

Pastor Kenny & Pastor Dan will be continuing our current sermon series,The God We Can Know, and will be preaching on Knowing God’s Care. Scripture: John 10:1-16

“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.” (John 10:14-15)

Listen to 269 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:

  • March 6: Pender UMC Calendar Events
  • March 6: This Week at Pender email newsletter
  • March 6: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
    • Baby Food & Diapers
      (individual bags or sleeves)
    • 46 oz. bottles of oil, fruit juices, plastic bags and egg cartons are always needed and welcome too!

    Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.

  • March 6: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series.  There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons.  There are currently 269 sermons available.  More information
  • March 6 to March 14: Buy a TShirt to help support the Building in Faith Capital Campaign.More information. 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.
  • March 6 to March 20: Easter Story Time & Egg Hunt, Registration is open. More information
  • March 6: Common Ground Service,  9:30 am. More information
  • March 6: Sunday School Classes.  9:30 am More information
  • March 6: New Directions Sunday School Class. New study entitled “Soul Keeping – Caring for the Most Import Part of You” by John Ortberg. We meet in Rooms 218-220 at 9:30 AM. If any questions, feel free to contact Carol Wilson If any questions, feel free to contact Carol Wilson by email or at (703) 815-1744.
  • March 6: The 10:30am Sunday School Class is reading a new study by Adam Hamilton entitled Seeing Gray in A World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics. Contact Angie Green for more information.
  • March 6: Sunday School II for adults. 10:45 am-noon
  • March 6: Traditional Service,  11:00 am. More information
  • March 6: Teen Sunday School. 11:00 am-noon
  • March 6: The Pender Youth Orchestra, 4:15-5:00 pm. The Youth Orchestra is open to all youth grades 7 through 12 who play a wind, brass, stringed or percussion instrument. New members are always welcome! The Orchestra plays 4-5 times during Sunday morning worship from December-June. More information.
  • March 6: Sing ‘n Celebrate, 5 pm More information
  • March 6: Celebration Ringers, 5:00-5:45 pm.  Register for this choir
  • March 6: Youth Handbell Ensemble, 5:00-5:45 pm.  Register for this choir
  • March 6: Youth Choir, 5:45-6:30 pm.  Register for this choir
  • March 6: Turning Point Youth Group, 6:30-8:30 pm, with dinner. More information
 

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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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