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Operation Christmas Child Update

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Thank you for supporting Samaritan’s Purse shoe box project by donating supplies & shipping costs, packing boxes, receiving boxes from the community and taking them to our local collection center! Many children will be touched by the love of Christ that is in you. Please continue to pray that children will feel that love and come to receive Christ as the shoe boxes are even now making their way to the children.

Some fun facts:

  • 10.5 Shoe boxes shipped by contributions from Pender
  • 250 Shoe boxes packed by Pender & Pender donations
  • 65 Volunteer hours receiving boxes from community
  • 2,726 Shoe boxes brought to Pender
  • 26,536 Shoe boxes collected in Northern Virginia
 
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Posted by on January 27, 2015 in Get Involved!, Missions, Pender UMC

 

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Pender Hill Preschool Registration

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Pender Hill Preschool Open House is on Wednesday, January 28th and February 4th from 10:30am – Noon.

No appointment is necessary.  

More information at http://www.penderumc.org/preschool

 
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Posted by on January 26, 2015 in Get Involved!, Music, Pender UMC

 

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United Methodist Men’s Dinner ~ January 28th @ 7pm

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Our guest speaker for the evening will be our Pender Regift Thrift Store Executive Director, Maryann Weber.

Maryann will be sharing some of the wonderful God stories that she and her team have been blessed by and have witnessed over the past nearly 3 years!

Other Items on the agenda include breaking bread together, devotional time, hypothermia, mission trips, and mulch sale.

Everyone is welcome, so please join us for a wonderful evening!

 
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Posted by on January 25, 2015 in Get Involved!, Missions, Pender UMC

 

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Today at Pender UMC ~ January 25, 2015

Fishers of Men

At 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 am January 25 – Called To Follow – Matthew 4:18-25

Jesus told the first disciples to come and follow me. Does that mean the same today? Is Jesus still calling? Is the invitation the same – Follow me? How do we live that out?

Listen to past sermons in the Pender Podcast.

Also Today:
  • January 25: Pender UMC Calendar Events
  • January 25: This Week at Pender email newsletter
  • January 22: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
    • Juice
    • 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.

  • January 25: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. There are currently 193 sermons available. More information
  • January 25: Traditional Service, 8:15 am. More information
  • January 25: Time Out for Parents, 9:15-10:30 am
  • January 25: Common Ground Service, 9:30 am. More information
  • January 25: Sunday School Classes. More information
  • January 25: New Directions Sunday School Class. Mark Batterson’s book entitled “The Circle Maker – Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears”. 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.
  • January 25: Sunday School Class: The Truth Project (began September 21) This Focus on the Family’s DVD series, with 26 one-half hour lessons taught by Dr. Del Tackett, is the starting point for looking at life from a biblical perspective. lesson discusses the relevance and importance of living the Christian worldview in daily life.
  • January 25: Sunday School Class: The Good and Beautiful God (began September 21) (Room 205 – Library) A new Sunday School course immediately after the 9:30 am worship service led by Brian and Angie Green will be reading and discussing this book. To sign up or find out more information, please sign up on the Connection Card in the bulletin on Sunday.
  • January 25: Traditional Service, 11:00 am. More information
  • January 25: Turning Point Youth Group, 6:30 pm, with dinner. More information
 

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SOUPer Bowl Challenge!

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Bring one or more cans of soup or other canned foods this month for SOUPer Bowl Sunday!

We want to fill Pender’s food pantry and help stock WFCM’s shelves!

Containers will be available in the Narthex. Thank you for blessing those in need!

 
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Posted by on January 24, 2015 in Get Involved!, Missions, Pender UMC

 

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