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Every Sunday Night!

All youth in grades 7th-12th are invited to bring your friends and join our Turning Point Youth Group every Sunday night from 6:30-8:30 pm. Come hungry and share a fabulous dinner provided by our amazing youth parents at 6:30 pm in the fellowship hall.

Enjoy the rest of the evening with your Pender friends in the youth room for music, activities, laughter & a time of sharing together about how God is working in your lives. If you have any questions or would like more information about Pender’s Turning Point Youth Group, Tim Lyberger, our Youth Director, would love to talk to you! Please contact him at the Church Office or by clicking on this link.

Theme for the month of May: What Offends You?

Every Tuesday Night!

All 7th-12th graders who are looking to grow deeper in their walk with Christ are invited to join us every Tuesday night in the Youth Room for our Youth Bible Study led by Carrie Cahoon & Beth Petty. Current study: God’s Not Dead! For more information, contact either Carrie or Beth.

— Youth Confirmation Sunday, May 15th

This Sunday is a special day in the life of our youth where our confirmation students will publicly accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior at the altar during our 11am service and become official members of Pender. All family members and members of our Church family are invited to come and celebrate this important spiritual milestone in their lives!

— Senior Sunday, June 12th

Help us honor our graduates during our 11am service on June 12th (both college & high school). Our high school graduates are invited to attend a special dinner and program hosted in their honor in the Fellowship Hall the same evening at 6:30pm. Invite your families!

— Philippi, WV, Youth Mission Trip, July 22 – 30th

Each year, our youth and adults are invited to participate in our annual mission trip to Philippi, West Virginia. Our youth & adults have been transforming homes & lives in Philippi for many years. Our youth & adults come back transformed themselves through serving God’s people. For more information about this trip and to register, click on this link to our website, or contact our Youth Director, Tim Lyberger.

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Posted by MaryO on May 14, 2016 in Bible Study, Get Involved!, Ministries, Missions, Pender UMC, Youth

Tags: confirmation, Philippi Mission Trip, Senior Sunday, Sunday, Tuesday, Turning Point Youth Ministry, Youth, Youth Bible Study

Chili Cook Off and Performance by the Common Ground Praise Band

06 May

Building in Faith for the Future Chili Cook Off and Performance by the Common Ground Praise Band

This Saturday, May 7; 5:00 p.m.

The chili cook-off is this Saturday! Learn more about the progress the Building Committee is making on the renovation plans and celebrate our building campaign.

This is a family-friendly event, with tailgate games, playground time, chili and fixings, music, and viewing of the Kentucky Derby. A panel of judges will choose the top three chilies, plus there will be a People’s Choice Award.

Food will be in Fellowship Hall; remember to bring a chair or blanket to enjoy the music outside (weather permitting).

If you are entering a chili, please have it there as close to 5 p.m. as possible, and bring it in a crock pot to keep it warm.

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Posted by MaryO on May 6, 2016 in Building in Faith for the Future, Get Involved!, Ministries, Music, Pender UMC

Tags: Building in Faith for the Future, chili, chili cook off, common ground, praise band

Today at Pender UMC ~ April 24, 2016

24 Apr

Please join us at our 8:15, 9:30, & 11:00 Services as Pastor Kenny and Pastor Dan continue their new sermon series entitled, “Heaven is for Real” and will be preaching on “The Battle for Heaven.” (Colossians 3:1-4)

Did you know that heaven is not guaranteed? In fact, we believe there are forces at work to knock us off our path and keep us from our intended destination. This is serious business, but victory can be ours! Make sure you’re among the victorious and join us today.

Listen to 278 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:

April 24: Pender UMC Calendar Events
April 24: This Week at Pender email newsletter
April 24: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
- Jello and Pudding
- 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.
April 24: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. There are currently 278 sermons available. More information
April 24: Registration is open for Vacation Bible School (VBS). More information
April 24: Registration is open for Music Camp. More information
April 24-30: Second Chance! 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.
April 24: Traditional Service, 8:15 am. More information
April 24: Common Ground Service, 9:30 am. More information
April 24: Sunday School Classes. 9:30 am More information
April 24: 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.
April 24: 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.
April 24: Sunday School II for adults. 10:45 am-noon
April 24: Traditional Service, 11:00 am. More information
April 24: Teen Sunday School. 11:00 am-noon
April 24: 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.
April 24: Celebration Ringers, 5:00-5:45 pm. Register for this choir
April 24: Youth Handbell Ensemble, 5:00-5:45 pm. Register for this choir
April 24: Youth Choir, 5:45-6:30 pm. Register for this choir
April 24: Turning Point Youth Group, 6:30-8:30 pm, with dinner. More information

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Posted by MaryO on April 24, 2016 in Bible Study, Building in Faith for the Future, Get Involved!, Item of the Week, Music Ministry, Pender UMC, Sermon, Small Groups, Sunday School, Youth

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Celebrate Healing, Sing ‘N Celebrate

23 Apr

May 1, 5-6pm in Fellowship Hall

After doing research on miracles around the world, Scott Levesque writes – “Miracles are happening all around us, and this includes miracles of healing. I am certain that the same Spirit of Jesus, involved in the healings of Bible days, is with us today.”

With this in mind, we hope you are planning to join us for this service when Pastor Kenny will anoint those needing healing and will lift prayers on their behalf.

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Posted by MaryO on April 23, 2016 in Get Involved!, Ministries, Pender UMC, Sing 'n Celebrate

Tags: healing, Healing Service, Sing 'n Celebrate

Les Esmond wins Fairfax County Senior Volunteer of the Year Award 2016

12 Apr

Les Esmond has acted as chief cashier at Pender Re-Gift Thrift Store since May 2012, volunteering forty hours a week, fifty weeks a year. Pender Thrift Store, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pender United Methodist Church, accepts clients from government, nonprofits, and other churches for the distribution of material goods.

When Les comes to work every day, he tries to make each and every person feel better — he talks and laughs with the lonely. He has overcome computer phobia to learn two new software systems. He instructs others on how to “cashier.” He is diligent about learning the names of the customers, and if they have a minute, he regales them with a history lesson or relates a story of pride in his family of three children, two grandchildren.

What this description doesn’t tell you is that Les Esmond has battled serious health issues for over fifteen years; however, despite adversity, but he tackles life with gusto! He buys lunch for others, provides bags and paper products for the store, offers rides and picks up groceries for others at the independent senior living facility where he stays.

Maryann Weber, Executive Administrator of Pender Re-gift Thrift Store is certain that their capacity to accomplish their mission would be diminished, if not impossible without Les Esmond’s continued and diligent service.

Maryann Weber says, “My own life has been enriched by knowing him. He reminds me of everything I take for granted, and retains a positive attitude in spite of all circumstances….My favorite quote is his favorite quote, ‘In life, you will experience some pain, discomfort, and disappointment. Misery, however, is optional!’”

From http://www.volunteerfairfax.org/non-profits/Breakfast-winners.php