Our Pender United Methodist Men & United Methodist Women groups are sponsoring a Golf Outing on September 20th at 12pm at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton, Va.
Invite your friends and business associates!
Registration forms can be picked up in the Church Office or at the Sign-Up Table in the Church Lobby on Sundays after the 8:15 Service until noon or register online by clicking on this link.
Registration forms and payments need to be turned into the Church Office by August 31st.
Anyone interested in assisting with this Golf Outing (for men and women and fundraiser for the Building Fund), please contact Jeff Raich, Brian Green, or Greg Welty.
We would love assistance in rounding up corporate or business donations, accounting, advertising, or dinner planning.
Please join us this Sunday, July 24th, at our 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 am Worship Services.
Our Pastors continue the sermon series: “We Believe.”
Pastor Dan will be preaching at all 3 Worship Services on “Forgiveness of Sin.” (Luke 7:36-50)
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven-for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”And he said to her,”Your sins are forgiven.”Then those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”And he said to the woman,”Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” (Luke 7:47-50)
Check out this summer video greeting from Pastor Dan:
Pender’s Vision Statement:
By following Jesus and reaching out to others, we seek God’s transformation of ourselves and our world.
Listen to 296 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.
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
Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
No food donations are being requested for the next two weeks.
Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.
The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. There are currently 297 sermons available. More information
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Registration is open for Pender Men’s Stepping Up Weekend Event. More information
July 24-30: Philippi Short-Term Mission Trip continues. More information
July 24: New Directions Sunday School Class. 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.
July 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.
July 24: Sunday School II for adults. 10:45 am-noon
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.
The UMW needs bakers to make cookies for our cookie tray sale. Our goal is to make as many trays as possible, so if you could bake 100 of one kind of cookie that would be great!
Bring the cookies to the church no later than 9 am on Dec. 19, stay and join us for a Christmas Brunch and to help assemble trays.
Also the UMW is taking pre-orders to purchase Christmas Cookie trays.The trays contain three dozen cookies and the cost is $12 per tray. They will be ready for pick up on Sunday, Dec. 20th from 8am to 12:30pm in Room 206.
All proceeds support UMW missions. Sign-up sheets for both baking and purchasing are located at the Sign-Up Center in the Church lobby.
Please join us this Sunday, November 29, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 or 11:00 Services.
Advent will start on Sunday, November 29, and we will start an exciting new Advent program,“Under Wraps: The Gift We Never Expected.” Prepared and piloted by The Woodlands United Methodist Church in Houston, this joyful program explores some of God’s unexpected qualities, presented over the four weeks of Advent, plus Christmas Eve:
God Is Expectant
God Is Dangerous
God Is Jealous
God Is Faithful
God is Joyful
Just as the first wrapped gift beneath the Christmas tree marks the new season, so the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day signaled that God’s hope and salvation and redemption plan had come into the world. In Jesus, God gift-wrapped himself in human flesh and was born in a stable so he could come and live among us and offer us life and salvation that we could never gain on our own.
Join us this Advent as we unwrap God’s greatest gift, our Savior Jesus!
“Under Wraps: The Gift We Never Expected”
Nov. 29 – Dec. 24, 2015
From the beginning, the Bible tells of a love story between God and his people. As the story works its way through the Old Testament into the New Testament, there are twists and turns but the ending is always clear – God’s plan is to rescue his people. And so God sent Jesus. God actually gift-wrapped himself in human flesh and was born in a stable so he could come and live among us and offer us life and salvation that we could never gain on our own. “Under Wraps” is an exciting Advent & Christmas experience that explores four characteristics of God described in the Old Testament and then revealed perfectly and completely through Jesus.
During Advent we expect the usual crowds at the malls, the usual Christmas TV specials, the usual visits with family and friends, and the usual church programs. If we approach Advent in a manner that routine, can we really expect anything different at Christmas? Does ho-ho-ho lead to ho-hum? Can life be different? Have you ever been surprised by God?
Preacher 8:15 & 11- Kenny
Preacher 9:30- Dan
For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.
Listen to 252 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.
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
November 28: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
Anything & Everything!
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.
November 98: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. There are currently 252 sermons available. More information
November 29- December 31: Nominate 2015 Pender Woman of the Year. Nomination forms are located in the United Methodist Women’s mailbox located by the elevators; and completed forms can be handed to Joyce Munt or emailed to her.
November 29: New Directions Sunday School Class. We will study the book entitled “The Holy Spirit – An Introduction” by John Bevere. 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.
November 29: Sunday School II for adults. 10:45 am-noon
November 29: 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.
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