Pender is hosting a Hypothermia Center in January and help is needed during the week of January 11-18.
We need servants to welcome our brothers and sisters in from the street during the week.
Servant roles are: greeters, meal preparers/servers/clean-up, overnight security, van drivers, food/toiletry/etc. donors, and anyone interested in experiencing the joy of serving our fellow man!
If you are interested in helping, please sign up on the Connection Card in the Bulletin on Sunday.
2014 Pender Woman and Man of the Year
2014 Woman of the Year
Please take a moment to nominate a woman (or multiple women) who you feel have done exemplary work for our Church and/or our community in 2014. (Past recipients are not eligible and a list of previous recipients may be found on the Women of the Year plaques located in the hallway across from Room 206 or in the back of the UMW Directory.) Nomination forms can be found in the UMW mailbox by the elevators and completed forms can be handed to Joyce Munt in the Church Office or emailed to here. Nominations must be in before Christmas.
2014 Man of the Year
Pender United Methodist Men are requesting nominations for the 2014 Pender Man of the Year. If you would like someone to be considered, please put forward his name, and a sentence or two as to why you think he should be considered. Please get in touch with Mark Atwood, by clicking here. (Your identity will be kept confidential!) The deadline is December 15.
Please join us on December 14th at 5:00 PM for “Carols, Cookies, and Coffee” – the Handbell Ministry’s annual Christmas concert!
Refreshments will be served after the concert in the Fellowship Hall.
In the spirit of Advent we are excited to offer devotionals written by the congregants here at Pender church. We hope that in these busy and hectic times, you will return each day, to find peace and Christ in the stories you will find here:
http://www.penderumc.org/devotional
A new devotion will be found each day (except Sunday).
Today’s is by Ken D and is available now. The reading is “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:16–18, NIV)
Enjoy the rest of the devotion here: http://www.penderumc.org/devotional
For some of us Christmas can be a time of stress and anxiety. Joy and cheer sometimes are overwhelmed by sadness.
Join us for Pender’s Blue Christmas Service on December 17th at 7:30pm.
Chuck talks about “Blue Christmas” and what we can do to help others who feel the weight of the season.
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