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Pumpkin Fun at Pender UMC

Join us for some Fall Fun! Activities to include pumpkin carving, a pumpkin contest, and a costume contest!

Please bring your own pumpkin! We will provide carving tools and trash bags and cleanup stations!

Costumes are encouraged!

We will keep you safe while enjoying time together. Masks are required. Upon arrival, you will check in, answer some quick health check questions and be given your designated space for your family so that you can be safely social distanced from others.

Reminders and more details will be sent 2 days prior to this event.

Although a signup is required, this is a free event.

Pender UMC is at 12401 Alder Woods Drive, Fairfax, VA US 22033

Signup here

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Posted by MaryO on October 19, 2020 in Get Involved!, Halloween, Holidays, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest

Tags: costume contest, music, pumpkin, pumpkin carving, pumpkin contest

Last Day to Register for the Kids’ Harvest Fest

25 Oct

Kids’ Harvest Fest, Saturday, October 29th

Kids’ Night Out — Celebrate fall & our love for Christ! (while parents have a night out!)

4:45 – 5:15 pm — Trunk or Treat

5:15 – 8:00 pm — Kid’s Night Out

Cost: $5 per kid or $10 total per family

Come to the Trunk or Treat Event organized by our Pender Youth starting at 4:45 pm. Then drop your kids (potty-trained pre-schoolers through 4th grade) with the Children’s Council Volunteers at 5:15 for an evening of fun! We will have a pizza dinner, crafts, play time and movies.

RSVP: Please sign up using this link. Registration will close on October 25th.

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Posted by MaryO on October 25, 2016 in Children's Council, Get Involved!, Halloween, Holidays, Ministries, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest

Tags: crafts, dinner, Harvest Fest, Kid's Night Out, movie, Parent's Night Out, Pender Kids, play time, Pumpkin Patch, pumpkins, Trunk or Treat

Pender People Praying

30 Oct

Pender People Praying … What can you be praying for Pender this week?

Please pray for opportunities to witness your faith as you interact with your neighbors this Halloween weekend.

Start your day with God at 5:30 am on Wednesdays for a time of prayer at Pender in the Sanctuary.

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Posted by MaryO on October 30, 2015 in Get Involved!, Halloween, Holidays, Pender People Praying, Pender UMC

Tags: Halloween, neighbors, Pender People, pray, prayers

Kids’ Harvest Fest

14 Oct

Who: Pender UMC Members

What: Kids Night Out (and thus Parents Night Out)

Where: Pender UMC Common Ground Room

Why: Celebrate Fall and our love for Christ while Parents have a Night Out

When: Saturday October 24,

4:30-5:30 pm – Trunk or Treat

5:30 – 8:00 pm – Kids Night Out

Cost: $5 per Kid or $10 total per Family

Pender UMC Members:

Come to the Trunk or Treat Event organized by our Pender Youth starting at 4:30 pm and visit the Pender UMC pumpkin patch. Then drop your kids (potty-trained pre-schoolers through 4^th grade) with the Childrens’ Council Volunteers at 5:30 for an evening of fun! We will have dinner, crafts, play time and movies.

RSVP: Please email Sowmya at sowmysam@yahoo.com with kids name, age & allergy info beginning September 30, 2015 Registration will close on October 19^th.

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Posted by MaryO on October 14, 2015 in Children's Council, Get Involved!, Halloween, Holidays, Ministries, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest

Tags: crafts, dinner, Harvest Fest, Kid's Night Out, movie, Parent's Night Out, Pender Kids, play time, Pumpkin Patch, pumpkins, Trunk or Treat

Does The United Methodist Church have a position about Halloween?

31 Oct

The United Methodist Church does not have an official statement or position regarding Halloween.

Church members are free to make their own decisions about their participation in Halloween activities. Local churches can decide if they wish to offer traditional or alternative activities for children at Halloween.