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Operation Christmas Child

04 Nov

Help Pender share the love of Christ throughout the world by participating in Operation Christmas Child this year!

Collect items to pack shoe boxes (small toys, school supplies, hygiene items, t-shirts, socks, accessories, & $7 for shipping) and place in the Christmas box near the coat racks by Nov. 15th.

Pack a shoe box or two with your family or small group. (Instructions are located in the church lobby.) Filled boxes are due to Pender on Nov. 22nd.

Pray that God will direct each person packing shoe boxes to put in just the right items for the child who will receive the box. Pray also that the children will receive Christ as their best gift.

Donations for shipping are needed as each box costs $7 to ship. Checks should be made out to Pender UMC, with OCC in the memo. Donations may also be made online by clicking on this link.

Help receive packed shoe boxes from the community between Nov.16th-23rd by volunteering for one or more slots. Training will be provided. Positions include greeting visitors and unloading and packing up shoe boxes. Sign up to help by clicking on this link.

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Posted by MaryO on November 4, 2015 in Christmas, Get Involved!, Holidays, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest

Tags: accessories, donation, hygiene items, Operation Christmas Child, pray, school supplies, shoe boxes, small toys, socks, t-shirts, toiletry items

Christmas VBS Registration Opens Today

01 Nov

Who: Kids Ages 3 (must be potty-trained)- 6th Grade

What:“Under Wraps: The Gift We Never Expected”

Where: Pender UMC Christmas VBS

Why: Celebrate Christmas and the Gift of Jesus Christ

When: Saturday, Dec. 5th @ 10 am – 2 pm

Cost: $10 per Kid or $20 total per Family

Join us for Christmas VBS on December 5, 2015 while your parents enjoy the gift of time to prepare for Christmas. We will enjoy music, crafts, lunch, recreation, a story and more!

RSVP: Register online on our website by clicking on this link, beginning November 1st & ending November 30th.

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Posted by MaryO on November 1, 2015 in Children's Council, Christmas, Get Involved!, Holidays, Ministries, Music, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest

Tags: children, Christmas VBS, crafts, lunch, music, recreation, registration, story, Under Wraps: The Gift We Never Expected

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

9/11 Memorial Service, National Cathedral, 2001

11 Sep

The National Cathedral hosted the service three days after the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. The Rev. Billy Graham preached; President George W. Bush spoke, and the Very Rev. Nathan Baxter and the Rt. Rev. Jane Holmes Dixon officiated.