Are you interested in singing with our choir for our Christmas Cantata?
Rehearsals will start Thursday, Oct. 17th, and will run from 7:30 until about 8:00 pm.
(The Cantata will be presented at the 8:15 and 11:00 services on Sunday, Dec. 15th.)
If you are interested please contact Theresa Carpenter or Nicole Parrish.
Happy Fall!
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6.9 (NIV)
Chuck Knows Church — Palm Sunday. Have you ever waved a palm branch in a worship service? If so, do you know why? Chuckle along and learn about Palm Sunday with Chuck
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September celebrating the economic and social contributions of workers.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
It was first nationally recognized in 1894 to placate unionists following the Pullman Strike. With the decline in union membership, the holiday is generally viewed as a time for barbecues and the end of summer vacations – and time to go back to school in Fairfax County.
The Pender Regift Thrift Store Will Be Open on Labor Day, during normal business hours (11AM to 7:00PM)
The ReGift Thrift ministry’s volunteer signup is active so please click on the link below to the online signup sheet and volunteer to be a blessing to everyone that visits our shop! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4CACAB2A1-pender.
Pender ReGift Thrift Store is an outreach ministry of Pender United Methodist Church.
Our nonprofit mission is the distribution of material goods to the poor, locally, nationally, and internationally. We are the only church around with a 5,000 sq ft warehouse and a loading dock. Working with for-profit, nonprofit, and government partners, we maximize our nonprofit potential. Our thrift store supports our nonprofit mission. We are family friendly.
Being thrifty, seeking value, or frugality, are all generally given a bad rap, but in this tough economic climate, you can defend your right to be smart.
Our thrift store, offers a wide variety of unique items. Our furniture includes beds, couches, sofa beds, office chairs, tables, desks, cabinets, filing cabinets, baby furniture, and lawn furniture. All upholstered items have been sanitized in accordance with government regulations. Our gently-used clothing has been carefully sorted and sized. We have a wide variety of accessories including hats, shoes, purses, belts, and scarves. Our electronics department has a wide variety of computer equipment, including keyboards, monitors, printers, microwaves, and other small appliances.
We carry big appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, and dryers. We have toys, sports equipment, linens, and lawn tools. Our books and media include DVDs, CDs, audio books, fiction, nonfiction, classics, a wide variety of children’s chapter books and early readers. We specialize in books for teachers and students. Our nonfiction books are organized including cookbooks, spiritual books, personal finance books, history and biography. Bibles are always free.
Phone: 703-378-7371
Address: 4447 C BROOKFIELD CORP. DR
CHANTILLY, VA 20151
E-mail: regift@penderumc.org
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