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Do you want to win a prize?
Do you recognize this card?
(Of course you do, it’s in the bulletin every Sunday!)
Why should you fill out this card (front & back)?
- Helps us get to know you better.
- Lets us know you are here.
- Gives you the opportunity to submit a prayer request to the Church Staff and Pender Prayer Warriors.
- If we need to contact you, we have your current contact information.
- Gives you the opportunity to let us know your interests in our ministries of the Church and we will have a leader contact you.
- Great way for you to sign up for upcoming events.
- Have you been baptized? Do you want to become an official member of the Church? Check the block and we’ll let our Pastors know!
- The Pastors often add action-oriented suggestions based on the sermon focus.
On Back to Church Sunday, fill out your Connection Card and you may win a prize in a drawing just for being here and filling out your card!
There will be a drawing at all 3 services!
Peanut Butter Run Against Hunger
On Saturday September 21st, participate in a 5K Peanut Butter Run Against Hunger fun run and walk at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. The event will raise money and food for LINK, a Loudoun County based food bank, to distribute to hungry families in the Reston, Chantilly, Sterling, Ashburn, and Herndon areas. Cost of admission? 2 jars of Peanut Butter & $4 or 3 jars of Peanut Butter & $10 per family.
The 5K race begins at 9:00 with a kids-dash at 10:00. Pre-register at pbrunagainsthunger@gmail.com
About LINK:
Providing emergency food to local people in need is the primary mission of LINK. Every month they deliver food to approximately 50-60 qualifying families and many more during the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays. LINK also makes food deliveries to other support organizations whenever possible, including the Embry Rucker Shelter, Good Shepherd Alliance Shelters, The Closet, William Waters House, and the Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center.
Happy Labor Day!
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
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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