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Our Pender United Methodist Men & United Methodist Women groups are sponsoring a Golf Outing on September 20th at 12pm at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton, Va.

Invite your friends and business associates!

Registration forms can be picked up in the Church Office or at the Sign-Up Table in the Church Lobby on Sundays after the 8:15 Service until noon or register online by clicking on this link.

Registration forms and payments need to be turned into the Church Office by August 31st.

Anyone interested in assisting with this Golf Outing (for men and women and fundraiser for the Building Fund), please contact Jeff Raich, Brian Green, or Greg Welty.

We would love assistance in rounding up corporate or business donations, accounting, advertising, or dinner planning.

More information available at http://www.penderumc.org/golf

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Posted by MaryO on August 31, 2016 in Building in Faith for the Future, Get Involved!, Ministries, Pender Men, Pender UMC, Pender Women

Tags: Building in Faith for the Future, Golf Outing, Pender Men, Pender Women

Today, August 28, 2016 at Pender UMC

28 Aug

Please join us today Sunday, August 28, at our 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 am Worship Services.

At our 8:15 & 11:00 am Services, Pastor Kenny will continue his Sermon Series,“Something Fishy,”and will be preaching on“Who Deserves Mercy?” (Jonah 4)

At our 9:30 Service, Pastor Dan will continue his Sermon Series,“Sunday School Revisited,”and will be preaching on“Abraham & Isaac.” (Genesis 22:1-18)

Check out this summer video greeting from Pastor Dan:

Pender’s Vision Statement:

By following Jesus and reaching out to others, we seek God’s transformation of ourselves and our world.

Listen to past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.

What to expect at Pender UMC

Directions to Pender

Sunday Childcare

Wondering where to take your children on Sunday mornings? Below is a summary. More detailed information is available at the Welcome desk located in the main lobby and here.

NURSERY CARE ~ Birth through 2 years, 9:30 am – 12:15 pm
SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 ~ 2 yrs. – Adults, 9:30 am – 10:40 am
SUNDAY SCHOOL 2 ~ Grades 4 – Adults, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
CHERUB CHURCH ~ 3 yrs.- Kindergarten, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP ~ Grades 1-3, 10:45 am – 11:30 am
JUNIOR CHURCH ~ Grades 1 – 5, 11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Calendar of Events

Also today:

Pender UMC Calendar Events
This Week at Pender email newsletter
Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
- Canned Fruit
Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.
The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. More information
Shop using AmazonSmiles and benefit the Capital Campaign! More information
Registration is open for Music Groups. More information
Registration is open through August 31 for Pender UMC Golf Outing. More information
Registration is open for Pender Men’s Stepping Up Weekend Event. More information
August 27: Pender UMC Run. Meet Saturday mornings in the church parking lot at 7AM.
August 28: NO Children’s Church during the summer
August 28: Traditional Service, 8:15 am. More information
August 28: Common Ground Service, 9:30 am. More information
August 28: Summer Sunday School continues. More information
August 28: Sunday School Classes. 9:30 am More information
August 28: New Directions Sunday School Class. We meet in Rooms 218-220 at 9:30 AM. If any questions, feel free to contact Carol Wilson If any questions, feel free to contact Carol Wilson by email or at (703) 815-1744.
August 28: The 10:30am Sunday School Class is reading a new study by Adam Hamilton entitled Seeing Gray in A World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics. Contact Angie Green for more information.
August 28: Sunday School II for adults. 10:45 am-noon
August 28: Traditional Service, 11:00 am. More information
August 28: Teen Sunday School. 11:00 am-noon
August 28: Turning Point Youth Group, 7:00-8:30 pm. More information

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Posted by MaryO on August 28, 2016 in Bible Study, Get Involved!, Item of the Week, Ministries, Music Ministry, Pender Men, Pender UMC, Pender Women, Sunday School, The Holy Bible, Videos, Youth

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Help UMCOR Help the People of Louisiana!

27 Aug

Days of torrential rain inundated the state of Louisiana, beginning August11. Flooding has impacted at least 40,000 homes, and about 30,000 people and 1,000 pets have been rescued from high water in homes and cars. At least 11 people are known to have died in the disaster.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) issued an emergency grant to the Louisiana Annual Conference, releasing 2,950 cleanup buckets to United Methodist churches in LaFayette and Baton Rouge, areas severely affected by the floods, for distribution to affected households. UMCOR stands ready to release another 2,000 cleanup buckets to go to the most vulnerable places as identified by the Louisiana Conference, as more cleanup buckets are being assembled to meet more needs.

The state of Mississippi also was affected by flooding, and UMCOR has readied relief supplies to go there, when the water recedes.

Help support the UMCOR U.S. Disaster Response Advance, #901670.

For more information and to donate to UMCOR, click on this link to their website.

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Posted by MaryO on August 27, 2016 in Get Involved!, Pender UMC

Tags: flood, Louisiana, UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief

Time to Update the Church Calendar

23 Aug

It’s time to update the church calendar with all activities for the 2016 – 2017 school year!

Our calendar shows up in many places – our website, the Church Life app, screens in the church lobbies & Sunday bulletins.

Many people rely on it; therefore it’s important that it be comprehensive, up to date and correct.

Activities include all church functions – whether they occur at the church or offsite.

Meetings, Bible studies, small groups, rehearsals, etc.

Calendar activities are for one year only & have to be re-submitted annually.

By getting your activity on the calendar, you are assured that – if it occurs at Pender- it will get a room assignment!

Click on this link for the RESOURCE REQUEST FORM. Fill it out and drop it off in the church office or scan it and send it by email to church.calendar@penderumc.org.

If you have any questions, call the church office at (703) 278-8023.

(If you submitted your activity in January for the 2016 calendar year, this does not apply to you. You will need to re-submit in January 2017)