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Today at Pender UMC ~ Sunday, June 28th

28 Jun

Please join us this Sunday, June 28, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.

Sermon Series: STORIES

June 28 – Pastor Kevin will be preaching his last sermon with us. “For Heavens Sake, Dance” (2 Samuel 6:12-22).

Listen to 224 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Kevin Havens and Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.

What to expect at Pender UMC

Directions to Pender

Also Today:

June 28: Pender UMC Calendar Events
June 28: This Week at Pender email newsletter
June 28: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
- Body Soap, Shampoo & Deodorant
- 46 oz. bottles of oil, fruit juices, plastic bags and egg cartons are always needed and welcome too!
Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.
June 28: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. There are currently 224 sermons available. More information
June 28-July 3: Music Camp Registration is open until we reach 60 campers. There is a waitlist available. Music Camp will run from July 6-10, 2015 in the afternoon.
June 28: Philippi West Virginia mission trip permissions forms. More information
June 28: Traditional Service, 8:15 am. More information
June 28: Time Out for Parents, 9:15-10:30 am
June 28: Common Ground Service, 9:30 am. More information
June 28: Sunday School Classes. 9:30 am More information
June 28: New Directions Sunday School Class. We will study the book entitled “The Holy Spirit – An Introduction” by John Bevere. 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.
June 28: Sunday School II for adults. New Study: The Good and Beautiful Community 10:45 am-noon
June 28: Traditional Service, 11:00 am. More information
June 28: Prison Ministry, 1:00 pm. Join us in worship with the young men and women at the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center. Your participation matters to the residents, as the staff repeatedly tells us how we make a difference in the young men and women’s lives and the lives of the staff! All you need to do is show up and worship! We meet at 1:00pm at the Juvenile Detention Center. Hope to see you there!
June 28: Turning Point Youth Group, 6:30 pm, with dinner. More information

Sunday at Pender UMC ~ Sunday, June 28th

25 Jun

Please join us this Sunday, June 28, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
Sermon Series: STORIES
June 28 – Pastor Kevin will be preaching his last sermon with us.

Listen to 224 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Kevin Havens and Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.

What to expect at Pender UMC

Directions to Pender

Also Sunday:

June 28: Pender UMC Calendar Events
June 28: This Week at Pender email newsletter
June 28: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
- Salad Dressing & Condiments
- 46 oz. bottles of oil, fruit juices, plastic bags and egg cartons are always needed and welcome too!
Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.
June 28: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. There are currently 224 sermons available. More information
June 28-July 3: Music Camp Registration is open until we reach 60 campers. There is a waitlist available. Music Camp will run from July 6-10, 2015 in the afternoon.
June 28: Philippi West Virginia mission trip permissions forms. More information
June 28: Traditional Service, 8:15 am. More information
June 28: Time Out for Parents, 9:15-10:30 am
June 28: Common Ground Service, 9:30 am. More information
June 28: Sunday School Classes. 9:30 am More information
June 28: New Directions Sunday School Class. We will study the book entitled “The Holy Spirit – An Introduction” by John Bevere. 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.
June 28: Sunday School II for adults. New Study: The Good and Beautiful Community 10:45 am-noon
June 28: Traditional Service, 11:00 am. More information
June 28: Turning Point Youth Group, 6:30 pm, with dinner. More information

Christmas Music, Part 4 – I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day

04 Dec

“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” is a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem “Christmas Bells” by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The song tells of the narrator’s despair, upon hearing Christmas bells, that “hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men”. The carol concludes with the bells carrying renewed hope for peace among mankind.

This version is done by Casting Crowns. I chose it because the Pender choir sang this on Christmas Eve with past-Associate Pastor Dan Elmore singing the solo…and I fell in love with this version.

As seen on 2008 TBN Christmas special. “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day” is available on Casting Crowns’ Christmas album, Peace On Earth.

More traditionally, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s version:

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,” I said;
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.”

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Posted by MaryO on December 4, 2012 in Christmas Music, Videos, Webmaster posts

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