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Pender Fall Flea Market and Boutique

30 Sep

From the Pender ReGift Store Newsletter:

October 1, 2, 8:00a-8:00p

October 3, 8:00a-noon

12401 Alder Woods Dr.

Fairfax VA 22033

Pastor Dan expressed it like this… it is the Pender High Holy Week of the Flea Market and Boutique. Pender United Methodist Church turns itself inside out for this event.

We have furniture, household goods, electronics, clothing, shoes, handbags, and jewelry. We have sports equipment, toys, strollers, stuffed animals.

The Ladies knock themselves out for the bake sale, which includes (but is not limited to) snickerdoodles, lemon tarts, chocolate chip cookies, banana nut bread, pumpkin bread. Do you like brownies? Blondies? Brownies with icing, with m&ms, with sprinkles, or with peanut butter frosting? Gluten free items are also available.

The Men fire it up with the all American grill featuring burgers and dogs.

All proceeds are used for Christian missions. Pender UMC supports missionaries in over 100 countries, and has sent small mission teams to over a dozen countries. For example, one missionary supported by Pender’s mission committee is your own Maryann Weber, Director of Pender Regift Thrift Store.

After the sale, remaining material goods will be distributed to West Virginia and Honduras via other Methodist church partners.

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Posted by MaryO on September 30, 2015 in Get Involved!, Ministries, Missions, Outreach, Pender Men, Pender UMC, Pender Women

Tags: bake sale, Boutique, clothing, electronics, Flea Market, furniture, handbags, household goods, jewelry, missions, Pastor Dan, Pender Regift Thrift Store, Pender UMC, shoes, sports equipment, strollers, stuffed animals, toys

Today at Pender UMC ~ September 27, 2015

27 Sep

Please join us this Sunday, September 27, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.

“A Disciple’s Path”

September 13 – October. 18, 2015

“A Disciple’s Path” guides individuals to take the next step in discipleship and become dynamic, engaged followers of Jesus Christ. The study combines a Wesleyan understanding of our growth in God’s love and grace with the time-tested practices of spiritual discipline expressed in the membership vows to uphold the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. Participants will develop spiritual practices, discover their unique gifts, and become engaged in ministry that brings transformation in their own lives, the lives of others, and the world.

September 27: The Priority of Presence ~Acts 2:42-47

Each of us has an instinctual desire to belong. Yet why do we spend so much time with our earbuds in, staring at our phones? Maybe that’s a symptom of something larger afoot. How can we better connect with one another and truly be present to one another?

For a list of small groups currently participating in our church-wide study, click here.

For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.

Listen to 241 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.

What to expect at Pender UMC

Directions to Pender

Calendar of Events

Also today:

Sunday School, 9:30
New Sunday School class at 10:45 until noon for 4th through 6th graders in room 124. Contact Caroline Anderson if you have any questions.
Join us for a light lunch before we begin to set up for the Boutique/Flea Market after the 11am service.
Pender Prison Ministry. Meet at the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) at 1:00pm
Youth choir and Handbells
Turning Point Youth

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Posted by MaryO on September 27, 2015 in Bible Study, Get Involved!, Ministries, Missions, Music Ministry, Outreach, Pender Men, Pender UMC, Pender Women, Prison Ministry, Sermon

Tags: A Disciple's Path, Acts 2:42-47, Boutique, common ground, Dan Elmore, Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center, Flea Market, JDC, Pastor Dan, Pender's Prison Ministry, sermon series, Sunday School, traditional service, Youth Choir, Youth Handbell Ensemble, Youth Handbells

Sunday September 27 at Pender UMC

24 Sep

Please join us this Sunday, September 27, in worship at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.

“A Disciple’s Path”

September 13 – October. 18, 2015

September 27: The Priority of Presence ~Acts 2:42-47

For a list of small groups currently participating in our church-wide study, click here.

For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.

Listen to 241 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.

What to expect at Pender UMC

Directions to Pender

Calendar of Events

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Posted by MaryO on September 24, 2015 in Bible Study, Get Involved!, Pender UMC, Sermon

Tags: A Disciple's Path, Acts 2:42-47, common ground, Dan Elmore, Pastor Dan, sermon series, Sunday School, traditional service

Why the Wesleys, and others, came to be called Methodists

23 Sep

Those who went to the kickoff for A Disciple’s Path heard part of this story from Pastor Dan.

For those who missed it or need a refresher, here you go…

Holy Club. Bible Moths. Methodists.

These are just a few of the names people called Charles and John Wesley and those gathered around them before anyone called their group a movement, let alone a church. Charles and John Wesley are considered founders of the Methodist movement that led to what is now The United Methodist Church.

It all began around 1728 with a few men at Oxford University, where Charles was finishing his studies. Charles Wesley had not always been very good at focusing on his studies or his faith. His first year at school was full of diversions like playing cards and enjoying music, theater and dancing. Nevertheless, by his final year, he was ready to devote himself to a more focused method of engaging study and faith.

Charles knew he could not do this on his own. He gathered with others in a small group, a practice common at Oxford in those days.

Read more at http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/why-the-wesleys-and-others-came-to-be-called-Methodists

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Posted by MaryO on September 23, 2015 in Get Involved!, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest, Videos

Tags: A Disciple's Path, Charles Wesley, John Wesley, Methodist, Pastor Dan, Small Group, video

Today at Pender UMC ~ September 20, 2015

20 Sep

Please join us for a wonderful time of worship this Sunday, September 20th, at our 8:15, 9:30 & 11:00 worship services.

Both Pastor Kenny & Pastor Dan will continue their sermon series based on our church-wide study, “A Disciple’s Path” and will be preaching on “The Path of Biblical Prayer” (Matthew 6:5-15)

Building intimacy in a human relationship requires careful attention and intentional discipline. In the same way, prayer is about cultivating a relationship with God and that also takes time. How do we do that?

For a list of small groups currently participating in our church-wide study, click here.

For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.

Listen to 239 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.

What to expect at Pender UMC

Directions to Pender

Calendar of Events

Also today:

Sunday School, 9:30
New Sunday School class at 10:45 until noon for 4th through 6th graders in room 124. Contact Caroline Anderson if you have any questions.
All Hands Volunteer Day, Pender Regift Thrift Store, 1:00 pm
Turning Point Youth
Turning Point Youth Parents’ Meeting 7pm