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Weather Update: Worship Online This Sunday (January 25)

Due to the weather, all in-person worship services and Sunday activities are canceled this Sunday, January 25, 2025, the Third Sunday after Epiphany.

We will record a worship service and share it online at 10:00 AM, and we invite you to join us from the comfort and safety of home via YouTube or our Facebook page.

Pastor Bruce Johnson will preach on “The Fabric of Our Unity,” offering a message of hope and connection as we worship together—apart, yet united.

If you are able, we invite you to continue supporting the ministry of Pender through online giving at penderumc.org or by mailing your offering. Most importantly, please take care of yourself and one another.

Stay safe, stay warm, and know that you are held in prayer.
We look forward to worshiping together online this Sunday.

“The Fabric of Our Unity”,
January 25, 2026 at 10 am
Online Only

Due to inclement weather, we invite you to join us online for worship this Sunday as Pastor Bruce Johnson preaches “The Fabric of Our Unity.”

In this timely message, we will reflect on how God calls us together—even when we are physically apart—and how faith, grace, and love weave us into one community in Christ. Scripture reminds us that unity is not about sameness, but about being bound together by God’s purpose and call.

Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 1:10–18
Matthew 4:12–23

Though weather may keep us at home, we remain connected through worship, prayer, and the Word. Join us online as we gather virtually to seek God’s guidance and celebrate the unity we share as the body of Christ.

Watch live online and participate from wherever you are—warm, safe, and together in spirit.

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Posted by MaryO on January 23, 2026 in Posts of Interest

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Ash Wednesday 2025

05 Mar

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. It derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God.

And Chuck Knows Church says…

Ever seen a little smudge mark on someone’s forehead as they walk out of church? That’s a sign of the cross and it means it’s Ash Wednesday during Lent. Chuck tells you about this important worship service:

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Posted by MaryO on March 5, 2025 in Chuck Knows Church, Holidays, Lent, Posts of Interest, Videos

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Snow Prediction for Tomorrow, 1/19/2025

18 Jan

Although snow has been predicted, we will still worship in person at Pender. However, if you feel uncomfortable being out, please join us online on Youtube or Facebook.

Join us at Pender UMC on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 19th, 2025, for a transformative sermon from Pastor Bruce Johnson titled “We Believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth.”

This inspiring message is part of our sermon series “What Christians Believe and Why It Matters.” Delve into the profound connections between our faith and the Creator as expressed through scriptures including Galatians 4:4-7, Matthew 6:21-33, and Genesis 1:1-4, 1:26-28, and 1:31.

Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding and appreciation of God’s mighty acts of creation.

At Pender, you’re welcome just as you are! There’s no dress code—whether you prefer jeans and a t-shirt or a dress and suit, you’ll fit right in.

Join us live at Pender UMC
12401 Alder Woods Drive, Fairfax, VA US 22033

Do you need Closed Captioning/Subtitles?
You do not need to be a Facebook member to watch the Sunday service here.

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Posted by MaryO on January 18, 2025 in Pender UMC

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Pender Music: Badinerie

27 Nov

For Pender’s offertory on June 18, 2023 Brian Stevenson, Director of Music Ministries, played Badinerie BWV 1067 from “Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b minor” by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) on his flute. He was accompanied by Heidi Jacobs on the piano.

The Badinerie (literally “jesting” in French – in other works Bach used the Italian word with the same meaning, scherzo) has become a showpiece for solo flautists because of its quick pace and difficulty.

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Posted by MaryO on November 27, 2023 in Ministries, Music, Music Ministry, Pender UMC, Posts of Interest, Special Music, Videos

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Pender Music: A Prayer for Healing

24 Nov

“A Prayer for Healing” was the offertory anthem at Pender’s 9:00 am Traditional Service on October 1, 2023. It was sung by Pender’s Sanctuary choir, directed by Jane McKee and accompanied on piano by Heidi Jacobs. With words and music by Joseph M. Martin, this powerful music references John 2, Jeremiah 14:1-22, John 14:27, John 9:1-41

Written during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, this song of spiritual and physical wellness speaks to many moments of need. Opening with the first few chords of O God, Our Help in Ages Past, the anthem is framed as a petition for God’s healing mercy. The unison melody gently rises and falls before all join in on the prayerful refrain: “In the silence help us hear words of hope and promise clear. Teach us not to live in fear. Lord of all, we pray to you.” A true anthem of hope!