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Fairlington United Methodist Church welcomes all to a nurturing faith community that serves God
by serving others. We’re Glad You’re Here! We invite all worshipers to sign the red Friendship Pad that is at the end of each pew and pass it down your row. Prayer requests may be listed on the yellow pew cards. Pass them to the inside aisle for collection during the first hymn.
Is This Your First Visit with Us? We have gifts for first-time worshipers on the Welcome Table in the Narthex (foyer). Ushers can provide large print hymnals and hearing devices. Ask them for a Kid’s Pack and Children’s Bulletin as well as directions to the Nursery, or to our Family Room in the balcony.
We want to learn your name. Please use a sticky nametag that you will find in the red books and in the pews. You can request a clip-on nametag by filling out a pink form located along the wall in the Narthex. You may also email the office, [email protected], and we’ll make one for you!
Sunday School Classes are at 9:30am. Classes for young adults, single adults, parents, married couples--just about any life stage you might be experiencing. Classes are open for you to join at any time. We also have groups for every age child and teenager. To join a group or for more information contact Rev. Christian White: (703) 671-8557 x106 or [email protected].
Coffee & Conversation All are welcome to the Fellowship Hall (directly below the Sanctuary) at 10:30am every Sunday between services, to get to know others in a casual setting.
September 29, 2019
Worship Attendance September 22: 244
Fairlington United Methodist Church 3900 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22302
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 10am to 4pm (703) 671-8557 [email protected] ~ www.fairlingtonumc.org
www.facebook.com/FairlingtonUMC Public WiFi: “FUMC-Access” (password: open3900)
Donate: bit.ly/Donate2FUMC Text your donations to (703) 454-8702
Lead Pastor: Rev. Dr. Janine Howard, [email protected] Associate Pastor: Rev. Devon Earle, [email protected]
Minister of Congregational Family Life: Rev. Christian White [email protected]
Director of Music: Dr. Louise Wilson, (703) 671-4057 [email protected]
Youth Programs: Jessai Canaday, [email protected] Preschool Director: Carol Keller, (703) 671-3939
Remember with Prayers Each week in worship and in our church staff meetings we lift up the prayer requests that are submitted. You may also contact the church office with your prayer requests. Don, William, Jane, Rucker, Darlene, Rich, Beth, Shaun, Jennifer, Scott, Brynne, Gloria, Bucky, Beverly, Rocky, Sharon, Freida, Ms. Penny, Joyce Ann, the Hughes family, Helen, First time visitors to FUMC, Elizabeth, my health, Father Bruce, Jan, Beth, Clare who is in last stages of terminal cancer, Josh needing help in finding a new job, John, Lise, Bob, Steve, John, Janet, Jackie and the Lose family, Nicolas, Elizabeth, Patricia, Charles, Sharon, Tim, Connie, Stan, Uncle John, Pang and her family, Maryann, Betty Suzanne, Bill, Rod, the Plank family, Ann and Ada, Danny, Craig, Catrina, Ed, Lisa, Mary, Anne, Dorothy, Roberta, Eduardo, Brandon and Ian, the Kress family recovering from the flooding in Texas, Toni, Patrick, Katie, Sylvia’s family, Shamun, Lisa, Jodi, Bill and the Briggs family, Myrta, Kevin and Karl, Ross, Sherry, Ellen, Malcolm, John, Greg, Emilia, Ever, Nany, Patti, Bill, Corey, Myrta, Bob and Tiffany, Mom who broke her ankle, Lynn, Rocky, the family of Ruth’s sister, Chris in his job search, Carmen’s family, Marilyn, Julee and Martin, Anand, the Holdway family, Evert and Elisabeth, David, Julie and Gary, Janet, the Plank and Casey families, Judith, Kristie, Claudia, Janet, Bethany, Jennie, Katie, Mike, Tim, Betsy, Jerry, Bev, Shawn, PJ, Mandi, Pat, Bob, Emily, Jane, Jim, Children and Families held at the border, Steve who is fighting cancer. From our Community Prayer Box: for my father who is recovering from surgery.
Serving This Morning
Acolytes 9:30 Maddy Miller 11:00 Bella Mensinger Children’s Church Beth Conord, Roma Sexson Nursery Sabina Pandey, Beth Strausser, Linda Smith Readers 9:30 Vicki Ratcliffe, Fred Geisler 11:00 Meredith Caskey, Karen Winzenburg
Sound Tech 9:30 Kevin Wagner 11:00 Kent Smiley Ushers 9:30 Jeff Barnes, Linda Hauenstein, David Hauenstein, Steve Davis, Christine Pollack 11:00 Sarah Laryea, Heather Viehl-Yee, Laurie Willshire, Susan Batchelder, Joan Bready
Sun Sep 29th Stewardship Sunday
8:00am - 9:30am Free Pancake Breakfast - Fellowship Hall (FH)
9:30am - 10:30am Sunday School
9:30am - 10:30am Worship - Sanctuary
10:30am - 11:00am Coffee & Conversation - FH
11:00am - 12:00pm Worship - Sanctuary
12:15pm - 2:00pm Lunch after Church for Young Adults - TBD
12:15pm - 1:00pm Ring Tones - Room 112
5:00pm - 5:30pm Chapel Choir - Room 108
5:30pm - 6:00pm Youth Vocal Ensemble (YVE) - Room 108
6:00pm - 8:00pm Fairlington Youth - Room 306/FH
Mon Sep 30th
7:00pm - 8:30pm Girl Scouts - Room 110
7:00pm - 8:30pm Nominations Committee - Room 109
Tue Oct 1st
8:30am - 10:30am ALIVE! Garden Club - Playground
5:30pm - 6:30pm Alcoholics Anonymous - Room 111
7:00pm - 8:00pm Boy Scout Troop 350 various
7:00pm - 8:30pm Outreach Team - Room 109
7:00pm - 8:00pm Preschool Board Meeting - Room 111
Wed Oct 2nd
10:30am - 11:45am Wed. AM Bible Class - Room 109
6:00pm - 7:00pm Family Dinner Night - FH
6:30pm - 7:00pm Cherub Choir - Room 106
7:00pm - 8:00pm Managing Your Finances - FH
7:30pm - 9:30pm Overeaters Anonymous - Room 110
Thu Oct 3rd
9:00am - 11:00am Alexandria Bakery Time
2:00pm - 6:00pm Lazarus Ministries - various
6:30pm - 7:30pm Jubilate Handbell - Room 112
7:00pm - 8:00pm Overeaters Anonymous - Room 110
7:45pm - 9:30pm Chancel Choir - Room 108
8:30pm - 9:30pm Seraphim Choir - Room 108
Fri Oct 4th
7:00pm - 8:00pm Overeaters Anonymous - Room 114
Sun Oct 6th
9:30am - 10:30am Sunday School
9:30am - 10:30am Worship - Sanctuary
10:30am - 11:00am Coffee & Conversation - FH
11:00am - 12:00pm Worship - Sanctuary
12:00pm - 3:00pm United Methodist Women Lunch& Program - FH
12:15pm - 1:00pm Ring Tones - Room 112
12:30pm - 4:30 pm Blessing of the Animals -- Location TBD
5:00pm - 5:30pm Chapel Choir - Room 108
5:30pm - 6:00pm Youth Vocal Ensemble (YVE) Room 108
5:30pm - 7:00pm Young Adult Bible Study - Room 109 6:00pm - 8:00pm Fairlington Youth 306/FH Stewardship Sunday 2019
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You are invited to participate in this formative study, subtitled Deepening Your Relationship with Christ and the Church. Janine will lead the study this Fall and we anticipate Devon will lead another opportunity in early 2020. This is an excellent refresher for longtime United Methodists, or as an introduction to our Church and congregation. We have workbooks available for $12. Feel free to ask Janine to see a copy in advance.
This study is limited to 14 people. Come to learn and grow together! To sign up , and for more info contact [email protected].
Are you interested in growing in your faith with others in a small intimate setting? A relational small group might be for you! A small group is an opportunity for individuals to grow in their faith and relationship with God by spending time with others engaged in conversation. The hope is that Christian friendship will develop and our love of God will
grow. We will find a group for anybody who desires to join one. Simply contact Rev. Christian White, Minister of Congregational Family Life [email protected] for more information.
12pm Sunday, October 27 Fellowship Hall The Christian vocation of marriage is not an easy one. And yet some of us have been called into it (then back out of it), and some of us have received this calling multiple times. Using Pastor Jason Micheli’s gripplingly transparent book
we will explore together how messy this thing called marriage can be. Luckily, God is with us in the mess and ready to help us find our way through. [email protected].
You are invited to the home of Marian Houser, who will provide small sandwiches and beverages. Everyone is asked to bring a side dish or dessert. Please RSVP by October 14 to Marian Houser (571)575-6754
FUMC members are active in service projects through ALIVE! the leading local non-profit assisting homeless and families in crisis. October is FUMC's month for food donations. You can help in October by dropping off canned or packaged food items in the marked bins at the rear and front entrances. For the latest information on how you and your family can directly assist our neighbors, go to https://alive-inc.org/.
An informal dinner with food, fellowship and a simple prayer service. Featuring Food from Pita House. Cost: $25 per family $10 per person. RSVP Christian by 9/30.
Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00pm
$ with Rodney A. Brooks
Rodney A. Brooks has written regular columns for the Washington Post, USA TODAY and TheStreet.com. He has also written on retirement and personal finance for the PBS website Next Avenue, Forbes.com, the ESPN website, and The Undefeated and Black Enterprise magazine. An optional Family Dinner night will be
provided at 6:00pm. (see above). email to [email protected] by tomorrow, Sept. 30.
We’ve heard her talk the talk. . .
Find out Saturday, October 5 at 11am. Anne Wilson is organizing a walk with her at Riverbend Park in Fairfax County. Feel free to bring dogs on leashes. Also bring a full water bottle and a bag lunch. We will take one of the paths along the river for about two miles of mostly
flat terrain and then have a picnic lunch together. Children are welcome under parental supervision. There is ample parking and the restrooms are nice. For more information, or if you are interested in carpooling, contact Anne Wilson, [email protected]. We will leave the church lot at 10am.
Which pastor will be on duty at the Alexandria Pastry Shop (3690 King Street in Bradlee Center) this Thursday, from 9-11am? Find out by dropping by and joining us for coffee, or pastry and a chat. There is no agenda, just a time to check in, connect, or talk about anything on your mind. For more info contact Pastor Devon [email protected].
The FUMW is selling Terri Lynn chocolates, fruit and nuts for your holiday baking and gift giving. Pre-orders will be collected every Sunday through Sunday, Oct. 6th (with orders to be
ready for pickup in mid-Nov). Order forms are on the bulletin boards in the Narthex, in the green awning entrance, at the Fellowship Hall entrance. and in the Fellowship Hall between services. For more info, check in with Sandy Millard, [email protected] or (703) 868-2463.
Do Finances Have You
UPSIDE DOWN?
Pastor Janine Howard
Thank you today for being All-In for Fairlington. Your pledge is your plan to give and allows for the church to respond to its commitments to the congregation and to the community. Pledges can be made online, put into the plate any Sunday, or sent by mail or phone anytime. The needs are great, and all of our gifts help support this community and ensure we remain open to all who rely on our many gifts.
Learn more about financial planning at one of our upcoming workshops, ask a question and/or share what it means to give of your whole self, to be all-in for Fairlington. Leave your comments on Facebook or email them to [email protected]. ~Jennifer Ayers
We are adding a new worship service, in a different space and at a different time! Second Sunday gets going on October 13th at 7:00pm in the Chapel. Our focus for this service will be prayer and healing/wholeness. Our chapel provides a more intimate environment for worship than does our main sanctuary. Your worship teams will seek feedback on the space and on our new services, in order to best meet the spiritual needs of our congregation and neighbors. Perhaps we can even help our Building Committee as they assess the plans for renovation of this space.
If you can’t make the service on October 13, look for our next Second Sunday on November 10th at 7:00pm. We will let you know more about the theme as we approach the date. December is a very busy month, so we won’t host a Second Sunday and instead will direct you to the many other worshipping opportunities and resume Second Sunday in January. Please contact me with your thoughts and questions. ~Pastor Janine Howard, [email protected]
Are you thinking about joining Fairlington? New Member Sunday is October 20. There will be a breakfast for new members and church leaders at 9:30am in the Parlor. Afterwards new members will formally join the church during 11am worship. Everyone who would like to join can set up a time to meet with Pastor Devon prior to October 20, to prepare you for New Member Sunday and answer any questions you have. Contact [email protected].
Fairlington UMC is a Reconciling Congregation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors. We proclaim and welcome every person as a beloved child of God regardless of age, race, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation,
gender identity, family structure, faith history, or life experience. Worship at 9:30 & 11am
UNDER WATER?
Sacramental Living in the Every-Day
Sunday School at 9:30am
Save the Date! Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 6 from 12:30 -4pm LOCATION TBD. Look for info on Facebook soon!
