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Service Times
8:15am , 9:45am , 11:15am Sun.
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Seek others in our community, Serve their needs, Grow in the love of Christ, Connect with each other | |
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We got delayed... SO! you still have time to join this!
Not always seeing eye to eye with your spouse?
Understand WHY they do WHAT they do, and you will never look at them the same again!
Sign up now, starts on Sunday.. for this 4-session class, you can even log in over ZOOM!
Connect with PastorMary@fumcva.org to get signed up and get the login
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Our next Moms meetup is on February 1st at 9:30 a.m. We'll be sharing and reading some favorite scriptures. Doesn't necessarily need to be the favorite of all time, just a passage or verse that speaks to you and where you are in your season of life. As always, lots of free time to just catch up and share.
Questions .. Contact Jillian Murry
family@fumcva.org
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$3 /per kid to cover costs.
Click the graphic to find out more and RSVP .. .we have to cap the registrations at 30, so get on the list now!
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Interested in this new -ish Reconciling Ministries group? Come check us out.
Email Martha at lgbtqwithfumc@gmail.com
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The February breakfast meeting for the FUMC United Methodist Men will be NEXT weekend... February 4, 2023. Breakfast will be at 08:30 in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. A short meeting and devotion will follow the breakfast. We will discuss the upcoming Ash Wednesday Pancake Supper and other activities for the month of February. Come and Join us for food and fellowship. Questions, contact Bob LaChance, (540) 735-5175 or rwlachance@verizon.net | |
What: Family Dinner!
When : February 15th, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Who: All are welcome!
Cost: Free, donations welcome! MUST RSVP! (click on graphic)
Location: Fellowship Hall
We Need YOUR HELP with items for the Micah lunches!
Please sign up HERE and bring with you to the dinner!
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Can you sign up to provide a dinner? Our CONNECT team is working with Mary Washington University's Campus Christian Community in an effort to develop better connections to the next generation!
Contact Martha Sheffield
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Players wear your jersey to worship, and refs & coaches, wear your Upward shirts! We hope to see lots of friendly faces. Our theme is " Everything I need to know I learned in BASKETBALL " :)
Please Note : there will be no Youth or Children's Sunday school this morning. Come worship with the whole family!
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Start your Lent with intent | | |
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Lent is right around the corner! (First Sunday is Feb.26th! )
Some things you'll want to get on your calendar and consider joining/studying/leaning into!
- ASH WEDNESDAY - is Feb. 22nd
Mark down the Pancake Supper (by UMMen and Boy scouts) at 5 pm, plus our Family Service at 6 and Traditional service at 7 PM
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Pastor Chelsea is starting a DISCIPLE 1 Fast Track bible study! Sunday evenings from 4:15 - 6:00 PM, for 12 weeks! YES, this is a commitment, and there IS self-study you will need to complete at home, but it is a highly regarded faith-deepening study. CLICK HERE to express your interest in the class, please indicate if you'd need childcare.
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Kids Zone (ages 4 yr old - 5th grade) will have a special 4 weeks (with 2 weeks off in between for spring break) program called "Lent for Littles". No RSVP is needed for this, but a heads-up to Jillian is helpful. Sunday evenings from 4-6 (mirrors Youth worship), starting 2/26
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A lenten book that our series will be based on..
" Perhaps you've asked like these: How can I put my faith into action? What does it mean to live a Christian life? What difference can my faith make in everyday living? How can the Bible inspire me to lead a more rewarding life that can heal and renew the Earth? Or perhaps you just want to kick off your shoes and be at home..with God. If these questions speak to your heart this book is for you!
Plus - keep on the lookout for a challenge for Lent for the whole congregation to be reading the book of Matthew! Starting Ash Wednesday through Easter!
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We're running low on ... HELP!
Click above to sign up for an easy shift at our curbside Food Pantry! Every hour is a gift to others!
Check up on important stats on our Food Pantry in 2022! You can see why it's such a vital resource to underserved in the area.
Here's just one .. Pounds given: 178,560!!
Click the report button below to read more!
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"Where you go, I'll go... whom you serve, I'll serve, I will follow YOU"
Are you interested in going abroad this summer with a team?
Get in on this life-changing trip; highlights include playing with sand and building blocks, learning about your coffee, playing charades, experiencing a Mayan Ceremony, swimming in a Volcanic Hot Spring, and of course serving God's people! Information session via Zoom on February 21st at 7:00 PM.
Email FUMCmission@fumcva.org
POC: Trish Vaughan
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Sunday we'll be commissioning a team to Mexico!
We welcome your prayers and support as 5 FUMC members will be off to Mexico from February 9-18; Terri and Sandy Wiseman, Trish Vaughan, and Bill and Sue Botts will
travel to Tlancualpican, Mexico to live and work at a rural
development and training center known as GYTTE (GiveYe Them to Eat). One of the goals of the visit is to promote friendships and understanding with the Mexican people who are living in extreme rural poverty. The work, alongside Mexican people, will include the construction of a
compacted earth and straw house, caring for farm animals, and maintenance and improvement of facilities at the center.
GYTTE is an advance project of UMCOR, Advance #07629A. For more on the history of the center and how to support it, please go to https://www.gytte.org/
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Missionary Newsletter, October - December 2022
In addition to our Mexico and Guatemala missions and people who are making a huge difference in the world...
We'd be remiss not to give a special shout-out to our Missionary in Tanzania!
You can give directly to this UMC mission in the following ways:
donate through Advance #3021923 at umcmission.org or by
check made out to “Advance GCFA” with the Advance #
3021923 of this project written on the memo line to Global
Ministries/UMCOR P.O. Box 9068 New York, NY
10087-9068
Click on the image for his newsletter!
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One of our Upwards teams this week had fun at practice with some of the Mary Washington men's basketball players who came to help run through drills and scrimmage with them as well.
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Human Relations Sunday
We are called to make an impact in communities where our brothers and sister in Christ lack the resources or tools to reach their God-given potential. These gifts are part of building beloved communities through faith-based volunteer programs, community developers, and programs that work with at-risk teens. For more than half a century, United Methodists have observed today in recognition of the message Jesus demonstrated during his life, that EACH of God's children is equally important. Included is a special giving envelope, but if you'd prefer to give online, there are cards in the Gathering Space or Narthex that have a QR code on them or visit ResourceUMC.org/SSGive
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February Octogenarian + birthdays and 40+ Anniversary shout-outs...
February Birthdays
John Davenport, February 3
Frank Hopkins, February 3
Bob Hinkle, February 13
Ernie Donahoe, February 15
Betty Monroe, February 16
Jean Himmel, February 24
Clyde Jones, February 24
February Anniversaries (40+)
Dan and Di Thompson, February 29, 1980
(if we missed you here, we apologize, please contact Michelle Cooper in our Membership office to update your records)
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Thank you!
The Bazaar Committee met and disbursed the proceeds of $8550 that God provided through the creative endeavors of the 2022 FUMC Bazaar. We provided funds to help repair and maintain the Hough House and other FUMC facilities' maintenance and church projects. The Archives request and Two Choral Scholarships plus contributions to Micah, Thurman Brisben, and Jeremiah Project were included. Thank you again to all who worked and purchased to make another successful Bazaar.
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Coldest Night: Walking toward a DREAM | |
Check out who made the cover of Micah's weekly email!
While the average American lives well into their 70s, a person who has spent time on the street is likely to live only until their mid-50s. Cold, harsh nights sleeping outside are often the biggest culprit in removing literal years from people's lives. For two years in a row, Micah has buried more than 30 people who spent time living outdoors. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council reports that up to 700 unsheltered individuals across the country die each year from cold-related illnesses.
And so, we walk!
We walk because no neighbor should have to sleep outside in the cold.
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Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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