Sunday Worship:
In Person and
Streaming
at 9:00 and 11:15 am
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This Week at Pender
January 13, 2022
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By following Jesus
and reaching out to others,
we seek God's transformation
of ourselves and our world.
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Rev Will White
will preach on
"Varieties of Gifts"
from the series
"Love Never Ends:
Being the Body of Christ"
based on
“Love never ends” is the guiding theme for the whole series, but it is manifested in a variety of ways through these texts from I Corinthians. We begin this week with an emphasis on giftedness. God’s love for us is shown in the work that we do and in the gifts that we use. But not just in the doing itself, we see God’s love in the way service builds relationships and then those relationships create community.
“Love Never Ends” is both a description and a promise. You are invited to journey with us, guided by the Corinthian epistles to let the light shine around you, and in you, and then from you as we seek to continue to become disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We who have seen the light of Christ now desire to reflect it in our community and in our world by letting others see Christ through our loving presence.
All of Pender's services are streamed live and in person. During Covid we are masked and socially distanced. Family clusters can sit together.
Join us live at Pender UMC
12401 Alder Woods Drive, Fairfax, VA US 22033
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The Traditional Service will be in person and live streamed at 9:00 am on Sunday. |
The Common Ground Contemporary Service will be in person and live streamed at 11:15 am on Sunday. |
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Rev Will White preached on
“Well Pleased”
from the series
"Love Never Ends:
Being the Body of Christ
based on scriptures
Epiphany is about the revealing of the light to the world. Not all see it, of course; this is why Jesus frequently said, “let those who have ears to hear, hear.” Even we have moments where we aren’t so sure that we have seen that light. Yet, we who gather for worship have caught a glimpse of something, and we come to celebrate and to lean into that hope.
Ordinary Time is the season that follows Epiphany, although most of the time we call it the “season after Epiphany.” In Year C of the lectionary cycle, the Epistle readings for this Ordinary Time are the Letters to the Corinthians. Perhaps the best-known passage, or best-loved passage from I Corinthians is chapter 13, the famous “love chapter.” We built this series on the Epistle readings as a way of seeing the light of Christ through the lens of love.
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The Traditional Service was in person and live streamed at 9:00 am on Sunday. |
The Common Ground Contemporary Service was in person and live streamed at 11:15 am on Sunday. |
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If the Federal GOVERNMENT is closed for non-essential personnel, the church building will be closed. In addition, if there are severe weather conditions or a power outage, the church building will be closed.
If the church is open, groups may or may not meet at the leader’s discretion. It will be up to the leaders to communicate their decision with the group members.
For the staff: Emergencies and Inclement Weather. Staff members will be paid when the Pastor, in consultation with the Chair of Trustees, closes the church for the sake of safety. (In the event of inclement weather, Pender UMC will generally comport with actions taken by the federal government for non-essential employees.) In all cases, decisions regarding worship services shall be made solely by the Pastor.
A case by case decision will be made about Sunday worship services, and info will be posted on the website.
Your personal safety is important to us. The pastor and group leaders will understand completely if you do not feel comfortable coming to the church when weather conditions are questionable.
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"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Jesus Christ. " 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Pender is a church committed to the power of prayer. Our "prayer chain" is a group of church members constantly in prayer for the needs of our congregation. To make your prayer needs known, you may email the prayer chain by clicking here to send an email to our group of prayer warriors.
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Pastor Will plans to do a 4-week virtual, one-hour Bible Study in the month of February based on the scriptures being preached in his sermons.
To help decide which day he should conduct this study, he would like to know which would be the best - 4:00 pm on Sundays or 7:00 pm on Wednesdays.
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates.
Please join Pender United Methodist Church, Staff/Pastor-Parish Relations Committee in welcoming Howard M. Fickling-Finley as Minister of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries. Howard received his Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University and earned a graduate diploma in Theological Studies from Virginia Theological Seminary. He received a Certificate in Youth Ministry from Baptist Theological Seminary and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Philosophy from Howard University in Washington, DC.
Since August 2010, Minister Howard has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of the District of Columbia Community College. Previously he worked as the Coordinator of Children’s Ministry at Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring, Maryland.
He served as the Associate Minister for Young Adults and as a Youth Ministry Consultant at Florida Baptist Church. At Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Minister Howard concurrently served as the Director of Children and Youth Ministry while performing as the Director of Evangelism, Outreach, and Community Engagement. His early professional experiences include work as an Instructor, Reading Specialist, Residential Counselor to Persons In Need of Supervision (PINS), and Program Director in various Christian non-profit social justice entities. In short, Minister Howard is a United States Naval veteran, who has 30 years of progressive experience serving and leading children, youth, and young adults in the ecumenical DC, Maryland, and Virginia communities.
Please extend a warm and hearty welcome to Minister Howard!
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New Small Group for Adults Started January 9, 2022: Video and Conversation
From 10 to 10:15 we have coffee and fellowship. At 10:15 there is a short 10 minute video and then conversation.
Our Music Director, Brian Stevenson, facilitated the “Nooma” series to start this group off, and then will look to class members for areas of topic and/or service ideas (books, lunch meetings, mission work etc.)
No commitment - each week is an independent unit, so it is not necessary to attend every week. The discussion continues on Facebook.
Our first topic was "Breathe".
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Bi-District Training Day Registration Is OPEN!
Bi-District Training Day will take place on Saturday, January 15, 2022 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and will be all virtual. We've got a great lineup for you.
Our Keynote Speaker is Rev. Michael Beck, author of Fresh Expressions in a Digital Age: How the Church Can Prepare for a Post Pandemic World and Contextual Intelligence: Unlocking the Ancient Secret to Mission on the Front Lines.
Micheal Beck will speak live three times on January 15. First, at 9:00 a.m. he will give our Keynote Address (Contextual Intelligence: Unlocking The Ancient Secret to Mission on the Frontlines), at 10:15 a.m. (One Intelligence to Serve Them All), and at 12:45 p.m. (Contextual Intelligence Framework).
We will offer five Zoom Lunchtime Conversations so that attendees can gather with others in a Zoom meeting to see and hear and talk together. These Lunchtime sessions are designed for networking, resource sharing, and fellowship and will each have their own topic. Attendees will need to select which lunchtime session they'd like to attend at the time of registration.
Our 63 additional workshops will be prerecorded and available to attendees as videos.
Prerecorded workshops will publish beginning at 10:15 a.m. and will be available either for 24 hours (with a Day-Of Pass) or until July 15 (with an All-Access Pass).
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Thank you, Pender, for your generous support of the GBE Backpack Blessings meal program. We are currently packing 65 meal bags per week for the school counselors to distribute to families in need of them.
Please look in the Narthex starting Sunday January 16 for the next round of donation bags.
Bags and food items should be returned to the Narthex no later than Sunday, January 30. Meal bags will be packed that week and delivered to GBE for distribution in February.
If you have questions, please contact Ann Hines, Jami Flemmons or Cheryl Moxley.
Thank you for your continued support of this ministry in our community!
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Children's Sunday School resumed in person and on Zoom
Welcome back to Sunday School!
The children's Sunday School is meeting face-to-face (at the church).
Please note, teachers and children need to wear a mask during class. All children will get their own bag of materials to avoid sharing.
We hope to see you soon!
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January 29, Family Movie Night
Families with young children (infants through the sixth grade) are invited to attend a showing of a Muppet movie and Chick Fil-A meal.
During Covid we are masked and socially distanced. Family clusters can sit together.
This event will be held in the Pender Gathering Place.
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From Boy Scout Troop 1530
On the weekend of November 15th, Troops and Packs across the nation collected donations for Scouting for Food, which collects and donates food to various food banks and shelters in the area. Troop 1530 collected over 120 bags of food. A big thank you goes to our surrounding neighborhoods. Thank you!!
Troop 1530 Open House
Saturday, January 15th, 9-12.
Pender United Methodist Church, in the Gathering Place (Fellowship Hall)
12401 Alder Woods Dr., Fairfax, VA 22033
Activities/Demonstrations will be: Cooking Equipment, First Aid, How to Pack a Backpack, Tent Types, Knot Tying, Webelos Walkabout Req#5, Caving/Rappelling equipment, Fire Making Setup, and Cornhole Game.
Parent Information will be available on our First Years program and Adult Roles in Boy Scouts.
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Sunday School
Topic: Youth Sunday School
Time: Sundays @ 10:oo am-11am
At Pender
Sunday Night Youth from 7-8:30 PM. See you there!
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A Changed life!
One of Pender's Faith Promise missionaries, D. and J. Brooks, serve at World Headquarters of CCCI in the National Campus Office of Cru. They plan and execute conferences and teaching sessions for college students and missionaries. Serving with Global Church Movements for the "Bold Moves Conference," 152 countries with 1,592 missionaries and partners attended online from their respective locations. These missionaries and partners are doing ministry around the world to share the Gospel, disciple, and plant churches. During the conference they had a time to thank God for what He has done through this first 10 years of the Global Church Movements.
One of the stories we celebrate from that last decade is about a brother who was a strong Muslim. He watched the Jesus Film and gave his life to Christ several years ago. When he became a Christian, his wife left him and his relatives took his four children. He was even threatened with death. Even now, he must travel 6 miles to purchase items as no one in his area will sell him anything. At one time, he even thought of going back to Islam because of these difficulties, but when he considered it, he never had peace. He became a missionary in 2016, now preaches the Gospel, and has already planted 8 churches in Western Africa. He was recently remarried to a wonderful Christian woman. Through the Global Church Movements, many people like this missionary, hear the Gospel, change their lives, preach the Gospel, make disciples, and plant churches.
Please pray that the Gospel will be preached to the places in need and that the lives of many people will be changed through missionaries and partners around the world. We believe and pray that many of the lost from all over the world will come to Jesus through your partnership in Pender's Mission program.
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So far, AmazonSmile has donated:
• $1,133.46 to Pender United Methodist Church
• Over $306 million to US charities
• Over $346 million to charities worldwide
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Western Fairfax Christian Ministries |
The WFCM blue cart is outside the church.
All donations of food and toiletries are welcomed and needed.
Item of the Week: Rice
Please no:
* Expired food
* Glass jars
Thank you for your continuing generous support of WFCM.
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Western Fairfax Christian Ministries ("WFCM") Current Request for Donations
The WFCM Food Pantry is accepting outside donations at their address below. There is a greater need for food but fewer donations.
You can also help by ordering from Amazon for delivery to WFCM. Rice, beans, canned fruit, diapers (Sizes 4, 5, 6), pasta, pasta sauce, etc.
WFCM
4511 Daly Drive, Suite J
Chantilly, VA 20151
Financial contributions are also accepted (cash, check or through our website). Please mark your tax deductible donation "WFCM Food Pantry." This will be recorded on your giving statement.
Thank you for your continuing support of WFCM. In 2021, Pender donated 6,128.74 pounds of food and personal care items to help the needy in the community. Thank you for your ongoing and generous support of WFCM.
In the calendar-year 2021 WFCM was able to:
- Provide 6,146 Food Pantry Appointments
- Distribute 291,472 Diapers
- Provide Financial Assistance to 702 households made up of 2,110 individuals totaling $2,160,636
- Provide a Laundry Ministry serving 42 households, 117 individuals, with 378 laundromat visits
- Provide 19,633 lbs. of food through our Free Food Fridge Program
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Pender is an open and welcoming church. We accept and embrace all persons, period. All people are blessed children of God. Pender is a caring and praying church community; we believe as Christians that we are called to follow and practice the ways of Jesus Christ, who is our ever present and living God.
Our mission is to practice and embrace, providing unconditional love and acceptance of all of God's children as He loves and accepts all of us.
We do not discriminate based on age, mental, physical, or intellectual ability, culture, gender, race, religious belief or unbelief, or sexual orientation.
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January 15, Bi-District Training Day
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January 15, Troop 1530 Open House
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January 16, Pick up GBE Backpack Blessing Meal Bags
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January 17, The Church Office is closed for Martin Luther King Day
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January 23, Juvenile Detention Worship sign up to help
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January 23, Hygiene Kit Assembly
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January 29, Indoor Corn Hole Interest Meeting
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January 29, Children's Dinner and a Movie. Sign up at pender.church/signup
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January 30, Return GBE Backpack Blessing Meal Bags
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February 4, Connections Group Game Night
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February 12, Children's Ministry Valentine's Day Party. Sign up at pender.church/signup
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February 18, Connections Group Game Night
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February 25, Common Ground Winter Music Concert
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February 27, Scout Sunday
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March 1, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner. Sign up at pender.church/signup
Every Sunday - In Person and Streaming Services.
- Traditional at 9:00 am
- Common Ground Contemporary at 11:15 am
Weekly Events
- Sunday
- The Cornerstone Class meets at 10:00 am.
- Children's Sunday School Class meets at 10:00 am.
- Connections Video and Discussion meets at 10:00 am
- Middle School Class meets at 10:00 am
- Youth Sunday School Class meets at 10:00 am.
- The Seeker Sunday School Class meets at 10:15 am.
- The Turning Point Youth Group at 7:00 pm
- Youth Group
- Monday
- Mary Martha Circle
- Boy Scout Troop 1530 meets in-person at 7:00 pm
- Tuesday
- Staff Meeting at 11:00 am.
- Carillon Ringers at 6:45 pm
- Joy Ringers at 7:30 pm
- Wednesday
- Ruth Circle meets on Zoom at 10 am
- Thursday
- AV and Worship Team Rehearsals in-person at 6:00 pm
- Choir Rehearsal at 7:30 pm
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