Dear Church,

We started this week asking the question, "Will you give me a drink?"

Here's a poem written with this question in mind by Sarah Speed called Anything and Everything

I’d give you a drink,

a warm cup of tea with lemon and mint,

a confetti cannon, roses from the garden,

my favorite sweatshirt, a bed to lay in,

homemade bread, a hand to hold.

I’d give you my full attention.

I’d give you my phone,

and say, put your number in.

I’d give you the melody line,

a standing ovation,

a sense of security.

I’d give you anything and everything

if it made you believe

that you were enough.

Friday is Trivia Night! Come to the gym at 7 PM for fellowship and fun! We'll have water and tea. Bring snacks for your table!

See you then!!!

Peace and grace,

Rev. Nancy Martin

Pastor, Fairview United Methodist Church

revnancygmartin@gmail.com

573.356.0945

Sunday Worship

This Sunday we will worship together on Zoom and in person in the sanctuary at 10:00 AM.

It's the Fourth Sunday in Lent. We'll celebrate Holy Communion and focus on John 9:1-41

Click here for more information about finding your way around our building.

Children's Church will be offered during the worship service for children 4 years old through 5th grade. Nursery Care will be available for children 3 and under beginning at 9:45 AM. 

To join on Zoom, click the image or use this info: Meeting ID: 966 9179 0992 Password: Jesus

Race Forward

Our March meeting will be at 1:15, Thursday March 16. We will meet at the Columbia United Church of Christ, 3201 I-70 Drive NW. We will meet in the gathering area of the church.

Agenda items include:

               Teach Us All film and discussion – March 19.

               Next Fifth Sunday event, April 30, Leslie Clay has agreed to do a presentation on

Black Women Hymn writers

               Trails of Tears Pilgrimage update

               Misc. items

March 16 | 1:15 PM | UCC

Leadership Board Meeting

The Fairview Leadership Board will meet this Thursday, March 16 at 7 PM on Zoom and in the Church Office.

Click here to enter the Zoom Board Room

Password: Leadership

March 16 | 7 PM | Church Office & Zoom

Trivia Night at is THIS FRIDAY!

Join us in the Fellowship and Activity Center (the Fairview gym) this Friday, March 17th at 7 PM for a Trivia Night!

We’ll compete in groups of 4-8. Sign up a team or as an individual. If you sign up individually you’ll form teams at the event.

This is a fun event for fellowship and community building.

Make a team up of Fairview folks or invite friends, family, neighbors, whoever!

Don’t forget to bring snacks!!! You are also welcome to decorate your table.

The first three teams to sign up get circle tables!

March 17 | 7 PM | Fellowship and Activity Center

Kids Camp Coordination Meeting

It is time to start coordinating Kids Camp 2023!

Kids Camp will be here before we know it. This year we'll host Kids Camp at Fairview July 17-21st.

There will be a Coordination Meeting this Monday, March 20th at 7 PM in the Church Office for anyone that is interested in attending.

Kids Camp is for young people who have finished Kindergarten through 6th grade. Folks who have complete 7th grade through age 15 can be Junior Counselors.

Click here for more information about Kids Camp and how you can help. Also, come to this meeting!

Click here to sign up a young person for camp!

Share this link with anyone who is interested in sending their kid to camp

March 20 | 7 PM | Church Office

Help at The Wardrobe

Twice a year The Wardrobe has "Change Over" day to switch from winter to summer and then back again.

Warm weather is coming and Change Over day at The Wardrobe will be Monday, March 27 from 9 AM - 3 PM. Stop by between those times and help!

March 27 | 9 AM-3 PM | The Wardrobe

Loaves and Fishes March 29th

It's time again for Fairview to serve at Loaves and Fishes. We will serve Wednesday, March 29. The 11:15 Sunday Book Study also known as The Breakfast Club Sunday School class is heading it up, but we need your help with food, setup, serving and cleanup. Our menu will be:

baked ziti (can be made ahead and frozen)

green beans

peaches

garlic bread 

cookies

We will need people to make the baked ziti and green beans (recipes available) and money donations for the peaches, garlic bread and cookies which will be purchased. That is Spring Break for Columbia Public Schools so we know some of you may be traveling. The baked ziti can be made ahead and frozen.

Please arrive by 4:30 to Wilkes Blvd UMC if volunteering.

Please have any hot food to the Fairview New Kitchen by 2 PM on Wedesday the 29th

Please have any frozen ziti to the Fairview New Kitchen by Monday the 28th at noon and any refrigerated food by Tuesday the 29th at noon.

If you have any questions, please see any member of this small group.

Click here to give online- select Loaves and Fishes from the dropdown menu.

Click here to access this meal's recipes

Click here to sign up online (or sign up in the Narthex!)

March 29 | 4 PM | Loaves and Fishes (at Wilkes Blvd. United Methodist Church)

Announcing On-Demand, Online Lay Education Courses

Our Conference is doing a new thing. Lay Education Courses are now offered in person, on Zoom, and on-demand! We're using Absorb, an on-demand learning platform that offers online courses on your timeline, at a pace that works for you. The goal of this learning platform is to support educational opportunities for those seeking lay certification as well as equip local church leaders on a variety of topics to support their work.

Click here to learn more!

Click here fore more information about Lay Education

Lenten Devotional Emails

Beginning February 22nd we'll send Lenten Devotional emails every day until Easter Sunday.

Our theme this year is Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith.

Each email will include a question and a prayer. We will also have sets of devotional cards available if you prefer.

Fairview Calendar

It's time to get your Fairview calendar!

Please print one out, pick one up from the reference table in the Narthex, or let the church office know you need one mailed to you.

Stick it on your fridge at home and stay up to date with everything going on!

These are event calendars which do not include ministry team meetings, Board meetings, small group meetings etc.

For more information on these gatherings check the News and Notes emails, talk with the ministry team or small group leader, or call the church office.

Room at the Inn 2022-23 Update

Click below to sign up to volunteer at Room At The Inn Winter Shelter this season or to provide a warm meal. Maybe your small group would like to get together to serve. For more information contact Linda Pressley at pressley@socket.net

Blue Bags for the Wardrobe

The Wardrobe is collecting unused blue recycling bags. Do you have any you won't use? Drop them off in the church office and we'll get them there!

Fairview Children's Choir

Calling all kids! 

Come sing in our choir.

We practice Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the sanctuary.

The Children's Choir will next sing in worship on April 9th. They'll be singing

Every Day is Easter

Fairview Choir

Come sing with us Wednesdays at 7 PM. 

All experiences levels welcome.

Cake Decorating with Bonnie

Mark your calendar for a fun morning learning how to decorate a cake with Bonnie!

It'll be $20 per cake. Includes cake, icing, decorative icing, cake board and box. Bring any supplies you'd like!

April 1 | 10:30 AM | New Kitchen

Holy Week Worship

We will worship together on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday the week before Easter.

Maundy Thursday April 6 at 6 PM

Good Friday April 7 at 6 PM

Second Annual Neighborhood Spring Social

Mark your calendar for our second annual Neighborhood Spring Social - April 8 starting at 4 PM.

We need YOU to make this event a success. Last year we had 80 kids hunting eggs and we hope to have even more as this event becomes an annual tradition.

More information on how you can volunteer coming soon!

Tuesdays| 6:30 PM | Church Office

Joy Group Small Group

Joy Group Lenten Study is Tuesdays at 6:30 PM in the church office.

Anyone is welcome to join!

We will be reading Walking in the Wilderness: Seeking God During Lent

by Beth A. Richardson

Join in person or via Zoom. The meeting number is 872 7965 0140 and password JOY.

Children's Church



Children's Church is offered during our 10 AM Sunday worship service for those in fifth grade and younger.

Children can stay with their adult(s) in the sanctuary or join our Directory of Children's Ministry Abby and her Safe Gatherings Certified assistants to learn about the scripture we will focus on as a church that week. They will do crafts, have games, a snack, gym/outdoor time and fellowship.

Sunday Adult Bible Study 

Join us for Bible Study Sundays at 9:00 AM in the Pastor's Study.

Don't forget your Bible!

If you have any questions contact the Class Shepherd- Susan Burpo

Sunday Adult Book Group

This week at 11:15 AM in the Church Office/Zoom join us as we discuss the pages on "Will you give me a drink?" in the Lenten Devotional.

Meeting ID: 872 2387 8090

Passcode: Breakfast

Click here to enter our Zoom Room

Moms Small Group

The Small Group for Moms with Kids in Elementary School and younger will next meet Sunday, March 19th at 7 PM in the Narthex.

We're reading Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren.

Our aim is to meet every other Sunday evening.

Join us!

Happy Birthday Zane Reddick (18) and Kathleen Sapp (19)!

Happy Anniversary Mark & Anne Chambers (18)!

Click the image to see this month's upcoming birthdays and anniversaries.

To add your celebration to the church's list, please email the office at office@frontyardchurch.org.

Let Us Pray

"Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." -Galatians 6:2

Each week we will share the prayer requests received during Sunday worship. If you would like to add your prayer request to this list, please email the church office (office@frontyardchurch.org) and it will be included in the next News and Notes.

Children of Ukraine

Cash Martin family

Bill recovering from throat cancer. 

Alden Woolley (Linda's son) with prostate cancer. 

Traveling mercies for Ida Grant to Tennessee. 

Linda Wooley recovering from broken knee cap.

Ben Martin under the weather. 

Abby Amann under the weather. 

Mary Amanda, Brendon, Freddy and Phillip.

Sherry (friend of Janice Zelasko) with brain tumor. 

Betsy Mathews' back issues. 

Berrey family upcoming second anniversary loss of family member.

Alice Spurgeon's sister-in-law Carol Buck fell and broke her back.

Gerald Spurgeon under the weather.

Please call (573-445-5891) or email (office@frontyardchurch.org) to alert us of changes and/or additions to this calendar.

Church Office Regular Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Pastor's Day Off: Monday

Wed, March 15 | 7 PM Choir Practice Sanctuary

Fri, March 17 | 7 PM Trivia Night FAC

Wed, March 22 | 7 PM Choir Practice Sanctuary

Wed, March 29 | 7 PM Choir Practice Sanctuary

Mon, April 3 | 9 AM BTQG FAC

Wed, April 5 | 7 PM Choir Practice Sanctuary

Thurs, April 6 | 7 PM BTQG FAC

Thurs, April 6 | 6 PM Maundy Thursday Service Sanctuary

Fri, April 7 | 6 PM Good Friday Worship Service Sanctuary

Sat, April 8 | 2 PM Neighborhood Spring Social FAC/Outside

Wed, April 12 | 7 PM Choir Practice Sanctuary

Thurs, April 13 | 1:30 PM UWF Office

Fri, April 14 | 6 PM Crafting Evening Office

Mon, April 17 | 8 AM Lifeline Screening FAC

Wed, April 19 | 7 PM Choir Practice Sanctuary

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FAC is Fellowship and Activity Center (the Multipurpose Room)

BTQG is Booneslick Trail Quilters' Guild

UWF is United Women in Faith

MMO is Mother's Morning Out Preschool

Click the link below for all events held at the church building!

Student Prayer Ministry

Would you like to be part of our Prayer Team? We pray by name for children and youth in our neighborhood and church community.

If you would like to add children or youth from your family or neighborhood, please email Yoko at yokogely@hotmail.com

Do you have an announcement to share? Would you like it included in our News and Notes? Email it to office@frontyardchurch.org, and we will include it in the next email. If you'd like a specific image to go along with your message, attach it to your email.

Instant Church Directory

To access our online directory, click HERE.

If it is your first time logging in, click HERE.

You will then create a login with your email and a password of your choosing. This log-in information gives you access to our directory.

You can edit your information at any time from the website or the app. Please add in your birthday and include a family photo.

This is also an app for your phone! Yes, that’s right, you can have the church directory with you always! Go to your app store and search “Instant Church Directory.”

Once you have the app, your fellow church members are just a click away. If you click their phone number, it will let you text or call right from the app. If you click their email, you can email them right from the app.

Tip: Use your smart phone to take a picture of a family picture and upload that!

If you would prefer a paper copy, email the church office at office@frontyardchurch.org or call (573) 445-5391 and we will print you a copy.

Fairview United Methodist Church

3200 Chapel Hill Rd

Columbia, MO 65203; 573.445.5391

frontyardchurch.org

Office is open M-F 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Mothers Morning Out

3200 Chapel Hill Rd

Columbia, MO 65203; 573.445.5391

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