Sunday Announcements 10/6/24

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Below are the announcements given on 10/6/2024.  Please refer to your directory for contact information.

The Pacific Northwest Conference Disability Ministries Committee awarded a gold
badge to Fairwood Community UMC based on the accessibility audit for United
Methodist Churches and a site review. This badge is a sign that our congregation
has gone beyond the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and strives to provide
accessible space and appropriate accommodations to disabled people through
intentional measures and ministries. It is a recognition that continued improvement
is possible and that such purposeful actions are being planned based on the gifts,
needs, and context of our members and community.
We are living into our commitment to actively become anti-ableist as wed strive to
become evermore inclusive. Contact Don M. or John M. with suggestions of
improvements.
Thank you to our Trustees, current and previous, who lead the projects to make
our facilities disability friendly!

The United Women in Faith here at Fairwood will offer many beautiful quilts,
creative crafts, and yummy baked goods for sale on Sunday, October 20 after
worship – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Note the date change from earlier
announcements.)

United Women of Faith Quilts 2024
 Click on the link to preview many of the larger items and also reserve them for purchase on the sale day.
All proceeds will benefit local and UWF organizations supporting families and
children.

We are excited to start Youth Choir practices on Sunday, Sep. 22nd after church in
the choir room (11:15-11:50).
All 5th – 12th grade youth are invited to join us each Sunday! It’s a new school
year so it’s a great time to try something new even if you have never sung with us.
Bring your friends as well, no prior choir experience necessary. We focus on
contemporary Christian music.
We plan to sing this fall on Oct. 20th and Nov. 17th and Christmas Eve.
For more information contact Bill & Lori at bill.mcewen@comcast.net.

Faith Action Network Town Hall
Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Bellevue
Sunday, October 13, 2:00pm
Jean Harris and Elizabeth Dickinson from Faith Action Network are holding a Town
Hall meeting at Aldersgate UMC in Bellevue on Sunday, October 13th to talk about
three Washington State initiatives coming up on the ballots in November. The
initiatives they will discuss are 2109, 2117, and 2124. This is a free event.
Aldersgate UMC is at: 14230 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA, 98004

Our annual Blessing of the Animals will be on Sunday, October 13 at 11:20 a.m.
after worship. Join us outside, in the front parking lot. ALL are invited! You don’t
need a pet to enjoy this service.
Bring your pet, a picture of your pet (cell phone or printed), or the name of your
pet to be blessed by Pastor Ferdie. Pets receive a certificate and treats!
We will have a memorial table to honor our beloved pets from the past. Bring
names or pictures of pets to honor.
The Blessing of the Animals is done in October near the Feast of St. Francis, the
“patron saint of animals.”
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Donate bags or cans of pet food throughout October to help someone on a limited
income keep their beloved pet. Donations will go to the Renton Salvation Army
Food Bank and the Kent Animal Shelter (RASKC).
Drop off your new, unopened bags of pet food in the collection boxes, found in the
narthex, outside the red, front doors to the sanctuary building or at the preschool
entrance.
Thank you!

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) Solidarity Grants have been awarded to both the South and North Georgia Conferences of The UMC, with the possibility for more grants to other conferences. Early Response Teams (ERTs) are
also coordinating efforts to remove debris and other materials in some of the most
impacted areas on the east coast. Cleaning and hygiene kits are being delivered.
Donate through online giving at our https://fairwoodumc.org/give/ page with the Vanco tile for UMCOR US Disaster Advance #901670.
Checks sent to church should be made out to FCUMC, labeled with UMCOR U.S.
Disaster Advance #901670-Helene.
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The first Sunday in October is World Communion Sunday. United Methodist congregations join many Christian churches across the globe for this celebration of unity among churches across denominations.
Your donations for the UMC special offering will support racial and ethnic students with scholarships, grants, mentoring and training for leadership development.
Half of the offering benefits World Communion scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and other countries.
The remainder provides grants to support training for worldwide inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. Special offering envelopes are available for in-person giving. Checks should include “World Communion Sunday” on the memo line. Online donations may be made via Vanco on our Give page on the church website (fairwoodumc.org/give)