Announcements given for Sunday 5/26/2024
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Below are the announcements given on 5/26/2024. Please refer to your directory for contact information.
Mission Opportunity - Rice Donations Needed
During the month of May, we will continue to collect 2 – 5 pound bags of long-grain
white rice AND black tea bags to deliver to Riverton Park United Methodist Church.
Each month we will add to our monetary donation with an item (or items) that they
are regularly in need of, as they work to support those staying at their church. Drop
off your donation in the box in the narthex.
Thanks for your generous support of our sister congregation and the people they
serve or are living at their church. On April 24th, 198 pounds of rice and more than
1,400 bags of tea were delivered.
Thank you, also, Dianne and Mike, for volunteering to deliver our donation each
month!
We Are Composting
Fairwood Community United Methodist Church is stepping up our efforts to take
care of our earth!
Our green composting containers (a 23-gallon container in the parlor of Benedict
Hall and a few green wastebaskets) with compostable bag liners are here. Please
put your food waste, food-soiled paper and approved compostable products into
these green containers. We have a second outside tote to accommodate extra
compostable materials.
Please note that not everything labeled as “compostable” is accepted by Cedar
Grove. Generally accepted items are here: CedarGrove-flyer-Compostables-Accepted-
20230620.pdf
With your help, we can take better care of our earth!
Questions? Contact Donna S.
Limited Mobility Parking Spots in Front Parking Lot
The Trustees installed five (5) new “Reserved for Persons with Limited Mobility” signs. We replaced the two visitor-parking signs on the left of the main red doors into the sanctuary building and added three on the right of the main red doors (in front of the church offices).
Note that these new spaces are to be used by anyone that feels that it would be helpful to park close to the door on Sundays and that they are not “legal” disabled parking signs that require an ADA placard/license plate. We still have the original spaces that do require the ADA placard/license plate.
Also remember that there is parking in the back parking lot for those that feel like they can walk from there.
Youth Choir Practice Today
Youth choir practices will happen today Sunday, May 26 (yes, Memorial Day
weekend).
Youth in grade 5 through high school are invited to sing in our YOUTH choir. Meet
in the choir room for practices on Sundays at 11:15am until about 11:50am.
Come bring your friends and make a joyful noise! For more information or
questions contact Bill or Lori McEwen at bill.mcewen@comcast.net.
New Preschool Director
Farah Cash, one of our former Joyfull Hearts Preschool(JHP) preschool teachers, is now our Joyful Hearts
Preschool Director. We welcome her in her new role!
New Bible Study starts soon
TRANSFORMING: THE BIBLE & THE LIVES OF TRANSGENDER
CHRISTIANS
Author: Austen Hartke
TUESDAY EVENINGS: 6:30 P.M., START DATE: JUNE 4 (for 6 weeks)
(If needed, we can work around meeting dates, to accommodate participants)
Co-Facilitated by Pastor Ferdie and members of Heart for Others
This book will give you a deeper understanding of gender identity and the
transgender experience. The author offers a biblically based, educational, and
affirming resource to shed light and wisdom on this modern landscape.
By introducing transgender issues and language and providing stories of both
biblical characters and real-life narratives from transgender Christians living today,
the author helps readers visualize a more inclusive Christianity.
To order your book copy, go to Amazon.com and search the book title.
To sign up, email: pastorferdie@fairwoodumc.org or sign up in the narthex.
Help support the Youth Group with Hygiene kit supplies
Help support the FCUMC youth group’s hygiene kit service project. Kits will benefit
the asylees that we’re supporting and also Mary’s Place.
Leave donations in the green “monster” container in the narthex by the end of
June.
Needed items:
Clear toiletry bags (2.75” x 4.13” x 5.9”)
Travel-sized toiletries –
Bar soap, Hand sanitizer,
Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Toothbrush covers, Floss,
Shampoo, Conditioner, Brushes or combs,
Lip balm, Lotion, Shaving kits
Washcloths/Poofs
Come learn from others as we better educate ourselves about the characteristics and challenges of our Asian American and Pacific Islander neighbors.
Let’s gather Sunday, May 26 at 7:00pm to learn from each other and the resources
from our United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race.
Questions? Contact Joanne F.
Scan the QR codes to get the resources, one for Asian Americans and one for
Pacific Islanders.
Or browse the library at the General Commission on Religion and Race website:
http://gcorr.org
https://www.r2hub.org/library/10-things-to-know-about-Asian-americans
https://www.r2hub.org/library/10-honorable-traits-of-pacific-islander-culture
Peace with Justice Sunday
One of the United Methodist special giving Sundays, May 26 is “Peace with Justice”
Sunday. Donations to this are split with half going to our PNW Conference and half
going to United Methodist worldwide projects. Donations help to educate, equip,
and mobilize networks that engage in social advocacHelp support the Youth Group with Hygiene kit suppliesy and action.
You may donate in-person, using the offering envelopes in the bulletins, or write a
check (“Peace with Justice” on memo line), or donate online at our GIVE webpage.