Sunday Announcements 11/10/24

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Below are the announcements given on 11/10/2024.  Please refer to your directory for contact information.

We are having the youth choir practice start in the choir room at 11:15, then move
to the sanctuary about 11:30 and be done by 11:50. Youth are singing in church
next Sunday, November 17th.
For more information contact Bill & Lori at bill.mcewen@comcast.net.

Our Tuesday morning Advent Study with Pastor Ferdie starts on November 26. Join
us in the parlor or on Zoom at 9:30 – 11:00 am.
We will use “On the Way to Bethlehem” by Rob Fuquay for our discussions. The
book is available on Amazon. If you need help getting a book, please contact Pastor
Ferdie or Donna S.
Please sign up by sending an email to pastorferdie@fairwoodumc.org.

Our children will use empty cans to collect your donations for UM Student Day
scholarships on Sunday, November 24. UM Student Day donations support over 70
scholarships for United Methodist undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.
Empty your wallets, pockets and jars and bring your coins on Sunday, November 24
for our “Noisy Offering!”

Children and youth of all ages are invited to participate in youth group’s hand
turkey competition.
1. Trace or create your hand on a piece of paper, cardboard, canvas, jpg, etc.
2. Illustrate, draw, color, paint, or decorate your turkey.
3. Turn in your turkey to the Illumin8 Room (BH-3) by 4:00 PM on Sunday,
11/24/2024. Be sure to write your name, contact info and age group (children,
youth or adult) on the back of your turkey!
Prizes will be awarded in several categories. It’s easy to join the fun!

You are invited to join in a Transgender Day of Remembrance service to honor the
memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost too soon, in acts of antitransgender
violence.
The service will be held at United Christian Church of Renton,
on Wednesday, November 20th, at 7:00pm.
Address: 15509 116th Ave. SE, Renton, WA (in Cascade neighborhood).

Did you know? If you are 73 or older in 2024, you can save on income taxes by
donating the full or a partial amount of your RMD (Required Minimum Distribution),
up to a limit of $105,000, to a qualified charity directly from your IRA and that
amount would not be taxable. These contributions are called qualified charitable
contributions or QCD’s.
Please join us immediately after the worship service on Sunday, November 17th, in
room M-7 (across from the bathrooms in the sanctuary building) for about 20
minutes to learn more about QCD’s and RMD’s from Ed H.

The Renton Rotary Salvation Army food bank can use your help with providing food
for Thanksgiving food baskets. All donations need to be here by next Sunday
morning, November 14th.
– Smaller frozen turkeys or turkey breasts
– Broth, dressing, vegetables (fresh or canned), potatoes
– Pumpkin pie or apple pie filling (with spices), pie crust.
– NO cranberry sauce
Food is preferred over monetary donations. If you can’t donate food, checks should
be made out to “Renton Rotary Salvation Army.”
Help is needed with lifting and delivering. Contact Joe M.

2025 calendars can be place in the box in the narthex near the front doors.

All those identifying as female are invited to join us at the Fairwood United Women in Faith’s general meeting on Thursday, November 14, 10:00am in the church parlor. It is World Thank Day, so we’ll take an offering for that.

Also, we’ll collect $20 gift cards to be used for gas and groceries by residents at Vine Maple Place. We’ll also give an update on our quilt, craft and bake sale.
Join us for refreshments, a brief program and fellowship with others!

Planning for our 2025 church budget is underway. We rely on your estimate of
giving (pledge) to determine what income we might expect. The 2025 pledge cards
were sent via the U.S. Postal Service last week.
Online pledge cards are another option at https://fairwoodumc.org/pledge-card/
Please contact Jennifer F. with any questions or feedback

The United Women in Faith here at Fairwood offered many beautiful quilts, creative crafts, and yummy baked goods for sale last Sunday.
Thanks to all the quilt-makers, craft-makers, goodie bakers and shoppers! The proceeds of over $3,200 will benefit local and UWF organizations supporting families and children.
Quilts and crafts will be for sale after worship on Sunday, November 10 for one last chance. Look for a link (in the November Epistle newsletter) to the items still available. You can reserve an item for you.

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) responds to natural or civil disasters of such magnitude that they overwhelm a community’s ability to recover on its own. Through UMCOR, United Methodists extend loving care to people affected by hurricanes or other disasters.
In response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastation, UMCOR is coordinating with affected annual conferences and supporting their local relief efforts. So far, UMCOR has awarded grants to the North Georgia, South Georgia, Western North Carolina and Holston annual conferences. Additionally, UMCOR-trained Early Response Teams (ERTs) are coordinating efforts to support the removal of debris, tarping of roofs, and cleaning out of homes in hard-hit areas.
You can still contribute to UMCOR hurricane relief efforts. 

Donate through online giving at our https://fairwoodumc.org/give/ page with the tile for UMCOR
You may also donate with check or cash; just make sure to label it for UMCOR hurricane relief.