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Below are the announcements given for 1/4/26.  Please look at the attached PDF on the bottom for more information

Help Those Affected By Recent Flooding

To provide financial support for those affected by recent heavy rains and flooding
across our area, you can donate through a couple United Methodist channels. Our
PNW Conference is already working to assist people. Four volunteers from Fairwood
Community UMC (Don M, Bill B-H, Joe M and Mark W) were already part of an
“Early Response Team.” In addition to our PNW Conference, you can support our
UMC denomination-wide relief work done by United Methodist Committee on
Relief.

Support the Pacific Northwest Conference Disaster Response Fund
(Advance #352) or UMCOR US Disaster Response (Advance #901670). Gifts to these two funds help provide immediate assistance to evacuees and
survivors, as well as prepare for continued response as conditions allow. Give
online through our church website’s GIVE page ( fairwoodumc.org/give ) or place
checks/cash in the offering plate, designated for either fund.
For more information, see the message from our Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth:
Responding together to the floods – The Pacific Northwest Conference of The
United Methodist Church

Screening "Christian Nationalism"
The Hearts for Others Team will host an informational video screening to better
understand Christian Nationalism and determine our faithful responses.
Join us on Sunday, January 25 at 11:30am, after the worship service. We’ll meet in
the sanctuary.


Vital Conversation on Immagration discussion - Starts today!
Join our important “Vital Conversation on Immigration” discussions on Sunday
mornings January 11th ,18, & February 1st from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm after worship services.
Questions? Contact Cathy R. or Armando E.

Green Team providing recycling options by January 25
The Greening Team is collecting clean, dry Styrofoam and silver-lined bags (with all labels removed) for recycling.
Sample bags: Popcorn, chips, crackers, Granola/Fruit Bars, Dried Fruit.
All clean - dry and no labels
They will be delivering the materials to StyroRecycle
in Kent. Please place your items in the recycling box located in the narthex.  Deadline is January 25th
Questions? Contact Sharon K.

Do you have a special occassion to celebrate? Sign up for Alter Flowers
Sign up now for a time to bring flowers for the altar as a way to celebrate a special
occasion or honor someone special! The 2026 flower calendar is in the narthex
(entryway) on the bulletin board next to the office.
Questions? Contact Roxanne A. or Cyndee H. Call the church office for their
contact info.

Join our next Tuesday book study: Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical
Kinship by Gregory Boyle.
Epiphany sends the message that God is with us, especially where we least expect
it. During these six weeks of Epiphany, our Tuesday book study will be exploring
the unexpected ways God’s revelation and manifestation appear on the streets of
Los Angeles as we read one of Father Greg Boyle’s books. Father Boyle is a Jesuit
priest and founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. His life’s work with
former gang members is rooted in a gospel-shaped conviction of kinship, insisting
that everyone belongs, even when society says that some people are “too broken”
or “beyond hope.”
We’ll begin on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, meeting 9:30 – 11:00am. We meet both
in-person (in the parlor) and on Zoom.If you missed last week, you can still join in!

Please let Pastor Cathy know if you’re interested in joining us so that you get all the
information from her.

United Women of Faith Meeting 1/15/26 10:00am- noon in parlor
The United Women in Faith (UWF/UMW) are assembling “Meals in a Bag” for families
served by Vine Maple Place. They’re working to end homelessness for single-parent
families in South King County.
You can help! See the display in the narthex. Pick up a list of specific items used in a recipe
to make a simple-to-prepare meal for a family.
Then join us on Thursday, January 15, 10:00 – 12:00 noon to assemble the bags! (Note, it’s
not January 8th as in other announcements.) If you can’t join us on the 15th, then leave your
donation in the narthex.
We’ll deliver to Vine Maple Place.

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