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

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.

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.

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

Can you help Food for January 10th Conference
Make a batch of muffins or serve a lunch to the Latino/Hispanic pastors of our
Conference.
Saturday, January 10th from 10 am to 2 pm at FCUMC.
Questions? Contact Cathy R.

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

Come hear about Allayna Farmer's recent work in the West Bank!
Allayna Farmer, one of our former youth who went on several FCUMC youth
mission trips, travelled with others to the West Bank in November. Their goal
was to create a bridge between Americans and Palestinians, in the hopes that
American advocates can assist in generating aid and compassion in the United
States.
She began her Master of Social Work at La Salle University in Philadelphia this
past January. Allayna expresses gratitude to Fairwood for igniting the light of
service work on a global scale.
Allayna will not be able to be here in Fairwood, so she’ll present what she
learned over Zoom. Join us after worship on Sunday, January 4th.
We’ll meet about 11:30am in a hybrid gathering (in-person or on Zoom) to
hear from Allayna.
If you come in person, meet in Benedict Hall, classroom 2 (on the left as you
go down the hallway past the drinking fountain. If you want the Zoom link,
contact Donna Stock.

Celbration of life of Joyce Mong
Join us in celebration of Joyce Mong’s life January 4th 2:00pm at Fairwood
Community UMC.

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