Announcements (Page 30)
New Span of Ages Bible Study starting on 10 April
During this Lenten season of prayerful meditation, and during this global period of unrest and worry, what comfort can be found in the Psalter? Starting on April 10th, the Span of Ages Sunday School class will read and discuss Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the most significant Protestant theologians of the twentieth century and a strong voice against the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930’s and 1940’s; so much so that he was imprisoned…
KITS FOR CONFERENCE
The Missions committee and the Youth Group will be assembling Hygiene Kits for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). We will be collecting donations of 1) items that go in the kits (see list below) or 2) monetary donations to purchase items. Donations should be labeled as Kits for Conference or Hygiene Kits. Below is the list of items needed for the Hygiene Kits. UMCOR sends these kits around the world following disasters. For most items they are very…
Rise Against Hunger Event on World Communion Sunday
Rise Against Hunger Event on World Communion Sunday Our fifth annual Rise Against Hunger event is scheduled for Sunday, October 2. We are planning to put together approximately 20,000 meals. We need to raise nearly $7,000 for this event. Please consider donating online or in-person. If donating online, please go to https://www.franconiaumc.org/e-giving/, click Donate Now, and on the drop down menu under Fund, click on Rise Against Hunger. If donating by check, please write “Rise Against Hunger” in the memo…
Easter Celebration Registration Opens Today!
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. we will have our Easter Celebration. Join us for a fun-filled time of egg dyeing, crafts, a video of the Easter Story, singing and dancing and of course, an egg hunt. This egg hunt you get to not only find the eggs, but hide them for others. Children will be divided by families into groups of no more than 20 children. This will allow us to keep socially distanced and…
Safe Sanctuary Training Opportunity
Keeping our children safe is of utmost importance to us at Franconia UMC. We have created a Child Protection Policy to help with this. One requirement of this policy is that volunteers who work with the children and youth of the church complete a Safe Sanctuary training. We will be offering the first one for this year on Sunday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. This training will cover our church’s Child Protection Policy and information on child abuse…
Volunteers Needed for Easter Celebration
Volunteers Needed for Easter Celebration On Saturday, April 9, 2022, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. we will have our Easter Celebration. We are in need of volunteers to help with check-in and three of our four activity stations. The stations we need help with are egg dyeing, the Easter craft and the egg hunts. The children will be divided by families into groups of no more than 20 children. This will allow us to keep socially distanced and not exceed…
Lenten Worship Series: Witnesses
Lenten Worship Series: Witnesses They were there. They were witnesses. What did they see? What did they do? How were their lives changed? They were witnesses to a life and a death that changed the world. Join us for our Lenten Worship series Witnesses as we explore their stories to help us understand the significance of Jesus’ suffering and death and what it means to live as His followers today. March 6th—Judas March 13th—Pontius Pilate March 20th—Mary and John March…
Mask Optional for in person worship
Healthy Church Team Masking Status Update On Sunday, April 2nd, Franconia United Methodist Church (FUMC) began a mask optional status for worship services. Areas within the sanctuary are designated to accommodate those who prefer to wear a mask and to sit in an area where others directly around them would also be masked (as denoted by “mask required” signage). Congregants are welcome to sit in any non-reserved section; however, they will need to remain masked in “mask required” pews to…
Lent Worship Services
UPCOMING SERVICES – March 2 – Ash Wednesday Service 7:00 pm (Virtual only) April 10 – Palm Sunday Cantata Service 10:00 am April 14 – Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion 7:30 pm April 15 – Good Friday Tenebrae 7:30 pm April 17 – Easter Sunday Services 7:30 am and 10 am