Apr 7, 2023
The Last Soup-er Youth Fundraiser
We hope you’ll join us for our next dinner, a fantastic pun for Good Friday- the Last Soup-er! On Friday, April 7th from 5:30pm-7:15pm (or until the soup is gone)! As before, there will be the option to eat in, or take out. Everyone is then invited to move straight to the Sanctuary for our Good Friday service at 7:30pm. We will have 2 options for soup, and reservations are encouraged and appreciated. Please email Sarah to reserve a spot…
Apr 6, 2023
Maundy Thursday Service
Please join us April 6 at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary for our Maundy Thursday Service. Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word “Maundy” comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.”
Apr 2, 2023
Weekly In-Person/Live Streamed Worship – One Service
Please join us for Worship – One Service at 10:00 am. Come to 6037 Franconia Road and worship with us in person (more info below), or Watch live stream at Franconia UMC’s YouTube channel or via the Facebook page.
Mar 25, 2023
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. The children will be divided into three groups with not more than 25 children in each group. Families will be placed in the same group. At least one adult will need to remain with the children to help with…
Mar 8, 2023
Otterbein Concert Choir
Otterbein Concert Choir hosted by our Music Ministry Wednesday, March 8 at 7:00pm. Franconia UMC Sanctuary The ensemble’s tour concert program, entitled “Earth, Sacred Treasure,” features the music of William Byrd, W. A. Mozart, Morten Lauridsen, Andrea Ramsey, Elaine Hagenberg, and Otterbein music faculty member Jennifer Bernard Merkowitz. The Otterbein University Concert Choir is the most select of Otterbein University’s five vocal ensembles. The choir tours annually to destinations domestic or abroad, with recent itineraries including New Orleans, Germany, Savannah,…
Mar 5, 2023
Franconia First Steps
Cokesbury Fellowship Hall, Sunday, March 5th, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Are you interested in finding out more about Franconia UMC or exploring church membership? Come have pizza with the pastor. In this informal time of fellowship, we will explore opportunities to connect, serve, and grow in faith at Franconia UMC (in addition to having lunch together). Mrs. B. has prepared special activities for children in the Stage Room. Please RSVP by Monday, February 27 gro.cmuainocnarf@eciffohcruhc ot so that we can adequately plan…
Feb 22, 2023
Ash Wednesday Service
Please join us for our Ash Wednesday Service February 22 at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary. This service will also be livestreamed and recorded. The first day of Lent. It marks the beginning of a period of reflection and penance. In the Bible, sprinkling oneself with ashes was traditionally a sign of one’s sorrow for having committed sins. In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday also marked the beginning of preparation for the understanding of the death and resurrection of Christ. The…
Feb 21, 2023
Pancake Dinner Youth Fundraiser
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 21st from 5pm-7:30pm in Cokesbury Hall. Shrove Tuesday has 2 other names: Fat Tuesday, and Mardi Gras. So we hope you’ll come enjoy some pancakes with us. Reservations are appreciated for those dining in, or we will have the option for takeaway dinners for those unable or uncomfortable with eating around others. Please email Sarah Chambers at gro.cmuainocnarf@htuoy to make reservations and/or ask questions.
Feb 5, 2023
Weekly In-Person/Live Stream Worship – One Service
On the following dates, we will have One Worship Service at 10:00 am: Feb 5, Apr 2 and May 21. Come to 6037 Franconia Road and worship with us in person (more info below), or Watch live stream at Franconia UMC’s YouTube channel or via the Facebook page.
Jan 29, 2023
Span of Ages Sunday Bible Study
Join us at 10:15 a.m. for in-person and online bible study. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/8059647979.