This Week @ FUMC (Page 11)

  Fellow congregants, At our Church Conference this past June, we approved changing our leadership structure in 2024 to that of a Simplified Accountable Structure, or SAS structure for short. This SAS structure will be built around a volunteer Leadership Board and a series of Mission and Management Teams, all of whom will work in coordination with the Pastor and church staff.  Together, we will strive to accomplish our church’s mission of building a community of Christ’s love to serve the…

Please welcome Jessica Copes as our new Director of All God’s Children Preschool! Jessica is no stranger to AGC, having 3 graduates and 1 current student of the school. She has a Psychology degree from Clemson University and MA in Education and Human Development from George Washington University. She began her career in education as a preschool special education teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools. She enjoys volunteering in her community as a Girl Scout Leader, helping with the PTA…

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped during this week of VBS with the set-up, running VBS, the ice cream social and the break-down after. It was a wonderful week. We had 45 children participate from 30 families. On Sunday, we were excited to have 22 of the children come back with their families to share with us in worship. It took everyone helping and praying for us to make this week so successful. Thank You!

Get ready for another Silver Connections and the silver screen. Join other senior adults on Friday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Cokesbury Hall for movie night. The 3-B group is showing North by Northwest, a gripping 1959 thriller of mistaken identity, government secrets, and spies. It stars Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint. Popcorn and snacks will be provided. Then join us on Friday, August 18, same place, same time, for bingo and game night. Contact the church office…

New Study starting Wednesday, July 26 on Zoom. Moses: In the Footsteps of the Reluctant Prophet by Adam Hamilton Join Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile, the Red Sea and the wilderness exploring the sites of Moses’ life. Using historical information, archaeological data, and biblical text, Hamilton guides us in the footsteps of this reluctant prophet who grew in his relationship with God and by the end of life had successfully fulfilled the role…

Today the children learned about helping others to shine Jesus’ light.  They learned about gravity and made a hanging scripture mobile. Bible Point and Scripture:  When people need help, shine Jesus’ light and Matthew 5:16.

Day 3 Bible Point and Scripture: When good things happen, shine Jesus’ light and Psalm 100:1 Day 4 Bible Point and Scripture:  When people are sad, shine Jesus’ light! and John 14:1

VBS Day 2! The children made sun catchers, learned about Zacchaeus and did a fun dye experiment along with snacks, music, dancing and a cool video!  Again, thank you to our volunteers who generously gave of their time to make VBS happen!           

Day 1 of VBS was STELLAR!  The children learned new songs and dance moves while learning about God’s love and shining Jesus’ light!                             We are truly grateful for our volunteers!  

We’ve relaunched this year’s Franconia UMC t-shirt sale until August 7. The shirts are red for Rise Against Hunger and feature Franconia UMC’s mission statement on the back. The shirts will be ready by August 23. Franconia UMC is raising money to help prepare 15,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger on October 1, 2023. We still have a long way to go to reach our $6,000 goal. Purchase a t-shirt and help us meet our fundraising goal. You can choose…