This Week @ FUMC (Page 17)

Notes from Special Called Annual Conference Held on February 18, 2023  Pastor Melissa, Kathy Henry (Lay Leader), Joana Arthur (Lay Representative to Annual Conference) and Shea Porter-Miller (Youth Delegate) attended A Special Called Annual Conference session held on February 18, 2023 via Zoom. The Special Called Annual Conference was for the Virginia Annual Conference membership to consider the ratification of 34 local churches seeking to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church over matters of human sexuality using Paragraph 2553 of the Book…

International Women’s Day is March 8, 2023. Women’s day started as a national day in the U.S. in 1909 and was marked as an international day at an international women’s conference in 1911. The United Nations first recognized it in 1975. Today, International Women’s Day is a day to honor women and is celebrated in many countries. In celebration of the day, the NOW Committee will be handing out flowers at the Otterbein Concert Choir on March 8 at 7:00…

Easter Celebration- It’s More Than Just An Egg Hunt. March 25, 2023  10:00am — 11:30am at Franconia UMC 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. Volunteers and participants – please sign up at https://vbspro.events/p/events/f7ac9e  

Please join us this Sunday, February 26th at 10:15 am in Cokesbury Hall for Coffee & Conversation. This week our topic is “Today.” Today: How much time and energy do we spend wishing things were how they used to be? We often think about times in our past when things were different and want our lives to be like that again. Some of us have even come to believe that our best days may actually be behind us. But if…

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 21 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. 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. All donations go to support our youth for their summer mission trip.  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 gro.cmuainocnarf@htuoy ta to make a reservation.

In the wake of earthquake that has devasted Turkey and Syria, the United Methodist Church – through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) – is providing direct assistance and is working with trusted partner organizations to help those in need in Turkey and Syria.  If you would like to support this effort, you can give to UMCOR through Franconia UMC. Please make checks out to Franconia United Methodist Church and put “Earthquake assistance” in the memo line. Be assured…

Throughout our Imagine worship series, we have been imagining and praying for better for ourselves, our church, our relationships, and our world.  This Sunday, we will be having a special service of prayer as we join together in praying for a better world.  Join us at 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. (in person or online) as we come together to pray for the needs of our world.

The Northern Virginia (NoVA) District is hosting a two-day training event for laity on Fri-Sat, April 14-15, at Herndon UMC.  Five classes are being offered, covering a broad range of ministry topics. You do not need to already be involved in the Lay Servant program to attend–all are welcome!  Here is the link to further information and to register:   https://novaumc.org/lay-servant-training/

All are welcome to view the Installation Service for Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson today at 10:30 a.m. The service will be livestreamed (and recorded for later viewing) at the link below. https://vaumc.org/event/you-are-invited-to-the-installation-service-for-bishop-sue/

Please join us for Coffee and Conversation at 10:15 a.m. this Sunday, February 12th in Cokesbury Hall. The topic is “You.” Some of the central claims of the Christian faith are the source of many discussions and heated debates. But are we always debating the right things? Please reach out to Dar at moc.liamg@10sivadrad or Joana at moc.nsm@ruhtrAanaoJ for any questions.