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Springfield, VA 22150 |
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WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS - Welcome to Springfield UMC! Childcare is provided during worship. Activity bags and bulletins are available for children. Large print bulletins and hymnals and hearing devices are available. Please ask the ushers for assistance. OFFICE HOURS:The office is open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The Office will be closed Christmas Eve through January 1. Should you need a pastor during that time, contact Pastor Larry, he will be in town. SUNDAY SCHOOL for children, youth, and adults meet at 9:15 a.m. Have your child experience the excitement of God's love in our engaging Sunday School program. Children ages 3 ½ - Kindergarten meet in room 206 (children must be potty trained). Children in 1st through 3rd grades meet in room 207. Children in 4th through 6th grades meet in room 203. Our youth class meets downstairs in the youth room. Also, all children must be registered for Sunday School. Registration forms are available in your child's classroom, on the narthex table, or see Shana Barr. If you have any questions, please contact Shana at sumc.families@gmail.com or the church office (703) 451-2375.
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED will be meeting on Friday, March 5 at 10 a.m. at Bush Hill Presbyterian Church to commemorate the World Day of Prayer with a forum on Cameroon, "Africa in Minature." All women are invited to attend. Contact Irene Enokida at 703-971-6957 for more information. The 3rd Annual Sweetheart Dinner has been rescheduled to March 6. The Youth will be hosting this dinner with a Lady and the Tramp theme. Whether you have a sweetheart, miss your sweetheart, or hope to have a sweetheart, come enjoy a wonderful evening with great food, music, and dancing. Tickets are on sale now in the parlor for only $10.00 per person with all proceeds benefiting the Youth Mission Trip and expenses. Please come and help support our youth so they have the opportunity to continue to grow closer to God through a meaningful summer mission trip. For more information, you can contact Pastor Elaine at pastorelaine@springfieldvaumc.org or speak to any of our wonderful youth. The THE UNITED METHODIST MEN meet the first Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. for breakfast and fellowship in the Social Hall. Next breakfast meeting: Saturday, March 6 All men in the church are encouraged to join in the fellowship and Brother Henry's monthly devotional study. The Children's Council Interest Meeting will be held March 7th in the library immediately following the 10:30 service. Whether you have a child, or just have a love for children's ministries, Children's Council is the place to serve! Children's Council will be a body of parents and members of Springfield United Methodist Church committed to providing support for Family and Children's ministries. Members of our Children's Council will be deeply committed to the awesome programming of SUMC and will work to guide programming decisions and provide whatever support is needed by the Director of Family and Children's Ministries. If you are interested in joining the Children's Council and you are unable to join us for this brief interest meeting, please contact Shana at sumc.families@gmail.com to confirm your interest. The Sunday School Recognition - The second school quarter will end on March 7th. Students with faithful or perfect Sunday School attendance for the first and second Sunday School quarters will be recognized on March 14th at all services. Many thanks to the parents who continue to support our Christian Education program. Our unpaid servants could always use an extra hand in the classroom! Please see Shana or a classroom teacher if you are able to lend your support. CRAFT SHOW AT GARFIELD - Garfield Elementary PTA is sponsoring an Arts & Crafts Show on Saturday, March 13 from 10am to 4pm. The school is located at 7101 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, Virginia. Admission is FREE. With over 65 vendors selling handcrafted items, this is a wonderful opportunity to find Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, teacher appreciation, baby gifts, and more. Daylight Savings Time Remember to "Spring Ahead" into Daylight Savings time on Sunday, March 14! CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SERVICE Join us in the Sanctuary at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 14 for a contemporary service which will include a praise band. The service is informal and upbeat. Nursery is provided. Come clap your hands and tap your feet to great praise music as we join our voices and praise the Lord in the SUMC sanctuary. The Praise band is currently looking for a drummer. If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact Burl Pudleiner, 703-451-4006. We will still be offering Children's Sunday School during this time. You may either bring your child directly to his or her Sunday School classroom, or if you would like for your child to enjoy the Praise Band music and Children's Moment, they may join you for the beginning of the Praise Service, and then join their Sunday School class following the Children's Moment. Dr. Barr will escort the children to their classrooms following the Children's Moment. Of course, if you would like for your child to enjoy the service with you, this service is very family-friendly, and all children are welcome! The Tween and Youth Sunday School classes have expressed interest in attending the service with their respective classes. If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact Shana Barr at (703) 451-2375 or sumc.families@gmail.com. The The SUMC Spring Festival and Egg Hunt! Our Spring Festival will take place the afternoon of April 3rd from 1:00 to 3:00. Come enjoy great music, snacks, games, crafts and the ever popular moonbounce! This event will also include our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Watch your Sunday bulletin for more information. "SUMC FOLKS IN MISSION" - Saturday, May 1 Details later. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL for rising kindergarteners through fifth graders will be July 12-16th, with our Sunday VBS celebration on July 18th. We are anticipating many children, so please mark your calendars. Many helping hands will be needed for another awesome, God-centered event. Our VBS theme will be announced in the March newsletter! YOUTH MISSION TRIP -- Mission Trip Signups under way! Our youth will be serving with Mountain TOP July 24-31. This is a great opportunity to worship, serve, and grow in the Cumberland region of Tennessee. Any student who has completed 7th grade or older is invited to sign up and join in. A $100 deposit is due as soon as possible, and scholarship help is available to any family who needs it. You can support our youth with a donation, or consider joining us as an adult member of the team. Contact Pastor Elaine for more information. A Time for Prayer & Reflection - every Thursday, 5-6 p.m., Room 208. The Power of Prayer - God encourages and strengthens His people through prayer. Our heavenly father loves you and desires for you to be in conversation with him ... He wants you to develop and maintain a personal relationship and dialogue with him. Often times the busyness of our lives keeps us from this special connectedness with our God. So, we have set aside a weekly time for prayer & reflection on Thursday's from 5-6 p.m. in Room 208. Anyone is welcome to come to pray and lay individual joys & concerns before the Lord. Let's pray together - to seek the Lord in new ways - and watch God transform our lives, the church, our community, and the world. If you have questions please talk with Cindy Mannucci and Dawn Mosteller. NEED A ROOM AT THE CHURCH?
- If you are planning a meeting or event at
the church, please make sure the space you need is available before you get too
far into the planning process. You can schedule the room(s) by contacting
Elizabeth Smith, Office Administrator at 703-451-2375 or
info@springfieldvaumc.org.
CAN'T MAKE SUNDAY WORSHIP? Check out our Wednesday night service held weekly at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Hear great messages and share in Holy Communion. No reservations necessary. There is a pew waiting for you. The SUMC Giant Foods Gift Card Program is a fund raising activity for the church where we sell gift cards that can be used to shop at any Giant Grocery store. Giant has increased its rebate plan and the Church makes 5% from each card purchased. Susan Susan Grieg-Shirley will be in the Parlor from AFTER the 10:30 service selling cards. The cards will be on sale a couple of times each month. Please support this valuable program and pick up a card. BOOK CLUB - Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. The Book Club meets for tea and genteel conversation at 4:00 p.m. in the Parlor one Sunday a month. New readers are always welcome. Next meetings: March 21, 2010: A Woman of Means, Peter Taylor. April 18, 2010 The Help, Kathryn Stockett. If QUILT MINISTRY - Do you like to sew? Do you like to talk? If you have an affinity for either of those two activities--Please join our Quilt Ministry. We meet the second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Parlor. Expert sewing skills are not a requirement! We make Prayer Quilts for members of our faith community who are ill or hospitalized. The finished quilts are dedicated in worship, and people are given the opportunity to tie a knot on the quilt and say a prayer for recipient of the quilt. Call Rose Horton at 703-569-3821 for more information. BRIDGE TWICE A WEEK! - We have two opportunities for you to play Bridge here at SUMC. We have groups that meet on Mondays and Fridays at 1 p.m. in the Parlor. Come join in the fun! MEN'S BIBLE STUDY - Join the Men's Bible Study on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in the Parlor! WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY - Join the Women's Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the Parlor! GRACE NOTES, a weekly e-newsletter sent out by SUMC each Thursday, is a wonderful way to stay "in the know" about weekly events and get an inspirational message from Pastor Larry. E-mail the church, info@springfieldvaumc.org if you wish to be on the distribution list. SANDWICH MINISTRY - Helping hands are needed in our Sandwich Ministry. Come to the kitchen on Sundays at 9:15 a.m. and find out how you can make a difference. If you've been looking for the sign-up board, it is going to have a permanent home in the Tower Room, but is currently on the clipboard table. Sign up for a week in honor or memory of someone. Donations of $100 will be recognized in the bulletin insert. Thanks for your continued support of this on-going ministry to the Kennedy Shelter. ECHO NEWS From March 1 through April 30, all food and financial gifts to ECHO that are designated as a response to The Feinstein Challenge will be matched (proportionally) by the Feinstein Foundation. Now is a great time to consider a donation to ECHO. Don't forget to mark checks "Feinstein Challenge" on the memo line. Checks, made out to ECHO, should be mailed or brought to 7205 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22150. Food donors should inform the door volunteers that their donation is in response to the Feinstein Challenge. Volunteer opportunities at ECHO include the need for an adult interested in supervising a small group of teen volunteers on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00. All work is done at the ECHO building and information on specific tasks for the teens is provided to the adult supervisor. If you enjoy working with this age group and would be able to commit every Wednesday evening (or every other Wednesday, in case we have more than one volunteer) during the school year, please e-mail us at the address shown below. Another opportunity is for a job ECHO calls "Office Angels" because ECHO's family counselors feel blessed to have their help. The duties include answering phones, packing food bags, making client appointments, and assorted clerical tasks. A weekly commitment is desirable, but not required. Dates and times of particular need are: Wednesday or Friday mornings (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) or Thursday evenings (7:00 to 9:00). If you want to explore this opportunity further, send an e-mail to echoadmin@verizon.net. Items that ECHO is low on this month include: jelly, pancake mix, pancake syrup, canned pasta, powdered milk, 2 lb. bags of sugar, all over-the-counter medications, and all kinds of personal hygiene items.
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