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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.
Churchwide
Family Fun Picnic June 29, 2008
Celebrating VBS Week Right after Worship!
Service of Healing and
Wholeness. This monthly service provides a very special
quiet time for worship in the presence of the Holy Spirit through singing,
scripture, prayer and Holy Communion. If you have any questions feel free to
talk with one of the Pastors or speak with either Cindy Mannucci or Amy Payne.
We look forward to seeing you at the next Healing and Wholeness Service on
Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 7:00
p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this meaningful
service.
SUMMER CHOIR
You are invited to come join our SUMC SUMMER CHOIR during any
Sunday in July. There are no Thursday rehearsals during
July; we simply do a warm-up rehearsal each Sunday at 9:30 am in preparation
for the 10:30 am service. Come lend your voice to our SUMMER CHOIR. Guaranteed
to be fun . . . according to our Music Director!
Bell Open Houses.
Sunday, August 17 and 24 we will have
the bells set up in the parlor so people can try out the bells and talk to some
ringers about the choirs. We'd love you to stop by and explore the
opportunities that are available!
All
women of the church- mark your calendars now for a special
day focusing on "Building a Community with each other . . . and with God." All
are invited and encouraged to attend our annual Women's Retreat,
Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
at the Hermitage in Alexandria, VA featuring speaker Gary Mears. Transportation
from the church will be provided. Plan now to attend-it's sure to be inspiring
and a wonderful time of fellowship.
YOUNG MEN
& MEN'S RETREAT-World-renowned evangelist Maxie D.
Dunnam, will be the keynote speaker at the 31st Annual UMM Spiritual Retreat,
November 7-9, 2008, in Blackstone, VA.
Pre-registration is now underway. The SUMC UMM are encouraging all MEN-from
youth on up, to attend this special weekend. Forms are on the clipboard table.
SUMC Spring
2009 Concert- All choirs this year will join together in a
Spirng Concert, March 15, 2009.
Please keep that date in mind; it will be an event not to be missed!
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.
Do not assume your group is on the calendar. Many groups utilize our building,
so you must call Elizabeth to be sure your group has the place you will need.
Also, please call Elizabeth to arrange for your group to have information or
sign-up sheets on the clipboard table.
NEED A RIDE?
The SUMC Helping Hands Ministry has drivers who have volunteered to help get
folks to doctor's appointments, church services, etc. Give us a call (a day or
two ahead of time if possible) at 703-644-0339 or the church office,
703-451-2375.
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 - needs your help! If you shop at Giant Foods,
please consider using the Gift Cards to pay for your purchases. For those of
you who are not familiar with this program, it 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. We also need help selling the cards. Each week, Angie
Sawyer is in the Parlor from 10:00-10:30 selling the cards, but if additional
folks assist in selling even once a quarter (for the early or late service), it
would be a big help. Please consider participating in and/or volunteering for
this valuable program. For more information, please contact Angie Sawyer at
703-921-9189.
BOOK
CLUB - The Book Club meets for tea and genteel conversation
at 4:00 p.m. in the Parlor, usually on the third Sunday
of every month . New readers are always welcome. We are
currently taking a break for the summer. Next meeting: September 21, 2008:
Middlemarch, George Eliot.
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 thesecond 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!
SANDWICH
MINISTRY - We
provide over 550 sandwiches weekly to feed the homeless. The regular church
operating budget does not cover the $300 weekly cost of this mission project,
so we depend on donations. Any amount will help cover the costs of this
important project and is welcome. Please write "Sandwich Ministry" on the
offering envelope or your check. For contributions of $100 or more, sign up on
the Sandwich Ministry Sponsor's Board and your dedication will be printed in
the bulletin. If you would like to help make sandwiches, join us at 9:15 in the
kitchen. We have lots of fun and welcome any helping hands!
ECHO -
School vacation is just getting started, but ECHO is already
at work on a project that will benefit students when school starts next year.
We are now collecting supplies to distribute to needy families in late summer
and early fall. Currently, we have the greatest need for the following: new (or
gently used) backpacks, fabric pouches for pencils, plastic school boxes,
student scissors, markers, colored pencils, 3-ring binders, ruled paper, tabbed
subject dividers, and 12-inch rulers.
Soon, we will also need all of the other kinds of supplies (such as pencils and
glue) that students use. Volunteers pack supplies appropriate for particular
grade levels into donated backpacks to have on hand when parents come to ECHO
for assistance. As you may know, the cost of school supplies represents a large
seasonal expense for families who are already struggling with the costs of
housing, food, and transportation. If you are interested in helping as a
volunteer packer, e-mail mailto:echoadmin@cox.net.
If you would like to donate supplies, please bring them to ECHO, Monday through
Friday between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm or Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evening
between 7:00 and 9:00.
There is a continuing need for food and hygiene items, and, as prices rise,
that need grows more urgent for people or families experiencing a crisis. ECHO
is currently out of, or low on: powdered milk, vegetable oil, juice, jelly,
tuna, peanut butter, and 2 lb. bags of sugar, laundry detergent, shaving cream,
shampoo, and adult pain medicines and toothpaste. If you would like to donate
even a few of these items, please bring them to ECHO during the hours shown
above.
| OCCUPATIONAL
DIRECTORY - Check out the SUMC Occupational Directory,
located on the clipboard table listing services and expertise provided by our
SUMC church family. It is a reference for jobs and services our congregation
offers; a source for finding people who have expertise in a particular area;
and a resource for finding out about new careers or career changes. Please
contact the individuals directly. If you want to be listed, forms are also on
the clipboard table; please put them in mailbox #52. Questions? Contact Gwen
Nelson (703) 425-8637 or (703) 851-5655.
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MEETING SCHEDULE
-Mondays are meeting nights at SUMC. The
2008 schedule is below. All meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise
noted.
Odd Months
2nd Monday Lay Leadership Committee, 7:00 p.m. (July 14, September 8,
November 10)
3rd Monday Staff Parish Relations (July 21, September 15, November 17)
Even Months
1st Monday Trustees (August 4, October 6, December 1)
3rd Monday Finance (August 18, October 20, December 15)
4th Monday Endowment 6:30 p.m. and Church Council (August 25, October 27,
December 22)
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