This Week at Providence-Fort Washington
Thursday, October 30, 2014
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the LORD;
let the humble hear and be glad.
O magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt his name together.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
Look to him, and be radiant;
so your faces shall never be ashamed.
Psalm 34:1-5
This Week In Worship – November 2, 2014
All Saints Sunday
Communion Sunday
Pastor Stephen preaching: Saints Around the Throne
The service will include Naming of the Saints
Anthem: Blest are They
Offertory: Come, Dine with Me
Chancel Choir
Daylight Saving Time Ends This SUNDAY!
REMINDER!
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday.
Please turn your clocks BACK one hour Saturday night
when you go to bed.
Thanksgiving Service
Our Thanksgiving Service will be held on
Wednesday, November 26 @ 7:00 pm
Please invite your friends and neighbors to
come and celebrate the Lord’s bounty.
Upcoming Artist Series Events
Handbell Concert
presented by the
Providence-Fort Washington Handbell Choir
Sunday, November 16th, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m.
White House Christmas Ornaments
The 2014 White House Christmas Ornaments are in!
The cost remains $17.00.
See Sandra or Lois to get an ornament or two.
Charge Conference
Our 2014 Charge Conference will be
Saturday, November 15, 2014
at Oxon Hill United Methodist Church
from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
ALL members of Providence-Fort Washington
are invited to attend the Charge Conference.
Alice is walking to support
St Jude's Children's Research Hospital
Alice will be participating in a fundraising walk for
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
on Saturday, Nov. 22.
St. Jude's is a leader in the fight against childhood cancer.
Alice is requesting donations to help meet her fundraising goal of $150.00.
You can make donations at her fundraising page.
You can also sign up to join Alice on the walk from that page.
She'd love company. Thanks so much.
Urban Ministry Update
The Urban Ministry Group is now leading Worship Services
on the Third Sunday of every month at
House of Peace
meeting at 3rd Street Church of God in Washington, D.C.
As part of our ministry, we provide lunch and
offer hats, gloves, and coats for those in need.
We are accepting cash donations to offset the cost of this ministry.
Contact Pastor Stephen or Mi Ja for more details.
The Group will meet on Saturday, November 15th at 9:30 am
to plan and prepare for our next trip into D.C. on November 16th.
Church Cemetery Project
As part of our cemetery maintenance project
we want to mark all the graves with stones.
BUT, we need your help identifying unmarked graves.
Contact Ray Luby if
you know anything about who is buried in our cemeteries
or where their graves are located.
(This includes the cemetery in Chapel Hill)
Church Calendar Available On-line
The church’s calendar is available as a Google Calendar
You can view it on the church’s website:
http://pfwumc.wikidot.com/pfw-calendar
or subscribe to it using the address
pfwumc@gmail.com
Wednesday Bible Study
We have completed our reading of Exodus
and will be filling in with some reading from
Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
before beginning a new study
of the Gospel of John
in January
The group meets at 6:00 pm for a potluck dinner.
The Bible Study begins at 6:30 pm and ends by 8:30 pm.
New Church Website
The Church has a new website:
http://www.p-fwumc.org
Check it out and give Pastor Stephen
any comments or suggestions.
2014 Worship Attendance Goal
Our Worship Attendance Goal for 2014 is 90
Our average worship attendance for 2014 is 80.35
Our worship attendance on October 26 was 82
Altar Flowers
Please sign-up to supply altar flowers.
Flowers can be used to mark any significant occasion
including birthdays, anniversaries, and memorials.
Altar flowers are $22.00 per vase and
payment is due when you request flowers.
Giant Food Cash For Causes
Providence-Fort Washington has enrolled in the
Giant Food Cash For Causes Program
This program allows us to purchase
Giant Gift Cards at a 5% discount and then resell them for face value.
The 5% difference is then put in our General Operating Fund.
The difference between our cost and your purchase price
is also credited on your annual giving statement.
Pastor Stephen has some cards available for purchase
and you can order cards to be delivered next week.
The cards have no expiration date and can be used for anything Giant sells.
Please see Pastor Stephen to purchase cards or if you have any questions.
Collection of Stamps and Labels
Information update:
I have just sent a batch of canceled stamps
to Stamps for the Wounded program and also box and can labels
(bar codes) to the Board of Child Care Auxiliary. Thank you for
your donations, and please continue to save these two items.
Donna D., Secretary, P-FW United Methodist Women
Aluminum Can Recycling
We are collecting and recycling aluminum cans.
Please bring your aluminum cans in
and we will sell them to the recycling center.
Do you have something to add?
Do you have an announcement that need to get out to everyone in the church?
If so, please e-mail it to me (srricketts@verizon.net) and I will include it in the next
This Week at Providence-Fort Washington.
Blessings,
Pastor Stephen
