• June 13, Today is the last day to register for VBS. www.penderumc.org/vbs
• June 15, Prayer Shawl Meeting
• June 16, The Seekers Sunday School Class will discuss General Conference. Room 216 at 10:15
• June 20-22, Virginia Annual Conference
• June 21, Virginia Annual Conference Game Night. Register here.
• June 22, UWF Breakfast Meeting. All women are welcome.
• June 23, ONE SERVICE at 10:00 am
• June 24-28, VBS. Vacation Bible School each day fro 9-noon
• June 30, ONE SERVICE at 10:00 am
• July 19-26, Philippi Youth Missions Trip
• September 8, Back to School picnic
• October 19, Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat
• December 7, Breakfast with Santa

Weekly Events

• Sunday
• Children's Sunday School Class at 10:15 am.
• Youth Sunday School Class meets at 10:15 am.
• Connections Adult Class meets at 10:15 am
• The Seeker Sunday School Class meets at 10:15 am.
• Pray for Pender, 10:15 am
• The Turning Point Youth Group at 4:00 pm
• Monday
• Fun with Music on break until the fall
• Mary Martha Circle, online
• Tuesday
• Handbell rehearsal on break until the fall
• Pastor Bruce Bible Study at 7pm
• Wednesday
• Ruth Circle on break until the fall
• AA Meetings at 6pm
• Thursday
• Pastor Bruce Bible Study at 10:00 am
• Lectio Divina Prayer Group Learn more here
• Choir Rehearsal on break until June 6
• Praise Band Rehearsal at 7:30

• Check here for other meetings.

All Pender Meetings run by the school year. Recurring meetings (weekly or monthly) taking place after June 30, 2024 will need to be scheduled again for the 2024-2025 school year.

Pender Members and Pender-sponsored groups such as Boy Scouts should fill out this form. You will get an email when your event is approved. Note that you cannot add an event to a room that is already reserved for another meeting. 

The Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (VAUMC) hosted a post-General Conference webinar on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7 PM. 

The panel included:

• Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson
• Rev. Lindsey Baynham Freeman, head of the Virginia delegation
• Delegates Rev. Mark Ogren, Marshall Bailey, and Rev. Dr. Jonathan Page

Learn more on the General Conference Page at https://penderumc.org/conference/

The Seekers Class will discuss the General Conference Sunday, June 16 at 10:15 am. All welcome!

Andy Kaye has left a thumb drive in the church office with many Conference Resources, Contact the webmaster for a copy.

Recording of the Post-General Conference webinar below:

Dear Pender Friends,

Please come to the next Pender United Women in Faith (UWF) General Meeting on Saturday, June 22 at 9:30-11AM in the Gathering Place.

• 9:30 AM Delicious refreshments will be served, featuring early summer flavors of fresh strawberries & cherries
• 10:00 AM Kay Creel, Spiritual Growth Chair, will share a timely devotional
• 10:15 AM Service Project, we will prepare some snacks for upcoming Vacation Bible School (VBS) and write notes of encouragement to friends, college students, VBS Volunteers &/or church staff
• 10:45 AM Closing

You are warmly invited to attend. All welcome. I look forward to greeting you on June 22!

Blessings,

Maya

President, Pender UWF

What You Need to Know About VBS

Registration closes today, June 13, 2024.

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For ages potty-trained 3s through sixth graders.

More information and registration.

Meeting Saturdays

All are welcome to join us for a discussion to consider “Questions in Faith” that pertain to us all, no matter our station of life or faith. 

We will meet in the library at 10:30 to talk about biblical answers to questions about God, faith, and life that relate to us all. 

If you plan to come, contact me to make arrangement to get you a study book that will be the basis of our discussion. 

Bring your Bible with you and invite a friend.  

We're thrilled to invite you to embark on a transformative journey with the Read a Chapter a Day challenge! Reading the Bible is one of the essential spiritual practices of disciples.

Join the Summer challenge to read a chapter of Acts a day, starting the day after Memorial Day (May 27) and concluding on Independence Day (July 4).

This challenge is an opportunity for us to grow together in faith, wisdom, and community.

Register here to participate.

From May 28 through July 4, you'll receive an email each day (Monday through Friday) with a new chapter from the Book of Acts.

Support our First Responders by helping us restock our Rest Stop.

The following donations are currently needed: individual packages beef jerky, 16 oz bottled water and energy drinks. They don't currently need chips.

Donations can be dropped off in the Church Office.

Our officers continually let us know how blessed they are to have a safe place here at Pender! In turn, we are safer because of their presence!

Hi Sunday School Families & Friends, 

There are some wonderful family/children's activities happening ithis year. Please come and enjoy! All are welcome -- and invite a friend!

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries ("WFCM") Current Request for Donations

WFCM has been providing food and services to the community for 37 years! Pender was one of the twelve founding churches that set the path and began the journey.  Becky Bryan is our current liaison with WFCM.  Please contact her with any questions.

In May more than 700 families were provided groceries from the Food Pantries, a 15% increase over May of 2023. Serving more families means we have a greater opportunity to make an impact with our donations. 

There are multiple ways you can support this community ministry.  The ways we hear of most often are donations of goods or money. Another way to participate is through volunteering of time to work in the Food Pantry.  If you are interested in volunteering, contact the WFCM office or Becky Bryan.

Financial donations to be used to stock the Food Pantry can be made to Pender to be forwarded to WFCM.  In a recent newsletter, WFCM explained that, because of the savings that flow out of bulk purchases, a donation of $100 is used to purchase the equivalent of $600 of food. 

For donations of food and toiletry items, you may leave your gifts in the grocery cart located by Pender’s front doors.  OR, you can order from Amazon for direct delivery to WFCM at 4511 Daly Drive, Suite J, Chantilly, VA 20151.

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The WFCM blue cart is between the two front doors of he church.

Most needed items in the food pantry this month:

• Flour
• Sugar (1 or 2 lb. bags)
• Vegetable Oil 
• Tomato Sauce
• Canned Pineapple and Canned Peaches (no sugar added)
• Family Sized Snacks (crackers, pretzels) 

Toiletries

NOTE: Toiletry items cannot be purchased by our clients with SNAP​​

• bar soap
• body wash
• toothpaste
• hair shampoo
• toilet paper
• baby wipes

NOTE: we are not currently in need of diapers size 0-5 due to our partnership with Greater DC Diaper Bank.

Please only donate larger size pull ups size 4T/5T for toddlers, size 6 diapers, or baby wipes if you want to donate items for babies.

Please no:

* Expired food

* Glass jars

* Egg Cartons

Read this month's WFCM Newsletter.

The WFCM Food Pantry is accepting outside donations at their address below. There is a greater need for food but fewer donations.

You can also help by ordering from Amazon for delivery to WFCM. Rice, beans, canned fruit, diapers (Sizes 4, 5, 6), pasta, pasta sauce, etc.



                   WFCM

                   4511 Daly Drive, Suite J

                   Chantilly, VA 20151

Financial contributions are also accepted (cash, check or through our website). Please mark your tax deductible donation "WFCM Food Pantry." This will be recorded on your giving statement.

Thank you for your continuing support of WFCM. In 2021, Pender donated 6,128.74 pounds of food and personal care items to help the needy in the community. Thank you for your ongoing and generous support of WFCM.

Pender is an open and welcoming church. We accept and embrace all persons, period. All people are blessed children of God. Pender is a caring and praying church community; we believe as Christians that we are called to follow and practice the ways of Jesus Christ, who is our ever present and living God.

Our mission is to practice and embrace, providing unconditional love and acceptance of all of God's children as He loves and accepts all of us.

We do not discriminate based on age, mental, physical, or intellectual ability, culture, gender, race, religious belief or unbelief, or sexual orientation.