Easter Lilies and
Pastor’s Discretionary
Fund Dedications
Lovingly Given By:
Susan Batchelder in honorof Kitty and Frank Batchelder
Sheila Bradley in loving memoryof Dan Bradley; and in honor of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Owens
Diane Charles and Kevin Grim in memoryof Barbara and Bill Charles
Beth and Nicole Conord in memoryof Jennie H. Stevens; and in honor of Mary and Don Conord
Paul, Lindsay, Christian and Grace Contoveros in memoryof Lynne Johnson; in honor of their Godchildren, Clayton and Kennedy; and in memory of their beloved family members commended to God
Margaret Cox in loving memoryof Sid Cox
Lyndsey Curtis in memoryof her grandparents
The Daugherty Family in memoryof Lionel, Loretta and Charles Riche; Mel and Jean Daugherty
Don and Cynthia Demitros and family in thanksgivingfor Margaret Cox and in memory of Sid Cox
Betty Doyle in memoryof James T. Doyle
Elizabeth Edwards in memoryof James F. Edwards, Sr.
Susan Fredenburg in memoryof Richard and Mary Louise Clay
A Friend in honorof Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson
Sue, Carl and Paul Gunter in memoryof Bill Gunter
Mitzi Holder in memoryof her grandparents, Carl and Clara Aastrom; and in honor of and thanksgiving for all the volunteers at FUMC
Carol and Andrew Hunter and family in memoryof Anjuli and Drew Hunter,
Jean and Peter Hunter, and Harold Gill
The Jacobson Family in memoryof A. J. Johnson; and in honor of their parents
Beverly I. Jett in memoryof her parents, John and Betty Isaly
The John Johnson Family in memoryof Neil, Olive, Don, Cecil and Perry Johnson
The Kehoe Family in memoryof Walter and Beata Kehoe, and Frank and
Helen Sullivan
Donna MacPherson and Tim Boudreau in memoryof their parents, Donald and Vivian MacPherson; Frank and Katherine Boudreau; Family and Friends;
Karen Kollsmanberger, Louis Kincannon, and Jodey Lenfesty
Barbara Morris-Lent in memoryof Norm Lent, Tommy Lent, and Patricia Lent
Jane Odom in memoryof Ashton and Nancy Odom
Bea Richardson in memoryof her parents, Vivian and Alfred Cyrus, and her friends Carmie Wilson and Pat Pell
Marilyn and Ann Romines in memoryof Ruth and Elmer Romines
The Shedlock and Chadwick foster grandchildren in honorof Jean Wilkerson
Marilyn Stephenson in memoryof Stanley and Martin Stephenson
Alexa VanLandingham in memoryof C.H. VanLandingham, Jr., loving husband, father and grandfather
Jerry Waddell in memoryof Donna Nangle Penrod
Jim and Sandy Wheeler in memoryof their father, Roger Wheeler
Christian and Kasey White, James and Kathryn Shewey in memoryof their mother, Linda Cooper Shewey and their grandparents
Glen and Karen Winzenburg in memoryof their mothers, Joanne Shaller and Margaret Winzenburg
Serving Today
Greeters: Christine Pollack; Pat Schwallie-Giddis
Acolytes: Ellora Larsen & Patrick Girard; Laura Glomb & Ray Clardy
Readers: Hannah Williams; John Johnson
Nursery: Yesica Cruz: Sharon Girard & Kasey White; Linda Smith & Holly Sapp
Children’s Church at 11am: Roma Sexson & Lyndsay Contoveros
Ushers: Stan Beall, Mark Johnson, Linda Hauenstein, Jeff Barnes, David Hauenstein,
Jim Knaell, Susan Batchelder; Randy Nuckolls, Laurie Willshire, Bill Durow, Wendy Billett, Oswald Welsh, Joan Bready, Renee Gannon, Roma Sexson, Dale Steudte, Ed Morawetz, Wray Sexson.
CONNECT
If you are interested in joining our church family, please contact Pastor Greg Adkins at or Pastoral Assistant Dave Downer at , or call the church office 703-671-8557. Our next New Member Sunday isMay 19th.
ATP APRIL 1 DEADLINE - Our April Aged To Perfection (ATP) tripto the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the State Department is Thursday, April 18. To attend this tour, give your name, birthdate, and driver’s license or passport number to Doris by Monday, April 1 to be submitted to State. We leave the church at 9:45 am. ContactDoris Brown at 703-354-8955.
GROW
Christian Formation at Fairlington: Adult Formation Groups and children and youth Sunday School classes meet each Sunday morning at 9:30am. All are invited to join any group at any time. Read more about our ministries with children, youth and adults in the "Grow" menu on our website. Contact Christian at r 703.671.8557, x. 106.
SERVE
The Jeremiah Project: Our middle school youth program is looking for one male and one female adult to chaperone our annual summer mission project July 28-August 3, 2013. Please contact Christian at 703.671.8557 or ith any questions.
Serving Your Community: Service Opportunitiesbrochuresfor March and April, 2013 are provided on the Connect boards and under “Serve” on our website.
OTHER NEWS
April 7th Volunteers needed! The Beth El Hebrew Congregation has invited FUMC to participate in the Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) project, an international mission they are supporting. Contact Arthur Gershman to volunteer or for information
Health Kits: The 6th/7th Grade Sunday School Class is assembling Health Kits to send to UMCOR. These kitswill be distributed to those who have been forced to leave their homes as a result of recent disasters. Those wishing to donate please see the Connect boards for the orange flyers that list the items and place in the collection box located in the Narthex.
Easter Sunday
March 31, 2013
A
s you arrive we invite you to sign the Friendship Pad that is at the end of each pew and pass it to others on your row. If you have prayer requests, fill out the yellow prayer cardand pass it to the inside aisle for collection during the first hymn. Gift bags for first-time worshipers will be provided by the ushers during our ritual of welcoming.
Ushers can help with providing large print hymnals and hearing devices. They can also assist children and families with the Kid’s Pack and direct families with children to the Nursery, or to our Family Room located in the balcony. Parents with children will find an additional Family Room located in the Chapel, just outside of the sanctuary. Parents can stay connected to worship through video, and children can move around in a child-friendly space.
Children’s Churchis available for children ages 3-7 as noted in the Order of Worship. If this is your child’s first time in Children’s Church, please plan to walk him or her to Room 210 to sign in.
Coffee and Conversation: All are welcome to the Fellowship Hall (directly below the Sanctuary) at 10:30 am every Sunday, between services, for a time of fellowship.
If are delivering a lily to a homebound member, meet Val Berry at the front of the Sanctuary after the service you are attending to pick up a lily. Thank you!
Remember with Prayers: Each week as we begin worship you are invited to place names on the yellow prayer cards located in the pew rack. We pray for them on Sunday morning and during the week at our church staff meeting. Prayers from today’s service and will be added to the bulletin in the coming two weeks. You are also invited to contact the church office with your prayer requests. Congregants are welcomed to pick up cards from the altar after worship and pray for the individual throughout the week.
March 17: Betty Gomez; James Clark & Ann McGreedy; Tim & Betsy; Jean; Carl; Beverly; Lindi; Beth Beaudoin; Rose Keating; Debra; Sondra; Virginia; John; David; John; Lyn Shoults family; Pope Francis I; Rosie; Daisy & Emma; John; Mike; Marilyn; Pat Miller; Daniel & Winnie; Frances Saylor; Officer Peter LaBoy.
March 24: Dinah; Doris; Art Wiese; David Kranz; Midge & Bill Spratling; Daisy; Emma; Rosie; Dacey; Martha; The Theobald Family; Olly & Maya Duckett; The Lenhardt Family; Frances Saylor; Debra; Sondra; Virginia; John; David; Glenn Daugherty; Mike Corbin’s family; Allison; Pat Miller; Carrie; Annabelle; Rosie; Mark; Ron; Lexi & Chris; Orlando Rideout, Jr.; Orlando Rideout, Sr.; Jim Wiggins; Rob; Jon Creede; Jean & Kenny Klinge; Meg; Rosalie Johnson; Anne Sherriff; Carl Crowe; persecuted Christians; Kay Taylor; Jack Ruoff; The Sabio Family; William Yurasko; Charles Merritt; Frances Lewis; Sam; Lois; Chris & Willy; Charles & Kassidy; Tom; Vicki Champagne & her family; Rick Shacklette; Celeste; Eileen; Katie Solomon; Marianne Gannon; Jean; Betsy; Tim; Joe; Terri & Aiden; Carl & Beverly; Beth; Janet Brown.
Clara M. Biswas (missionary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia); prisoners, those on death row; families of crime victims; the unemployed; those suffering from natural disasters; UM Clergy Women in Mozambique.