Announcements
Fundraising and Events * Carnegie Church Building Sale: We will be having a sale of the remaining contents of the Carnegie church building. The sale will be held this Saturday, March 23rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers are needed to organize and work at the sale. Contact
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Look to the Cross for Healing Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea were the two men who had the courage to ask Pilate for the body of Jesus in order to give him a proper burial. Somewhere in between that nighttime conversation and Jesus' crucifixion, Nicodemus became a believer, and
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The bronze serpent by itself does nothing...If your brother or sister looks at the bronze serpent, it won't help you if you're the one who's been bitten. You get the idea.
Announcements
Fundraising and Events * Saris Easter Candy Fundraiser: Order online at sarriscandiesfundraising.com using Fairhaven's ID #10-0303 delivery within two days. Profits benefit Fairhaven. * United Women in Faith Meeting: Scheduled for noon tomorrow. * UMCOR Sunday: Special offering today for global disaster relief through the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
Sunday, March 10 is UMCOR Sunday. We will have special envelopes available. If writing a check, make it to Fairhaven and put UMCOR in the memo. Sunday, March 17- we will fill Blessing Bags immediately following church service. All are welcome to help out! It takes about 5-10 minutes! Please
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The Hear Of The Church And so I always thought it was so funny driving past all of these churches to get to Sunday service when probably none of them had more than 30 people. And they probably weren't that big when they split either. But congregations are
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Rev. Dylan Parson reflects on his transformative pastoral internship in small North Carolina churches, emphasizing the crucial interplay of faith, community, and service in shaping his ministry.
Announcements
UMCOR Sunday Announcement * Next Sunday is designated as UMCOR Sunday, a special day for taking an offering for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). * UMCOR is the disaster relief organization of the United Methodist Church, with efforts spanning from Ukraine to Gaza, and including flood, hurricane, and tornado relief
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Transformation Through Faith - The Story of Lawrence of Arabia The Bible does not tell us, by the way, a whole lot about Abram's background, other than to say that he was from Ur of the Chaldees. Ur was, back in those days, about 200 miles southeast of
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In Rev. Peg Bowman's Lenten sermon, she urged followers to become "desert people," leaving old loyalties for new ones in God's kingdom through spiritual growth and identifying with the disenfranchised. Jesus' teachings about sacrifice and overcoming darkness paved the way.
Announcements
Church Sale Announcement * Sale of Carnegie Church Contents: There will be a sale of the remaining contents of the Carnegie church building. * Volunteer Help Needed: Assistance is required on Thursday, February 29th, and possibly on March 7th to organize for the sale. * Sale Date: The sale will be held on
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Embracing Spiritual Wilderness And there's a reason then that Jesus drives, that the Holy Spirit drives Jesus into the wilderness at his baptism. It's this necessary step before he embarks on active ministry, proclaiming the coming of the kingdom. There's a reason that Jesus