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Worship Schedule

9:00 Celebration Worship

Sunday School for all Ages at 9:00

10:30 Classic Worship

Children’s Joy School at 10:30

Adult Bible Study Tuesdays 9:30 a.m.

BYOB Bring Your Own

Bible!

Yarn Happens!

April 8 & 22 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Parlor

T H E E P I S T L E

F a i r wo od C o m m un i ty U n i te d M e th od i s t C h u r c h

Easter Worship Sunday, April 1st

Come celebrate the new life we have in Christ! Services will be at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. The services will remain “Celebration” and “Classic” in style. Holy Communion will be celebrated at both services.

The Children’s Easter Egg Hunt will take place Saturday, March 31st at 2pm.

Please bring cut flowers to decorate our Easter cross outside, near the front entrance. It will be full of color and is a great place to take pictures.

Consider leaving the parking places closer to the front for our guests as they arrive for Easter worship.

Join us at the Table Talks Edmond UMC April 28 1-4 pm or Tacoma, June 2, Time TBA

United Methodists in the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences are being encouraged to participate in Table Talk conversations being planned in various settings across the Greater Northwest Area. These opportunities will provide attendees a way to engage the church's current discussion of human sexuality and the report of the Commission on a Way Forward within a structure of worship and respect for one another.

To develop that sense of respect, participants are asked to commit to a convent for respectful dialog. In short, the covenant asks them to:

Stay Curious Be Kind Listen with the same amount of passion with which I want to be heard.

Both worship and a covenant for respectful dialog are essential when we ask for God to be present in our conversations and recognize that we can sometimes get in the way of that. All across the area are asked to seriously consider participating in one of these opportunities.

Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky sees that respectful dialog as a key to helping the church move forward, both here in the northwest, and globally. "Christians don't need to beat each other up when we disagree." she says, "If you love your church, and want it to see its mission witness remain strong around the world, I hope you will come to one of the Table Talks. If you are sick and tired of opposing sides in the church fighting about human sexuality, and who should be welcome in the Church, I hope you will come to one of the Table Talks. We can find a deeper unity, and new ways of listening to God and one another."

A Reconciling Congregation

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Chasing the Wild Goose

Pastor Joyce O’Connor-Magee

By the time you read this it most likely will be after Easter. We spend a lot of time

working our way up to Easter. There were the 6 weeks of Lent building up to the joy of Palm Sunday, the meaningful soup supper on Maundy Thursday and a solemn service as we follow the way of Jesus with the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday Then the ecstatic Easter Festival, with crafts, games and an Easter Egg hunt on the day before Easter - I am told to expect a visit from our favorite bunny. Hopefully this has been a journey that finds us prepared for the celebration of a new way of life on Easter. One of my favorite books this season is The Last Week by Marcus Borg & John Dominic Crossan (last I checked it was only $1.99 on Kindle or Nook!) These two scholars outline the historical events that would end up being what we call Holy Week. Their work has deeply enriched my understanding of Jesus’ journey. This Lent many of us have been reading The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren. He is challenging us, now that we know more about the historical events we remember during holy week - to move forward with a new understanding of Christianity. This is a challenge as we enter into Eastertide. Actually the church has never seen Easter as just one day - the first day of Easter in Jerusalem . We are to commemorate the Easter Event every Sunday - Sunday being the day of the resurrection, the first day of the week. Then there is a season of 50 days between Easter and Pentecost, when we will celebrate the coming of God’s powerful presence in the Holy Spirit. On that day we are anointed to be the Body of Christ, truly God’s love incarnate now in us, God’s church. Easter is difficult for me. There is so much energy around the day - Easter baskets and brunches, a high holy day when we welcome visitors and we want to get it ‘right’ . And now I am in a quandary about even how to present Easter. I feel stuck in the middle - criticism that I am too literal with the story, disappointment that I don’t address the story in the way it has always been told. I am in that time of “I will get to that (whatever that is) AFTER Easter.” I have found myself longing for AFTER Easter - because it is after Easter Christians need to figure out what it really means - that Jesus was unwilling to waver from the way of God in his life - even facing death - and he calls us to the same in our life. In the 21st century we are called to move forward into a new life of Love as demonstrated by Jesus. We need to reframe resurrection not as something that happened on a “hill far away” but what happens here and now through us as the Body of Christ. I am not sure what exactly happened on that first Easter morning but I am very sure what needs to happen to us and through us as Easter people. We are called daily to walk in the way of Love, using Jesus and his true followers over the centuries as our examples. That includes ways of living that offer others new life - in our compassion for others, in daily acts of mercy, of deepening friendship with our community, of sincere listening - not just to other Christians but those of other faiths and all of Creation. Our Easter message of God’s love is so needed in our world - we have much to do “after Easter”!

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CONNECTING NEIGHBORS: A “Disaster Ready Congregations” Curriculum of the United Methodist Church To the people of the United Methodist Church and their community partners: This curriculum is intended for broad use by dedicated volunteers willing and able to facilitate workshops and webinars with the goal of inspiring congregations and communities to be better able to minimize disaster-caused harm to people and property and to respond to our neighbors in helpful, cooperative and caring ways on behalf of the church and in the spirit of Jesus Christ. This curriculum incorporates knowledge and experience gleaned over many years by dedicated volunteers who have served their neighbors on behalf of the church. Rich information has also been included from other organizations and community partners - most notably the American Red Cross, National Disaster Interfaith Network, and FEMA. UMCOR is grateful to these partners for providing public access to helpful resources. Your partners in disaster ministry, The United Methodist Committee On Relief U.S. Disaster Response This is being taught by Wendy and David Riddle at Cedar Cross UMC in Mill Creek on April 21st from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.. Jim & Pat Truitt are attending and have two places available in our car for car-pooling. The link for registration is : http://www.pnwumc.org/event/connecting-neighbors-2/

BloodworksNW Blood Draw Fairwood UMC

Saturday, May 5 9-3 We will host a community blood drive on May 5th. If you can give please sign up at BloodworksNW https://schedule.bloodworksnw.org/

DonorPortal/GroupLanding.aspx?s=528A or call 1-800-398- 7888 (some have said it is easier to sign up by calling!) We will need some volunteers to help so please let Pastor Joyce know you can help!

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2018 Renton CROP Walk

On Cedar River Trail Sunday, May 6 1:30PM- 4:00PM Sponsored by REACH Runners starting first and Church World Service Registration- 1:00-1:20 p.m. at Liberty Park Shelter All walkers and workers register at the walk. Parking- beyond Renton Library at old City Hall Join the Renton CROP Hunger WALK to help the hungry. We start at the Liberty Park Shelter, head east along the Cedar River Trail to Ron Regis Park, and return to start. It is 6 miles, but walk whatever you are able. The “Golden 1 1/2 Mile” is to the first checkpoint at Riverview Park. Snacks, drinks, and rides back (by request) are available at checkpoints. Most people with small children can do the total walk with a stroller or wagon. There are parks and restrooms along the way.

If you are unable to be at the Walk, do your own walk any time, any place.

25% of money collected stays here locally, helping the Renton Salvation Army Food Bank, the Margie Williams Helping Hands Food Bank, ARISE, St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank, REACH Center of Hope, and REACH Renton Meal Coalition

75% of money collected goes to Church World Service (CWS) for world hunger programs and disaster relief in 80+ different countries.

This is Renton’s 35th annual walk. Our walks have raised over $656,000, with over $164,000 helping Renton food agencies. This year’s goal is $30,000+.

Invite friends and groups to join the CROP Hunger Walk, getting the community involved in fighting hunger locally and around the world.

For safety, no trikes, bikes, blades, or skateboards.

Dogs are permitted. City requires leash and bagging.

Join family, friends, scouts, and co-workers helping the hungry.

Sign up to walk, help with the walk, and/or sponsor a walker. CWS making a difference at churchworldservice.org

Sign up “church web team” at cropwalkonline.org/wa

Quilters! The Quilt Group expects to continue through April or May, when we hope to have all the charity quilts completed.

Please contact Jeanne Harmon with questions.

jharmon503@hotmail.com 253 630 3857

Remaining Dates: April 11 & 25 May 9 & 23

Spiritual Day Apart

Saturday, April 28th 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

8:00am Registration 9:00 am Event

The Seattle district United Methodist Women's "Spiritual Day Apart" will be held at Fairwood Community United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 28th. Registration starts at 8:00 and the event begins at 9:00 a.m. Kristina Gonzalez, the Pacific Northwest Conference Director of Leadership Development for an Inclusive Church, is the featured speaker. There will be two workshops during the morning, one with Kristina to learn more about her work and the other with Diana Mills, learning about a prayer practice using the book "Pray & Color" by Sybil MacBeth. The morning ends with lunch served about noon.

We are in need of people to bake and donate muffins for the continental breakfast and a few more people to help the day of the event. Fairwood women interested in helping will need to register for the event. We are hoping to get a good turnout of women from our Fairwood Community United Methodist Church.

Women interested in helping or just attending may contact Cathy Russell 425-227-9938 or cathyrussell@comcast.net.

United Methodist Women Please join us at our next meeting on Thursday, April 12th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Parlor. We will have an informative gathering with counselor Gary Steeves as our speaker. He will share advice and tips for taking care of ourselves and discuss the

art of creating a balance in our own lives. It should be interesting and create some great conversations! Please join us for this casual event if you can!

Wednesday Walkers The Wednesday morning Fairwood UMC Walkers will begin their walks this year on Wednesday, May 16th at 10:00 a.m. at Coulon Park. We will walk North and see how they are extending the path along the old railroad tracks. A complete schedule for our walks for 2018 will be available at that time. Start stretching those muscles! Questions contact Irene Monson.

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Service Project at Riverton Park UMC on April 10 Youth will help prepare a meal and hand out food for the homeless and food insecure of Tukwila. The meal is hosted at Riverton Park UMC. Shifts are

between 8am and 9pm and last three hours per shift. We need at least two youth per shift. Mission team members need to sign up for at least one shift. Youth Group Sunday Evenings Senior High and Middle School youth will have fun with the variety of April themes: Bowling, Ask the Pastors Anything, Movie (Wonder Woman), Technology and Jesus. These evenings are filled with fun and games, music, and laughter. Youth Group is held Sunday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:15pm, starting Sept. 10th. All youth, grades 6 to 12, are invited to attend. Middle School Youth Leaders: Tom Foulds, Amy Keough Senior High Youth Leaders: Jon and Nancy Fugleberg, Bill & Lori McEwen, Jan and Bill Bigbee-Hansen Youth Vocal Band The Youth Vocal Band will be singing in church on Sunday, April 22nd. We will have a practice on April 15th. (No practice on the 1st, 8th, and 29th) All 6-12 grade youth are invited to join us as we learn contemporary songs to sing in church. For more info contact Bill & Lori McEwen at bill.mcewen@comcast.net. Breakfast Club Senior High Breakfast Club will be reflecting on the resurrection of Jesus and the invitation to relationship that offers us. We will be looking at the resurrection story and its subsequent impacts as revealed in Luke 24:1-2, John 21:1-25, Revelation 4:1-6, and Revelation 5:6-14. Middle School youth (6th - 8th grade) will look at more New Testament themes in April. What is a sower? What is said about money and wealth? How are we to pray? What should we focus our minds on? Come on Sunday mornings at 10:30, bring something to eat, share your thoughts and listen to what others say! Please sign up for breakfast goodies for the month of April. Remember: without food it is just "Club". Note: Breakfast Club will not meet on Easter Sunday, April 1.

Youth who are 6th through 8th grade are invited to join the Middle School BC at 10:30. Youth who are 9th Grade through 12th grade are invited to join Senior High BC. And for all Youth, please bring food to share! Middle School Youth Co-Leaders: Donna Stock, Stan Ferguson Senior High Youth Leaders: Curt Stock Mission trip meeting We will be having a brief meeting for the families attending the mission trip this summer on April 15th at 8:15 after youth group. We will be discussing itinerary, upcoming fundraisers, and more. Parent and youth attendance requested.

April Youth Calendar 04/01 Sunday - Easter No Youth Activities 04/08 Sunday 10:30am MS and SH Breakfast Club 11:45am Youth Leader Meeting No Youth Vocal Band Rehearsal 5:00pm Sunday Evening Youth Group (Bowling) 04/10 Tuesday 8am - 9pm Service Project at Riverton Park UMC 04/15 Sunday 10:30am MS and SH Breakfast Club 5:30pm Youth Vocal Band Rehearsal 6:30pm Sunday Evening Youth Group 04/22 Sunday 8:30am – Youth Vocal Band Sings 10:30am MS and SH Breakfast Club No Youth Vocal Band Rehearsal 5:30pm Youth Dinner 6:30pm Sunday Evening Youth Group 04/29 Sunday 10:30am MS and SH Breakfast Club 11:45am Youth Council Meeting No Youth Vocal Band Rehearsal 6:30pm Sunday Evening Youth Group

************ “Festival of God’s Creation” Earth Day Creation Sunday - April 22 Wanted: sword, maidenhair, and licorice native ferns for April Earth Day Planting.

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United Methodist Women’s Book Club

The United Methodist

Women’s book club invites all women of the church to join in reading and discussing interesting and insightful books. The meetings are on the 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Parlor. April 26th The Tall Woman by Wilma Dykeman

JOY SINGERS We invite all grade school age children to join us each Sunday morning in April during Joy School as we sing some favorite action Bible songs and learn new songs to share in church. We hope to have the kids sing in church sometime in May. For more info contact Bill & Lori McEwen at bill.mcewen@comcast.net.

SAVE THE DATE!!! On Sunday, April 29, there will be a luncheon for those new to Fairwood United Methodist Church. The luncheon will be at 12:00 (after second service) in Benedict Hall. This will be an opportunity to learn more about Fairwood and to meet other Fairwood people. Lunch will be provided by the Membership and Evangelism committee - hosts will be Pastor Joyce and Tom Magee. Please RSVP to the office at 425 228-4577 if you will be attending.

The Epistle is published monthly by Fairwood Community

United Methodist Church, 15255 SE Fairwood Blvd, Renton, Washington 98058

Phone: 425-228-4577, E-mail: office@fairwoodumc.org, Web site: www.fairwoodumc.org Pastor: Joyce O’Connor-Magee Newsletter: Joletta Holman

Deadline for copy: 20th day of each month for the following month’s news.

VISION HOUSE BENEFIT LUNCHEON Building Hope Restoring Lives

Please join me for lunch at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue on May 15th from 11:30 to 1:00 to cele-brate the work that Vision House has been doing for families to assist them to find permanent housing and becoming a more stable part of our community. Vision House assists homeless families to become gainfully employed through education; if in need, to become financially secure, making new family friends and having their children enrolled in school while they are living in a VH apartment that surrounds them with a family of friends and all aspects of community life as well as building their self-esteem. The guest speaker will be Ally Svenson, co-founder of MOD Pizza.

Please respond with your RSVP by May 1st and I will register you for my table. If you know someone else who would like to join us, please feel free to invite them. Contact me at imonson@comcast.net or 206-387-6882. Irene Monson Ambassador for VISION HOUSE

Donations for Vision House will be accepted at the end of the luncheon.

Come and share with me through our Christian values of helping others in need.

Our Social Principles: A Guide to the Church, A Witness to the World

The Pacific Northwest Conference Board of Church and Society is inviting lay and clergy members to a day of learning around the United Methodist Church's Social Principles. Rev. Dr. Clayton Childers, Conference Relations for the General Board of Church and Society, will help to provide leadership for the events.

April 14 at Federal Way UMC 9-3 8:30 a.m. registration Pre-registration required; $10 for Lunch The day will include a conversa-tion introducing a proposed draft of a completely revised Social Principles to be presented to General Conference 2020. Your input will help support the revision process.

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Update from the Heart for Others Team In their February meeting in Dallas, the Council of Bishops received an updated report from the Commission on the Way Forward. Bishop Bruce Ough, Council President, opened the February council session with a sermon challenge entitled, “On Changing Our Minds”. He urged his fellow bishops to be open to Christ changing their mind -- the transformation of one’s mind – relinquishing the need to control, leading to a new freedom, and living with Easter liberty. He referenced the unimaginable change of mind of Lewis and Clark as they entered unchartered territory and they turned over their expedition to Sacagawea, a teenager, who was not dependent on established maps or what worked to that point in the expedition, but who had a picture of home in her mind and a hunger for home in her heart. In their report the 32-member Commission shared two models with the bishops: ONE CHURCH MODEL The One Church Model gives churches the room

they need to maximize the presence of United Methodist witness in as many places in the world as possible. The One Church Model provides a generous unity that gives conferences, churches, and pastors the flexibility to uniquely reach their missional context in relation to human sexuality without changing the connectional nature of The United Methodist Church.

MULTI-BRANCH: ONE CHURCH MODEL This model is grounded in a unified core that

includes shared doctrine and services and one Council of Bishops, while also creating different branches that have clearly defined values such as accountability, contextualization and justice. The five U.S. jurisdictions would be replaced by three connectional conferences, each covering the whole country, based on theology and perspective on LGBTQ ministry (i.e. progressive, contextual, traditional branches). Annual conferences would decide which connectional conference to affiliate with; only local churches who choose a branch other than the one chosen by their annual conference would vote to join another conference.

The Commission met in Los Angeles in March to

continue work, and will give its final report to the Council of Bishops at the April/May meeting in Chicago.

The Heart for Others team asks for your continued prayers for all involved in this discernment process. Recommended web links:

On Changing Our Minds http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/lets-be-open-to-christ-changing-our-minds-bishop-ough-tells-fellow-bishops

Commission on the Way Forward http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/commission-on-a-way-forward

2018-19 RENTON CIVIC THEATRE TICKETS The Fairwood Theatre Group invites everyone to join us this 2018-19 season to attend plays at the Renton Civic Theatre. There are 6 plays during the season and season tickets are bought as a group. This social gathering is an excellent way to meet other people from FCUMC in a casual setting. Plays are always on a Friday night and many of us go to dinner before the play.

The 6 plays this year are as follows: August: HONK! “The musical tale of The Ugly

Duckling” October: THE DEATH OF ME December: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE February: MOON OVER BUFFALO April: TWELVE ANGRY MEN

June: NUNSENSE

Please contact Joan Conrad if interested, at jfconrad1@comcast.net or 425 572-6564 for more information. She is working with the theatre on pricing and will have that information soon . Tickets must be purchased by MAY 1ST for the lower price they will be giving our group. Hope you will be able to join us.

Renton-area PFLAG - Supporting family & friends of the LGBT Community A monthly meeting is held on the 1st Wednesday of every month in Pritchard Hall at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (99 Wells Avenue S) from 7 - 9 PM. A typical meeting consists of a discussion or presentation followed by breakout sessions where every-one is given an opportunity to share their current situation or experience. Materials such as pamphlets and brochures are available at each meeting as well as lending library requests.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Communion both services

9:00 AM Celebration

Worship & Sunday School

11:00 AM Classic Worship &

Joy School

2 Office Closed 7:00 PM Boy Scout

Troop 455 -

Sanctuary, M-7

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

3 9:30 AM Bible Study -

Parlor

11:30 AM REACH month meeting - BH

5:00 PM Serve Salvation Army Community Supper

7:00 PM - AA BH-2

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11:30 AM Preschool

Parent Council - MPR

12 Staff Meeting - Parlor

6:30 PM Pack 455 Com-

mittee - BH-5

6:45 PM Alanon - BH-3

7:00 PM

Chancel Choir practice -

Sanctuary

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10:00 AM UMW Board -

Parlor

7:00 PM Worship

Committee - Parlor

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

6 Lead Pastor Day Off

10:00 AM Game

Group - Parlor

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9:00 AM Celebration

Worship & Sunday School

10:30 AM Classic Worship &

Joy School

11:40 AM Youth Leader

meeting Noon - 3 PM Yarn Happens! -

Parlor

5:00 PM Youth Groups go

bowling

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7:00 PM Signs for

Glory - Parlor

7:00 PM Boy Scout

Troop 455 -

Sanctuary, M-7

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

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8:00a-9:00p Youth

Service Project -

Riverton Park

9:30 AM Bible Study -

Parlor

12 Staff Meeting - Parlor

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

11 10:00 AM UMW Quilt

Group - Parlor

6:45 PM Alanon - BH-3

7:00 PM

Chancel Choir practice -

Sanctuary

6:30 PM Cub Scouts -

MPR

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10:00 AM UMW Meeting

with Gary Steeves -

Parlor

7:00 PM Church Council

- Parlor

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

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10:00 AM Game

Group - Parlor

14 9-12:00 PM

SPRC Planning

- Parlor

9-3 Social

Principles

workshop

Federal Way UMC

15 CROP Kick-Off

9:00 AM Celebration

Worship & Sunday School

10:30 AM Classic Worship &

Joy School

10:30 AM Care Packages

Group - BH-5

11:30 AM Heart for Others -

BH-2

5:30 PM Youth Vocal Band

6:30 PM Youth Groups

8:15 PM Youth Mission

meeting

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7:00 PM Boy Scout

Troop 455 -

Sanctuary, M-7

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

17 9:30 AM Bible Study -

Parlor

11:30-12:30 PM JH

Parent Council - MPR

3:45 PM Preschool

Council - M-7

4:00 M&E - Parlor

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

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6:30 PM

Scoutmaster Meeting -

BH-2

6:45 PM Alanon - BH-3

7:00 PM Cub Scouts

Pack meeting - MPR,

BH-5

7:00 PM

Chancel Choir practice -

Sanctuary

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7:00 PM AA - BH-2

7:00 PM SPRC - BH-5

20 Lead Pastor Day Off

Epistle Deadline

10:00 AM Game

Group - Parlor

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22 Festival of God’s Creation

Pastor Carrie

Bland preaching

9:00 AM Celebration

Worship & Sunday School

10:30 AM Classic Worship &

Joy School

Noon - 3 PM Yarn Happens! -

Parlor

5:30 PM Youth Dinner

6:30 PM Youth Groups

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Pastor Joyce out of

town

7:00 PM Signs for

Glory - Parlor

7:00 PM Boy Scout

Troop 455 -

Sanctuary, M-7

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

24 9:30 AM Bible Study -

Parlor

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

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10:00 AM Epistle

Mailing - Parlor

10:00 AM UMW Quilt

Group - Parlor

6:30 PM Cub Scouts -

MPR, BH-2, BH-3

6:45 PM Alanon - BH-3

7:00 PM

Chancel Choir practice -

Sanctuary

26

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

7:00 PM UMW Book

Club - Parlor

27 Lead Pastor Day Off

10:00 AM Game

Group - Parlor

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9:00 AM-3:00 PM

(registration 8am)

UMW District

Spiritual Day Apart

- entire church

complex

1:00 PM Annual

Conf. Table

Talks: A Way

Forward -

Edmonds UMC

29 Communion 9:00 AM Celebration

Worship & Sunday School

10:30 AM Classic Worship &

Joy School

11:45 AM Youth Council

Noon - Newcomers Lunch-

eon

Noon - 4 PM

Yarn Happening - BH-5

6:30 PM Youth Groups

30

5:00 PM Serve Salva-tion Army Community Supper

7:00 PM Boy Scout

Troop 455 -

Sanctuary, M-7

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

May 1

9:30 AM Bible Study -

Parlor

12 Staff Meeting - Parlor

7:00 PM - AA BH-2

2

6:45 PM Alanon - BH-3

6:30 PM Pack 455

Committee - BH-5

7:00 PM

Chancel Choir practice -

Sanctuary

3 10:00 AM UMW Board -

Parlor

7:00 PM Worship

Committee - Parlor

7:00 PM AA - BH-2

4 Lead Pastor Day Off

10:00 AM Game

Group - Parlor

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April 2018

Pastor Joyce gone - Training 3/10-3/12

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Fairwood Community

United Methodist Church

15255 SE Fairwood Blvd.

Renton, WA 98058-8645

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Worship With Us This Sunday 9:00 Celebration Worship & 10:30 Classic Worship

Easter Services on April 1 are at 9:00 and 11:00

Children's Corner

Get ready for a fun filled spring! Come one, Come all! Bring your friends, neighbors and grandchildren! Join us at our annual Easter Festival! This year we will include Easter Crafts, Games, and an Easter Egg Hunt for preschool through 5th grade. As a special treat we anticipate a visit from the Easter bunny!

Saturday, March 31st, 2018, 2pm Benedict Hall Join us for at the Crop Walk with Fairwood Community United Methodist Church. We invite all age youth to participate in this walk to eliminate hunger one step at a time! Sign up at Fairwood Community United Methodist Church on Sunday or at the Crop walk the day of the race.

Sunday, May 6th, 1pm Registration