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Fairlington UMC is a Reconciling Congregation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors.
We proclaim and welcome every person as a beloved child of God
regardless of age, race, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, family structure,
faith history, or life experience.
This Week’s Calendar April 21 through April 28
April 21 EASTER SUNDAY 9:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship -- Sanctuary 10:30 AM Coffee & Conversation -- Fellowship Hall (FH) 11:00 AM Worship -- Sanctuary
Monday April 22 Preschool Spring Break Office Closed 7:00 PM Renovaré -- Room 114 7:00 PM Cadette Girl Scouts -- Room 110
Tuesday April 23 9:00 AM Preschool Reopens 5:30 PM AA -- Room 111 6:00 PM Boy Scout Troop -- FH/309/310 6:30 PM Anger Management -- Room 114
Wednesday April 24 6:30 PM Cherub Choir -- Room 106 6:30 PM Joyful Ringers -- Room 112 7:00 PM Postpartum Support -- Room 109 7:00 PM Cub Scout 350 -- FH/309/310/302/304 7:15 PM Chapel Choir -- Room 106 7:30 PM OA -- Room 110
Thursday April 25 2:00 PM Lazarus Ministries -- FH/109/110 6:30 PM Jubilate Handbells -- Room 112 7:00 PM OA -- Room 110 7:45 PM Chancel/Seraphim Choir -- Room 108
Friday April 26 12:30 PM Muslim Prayers -- FH 7:00 PM Girl Scouts Cadet -- FH
Saturday April 27 7:45 AM Alive! Last Saturday -- Basement 8:00 AM Down Syndrome Family 109/110/111/212/213/310/311 9:00 AM FUMW Crafts for Cora Kelly Rec Center Kids 2:00 PM Funeral for Jack Felt -- Sanctuary
Sunday April 28 9:30 AM Confirmation Class -- Room 303 9:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship -- Sanctuary 10:30 AM Coffee & Conversation -- FH 11:00 AM Worship -- Sanctuary 12:00 PM Methodist Leadership Briefing -- FH 12:15 PM Five by Five Handbells -- Room 112 7:00 PM Bible Study -- Room 109
Worship Attendance April 14: 376
Fairlington United Methodist Church 3900 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22302
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 10am to 4pm (703) 671-8557 [email protected] ~ www.fairlingtonumc.org
www.facebook.com/FairlingtonUMC Public Wi-Fi Network: “FUMC-Access” (password: open3900)
Donate: bit.ly/Donate2FUMC Text your donations to (703) 454-8702
April 21, 2019
Sunday, May5 2pm StepALIVE! JOIN TEAM FUMC! Join our fund-raiser for the Child Development Center pre-school serving low-income working families in Alexandria. We invite you and your family to get onboard the FUMW walking team! Join in walking with your friends and families (start at First Christian Church, 2723 King St.). Enjoy good music and food with other families and walkers.
To join the team, either as a walker or a contributor, go to http://stepalivewalk.org/FUMWStepALIVE. For team info contact Captains Denise Taylor [email protected] or Karlene Masters [email protected] . For general questions and information see Rolf Blank, [email protected] or go to https://www.alive-inc.org.
The 2019 FUMC Blood Drive is Sunday, May 5 from 8:00am until 1:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. This year’s blood drive will be in memory of blood drive founder Hal Moore, who passed away late last year. Our goal is to collect 45 units of blood, enough to save the lives of over 135 people. It’s critical that we get all participants and donors to mark their calendars, and to make their commitments as soon as possible. The early bird gets the best timeslot, so we’re making it easy for you!
Schedule your appointment at http://bit.ly/FUMC2019, or
Go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/ and type Fairlington UMC in the “Find a Blood Drive” box, or Call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767)
Clergy and Staff Lead Pastor: Rev. Mary Beth Blinn, [email protected] Associate Pastor: Rev. Devon Earle, [email protected]
Minister of Congregational Family Life: Rev. Christian White [email protected]
Director of Music: Dr. Louise Wilson, (703) 671-4057 [email protected] Youth Programs: Jessai Canaday, [email protected] Office Manager: Michelle Tello, [email protected]
Calendar/Building Use: [email protected] Administrative Assistant for Publications: Eileen Joyner, [email protected]
Preschool Director: Carol Keller, (703) 671-3939 [email protected]
Join Team Philibin for the Zero-Prostate Cancer Walk/Run. Laurel Philibin is sponsoring this team to honor her late husband, John, who was very active in the FUMC community. Join the event on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 8:15am, at Pentagon Row Courtyard, 1121 S. Joyce Street in Arlington. For more information go to support.zerocancer.org.
Mark Your Calendars for
May 4 from 9am to 2pm It’s time to help make
Fairlington
Spring Clean! Painting Cleaning Landscaping Minor Repairs
All hands are welcome! Drop-ins welcome, too.
Jobs for the whole family. Free pizza at lunch for the
helpers! For more info contact
Andrew Hunter (703) 835-3668 or
We are the authors of our lives.
We write our own daring endings.
We craft love from heartbreak,
Compassion from shame,
Grace from disappointment,
Courage from failure.
Showing up is our power.
Story is our way home.
Truth is our song.
We are the brave and brokenhearted.
We are rising strong.
From Manifesto of the Brave and Brokenhearted Brene Brown, Rising Strong
Fairlington United Methodist Church welcomes all to a
nurturing faith community that serves God by serving others.
We’re Glad You’re Here! We invite all worshipers to sign the red Friendship Pad that is at the end of each pew and pass it down your row. Prayer requests may be listed on the yellow pew cards. Pass them to the inside aisle for collection during the first hymn.
Is This Your First Visit with Us? We have gifts for first-time worshipers on the Welcome Table in the Narthex (foyer). Ushers can provide large print hymnals and hearing devices. Ask them for a Kid’s Pack and Children’s Bulletin as well as directions to the Nursery, or to our Family Room in the balcony.
Coffee and Conversation All are welcome to the Fellowship Hall (directly below the Sanctuary) at 10:30am every Sunday between services, to get to know others in a casual setting.
Remember with Prayers Each week in worship and at our church staff meetings we lift up the prayer requests that are submitted. You may also contact the church office with your prayer requests.
Kay, Rich & Teresa, Marilyn, Jeff, Victoria, Chris, Jane, Thomas, Randy, Bill & Briggs Family, Chad & Laura, Christian, Al, Pam, Rob , Linda, David, Chris, Lynn, Mark, Lynn, Jane, Patti, Corey, the Felt Family, Ian, Pat, Bob, Erin, Mike, Jane, Peter, Diane, Art, Ronnie, Ruby, Dennis, the Spencer Family, Dick & Mary Jane, Mary, Alexandra, Toni, Patrick, Claire, Naomi, Mary, Anne, Betty, Lisa, Family of Tim Leininger, Tiffany & Bob, Amy, Isabella, Jean, Betsy, Tim, Marian, Kim, Bev, Ian, Polly, Myrta, Mandi, Susan, William, Mike, Janet, Claudia, Bethany, Connie Carthledge & Jane Odom, Barb, Patty, Carol, Tom, Lauren, Dana, Andrea, Rawles, Deb, Steve & Family, Robert, Evert & Elisabeth, Janet, Julie & Gary, Bob, & Mary, Mary Catherine, Myrta, Plank & Casey Families, Russ, John, Theresa, Kathy, Bill, Parker, Andrew, Donna, Marian, Patti & Mom, Jerry, Sam, Howard, Jane, Don, Darlene, Rucker, Jane, William, Scott, Brynne, Beth, Rich, Shawn, Jennifer, Bucky, Gloria, Bev, Rocky, Sharon, Freida, Ms. Penny, Gerry, Ted, Mary Lynn, Jane, Connie, Sharon, Mary Kate, Charles, Nicolas, Jane, Elizabeth, Patricia, Lise, John, Alicia, Billy, Jon, Donna, Jim.
Prayer Cards from Our Guests at the Easter Egg Hunt: For Grampa to feel better, for Rob; for a husband with an infection; for help with financial difficulty during a time of transition.
Serving This Morning
Acolytes 9:30 Calvin Yee 11:00 Taryn White Children’s Church Beth Conord, Roma Sexson
Nursery Sabina Pandey, Kimberly Hanna, Lucy Perez Readers 9:30 Karlene Masters, Beth Knickerbocker 11:00 Jim Dooley, Kasey White Ushers 9:30 Stan Beall, Jeff Barnes, Linda Hauenstein, Jim Knaell,
David Hauenstein, Christine Pollack, Steve Davis, Fred Geisler, Glenn McLoughlin 11:00 Alvin Mason, Randy Nuckolls, Susan Batchelder, Wray Sexson, Heather Viehl-Yee, Sarah Laryea, Laurie Willshire
Sound Techs 9:30 Kevin Wagner 11:00 Dave Porter
Welcoming You to a Joyous Easter at Fairlington!
The cross you have received today is made from eco-friendly seeded paper. Soak the paper in water and plant it under a thin layer of soil in either a pot or a sunny spot in the garden. Water it daily, and within 1-4 weeks you will hopefully see some seedlings! They may be Five Spot, Candytuft, Baby Blue Eyes, Scarlet Flax, Siberian Wallflower, Zinnia, Sweet William Pinks, Corn Poppy, Snapdragon, Catchfly, English Daily Gloriosa Daisy or Black-Eyed Susan.
“Holding On”
A Sermon Series for After Easter
April 28 Holding on When There’s Doubt May 5 Holding On When the Ask Is Big May 12 Holding On When the Valley Is Dark
Nurturing. . .
Walking the National Mall with Mikah We were privileged to have Mikah Meyer as our guest preacher and soloist on our Reconciling Sunday in February. On Monday, April 29, he is completing, three years to the minute, his journey to visit all 411 National Park Service sites. He is inviting everyone to join him at 10:30am at the Washington Monument. We will then walk together to the Lincoln Memorial, beginning at 11am. If you would like to meet at the church and go down to the Mall, email [email protected] .
New Adult Bible Study on 2 Corinthians by N.T. Wright Sunday Evenings beginning April 28
(7-8:30pm).
All are welcome to join us for this short term study. Facilitated by Glenn McLoughlin.
What is 2 Corinthians all about? Paul's second letter to the Corinthians explores the meaning of the cross in terms of personal suffering--his own, and that of all the Messiah's people. If in Galatians he is angry, if in Philippians he is joyful, in this letter his deep sorrow and the raw wounds of his own recent suffering are very apparent. Yet Paul is determined to view all of his suffering and all of the troubles of the world through the lens of the gospel. These studies by Tom Wright on this powerful epistle point us toward the strange comfort to be found in the suffering, death and resurrection-life of Jesus, the Lord of the world. Questions or to RSVP contact Christian White [email protected].
What’s Coming Next: After the General Conference
Are you wanting to know more about what is being done by leaders in the United Methodist church following the vote at the General Conference? Join us in the Fellowship Hall Next Sunday April 28th after the 11am service for an update and Q & A with Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Wilson, president of Wesley Theological Seminary. We will have a light lunch following the service and the presentation will start at 1pm. This is a Church Council sponsored event.
All Youth Are Invited Our Next Fairlington Youth Dinner and Program Night on April 28th
at 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will eat together, play together, and talk about God. If you have never been and want to know more,
contact Rev. Christian White at [email protected].
Serving. . .
Your Easter Offering Today will support the missions of our church, including our missionary in Cambodia, Clara Biswas, as well as Just Neighbors, Rising Hope, FUMC Rental Deposit Assistance and Caring for God’s Creation ministries. Please mark “Lent” on your check or envelope. You may also make your Lenten donation online at bit.ly/Donate2FUMC, or text a donation to (703) 454-8702. Thank you for your generosity!
Cooking Service Opportunity Interested in a service opportunity for an individual, your family or small group? How about cooking dinner for the Carpenter’s Shelter residents? On the fourth Saturday of every month dif-ferent cooks from FUMC prepare dinner for the residents at the Carpenter’s Shelter. We are currently seeking cooks for the months of June, July, No-vember and December. If you are interested in cooking on one of these months or would like more information, please contact Barbara Gomez, [email protected] or (703) 671-7410. You don’t have to be a gourmet chef to provide a much needed healthy meal for homeless children and adults at the shelter.
Thanks to Our Congregation’s Generosity
We have raised a total of $715,000 in pledges for 2019. Thank you to the 164 households committed to supporting FUMC in 2019. Your gener-osity is important to the life our church. If your gift amount has changed, you would like to be involved, or you would like to learn more, please con-tact the office, or Jenn Ayers at [email protected]. Thank you from the Stewardship Committee. 96 children served by the ALIVE! Child Development Center, Rising Hope UMC and New Hope Housing are receiving Easter Fun Boxes because of Fairlington members who contributed snack items and financial support. Thank you from the FUMWomen and the Band of Mothers for packing up the kits. They helped make Easter special for children.
Rent Security Deposit Assistance Keep the Fund Growing! Fairlington offers a unique opportunity to help individuals and families who, having located safe and affordable housing to move into, can’t move in be-cause they are unable to pay the full market value rental security deposit. Our Rental Security Deposit Assistance Program helped 91 households last year, contributing $24,798. We need your help to continue making a difference in our community. You can contribute one time to the Rental Se-curity Deposit Assistance Program by writing a check to FUMC, including “RSDAP” in the memo line. Also, please consider joining the Rental Deposit Assistance Club and giving twice a year. Join the Club by contacting Car-olyn DeVilbiss at [email protected]. If you are already part of the Club, we gratefully anticipate your first payment of the year by May 5th.
Mark Your Calendars Hold That Date
Family Fun That Just Can’t Wait!
Family Dinner Night - Cookout on the Playground
Wednesday, May 1 6pm Reservations due by Monday, April 29
We will have a cookout, followed by a brief prayer service and mini-sermon on the 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. RSVP to Christian White, [email protected]
Family Fun Day at Camp Highroad Saturday, June 22 - More Info Coming Soon!
Canoeing, Archery, Swimming, Hayride, and a Campfire with S’mores!
The Order of Worship April 21, 2019 Congregation is invited to stand, if able
Easter Sunday Congregation reads the bold print. HYMN or Hymnal = United Methodist Hymnal
TFWS = The Faith We Sing Hymnal
We Gather in Praise
Prelude
The Heavens Declare Benedetto Marcello, arr. Chuck. Seipp
Canzona per Sonare No. II Giovonni Gabrieli, arr. C. Seipp I Need Thee Every Hour Robert Lowry, arr. J. Christofferson Rejoice, The Lord is King Charles Wesley, setting Alice Parker
arr. Julie Christofferson The King Street Brass Quintet
Derek Scott, trumpet James Bittner, trumpet Tara Islas, French horn Erik Lundquist, euphonium
David Porter, tuba
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Reader 1: Believe the Good News!Reader 2: Christ is alive! All: He is not here. He is risen! Reader1: Hallelujah! Reader 2: Hallelujah!! All: Hallelujah!!! Amen!
Entrada Triumphant Spirit Nicholas Hanson
Jubilate Handbell Choir; The King Street Brass Quintet
Processional Hymn 302 Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Please pass prayer cards to the center aisle
Opening Prayer Risen Lord, Come this Easter Day with Your power. Set us free from sin and death, from pettiness and insincerity, that we may be a people called by your name, liberated to love, empowered to serve. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
From Rev. Derek Browning, Church of Scotland
To Hear God’s Word
Scripture Reading Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-25 [OT p.565]
The Word of God for God’s people. Thanks be to God.
Hymn (see insert) Sing Joy! Douglas E. Wagner Chancel and Seraphim Choirs; The King Street Brass Quintet; organ
Congregation is invited to sing when prompted.
Gospel Reading Luke 24:1-12 [NT 90]
The Word of God for God’s people. Thanks be to God.
Let the Children Come
Please join in singing “Jesus Loves Me”, Hymn 191, v. 1 as the children are invited forward. (11:00) Children’s Church for children ages 3-7 is in Room 210
Message Believe
Pastor Mary Beth Blinn
To Respond with Joy
Call to Prayer Hymn 186 v.1 Alleluia
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Offering Celebrate Joy Cynthia Dobrinski Jubilate Handbell Choir
Dedication of Gifts Hymn 94
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow LASST UNS ERFREUEN
And Scatter to Serve
Hymn 318 Christ Is Alive TRURO
Act of Praise Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) G.F. Handel
The King Street Brass Quintet Chancel and Seraphim Choirs and Congregation
Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever. King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Hallelujah!
Dismissal with Blessing
Postlude Toccata (Symphony No. 5) Charles-Marie Widor The King Street Brass Quintet arr. Garner
Louise Wilson, organ
The Order of Worship April 21, 2019 Congregation is invited to stand, if able
Easter Sunday Congregation reads the bold print. HYMN or Hymnal = United Methodist Hymnal
TFWS = The Faith We Sing Hymnal
We Gather in Praise
PreludeThe Heavens Declare Benedetto Marcello, arr. Chuck. Seipp
Canzona per Sonare No. II Giovonni Gabrieli, arr. C. Seipp I Need Thee Every Hour Robert Lowry, arr. J. Christofferson
Rejoice, The Lord is King Charles Wesley, setting Alice Parker arr. Julie Christofferson
The King Street Brass Quintet Derek Scott, trumpet James Bittner, trumpet
Tara Islas, French horn Erik Lundquist, euphonium David Porter, tuba
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Reader 1: Believe the Good News!Reader 2: Christ is alive! All: He is not here. He is risen!Reader1: Hallelujah! Reader 2: Hallelujah!! All: Hallelujah!!! Amen!
Entrada Triumphant Spirit Nicholas Hanson
Jubilate Handbell Choir; The King Street Brass Quintet
Processional Hymn 302 Christ the Lord is Risen Today Please pass prayer cards to the center aisle
Opening PrayerRisen Lord, Come this Easter Day with Your power. Set us free from sin and death, from pettiness and insincerity, that we may be a people called by your name, liberated to love, empowered to serve. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
From Rev. Derek Browning, Church of Scotland
To Hear God’s Word
Scripture Reading Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-25 [OT p.565]
The Word of God for God’s people. Thanks be to God.
Hymn (see insert) Sing Joy! Douglas E. Wagner Chancel and Seraphim Choirs; The King Street Brass Quintet; organ
Congregation is invited to sing when prompted.
Easter Flowers and Donations, Given by…
Sue Gunter, In Memory of Bill Gunter
Susan Fredenburg, In Memory of Richard and Mary Louise Clay
Diane Andrusia, In Loving Memory of William A. Briggs
Jennifer Ayers & Stephen Ng, In Memory of Adele Ayers and Jacqueline Metropoulos
Sharon and Alan Dudash, In Memory of Eugene Dudash and Joshua Turan
Marilyn and Ann Romines, In Memory of our Parents, Ruth and Elmer Romines
Jeb Taylor, In Memory of William Taylor, Fred and Drew Taylor,
Donald Judson, and Charles and Alline Berney
Meghan Castner, Thinking of you, Mommie, for spring
Marilyn Stephenson, In Memory of Stan and Martin Stephenson
Bea Richardson, In Memory of My parents, Alfred and Vivian Cyrus In Memory of My Friends: Don Wilson,
Carmie Wilson, Ron Lewis,
Pat Pell, Jack and Patsy Wilson, Lois and Albert Wilson,
and Teddy Nguyen
Marjory and Laura Franklin, In Memory of Sophia and Laurence Spencer,
and Robert, Blanche and John Franklin
Barbara Morris-Lent, In Memory of Hon. Norman F. Lent
The Chadwick and Shedlock Families, In Honor of Mrs. Jean Wilkerson
Anonymous, In Gratitude for Mary Kehoe
Donna MacPherson and Tom Boudreau, In Memory of our parents, family and friends and in honor of family and friends
The Felt Family, In Memory of Jack Felt
Cookab, Carter and Charlie Hashemi, In Memory of "Poppy Joon" Massoud D. Hashemi
Deborah Gibson, In Memory of Evelyn C. Gibson
Marguerite Broadwell, In Honor of Meg & Marc Ed Broadwell and family
and In Memory of Anne Broadwell
Lyndsey Curtis, In Memory of my grandparents
Sadie and Taryn White, In Memory of Maw Maw
Nancy Ruel, In Memory of Gertrude and Harvey Jarboe
The Girard Family, In Memory of Katherine Girard
Anne Sheriff, In Memory of Mary Frances and Henry Wilkins Ayres
