January 2016

Fairwood Community
United Methodist Church
January
2016
THE EPISTLE
Sunday
Worship
Schedule
Two Services:
Celebration Worship at
9:00 a.m.
Classic Worship at
10:30 a.m.
Pizza with the Pastor
January 17 at Noon
No Host fun with your
church friends at the
Fairwood Roundtable Pizza
Join us for an
All Church Lunch &
Meeting January 17
Following our 10:30 service on
the 17th we will gather in
Benedict Hall for a light lunch (for
a free will offering) and a time to
receive 2015 end of the year reports, review the budget for 2016 and make
plans for the coming year. This is a meeting that needs all the voices in the
congregation. A team from our Church Council is planning this event which
will include some time to get to know others from the church, learn of the
scope of the ministry of Fairwood Community UMC and maybe get excited
about where God is leading us...maybe even in new directions. If you would
like to help with the meal, set up or clean up - or have some great ideas for this
gathering check with Lisa Burns, our Lay Leader or Kathy Porter, our Council
Chair.
You are Cordially Invited to
A Vintage Tea Party
Saturday, January 23rd 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Fabulous food, fellowship, fashion & fun!
Our delicious tea will be catered by Cathy Russell.
You’ll also enjoy music from “Voices 4” and see the
Goodwill’s wonderful vintage fashion show!
Sunday
January
10th and 24th
Youth Waffle
Fund Raiser!
$15.00
Proceeds will go to Mary’s Place
For more information, please see the poster in Benedict Hall or
contact Carol Colborne at (253)277-3948 or cecolborne@yahoo
YUMMY!
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Introducing
Chasing the Wild Goose
Erin Williams
Pastor Joyce O’Connor-Magee
New Preschool Director
As we come into a new year I find
myself saying - its time to get back
to normal. I think I mean Christmas
is over, back to regular hours, take
down the decorations. January brings with it
some more “ordinary” time. Actually I have
never been so sure of what ordinary means.
The New Year also brings with it the season of
Epiphany. It is the time we remember the life of
Jesus. It begins with the story of the coming of
the Wise Men on January 6th. With them the
world comes to worship and give God praise for
the gift of the life and message of Jesus. On
the 2nd Sunday of the month we remember how
Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan
River. In worship we have a chance to
remember our baptism as well. We will reflect
on who we are as the claimed Children of God.
That doesn’t seem ordinary to me!
We then have a lovely three day
weekend that honors The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Hopefully we take a moment to give
thanks for prophetic voices like his that energize
and remind Christians who we are to be in a
world of need. His life was far too short as he
was assassinated when he was only 39. But his
message of hope and racial equality lives on
and is needed now more than ever. Not
ordinary!
On the 4th Sunday of the month we will
gather together as a church to look back and
plan ahead. It takes all of us working together
to be the church in the world. In the midst of
bullying and divisive politics, in a world of the
threat of terrorism around the world and police
violence at home, Christian witness in little and
big ways must be more than ordinary.
This is not the time to be ordinary
Christians. The world need to hear again the
message of the Good News of Jesus - a word of
hope to the poor and God’s justice for the
powerless. It is a time to be extraordinary in
caring for the neighbor near and far. In such a
time as this all Christians need to extra-ordinary
in love in action.
Truly the work of “ordinary” Christians as
outlined by Howard Thurman has begun:
To find the lost, To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry, To release the prisoner,
To teach the nations, To bring Christ to all,
To make music in the heart.
We are delighted to
welcome our newest staff
member, Erin Williams, who became our Joyful
Heart’s Preschool director on December 7th. We
had been blessed for 7 years with the leadership
of Robin Foster who in November took another
job. Robin will be greatly missed. In the interim
the staff of the preschool - Trista Wilson, Janice
McMorris and Brandi Hetrick kept things running
smoothly. Because of their devotion and abilities
our Preschool is still in business.
Erin comes to us from many years of
working in early childhood education. She has
a BA in Early Childhood Education from CWU.
She also brings a background in Montessori
education. Her educational background includes
organizing and leading classes for adults who
desired to be more involved with their children’s
education. She also led a program for children
ages 5-10 in the area of conflict resolution and
self esteem. Besides all of that she parents
three young adult children! In that capacity she
was involved in the PTSA and served as a PTSA
president. She has served in the community as
a volunteer at Vine Maple Place, transitional
housing for homeless mothers and their children.
Already we have witnessed the special
touches Erin brings - joyful order and
enthusiastic learning. Parents and kids are
already excited about Ms. Erin’s leadership.
Please pop into the Preschool to see the
changes. And if you know of someone looking
for a great faith based, open and accepting
preschool for their child mention us! We do have
a few volunteer positions that would help our
preschool - we have space on the Preschool
Council. Please talk to Cathy Russell if you are
interested. Then the preschool is in real need of
a webmaster - to update and keep the preschool
website current. Please check with Erin if you
are interested in serving in this way.
Again, welcome Erin to our Fairwood
Community UMC and Joyful Hearts Preschool.
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What is the Lectionary?
A lectionary is a book or listing that contains a
collection of scripture readings appointed for
Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or
occasion. We follow the Revised Common
Lectionary as do many Christian Churches. On any
given Sunday congregations are looking at the same
scripture. These readings are set up in a three year
pattern, each starting on the First Sunday of Advent.
We are currently in Year C. Each week we will be
listing the lections (readings) for the following week
in our Sunday bulletins. We are also posting a
schedule of the Lectionary on the Kiosk. You can
also pick up a copy of the 2016 Lectionary at church
or in the church office.
The 2016 quadrennial legislative meeting of the United
Methodist Church will take place from May 10-20, 2016
at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
The local host committee is responsible for providing
hospitality to visitors as they arrive and spend time in
the host city, Portland, Oregon.
This page, www.GC2016PDX.org is a source for
information about how volunteers can help in the
hosting process, and information about Portland for
guests to explore. This is the place to register as a
volunteer for General Conference 2016.
2016RevisedCommonLectionary-SundaysSpecialYearC.pdf
You can now register online as a potential volunteer.
The online system will let you say what dates you are
available, and request specific types of tasks. It will
take thousands of volunteer shifts to support the
conference, so people from all over the Western
Jurisdiction are invited to come and be part of the
conference.
TIME TO DE-DECORATE!
It's unfortunately time to put Christmas decorations
away at church, at least before next Sunday. We can
use help in moving chairs, building scaffolding,
removing ornaments, packing tree branches and
swags, etc. It all happens Saturday morning
January 9th at 9:00am. Contact Amy Melvin or
Donna Stock for any questions. Thanks!
It is rare to have a General Conference meeting so
close to home! Please let Donna Stock know if you
are interested in visiting as a volunteer or visiting the
conference.
Thank you from REACH (Renton
Ecumenical Association of Churches.
The congregation of FCUMC is helping to make
a difference with REACH activities.
18,500 Meals
15,600 Neighbors Served
10,200 Bed Nights
1,700 Showers
1,100 Showers
1,100 Loads of Laundry
74 Families Housed
50 Partner agencies
40 Single Adults Stabilized
34 Churches
2 In-House Programs
1 Loving, Safe & Accountable Community
Infinity of Hope
The United Methodist Church - Making disciples of
Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
A church of yesterday transforming for a whole new
generation - a whole new world.
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faith to life. To encourage youth to look to God
and find community when dealing with doubt,
failure and identity. Cost for Convo is
$150. Scholarships are available: contact Curt
Stock to inquire. Registration is for youth in
grades 9-12 and is online: http://
events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?
oeidk=a07ebgsmwbp699deee1&llr=qku46dbab
For info contact Curt Stock cstock34@msn.com
Mystery Lock-In
"The Murder High Class
Reunion” will be held
Friday January 29 at 6:15
pm. Join us for a night of mystery and mayhem
intertwined with rivalries from the past that spill
over to the present. With Murder High, it's not
only what you were, but you've become. Let's
hope you're a survivor.
Welcome back class of 85.
January 2016 Youth Calendar
01/01 Friday
For more information contact Amy Keough
amylkeough@gmail.com
4pm Star Wars Movie-thon
Youth Group Sunday Nights
10:30amMS and SH Breakfast Club
3:45 p.m. gather to head to STAR WARS
01/03 Sunday
Join us on Sunday evenings for Faith, Fellowship
and Fun! Our theme for January is "New
Beginnings." In the words of the wise Taylor
Swift: “This is a new year. A new beginning. And
things will change.” Come join us and discover how
you can be made new. Youth Group runs from 6:30
-8:15pm.
01/05 Tuesday
7:00pm TNT Study Group
01/07 Thursday
6:30pm Youth Council Planning Meeting
01/10 Sunday
Upcoming Events
SUMYT 2016 │
Not All Who Wander are Lost
10:00 Waffle Making
10:30am MS and SH Breakfast Club
11:45 Youth Council
5:30pm Youth Vocal Band
6:30pm Youth Group Sunday Evenings
Come and gather with youth from around the
conference for a weekend adventure, March 18 20th at Camp Indianola! Kristen “Moonie” Moon will
be our guide as we explore what it means to walk in
faith on our own and as part of a community.
SUMYT welcomes youth in grades 6 through 12!
SUMYT has sold out the last two years in a row, so
register early so you don't miss out! Visit: https://
sumyt2016.eventbrite.com for more info and to sign
-up today! For more info, contact Laura Martin at
206.909.2742 or laurajolyne@gmail.com
01/12 Tuesday
7:00pm TNT Study Group
01/17 Sunday
10:30amMS and SH Breakfast Club
5:30pm Youth Vocal Band
6:30pm Youth Group Sunday Evenings
01/19 Tuesday
CONVO 2016:
February 19-21 2016
7:00pm TNT Study Group
Youth CONVO this year will be held at the
Warm Springs Christian Camp in Stanwood,
WA, with the theme INSIDE OUT: See yourself
as God sees YOU!. The goal of the weekend is
to challenge youth into deeper faith by asking
questions about real life issues and connecting
01/24 Sunday
10:00 Waffle Making
10:30am MS and SH Breakfast Club
NO YOUTH DINNER
6:30pm Youth Group Sunday Evenings
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The Joy Singers will rehearse during
01/26 Tuesday
7:00pm TNT Study Group
Joy School each Sunday in January
starting on the 3rd. We will plan to sing in
church in early February. We invite all
grade school age children to join us. We
have fun learning new songs to sing in
church, as well as singing some of our
favorite songs. If you have any questions
about the Joy Singers, contact Bill & Lori
McEwen at 425-255-4527.
01/29 – 01/30 Friday & Saturday
6:15pm (Friday) – Mystery Lock-In
(9:00am pick up time Saturday)
01/31 Sunday
10:30amMS and SH Breakfast Club
No Youth Vocal Band or Youth Group due to
Mystery Lock In
Joyful News from
Joyful Hearts
Preschool
Joyful Hearts Preschool
Council is excited to welcome
Erin Williams to the staff as
the new preschool director.
Erin comes to us from Living
Montessori where she has been a teacher and
program director for the past five years. Erin took
over the director duties December 7th.
Recycle Your Christmas Styrofoam
Ikea is no longer taking Styrofoam, but you can
still recycle it at Styro Recycle LLC in Kent.
The Green Team will also be taking a load down
after Christmas, so if you would like to coordinate with them, contact the Kenyons at 425271-2080 or kenyonjs@comcast.net. We will
just be collecting the #6 Styrofoam (clean and
free of tape, labels, and all other things). We
suggest any foam peanuts or bubble wrap be
taken to the UPS store in Fairwood.
We were sad to see Robin Foster leave the end of
October after 7 years of dedicated service and feel
blessed to find a new director so quickly. We are
doubly blessed to have three dedicated staff
members that were willing to step up and keep the
preschool running smoothly during the interim.
Thank you to Trista Wilson, Janice McMorris, and
Brandi Hetrick for your continued passion for the
youngest members of our community. We would
also like to thank Pastor Joyce for taking on a more
visible role in the preschool during the absence of a
director.
Rather than filling our landfills with #6
Styrofoam, recycle it. It is ground up,
compressed and densified into blocks, which are
then manufactured into plastic products such as:
picture frames, TV & computer cases, office
equipment, and other plastic products.
SIGN UP NOW FOR
FLOWERS
Styro Recycle Center has free drop off at 23418
68th Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032. Mon-Sat: 9am5pm.
The new, 2016 flower
chart is on the kiosk in the
narthex. Please sign-up
to bring flowers for a
special occasion...
birthdays, anniversaries,
or perhaps in memory of a
loved one.
See styrorecycle.com for more details of all
items accepted. Note: Different types of items
must be separated ahead, clean, and free of
tape, labels, etc. Center can be contacted at
253-838-9555.
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United Methodist
Women’s Book Club
THANKS to our Christmas Eve volunteers
About 50 people helped to make our Christmas
Eve services special and run smoothly. This
doesn’t even count the amazing musicians who
also put in a lot of time to make the services
special. Thank you to our ushers, lay readers,
Communion servers and other helpers, greeters,
acolytes, Advent Candle lighters, worship slide
operators, folks handing out candles, people caring
for our little ones in the nursery, those who set up
and put away our luminaries, and the service
coordinators. We appreciate everything you did to
help celebrate the birth of Jesus!
Here is the list for the next few books.
January 28th: The Hummingbird by Steven Kiernan
Deborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse whose daily work
requires courage and compassion. Told with piercing empathy
and heartbreaking realism, The Hummingbird is a masterful
story of loving commitment, service to country, and absolution
through wisdom and forgiveness.
February 25th: Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
FRANCE, 1939
In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.
EPIPHANY and the Season after Epiphany
Epiphany is January 6th. This is not one of those
changing dates; it’s always January 6th. If we want
to celebrate it during our worship services, we will
choose a Sunday near January 6th. This year we’ll
celebrate Epiphany on January 3rd. Epiphany
marks the end of the 12 days of the Christmas
season that started with Christmas Day. We often
observe it as the arrival of the wise men. In the
earliest Christian traditions, it began a period that
celebrated the incarnation and baptism of Christ.
Depending on the date of Easter, the season after
Epiphany may include four to nine Sundays. This
year it continues through February 9th, Shrove
Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday when the
next season of Lent starts. Come join us in
worship!
March 31st: Two Wheels North by Evelyn Gibb
Gibb, winner of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association
Nonfiction Book Award, retells this wonderful rite of passage
culled from interviews with her father about his bicycle trip from
Santa Rosa, California, to Seattle, Washington, with his best
chum, Ray, in 1909.
April 28th: Skipping Stones by Gloria Koll
Poetically and well written story of a young Scandinavian
girl, leaving her family and hardship behind and venturing
to America in the late 1800's. Finally in America she
meets new hardships of life on the South Dakota prairie.
SUMMER CAMP 2016
REGISTRATION OPEN
Summer Camp dates for
2016 are posted and
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Click on the camp you
would like to visit to find
out about your favorite
camp, including prices,
ages, dates, and much
more. Questions?
Email camping@pnwumc.org
Please check out the
SANDCASTLE FAMILY CAMP
July 21-24, 2016 at Ocean Park
This camp coincides with Sandsations, a sand castle
extravaganza in nearby Long Beach, WA. See
masters at work when you take a stroll down the
beach, then try out what you see in peace and quiet
on Ocean Park’s secluded beach. You will have the
opportunity to try out all that camp has to offer,
including kayaking, zip line, archery, and crafts, with
plenty of time to take a walk or go for ice cream with
your family. All ages are welcome at this
intergenerational program, so call a friend and sign
up today! You can camp, bring your RV or “rough it”
in motel style rooms! Check in with Pastor Joyce
who is rumored to be repeating her role as dean!
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.
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January 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
The Youth Calendar is
available on p. 4 of The Epistle.
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Epiphany Sunday 4
5 Renton Community
9 Celebration Worship Supper - SA Headqtrs
10:30 Classic Worship
7 Boy Scouts 3:45 Youth meet for
M7, Sanctuary
STAR WARS
7 Worship Committee Parlor
Thu
NO YOGA until January 19
Fri
Sat
January 1
***Closed***
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5
6 Pastor’s Day Off
9:30 Bible Study - Parlor
6:45 Al Anon - BH4
12 Staff Meeting - Parlor
7 Choir practice 7 Tuesday Nights
Sanctuary, choir room
Together (Youth) - BH-3
7 Cub Scout
7 Writer’s Group - BH-5
Committee - BH-5
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10 UMW Board Parlor
3:30-8:30 Voice
Rehearsals Sanctuary
9-11 Take down
Christmas decorations
7 AA M-7
7 AA - M-7
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9 Celebration Worship
10 Youth Waffle Sales 7 Boy Scouts M7, Sanctuary
- MPR
10:30 Classic Worship
7 AA - M-7
11:45 Youth Council
7 Signs for Glory 5:30 Youth Vocal Band
Parlor
6:30 Youth Groups
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13Pastor’s Day Off
9:30 Bible Study - Parlor
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15
16
17
9 Celebration Worship
10:30 Classic Worship
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20 Epistle Deadline
9:30 Bible Study - Parlor Pastor’s Day Off
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8 Tea Prep - BH-5,
Parlor, MPR
7 AA - M-7
10 Communion
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5 Renton Community
Supper - SA Headqtrs
11:40 Children’s Council
- BH5
Noon - Pizza with the
7 Boy Scouts Pastor
M7, Sanctuary
5:
5:30 Youth Vocal Band
6:30 Youth Groups
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9 Celebration Worship
10:30 Classic Worship
12 All Church
Meeting & Lunch BH
5:30 Youth Vocal Band
6:30 Youth Groups
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9 Celebration Worship
10:30 Classic Worship
5:30 Youth Vocal Band
6:30 Youth Groups
7 AA - M-7
6:30 Youth Leaders’
Meeting
7 Trustees - Parlor
7 Church Council 6:45 Al Anon - BH4
Parlor
7 Tuesday Nights
Together (Youth) - BH-3 7 Choir practice Sanctuary, choir room 7 AA - M-7
7 AA M-7
4 M&E - Parlor
6:45 Al Anon - BH4
5:45 Yoga for the Rest
of Us - Narthex
7 Choir practice Sanctuary, choir room
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5:45 Yoga &
Meditation - Narthex
6 Prep for Tea Kitchen, Parlor
7 AA - M-7
2 Afternoon Tea &
Vintage Fashion
Show - MPR
7 Tuesday Nights
Together (Youth) - BH-3
7 AA M-7
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7 Boy Scouts M7, Sanctuary
7 Signs for Glory Parlor
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27 Pastor’s Day Off
9:30 Bible Study - Parlor
6:45 Al Anon - BH4
5:45 Yoga for the Rest
of Us - Narthex
7 Choir practice Sanctuary, choir room
7 Tuesday Nights
Together (Youth) - BH-3
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7 AA M-7
7 AA - M-7
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3
9:30 Bible Study - Parlor Pastor’s Day Off
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10 UMW Board Parlor
30
5:45 Yoga &
Meditation - Narthex
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7
5:30 Youth Mystery
Lock-in - BH,
Sanctuary, old
UMW Book Club kitchen (until 9
Saturday)
SPRC
7 AA - M-7
February 1
7 Boy Scouts M7, Sanctuary
7 Worship Committee Parlor
12 Staff Meeting - Parlor 6:45 Al Anon - BH4
7 Trustees - Parlor
7 Tuesday Nights
7 Choir practice Together (Youth) - BH-3 Sanctuary, choir room 5:45 Yoga &
Meditation - Narthex
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7 Writer’s Group - BH-5
7 Cub Scout
7 AA M-7
Committee - BH-5
7 AA - M-7
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6
8-1 Suicide
Prevention Training Parlor
8:45 Christian Ed
Team - BH-5
Fairwood Community
United Methodist Church
15255 SE Fairwood Blvd.
Renton, WA 98058-8645
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January 2016
Worship with Us This Sunday
9:00 Celebration Worship & 10:30 Classic Worship
Waffle Fundraiser!
TNT: Clothing Drive
CELEBRATING A TRADITION OF
SERVICE TO OTHERS:
Back by popular demand! The
youth will be making fresh waffles
with your choice of toppings on
January 10th and 24th. Stop by the
MPR in Benedict Hall between
services and cure your hunger
pains! Free will donations support
Youth
Missions.
Tuesday Night Together (TNT) Study
Group is honoring the UMC tradition of
serving others in our community. We
are collecting gently used clothing,
handbags, backpacks and new toiletry
items to donate to a local charity. We'll
be gathering items until 01/05/2016.
Drop off your donations in the box in the
senior high room the next time you're at
church!
Thank you
for your
support!
For more info, contact Laura Martin at
206.909.2742 or laurajolyne@gmail.com
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