The week at a glance
Sunday, June 7
Worship
Children’s Choir Rehearsal
Sunday School for all ages
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Bible Study
8:30 & 11:00 am
9:30-10:00 am
9:45-10:45 am
9:45 am
Sanctuary
Music Room
Education Building
Bishop Warman Room
Monday, June 8
Handbell Rehearsal
Voices In Praise Bring a Friend Night for 5th - 11th Grade
6:30 pm
7:00-8:30 pm
Upper Narthex
Music Room, Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, June 9
Beverly Spicknall Funeral, Interment, & Luncheon
Sanctuary Choir Party
11:00 am
6:00 pm
Sanctuary, Cemetery & Fellowship Hall
Home of Ken & Faye Reynolds
Wednesday, June 10
Carters UMC using auxilliary lot
Crafters & Friends meeting
All Day
10:00 am
Auxilliary parking lot
Fellowship Hall
Thursday, June 11
“Confirmation for Adults” Study
7:30 pm
Fellowship Hall
Saturday, June 13
Sarah Circle Family Dinner
Men’s Softball v. Calvert Crossroads
4:00 pm
7:00 pm
Kitchen & Fellowship Hall
DDP #3
Sunday, June 14
Celebration Sunday for Sunday School
Fellowship Time to honor the Brought Family
9:45 am
12 noon
Fellowship Hall
Please help us list all graduating seniors. Call the church office and
let us know your plans for next year.
Voices In Praise Bring A Friend / Preview Night
Monday, June 8, 7pm - 8:30pm - Voices In Praise is holding Bring A Friend night for
all students who are currently in Grades 5-11. We hope this preview of VIP will help
singers and their families plan for fall. Come see what VIP is all about!
Thank You from Voices In Praise
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Pops Concert last week! We had
so much fun performing and it was wonderful to have all of you in the audience. With
your help, we raised more than $5,000 to support the VIP ministry. Most of those
funds will be allocated to Choir Tour 2016 --stay tuned to find out where we are
headed next. Thanks again for your support!
Crafters "n" Friends will meet June 10th at 10:00 am. We'll
make a little flower, a card and plan for July through
January. Come with ideas, pictures, samples or just come.
Hope to see you! Contact if you have questions: Vera Pflum,
301-261-9469.
Come out to cheer on Voices In Praise as they sing the National Anthem at the
Washington Nationals game vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, June 20th
@4:05pm. The Nationals will donate a portion of ticket sales to the VIP’s mission
trip, and the choir would love to see you at the game. Contact Tina Wilkerson, 410257-6396, [email protected] or Donna Griffin, 301-873-7162 or
[email protected].
Fun Day of Celebration – June 13th – 1-4 pm * West River UM Camp
West River Camp will be hosting a fun day celebration to promote and encourage the financial support of two important
missions of our conference. One is “United Methodist Community Services,” now sponsoring eleven service centers
where assistance is given to those living in poverty; the other: camp scholarships to assist youth attending summer camp
at our West River Center. Join us for Games, Climbing Wall, Swimming, Boating, Paddle Boards, 5K/1K walk/run in the
morning, Praise band concert and activities 1-4 pm. Cost is $15.00 Ages 13+, $10.00 Ages 5-12, Ages 3 and under FREE!
Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Ushers and Greeters for the Summer are needed! If you would like to help out,
please see the sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Thank you!
“Hi! I’m a Bar-Headed Goose named Mallory and
my Bible point is that God has the power to heal.
Join me at VBS!”
June 22nd - 26th, 9 am to 12 pm
Ages 3 -- Grade 5
Discounted registration has been extended! Register online today at
http://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/fumcvbs.
$10 registration fee before June 8th ($20 for late registrations)
VBS is open to kids from age 3 through 5th grade. Volunteer positions are available for 6th graders –
adults; it’s fun for the entire family! Questions? See Carole Butler or Linda Kovacs. VBS is right
around the corner and we need your help!
Date:
Where:
What:
Cost:
Items to borrow (please put your
Items to donate:
name on anything you want returned):
Sleeping bags (old, ratty ones are fine)
Kiddy pool
Small pop up tents
Hiker style backpacks
Dark colored queen or
king sized blankets
5 gallon buckets
Coils of rope, any size
Any other hiking/camping gear to
decorate Everest's "Base Camp"
Large containers of bubble stuff
Small paper bowls
Small Ziploc bags
Baby wipes
Clorox wipes
Napkins
1 oz. cups
5 oz. cups
Play doh
Plastic drinking straws
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Sight & Sound Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Joseph – An epic story of integrity & forgiveness
$125.00 per person
This is an all-inclusive joint trip with Mt. Harmony UMC. All ages are welcome
to this family-friendly event. There are only 7 seats left! First come, first
served! Act now! Checks payable to Mt. Harmony UMC, can be given to Pastor Don Stewart.
Friendship's Sanctuary Choir and Friends will be singing our National Anthem at the Bowie
Baysox game on Saturday, July 18th. The game is at 6:35 pm against the Harrisburg
Senators and will be followed by fireworks! This is a great time of fun and fellowship AND
also a fund raiser for our kitchen renovations. Tickets are $15 each and available through
Sandy Griese. Email her at [email protected], call her at 443-624-3168, or see her at
church--usually near the organ. Come sing with us or come cheer us on!
Summer Breakfast Club Ministry * June 29 – August 14, 2015
The Breakfast Club is a summer program providing a free bagged breakfast to children in areas
of South County and is a ministry of four churches in our community, Mt. Zion UMC, Our
Lady of Perpetual Help, Friendship UMC, and St. James Episcopal Church. This year in
addition to bagged breakfast meals, on Fridays we will also be giving a weekend bag of extra
food to families. Our desire is to make sure the families have sufficient food to carry them through the weekend.
Volunteers are needed to pack bags during weekday mornings or evenings, deliver the bags. Monetary
donations are also needed and appreciated. You can make a check payable to Mt. Zion UMC with a notation to
the Breakfast Club Ministry. For more information contact Ann Herche at 410-867-7817 or the Mt. Zion
church office 410-867-4035.
Reading Camp South County will be held at St. James’ Parish July 27-31!
The camp is a week-long, tuition-free, 8:30-4:00 pm summer program
for children currently in grades 2-4 who need a “boost” to help them
improve their reading skills. Camp includes reading instruction and fun
activities such as swimming, arts & crafts, and games. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be
served daily. Volunteers are needed to provide the reading instruction as well as other adult
and youth volunteers to assist with the afternoon activities. Questions? Email
[email protected] or call Paula Davis at 301-855-5045.