pam December 23rd, 2009
Join us for the Christmas eve service, December 24th at 7:30pm. The drama, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, will be presented by the children and youth. This heart warming story will be a wonderful way to welcome Christ this Christmas season.
We will also still continue receiving dry and canned goods for the Help By Phone food pantry. Canned goods, boxed goods, beans, rice, cereals, and other items that will remain usable for some time are welcome. Simply place your goods under the Christmas tree in the back of the sanctuary.
pam August 5th, 2008
Small Photo Essay of the Annual Conference Sunday worship service held in Richmond, Virginia. We had a really strong presence of the UPCOB congregation go down for the day. Participants attended the morning worship and afternoon workshops. Check out this link for pictures - http://www.flickr.com/photos/29270882@N02/sets/72157606563827465/
pam May 27th, 2008
(a congregational mini-retreat)
As the summer begins, we’ll be taking some time on an extended Sunday morning to talk, pray, discern, and worship together. Each voice is important, and everyone’s presence invited.
Sunday, June 8
9:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
(snacks and child care provided)
Stan Dueck, Area 1 Congregational Life Consultant will lead us in discerning and naming directions for the future. We’ll be paying attention to
…describing ourselves
…determining focus for the coming five years
…creating a clear statement for Hyattsville Mennonite Church about what form(s) of collaboration we’d like
to consider with them
Come listen for the Spirit, share your perspective, and take the next steps on our unfolding congregational journey!
pam December 4th, 2007
O.K., so we won’t say anything about nutrition. But with Christmas around the corner, time may be short for baking all those great varieties of homemade cookies you’d love to have on hand. Here’s a solution:
- Sign up at the back of the sanctuary (or by calling the office) to participate in a cookie exchange.
- Choose your favorite variety of cookie, bake lots and lots of that one, and bring most of them to church on December 16
- Exchange (in batches of ½ dozen) with others bringing different kinds of cookies
- Go home with just as many cookies as you brought, but with lots of new varieties!
A list of those who would like to bring & exchange cookies will be posted in the sanctuary in December – or call the church office at 301-864-4328 to get your name on the list. (The number of cookies you need to bring will be determined by how many participate)
pam November 27th, 2007
December 1 – 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Come On Out!
to shop…
Among the groups and products confirmed now:
- A Greater Gift (handcrafts from artisans around the world)
- Bead for Life (beaded jewelry produced by a Ugandan women’s cooperative)
- Heifer Project (gifts in kind of animals & agricultural products combatting hunger
- Nicaraguan Cultural Alliance (ceramics from Central American artists)
- Koinonia Farms (fresh pecans grown by a community of courage)
- New Community Project (“Take the Pledge” bracelets, gifts in kind that protect the earth and its people)
- CASA (jewelry supporting advocates for abused and neglected children)
- Baked goods (donated by master chefs within our congregation)
- Gently used toys benefiting Children’s Disaster Services
to play…
Puppet Show – “St. Nick in Me-ville” (shows at 10:30 and 12:00) and Children’s activities
to eat…
Open grill (burgers, brats, veggie alternatives, roasted nuts)
Hot and cold beverages & good company
…and to support the good causes represented by the entire day,
as we seek to capture the spirit of Christmas…
pam November 6th, 2007
All the trimmings, great company, and scintillating conversation! Sign up this week and next at the back of the sanctuary.
After we eat, you’re invited to join in a continuing conversation about challenges and opportunities ahead. We will be talking about the information received in response to the questionnaire about space-sharing, and about your thoughts and ideas for the future.
pam November 6th, 2007
This meeting’s agenda will include receiving written reports and considering the proposed 2008 budget. The greater part of the time will be spent talking about the future, about our relationship with Hyattsville Mennonite Church, and about how we would like to proceed in considering possibilities for further collaboration.
Your presence is invited and needed. Please come. If you will be hungry before 1:30, by which time we will adjourn, you may want to bring a snack or bag lunch to eat as we talk.
