Fairhaven UMC
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Mission: To Love, Live and Serve like Jesus
in our church, community and world.
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Sunday Worship
Join us in person or online at 10:30 a.m. as we continue our Easter season celebration. Our intern, Leah Huggins, will offer the message, “The Faith to Obey,” inspired by Acts 5:27-35 and John 20:19-31. The Sanctuary Choir will sing, “Even So,” by Brigette Shevy and we will celebrate the baptism of Carter and Brooklyn Gutierrez. Come, worship with us!
This week's worship participants:
Ushers: Markia and Jonathan Chambers
Lay Reader: Kelley Rogers
Acolyte: Margaret Mooney
Coffee Hour Hosts: The Green Team
The link to last week’s Good Friday service: LINK
The link to last week’s 8:00 Easter Service: LINK
The link to last week’s 10:30 Easter service: LINK
Happening This Week
FAIRHAVEN’S EARTH DAY CELEBRATION on Sunday, 12 - 2pm.
Please join us after Sunday's service to celebrate Earth Day!
We will have a selection of tables displaying environmentally friendly ways to protect our planet. We will also have a plant sale and a native plant giveaway.
And children’s activities! Please join us after coffee hour.
The Celebration of Ida Pearl Green’s Life Viewing and Visiting Hours: Sunday, April 27 from 5-7 p.m. and Monday, April 28 at 10 a.m.
Celebration of Life Worship Service: Monday, April 28 – 11 a.m. The Zoom LINK for the service Meeting ID: 844 0581 6459 / Passcode: 810764
phone - 301 715 8592. Internment at Pleasant View Historical Site following the service. Repast at Fairhaven following the internment. Flowers are welcome, however if a donation is preferred, it may be made to: Fairhaven’s Hallman Scholarship Fund, or the Pleasant View Historical Site (in honor of Ida Pearl) via: pleasantviewsite.org and click on "donate". Or checks to Pleasant View Historical Site (in honor of Ida Pearl) %Melvin S Joppy, Jr., 15400 Pin Cherry Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Pastor’s Vacation: Pastor Ken will be on vacation Tuesday, April 29-Saturday, May 3. Deacon Megan Blanchard is on-call in case of pastoral emergencies. She can be reached at (704) 787-3072. Pastor Ken will be in worship next Sunday to celebrate Women’s Day.
Continuing Conversations next Tuesday night April 29th at 7:00 pm via Zoom. All are invited to come learn and share together experiences and thoughts around issues of racial justice & harmony. Meeting LINK:
Save the Dates For Future Events!
May 4th Women’s Day: This annual day sponsored by United Women in Faith will focus on JOY. Although this service is geared toward women, all are invited to attend and experience the joy of the day. Dr. Kisha Davis, Montgomery County’s Health Chief, will be the speaker. Following the tradition of the day, all are invited to share in the joy of the day by wearing purple, this year’s color.
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Additional New and Important Updates
Love Offering for Leah Huggins: Leah’s first academic year with Fairhaven will be concluding in May. We are collecting a Love Offering to say thank you for Leah’s ministry among us. You can write a check to the church with “Leah Love Offering” in the memo or give online. Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.
OUTREACH and the UMM are sponsoring our yearly appeal for donations to the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH). During the month of May, we will be asking for NEW basic household items for people exiting homelessness and moving into their new home. People staying in a shelter don’t have the basics we all need in our home. With your help, they can be ready to restart their life. There is a Sign-Up Genius for you to use to donate a variety of items.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C48A4A922A6FF2-56356395-fairhaven
There will be a table in the Fellowship Hall for your donations each Sunday in May and on June 1st. Thank you so much, as always, for your generosity and giving spirit. If you have questions, please contact Debbie Miller 301-538-2486 drmiller323@gmail.com or Shelton Mooney 301-525-5700 shelton.mooney@live.com.
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Coat Hanger and Clothing Collection: The Fairhaven Community Action Team is collecting coat hangers and clean & gently used clothing (for newborn through high schoolers). This effort is to support a clothing closet at a local school. There are bins in the Narthex for the hangers and clothing until May 4. For questions contact Leah or Trica and thanks for your support.
Mark your calendar: Suicide Prevention webinar: The BWC's Gun Violence Prevention ministry team will host a webinar, "Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention," on May 5 at 7 p.m. It will cover the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Additional information will be forthcoming.
News from the Washington Region and
Baltimore-Washington Conference 
Our friends at Goshen UMC are honored to partner with the National Center for Children and Families to host a free, comprehensive Community Health Fair on Saturday, May 10. Please find the attached flyer with all the details.
Please share this information by passing it along to others in the community—especially those who may be in need. Free services to be provided by licensed professionals include: Eye Screenings; Dental Screenings (insurance required); Health Screenings; Kidney Analysis; Complete Blood Work and A1C; Audio Screening; Plus additional services.
Washington Conference Pilgrimage Bus Trip: On June 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Conference’s annual Pilgrimage Bus Trip will explore the former racially segregated old Washington Conference as we wrestle with questions about race, justice, and equality. This year’s trip focuses on Baltimore sites. Free parking is available at Lovely Lane UMC at 2200 St. Paul St. in Baltimore, where the day will begin and end. The cost is $50 (scholarships are available), which includes the bus, lunch catered by a Black-owned catering company, admission to all sites, interpretation, and a lesson on pilgrimage theology. Full participants can earn 0.6 CEUs. Learn more and register.
Of Continuing Interest...
Remember our Sick and Shut-ins
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Weekly Schedule
Office Hours This Week:
Pastor Ken: Monday, Green funeral; Tuesday-Saturday on vacation
Rita Green: TBD
Sunday Worship: Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ZOOM Link
Meeting ID: 156 030 351 Passcode: 324036 Dial-In: 301 715 8592
We ask that you remain muted during the Sunday service once worship has started. The service is edited before it is later posted to our YouTube channel.
Pastor’s Bible Study: resumes Tuesday, May 6 at 10:30 a.m. with a study of Philippians by N.T. Wright. ZOOM LINK  Meeting ID: 775 496 640 Passcode: 656327 Dial-In 301 715 8592
Adult Bible Study: Tuesday Evenings 7-8 pm by Zoom. Mala Prasad is leading a study on The Bible With and Without Jesus by Amy Jill Levine and Marc Zivi Brettler. ZOOM LINK Meeting ID: 811 8541 4235 Dial-In 301 715 8592
Weekly Prayer Service: Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Need a mid-week spiritual lift? All are welcome to join us online at 7:00 p.m. for our weekly Thursday evening prayer service. ZOOM LINK.
Grief Support Group: Will meet in person on Thursday, April 10, at 6:30 pm. If you are interested in participating in the group, please contact Rev. Gerry at therevjr@msn.com for more details.
Contact Information
Pastor Ken Hawes: pastorken.fairhavenumc@gmail.com; 240-329-7638
Deacon Megan Blanchard: rev.megan.blanchard@gmail.com 
Rita Green: fairhavenumc@gmail.com,  c-301- 648-8294
Christina Mollard: ycmollard@gmail.com  
Leah Huggins: lhuggins1306@students.wesleyseminary.edu
Financial Giving to Fairhaven: Thank you for your continued generosity for the ministry of Christ through Fairhaven UMC. There are 3 ways to make an offering:
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In Person: place a gift in the offering plate on Sunday mornings
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Mail: send a check to the church payable to Fairhaven United Methodist Church
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Online:  https://fairhaven.breezechms.com/give/online
You may designate your gift to several funds:
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General Fund: the primary fund covering budgeted expenses
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Discretionary Fund: helps people in need on an emergency basis (at the pastor’s discretion)
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Capital Expenses: for ongoing church building needs
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Invest in Fairhaven: a specific capital campaign to do building upgrades
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Building Use: for community members who use the building to pay their use fees
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Other funds are activated-deactivated through the year for specific causes (Huree, SAVE, UMCOR, etc)