Posts tagged Opportunity to Give

GLASS BABY FOOD JARS AND FLASHLIGHTS NEEDED FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL:  We are in need of glass baby food jars and flashlights for our science room this summer.  If you can give, please leave your items in the VBS donation bin located in the church library. Thanks for your help!

GLASS BABY FOOD JARS AND FLASHLIGHTS NEEDED FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL:  We are in need of glass baby food jars and flashlights for our science room this summer.  If you can give, please leave your items in the VBS donation bin located in the church library. Thanks for your help!

Old Maps Needed for Vacation Bible School: We are in need of maps for one of our VBS crafts this summer. Any kind of map (local, national, world, etc.) is fine. If you can give, please leave your map in the VBS donation bin located in the church library. Thanks for your help!

Old Maps Needed for Vacation Bible School: We are in need of maps for one of our VBS crafts this summer. Any kind of map (local, national, world, etc.) is fine. If you can give, please leave your map in the VBS donation bin located in the church library. Thanks for your help!

Kits for Conference:  Once again we are collecting supplied Birthing, Health, Layette and School Kits before our pastors join with other UMC clergy at the Virginia Annual Conference.  Kits are due to St. Matthew’s by Friday, June 14th!  The video playlist above gives you helpful instructions on how to pack the kits and you can read all about each kit and their contents at www.stmatthewsumc.org/involved.php.

Spring Service Day (April 6, 2013) in Photos:

Jim King Imaging: SMUMC Potato Drop April 6, 2013 &emdash;  

On April 6, 2013 181 people gathered in the front of St. Matthew’s to help feed our hungry neighbors on our annual Spring Service Day.  “In 2.5 hours, 181 of us saved 49,000 pounds of potatoes from the landfill and bagged them to be distributed to our hungry neighbors through local food banks.” ~ Pastor Brian Johnson.  

St. Matthew’s member and professional photographer, Jim King, has made his photos of that day available at: http://JwKImaging.zenfolio.com/p430221535/slideshow

Car Wash to Benefit UMFS on Sunday, April 14th - Club 56 will be hosting a car wash during morning worship.  Our participating 5th and 6th graders (and adult assistants) will be washing cars from 8:15 – 11:45 AM to raise money to support United Methodist Family Services.  Our support will help raise awareness of the needs of children in foster care and how the community can get involved. To participate simply leave your keys with one of our adult assistants before worship and when you leave, your clean car will be waiting for you. 

Car Wash to Benefit UMFS on Sunday, April 14th - Club 56 will be hosting a car wash during morning worship.  Our participating 5th and 6th graders (and adult assistants) will be washing cars from 8:15 – 11:45 AM to raise money to support United Methodist Family Services.  Our support will help raise awareness of the needs of children in foster care and how the community can get involved. To participate simply leave your keys with one of our adult assistants before worship and when you leave, your clean car will be waiting for you. 

CALLING ALL COOKIE BAKERS:  St Matthew’s prison team is going to Greensville Correctional Center on Wednesday, April 24th.  The team needs 500 dozen cookies which are used to help show God’s love to incarcerated men, so once again we need your help.  Please package cookies by the dozen in quart size bags.  Recipes and additional information are available at the Welcome Center located next to the front doors of the church. Any questions should be directed to Len Pomeroy at 703-425-8654.  Thank you for sharing in this ministry 

CALLING ALL COOKIE BAKERS:  St Matthew’s prison team is going to Greensville Correctional Center on Wednesday, April 24th.  The team needs 500 dozen cookies which are used to help show God’s love to incarcerated men, so once again we need your help.  Please package cookies by the dozen in quart size bags.  Recipes and additional information are available at the Welcome Center located next to the front doors of the church.

Any questions should be directed to Len Pomeroy at 703-425-8654.  Thank you for sharing in this ministry 

INOVA Blood Drive on April 7th!  Donors needed!!! Please consider giving the gift of life by donating blood at our next blood drive at church on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from 7:30-11:45 a.m.  Please contact Amy Anderson-MacMurdo at 703-598-3660 or ANDERSONMACMURDO@Yahoo.com or Kendra Martin at 703-333-6050 or Kendra_martin@ymail.com to sign up. We are counting on our faithful donors and, as always, need new donors to help us meet our goal. Please remember that youth (16 and older) can donate with a parent’s consent. ***Please note that the drives are now being held in the INOVA Bloodmobile, which will be parked in the back on the day of the drive. Registration will take place in classroom 125, which will be well marked on the day of the drive.***

INOVA Blood Drive on April 7th!  Donors needed!!! Please consider giving the gift of life by donating blood at our next blood drive at church on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from 7:30-11:45 a.m.  Please contact Amy Anderson-MacMurdo at 703-598-3660 or ANDERSONMACMURDO@Yahoo.com or Kendra Martin at 703-333-6050 or Kendra_martin@ymail.com to sign up. We are counting on our faithful donors and, as always, need new donors to help us meet our goal. Please remember that youth (16 and older) can donate with a parent’s consent.

***Please note that the drives are now being held in the INOVA Bloodmobile, which will be parked in the back on the day of the drive. Registration will take place in classroom 125, which will be well marked on the day of the drive.***

Spring Service Day, Saturday, April 6th: On the morning of Saturday, April 6th, St. Matthew’s will be hosting our annual Spring Service Day from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (noon).  Like last year, we will be gleaning and bagging of 49,000 pounds of potatoes to give to local food banks. This means that we need everyone to come and be a part of this great mission opportunity.  Come ready to make a difference and feed the hungry!

Spring Service Day, Saturday, April 6th: On the morning of Saturday, April 6th, St. Matthew’s will be hosting our annual Spring Service Day from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (noon).  Like last year, we will be gleaning and bagging of 49,000 pounds of potatoes to give to local food banks. This means that we need everyone to come and be a part of this great mission opportunity.  Come ready to make a difference and feed the hungry!

HOLY WEEK WORSHIP ENHANCEMENT SETUP/TAKEDOWN-VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  What makes Holy Week special for you?  Is it the palms on Palm Sunday, the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, those last moments of silence on Good Friday, and/or the glory of Easter Sunday morning, with the beauty of Easter flowers all around?  Many hands are needed to give us those moments with which we worship and reflect.  Won’t you please consider helping make those moments a reality this year?  The Worship Committee needs your assistance.  To sign up to help you may either complete the signup sheets available in the Information Hallway or go to the following link at SignUpGenius.com: www.signupgenius.com/go/409094EA4AD28A75-holy.

HOLY WEEK WORSHIP ENHANCEMENT SETUP/TAKEDOWN-VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  What makes Holy Week special for you?  Is it the palms on Palm Sunday, the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, those last moments of silence on Good Friday, and/or the glory of Easter Sunday morning, with the beauty of Easter flowers all around?  Many hands are needed to give us those moments with which we worship and reflect.  Won’t you please consider helping make those moments a reality this year?  The Worship Committee needs your assistance.  To sign up to help you may either complete the signup sheets available in the Information Hallway or go to the following link at SignUpGenius.com: www.signupgenius.com/go/409094EA4AD28A75-holy.

POWER PACK PROGRAM (P3) NEEDS:  St. Matthew’s has partnered with Food for Other’s P3 program  which provides weekend meals for students at local schools who receive free or reduced lunch.  Find out more about this program at www.stmatthewsumc.org/involved.php.  We are currently in need of single-serving lunch and dinner items, such as chili cups, macaroni and cheese cups, tuna salad kits, and pasta/meat cups.  Please place all P3 donations in the designated bins near the church entrances.

POWER PACK PROGRAM (P3) NEEDS:  St. Matthew’s has partnered with Food for Other’s P3 program  which provides weekend meals for students at local schools who receive free or reduced lunch.  Find out more about this program at www.stmatthewsumc.org/involved.php.  We are currently in need of single-serving lunch and dinner items, such as chili cups, macaroni and cheese cups, tuna salad kits, and pasta/meat cups.  Please place all P3 donations in the designated bins near the church entrances.

Easter Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser:  (Sunday, March 31st from 7:30 – 11:00 AM) Children’s Council will host a pancake breakfast throughout the morning on Easter Sunday.  Plan to stop by with your family to enjoy a great breakfast and time to visit with church friends.  All donations will support Vacation Bible School and Family Outreach Programs. 

Easter Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser:  (Sunday, March 31st from 7:30 – 11:00 AM) Children’s Council will host a pancake breakfast throughout the morning on Easter Sunday.  Plan to stop by with your family to enjoy a great breakfast and time to visit with church friends.  All donations will support Vacation Bible School and Family Outreach Programs. 

Candy Donations Needed by March 23rd: Children’s Council is in need of donations of candy for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  A donation bin will be labeled for candy in the church library.  Thanks for helping us reach out to the children of our community!

Candy Donations Needed by March 23rd: Children’s Council is in need of donations of candy for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  A donation bin will be labeled for candy in the church library.  Thanks for helping us reach out to the children of our community!

Mark your calendars for the Sr. High Youth Group’s annual Trash Day on Saturday, March 23:  The Senior High is again offering an opportunity to get rid of over-sized yard waste, large household items, and other items that need to go to the land fill (including household hazardous waste).  More details coming soon!  Keep us in mind as you think about your spring cleaning!

Mark your calendars for the Sr. High Youth Group’s annual Trash Day on Saturday, March 23:  The Senior High is again offering an opportunity to get rid of over-sized yard waste, large household items, and other items that need to go to the land fill (including household hazardous waste).  More details coming soon!  Keep us in mind as you think about your spring cleaning!

Sign up to Support Hypothermia Shelter:  From February 17 through 24, we will be hosting some of our homeless neighbors in our church each night as part of our partnership with the Fairfax area FACETS hypothermia shelter program. Thank you to those of you have already signed up to participate in this ministry by working a shift here during that week or providing in-kind or monetary support. We still need a lot more support. Please check out the sign-up list under the TV near the Welcome Center or at www.stmatthewsumc.org/involved.

Sign up to Support Hypothermia Shelter:  From February 17 through 24, we will be hosting some of our homeless neighbors in our church each night as part of our partnership with the Fairfax area FACETS hypothermia shelter program. Thank you to those of you have already signed up to participate in this ministry by working a shift here during that week or providing in-kind or monetary support. We still need a lot more support. Please check out the sign-up list under the TV near the Welcome Center or at www.stmatthewsumc.org/involved.

Hypothermia Shelter “Undie Sunday”:  This Sunday, February 3rd is “Undie Sunday,” the day on which we begin accepting all in-kind donations to support our upcoming hypothermia shelter week. In addition to the needs listed on our sign-up list (find the list on the poster board near the welcome center or at stmatthewsumc.org/involved), we are in need of new or gently used warm clothing and new socks and underwear to offer to our guests. Please consider offering the gift of warmth and hospitality to our neighbors. 

Hypothermia Shelter “Undie Sunday”:  This Sunday, February 3rd is “Undie Sunday,” the day on which we begin accepting all in-kind donations to support our upcoming hypothermia shelter week. In addition to the needs listed on our sign-up list (find the list on the poster board near the welcome center or at stmatthewsumc.org/involved), we are in need of new or gently used warm clothing and new socks and underwear to offer to our guests. Please consider offering the gift of warmth and hospitality to our neighbors.