Announcements (Page 6)

Rising Hope Canned Food Drive – Thank You! We met our goal of donating 400 cans of vegetables and soup to stock the food pantry at Rising Hope UMC!  Thank you for donating canned food and gift cards to purchase canned food!  We are truly grateful for your generous giving!

Calling all Cantata Singers! Please join us for Wednesday night rehearsals starting October 11 – December 13 at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary. The Cantata will be Sunday, December 17th and we would love to invite all interested singers. All singing experiences are welcome. Please come and join us as we worship in song!

Cokesbury Fellowship Hall, Sunday, October 22, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Are you interested in finding out more about Franconia UMC or exploring church membership?  We invite you and your family to join us for an informal time of fellowship and learning more about Franconia United Methodist Church at Franconia First Steps on Sunday, October 22 between 12:30-2:00 p.m. in Cokesbury Hall.  This is an opportunity to learn about Franconia UMC and its mission and ministry, to learn about the United Methodist Church, and…

Coffee and Conversation  Grab a steaming cup of coffee and a snack between services and join us for Coffee and Conversation in the Small Kitchen (lower level of the church in the Admin wing) from 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. this Sunday, October 8. The Gospel of Matthew tells the story of Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection as a fulfillment of the whole biblical story. Each Gospel account emphasizes a unique angle on Jesus’ time on Earth. Matthew’s Gospel makes…

Thank you to all who helped us package over 15,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger. Thank you to all who generously supported this event with your prayers, presence, gifts, and service!  It truly was a community effort, and an awesome way to extend Christ’s Table on World Communion Sunday.

White House Christmas Ornaments are here! The Youth are excited for another fundraising opportunity. We will have the ornaments in Cokesbury Hall before and after services to be purchased beginning Sunday, October 8th. You can also contact the church office at gro.cmuainocnarf@eciffohcruhc. Ornaments are $25, and can be paid with cash, check, or pay online (select “Youth Fundraiser”). If you missed our ornaments last year, you can add one for $5! Questions? Reach out to Sarah Chambers gro.cmuainocnarf@htuoy ta.

Stewardship Study – An Invitation to Truly Experience that God is Enough – Starting Monday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. on ZOOM We begin the month of October with a family “meal” – World Communion Sunday!  During the month, we will also reflect on what God has done for us this past year and celebrate God’s provision during this period.  We then look forward to how best we will honor our Methodist vow of using our prayers, gifts, service, and…

Pastor Appreciation Day is Sunday, October 8.  Let’s shower Pastor Melissa with cards to show how much we appreciate her.  Cards may be mailed to “Church Office” at 6037 Franconia Rd. Alexandria VA 22310 or placed in the church office door file.

Time for Trunk or Treat! One of our more popular community outreaches is our Trunk or Treat event. This year we are happy to once again offer this to the children in our community. It will be on Saturday, October 21 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. We have several games, crafts and balloon animals planned in addition to the treats given at the cars. We will need several volunteers for this event in addition to candy donations and decorated cars.…

Grab a steaming cup of coffee and a snack between services and join us for Coffee and Conversation in the Small Kitchen (lower level of the church in the Admin wing) from 10:15am-10:45am this Sunday, September 24, 2023. We finished the 5th book of the Old Testament last week.  This week, we make a giant time and book leap into the New Testament!  Why?  Well, there is no big theological reason – just change things up a bit.  We will begin…