Fairhaven UMC
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Thursday, June 12, 2025
Mission: To Love, Live, and Serve like Jesus
In our church, community, and world.
Sunday Worship
Join us in person or online at 10:30 as we celebrate Trinity Sunday! Rev. Ken’s message is “New Math,” inspired by Romans 5:1-5 and John 1:12-15. Since one of the questions received for our summer series concerns understanding the theological concept of the Trinity, our summer series of Favorites and Questions begins this week. We will honor our all those who “father us,” as we celebrate Father’s Day. Come, worship with us.
This week's worship participants:
Ushers: Elaine Gibson and Bethany Chambers
Lay Reader: Sharie Bernard
Coffee Hour Hosts: United Women in Faith
The link to last week’s service: LINK
Happening This Week
June 14, 10 am – Prayer shawl session
June 15 – Happy Father’s Day!
June 19, 6:30 pm – June 19th, 6:30 pm - Juneteenth Celebration: Please attend this interfaith celebration at Poplar Grove Baptist Church, 14625 Jones Ln, Darnestown. This year we are exploring Maryland’s checkered past. Our Gospel Choir, along with singers from other faith communities, will present the musical selections. Historical readings, light refreshments, and community fellowship are all a part of the evening! See the attached flyers for more information. Parking is limited, please car-pool.
Save the Dates For Future Events!
July 6 – Worship Committee meeting
July 12 – “Shades of Pink” Tea sponsored by United Women in Faith
July 28 - July 30 - VBS
Additional New and Important Updates
Thanks to Trica Young and all who planned and participated in last week’s Pentecost Education Confirmation Sunday Service!
Congratulations to those who were confirmed on Sunday: We are delighted to welcome you as full members of Fairhaven UMC. May God continue to bless you.
Congratulations to the Evelyn Hallman Scholarship recipients: Desmond Benjamin, Spencer Davis, and Makai Scheer. Desmond and Spencer are both great-great-grandsons of Evelyn Hallman. This is the first time that more than one of her descendants has received the scholarship at the same time.
Congratulations to the other graduates: Sharon B. 5th Grade at Jones Ln. to Ridgeview Middle School
Noah A. (Joyce’s grandson) 5th Grade at Thurgood Marshall to Ridgeview Middle School
Byron D. (Rita & Gerry’s grandson) 8th grade to D.C. United Soccer Academy
David Rogers from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with BS in Mechanical Engineering. He will be working for Barry-Wehmiller Papersystems as a Field Service Engineer.
Nathan Gregory Bowman (Skip & Linda’s grandson) from Dickinson College with a BA degree in Quantitative Economics. He will be working this summer in Connecticut for Thayer Mahan, Inc.
Huree University: On Sunday Geoff shared updated information on Huree University in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and impact our support is making. So far this year we have collected just over $9,000. In each of the past three years, we have donated $10,000-$12,000. It would be great to do the same again. Please make your donation through the Fairhaven online giving or by cash or check.
Vacation Bible School is July 28 - July 30! Discovery on Adventure Island is this year’s theme, and it is just around the corner! Mark your calendars now and make plans to join us Monday, 7/28 through Wednesday, 7/30 from 6-8 pm (gathering time is 5:50 p.m.) for formation, fun, food, and fellowship. Registration is now open! Recruitment is also underway for those interested in assisting with Vacation Bible School this year! We need adults and teens to help guide our children on our quest to discover God’s light. We need individuals willing to help with various tasks, including science, snacks, recreation, crafts, Bible storytelling, registration, music, shopping, and technology. There is a place for everyone to assist! Please reach out to Trica at tricasmiles23@gmail.com if you’re interested. Visit our website (https://www.fairhavenumcmaryland.com/featured-project) for more details, or simply register at https://forms.gle/jCxML7zZYYASWd7W9.
Summer Sunday school HELP WANTED…! We need some extra helping hands to assist with our class. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board outside of the sanctuary. Quick info… there are lesson plans on top of the mailboxes that you can make copies of for the class that you’re teaching. No experience necessary, just a kind heart and the desire to want to help educate our children. If you have any questions or you are interested in assisting, please feel free to reach out to Trica at 301-379-0944 or tricasmiles23@gmail.com
The kids are amazing and they will learn from you just as much as you learn from them.
News from the Baltimore-Washington Conference, the Greater Gaithersburg Hub, and the Community
Save the Date: The United Women of Faith of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Area will host Mission u 2025 on Aug. 1 and 2 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Annapolis, MD. The theme will be “Practicing Hope Together.” All are invited to attend.
Goshen UMC is announcing a Bus trip to Sight & Sound Theatre to see NOAH, July 26. Bus leaves at 11:30 am. Flyer on the bulletin board
CIH Community Corner - Juneteenth Special Edition: How to Manage Weight Gain, Blood Sugar, and Prevent Chronic Disease to Feel Your Best! The goal is to promote lifestyle medicine for healthy weight and for the prevention of diabetes and heart disease. Participants do not have to be patients of Capital Integrative Health to sign up, and all people are welcome. It will be 30 mins of roundtable presentation and 30 mins of Q&A.
Tuesday, June 17th at 7:30pm EST LINK
Interfaith 5K Coming Up on Labor Day, 9/1 at the Germantown Soccer Plex
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Shaare Torah and Prince of Peace are two of the founding faith communities for the annual 5K
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The idea for the event came together after Shaare Torah was defaced in a hate crime in 2016
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A few congregations decided that a public response of love, unity, and respect would help to not only heal current hurts, but make a long-term difference in Montgomery County.
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Registration is now open - for details, please see https://mocointerfaith5k.org/participation-information/
Weekly Schedule
Office Hours week of June 16
Pastor Ken: Tuesday 9:30 am-4 pm; Wednesday 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Rita: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 am – 12 pm
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: join us in person or online on Tuesday at 10 a.m., as we conclude our study of N.T. Wright’s Philippians. We will then take a break for the summer. 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 selected Thursdays, 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:
● In Person: place a gift in the offering plate on Sunday mornings
● Mail: send a check to the church payable to Fairhaven United Methodist Church
● Online: https://fairhaven.breezechms.com/give/online
You may designate your gift to several funds:
● General Fund: the primary fund covering budgeted expenses
● Discretionary Fund: helps people in need on an emergency basis (at the pastor’s discretion)
● Capital Expenses: for ongoing church building needs
● Invest in Fairhaven: a specific capital campaign to do building upgrades
● Building Use: for community members who use the building to pay their use fees
● Other funds are activated-deactivated through the year for specific causes (Huree, SAVE, UMCOR, etc)