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Prayer Requests

Please pray for these members of Faith UMC: Madelyn Rushbrook, Bonnie Steele, Barbara Seitz, Jane Rankin, Bob Melvin, Janice Moon, Chuck Taylor, Betty Varga, Matt Hall (serving in Afghanistan), Dinah Redding, Sam Rankin

and others dear to us: Sue Ann McCarty (Kay McCarty's daughter), Doris Brown (Colleen Wootten's mother), Phil Dawson Sr. (Phil Dawson's father), Michele Smith (Tim Evans' friend), Parker Osburn (Sally Stolz's cousin), Holy Kaur Khalsa (Marti Phillips-Patrick's friend), Linda Schluntz (Kathy Whitmire's cousin), Fred Wood (Donna Taylor's son), Janet Rall Chilcott (Jane & Bill Rall's daughter), Janet King (Dave King's stepmother), Lucille Brown (Milton Brown's mother), Mason Weakley (Janice Genter's grandson, friend of the Simpsons), Matthew Chia (Kitty Jones' friend), Dawn Helton (Marge Taylor's daughter), Stacey Holway (Stuart & Cherie Proctor's daughter), Susan Hebb (Jim & Mary Mehring's daughter), Porter Neese (Marge Taylor's friend), Barbara Mangene (Charlotte Mangene's daughter), and Jennifer Piniaha (Marge Taylor's daughter)

Church and Community Events

Youth Events in February

Confirmation

Confirmation Classes (for youth 7th grade and higher) will begin with a retreat on March 2nd-4th. Please contact Pastor Laura for more information or to enroll. revpeterson@faithworkshere.com

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 5:30-8:15pm, Fellowship Hall

Once again this year we'll provide a pancake supper for the congregation. Please plan to be at church by 5:30pm (5:15pm if possible!) to help set up tables, mix batter, etc... If you have a griddle and/or spatula, please label them and bring them along.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 6:00-8:00pm

"Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez"!

What's the best way to enter into a season of repentance and contemplation? A blow-out pancake and bacon supper, of course! Stuff yourself silly as we celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or what's more commonly known as "fat" Tuesday, because it's your last chance to pig out before you give it all up for Lent.

For $5 per person, you'll get all the pancakes, sausage, bacon, and fruit you can eat, plus good music and party favors! Bring the whole family, and "let the good times roll"!

All proceeds go toward the Youth Mission Trip this summer.

New Members' Class

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 11:00am in Room 203

New members will be received during worship on March 4th. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Laura by phone: 301-1881, ext. 2201 or at revpeterson@faithworkshere.com.

Thanksgiving in February

Help the Hungry by Dining Out!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Every February, Interfaith Works organizes and sponsors this event where over 70 Montgomery County restaurants will join together to support hunger relief by contributing 10, 15, or 20% of their sales for one day. Funds collected are distributed to a coalition of 11 local non-profits who provide emergency food to our hungry neighbors. A listing of participating restaurants is available at www.thanksgivinginfebruary.org.

Parents of Young Children

Sunday, March 4, 2012, 12:30-2:30pm

If you are the parent of a young child/children, and want to get connected with other young parents at Faith, please join us for lunch on March 4th from 12:30pm-2:30pm at Greg and Kathryn Holden's home. This will be an informal time of fellowship to get to know each other and share a meal. Kids are welcome!

Please RSVP to the Holdens at 301-942-4060 or holdengk@juno.com. Hope to see you there!

Faith's Blood Drive

Monday, March 12, 2012, 3:00-8:00pm

We will meet in the Commons of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, our co-sponsor. To make an appointment, call Pamela Kessler at 301-279-5818 or email her at kesslerpamela@gmail.com.

If you do not wish to donate, we can still use your help - staffing the registration desk or baking cookies. Come join us in this lifesaving effort!

19th Annual Mission Auction & Dinner

Friday, March 23, 2012 - Silent Auction at 5:30pm, Dinner at 6:00pm, Live Auction at 7:00pm

Please join us for an evening of fun and fellowship while raising money to help those in need of food and shelter. The silent auction will begin at 5:30pm and dinner will be served at 6:00pm, followed by the live auction at 7:00pm. If you are interested in bus service from/to Asbury or in child care, please let us know when you purchase your tickets.

While we actively solicit donations from local enterprises, almost 70% of the auction proceeds come from items and services donated by members of the congregation. Donation forms are available here and at the Sunday ticket sales table.

Proceeds from this year's auction will go to Manna Food Center, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, The Zoe Ministry, and Faith UMC's youth summer work trip with Group WorkCamps.

Tickets:

$5/adult, no charge for children 17 and under - will be sold during the Sunday fellowship time between services from February 12 through March 18, and at teh door the night of the auction.

Please join us this year for what is always an entertaining and fun-filled evening for worthy causes.

Faith Camping Trip! Save the Date!

May 5-6, 2012

Our annual Faith United Methodist Church camping trip at Little Bennett Campground will be on May 5-6, 2012. Please contact Sara Romeyn and Tim Evans at advisors@starpower.net to reserve your spot or to get more information.

Like us on Facebook

Did you know Faith Church has a social media presence via Facebook? If you have a Facebook account, you can Like our Page! We post events, musings, and who knows what else as we grow with this tool.

To LIKE us (and you can share with your friends), search for the "Faith United Methodist Church - Rockville" Page and click "Like". That's all there is to it.

Pictures & videos of past events are not posted on our Page. We wanted to add a level of security to protect our members, so we also have a Closed Group where those get posted. Search for the "Faith UMC Rockville" Group and ask to Join.

Serving at Faith and in the World

Provide a Shelter Meal

You can now sign up online!

Faith Church provides monthly meals two women's shelters each month: Dorothy Day Place on the second Sundays and Sophia House on the second Saturdays.

Families, groups, friends, and individuals can sign up to serve in some way with one or more of these meals. We have created an online signup form for you to learn more about what's involved and to give you an opportunity select a serving opportunity.

Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B44ADAF22A31-faith and make your selection (including quantity). When asked, you don't need to create a sign-up account or provide an email, just click on "I don't want an account", put in your name, and that's all there is to it.

If you have any questions, contact Ann Tognetti at atognetti@starpower.net or 301-670-9398.

Provide Childcare or Be the Adult in the Zone for the Older Elementary & Youth Movie/Study Hall Zones

For Tuesday Nights Together (beginning 2/28)

We need volunteers to provide childcare for kids birth to age 7 or hang out in the older elementary/youth movie & study hall zones (two separate areas upstairs).

To signup for one or more Tuesdays, you can go online at www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444ACA72FAB9-provide, fill out the tear-off sheet in this Sunday's bulletin insert, or contact Gina Dawson at 301-881-1881, ext. 2250 or ginad@faithworkshere.com.

So far, a couple of people have volunteered for one night each. We really need your help to support our families during TNT!

The Season of Lent

Tuesday Nights Together (TNT) - Igniting Faith

This Lent, Faith is starting an exciting new Tuesday evening event. We're calling it Tuesday Nights Together, or TNT. It will be a wonderful evening of sharing, learning, and serving. The basic format will be the same each week, but the program will change.

We will offer this new program during the six weeks of Lent. Our goal is to streamline meetings to free up time and energy for more of our congregation to engage regularly in activities beyond worship and committee meetings, and to draw our community in with events that appeal to an audience beyond our current members. This new schedule will allow us to provide additional opportunities to focus on spiritual development, engage our minds, and deepen our community outside of our meetings. We hope you can make every effort to attend and support this exciting new endeavor at Faith!

Childcare will be available from 6:30-8:00pm. Children 0-7 will be in a childcare zone. Kids and Youth ages 8 and older can hang out in the movie zone or take advantage of the study zone! Youth are also invited to participate in the Learning opportunities listed below.

TNT Schedule

6:15-7:00pm: Sharing - Dinner & Fellowship Time

Dinner will be available throughout the 45 minutes, so come when you can and we'll have a meal ready for you! The optional meal is $5 per person.

7:00-8:00pm: Learning

Different 'tracks' will be available at this time, and change weekly. You'll have the option of participating in a small group, a worship experience, a speaker, a hands-on demonstration, a mission opportunity, or other events. Your suggestions of what you'd like to see offered are always appreciated!

8:00-9:00pm: Serving

Committee meetings will take place at this time on the following monthly rotational schedule:

- 1st Tuesday: SPRC, Christian Education

- 2nd Tuesday: Finance, Hospitality/Evangelism

- 3rd Tuesday: Church Council

- 4th Tuesday: Missions, Trustees

- 5th Tuesday: Quarterly Groups (Youth Council, Faith Foundation, and Preschool Board)

TNT for Lent

TNT will begin on February 28th.

February 28th: Practical Lent - Realistic Spiritual Practices for Your Life

*March 6th: Healing Worship Service

*March 13th: Nan McCurdy and Miguel Mairena - Nicaraguan Missionaries

March 20th: Seeing the Faith: Images of Lent - with Amy Gray, Wesley Center for Arts and Religion

March 27th: Seeing the Faith: Images of Lent Part 2 - with Amy Gray, Wesley Center for Arts and Religion

April 3rd: Wrestling With the Mysteries of Holy Week - Asking tough questions and finding faithful answers

*Note that this a change of date from what was published in The Good News.

Every Tues.	Men's Prayer Breakfast, 6:30-7:30am
February 21	Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 6:00-8:00pm
February 22	Ash Wednesday Worship Service, 7:30pm
February 26	New Members' Class, 11:00am
February 28-April 3	Tuesday Nights Together (TNT) - Igniting Faith
February 28	Thanksgiving in February
March 4	Luncheon for Young Parents at the Home of Greg & Kathryn Holden, 12:30-2:30pm
March 12	Faith's Blood Drive, 3:00-8:00pm
March 23	Mission Auction, 6:00pm Dinner, 7:00pm Auction
May 5-6	Faith Camping Trip