Welcome to The following slide show is presented (before and after service) to invite you to our upcoming Church activities!

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Lent 2017 All Aboard for our Tour of John Wesley’s England Lenten Small Group Study: Understanding Methodism All Aboard for our Tour of John Wesley’s England Begins March 5 Contact: Mary McCollum, Pastor Jeong 3

Lent 2017 Pause with Me Lenten Soup & Fellowship Thursdays: March 9, 16, 23, 30, and April 6, 13 Saturdays: March 11, 25, April 8 Contact: Kathy Glass 4

Contact: Joanne Cossairt Over 80s Club Valentine Luncheon at the Cossairt’s Home Feb. 13, 12 noon over Contact: Joanne Cossairt 5

Heifer International Unique Clothing Drive & Fundraiser Accepting gently and UNgently used items Through February 28, 2017 Flyers on the Heifer Table in the Narthex.

Office Hours Monday – Friday 9 am – 1 pm Closed on February 6, 20, and 21. 7

Acorn Newsletter February Acorn Available Narthex & Online www.FairOaksUMC.org March 2017 Acorn Deadline Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 9:00 am Note: This is the Wednesday BEFORE Church Council meets. 8

Contact: Karlene Brown Outreach Ministry Downtown Ministries Collection Jar In the Narthex on the 1st Sunday of each month. Contact: Karlene Brown 9

1st Sunday of every month Outreach Ministry Food Drive Sunday: 1st Sunday of every month 10

Outreach Ministry Tarps and Seasonal Support for the Homeless Contact: Ruby and Wayde Wicker Tarps and monetary donations gratefully accepted. 11

Church Space Available Board of Trustees Church Space Available Help spread the word on Facebook! Contact: Church Office 12

Order forms on Narthex bulletin board. Contact: Church Office Scrip Orders Next Order Date: Monday, February 13 at 9:00 am. Order forms on Narthex bulletin board. Contact: Church Office 13

Communion for the Homebound Contact: Church Office 1st Sunday of every month Contact: Church Office 14

Home Study Guides located on Narthex Bulletin Board Adult Education Sunday Mornings at 9 am Church Library Home Study Guides located on Narthex Bulletin Board Contact: Loren Guffey 15

Weekly meetings on Thursdays Contact: Adriane Samcoff Youth Ministry Weekly meetings on Thursdays 7 pm in the Teen Room Contact: Adriane Samcoff 16

Join the Yahoo Email Group! Contact: Church Office Stay Informed Don’t Miss Out! Join the Yahoo Email Group! Contact: Church Office 17

Small Group How is it with your Soul? Thursdays, 7 pm Library Contact: Kathy Glass 18

Church Calendar Notify the Church Office when scheduling, changing, or cancelling events. 19

Chancel Choir Rehearsals Music Ministry Chancel Choir Rehearsals Thursdays at 7:30 pm Contact: Betty Karamatova 20

UMC...Bridges District Events 1st UMC Sacramento Ms. Ginger Snap concert to benefit Family Promise February 11, 2017 Flyers on Hall Bulletin Board 21

CA-NV Annual Conference 2017 Summer Camps Registration is open at www.calnevypm.org Flyers on Hall Bulletin Board 22

Endowment Ministry, Spencer, 7 pm Worship Ministry, Spencer, 11:00 am Ministry Meetings MONDAY: Endowment Ministry, Spencer, 7 pm TUESDAY: Trustees, Spencer, 7:00 pm NEXT SUNDAY: Worship Ministry, Spencer, 11:00 am 23

Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events… Looking Ahead Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events… 02/06 Church office closed. 02/12 Scout Sunday 02/20 Presidents’ Day - church office closed. 02/21 Church office closed. 03/01 Ash Wednesday service at 6 pm 03/04 Endowment Chili Feed (tentative) 03/05 1st Sunday in Lent 03/05 Lenten Small Groups begin 24

Looking Ahead 03/09 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 03/11 Soup Saturday—new this year! 03/12 Daylight Saving Time begins. Spring forward 1 hour. 03/16 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 03/23 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 03/25 Soup Saturday—new this year! 03/30 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 04/06 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 04/08 Soup Saturday—new this year! 04/09 Palm Sunday 04/13 Maundy Thursday and Soup Supper 04/14 Good Friday 04/16 Easter Sunday 04/17 Easter Monday - church office closed. 05/29 Memorial Day - church office closed. 06/04 Pentecost Sunday 07/04 Independence Day - church office closed. 09/04 Labor Day - church office closed. 11/05 All Saints Sunday 11/05 Daylight Saving Time ends. Fall back 1 hour. 11/23 Thanksgiving - church office closed. 12/03 1st Sunday in Advent 12/03 Marathon - possible road closures. 12/09 Advent Concert 12/24 Christmas Eve (on a Sunday this year) 12/25 Christmas Day - church office closed. 12/31 Tongan Ministry Watch Night service 25