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Worship at 10am

August 4th - Hosea 11:1-11 with Pastor Janine August 11th - Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 with Pastor Janine August 18th - Isaiah 5:1-7 with Pastor Devon August 25th - Jeremiah1:4-10 with Pastor Janine

Summer Reading to Go Along with the Sermon Series

Walter Brueggemann: The Prophetic Imagination

Rebecca Solnit: Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

Our August Sermon Series

Current Reality and God's Preferred Future

Back and Better Than Ever

Devon’s Coffee and Conversation Community Office Hours are back! Meet Pastor Devon at the Alexandria Pastry Shop (3690 King Street) She’ll be there Thursdays August 1, 15 and 29 from 9-11am. Drop by, grab a tea, coffee, or pastry, and chat. There is no agenda, just a time to check in, connect, or meet about anything that has been on your mind. Questions? Contact Pastor Devon [email protected].

Summertime Worship at Fairlington One 10am Family Friendly Service

From August 4 through Labor Day Weekend we will have one combined worship service each Sunday at 10:00am followed by ice cream in the breezeway. We are encouraging casual attire and have some exciting ideas for intergenerational wor-ship opportunities. Although there’s no Sunday School, we still have Children’s Church and the Nursery available. (photo: The Van Dorn Wilderness)

AUGUST 2019 STEEPLETALK

Young Adult Events Are You in Your 20’s and 30’s?

Monday, August 12th @7pm:Trivia at Del Ray Pizzeria (2218 Mt. Vernon Ave.) Come see what random knowledge you have as we form teams, compete, and enjoy dinner. Come early to order dinner before trivia begins. Devon will arrive by 6:15pm to reserve tables.

Sunday, August 18th @ 12:30pm: Picnic at Lee District Splash Park (6601 Telegraph Road) Bring something to share for a picnic lunch and meet in the gazebo area by the Splash Park. We will eat, chat, and hang out in the Splash Park. If you have kids, bring them along! Please note that all children (15 years and younger) enjoying the splash park, MUST wear aquatic shoes or sandals with a manufactured back strap at all times.

Saturday, August 24th: Volunteer Opportunity! Preparing and Serving Dinner at the Carpenter's Shelter at Landmark Mall (5701 Duke St D) We will be making grilled chicken and sides for residents at the Carpenter's Shelter. If you would like to prepare a side, let Devon know. We will meet at the shelter at 5:30pm to serve food.

For more information, to be added to the Young Adult email list, or if you have any questions contact Pastor Devon at [email protected] or (703)671-8557 ext.104.

There’s still room in our Fairlington Preschool. Contact [email protected] or (703)671-3939

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Welcoming . . . Nurturing. . . Serving

More Summer Reading All women of the church are invited to discuss “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood over a pot luck luncheon, Sunday September 1 at noon. RSVP or questions to Carol Weldon, [email protected].

Save the Dates for United Methodist Men

Saturday, Sept. 7 Annual Chicken BBQ Monday, October 21 Fall Dinner. Details coming soon!

Call to Mission

FUMC plans on returning to Tarboro, NC over the Veteran’s Day weekend, November 8-11 for another mission opportunity. If you are interested in participating or want more information, contact Mike Moss or Mark Griffin [email protected] or [email protected]. Some additional days for work will likely be available but the focus of the group effort will be the long weekend. We have a webpage full of info at www.fairlingtonumc.org (click on the Serve tab). Mike Moss advises “Mark your calendar and thank you for serving God by serving others.”

Shop Back to School for a Cause Fairlington United Methodist Women would like to take advantage of the back to school sales and the tax free days to collect school items for International Academy at TC Williams and the 2020 UMCOR mission. We will be collecting items from August 4 thru September 8, 2019. There will be a container outside of the Parlor for you to drop off your donations. Tax free days in Maryland are August 11-17 and August 2-4 in Virginia. For more information, contact Katie Courlander [email protected] or Marcy Lewis [email protected].

Hands-on-Service Needs

ALIVE! has an immediate need for several people (any age/experience) to help with bagging and delivery of food in the mornings at the ALIVE! Warehouse, 801 S Payne St. For information and sign-up, contact Dennis Warnke, weekdays coordinator, [email protected].

ALIVE! is the key non-profit organization in Alexandria assisting those in need by distributing food, furniture and housewares to families. FUMC members are active and would be happy to orient new members to the program. For the latest information on how you might help with housing, furniture, housewares, child care, and food, go to https://alive-inc.org/ or contact Rolf Blank, [email protected].

Work in the Church Trustees have targeted improvements in the Narthex for Monday and Tuesday, August 19 and 20. Anyone can help with dismantling the shelves, clearing/prepping the room for painting, and expanding the usher closet to hold folding chairs. For more information and to sign up contact: Clint Stretch [email protected] or Mark Griffin [email protected].

Blunt scissors (round tip only; no plastic) Boxes of 24 crayons Spiral Notebooks Composition Notebooks Loose Leaf paper (up to 200 sheets) 1 & 1 ½ inch Binder Hand held pencil sharpener (1” or longer) 12” Ruler Unsharpened Pencils Eraser (at least 2”) Two-gallon re-sealable plastic bags

NOTE: Do not buy items that have advertisements, religious, patriotic or military symbols on them.

A Thank You Note:

To everyone who had any part in helping Jane Odom and me during her long illness, I sincerely thank you. We could not have it made without your prayers, visits, and meals. Connie Cartledge




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Cherub Choir –-Meredith Caskey & Judy Porter, Co-Directors Boys and Girls Age 4** through grade 1

Wednesdays 6:30pm - 7:00pm Room 106 BEGINS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ** Following the guidelines for Virginia public schools, a child will have reached his/her fourth birthday by October 1.

The Joyful Ringers -- Louise Wilson, Director Beginner/Intermediate Level Handbells Grades 2 through Adult (Intergenerational) Wednesdays 6:30pm – 7:00pm Room 112 BEGINS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Chapel Choir -- Louise Wilson, Director Boys and Girls in grades 2 - 5 Wednesdays 7:15pm – 8:00pm Room 106 BEGINS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Chancel Choir -- Louise Wilson, Director Adults and Youth Sings during 11:00am Worship Service (Childcare provided) Thursdays 7:45pm - 9:30pm Room 108 BEGINS THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Seraphim Choir -- Louise Wilson, Director Adults and Youth Sings for Festival Services and Concerts (Childcare provided) Thursdays 8:30pm - 9:30pm Room 108 BEGINS THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Jubilate Handbell Choir -- Louise Wilson, Director Advanced Level Handbells for Adults Rings at the 9:30am and 11:00am Worship Service once a month (Childcare provided) Thursdays 6:15pm - 7:30pm Room 112 BEGINS THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Five by Five –- Louise Wilson, Director Small Handbell Ensemble (Intergenerational) Audition for membership and alternate placement Sundays 12:15pm - 1:00pm Room 112 BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Youth Vocal Ensemble –- Louise Wilson, Director

6th-12th grade youth receive regular vocal coaching and learn a variety of music Sings for Worship Services & Seasonal Events Sundays 5:30pm - 6:00pm Room 108 BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Chancel Choir -- Louise Wilson, Director Adults and Youth; Sings during 11:00am Worship Thursdays 7:45pm - 9:30pm Room 108 BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Seraphim Choir –- Louise Wilson, Director

Adults and Youth; Sings for Festival Services & Concerts Thursdays 8:30pm - 9:30pm Room 108 BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

For additional information regarding the Music Ministry of

Fairlington United Methodist Church please contact:

Dr. Louise Wilson, Director of Music (703) 671-4057 Music Office [email protected]

On Becoming a Foster Grandparent by Vicki Stones [email protected]

Who are Foster Grandparents? Members and Non-members of Fairlington UMC who have a desire to build a “grandparent” relationship with a student at FUMC. Grandparents are models, mentors and memory-makers! In society today our Grandparents are not al-ways close by, so this is an opportunity to have a unique connection to a stu-dent and to share your gifts, talents, pearls of wisdom and in return gain so much more!

What are the expectations of a Foster Grandparent?

• Attend planned socials as much as possible with your student.

• Attend your student’s concerts, plays, games and any other opportunity you might find.

• Send cards for birthdays and special milestone events.

• Agree to have a current background check every three years.

What is the time commitment? We will organize a fall event, a Christmas/Winter event and a spring social for the larger group. You should plan to spend a few hours each month attending special events such as games, plays, events that your student is involved in in school, church or community.

How will students be matched with Foster Grandparents? Students entering 6

th grade will be given the opportunity to connect with a Fos-

ter Grandparent. Christian White will help with making the connections so that we have something in common. If you would like to hear more about the Foster Grandparent program, please join us on September 8 from 5-7pm for an info meeting and dinner. Photo: 2004 Foster Grandparent Tea

Preschool News by Carol Keller, Director

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September is right around the corner! The summer has flown by and while the school has been quiet, work is still being done. This summer, the walls have been painted and a new floor has been laid in the Orange room. Thank you to the Fairlington Trustees and all volunteers for the work involved. It is important that the children have a clean and safe environment to work in! New picnic tables for adults and children have been ordered for the playground. Did you know that Fairlington Pre-school is an outreach of the church? We serve children ages 2- 5 in 10 classes. About 25% of the children attending Fairlington Preschool have an identified special learning need or disability. There are 18 teachers, an Occupational Therapist and Speech – Language Pathologist, as well as an office assistant and Preschool Director who work each day with the 110 children enrolled. We welcome you to visit any time you are in the building to see what we do every day. The preschool asks for the congre-gation’s help in registering Harris Teeter VIC cards with the Together in Education Program. The pre-school receives a donation based on the amount spent in their stores. The TIE number of the preschool is 5236. This is the only fundraiser the pre-school does during the school year. The funds raised from this go to-wards underwriting therapy costs for the families whose children benefit from the Speech and Language as well as Occupational Therapy deliv-ered by licensed therapists on the Preschool staff. Safeway and Giant have both discontinued their pro-grams. As always, the families and staff of Fairlington Preschool thanks the con-gregation of Fairlington United Meth-odist Church for the ongoing support of the preschool.

Stan Beall is Retiring!

After many years serving as lead usher at the 9:30am service, Stan Beall is retiring. His last Sunday as an usher was July 28

th. Stan has decided that he

wants to devote more time to taking care of his wife, Rob-erta. Stan shared that for him, the best part of being an usher was getting to meet peo-ple. Thank you, Stan, for being such a welcoming presence for so many years! We will miss you!

Support our local refugee families & donate new, full size toiletries and cleaning supplies. Look for collection boxes in the church entrance.



Thursday, August 1, 2019 9:00 AM Pastor Devon at Alexandria Bakery

2:00 PM Lazarus Ministries - FH/109/110/114

7:00 PM Overeaters Anonymous - Room 110

Friday, August 2, 2019 12:30 PM Muslim Prayers - FH


Sunday, August 4, 2019 10:00 AM Worship - Sanctuary

11:00 AM Ice Cream in the Breezeway

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 5:30 PM Alcoholics Anonymous - Room 111

6:00 PM Anger Management - Room 114

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 7:30 PM Overeaters Anonymous - Room 110

Thursday, August 8, 2019 10:00 AM Kneedful Knitters - Parlor

2:00 PM Lazarus Ministries - various






11:45 AM Vegetarian Potluck - Fairlington Presbyterian


6:00 PM Anger Management - Room 114

7:30 PM Staff Parish Relations - Room 109







7:00 PM FUMC Women Movie Night

Saturday, August 17, 2019 9:00 AM FUMC Women trip to National Gallery



Monday, August 19, 2019 9:00 AM Narthex Refurb.

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 9:00 AM Narthex Refurb.

5:30 PM Alcoholics Anonymous - Room 111


Thursday, August 22, 2019 2:00 PM Lazarus Ministries - various













Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:30 AM ALIVE! last Saturday - Basement

9:00 AM FUMC Women trip to National Book Fair

9:30 AM FUMW Crafts For Cora Kelly Rec august...

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DATED MATERIAL

August 2019

Fairlington United Methodist Women: Truth from the Ground Up United Methodist Women have a long tradition of studying the living contexts of women we do not know. We learn how, in times of desperate need, oppressed women cry out to God for survival. This month we will study both Hagar, the mother of Ishmael, and the unnamed slave girl in Naaman’s household, and how God hears their pleas. Through fellowship activ-ities, we will learn about Philomena Lee, Ida B. Wells, and Sandra Day O’Connor, each of whom have impacted our lives. Join us! Karlene Masters President, Fairlington UMW

[email protected] Every Sunday Throughout August – Mission Activity: Drop off school supplies for 2020 UMCOR Kits for Conference in Narthex. Contact Katie Courlander ([email protected]) or Marcy Lewis ([email protected]). August 16 7-9:30pm – Fellowship Activity: Movie Night Philomena, hosted by Beth Conord (RSVP: [email protected]). August 17 9:30am-12:30pm – Fellowship Excursion to the National Portrait Gallery Exhibition Votes for Women: A Por-trait of Persistence (https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/votes-for-women). Contact Karlene Masters ([email protected]). August 31 9am to noon – Mission Activity: Crafts for Kids at Cora Kelly Recreational Center. Contact Kathy Richards ([email protected]). August 31 – Fellowship Excursion: Explore America’s Changemakers at the National Book Festival at the DC Convention Center. Contact Barbara Glomb ([email protected]).

Fairlington UMC is a Reconciling Congregation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors. We proclaim and welcome every person as a beloved child of God regardless of age, race, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, family structure, faith history, or life experience.

SteepleTalk is a publication of Fairlington United Methodist Church. The deadline for the September SteepleTalk is Monday, August 12.

Please submit your announcements to [email protected]. Please send them single spaced, and no more than 200 words in length. Photos are warmly welcomed! Please include email addresses or phone numbers of all contacts.

PLEASE READ: In an effort to be good stewards of all resources we will phase out bulk mailed print copies of SteepleTalk effective January 2020. Print copies will continue to be available at the church. If you do not have access to computer/printer to receive a digital version please let us know. We can mail you a copy, or have someone from our ministry/visitation team bring it to you. This reminder will be repeated every month! THANK YOU!

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