Dec. 5      Jesse R.

 Jan. 7      Ann T.

Food Pantry

The Food Pantry provided food for one person in both the third and fourth quarters of the year. The Food Pantry also received a large donation of food from the Orlean Trail Society in December. The PDF helped three people in the third quarter of 2017 and one person in the fourth quarter.

Tip of the Halo to:

~~ Shaw, for developing and distributing the church newsletter for the last 13 years

~~ Ellie, for hosting a fall picnic at her home in October, coinciding with the 5^th Sunday Potluck

~~ Sandy Payne, for her leadership and good nature in chairing the UMW and the PDF fund

~~ Daryl & Ellie, for setting up video equipment for the Charge Conference

~~ Kaitlyn Buzzi and Lynn Francis, for joining our choir

~~ everyone who donated Campbell’s and Tyson’s labels and Box Tops

~~ Sharon Stanberry and Joan Poole, for baking cookies for the volunteers at the firehouse

~~ all who contributed to the snacks after the Charge Conference and the 5th Sunday Potluck

~~ all who sent cancelled stamps to help UMCOR

~~ everyone who contributed time and items for shelter in Linden (Methodist Outreach Mission)

~~ Joan and Kenny Poole for all they do for our church, especially at Christmas

~~ Sharon Stanberry for the lovely church decorations

~~ Lorraine & R.O. Updike and Mack & Peggy Baer for putting up the outside nativity scene 

~~ Juanita, for hosting the UMW lunch/gift exchange at Overlook Fauquier Health Rehab/Nursing Center

~~ Tanya, for the flower arrangement set on the organ

~~ all those providing special musical at the Christmas Eve service

~~ the Leamon family, for giving Lindt chocolates and wood carvings

Outreach Accomplishments

Our church has joined other regional United Methodist churches in “MOM” – Methodist Outreach Mission – an effort that provides home repairs for underprivileged families in Fauquier County. Major repairs are currently being made to a home in Orlean. 

The United Methodist Women have been quite active, as usual. Examples include: sharing/providing lunch and gift exchange (an annual affair) with residents of the Fauquier Health Rehabilitation Nursing Center; making donations to FISH, Orlean Volunteer Fire Department, UMCOR, Fauquier Family Shelter, Samaritan's Purse, Fauquier Free Clinic, Christian Appalachian Project and Fauquier Hospice; hosting various receptions and potluck meals at our church, filling backpacks for school children; giving Christmas gifts to local children and providing transportation for church members.

Calendar of Events (First Quarter, 2018)

January 7             Resume normal worship schedule; resume Sunday school

February 13        Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

February 14        Ash Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

February 18        First Sunday in Lent, worship at 10:00 a.m.

February 25        Second Sunday in Lent, worship at 10:00 a.m.

February 25        Meeting of Administrative Council, after Sunday worship

March 4                Third Sunday in Lent, worship at 10:00 a.m.

March 11             Fourth Sunday in Lent, worship at 10:00 a.m.

March 18             Fifth Sunday in Lent, worship at 10:00 a.m.

March 25             Palm/Passion Sunday, worship at 10:00 a.m.

March 29             Maundy Thursday, 6:30 p.m.     

March 30             Good Friday, 7:00 p.m.

April 1                   Easter Sunrise, 6:30 a.m. Service held at Orlean Cemetery; worship followed by light breakfast

                              hosted by Orlean United Methodist Church (UMC). In inclement weather, Sunrise service will be held at UMC.

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