Ministries

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Persons with gifts of healing, prayer, compassion, and service serve in the following areas: 

- Provide meals

- Visit the sick and recovering

- Write notes

- Blessing box creation and maintenance

- Visitation

 Christ's Carpenters is a parish minor home repair team. This team has replaced screen doors, floating floors, bathrooms, roofs, painting gutter cleaning and many other home maintenance items for those who are unable to do them themselves or cannot afford to pay someone to perform the repair for them, If you or someone you know could benefit from this ministry please contact Anthony Bishop 240-405-2378. There is a minor application process that is required for final approval from the CC Board 

Stephen Ministry is a one-to-one lay caring ministry. Stephen Ministers are congregation members trained by Stephen Leaders to offer high-quality, one-to-one Christian care to people going through tough times. Anyone struggling through a difficult time in life – experiencing grief, divorce, job loss, chronic or terminal illness, retirement, financial setback, empty nesting, or some other life crises can receive care from a Stephen Minister.

A Stephen Minister usually provides care to one person at a time, meeting with that person once a week for about an hour. Twice a month, Stephen Ministers gather with their Stephen Leaders for supervision and continuing education. 

The Parish Men's Bible Study Group invites men of all ages to join a new study on the Synopic (see together) Gospels (Mathew, Mark and Luke). The group will delve into when the gospels were written, the theological thrust of each different book and the nuances of each gospel as they are presented side by side. We meet every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Education Building's kitchen located at the New Market Campus.

Second  Tuesday of Each Month 12:30pm -  Join the UMW for food, fun and  fellowship. The Tuesday meetings consist of prayer, a program, support  for missions such as Board of Childcare, Call to Prayer and Self Denial,  and World Thank Offering and local church projects.
 

UMW  Game Day   Wednesdays 12:30pm - Alternate homes of the UMW are opened  up every Wednesday for card and board games. Light snacks are shared as  the ladies get competitive.
 

UMW  Game ON Third Wednesday of every month 1:30pm - Game day is offered to  the New Market community at the Schoolhouse located at the NMUMC campus.  Join us for senior co-ed fun laughter and snacks 

7:30  p.m. in the Education building kitchen. At each gathering there is time  to share our joys and concerns, then one of the ladies will present a  short program.
 

In  the past we have talked about prayer, grace, shared books and music  that touch our lives, played a fun game to get to know each other  better, done a craft and always have a yummy snack.
 

Presenting a program is completely voluntary! It is not mandatory that each lady do a lesson or bring a snack.
 

LIFT  stands for Ladies In Faith Together and that is just what we are! A  group of ladies walking our faith and lift journey together. If you have  never been to LIFT we hope you will try it this month. Our meetings  normally last an hour and a half and are always full of joy!
 

Mark Your Calendars: LIFT meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Ed. Bldg Kitchen
 

For more information contact Kathy Ginsburg (Katherine.ginsburg@fcps.org) or Donna Clawson(sd3clawson85@yahoo.com) 

Crafting group that creates gifts for the homebound or fundraising for NMUMC missions.