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Look for Rev. Dean Snyder ’s next sermon series: “Jetsam and Flotsam on the Journey of Life” Guest Preacher, Rosanne Haggerty on Sunday, April 27th: We Can End Homelessness!
We Can End Homelessness! Sunday, April 27 www.commonground.org In collaboration with Washington Interfaith Network An offering for Common Ground will be received at the door at the end of each service. Summer in the City: A Series of Outstanding Preachers
Join us for Foundry’s second annual “Summer in the City” preaching series this July. Outstanding preachers from throughout the nation and nearby will speak at both our 9:30 and 11:00 am services each Sunday of July.
Rev. Bauman, well known for his daily inspirational messages on WCBS Radio in New York City , has been pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Manhattan since 1987. Christ Church is deeply engaged in mission and outreach in mid-Manhattan.
Dr. Wiley, a leader of the Washington Interfaith Network, is a pioneer in justice and inclusion ministries. She and her husband Dr. Dennis Wiley began conducting same-sex union ceremonies at Covenant Church in 2007
Rev. Holmes, a former member of the Texas legislature, served as pastor of St. Luke for 27 years. The church grew to 5,000 members during his tenure there. He is known throughout Methodism as the moderator of Disciple Bible Study.
Before becoming a superintendent, Dr. Walker served as the pastor of St. Paul UMC in Kensington , Maryland . In addition to being an outstanding preacher, she is an expert in conflict resolution. The Pastoral Corner: Writings That Impact Our Lives I find myself, lately, drawn to reread authors whose writing touched me in some powerful way along my journey – Carl Michalson, the existentialist theologian who died too young in a plane crash; Carlyle Marney, the erudite South Baptist radical; Rosemary Ruether, the Catholic feminist liberation theologian, Howard Thurman, the African-American Christian mystic; Rollo May, the theologian/ psychologist disciple of Paul Tillich; and others. Many of those I’m reading are no longer here, but their thinking still matters to me. These writings shaped me, and sometimes rescued me, along the way. Rereading them reminds me how important ideas are. Ideas and constructs that help us make some kind of sense of life are as important as food and drink. During the month of July we will be having four outstanding guest preachers. I will be in worship on Sundays to hear them preach. During the week I will be studying and planning my preaching for the year ahead. I would be interested in knowing what writings have impacted your life the most . . . not so much what you are reading right now, but what book has had a permanent and powerful impact on your life. If you would be willing to share, email me at dsnyder@foundryumc.org. Foundry Church has been engaged since 2005 in a three-part planning initiative which will culminate this year in new practices at Foundry. Each part of the initiative has been led by a separate planning group of members appointed by Church Council.
Building on the ideas and work of hundreds of Foundry members throughout the planning process, the current planning group is working to:
In May and June, the Calling and Vision Planning Group will submit to the Church Council a set of recommendations about ways Foundry can organize itself into a people ready to listen, hear, and act upon God’s call in our lives as a Christian community. The next steps will be developed by many Foundry members with ideas for implementation. We look forward to realizing God’s call together more fully as we near Foundry’s 200 th anniversary in 2014. Calling and Vision Planning Group members include Barbara Cambridge, Leigh Carter, Paul Hazen, David Kidwell-Slak , Barbara Marvin, Dean Snyder , Rebecca Stewart, Jim Walker , and Elder Wellborn. We invite you to ask questions or contribute ideas by contacting Elder Wellborn at ewitt@governing.com, Barbara Marvin at bmarvin5@juno.com , Barbara Cambridge at bcambridge@ncte.org, or David Kidwell-Slak at Kidwell_Slak@yahoo.com. Civil and Human Rights: 6 Lessons for Your Professional Life Kirk’s book, One Life: 3 Professional Careers — My Civil Rights Story, (Magic Valley Publishers, Long Beach , Calif. ) tells about his journey from that East Texas farm to Wiley College , one of the 11 historically black colleges and universities associated with the United Methodist Church , and then graduate work at Howard University , where he graduated in 1947. Kirk has had three professional careers since then: 14 years as a political science professor at Huston-Tillotson University, another historically black institution supported by The United Methodist Church; five years as s senior program manager at the General Board of Church & Society (1961-1966); and 16 years as a regional director of the historic “War on Poverty” program of the federal government. Kirk, a member of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington , DC , says that a basic strategic objective was to always avoid giving others the tools with which to negatively define him. If you accept the existing circumstances of your life, then that means denying your God-given ability to visualize something radically different and much better. The six lessons or values that Kirk says provided him a broad conceptual framework for approaching his careers are as follows:
* * * * * * Kirk’s autobiography is expected to be released the first week in April. Magic Valley Publishers is at 6390 E. Willow Street , Long Beach , CA 90815 , (562) 795-0289. The book's ISBN is 978-0-9800879-7-0. The book will retail for $22.95. The above is reprinted from the UM General Board of Church and Society publication Faith in Action, March 28, 2008 . Foundry's WIN Chapter Helping Secure "Neighborhoods First" Agenda
Representatives from WIN churches in Ward 2 had met with Councilmember Jack Evans in February to outline their goals. Then on March 12 there was an event at Church of the Pilgrims in Dupont where Mr. Evans joined about 200 WIN-Ward 2 leaders at an “Accountability Action” to publicly confirm his support for four key areas. Foundry had 43 people there representing our chapter. Dean Snyder opened the program with remarks that set the tone for the evening. He posed the fundamental questions of "who is Ward 2 for" and answered it by firmly stating that "Ward 2 is for everyone." Rev. Snyder also shared his newly found hope for ending homelessness as we know if through the promise of supportive housing, a "housing first" model that gets homeless people into permanent housing where support services such as rehabilitation and job training are available on-site. After employment, the residents’ earnings help subsidize their housing. Other major US cities have had great success with supportive housing projects. Bo Billups, co-chair of Foundry’s WIN chapter, spoke about the goal of establishing an internal voucher system for birth certificates and DMV ID cards within the DC Government agencies and shelters. These documents are required for city supported housing, health, and rehabilitation programs. Currently the DC government sends anyone in need of the application fees to Foundry’s Walk-in Mission or a similar program. There are two others in DC. These church-based resources cannot meet the demand for the financial aid, and they will always be needed even if DC institutes such a voucher system. But it will be a huge step forward if DC can provide the fees to those needy residents with whom they are already working. On March 12 Jack Evans pledged to assist in starting such an ID voucher program in addition to the other key agenda points WIN presented. In late March the Mayor delivered his budget to the City Council for review. The budget includes commitments for supportive housing for the homeless, refurbishing recreation facilities, and affordable housing initiatives. Then, on April 7, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty attended a city-wide WIN action event at Emory United Methodist Church in Ward 4. The Mayor outlined his budget initiatives to over 400 WIN leaders, including 26 WIN members from Foundry. To close the evening, Jana Meyer , Foundry’s Minister of Missions, spoke about the biblical lessons of Jeremiah who was challenged by God when he was weary to run faster and work harder. As the city and the nation enter more challenging economic times Jana challenged WIN participants and the Mayor to run faster and work harder to meet the needs of DC's most vulnerable residents! Jana reminded those present that the Mayor only proposes a budget - the council passes it. She said, “If we want to win this fight, if we want to keep the funds for housing and neighborhoods and youth, then we have to go into the thickets of city council. We have to turn out to council meetings at short notice, inconvenient times, and be willing to adjust our very busy schedules in order to do so. We have to hold our council members accountable for passing a “neighborhoods first” budget, just as we held the mayor accountable.” On April 28 th at 7:30 PM , WIN will have an important action event to which the entire city council membership has been invited. At that meeting the council will be asked to endorse the Mayor’s budget. The event will be held at St. Martin ’s in Ward 5. For more information about this and other upcoming WIN events please contact Gwen Johnson (202-986-1969) or Bo Billups (202-431-4052). There can be greatness in the volunteer efforts of an individual; but there is a higher power when thousands of voices from across the city are joined together to bring about more substantial change. WIN is about helping people stand taller, helping someone else see beyond their circumstances towards a brighter future. That is what we are a part of with WIN: making change for the better a reality for all the people of this city, especially those in greatest need of brighter futures. Foundry's 20/30s group is an informal fellowship made up of professionals and students, gay and straight, couples and singles, new members, one-time attendees and old timers. The group is a great way to find community and familiar faces at Foundry as well as learn about what else is going on at Foundry and how to get involved. Email Seth Chase at seth_a_chase@yahoo.com to add your name to the 20/30's listserv to keep up on upcoming events. Sunday, May 4th, 6:30 pm :
“Take us out to the ball game!” Email Kristy Maddux at klmaddux@umd.edu to join a 20/30s group at the Nationals' new stadium. We'll organize a block of tickets. Date TBA
Foundry Mission Retreat: Come for Fellowship and Focus on Community, Spirituality, and Social Justice Build community – get to know other mission volunteers and hear about their work; Connect to the meaning of social justice and various issues. Who: Mission leaders, volunteers and anyone else interested. When: Saturday, May 31 st, 10 am – 4 pm Where: Foundry Church , Parlor What: We will worship together; check-in on mission groups; explore the “outward” mission journey – how mission fits with social justice; and explore the “inward” mission journey – how we incorporate our inner spirituality and healing into mission. Don Lowe, who teaches “the Art of Pastoral Care,” will facilitate the inward session. The day will further ground our work in mission to our spiritual practice in a supportive community AND we will learn more about social justice issues and each other. The goal is to have fun and nourish and enrich all who participate (not to create more work for us). Please join us! Sign up in Fellowship Hall after Worship or contact Susan Ozawa with your name and RSVP at susan_ozawa@yahoo.com. We will need a final count by Sunday, May 25 th. Peace with Justice Sunday: June 22, 2008 Bob Edgar, President and CEO of Common Cause since 2007, will be the speaker at a luncheon after the 11 o'clock service. He was the General Secretary of the National Council of Churches for seven years. He also served 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 70s and 80s as a representative of the 7th District of Pennsylvania. The Luncheon is sponsored by the Peace with Justice Mission and the Mission Council. Please put the date on your calendar and join us for this very special event! Look for Some Things New and Some Things Old in this Year's VIM Silent Auction in May Get ready for a very exciting and diverse Volunteers in Mission Silent Auction on Sundays, May 4, 11 and 18. Reflecting an ambitious set of 2008 plans for Foundry volunteers to spend time in rural Louisiana rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and to work with groups in Liberia , Nicaragua and/or the Ukraine to develop mission projects there more fully, this year’s VIM Silent Auction goal is to raise $12,000. To support that effort a number of first-time auction gift commitments have been given generously by more than twenty-five Foundry neighborhood restaurants and businesses and Foundry members have offered wonderful weekend and week-long getaways and vacations from the Shenandoah Mountains to Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod. You will have an opportunity as well to bid for special dinners and brunches in the homes of Foundry members and for tickets to exciting sports events and theater performances. All this in addition to continuing Foundry members’ tradition of offering international crafts, babysitting services, antiques and “almost new” decorative items, art work and other popular items and services. A new feature this year will be our “cash and carry” program that will enable buyers on each Sunday to select, purchase and take home items valued at lesser amounts.
The 224th session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference will meet from Thursday, May 22 – Saturday, May 24 at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Prince George 's County. The theme of this year’s conference is "Serve like Christ." Foundry’s clergy and representative lay leaders will be attending the conference .
Foundry Seniors Assist Nursing Students Greeter and Welcome Table Volunteers Needed Want to use that beautiful smile God gave you? Foundry is in need of volunteers to greet visitors at the door and staff the welcome table. Commitment is just one Sunday every month or so. If you are interested, stop by the Welcome Table after service (to the right of the sanctuary in the Bell tower lobby) to sign up or contact Tim Wedding at weddingt@verizon.net or (202) 431-3502); or John Branscome at johnbranscome@yahoo.com or (202) 362-0457. Help make Foundry a welcoming place for all! Volunteers Needed to Count Offering Every Sunday after the 11:00 am service the offering is sorted, counted, and prepared for deposit by volunteers. It takes about two hours, one Sunday every month. There is also the possibility of having volunteers conduct this service on a Monday morning. If you are interested in assisting with this important task or would be available to be put on a substitute list, please contact Roger Harville at (703) 924-4880 or rharville@verizon.net . New Members Orientation on May 4th We have an orientation for those who are interested in becoming a member of Foundry Church or simply learning more about us. The session starts off with a free lunch after the 11:00 am service on Sunday, May 4th. Those wishing to become members will join at the services on Sunday, May 18th. If interested, please complete a registration form available at the church office or online. If you have any questions, you can contact Tim Wedding at weddingt@verizon.net or by phone at (202) 431.3502. Pre-Cana Weekend: Helping build Lasting Relationships
At least 10 days p rior to the weekend, each participant is asked to complete a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ®. The results will be explored through much of the weekend, leading to an understanding of yourself, your partner, and how different types relate in various situations. In addition, the following areas are included: The Pre-Cana Weekend is designed for couples who are planning weddings, marriage, civil unions and commitment ceremonies. It is encouraged to both opposite sex and same sex couples. For further information or to express your interest in participating, p lease contact Robert McDonald at (202) 332-4010 or by email at rmcdonald@foundryumc.org. Who Will Teach the Children? Please submit a (100 words of less) memory and share your memories with us. Send stories to tthames@foundryumc.org.
New Books for Children and Families
Who's Who and Where's Where in the Bible for Kids . Families will enjoy this colorful, user-friendly guide to the Bible. Veggie Tales - Lyle and the Kindly Viking, and The Invisible Empire by John Jenkins – about young people in 19th-century America (for older readers). Join us on Sunday, May 18th, for a special Sunday School class for parents (during the 9:30 am service) as Dr. Ira Abrams facilitates a discussion on discipline. Dr. Abrams has been in practice for 20 years working with families and couples. If you have a question for Dr. Abrams, e-mail it to tthames@foundryumc.org. Join us this June in the Power Lab! This year’s science theme is an exciting, fun filled Bible-based curriculum. VBS will take place each Saturday in June from 9:00 am-1:00 pm . The cost is $10 per day/per child, which includes all activities and lunch. Registration forms are available on the Foundry webpage. For more information, contact Theresa Thames -Lynch at tthames@foundryumc.org
Save the Date: Family Camp 2008 Friday evening thru Sunday morning August 29-31 Details coming soon!
15th Annual Concert for Life: Friday, April 25th Concert for Life "That’s Amore! Songs of Love" Friday, April 25th, 2008 For tickets: go to www.concertforlife.org
For Earth Sunday, April 20, the Green Mission group hosted a discussion with John Hill , the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society’s director of Economic and Environmental Justice. To join the Green Mission, contact T.C. Morrow at morrowtc@hotmail.com or (202) 689-5884. Day Labor Mission has a Busy and Fulfilling Weekend . . . The men came to the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina on a guest worker program. Enticed by promises of green cards and permanent residency, each man paid recruiters of a marine construction company a $20,000 fee to come to the United States . Many sold all of their possessions; some sold their homes; and most took out loans to pay for the trip. Instead of a permanent residency visa and a green card, the guest workers received a 10-month H-2B work visa. Furthermore, the workers were often required to live 24 to a room, at a charge of over $1,000 each per month. After a year of complaints to management regarding the deplorable living and working conditions, 100 of the guest workers walked out of their jobs. They began the satyagrahah from New Orleans on March 18th, and shared their story with allies across the East Coast. The culmination of their journey was the Unión meeting on March 27th, where they again shared their story with the Latino/Hispanic day laborers, many of whom understand all too well what employer abuse feels like. 150 people packed into Fellowship Hall to hear this remarkable tale translated from Hindi to Malayam to Spanish to English. Indian guest workers and Latino day laborers chanted, sang, and stood in solidarity together. It was a moving experience. Saturday, March 29th, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm , Foundry was host to its third annual health fair with La Clinica del Pueblo (a beneficiary of the 14th Annual Concert for Life). Free services including checks for glaucoma, diabetes, high cholesterol, blood pressure, obesity, HIV/AIDS, and malnutrition were offered. Over 60 participants registered for services, most of whom would not be able to afford theses screenings otherwise. 31 people were tested for HIV/AIDs. At least 17 people registered for coverage under the DC HealthCare Alliance, a health insurance plan provided by the city. Parts of the health fair were even filmed for inclusion in a video to BWC’s Annual Conference. Both of these events were a wonderful success. Many thanks to the volunteers for making them possible! Confirmation Sunday is May 11 Youth Sunday is June 1 Matt Smith to Receive His First Appointment in North Carolina Matt's last Sunday at Foundry is June 15 and he begins in his appointment on June 25. The church to which Matt has been appointed will be announced in late April. While it will be hard to leave Foundry for many reasons, Matt is glad to be moving forward in his ministerial career. Together with his wife, Joanna, and infant son, Simon, Matt looks forward to being closer to their extended family. Books to Prisons to Hold Flea Market The Books to Prisons Project is housed at Foundry and sponsored by the Quixote Center . We respond to requests from prisoners by sending 2 books per person. All labor and books are donated, so our primary cost is postage. In addition, we help set up small libraries in the DC Jail. Packing is done on Wednesday evenings in B2, so join us! Homelessness: What's Foundry Got to Do With It? Book Discussion with the Green Mission Group
Late Appeals Lead to Successful Conclusion of Stewardship Campaign Appeals in late February and early March by church leaders and Senior Minister Dean Snyder helped the Foundry Stewardship Campaign raise 99% of its $1.45 million goal. The effort, which was launched in November, got off to a strong start but stalled in mid-February. At that time, the Stewardship Campaign was $149,000 short. The slowdown was believed to be caused by a combination of the faltering economy, transitions within the staff and congregation, and the presidential election cycle when many in the congregation may be donating money to political candidates. With a Finance Committee meeting on March 11 when difficult decisions about budget cuts might need to be made, the Stewardship Committee asked Marc Carignan, Foundry’s Finance Committee chair, to speak to the congregation on Sunday, February 24. Carignan urged the Foundry community to step up its pledges to preserve the ministries and missions that might be reviewed at the March Finance Committee meeting. In addition to Carignan's efforts, Dean Snyder called a number of donors to ask whether they could make an additional contribution to help close the fundraising gap. It was the first time in his ministry career that Snyder had undertaken such a targeted, personalized effort. The two-pronged approach worked. By the first week of April, an additional $135,000 in pledges and contributions was gained. As a result, the church had recorded a total of 453 pledges for $1.436 million – 99% of the stewardship goal. Dean Snyder expressed his thanks: “I am touched by the depth of commitment and generosity of the members of Foundry Church as demonstrated by the level of increased giving.” Although Foundry overcame the fundraising challenges presented this year, the Stewardship Committee will begin a process of determining how to increase and deepen the church’s revenue streams. Currently, they consist of pledge and capital campaigns as well as bequests. “We ought to diversify our efforts so that our committee looks not only at pledges, but also at other ways to generate revenue,” said Joe Belew , chairman of the Stewardship Committee. |
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Rosanne Haggerty 
Rev. Stephen Bauman 
Rev. Dr. Christine Wiley 
Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Karin Walker
W. Astor Kirk, who attended a historically black United Methodist school and helped desegregate the University of Texas graduate school, offers six lessons or values in a new book for approaching your professional career. Kirk says that at the age of 15 while walking behind a mule and a plow in his father’s cornfield in East Texas he came to a realization: “If you accept the existing circumstances of your life, then that means denying your God-given ability to visualize something radically different and much better.” 
The Washington Interfaith Network (WIN), is a non-partisan network of over 50 churches across the city working with the DC government on a “Neighborhoods First” agenda including affordable housing, recreation projects and new answers to homelessness. The WIN chapter at Foundry has had a busy few months with Ward 2 focused events as well as city-wide actions. We are looking forward to more important spring events as the budget is being finalized, and to “get out the vote” activities this summer. 
Our next Pre-Cana Weekendwill be held the weekend of June 27th – 29th. The weekend program brings same sex and opposite sex couples together with Foundry staff and other professionals to explore various aspects of a couple’s life together from spiritual, physical, psychological, sexual and behavioral perspectives. Our experience and feedback tells us that couples who have participated in the weekend benefit from a greater understanding of themselves and how they relate to one another, as well as developing connections and friendships with other couples 
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Palm Sunday services included something new this year for Foundry, the use of “eco-palms”. These are palms from communities practicing sustainable forestry and fair trade. The Foundry Green Mission group suggested the use of eco-palms, in its efforts to encourage sustainable practices within the Foundry community. 
"Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor" by Leonardo Boff will be discussed in a four-session book group on Wednesday evenings - April 30, and May 7, 14, and 21 from 6:45 - 8:15 pm in Room 203. For a copy of the book, contact T.C. Morrow at (202) 689-5884. If you miss a week, come the next. Foundry United Methodist Church
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