{"id":20626,"date":"2019-02-16T12:31:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T16:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=20626"},"modified":"2019-04-04T16:21:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T20:21:23","slug":"our-fathers-house-keeps-on-building-jan-march-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=20626","title":{"rendered":"Our Father&#8217;s House Keeps on Building! (Jan-March 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Our preschool, Our Father&#8217;s House, is a busy place!\u00a0 Not only are we learning &#8220;the three Rs&#8221;, we&#8217;re also learning God&#8217;s love and how to share that love with the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here&#8217;s a taste of what Our Fathers House is up to&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">January&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3758\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-9-2014-Cereal-Pantry-_IMG_0992-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-9-2014-Cereal-Pantry-_IMG_0992-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-9-2014-Cereal-Pantry-_IMG_0992-207x136.jpg 207w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-9-2014-Cereal-Pantry-_IMG_0992-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-9-2014-Cereal-Pantry-_IMG_0992-430x283.jpg 430w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-9-2014-Cereal-Pantry-_IMG_0992.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We collected over 150 cans of soup and other canned goods and donated them to the Pitman Food Pantry.\u00a0 A timely gift, considering the recent government shutdown.\u00a0\u00a0 We continue to collect donations of\u00a0 boxes of cereal, jars of peanut butter, or any canned goods on our table in the hallway.\u00a0 The local food pantry is always very grateful for any supplies that we are able to donate to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you find yourself in need of help, click this link for info about the <a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pitman\u00a0Food\u00a0Pantry<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">February&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20628\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-Valentines-Cards-_fb02-400x300-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-Valentines-Cards-_fb02-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-Valentines-Cards-_fb02-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>During the month of February, we have been busy making Valentine Cards to share with the residents of <a href=\"https:\/\/pitman.umcommunities.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pitman\u00a0Manor<\/span><\/a> (&#8220;United Methodist Communities at Pitman&#8221;).\u00a0 These cards were delivered to the Manor the day before Valantine&#8217;s Day, and the residents really appreciated them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">March&#8230;<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3\/20- Manor Visit<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Our 4 year olds will visit the Manor and present a program of song on the morning of Wednesday, March 20th.\u00a0 After the program they will fan out into the audience and hand out the &#8220;Spring&#8221; (Easter) cards that we&#8217;ve been making.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3\/26- Scholarship Fundraiser<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 On Tuesday March 26, we will hold a &#8220;Spirit Night&#8221; fundraiser at the Chick-Fil-A in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chick-fil-a.com\/Locations\/NJ\/Mantua-Square\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mantua<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Join us at anytime between 5-8 PM, and part of your purchase will be donated to our scholarship fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20626 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-_fb01-400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-_fb01-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-_fb01-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-_fb03-400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-_fb03-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-02-OFH-_fb03-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; 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