{"id":27979,"date":"2021-10-26T09:14:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T13:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=27979"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:36:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:36:31","slug":"christmas-marketplace-getting-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=27979","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Marketplace Ready to Open (11\/13\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='et-box et-warning'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">This post was used to announce the<span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\"> 2021<\/span> Christmas Marketplace. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">For details about<span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\"> this<\/span> year&#8217;s Marketplace, please refer to the &#8220;Event Announcements&#8221; in the right hand sidebar.<\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Our building is open and the Christmas Marketplace is back!\u00a0 We will hold our Third Annual Marketplace which on Saturday November 13, 2021. Mark the date and check out the crafts from local artists.\u00a0 It could be a great opportunity to pick up some special Christmas gifts.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Marketplace exhibits and sells crafts (original works), and the proceeds from table space rental fees are used to supply mission projects around the world (exhibitors get to keep 100% of their sales).\u00a0 And, it gives everyone the chance to pick up some unique Christmas gifts!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">2021 Christmas Marketplace<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday November 13, our Christmas Marketplace will return!\u00a0 Our Marketplace was open in 2018 and 2019, but COVID knocked it out in 2020. But, the vaccine is keeping us safe, our building is open, and we&#8217;re slowly returning to &#8220;normal.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Keeping with the Christmas Marketplace tradition, the Marketplace will feature the arts and crafts from members of our church and community. The space rental fees will go to the mission projects selected by our United Methodist Women (exhibitors keep the sale proceeds).\u00a0 By participating in the Marketplace, you will be helping to supply people&#8217;s basic needs throughout the world.\u00a0 We are God&#8217;s hands and feet for good in the world, and through this simple act of displaying, selling, and buying crafts, we will reach out beyond our walls to touch those in need.<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">2021 Christmas Marketplace<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHEN<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday November 13, 2021<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19780\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Lantern-_IMG_2809-_400x600-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"91\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Lantern-_IMG_2809-_400x600-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Lantern-_IMG_2809-_400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 91px) 100vw, 91px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIMES<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0 9:00 AM &#8211; 3:00 PM\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHERE<\/span><\/strong>: Pitman UMC Fellowship Hall<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHO:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anyone!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHY:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Community, fellowship, and to help global missions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Craft Exhibitors<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you would like to exhibit your crafts, click the below button to access the registration form.\u00a0 Print out the form, fill it out, and send it to our <a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">church\u00a0office<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MarketPlace21-Application.pdf' class='small-button smallgreen' target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Exhibitor Registration<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Deli Donations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes,we will have a deli at the marketplace too!\u00a0 If you want to make\u00a0 anything to donate to the deli, please send <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:brianjfoley1998@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">Brian\u00a0Foley<\/span><\/a> an email telling him what you&#8217;re planning to make.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">It&#8217;s NOT a Yard Sale!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Christmas Marketplace is more akin to a Craft Show than a Yard Sale.\u00a0 Items displayed must be original and handmade&#8230; no hand me downs, no kits, no commercially manufactured items.\u00a0 Attendees will be buying items directly from the artists who made them.\u00a0 Below are some glimpses of past Christmas Marketplaces: \u00a0\u00a0<\/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-27979 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\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2969-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2969-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2969.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\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2974-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2974-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2974.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-Carpenters-_IMG_2968-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-Carpenters-_IMG_2968-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-Carpenters-_IMG_2968.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\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2970-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2970-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MarketPlace-_IMG_2970.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Knitters-02-_SnotesCapture-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Knitters-02-_SnotesCapture-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Knitters-02-_SnotesCapture-_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\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Hope-of-the-Soul-_Capture-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Hope-of-the-Soul-_Capture-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MarketPlace-Hope-of-the-Soul-_Capture-_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=\"color: #008000; 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After a COVID imposed absence in 2020, our Christmas Marketplace will resume this year on November 13.  Open this post for more info and for the exhibitor application form. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,16,27],"tags":[123,67,83],"class_list":["post-27979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evann","category-go-beyond","category-umw","tag-christmas","tag-missions","tag-towns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27979"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34262,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27979\/revisions\/34262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}