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Midweek Update: March 19, 2025 |
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A Message from Pastor Alex |
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It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that one of our members (since 2005), Lucille Williams and her husband Bernard, died this past week. On Monday evening, many members of The Women at the Well, the Bell Choir, and members of her Sunday School Class came together to grieve her passing and to start the hard work of forgiveness and restoration.Be in prayer for their friends and family. They had a son, Ben, who has a 6 year son and they had a daughter, Charlotte, who has a young daughter, Maple. A Service of Death and Resurrection will be held on March 30 at 2:00pm in the Sanctuary.
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If you would like to place an Easter Tulip on the chancel in honor or memory of a loved one, please fill out this form and drop it in the offering plate, or give it to a staff member. Payment can be made by check (tulips in the memo one), cash, or through REALM. Tulips are $10 each and the funds will benefit Bread and Blessings, our Monday Lunch program for our under-served neighbors. |
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We have an Instagram! And what better way to launch it than during the Lent Photo-a-Day Challenge. Be sure to follow our account here. Each day you will post a photo inspired by the word we post on our feed. The greater United Methodist Church is participating using the hashtag #LentPhotoADay. We are using the hashtag #CFUMC. We will share those that we see using the hashtag! |
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Prayer as Living Actions
Throughout the church you will find glass receptacles with folded slips of paper that list a task for you to try during this Lenten Season. Take one (or two!) and try to achieve what is on the slip (or slips) and then when you are at church again, take a new one! |
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Lenten Lunches
Wednesdays Throughout Lent
Join us for devotion and lunch in Fellowship Hall each Wednesday during the Lenten Season.
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Reconciling Ministry Table
Sundays through June 22nd
What does it mean to become a Reconciling Church?
Stop by our welcome table (located in the Art Gallery right outside of the Sanctuary) after our worship service to find out! Members of our congregation who are Reconciling Individuals would love to share information with you about Reconciling Ministries Network.
Every Sunday now through June 22, we will be highlighting:
- What it means to be a Reconciling Congregation.
- Steps we have taken to become a Reconciling Church.
- How YOU can become a Reconciling Individual.
- And why it matters!
We hope you will stop by and say hello :)
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Upcoming Habitat For Humanity Builds
March 22nd
Our next regular monthly Habitat for Humanity build opportunity is Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Lunch on both days will be provided by Aldersgate United Methodist Church (pizza, water, and Gatorade).
If anyone would like to contribute dessert, please reach out to Greg Brown at 434-327-8763 (call/text) or gabrown2926@outlook.com.
Sign up here to volunteer.
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Cake Auction & Potluck
Sunday, March 23rd following service
Bake a cake and bring it to church that day! Add the ingredients and be sure it’s on a plate you don’t intend to get back! All the proceeds from the cake auction will benefit RISE Against Hunger!
Lunch will be potluck (you bring the sides and desserts) with CFUMC providing the protein.
Our RISE packing event will be April 12 where we will cone together to pack 20,000 meals!
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McGuffey Art Center Presents:
Mark Stephen Chapman
March 7th - March 30th
Visit McGuffey Art Center to explore Mark Stephen Chapman's exhibit named
Lessons in Art at an Exhibition.
The show runs through March 30th.
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Save the Date: Rise Against Hunger
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Rise Against Hunger will be Saturday, April 12, 2025.
All ages are welcome. We will be packing 20,000 meals! Rise provides food to the chronically undernourished.
Contact Harriet or Larry Lambert with any questions. (434) 960-8233. Sign up link will be available closer to the event.
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Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 20th after service
Celebrate Easter with an Easter Egg Hunt following service on Easter Sunday. We will meet across the street in Market Street Park.
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SAVE THE DATE: Vacation Bible School
July 21-25, 2025
"Trusting Jesus in a Wild World!"
We have our dates, our teaching materials, and our Jesus. Now all we need is our volunteers and kiddos! Attached is a promotional flier to get the word out. Please send those volunteers and kids our way.
Looking forward to a wild time!
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