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Midweek Update: November 19, 2025 |
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Traveling Tiny Jesus
Pick up a tiny Jesus or two today on your way out of worship and take Him with you as you travel through life! If you go on vacation, place Him in your photo! Let us see the places you visit! (Truthfully, don’t we always want to have Jesus by our side?)
Share your photos with Carolyn and we will share them here!
Tiny Jesus at the Mendenhall Glacier.
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Wild Church
Are you seeking a welcoming community to connect with in nature?
Join us on the Sacred Way, where we come together to worship and celebrate the Divine amidst the beauty of the outdoors. We meet outside several times a month to hike together.
Each gathering begins with a brief reflection and prayer before we embark on our holy hikes. All ages are invited to participate.
To stay updated on our Sacred Way, Wild Church offerings, click here.
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For the month of November we will be collecting *NEW* socks for Cville Sock Love. This successful ministry was founded and is still currently run by two of our young adult congregants, Lily and Lindsay Simpson.
Needed are warm, basic socks for adults and versatile socks for toddlers and school-aged children. The socks will be distributed to area shelters, soup kitchens, PACEM guests, and many of our under-resourced individuals and families in our area. Congratulations! Last year, our congregation contributed nearly 900 pairs! So far we have collected 222!
Let’s fill up the Sock Love box! Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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The Hinton Ave Clothes Closet (The Church of the Good Shepherd) is currently looking for more specific items for fall/winter:
Women: hats, gloves, scarves, socks, underwear, jeans, fleece/joggers, scrubs, sweaters, coats (clothing in all sizes). Shoes (no heels, please) - sneakers, casual, boots - all sizes
Men: gloves, hats, scarves, socks, underwear, t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts/flannel/collared shirts, jeans, khakis, fleece bottoms/tops, other casual pants, scrubs (clothing in all sizes). Shoes (sneakers, boots) - all sizes
Donations are to be made Saturdays from 10am-12pm.
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Interested in helping to feed some folks during the Holidays? Let’s support the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as they undertake a Food Drive beginning Wed. Nov. 16 and running until Dec 14. Bring non-perishables to the Welcome Center to support the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Most-needed items include peanut butter, canned meats/veggies/fruit, beans, pasta/rice, and low-sodium soups. These donations support families during the holidays, especially in a year when supplies are already strained before the season begins.
Let’s make a difference!
Questions? carolynmcgee@cvillefirstumc.org
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Community Dinner
New Ministry Needs Volunteers
Third Wednesdays in Nov, Dec at 6pm
If you know, meet or see someone that could use a free community meal, fellowship and a supportive environment once a month, please pick up our invitations in the welcoming Center, to give to people in need.
The third Wednesday of each month we are collaborating with Aldersgate UMC and a couple of other locals to create community and provide nourishment in the Rio Rd. area of Charlottesville,(last month we had a young man from Ruckersville join us!).
Our next Community Dinner is next week, November 19th. With current economic conditions and continued invitations to people in need, we expect to need your help providing a meal. Last month about a dozen people gathered for this developing ministry.
If you would like to support this ministry by providing food for a meal, use our sign up genius link or contact Mary Hoggard at 615-785-1168.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday, November 20th at 6pm
The Inclusion Task Force invites you to attend the Transgender Day of Remembrance next Thursday on the downtown mall.
See below for more information. Hope to see you at this important opportunity to show up and stand with our fellow children of God.
"Charlottesville is holding a Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) candlelight vigil and protest march on Thursday, November 20th. The vigil begins at 6:00 PM on the Downtown Mall at The Beautiful Idea (411 E. Main St.) to honor those lost, and a march protesting anti-trans policies will follow at approximately 6:30 PM.
The event will also include a moment of silence for Charlottesville native Sage Smith, who went missing on this date in 2012."
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New Study
November 23rd
The Faith Seekers will be studying Matthew Skinner’s book “The Voices of Advent” every Sunday in Advent. Come and search the Bible’s insights for a season of hope.
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Bake Sale
November 23rd after Worship
DON’T FORGET!!!!
This Sunday is the Annual Bake Sale! Bring your labeled baked goods to the Fellowship Hall when you arrive Sunday morning.
They will be priced and sold right after worship! All proceeds will benefit Bread and Blessings, our Monday Food Ministry, serving our under resourced neighbors.
Thanks in advance for your pies, cakes, cookies, etc! YUM!
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Hanging of the Greens
November 23rd at 3pm
Join us for the annual hanging of the greens as we decorate for the Christmas season.
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New Artist
November 23rd after Worship
Meet our new artist in the Gallery! Joshua Carter is a Central Virginia-based acrylic painter who specializes in dynamic, heavily textured landscape art and abstraction. Be sure to stop by to view his work! All items (paintings and journal books) are for sale and a percentage of each sale will go to benefit PACEM as we seek to make the nights warmer for some of our unhoused neighbors.Thank you for your support!
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Michael Mouse Christmas Pageant -
We Need You!
Children and Youth are invited to perform in this year's Christmas Eve 5 PM service in the production of Michael Mouse.
Play Director Erica Gregory and Music Director Kevin White are looking for talent. Practices will be each Sunday following Worship, until Christmas.
Carolyn McGee will also be teaching the kids and youth some music as part of the Magnify Choir Performance on Sunday, Please email Lara Upton if your children and youth would like to participate to help us plan.
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True North Christmas
Join us for True North Christmas - keeping with the theme of Vacation Bible School this summer. We will be joining together to decorate cookies and enjoy each other's company.
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Save the Date: Summer Youth Mission Trip
Save the date for the Summer Youth Mission Trip—ASP 2026 with Appalachian Service Project, happening June 7–13, 2026. Register now to reserve your spot at https://forms.gle/u3qovEi5pinLH9HE8.
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