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THE CIRCUIT RIDER
Vol. 15, No. 2
February 2015
FROM THE PASTOR My new friends at Chamberlayne Heights,
It has been a joy to “fill in”. By the �me I get to know most of you, you will be
ge!ng to know another “fill in”. But keep the faith! God will bring good from the
ups and downs of the last few months.
I want to commend you as a Body of Christ. You have shown me great strength
and resilience since I have been among you. Your self-sufficiency will, no doubt, get
you through the next few months and will be a huge benefit when your new pastor
is appointed in June. I can honestly say that the person sent to you is in for a
rewarding ministry. CHUMC has so very much poten�al. You have spacious, well-
kept facili�es, generous support from the membership, both financial and spiritual
and a genuine hunger for leadership.
In my ministry I found that an open and honest rela�onship between pastor and
congrega�on grew into exci�ng and rewarding outreach. You have demonstrated
to me your willingness to accept new and different leadership. This openness will
serve you well.
I have personally known CHUMC and many of its members for a number of years.
Serving on the district with several of your former pastors gave me insight to the
church. Your place in the community is secure and will benefit from your efforts to
reach out to those around the corner as well as those across the world. We United
Methodists are very good at both!
If I haven’t met you yet, hopefully I will. I try to spend some A.M. �me in the
office on Tuesday and Wednesday (I don’t play golf). Stop by and visit; I would love
to get to know you. I am reachable at most any �me in the event of an emergency
or crisis. Don’t hesitate to call on me. My cell number is
804-513-3421.
May God con�nue to bless you and yours. Un�l next �me, I am . . .
In His service,
Bill
This Issue
From the Pastor p.1
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Addi�onal Informa�on
Gra�tude p.2
Feed My Sheep p.3
Lenten Worship at Trinity
Presbyterian Church p.4
Seniors Connec�on
Family Night Dinner p.5
News Around the Church
Garden Pavers p.6
Calendar p.7
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Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church
6100 Chamberlayne Road
Richmond, VA 23227
FEBRUARY 2015
IN MINISTRY
Rev. William James, Interim Pastor P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]
Janet Holmes, Office Administrator P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]
Allison Stowers, Choir/Handbell Director P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]
P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]
Patricia Dombroski, Treasurer P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]
Office Hours M,T,W,TH 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
6100 Chamberlayne Rd. / Richmond, VA 23227
P: (804) 266-3551 Fax: (804) 266-0097 E: [email protected]
W: www.chamberlayneheightsumc.org F: www.facebook.com/chumc51
If you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe to our monthly newsle<er e-mail and/or mail, please contact the church office
Our Vision Statement: ALIVE IN CHRIST:
Growing in the Word, Living the Word, Sharing the Word
Words to Digest
“Change is the essence of life.
Be willing to surrender what
you are for what you could
become.”
-Reinhold Niebuhr
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S M T W TH F ST
1
8:45 am Worship
9:45 am Sunday
School
11:00 am Worship
2
10:30 am Meal
Makers
6:00 pm Handbell
Class
7:00 pm Joy Ringers
3
10:00 am Care
Ministry
4
10:00 am Renovare
6:00 pm Family
Night Dinner
7:00 pm Glory
Singers
5
5:30 pm AGer
School Tutoring
6 7
8
8:45 am Worship
9:45 am Sunday
School
11:00 am Worship
9
10:00 am ODDA
10:30 Meal Makers
6:00 pm Handbell
Class
7:00 pm Joy Ringers
10
12:00 pm Senior
Luncheon
2:00 pm KniJers
& Crocheters
11
10:00 am Renovare
7:00 pm Glory
Singers
12
5:30 pm AGer
School Tutoring
13 14
4:45 pm That
Dance Thing
15
8:00 am Men’s
Breakfast
8:45 am Worship
9:45 am Sunday
School
11:00 am Worship
16
10:30 Meal Makers
6:00 pm Handbell
Class
7:00 pm Joy Ringers
17
18
10:00 am Renovare
7:00 pm Glory
Singers
7:00 pm Ash
Wednesday Services
19
5:30 pm AGer
School Tutoring
20
5:00 pm RARC
21
22
8:45 am Worship
9:45 am Sunday
School
11:00 am Worship
3:00 pm Finance
Mee�ng
4:00 pm Adminis-
tra�ve Council
Mee�ng
23
10:30 Meal Makers
6:00 pm Handbell
Class
7:00 pm Joy Ringers
24
9:00 am Senior
Breakfast
9:30 Old Ivy
Garden Club
9:30 am LAMB’S
Basket
25
10:00 am Renovare
7:00 pm Glory
Singers
26
5:30 pm AGer
School Tutoring
27 28
4:45 pm That
Dance Thing
FEBRUARY 2015
Prayer Ministry
Family
Bill & Nelma Short
Carolyn & EmmeJ Spurlock
Dorothy Grainger
June Carpenter
Louise King
Phyllis Cartwright
Jerry Slaunwhite
Imogene & Quincy Watson
Liz Lowry
Jean Turner
Louise Butner
Friends
Pam Butler
Elizabeth Swank
Eydie Vechery
Billy Tatum
Jack Stewart
RoseJa Harrison
Jackie & Franklin Wade
Jack SuJon
Alonzo Lynch
Mike Adee
Greg Husepth
Dawn & Tim Hawkins
Rae Green
John PraJ
Skeet Best-West
Susan Taylor
Rik Davis
Hazel Buhrman
Jim Broaddus
Karen Harris
Dee Stewart
Ron & Lila Kieselhorst
Danni Brightwell
Jan Anderson
Robin Deans
Palmer Lowery, M.D.
Jan Anderson
Emily Cook
Pat Koontz
Dee Carter
Sandy Berry
Susan Brown
Carol Compton
Bob Armour
Military Personnel
Kevin Morgan
Thomas Muniz
EmmeJ Spurlock III
Clay Minter
Missions
Sierra Leone: Kip and
Nancy Robinson
UMCOR
Birthdays & Anniversaries February Birthdays
1 Sandra Eason 1 Sarah Mullen 6 Arla Crooks 8 Imogene Watson 10 Barbara Moore 12 Louise Butner 14 Shirley Nixon 15 Fay Nunnally 17 Marjorie Flippen 18 Jeannette Newman 18 Bea Tweedie 22 Patricia Dombroski 22 Michelle Hull 24 Carolyn Spurlock 28 Carlyle Kefauver
February Anniversaries
10 Harold & Barbara Moore
Gratitude
To all of our Church Family —We would like to say an
enormous THANK YOU to everyone at CHUMC for our
Christmas Staff gift! We are so appreciative of your love and
generosity throughout the year, and are blessed beyond
measure to be part of this wonderful congregation and its
ministries. We hope everyone had a meaningful Christmas and
are excited to see the plans God has in store for all of us in
2015!
With love and gratitude,
Patricia, Janet and Allison
Addi?onal Informa?on
Ash Wednesday services will be held February 18 at
7:00 p.m.
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News around the church
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"At 109, bishop’s widow has lived life of adventure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) – Louise Baird Short, widow of Bishop Roy Short, loves
The United Methodist Church and she loves travel. Short, who has attended every
General Conference since 1959, celebrates her 109th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 17. In
a profile for the Tennessean, the oldest living bishop’s spouse – also older than any
bishop – reflects on a life of travel and ministry.
Garden Pavers The Memorial Garden at Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church established in memory of Ruth Armour by her family.
Here’s an opportunity for you to purchase a brick paver(s) in memory of a loved one. The brick
paver will be inscribed with the name and date of someone you would like to remember. The cost of the pavers:
2 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $125.00 3 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $135.00
Order forms are available in the narthex or from the church office. Also, contact the church office, Joyce Paschall or Phin Wood with your questions or for additional information. Plans are being
made now to lay new brick pavers with inscription. This is a special way to remember those we love and those who have loved CHUMC during their lifetime.
Our Missions CommiJee met on Sunday, January 11th
to address the opportunity of
distribu�ng your giGs and pledges given during 2014 to our mission partners. We were
pleased to be able to support several agencies and projects with a total of $9,313.46. A
spreadsheet with details has been included for your informa�on.
* These gis were made online on Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2014.
MISSION PARTNER DATES AMOUNT
TOTALS
LAMB’S Basket (entry mat for facility) 06/16/14 $ 26.30
ARC Camper Sponsorship 07/07/14 212.00
Chamberlayne Elementary School (For 500 pocket folders) 07/21/14 166.16
UMCOR (United Methodist CommiJee on Relief) 09/16/14 1,000.00
CARITAS
(Congrega�ons Around Richmond Involved in Assuring Shelter)
09/16/14 + 01/14/15 500.00
UMFS (United Methodist Family Services) 09/16/14 + 01/14/15 500.00
SoSA (Society of St. Andrew) 09/16/14 100.00
Chaplain Service Ministry of VA 09/16/14 + 01/14/15 250.00
Highland Support Project/ Guatemala 09/16/14 100.00
RIC ARC (to Jane Rhyne for dance hospitality) 09/16/14 + 01/14/15 350.00
LAMB’S Basket 09/16/14 500.00
STOP HUNGER NOW! (09/20/14 event at CBC) 09/16/14 1,769.00
Opera�on Classroom (Africa); student sponsorship 09/22/14 240.00
Imagine No Malaria ( via Steve Jones) 10/02/14 100.00
* Highland Support Project (Giving Tuesday) 12/02/14 500.00
* SoSA (Giving Tuesday) 12/02/14 500.00
* West Africa H2O Project/ Sierra Leone (Giving Tuesday) 12/02/14 500.00
Missionary Support (Kip and Nancy Robinson) FOR 2015 12/07/14 1,000.00
Samaritan Fund/ United Methodist Homes 01/14/15 250.00
ISH: Interfaith Services of Henrico 01/14/15 250.00
Imagine No Malaria 01/14/15 500.00
TOTAL $9,313.46
FEED MY SHEEP – MISSION MATTERS
FEBRUARY 2015
CHAMBERLAYNE HEIGHTS UMC
MISSION MONIES DISTRIBUTED FOR 2014
"We have raised a little over $4,000
through scrap metal and cans." – Jason Burghart, a member of First United
Methodist Church in Windsor, Colorado, speaking of the church’s fund-raising for
clean water projects around the world.
Together, we ‘can’ change the world
WINDSOR, Colo. (UMNS) – After participating in a forum about the lack of
global access to clean water, Jason and Kelly Burghart helped First United
Methodist Church start a metal recycling
program. From a single can to larger cars and appliances, every piece of metal
makes money that the church gives to WASH, the water, sanitation and hygiene
program of the United Methodist
For more information on these stories and others,
please visit http://wmns.umc.org or more directly
http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwl.4KnN1LtH/b.5259667/
k.612F/News_News_Summaries/apps./nl/
newsletter3.asp
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Family Night Dinner
Because February is such an iffy weather month, we have decided to have a covered dish dinner. This means, of course, that each of us will have to test our
culinary skills in the kitchen to dream up a dish that will whet the taste buds. This amazing event will occur on the first Wednesday in February, 2/4/15, at 6:00pm.
To make it even more amazing, a young woman named Emma-Marie Dulog will share her musical skills by presenting us with a concert on the Harp.. I love the
Harp. It is soothing and makes one introspective.
Emma has been playing the harp for five years, has performed in venues such as
The Kennedy Center and Tully Hall Lincoln Center in New York City. Emma is currently a member of the American Youth Harp Ensemble.
So - - please join us for an evening filled with music, fun, good conversation and
the delicious food you will bring to share. Make your reservation by filling out the orange slip in your bulletin or call the church office by noon on Monday. It will be
good to share this evening with you.
Grace upon grace, Martha Sherrod
THE SENIOR CONNECTION PRESENTS “THE JOY OF FLYING’
Join us February 10 as our own Owen Brodie shares his love (some would say obsession) with airplanes and flying. A pilot since 1974, Owen will tell us some
science behind flight, some history and some personal recollections of adventures in his “bird,” a single engine Cessna. Join us for a covered dish lunch
at noon, followed by the program at 1pm. Visitors are always welcome, so bring a friend.
2015
LENTEN WORSHIP AT
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ***
Lenten Services Every Wednesday
February 18 (Ash Wednesday) thru April 1
Services Begin at 12:30 P.M.
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The Theme for These Services Will Be
The Love of God from the Cross
February 18 The Reverend Doctor Zolton Phillips III – Trinity Presbyterian Church
February 25 The Reverend Ryan Ahlgrim – First Mennonite Church
March 4 The Reverend Doctor Mark White – Chamberlayne Baptist Church
March 11 The Reverend Richard Mahlmann – Lakeside Presbyterian Church
March 18 The Reverend Charles Phillips – Overbrook Presbyterian Church
March 25 The Reverend Doctor Stephen Starzer – Fairfield Presbyterian Church
April 1 The Revered Doctor Zolton Phillips III – Tr inity Presbyterian Church
Light Lunch Will Be Served at 12:00 Noon
(A donation will be appreciated to help defray the cost of the food)
You will find us at 113 Wilkinson Road, about a block and a half west of Chamberlayne Road (U. S. 301) or about a mile east of Brook Road (U. S. 1), just north of Richmond, and south of Parham Road. For additional information, call the Church at (804) 266-1183 or email us at [email protected].