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THE CIRCUIT RIDER

Vol. 16 No. 3 March 2016

FROM THE PASTOR

Many church members have spent time at church

camp or on church retreats….and usually with

memories of these events come the songs that were

sung. One of those songs (back in the day, of course) was “We are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder”. One

of the verses asks the question, “Sinner, do you love

my Jesus?”

Jesus asked his followers to love God, to love their neighbor, and to love themselves. These three loves

are ones that are shared with people of other

religious faiths as well, but the fourth one—to love

Jesus is the distinctive Christian note. For the

Christian to love God is to love God as seen in Jesus. To love the neighbor is to love the one whom

Jesus made clear to be our neighbor. To love

oneself is to love the one whom Jesus so loved that

he would go to his death for that person.

This Issue

From the Pastor p.1

Birthdays

Anniversaries p.2

Senior Connec�on p.3

Becky’s PAD Project p.4

Update on Becky p.5

Family Night Dinner

Garden Pavers p.6

Calendar p.7

Place Stamp

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Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church

6100 Chamberlayne Road

Richmond, VA 23227

March 2016

IN MINISTRY

Rev. Linda Ray Pastor P: (540)207-1778 E: [email protected]

Janet Holmes, Office Administrator P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]

Allison Stowers, Music/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 E: [email protected]

W: www.chamberlayneheightsumc.org F: www.facebook.com/chumc51

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Our Vision Statement: ALIVE IN CHRIST:

Growing in the Word, Living the Word, Sharing the Word

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S M T W TH F ST

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10:00 am Renovare

6:00 pm Family

Night Dinner

7:30 pm Glory

Singers

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6:30 pm Lenten

Study Intro to

Romans

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4:45 pm That

Dance Thing

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8:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday

School

11:00 am Worship

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10:00 am ODDA

10:30 am Meal Makers

6:00 pm Handbell Class

7:00 pm Joy Ringers

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12:00 pm Senior

Luncheon

2:00 pm Kni9ers

& Crocheters

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10:00 am Renovare

7:00 pm Glory

Singers

10

6:30 pm Lenten

Study Intro to

Romans

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8:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday

School

11:00 am Worship

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Easter Eggs Prep.


7:00 pm Joy Ringers

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Easter Eggs Prep.

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Easter Eggs Prep.

10:00 am Renovare

7:00 pm Glory

Singers

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6:30 pm Lenten

Study Intro to

Romans

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3:00 pm-

6:00 pm Stew

Prep.

6:30 pm RARC

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1:00 pm

Brunswick Stew

Pick-Up

4:45 p.m. That

Dance Thing

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PALM SUNDAY

8:00 am Men’s

Breakfast

8:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday

School

11:00 am Worship

12:30 pm

Outreach/Missions

Mtg.

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7:00 pm Joy Ringers

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9:00 am Senior

Breakfast

9:30 am Old Ivy

Garden Club

9:30 am LAMB’S

Basket

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10:00 am Renovare

7:00 pm Glory

Singers

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MAUNDY

THURSDAY

7:00 pm

Maundy

Thursday

Services

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GOOD FRIDAY

7:00 pm Good

Friday Services

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EASTER SUNDAY

7:00 am Sunrise

Service

8:00 am Easter

Breakfast

9:00 am Sunday

School

10:00 am Worship

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7:00 pm Joy Ringers

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10:00 am Renovare

7:00 pm Glory

Singers

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6:30 pm Lenten

Study Intro to

Romans

March 2016

Prayer Ministry

Family

Nelma Short

Carolyn & Emmett Spurlock

Dorothy Grainger

June Carpenter

Louise King

Imogene & Quincy Watson

Betty Peters

Clyde Bellamy

Judy Simmons

Martha Williams Rekni

Rose Marie Harris

Jimmy Bond

Friends

Jackie & Franklin Wade

Jan Anderson

Dawn & Tim Hawkins

Dinita Jones

J. D. Taylor

John Pratt

Carol Compton

Barbara Wynn

Emily Cook

Ron Kieselhorst

Aubrey Dixon

John & Joan Porter

Ronald Bart

Lorenzo Jones

Claudia Simms

Cooper Hall

Don Poretz

John Walsh

Joey O’Brien

The Poklis Family

James “Ash” Rawls

Rayna Humphrey

Hallie Harris

Janice Jones

Military Personnel Kevin Morgan

Thomas Muniz

Emmett Spurlock III

Chris Davis

Missions Sierra Leone: Kip and

Nancy Robinson

UMCOR

Malawi—Rebecca

Long

Birthdays &

Anniversaries

March Birthdays

1 Barbara Muniz

2 Jennifer Howe 2 Pat Jones 2 Todd Zyglocke 4 Frank Mullen 5 Joseph Zyglocke

6 Carolyn Glascock 6 Bill Kelly 6 Dick White 9 Jayne Grigg 9 Joseph Peters 9 Debra Pennell

10 Jacob Moore 10 Janet Pittman 13 Lauren Guthrie 13 Tina White Via 15 Martha Walton

15 Rose Marie Harris 16 Juanita Hutto 19 Mary Anna Fox 19 Gwen Smuts 21 Bill Clarke

23 Chris Dombroski 23 Martha Kersey 24 Louise King 25 Scott Zyglocke 26 David Howe

29 Fay Beauchamp 29 Marshall Deitz March Anniversaries

28 Rollin & Christina Williams

(From the Pastor continued)

To love Jesus is to take up our cross and follow. The

cross is not tragedy laid on us by life without our

permission. Our cross is our share of “the burden of

the world’s divine regret” which we voluntarily accept

in order to take up some of Christ’s load. The same

camp song mentioned earlier goes on to say, “If you

love Him, why not serve Him?” We serve Jesus by

joining Him as He serves the world.

Will you be a soldier of the cross this Lenten season?

Together in service,

Pastor Linda

Addi@onal Informa@on

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News around the church

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FAMILY NIGHT DINNER

Come join us for an evening of fun and fellowship on

March 2nd at 6:00 p.m. The program will be music by a

gospel group we have enjoyed before. They were four

and now are three. They sing for The Lord. Don Gresko

and his group will prepare the meal. Bring a big

appe�te, a smile on your face and joy in your heart as

we con�nue to celebrate this thought provoking season

of Lent. Please make your reserva�on by filling in the

orange slip you will find in your bulle�n or call the

church office by noon on Monday morning. In case you

have forgo9en, the price is $7.00. Invite your friends.

Grace upon grace,

Martha Sherrod

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.

SENIORS MEETING – TUESDAY, MARCH 8

Covered Dish Luncheon at noon

Followed by a SCRABBLE Tournament!!

Come. Bring a dish to share.

Stay for playing “Round Robin SCRABBLE”

Brush up on your favorite 2 and 3 letter words.

Prizes will be awarded for your scorecard total.

BECKY’S PAD PROJECT

Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) have their primary job. Becky's is teaching. She teaches

biology, history and life skills. They are also required to take on secondary projects

during their 27 months of service. Becky, along with another PCV, are taking on The Pad

Project from another PCV who is ending her service soon and coming home.

Becky writes about The Pad Project.

"This project focuses on keeping girls in school. Menstruation plays a major role in girls

feeling uncomfortable at school, so many choose to stay home during that week. These

girls therefore tend to miss many days of school and fall behind in learning."

To that end, I am trying to collect items for THE PAD PROJECT

Collection Box will be in the Narthex

ITEMS NEEDED

Fleece

100 % Cotton Material

Flannel

Thread

Hand Sewing Needles

PUL material JoAnn Fabrics has this. This is material that is used to make

diaper covers. It has a waterproof side and cloth like material on top. It costs

more so, if several people want to get 1/2 yard, that’s fine.

Update on Becky

8 months down. 19 more to go. But who is counting?

Becky is doing good. After the Christmas break, she went to a malaria training event.

Then she wrote a children's book. As part of her Malaria Project, she and another local

student graduate will be going into the schools and teaching students about malaria.

They will demonstrate by hanging a net. Then have sessions on teaching how to hang a

net, wash and repair holes. Also they plan to paint a mural about malaria. Also, they will

be going to the health clinic to talk to the pregnant women in the maternity ward, as well

as talking to the community.

Her primary job is teaching. She teaches biology form 1 and 3, history form 1, and life

skills form 2 and 4. Form 1 would be comparable to grade 9 or freshmen class, etc.

Not all the students have come back for term 2 after Christmas. A lot of students are

staying home to help plant crops. Some students have transferred to other schools,

some can't afford to attend as they have to pay to attend. In September, Becky says

there were 100 or more in class. Now she says form 1 maybe 40, form 2 about 70-80,

form 3 maybe 50 if they all come, and form 4 has 40. Becky says all the students do not

have chairs or desks to sit on. Therefore they sit on the cold cement floor. She says in

term one, all the girls in her form one class were sitting on the cement floor.

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