Today we begin a new feature of The Reveille Window. In nearly every issue, we will include a report of the coming week's construction news. Following is our first installment.

Construction will begin soon

Excitement is in the air in anticipation that construction of our new chapel, youth space, welcome center, and choir space will begin soon. If you missed the groundbreaking on March 20, see the slide show of the event here and Mark Ritter's video of the groundbreaking here.

Upcoming changes

PARKING: Beginning Monday, April 11, the drive to the circle will be closed off, which requires relocating our handicapped parking spaces. The driveway and back parking lot will remain open. The 19 parking spaces along the drive to the back lot will be marked for handicapped parking. Persons using those spaces may enter the building through the weekday school door, which provides accessibility to the entire church building. 

If you are able, please consider parking across Cary Street during the construction period. On April 24, Easter Sunday, we plan to have a police officer assisting pedestrians crossing to the church from the Windsor Farms side of Cary Street Road and then back again.

CHAPEL CLOSING: The 8:30 worship service will move to the sanctuary on April 17. All 8:30 services will be held in the sanctuary until the new chapel is completed.

BELL TOWER MOVING: We are happy that the bell tower will be preserved. During construction, it will be moved to a safe area until it is placed in its new permanent location.

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Joys and Concerns

 NEW MEMBERS

March 27, 2011

Whitney McCahill

Eric Shaefer

Jenny Shaefer

Clement Teden

RECENTLY BAPTIZED

March 27, 2011

Nicholas Stanley Hough

Son of Paula and Greg Hough

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Art and music presentation

for the season

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Prayerful reflection during Lent

As we approach the end of the week of March 27, we continue our Lenten prayer focus introduced at last Sunday's worship services:  Pray for strength for the journey.

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Africa: On average, every three seconds a child dies in Africa.  Many African nations have a recent history of bloody civil war, abusive colonial rule, and racial discord.  Reveille hopes to make a difference - at least in one community in Sierra Leone.  On Sunday, Pastor Jim Noland will join us for youth group to share about his recent trip to Bo, Sierra Leone, where the United Methodist Church supports an orphanage and hopes to address other needs. 

Our schedule is

4:30 p.m. - middle school youth group/high school choir

5:30 p.m. - dinner ($3)

6:00 p.m. - high school youth group/middle school choir.

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Opportunities to see the children's choir musical

This year's musical by our children's choirs is It All Happened in the City, by Dennis Allen and Nan Allen. It will be presented as follows:

• This Sunday, April 3, 7:00 p.m. at The Hermitage
• Sunday, April 10, 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. as the sermon for both worship services
• Wednesday, April 13, 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary as the program for Wonderful Wednesday

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Lenten services conclude this Wednesday

We conclude our series of Lenten services at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel on Wednesday, April 6 with our senior pastor, the Reverend Dr. Jim Noland, preaching.

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Wonderful Wednesday

April 6

At 6:00 p.m., before the Lenten service this coming Wednesday, please join us for our fellowship meal.The menu will be homemade pork barbecue, Mrs. Marshall's potato salad, yellow squash, fruit and dessert. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 4 to 12 and free for anyone under 4. Please make a reservation for the dinner by signing the friendship pad on Sunday morning, by calling the church office, 359-6041, or clicking here no later than Monday, April 4, at 3:00 p.m. 

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We are collecting goodies for  

college student care packages

When you are away in school excitement and joy come with the arrival of a package. Won't you help to spread the joy by providing items for care packages to be sent to college students this spring? With the help of our congregation, the college ministry team would like to put together care packages for every Reveille college student as a reminder of the care and support of our church. Stop by the bulletin board across from the choir room or check out the display board in the fellowship hall for more information and to see what you can contribute.

Please bring contributions to church by Sunday, April 17 and place them in the College Care Packages container in the fellowship hall or in the alcove across from the choir room.  If you would like to help assemble care packages or if you have questions, please contact Amy Donald at 741-5355.

Looking ahead to Holy Week: Mark your calendar

April 21, 7:00 p.m.

Holy Thursday Worship with Holy Communion

April 22, 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday Service of Tenebrae

Easter Sunday, April 24

8:30 a.m. - Traditional Worship with Baptism and New Members

9:30 a.m. - Contemporary Worship at The Point

11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship with Holy Communion

Child care provided during all services for children through preschool age.

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The Big Apple or Bust! Auction

Wednesday, April 27

Please join the Reveille youth group and youth choir as we serve dinner at Wonderful Wednesday and hold our auction afterwards. This year's auction will include delicious desserts as well as household services and other entries from our middle and high school youth. The auction will benefit our July youth mission trip to New York City by helping with transportation and food costs. 

The mission trip will include our music mission, performances of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" by Reveille youth at churches in Wilmington, Delaware and in Manhattan, as well as our mission work with Youth Service Opportunities Project serving homeless programs throughout the city.  Watch for more information in future issues of The Reveille Window.

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Lent and Easter outreach offering

Our 2011 Lenten outreach offering will be shared between two worthy causes. It will provide much-needed funding for Richmond Friends of the Homeless, the feeding program Reveille supports, and also for the One Great Hour of Sharing offering.  

Each month, Reveille members participate in the preparation of cheesy potato casseroles and also serve a hot meal to those less fortunate who gather at the Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church feeding site. This worthy program nearly ended late last year due to a lack of funding.

The One Great Hour of Sharing offering provides for the administrative costs of United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) so that 100% of the donations you give to special offerings for disaster relief (such as for the recent disaster in the Pacific) will be used just for relief efforts and not for administrative costs.

Donations to this offering may be in any amount. If you would like to have your donation acknowledged in the Easter printout of these gifts, be sure to complete a yellow order form or print one here and return it with your check or cash no later than Wednesday, April 13.

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Don't wait too late: order your Easter lilies now

If you would like to give a lily to be displayed in the sanctuary or at The Point on Easter Sunday, please print out an order form here or use a lavender form found in the sanctuary, chapel, fellowship hall, or church office.

Please make careful note that there are changes this year:

s The cost for lilies has decreased to $7.00

s The firm deadline for order forms with check or cash is Wednesday, April 13.

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Fun for young children: Easter egg hunt

Rain or shine and with any state of construction, Reveille's annual Easter egg hunt is just around the corner. On Saturday, April 16, at 10:00 a.m. children through second grade and their families are invited to come to the grassy area just outside the fellowship hall to participate in a fun family event that will include crafts, games, and an Easter egg hunt. A scavenger hunt is planned for first and second graders. Bring a basket for collecting and a light snack or refreshment to share. Please contact Amy Donald at 741-5355 if you would like to help out or have questions.  We hope to see you there.

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Youth choir preparing musical  

for summer mission trip

This summer, the Reveille Youth Choir will present its most well-known musical yet: a junior version of the Broadway hit, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Detailing the familiar story of Joseph, one of Jacob's many sons, the musical is set in ancient times in the land of Canaan.  If you think you know the story of Joseph, prepare to think again.

In this adapted version, the Pharaoh is an Elvis impersonator, and one of the brothers is actually a girl. Anyone who has seen a Reveille show before will not be surprised to hear that Chris Cantone and Lee Gray have taken on the main roles as Joseph, but what may be surprising are the roles chosen by David Bogaev, Harvey Creasey, and Doug Thompson, newcomers to the musical scene.

Whether you're a hardened fan of Reveille productions or a newcomer, this production of Joseph will not disappoint. The home performances will be on July 6 and 7, and the trip to New York will begin July 9.  A youth auction will take place on April 27 to raise money for the trip, so feel free to come and help us as we spread God's word in song to the people of New York.

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Special offering for victims of Pacific disaster

To make a donation through the United Methodist Church to help with disaster relief for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, please make your check payable to Reveille UMC and note in the memo section "Pacific Emergency." One hundred percent of your donation will go to relief efforts; none will be used for administrative costs.

Special offering envelopes for this purpose in the pew racks in the chapel and sanctuary and also in the fellowship hall, as well as in the church office.

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GrandCamp for grandparents and grandchildren

April 29-30

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Attendance and Stewardship Report

March 20, 2011

Worship Attendance...................................................... 619

Sunday School Attendance............................................. 265

Projected Collections for 2011............................... $1,268,574

Amount Received March 20, 2011......................... $     13,760

Amount Received Through March 20, 2011.............. $   208,643

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Calendar of Opportunities

Sunday, April 3

8:30 am     Worship* (Chapel)

9:30 am     Confirmation Class (Scout Lodge)

9:30 am     Sunday School for All Ages (Education Building)

9:30 am     Worship at The Point (Fellowship Hall)

9:30 am     The Gathering Small Group* (Reveille House Dining Room)

9:30 am     Epiphany Small Group* (Room 206)

10:30 am   Coffee Fellowship (Fellowship Hall)

11:00 am   Worship* (Sanctuary)

2:00 pm     Richmond District UMW (Church Parlor)

3:00 pm     Joseph Rehearsal (Choir Room)

4:00 pm     Witness Ministries (Reveille House Parlor)

4:30 pm     High School Youth Choir (Choir Room)

4:30 pm     Middle School Youth Group (Room 200)

5:00 pm     Primary Choir Rehearsal (Room 104)

5:00 pm     Cherub Choir Rehearsal (Room 105)

5:00 pm     EGR Small Group* (Reveille House Dining Room)

5:00 pm     Elementary Ringers (Sanctuary)

5:30 pm     Elementary Choir Rehearsal (Room 211)

5:30 pm     Sunday Night Dinner (Fellowship Hall)

5:45 pm     Primary Ringers (Sanctuary)

6:00 pm     Middle School Youth Choir (Choir Room)

6:00 pm     High School Youth Group (Room 200)

7:00 pm     Children's Musical (The Hermitage)

Monday, April 4

7:00 am     Men's Prayer Breakfast (Fellowship Hall)

12:30 pm   Prayer Ministry (Chapel)

6:15 pm     Reveille Ensemble (Sanctuary)

7:00 pm     Reveille Ringers (Sanctuary)

Tuesday, April 5

9:00 am     Mary Lou White Circle (Meet in Parking Lot)

9:30 am     Staff Meeting (Reveille House Dining Room)

10:30 am   Lucy Blanton Circle (Room 209)

12:30 pm   Prayer Ministry (Chapel)

5:30 pm     Alpha Leaders (Reveille House Parlor)

6:00 pm     Alpha (Fellowship Hall)

7:00 pm     Duruflé Rehearsal (Choir Room)

7:30 pm     Scout Troop 444 (Room 211)

Wednesday, April 6

9:30 am     Seekers Small Group* (Church Parlor)

12:15 pm   Midday Worship (Chancel)

12:30 pm   Prayer Ministry (Chapel)

6:00 pm     Wonderful Wednesday* (Fellowship Hall)

6:45 pm     Outreach Committee (Reveille House Dining Room)

7:00 pm     Lenten Service (Chapel)

Thursday, April 7

12:30 pm   Prayer Ministry (Chapel)

7:00 pm     Chancel Choir Rehearsal* (Choir Room)

7:00 pm     Mothers' Small Group (Reveille House Parlor)

7:30 pm     CrossPoint Rehearsal* (Fellowship Hall)

Friday, April 8

12:30 pm   Prayer Ministry (Chapel)

5:00 pm     Scout Troop 444 Barbecue Dinner (Fellowship Hall)

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