Reveille United Methodist Women's

Fall Bake Sale this Sunday

Be sure to stop by the UMW bake sale tables in the main hallway leading to the sanctuary and in the fellowship hall this Sunday, November 20. You will be able to purchase some delicious goodies baked by our United Methodist Women just in time to grace your Thanksgiving Day table. The proceeds from the sale will help support the local missions championed by our UMW.

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This Sunday night, November 20, our youth group will be counting our blessings and considering the ways in which we are thankful. The high school discussion group will focus on our need for God and the practical implications of grace.

The evening 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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Joys and Concerns

SYMPATHY

The Reveille family extends Christian love and sympathy to Christie Aldana and family on the recent passing of her uncle.

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 Deadlines for Upcoming Issues of

The Reveille Window

            December 4 issue (Deadline: Monday, November 21)

            December 11 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, November 30)

            December 18 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, December 7)

            December 25 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, December 14)

                This will be a combined issue for the weeks of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1

            January 8 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, December 28)

            January 15 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, January 4)

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For Church Publications

Articles submitted for publication in The Reveille Window,  

the church Website or other church publications are subject to editing.

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We Gather Together

West End Interfaith  

Community Thanksgiving Service

Tuesday, November 22, 7:00 p.m.

Seventh Street Christian Church

at the corner of Grove and Malvern Avenues

Preacher: Reveille's Reverend Dr. Jim Noland

Offering will benefit the Central Virginia Food Bank

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Poinsettia and Christmas Outreach Offering

Order Forms Available November 20

Poinsettias will grace our sanctuary and fellowship hall on Sunday, December 18. To place a poinsettia in honor of or in memory of someone, please complete the order form, which will be available here beginning Sunday, November 20, as well as in the sanctuary narthex, fellowship hall, and church office. The cost for each flower is $9, and the deadline to order is Sunday, December 11.

Donation forms for our annual Christmas Outreach Offering will be available here beginning November 20, as well as in the sanctuary narthex, fellowship hall, and church office. The beneficiary of this year's outreach offering is United Methodist Family Services, which provides various types of support for troubled children and families. Donations received by December 11 will be included in the bulletin listing of poinsettias and outreach offerings on December 18.

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Get ready to shop at Glorious Gifts

Online November 20 to December 16

In the fellowship hall on December 4 and 11

Glorious Gifts is an alternative marketplace where you can buy gifts of supplies or services for charitable organizations in honor of your friends and loved ones. These gifts will support eight of Reveille's outreach projects. You may shop at Glorious Gifts in the fellowship hall from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sundays, December 4 and 11. Online shopping begins this Sunday, November 20 and will conclude December 16.

The eight outreach projects participating in Glorious Gifts this year are Friends of Barnabas (Honduras Medical Mission Trip), youth mission trips in the Summer of 2012, CARITAS, Friends of the Homeless, Rebuilding Together, United Methodist Women prison ministry, Westview on the James camperships, and Stop Hunger Now. Last week we highlighted CARITAS and Stop Hunger Now. This week we highlight Friends of Barnabas and Westview on the James camperships.

Friends of Barnabas 

Through partnership with the Friends of Barnabas Foundation, the Reveille congregation will coordinate and equip a team of volunteers to provide medical care, eye care, and preventive care to the impoverished people of the rural mountains of Honduras, Central America. Teams travel to the most remote villages where there is no electricity or clean water. With their simple work lives are saved every day. Stu Blain will lead the Reveille team July 14-22, 2012.  People who have participated with previous Honduras teams have found the trip to be an extremely rewarding experience.

Westview on the James

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What in the World is the Church Doing?

Be informed: subscribe to the Virginia Advocate, the award-winning full-color conference news magazine. You'll get 12 months for $15, 24 months for $25 (save $5), or 36 months for $36 (save $9).  Subscription forms are located in the main church hallway and in the church office.  This subscription campaign continues through December 16.  If you have questions, please contact Cheryl Arrington here or 359-6041, ext. 114.

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Help Feed the Homeless

On Sunday, November 27, we will be preparing bag lunches for the homeless in the fellowship hall at 10:30 a.m. Please consider joining us to participate in this outreach ministry. If you would like to contribute food for the bag lunches contact Jennifer Huneycutt here.

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Annual Charge Conference to Be Held November 30

This year's annual charge conference will be held on Wednesday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the church parlor. In keeping with The Discipline of the United Methodist Church, this important meeting will be chaired by our senior pastor, Dr. Jim Noland, who was authorized to preside over the meeting by the Reverend Dr. Steve Jones, Richmond District Superintendent. 

The purposes of this charge conference are to review and celebrate our ministries in 2011, set the 2012 compensation for our clergy, elect officers for 2012, and approve a distribution from the endowment.

All church members may attend the meeting, but voting members of the charge conference are defined by The Discipline as members of the Church Council together with retired ordained clergy who have their charge conference membership with Reveille.

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2012 Flower Calendar Opens December 1

For those wishing to place flowers on the sanctuary altar on a Sunday, the 2012 calendar will open Thursday, December 1. You may call Cheryl Arrington at 359-6041, ext. 114 to sign-up on or after that date. In fairness to everyone, no reservations will be taken before December 1. Requests left on voice mail will be honored in the order in which they arrived, as will orders received during business hours. The cost for flowers is $33.

Requests for flowers to be placed in the new chapel will be taken at a later date, and an announcement of that starting date will be made in The Reveille Window and in the worship bulletin.

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The Architectural Drawing Takes Life

(November 6) At this exciting point in the construction process, most of the building is fully outlined and we can all fully see what was intended in all those architectural drawings. The steel has been erected and the decking for the chapel roof is just about complete. The floor in the youth space and the second story floor/roof deck over the youth space have been poured, and the roofing is nearing completion.

The welcome center steel roof decking has been installed and the roof is being installed now. The framework for the false tile mansard roof is in place. The chapel and welcome center floors have been poured.

The brickwork has been beautifully appointed with an excellent color and pattern match and has been completed on the north wall of the building. Work on the brick is continuing around the east side of the youth space. The bell tower was moved to its new location with the greatest expertise, and the support block work has begun.

At this point the major electrical shutdown in the education building is planned for December 27-29, with full restoration of power on December 30. The shutdown is dependent upon confirmation from Virginia Dominion Power and the city inspections office.

Final city approval for lighting in the new parking lot has not yet been resolved. The city requires a certain wattage, which lighting similar to our existing parking lights would exceed. The Building Committee continues to research the most visually-compatible, yet city-code-compliant lighting possible.

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Weekday School Registration

A Nationally Accredited Early Childhood Program

The Weekday School will begin processing applications for the 2012-2013 school year in December. Members of Reveille church are given first priority over new applicants if applications are received by December 31.Applications can be found on the website.

Our Toddler Program: New Options!

• One or two-day schedule for children 12 - 18 months of age.
• Two or three day schedule for children 18 - 30 months of age.

The toddler day is now from 9:00 a.m. - noon. We welcome parent volunteers in the classroom; however, it is no longer a requirement.

Our Preschool Program:

• Various selections for days/week
• Qualified, loving staff
• Developmental curriculum enhanced by parent input (Ages and Stages Screening and conferences) and on-going teacher observations and assessment
• Before- and after-school options
• After-school enrichment opportunities

For more information, please call the Reveille Weekday School at 359-4600.

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Would You Like to Support Our

Children's Sunday School Teachers?

One of the often unseen gifts we give our teachers is separating the curriculum for each Sunday of the quarter. If you have some free time and would like to help, please contact Carol Uzzle, Minister for Teaching and Learning here or 359-6041, ext 117.

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Get Your Hands Wet

(so to speak)

Each Sunday night, 150 children, youth, and volunteers enjoy a delicious meal after choir or youth group.At one time, these meals were served on styrofoam plates which were simply dumped into the trash along with the paper cups and plastic cutlery.Each week, these meals generated numerous plastic trash bags, bulging with non-biodegradable waste.For the past three years, however, the Sunday night meals have been served using Reveille's china, glasses, and reusable utensils.By making these changes, Reveille has purchased fewer disposable products and substantially reduced what it sends weekly to the landfill.Most importantly, we have become better stewards of the resources which God has given us.

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Special Gifts

Chapel Furnishings Fund

In memory of Sam Waddell

Ann Jones

In memory of Sally Penick

Ann Jones

Allen and Mary Davis

Congregational Care Fund

In memory of Sam Waddell

Paul and Martha Mason

Sarah Day

UMCOR

In memory of Sam Waddell

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Barnwell

Building Fund

In memory of Gene Little

Dr. and Mrs. David Grove

In honor of Carolyn Little

Dr. and Mrs. David Grove

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Staff

James R. Noland, Senior Pastor

Abigail W. Kocher, Associate Pastor

Stephen A. Coleman, Associate Pastor

Carol T. Uzzle, Minister for Teaching and Learning

Cathleen V. Armistead, Director of Music Ministries

Dwayne H. Stinson, Director of Youth Ministries

Kaarina Jobe, Worship and Music Leader for The Point

Anne W. Stratton, Administrative Manager

Cheryl L. Arrington, Pastoral and Congregational Care Secretary

William F. Wright, Facilities Manager

Glynis M. Holcomb, Financial Manager

Thomas A. Goodall, Custodian

Elaine B. Kastelberg, Director of Weekday School

Beverley F. Tilley, Weekday School Administrative Assistant

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Charlene P. Kammerer, Bishop-Richmond Area

R. Kern Eutsler, Bishop-in-Residence

Steven R. Jones, District Superintendent

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