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Reveille United Methodist Church
4200 Cary Street Road, Richmond, Virginia 23221
(804) 359-6041 www.reveilleumc.org
December 11, 2011
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Please note that articles submitted for inclusion in Reveille publications are subject to editing.
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 Children's Choirs Christmas Program
at Wonderful Wednesday
Reveille's children's choirs will present their annual Christmas program in the sanctuary this Wednesday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m., and you will not want to miss it! All five children's choirs will sing and ring: Cherub Choir, Primary Choir, Primary Ringers, Elementary Choir and Elementary Ringers, which represents approximately 85 children from our children's department. All ages will enjoy hearing familiar carols, both sacred and fun.
Begin the evening with a Wonderful Wednesday dinner hosted by the Susannah Wesley Circle in the fellowship hall. Please note the earlier starting time - 5:45 p.m.
VERY IMPORTANT: Make your dinner reservation by marking the fellowship pad in worship on Sunday, by calling the church office (359-6041) by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 12, or by registering online here. |
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Service of Remembrance
for Those Who Grieve
This Sunday, December 11
The holiday season can often be a difficult time, especially for those who have lost loved ones. To help care for people facing  grief and loss during the holiday season, Congregational Care will hold a Service of Remembrance this Sunday, December 11, at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. We will light candles, sing familiar hymns, read scripture, pray and hear an informal message. We hope this is a time when we are comforted through our fellowship together and through the Christmas message that we hear in scripture and song. Whatever the nature of your loss and however long you have borne it, we welcome you to join us. Refreshments will follow the service.
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December 11 is Deadline to Order Poinsettias
Poinsettias will grace our sanctuary and fellowship ha ll on Sunday, December 18. To place a poinsettia in honor of or in memory of someone, please complete the order form here, or pick up a paper copy in the sanctuary narthex, fellowship hall, or church office. The cost for each flower is $9, and the deadline for receipt of orders is this Sunday, December 11.
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Open House and Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 18
Looking for Christmas inspiration? Make sure you attend Reveille's Open House and Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 18 at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., respectively.
 Begin with Open House at 4:30 p.m., in Historic Reveille House, decorated for the season and brimming with delicious treats! The a cappella group, Impromptu, will delight your ears with song.
Then move to the sanctuary for the 5:30 p.m. Christmas Concert, where the chancel choirs of Reveille and Shady Grove United Methodist Church will join forces in singing Antonio Vivaldi's Magnificat and other carols by Gustav Holst, Barlow Bradford, John Rutter and Bryan Greer. The choirs will be accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra and conducted by music directors, Bryan Greer and Cathleen Armistead. The concert will open with handbell selections by our own Reveille Ensemble and Reveille Ringers. Donations to offset concert costs will be accepted. Child care will be provided.
Be sure that you are a part of this once-per-year treat. It could be the best thing you do for yourself this season!
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Worship
December 11, 2011
The Third Sunday in Advent
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jim Noland
Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
John 1:6-8
Sermon: "A Man Sent From God"
9:30 a.m. - The Point
Preacher: Rev. Abby Kocher
Scripture: Luke 2:8-16
Theme: The Shepherds
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Reminder: Watch Your Valuables!
Do not leave valuables in your car for even just a moment under any circumstances. It takes only a moment for someone to smash the glass and remove your valuables from the vehicle. We have a report of that happening recently on our grounds.
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Calling All Cookie Makers
 If you plan to bake cookies this Christmas season, we hope you will share some of your homemade delights with us for the Reveille Open House on December 18. If you would like to contribute cookies, please call Carol Uzzle at 359-6041, ext. 117, or e-mail her.
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Christmas Outreach Offering to Help UMFS
Donation forms for our annual Christmas Outreach Offering are available here, 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 (UMFS), which provides various types of support for troubled children and families. Donations received by this Sunday, December 11 will be included in the bulletin listing of poinsettias and outreach offerings on December 18.
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Trees are Ready to Be Decorated with Pairs
Please help us decorate Reveille's Pair Trees with donations of pairs - pairs of warm  socks, mittens, gloves and hats, as well as undershirts and under-pants. These gifts will be distributed to children at Swansboro Elementary School.
The pair trees are located in the fellowship hall and in the elevator alcove across from the Welcome Center. Please hang your donations on one of these trees by Sunday, December 21.
If you have questions please call Susan Creasey at 359-3413 or e-mail her.
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 This Sunday night, December 11, youth group and youth choir will be combined. We will celebrate the end of 2011 with our annual Christmas party at the Bullock home. Please bring an inexpensive wrapped gift, costing no more than $10; less than $5, if possible, for our Thieves Christmas exchange. Church-appropriate gag gifts are welcome. To get to the Bullocks', follow Cary Street Road west to Three Chopt Road. Their home is about .7 miles down Three Chopt - a red brick home on the right at 6418 Three Chopt Road, Richmond 23226. You can ask to be dropped off at the front of the house; there is a circular driveway, or off Chantecler Avenue. To park, please enter through the back gate, which has access to Chantecler Avenue. Parents are encouraged to transport or to arrange transport for their teens. The church bus will run circuits until everyone else reaches the party. Parents should pick up their teens at the Bullock home. The evening schedule is 4:30 p.m. - Combined choir 5:30 p.m. - Begin transport to the Bullocks' home 6:00 p.m. - Christmas party 8:00 p.m. - Pick up at the Bullocks' The annual ski retreat will take place at Wintergreen, January 13-15, 2012. We will stay at the Acorn Inn and spend Saturday skiing at Wintergreen. The weekend will include worship and study, as well. To register, please return a completed registration form and a check for the appropriate amount, made out to Reveille UMC, to Dwayne by this Sunday, December 11. The basic cost for rentals, lift tickets, food and housing is $165, but individual costs may vary. Details are on the form, which you may get here or the youth bulletin board next to room 202. We will not accept late registrations. Youth group will not meet December 18, December 25 or January 1. Enjoy your holiday! Return to Top |
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Clementines for Swansboro
Swansboro Elementary School hopes to give every child a clementine fruit as part of a Christmas holiday treat. We need enough clementines for 350 students - approximately 20 boxes of clementines. If you would like to be part of this special gift for Swansboro students, please bring a box of clementines to the church between December 11 and 15. The fruit will be distributed at a school-wide assembly on December 16. If you would like to attend the assembly and help distribute the fruit to students between 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., your help is welcome.
Bring your box of clementines to Sunday school on December 11 or put it in the wagon near the elevator at the red carpet. For more information, please contact Abby Kocher here or call 359-6041, ext. 111.
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Help Feed the Homeless
HOT MEAL
Richmond's homeless population needs us this Thursday, December 15, when we will serve a hot meal of roasted chicken, cheesy potato casserole, green beans and dessert. You can help by providing one of the casseroles. The recipe, with drop-off instructions, can be picked up from the sign-up board near the welcome center or in the fellowship hall.
You can also help by being one of the servers at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church for an hour or two. You may meet us at Reveille at 10:45 a.m. and carpool or meet us at the site. If needed, child care is available while serving the meal. To request child care,  please contact Carol Uzzle here or call her at 359-6041, ext. 117.
For more information about Reveille's participation with Friends of the Homeless, please call Kay Craven at 270-0686 or e-mail her here.
BAG LUNCHES
On December 26, lunches for some of Richmond's homeless persons will be special, and your help is needed. We will deliver bag lunches to the Mt. Moriah Friends of the Homeless feeding site on the Monday following Christmas, but the basic bag lunch will be assembled on Sunday, December 18. There will be no bologna and cheese sandwiches but a mini feast in a bag! There will be hot soup, a package of StarKist Lunch to Go (tuna), homemade cookies, fresh fruit, and a drink.
Our families with older elementary children will be contributing to this lunch, but we will also need your help with these 160 bag lunches. If you would like to help provide a portion of the needed items, please e-mail Jennifer Huneycutt or Carol Uzzle or call Carol at 359-6041, ext. 117.
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Attention College-Age Students!
Reveille's college students will be meeting for lunch to reconnect following the 11:00 a.m. worship service on December 18. If you would like to be included, please contact Lynsey Thompson here or just join the group in the parlor of Reveille House on the 18th. Feel free to bring a friend; the more, the merrier.
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Mark Your Calendar
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Saturday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
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4:30 p.m.
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Family-Friendly Christmas Eve Service - Fellowship Hall
(please note time change from previous years)
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5:30 p.m.
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Candlelight Service of Worship (Lessons and Carols) - Sanctuary*
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7:30 p.m.
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Christmas Eve Worship at The Point with Holy Communion - Fellowship Hall*
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11:00 p.m.
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Candlelight Service of Worship with Holy Communion - Sanctuary
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Sunday, December 25 - First Sunday of Christmas
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10:30 a.m.
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Morning Worship - Sanctuary* - The Blessing of Toys
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Sunday, January 1 - Epiphany Sunday
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(No Early Worship Today)
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9:30 a.m.
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Morning Worship at The Point with Holy Communion -
Fellowship Hall*
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11:00 a.m.
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Morning Worship with Holy Communion - Sanctuary*
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Year-End Giving
Are you planning to make donations to Reveille in late December that you plan to claim on your 2011 income tax return? If the answer is yes, following are the rules that you need to know. Donations must be delivered or mailed and postmarked on or by December 31, 2011 in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2011. Checks that are placed in the church offering during the first worship service in 2012 will not qualify for a charitable contribution deduction in 2011 even if the check is predated to 2011 or was actually written in 2011. However, checks that are written, mailed, and postmarked in 2011 will be deductible in 2011 though they are not received by Reveille until 2012. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Glynis Holcomb, financial manager, 359-6041, ext. 118.
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Weekday School Registration
A Nationally Accredited Early Childhood Program
The Weekday School is now processing applications for the 2012-2013 school year for toddlers and preschoolers. 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. For more information, please call the Reveille Weekday School at 359-4600.
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Deadlines for Upcoming Issues of
The Reveille Window
December 25 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, December 14)
No January 1 issue
January 8 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, December 28)
January 15 issue (Deadline: Wednesday, January 4)
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District Conference
and Leadership Training Event
Sunday, January 8
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Trinity UMC
903 Forest Avenue
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Wilson
Funding Ministry in Tough Financial Times
Breakout sessions and workshops will cover areas such as Staff-Parish Relations, Finance, Worship, Trustees, Stewardship, Youth, Communications and more. For more information, click here or call 521-1124. To register, please contact Cheryl Arrington here or call 359-6041, ext. 114 by noon on Friday, December 16.
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Advocate Subscription Drive Ends December 16
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 call 359-6041, ext. 114.
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Attendance and Stewardship Report
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November 27, 2011
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Worship Attendance
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481
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Sunday School Attendance
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185
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Projected Collections for 2011
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$1,268,574
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Amount Received November 27, 2011
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$ 6,849
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Amount Received Through November 27, 2011
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$ 991,144
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Calendar of Opportunities
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11
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8:30 AM
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Worship
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Sanctuary
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9:30 AM
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Wesleyan Fellowship Class Christmas Brunch
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Room 211
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9:30 AM
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Epiphany Small Group*
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Room 206
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9:30 AM
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Sunday school for all ages
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Education Building
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9:30 AM
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The Gathering Small Group*
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Reveille House Dining Room
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9:30 AM
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Worship at The Point*
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Fellowship Hall
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9:30 AM
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Confirmation Class
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Scout Lodge
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10:30 AM
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Coffee Fellowship
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Fellowship Hall
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11:00 AM
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Worship*
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Sanctuary
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12:15 PM
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Children's Teachers
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Reveille House Dining Room
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2:00 PM
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Service of Remembrance
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Sanctuary
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4:00 PM
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Youth Bells Rehearsal
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Sanctuary
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4:30 PM
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Combined Youth Choir
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Choir Room
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5:00 PM
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Elementary Ringers
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Sanctuary
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5:00 PM
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Primary Choir Rehearsal
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Room 207
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5:00 PM
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Cherub Choir Rehearsal
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Room 105
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5:00 PM
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EGR Small Group*
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Reveille House Dining Room
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5:00 PM
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Journey 101: Knowing God
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Church Parlor
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5:00 PM
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Living the Good Life*
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Reveille House Parlor
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5:00 PM
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Sunday Night Dinner
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Fellowship Hall
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5:00 PM
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Disciple 4*
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Room 209
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5:30 PM
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Elementary Choir Rehearsal
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Room 211
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5:45 PM
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Primary Ringers Rehearsal
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Sanctuary
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12
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7:00 AM
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Men's Prayer Breakfast
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Fellowship Hall
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12:30 PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Adult Library
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6:15 PM
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Reveille Ensemble
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Sanctuary
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7:00 PM
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Property Committee
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Reveille House Dining Room
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7:00 PM
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Reveille Ringers
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Sanctuary
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7:00 PM
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Stephen Ministry
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Offsite
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
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9:30 AM
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Staff Meeting
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Reveille House Dining Room
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12:00 PM
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Frances Carroll Circle
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Church Parlor
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12:30 PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Adult Library
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7:30 PM
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Scout Troop 444
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Fellowship Hall
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14
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11:30 AM
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Covenant Group
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Church Parlor
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12:15 PM
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Midday Worship
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Sanctuary
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12:30 PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Adult Library
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5:30 PM
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Wonderful Wednesday
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Fellowship Hall
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6:30 PM
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Children's Choir Christmas Program
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Sanctuary
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
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9:30 AM
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Seekers Small Group
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Room 209
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12:00 PM
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Efficient Abundance*
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Reveille House Parlor
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12:30 PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Adult Library
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7:00 PM
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Chancel Choir Rehearsal*
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Choir Room
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
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12:30 PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Adult Library
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
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9:00 AM
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Liturgical Arts Committee
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Sanctuary
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*Child care provided
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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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For more information, call the church office at (804) 359-6041.
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