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Palm Sunday Procession

Sunday, April 1, 11:00 a.m.

As the elementary bell choir plays this Sunday morning, children through the second grade will process into the worship service waving their palm branches. We encourage parents to have their children in Sunday school by 9:30 a.m. so they will have plenty of time to practice and to learn the wonderful story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.  

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Palm Sunday Bake Sale

This Sunday, April 1, our United Methodist Women (UMW)will hold their annual Palm Sunday Bake Sale. They have made some wonderful homemade goodies and other items. The sales tables will be set up on the red carpet leading to the sanctuary and in the fellowship hall following The Point service. Donations from the bake sale will support UMW missions such as United Methodist Urban Ministries of Richmond, Covenant Woods, The Hermitage and All God's Children camp. Please call Walker Fonville at 285-7306 for more information.

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Holy Week begins this Sunday, April 1, so the youth group will spend some time reflecting on the theme of Christ's sacrifice and love.

Our schedule is normal:

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

   5:30 p.m. - Dinner for middle school

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

High school students: Grab your hammer, putty up your putty knife and get out your checkbook. This Sunday is the last day to sign up for the summer mission trip to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. To register please send $100, a student waiver, and an emergency medical form to Dwayne in the church office no later than this Sunday. The trip is August 5-11, 2012 and we will work with Habitat for Humanity. More details are available at youth group.

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Holy Thursday Meal Replaces Wonderful Wednesday

There will be no Wonderful Wednesday meal on April 4; however, we will have a meal on Thursday, April 5. The Holy Thursday meal will start at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall with a cost of $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 4 to 12 and free for anyone under 4. The menu is Shepherd's Pie (peas, carrots, celery, onions, and ground beef topped with mashed potatoes), tossed salad and brownies. Make your dinner reservation here, by marking the Wonderful Wednesday box on the friendship pad this Sunday,or calling the church office (359-6041) by 3:00 p.m. on Monday.

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Building update (March 26)

Front Door will be Open for Easter

Trim work and painting continue in the new space. It is expected that the paving in the front of the church will be completed by Easter and the front door to the sanctuary will be open! The curbing has already been completed and the grading is underway. It will be a treat to be able to have members and guests park in front and once again open our front doors for a wonderful Easter welcome.

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Joys and Concerns

IN SYMPATHY

The Reveille family extends Christian love and sympathy to Bill Blaylock and family on the passing of his mother, Katie Blaylock, on March 26, 2012; and to Mary Ann Ramage and family, and Bates Chappell and family, on the passing of their brother, Edward Tyree Chappell, Sr., also on March 26.

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Care Packages for College Students

Attention parents of college students: Once again this year we will be sending care packages to our college students just before final exams. We need updated mailing addresses for our college students so the packages will get to them. You should have received an e-mail message from the college ministry team requesting a confirmation of the address we have for your son or daughter or asking you to provide us with the correct address. If we somehow slipped up contacting you, please contact Carol Uzzle here. If your college student will complete their studies for this year before the week of May 6, please let us know.  

If you would like to help assemble care packages or if you have questions, please contact Amy Donald at 741-5355.

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Bidding Frenzy Coming to Reveille 

Youth Auction -  April 18 

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Journey 101: Loving God

Reveille's discipleship process involves loving God with our hearts, knowing God with our heads, and serving God with our hands.

Journey 101: Loving God will begin Sunday, May 13, meeting from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. This six-week course will end June 17. The Loving God classes stress loving God through taking on regular spiritual disciplines as a means of receiving God's grace, resulting in the transformation of our hearts. Topics covered include worship, prayer, study, guidance, fasting and submission to God's will. Child care will be provided.

The Journey 101 course, similar in format to the Alpha course, begins with a large group teaching experience led by Jim Noland, our senior pastor, followed by small group discussions. Three classes are offered in the Journey 101 track. Journey 101: Knowing God and Journey 101: Serving God will be offered later this year.

Through Journey 101: Loving God we anticipate that those participating will not only learn about and practice the spiritual disciplines around which the six weeks are built but will also form lasting relationships with a small group of other Christians who have gathered around their table each week. If such bonds do form, we encourage the small group to continue growing with the other two Journey 101 classes. It is our hope that these bonds will lead to the formation of a small group that will stay together for a longer period of time, growing together in intentional ways and serving God together.

Register for Journey 101: Loving God here or call 359-6041, ext. 117.

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Register Today for VBS and Day Camp

The time for Vacation Bible School (VBS) and Day Camp will be here before we know it. The dates are July 30 - August 3. Children must be three by September 30 to participate in VBS, which is designed for children through rising second graders. Day Camp provides special opportunities for rising third through fifth graders.

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Golf Until You Drop

Westview on the James in Goochland County invites golfers to join their "Golf Until You Drop" event to raise funds for the Care and Connect Fund. Through this fund, inner-city children receive a summer camp experience that is both an outdoor adventure and a faith-based encounter that introduces them to Jesus. The event takes place on Monday, April 30 at Richmond Country Club, and players can play as an individual or in two-man teams. Players must raise pledges for an amount that is pledged per hole played up to 100 holes in a day. Play is fast and the fellowship is great. Gifts and awards will be given. For more information call 240-3356.

(Reprinted with permission from Richmond "District Dispatch")

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Real Life Skills Taught in the Weekday School

As one walks through the education building during the week, children of all ages can be seen practicing the skills that they will eventually need to acquire to be successful in the world beyond Reveille. As featured in the 2012 Richmond Magazine Sourcebook, our teachers set up learning environments, where children learn to be responsible for their belongings, take care of classroom chores and have many opportunities to practice skills, such as serving others snack trays and napkins, planning with others before constructing a structure with ramps, bridges, towers and doorways in the block center and negotiating roles during dramatic play.

Last month, in room 200, the dramatic play area was changed into a grocery store. Real boxes, cans and cartons from the store filled the shelving on both sides of the "store." Store clerks donned work aprons and were given pretend money to fill the cash registers. Phones were present so that clerks could call on additional store personnel, if needed, as well as pad and pencils for customers to use while writing their lists. Recyclable grocery bags rested at the end of the counter for children to fill after items were scanned. Within this learning environment, children were recognizing and "reading" familiar labels, writing their own lists, working as a team to provide service to their customers, restocking shelves by sorting familiar objects together and using math skills as they counted scanned items into bags.

Last month, children and their parents participated in the annual teddy bear clinic. Each child listened to a presentation by medical professionals and then casted, stitched and bandaged their stuffed animal. They had the opportunity to use familiar medical supplies to explore using procedures they have seen in their pediatrician's office or an emergency room. They examined x-rays, viewed an eye chart through various vision-altering devices, listened to their own heartbeat and looked into the ears and mouths of their animals with scopes. Later, the dramatic play area was transformed into a veterinarian's clinic for ongoing play.

Many classes chopped vegetables and made pots of soup, which they shared on a winter morning with their parents. Down the hall, children enjoyed writing, illustrating and binding their own books at the writing center. We were astounded at the collection of books that were completed by the end of the week.

Across the hall, children compared and contrasted several editions of the same classics such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They read a new story by a different author and discussed similarities and differences between the stories. Afterward, they were given the opportunity to graph their favorite version and then role play the story using costumes and props.

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Issues and Deadlines for The Reveille Window

Calendar of Opportunities

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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

Tyrell A. Jefferson, Custodian

Elaine B. Kastelberg, Director of Weekday School

Beverley F. Tilley, Weekday School Administrative Assistant

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