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 Donate Your Furniture and Other Household Items

to Families in Need

Reveille Church and Weekday School are partnering to Fill-a-POD for the CARITAS furniture bank and other church ministries between Friday, May 4 and Monday May 14. A POD will be open in our parking lot from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day to accept donations of furniture and larger household items, while smaller donations will be collected in Room 02 during normal office and church hours.

We also ask all Sunday schools to consider hosting a Place-for-Grace drive, in which you collect all kitchen items needed for a family of four to prepare and eat a meal.

Donations to drop off in the POD:

• Furniture, kitchenware (this is an urgent need), basic household items and cleaning supplies, mattresses and box springs (especially twin and double), baby cribs and mattresses, strollers, high chairs

Donations to drop off in the Weekday school carpool line OR in Room 02:

• Clothing: men's and women's professional business clothes
• Children's books
• Small stuffed animals
• School supplies, especially free-standing dry erase boards
• Gently-used jewelry and accessories
• Travel-sized toiletries
• Fleece blankets

Sorry: We cannot accept car seats, large desks, wood bed frames, console televisions, or exercise equipment.

Please contact Jennifer McCluskey here with any questions.

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Tuesday, May 15

11:00 a.m., Fellowship Hall

Covered Dish Luncheon: Main Dish and drinks provided.

Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert.

Program: Virginia Sullivan, a teapot enthusiast with more than 600 teapots, will join us and share some interesting insights on tea and teapots.

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At youth group this Sunday night, May 6, the youth group will continue planning for the youth Sunday service on May 13, using the theme "The Journey of Faith." We will be combined at 6:00 p.m., so the evening schedule will be

4:30 p.m. - Combined choir

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

6:00 p.m. - Combined youth group

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Looking Ahead to May 13 Worship

Youth Lead on the Journey of Faith

Abram and Sarai left their home and moved to a new land that God had given them. Jesus walked many miles during his ministry, gathering followers along the way. And John Wesley traveled as much as 250,000 miles on horseback during his ministry. We, too, walk through our days, and God is present where we work, when we study, when we gather with family and friends. Next Sunday the youth will lead worship at The Point (9:30 a.m.) and at 11:00 a.m., considering their own journey of faith. In scripture, music, and testimony, they will share the stony hills and smooth paths of the Christian faith, and where God is in all of it.

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Youth Auction Achievements

Thank you to all who supported the youth by bidding on and purchasing auction items. We have earned over $5,200 on the auction, and with dinner proceeds, nearly $6,000. We have a few things left that we would like to offer folks. Cliff Bruce Photography was very generous and donated nine items to our auction. We have three gift certificates for senior portraits, three for newborn photos and three for family portraits. These all include the sitting fee and a free portrait. For senior and newborn sessions, you receive a free 5x7; for a family sitting, a free 8x10. There is no expiration date on these, but if you were to purchase a certificate, he would like a call in the next few weeks just letting him know that you have it. The values of these items are $170, $240 and $390 respectively. We are asking for a mere $100 for each of these. Cliff does beautiful work. You may check out his website here. Please contact Dwayne Stinson here or 359-6041, ext. 122 if you would like to purchase one of these. Again, all of the funds will go towards our youth mission trips this summer. Thank you for your support.

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History Repeats Itself: Setting the Cornerstone

Approximately 60 years ago, the congregations of Monument Methodist Church and Union Station Methodist Church celebrated a monumental moment - the consolidation of their separate churches into one, Reveille Methodist Church, with the laying of the cornerstone on their beautiful new church. In 1967, Reveille became Reveille United Methodist Church with the merger of the United Brethren and Methodist denominations. A prayer in the United Methodist hymnal from A Book of Public Prayer underlines the meaning of our church cornerstone:

"O God, you have built your Church

Upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone."

-  Harry Emerson Fosdick

On Sunday, May 20, 2012, the cornerstone for the new expansion will be laid following the 11:00 worship service. What a wonderful opportunity to blend the recognition of new Reveille members and their faith commitment of worship and service to God with recognition of this new space for use in worship and service to God. With receipt of the occupancy permit, a reception hosted by the Women of Spirit small group will follow in the welcome center that will make this occasion our official opening.

Please mark your calendars and plan to be a part of this historic moment in Reveille's history and tour the new building we have been excitedly following for months.

-  Claire Kaugars

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Mission Benefit Concert 2012

Reveille's annual Mission Benefit Concert will be held on Sunday, May 20, at 7:00 p.m. We are thrilled to have the chancel choir from Shady Grove United Methodist Church (Mechanicsville) join our own chancel choir in singing John Rutter's Requiem, featuring Reveille soloists, Kara Wiseman and Olletta Cheatham. This popular masterwork will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra with Cathy Armistead on the organ and conducted by Shady Grove's Director of Music, Bryan Greer. Anthems by Alice Parker and Byron J. Smith will also be offered. They include a duet by Reginald Potts, IV and Kevin Boteler. This concert will begin with music by the Reveille Ensemble and Reveille Ringers.

Our beneficiaries this year are Reveille's summer youth missions and Swansboro Elementary School. Over 60 Reveille youth will be involved in four summer youth missions, which include two weeks at Jeremiah Project, and the El Salvador and Eastern Shore Habitat for Humanity trips. We have been a partner in mission with Swansboro Elementary School for several years and are currently working with Reveille church member, Laura Holdych, as champion for Swansboro. Both missions represent many opportunities to be in service for Christ. If you would like to make a donation, click here to find the donation form. Paper copies of the donation form are available in the church office.

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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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