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Reveille United Methodist Church
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Welcome Lori Epps
Our New Director of Children's Ministries
Lori Epps joined Reveille as Director of Children's Ministries on October 1. Lori brings her passion for working with children and  some 19 years' experience in various ministries serving children, youth and adults. She comes to us from New Life United Methodist Church in Midlothian where she served as Director of Youth Ministries from October 2007 to 2011, and then transitioned into a newly-created position of Connections Director, working with all age levels overseeing missions and evangelism. Lori has also served at Mt. Pisgah and St. Marks United Methodist Churches in the Richmond area. She has worked as a lead preschool teacher and in the Chesterfield County Youth Planning and Development Office. She has participated in and led many local, national and international mission experiences, including trips to Chile and Costa Rica.
Lori grew up in Chesterfield where she graduated from the old Manchester High School. She double majored in Religious Studies and Sociology while at Virginia Wesleyan, a United Methodist college located in the Tidewater area. She married her high school sweetheart, Brent, in September of 1995. They have two beautiful and talented girls, Hannah Faith, who is in eighth grade, and Hailey Joy, who is in fifth grade. Lori enjoys playing tennis, scrapbooking, and watching anything on HGTV in her spare time. Lori is excited about working with and getting to know the children and families at Reveille and helping to make disciples for Jesus Christ. Please welcome Lori and her family to Reveille.
In our next issue, look for information about Jennifer McCluskey, our new Director of Adult Ministries.
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Worship
October 7, 2012
8:30 and 11:00 am
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jim Noland
Scripture: Second Corinthians 4:7
Sermon: "Treasure in Clay Jars"
9:30 am - The Point
Preacher: Rev. Stephen Coleman
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7
Theme: Where Do Our Blessings Come From?
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Building on Our Blessings
2013 Stewardship Campaign
Over the next several weeks, the stewardship pledge campaign to fund our church's 2013 operating budget will be taking place, culminating with pledge cards being brought to the altar during Consecration Sunday on October 28. A pledge is a written financial commitment one makes for the upcoming year to support the ministries of the church. Such a commitment is made after prayerful discernment.
2012 marks a milestone year in the life of Reveille. We opened the doors on our welcome center, chapel and youth space. We increased our music ministry space. And we're already starting to put this extra room to good use through our worship, discipleship, and service ministries.
As we move into 2013 we have the opportunity to build on the momentum from this past year, and in that spirit our 2013 stewardship pledge campaign theme is "Building on our Blessings."
Our hopes for 2013 are ambitious. We want to not only continue our transforming ministries but increase our commitments to our growing congregation, our community, and our world. Your pledge will be an important part of making that happen. The main source of funding for the operating budget comes from pledged giving, and having your pledge upfront allows our church staff and committees to develop 2013 plans and budgets more accurately and responsibly.
During the month of October you will learn more about Reveille's ministry efforts, our hopes for 2013 and beyond, and the financial support needed to start fulfilling those hopes. Look for that in The Reveille Window, worship bulletins, ministry moment speakers during worship services on October 14 and 21 and in group presentations. Watch for information in the mail about filling out your pledge cards to be brought to the altar during worship on Consecration Sunday, October 28.
We hope this information will be helpful as you prayerfully consider your pledge, and how that pledge can help Reveille build on our blessings in service to others.
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Be Winter Wise...Immunize!
IVNA will administer flu vaccines on Sunday October 14 from 9:00 to 11:00 am. The  cost of the shots is $28, and IVNA will bill Medicare for vaccinations to Medicare part B beneficiaries. Proceeds from the clinic directly benefit our community, funding vital skilled home health care for uninsured and under-insured members of the community. Please contact Stephen Coleman here or by phone at 359-6041, ext. 115, if you have any questions.
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New Wednesday Morning Bible Study
If you are looking for a short Bible study, the Women of Spirit invite you to join them on Wednesday mornings, 9:30-11:30, for Adam Hamilton's 4-week study on Forgiveness: Finding Peace Through Letting Go. In this book, Hamilton shows participants how to receive the freedom that comes with forgiving, even if the person needing to be forgiven is our self. This study begins this Wednesday, October 10. Email Mary Anne Noland if you are interested. Child care is provided.
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Wonderful Wednesday
October 10
This W ednesday, join us in the fellowship hall at 6:00 pm for our weekly fellowship meal. The menu is Caesar salad, meat lasagna, vegetarian lasagna, garlic bread, and freshly-baked brownies.The cost is $5 for adults and teens, $3 for children ages 4 to 12 and free for anyone under 4. Please make a reservation for dinner here, sign up on the friendship pad during Sunday worship or call the church office at 359-6041 by 3:00 pm on Monday. Click here for upcoming menus and programs for Wednesday night meals.
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Stop Hunger Now
October 14
This is your chance to make a difference in the war against world hunger! Many Reveille membe rs have already signed up for either the 9:30 am or the 11:00 am shift to package 20,000 meals in the new youth area on Sunday, October 14, but we still need more volunteers. Everyone can participate in this fun-filled event to provide food to the world's destitute. To get involved, please register for one of the two shifts here or call the church office at 359-6041, ext. 111. Please be sure to let us know which shift you'll attend.
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Youth News
This Sunday night youth group will not meet. Please come out and support Reveille's  four Ultimate Frisbee teams!
Middle school youth: The fall middle school retreat at Eagle Eyrie (Lynchburg, Virginia) is November 9-11. The band this fall is StereoReel. The retreat includes worship, small groups, and free time with hundreds of other middle schoolers from across Virginia. To register, please get at check for $120, made out to Reveille UMC, to Dwayne by Monday, October 8.
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The Ultimate Opportunity:
Have Fun, Make a Difference
Five hours, four Reveille teams, one cause: Please come to Collegiate School's main campus this Sunday, October 7, at 1:00 pm to support the 43 youth from Reveille who are competing in Welborne United Methodist Church's Eighth Annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. Reveille is sponsoring three high school teams and one middle school team.
The tournament begins with worship and moves into round-robin competition, in which each team plays every other team. Teams are divided between high school and middle school leagues. After the round-robin games, teams are seeded for a single-elimination tournament. With four teams in action, Reveille will have someone on the field all afternoon.
The action of the game is enough to draw a crowd, but the cause is more meaningful. All proceeds from the tournament support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Reveille's team contribution will exceed $1,000 this year.
Our youth enjoy ultimate Frisbee, but more importantly, they enjoy making a difference in the lives of those in need. This Sunday, they can do both at the same time!
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Your Discipleship Impacts Our Youth
Several years ago, Reveille published a resource pack for children and their families, demarcating "milestones," the goals for each grade of children's Sunday school. The children's milestones include Biblical knowledge, hymns, worship and other practices. In summer 2012 Reveille produced a similar booklet for families of youth. The youths' milestones vary a bit because they are aimed not simply at Sunday school teachers, but at families and even the entire church. For the next few weeks we will highlight some of the milestones for the congregation, lifting up ways the entire congregation can support and nurture discipleship in our youth.
Do you lead a "God-bearing life"? The early church described Mary as theotokos, "God-bearer," as she bore the Christ child. In their book, The Godbearing Life, Ron Foster and Kenda Creasy Dean challenge all Christians to be God-bearers. Often we convince ourselves that Christians are challenged to be Christ's presence in the world. Yet Christ is already active and present in the world. Our role is to bear the love of Christ to the world and to our youth. As Foster and Dean put it, "Godbearers convey God's affirmation and invitation to youth so that they become Godbearers [too], carrying Christ into the culture that adolescents inhale daily. The moment we say 'yes' to God, we become bearers of God's word ... the Holy Spirit enters us, fills us, takes us over, changes everything about us, and through us, [changes] the world in which we live."
How can you nurture discipleship in our youth? Allow God to work through you. Allow your relationship with Christ to inspire you to develop God-filled relationships with the teens in our congregation. Thus the first task of nurturing the faith of our youth is to nurture our own faith.
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Arts and Music Program on October 14
On S unday, October 14, the Wesleyan Fellowship and Covenant classes will join together in the chapel for a program led by Dennis King and Kevin Bruny. The program will begin immediately following the 8:30 am service. It will include varied music as well as a presentation about the artistry of Reveille's needlepoint works. The needlepoint has been a labor of love from many of our Reveille family and will be presented in detailed photographs in addition to the stories they have to tell.
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Chapel Piano Dedication Concert on October 20
 You are invited to attend a dedicatory piano concert on Saturday, October 20, at 7:00 pm in Reveille's new chapel. The new Knabe baby grand piano, purchased this past spring from your generous donations, will be dedicated. Please come and enjoy the beauty of this instrument under the hands of some of Reveille's finest pianists: John Bullock, Susan Bullock, Jonathan Brabrand, Matthew Nagi and Elizabeth Spiers, with vocalist, Kara Wiseman, accompanied by Cathy Armistead. A reception in our new welcome center will follow the concert, where you may greet the musicians and enjoy refreshments. Please invite friends and family for this inspiring evening of music!
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Environmental Stewardship Committee
Now Forming
The Church Council has approved the formation of an environmental stewardship committee. Among other things, the committee will make recommendations to Church Council for environmental stewardship at Reveille and ways to implement the United Methodist Church's green initiative. If you are interested in environmental stewardship and would like to serve on the committee, please email Rich Schweiker, Lay Leadership Committee chair, or call the church office, 359-6041, ext. 114.
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Westview on the James Sponsors
a Family and Friends Fishing Derby
Pack up the kids and grab your rod and reel for a Family and Friends Fishing Derby at Westview on the James, the United Methodist Camp and Retreat in Goochland on Saturday, October 20, from 9:00 am to noon. The beautiful 18-acre lake at Westview is a perfect place to take in the wonder of God's creation while spending quality time with your family. The cost is $30 per family and includes lunch and bait. For further information and registration information click here. A limited number of poles and tackle will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Joys and Concerns
SYMPATHY
The Reveille family extends Christian love and sympathy to Heather Lockerman and family on the passing of her mother on September 27.
RECEIVED THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
September 30, 2012
Max Edward Hopkins
Son of Maggie and Phillip Hopkins
Ralph John MacIver
Son of Heather and Blake MacIver
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Issues and Deadlines for The Reveille Window
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Issue
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Deadline
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Oct. 21
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Wednesday, Oct. 10
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Oct. 28
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Wednesday, Oct. 17
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Nov. 4
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Wednesday, Oct. 24
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Nov. 11
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Wednesday, Oct. 31
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Nov. 18
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Wednesday, Nov. 7
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Nov. 25
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Wednesday, Nov. 14
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Dec. 2
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Wednesday, Nov. 21
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Dec. 9
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Wednesday, Nov. 28
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Dec. 16
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Wednesday, Dec. 5
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Dec. 23
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Wednesday, Dec. 12
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No December 30 issue
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Jan. 6
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Wednesday, Dec. 26
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Jan. 13
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Wednesday, Jan. 2
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Calendar of Opportunities
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
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8:30 AM
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Worship
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Chapel
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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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Worship at The Point*
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Fellowship Hall
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10:30AM
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Coffee Fellowship
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Welcome Center
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11:00AM
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Worship*
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Sanctuary
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1:00 PM
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Youth Frisbee Tournament
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Collegiate School
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2:00 PM
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Richmond District UM Women
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Church Parlor
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5:00 PM
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Cherub Choir
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Room 104
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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
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Room 207
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5:00 PM
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Christian Believer
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Room 211
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5:00 PM
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EGR Small Group
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RH Dining Room
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5:00 PM
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Immersion Study: Romans
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Room 210
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5:00 PM
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Worship Class
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Room 209
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5:00 PM
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Reveille Today
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Reveille House Parlor
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5:30 PM
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Elementary Choir
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Chapel
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5:30 PM
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Sunday Night Supper
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Fellowship Hall
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5:45 PM
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Primary Ringers
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Sanctuary
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6:00 PM
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Combined Youth Choir Rehearsal
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Choir Room
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7:00 PM
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Youth Instrumental Ensemble
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Sanctuary
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
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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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9:30 AM
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Garden Committee
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Garden
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12:30PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Chapel
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1:00 PM
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Program Staff
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RH 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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Room 210
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9
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9:30 AM
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Staff Meeting
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RH Dining Room
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10:30AM
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Mary Lou White Circle
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Welcome Center
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12:00PM
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Frances Carroll Circle
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Fellowship Hall
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12:30PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Chapel
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6:00 PM
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Alpha
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Fellowship Hall
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7:00 PM
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Worship Committee
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RH Dining Room
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7:30 PM
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Scout Troop 444
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Youth Rec Center
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
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9:30 AM
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Seekers Class
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Room 209
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9:30 AM
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Women of Spirit*
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Room 210
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12:15PM
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Midweek Worship
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Sanctuary
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12:30PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Chapel
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6:00 PM
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Wonderful Wednesday
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Fellowship Hall
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6:45 PM
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Wednesday Night Women's Bible Study*
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Youth Senior High Room
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7:30 PM
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Finance Committee
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RH Dining Room
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
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7:30 AM
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Church Council Planning Group
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RH Dining Room
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11:30AM
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Covenant Group
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Youth Senior High Room
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12:30PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Chapel
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7:00 PM
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Chancel Choir Practice*
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Choir Room
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7:00 PM
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LAA - Life After Alpha
Small Group
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Room 206
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7:30 PM
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The CrossPoint Rehearsal
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Room 104
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
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12:30PM
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Prayer Ministry
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Chapel
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*Child care provided
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Staff
Jim Noland, Senior Pastor
Katie B. Anthony, Associate Pastor
Stephen Coleman, Associate Pastor
Cathy Armistead, Director of Music Ministries
Tamara Nicely, Assistant Director of Music Ministries
Dwayne Stinson, Director of Youth Ministries
Lori Epps, Director of Children's Ministries
Jennifer McCluskey, Director of Adult Ministries
Kaarina Jobe, Worship and Music Leader for The Point
Anne Stratton, Administrative Manager
Cheryl Arrington, Pastoral and Congregational Care Secretary
Bill Wright, Facilities Manager
Glynis Holcomb, Financial Manager
Thomas Goodall, Custodian
Ty Jefferson, Custodian
Elaine Kastelberg, Director of Weekday School
Beverley Tilley, Weekday School Administrative Assistant
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For more information, call the church office at (804) 359-6041.
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