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The Slash Report ~ June 2014
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Do you ever feel unsure where you are going on life's journey? Sometimes we just need a little light on the path in order to find our way.
In other words, many of us want God to guide our path.
I think we are all familiar with this passage:
"Your Word is a Lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105
We know it from the older translation and song as, "Thy Word."
As I was planning for this worship series, I wondered how does a person really know when God is guiding their steps on the journey of life? Together we will try to answer that important question in our worship in June.
The A Light to My Path series will cover some key ingredients to finding your path. First, God has provided a guide book, the Bible, to help steer us on the Journey of Faith. This month we will explore how the Bible guides our lives and we will seek to understand how our baptism and celebration at the Lord's Table each week help us find and stay on the path. The Holy Spirit also plays a big role in helping us interpret and understand God's will for our lives.
SPECIAL SUNDAYS IN JUNE
- June 8th we will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and recognize and honor our graduate and present scholarships to our current students. We will also commission the IMPACT Youth who will leave on their Mission Trip June 29th.
- June 15th we will celebrate the men in our community on Father's Day and Commission our summer campers.
- June 25th our children will lead us in ONE Worship, 11 am. They will show us how Jesus' love is one of kind when they present our worship culminating their Weird Animal Bible School.
The office will be closed June 23 - June 27. If you need pastoral care please contact the Elder of the Month, Carol Payne or Cathy Tillman, Board Moderator.
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CAMP SUNDAY
June 15, 11 am Worship
We will recognize our camp participants in worship. Please keep campers, counselors and volunteers in your prayers!
They also love to receive mail.
Campers Name (session of camp)
Craig Springs Camp
30 Craig Springs Circle
New Castle, VA 24127
Postal service in Craig County is slow. Mail your letters early! Even "overnight" packages mailed in-state can take more than three days to arrive. Please allow plenty of time for mail to travel to camp.
CRAIG SPRINGS CAMP PARTICIPANTS
Nature Camp Counselors: June 21-27
Kacie Dalton, Elana Gant, Erin Payne, Madison Payne,
Joel West
Staff: Amy Jones
First Triple Campers: July 13-18
Daesia Coughlan, Kacie and Kendall Dalton, Ann Tyler Darden, Meredith Farrell, Elana Gant,
Erin Payne, Ruthie Weeks, Joel West
Staff: Ann Bremner, Cynthia Bremner, Amy Jones, Justin Ott
Second Triple Camp: July 20-25
Staff: Lois Haines
Family Camp Director: July 25-28
Amy Jones
Volunteers: Lois Haines, Elana Gant and Olivia Gant
PIEDMONT DISTRICT CAMP & CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Lynchburg College, July 7-10 (sorry no mail received at this camp)
Olivia Gant
Staff: Rev. Antonio Redd and Erica Redd
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June Serving Schedule:
Communion Prep: Julie Peterman
Elder of the Month: Carol Payne
| Date | Genesis Elder/Greeter | Elders | Deacons | Acolytes | |
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| Leslie West | Carol Payne | Ed Baugher* | Meredith Boggess | | | Polly Cheung | Ed Hellermann | Meredith Baugher | Sydney Boyd | | | | | Erin Payne | | | | | | Madison Payne | | |
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| Sandra Loving | Sandra Loving | Julie Peterman* | Kendall Dalton | | | Keith Dalton | Steve Harrison | Pat Penley | Tristan Goodman | | | | | Debra Sadler | | | | | | Carlton Shelton | | |
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| Judy Pierce | Carol Payne | Ronnie Benson* | Logan Markley | | | Sandra Loving | Catherine Young | Olivia Gant | Avery Pierce | | | | | Tom Putnam | | | | | | Joel West | | |
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| Ron Bryce | Carolyn Putnam | Ginnie Caudell* | Niqe Neal | | | Barbara Dykema | Ron Bryce | Meredith Farrell | Tanea Webb | | | | | Dalton Pierce | | | | | | Julie Peterman | | |
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| Judy Pierce | Dave Bremner | Angie Dalton* | Grace Gillam | | | Jared Pierce | Madelyn Logan | Meredith Baugher | Kirsten Powers | | | | | Chad Baugher | | | | | | Kacie Dalton | |
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Pentecost Special Offering
June 1st & 8th:
"Just imagine what your life would be like if no one answered God's call to start your church. Do you know that more than two-thirds of the United States population doesn't live within close driving distance of a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation? Because of the new church movement, Disciples have made great strides in correcting that sobering statistic. Disciples have started 830 churches since 2001, reaching more than 50,000 individuals who may not have had a relationship with God. Our new churches worship in at least 19 different languages.
Just as our ancestors started new churches, consider how you can support the creation of new churches in places that do not currently have a Disciples church witness. One important way that you can support this effort is through your generous gifts to the Pentecost Offering. By supporting the Pentecost Offering, you are making it possible for the Church to recruit, assess, train and coach new church planters. One half of the Offering collected stays in your Region and the other half goes to Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation to support their new church ministry work.
This year's Pentecost Offering will be taken on Sundays, June 1 and June 8. We give praise to God for the sacrifices of generations before us - the new churches that were started by courageous, visionary leaders. As a member of a Disciples church that was new once, will you consider participating in this offering so other churches can experience new life?"
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Relay for Life Walk - Saturday June 21st - 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Kings Dominion Camp Wilderness in Doswell, VA
We are fighting to prevent the suffering - to help find the cure. The 2014 Western Hanover Relay for Life will be held on Saturday, June 21st starting at 10:00 AM and going until 10:00 PM at Kings Dominion Camp Wilderness in Doswell, VA . Join our team or support someone who is a part of our Slash Church team by purchasing a luminaria or donating to a team member. Check out our Thermometer and help us reach the top! Help fill the plastic water bottle with dimes. Click here for our Relay for Life on-line link
The campground will provide plenty of tree shade and walking paths are through the trees as well. As in years past, we will have a fellowship meal for those attending at 5:00 PM. If you wish to help provide a dish or snacks, please let Cathy Tillman know. In the evening, you will be able to view the Kings Dominion fireworks. But most of all - let's help find a cure. Let's walk in memory of those we have lost to cancer. Let's provide hope and support to those still battling cancer. We can make a difference!
There is no registration fee for cancer survivors and we want to see you there as we celebrate your birthdays. So please let any member of the Outreach Committee know that you will be there for any part of that day - helping us to celebrate your birthdays.
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ACES FOOD DRIVE - 
On June 1st, pick up a grocery bag and fill it to help others in need through ACES. Ashland Christian Emergency Services has been helping others in our community for many years. While the time is nearing for youth to be out of school, the need for food rises. So please take a bag, fill it with items listed on the bag and return to church on Sunday, June 8th.
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2014 CROP WALK Mark your calendars for Saturday October 4th. That is the day planned for our annual CROP WALK to fight hunger here and around the world. Through this walk, we help ACES in our local community as well as Church World Service to help feed the hungry. October 4th - 8:30 AM registration - Walk begins at 9:00. 
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Mission Trip to Indianapolis, IN
Our IMPACT Youth will learn Christ-like empathy and compassion for others as they meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of disadvantaged children, youth, and adults. As our students serve in the name of Jesus, they'll develop friendships with the people being served, with teenagers on other teams, with members of their own youth group, and, most importantly, with Jesus.
Projects include:
* Providing meals to the homeless
* Tutoring poor or struggling children
* Helping to lead a day camp for kids
* Organizing a home or sprucing up a dilapidated home
* Painting a room or deep-cleaning a home
* Working with disabled children
* Sharing stories with a lonely elderly person in an assisted-living facility
We want to thank the many members of our congregation for helping us reach our fund raising goals and enabling us to spend this week growing spiritually and sharing God's love with everyone we meet.
Participants:
Antonio Redd, Joel West, Elana Gant, Olivia Gant, Kacie Dalton, Erin Payne,
Meredith Farrell and Taylor Smith
IMPACT Youth will depart from Slash on Sunday June 29th at 4 am and return on Friday, July 4, 7 pm.
We will commission participants in 11 am worship on Sunday, June 8.
Please join us in supporting them with prayers and letters.
Attention: Participants Name
Group Work Camps Week of Hope
345 N. Kitley Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46219
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Welcome New Members!
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Louise Melton
8440 Pheasant Rush Ct.
Ashland, VA 23005
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Julie Pollock
104 Randolph St. #17
Ashland, VA 23005
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2014 Vacation Bible School
Please register your rising K-5th graders today.
Join us June 16 -20
9 am to 12 pm
Click here to register!
Volunteers needed to share Jesus' one-of-a-kind love!
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 and Scholarship Presentations to our Current College and Graduate School Students Sunday, June 8 in our 11 am Worship Join us as we honor our youth minister, Rev. Antonio Redd who graduated with a Master of Divinity from Virginia Union. We will also present scholarships to Bill Bryce, Kerby Dalton, Elizabeth Farrell, Alex Smith, and Anna West.
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 District IX
of the
Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) in Virginia
proudly presents
Spring Gala Talent Show &
Covered Dish BBQ Feast
Saturday, June 21, at 4:00 p.m.
Rappahannock Christian Church
Dunnsville, VA
Bring your talent, bring your covered dish, bring your family, bring your whole congregation for an afternoon filled with good food, great fellowship, and excellent entertainment!!! Pork and beverages will be provided!
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 ASHLAND CHRISTIAN EMERGENCY SERVICES
Friends,
The following items are needed:
Adult's new underwear - all sizes, but, especially large and plus sizes
Adult's shorts, Adult's new sports socks
Adult's gently used shoes - sizes 9 and up
Children's new underwear and socks, Children's gently used summer shoes
Children's summer pajamas, Boy's shorts - sizes 6 - 7
Boy's shirts and shorts - sizes 8 - 10, Diapers and pull-ups - sizes 4 and up
Canned meats & stews, Jelly, Instant rice and potatoes
Toiletry items
Blessings!
Bonnie Hoskin
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Participate in Senior Fun
Highsteppers, AARP and friends hit the road this summer! Email Judy Ladd or Ginnie Caudell for more information or to reserve your spot.
June 12, 2014- Second Thursday Lunch
June 21, 2014 - "American Music Jubilee" Selma North Carolina, we always enjoy their shows. The music is wonderful. The singers and musicians are very talented. They always have some gospel music. The comedy retinues are very funny. We have Customer Appreciation Vouchers the cost is $12 due by May 21st. We leave at 9:30 from Atlee Square shopping center.
July 10, 2014 - Second Thursday Lunch
August 14, 2014 - Second Thursday Lunch
August 20, 2014 -"Hank Williams Lost Highway"- Riverside Theater Fredericksburg - We will car-pool from the Ashland-Hanover Shopping Center at 10:15 a.m. The cost is $49 due April 14, 2014 plus $5 donation for gas to driver. The cost includes lunch and gratuity
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Prayer Requests
Church Family
Norma Jennings, Teresa Manahan, Zachary Fowler, Ernest Goodman
Homebound
Dorothy Wade (Autumn Care)
Eleanor Thurston (Ashland Convalescent Center)
Meg Miller (staying with relatives)
For Healing
All military personnel and their families
Glenda Colbert (mother of Mike Colbert), Hunter Stockner (newborn of friend of Shanna Penley)
Marilyn Bates (sister of Becky Baugher), Sibrena Stevenson-Wyche (our Nursery Attendant)
Beverly Petronello (Tom Putnam's son-in-law's mother), Cody LaBarr(nephew of Michael Peterman;deployed)
Carol Hartsoe (Ann Loving's coworker's friend), Bryant Hennessey and family(friend of April Pierce)
Bob Henderson (husband of Barbara Henderson), Rhonda Harris (friend of Steve Harrison)
Doris Campbell (grandmother of Erica Redd), Angie Walls-Cox (friend of Suzi Young)
Susan Maze (mother of coworker of Gail Hellermann), Tom Burns (client of Polly Cheung)
Stephen Weber (brother of Julie Peterman looking for employment)
Erma Traylor (mother of Patsy Fowler), Ellen Masters (friend of Polly Cheung)
Rachel Robertson (mother of Ronnie Benson), Rex Reed (friend of Polly Cheung)
Kenny Stewart (friend of Judy Pierce), Marion Bryce (mother of Ron Bryce)
Betty McGuire (aunt of Michelle Weeks), Tom Herbert (friend of B.L. Miller and B. Vaughan)
Love and sympathy are extended to Don and Jo Richardson upon the death of Don's sister-in-law, Frances Richardson
The Elders respectfully request that prayer concerns be updated every two weeks by notifying the office by phone (798-4520) or email (admin@slashcc.org)
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Additional Events this month
June 2: Ruritan Meeting
June 3: Elders Meeting
June 3: Softball games - 8:30/9:30 pm
June 5: Guests in Sanctuary
June 8: Pentecost; Graduate Recognition, Scholarship Sunday, Mission Trip Commissioning, Shower for Erica Redd
June 10: Meals on Wheels - Diana Harrions
June 10: Softball games 8:30/9:30 pm
June 15: Camp Sunday
June 16-20: Vacation Bible School- 9 am to 12 pm
June 17: Softball games - 6:30/7:30
June 21: Disciple Women's Meeting
June 21: Relay for Life - 10 am to 10 pm
June 22: Nature Camp begins
June 22: ONE Worship for VBS Sunday at 11 am
June 22: Cabinet Meeting - 4 pm
June 23 - 27: Office Closed
June 24: Meals on Wheels - Don/Jo Richardson
June 24: Softball games - 6:30/7:30 pm
June 29: Youth Mission Trip departs
June 30: Ruritan Board Meeting
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COMING NEXT MONTH!
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Contact Information
Phone: 804-798-4520
Email the office
Office hours:
Monday through Friday; 9 am to 2 pm
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