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Join us for a Special Mother's Day Celebration
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Our Global Missions Partner, Dr. Anil Henry 

Missionary

from the Christian Hospital in Mungeli, India will be our special guest speaker in worship on May 10th at both worship services.  Dr. Henry will be introducing us to a challenge that the hospital is facing. He will share the story of the hospital and invite you to help babies and their families through the Baby Box program.  Here in the United States 6 of every 1000 babies will die before their first birthday. At the Christian Hospital, the rate is higher and prenatal care would help.  The problem is that the hospital needs a way to encourage parents to see the doctor. The Baby Box is meant to encourage those prenatal visits.


 
What's in the box?  Our baby boxes will contain many "luxury" items that the average rural family cannot afford, like diapers, blankets, sleepers, baby bath and shampoo.  The box will be made of sturdy rubberized plastic so that it will survive the monsoons and also can be reused.  To foster community participation, the blankets and sheets will be sewn by the students in the community college the hospital operates as their first project. 


 

How much will a box cost?   Christian Hospital estimates that the cost of each box will be somewhere around $25.  This cost includes not only the cost of the box and its contents, but also the indirect costs involved with tracking the moms and the babies.


 
How will they reach the moms?  The senior nursing staff, doctors, and nursing students have made visits to local villages to provide health education and training.  Future plans will include more formalized visits and eventually a mobile examination bus that will enable the hospital staff to conduct prenatal exams and lab tests in the villages.  Hospital outreach is now limited to the distance the staff can travel on their school buses.  Once the hospital has its own mobile clinic bus, they will be able to travel further and reach more moms. Taking the clinic to the moms will give them more opportunities to complete four prenatal visits and be entitled to a baby box.


Would you like to purchase a Baby Box? Our focus in worship in April and May is on being a Mission First congregation. Our Membership Committee is taking the lead on this.  They will purchase 4 Baby Boxes in honor of the women of Slash Church on Mother's Day.  You can take part in this by designating a gift in honor or memory of your mother this Mother's Day!


 

En Agape',
Rev. Michael Weeks 
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In this issue
Slash Book Study on "Whole"
church read

 

How does your faith shape your life? That is one of the key questions 

we will talking about in worship this month and one we want to explore in our book study. You can tell from the title that the book we are reading has a lot to do with the idea of bringing wholeness to our lives and our world.  


We will meet every Sunday in May except for Mother's Day when we will hear Dr. Anil Henry our Global Mission Partner during the Sunday School hour.

Sunday Gatherings led by Rev. Michael Weeks 
in Fellowship Hall, 9:45 am 
May 3rd: Pages 7-41
May 17th: Pages 42-65
May 24th: Pages 66-80
May 31st: Pages 91-109

There are still two copies of the book in the sanctuary available.  Pick yours up today.



Easter Special Offering - 

Through your thoughtfulness donations totaling $696.00 were collected through our Easter Special Offering. 

Thank you!


 

 

 Pentecost Special Offering - 

 

"New churches are growing in the light."  The church is shining light in dark places. Since 2001, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has started 850 new Disciples churches, spreading the gospel to more than 60,000 individuals, who may not have had a relationship with Christ. Each week 28 languages are spoken in Disciples churches.  

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2015 Pentecost Offering
2015 Pentecost Offering


 
This year the Pentecost Offering will be taken on Sundays, May 17 and May 24.  Your gift helps support the birth of new churches in our region and in the United States and Canada.  Help us spread the light in dark places by loving a growing number of Disciples back to life. 

 

 
Reaching Up

May Serving Schedule:
Communion Prep: Ginnie Caudell 5/3; Debra Sadler
Elder of the Month: Troy Payne

DateGenesis Elder/ GreeterEldersDeaconsAcolytes
3Harold ManahanSandra LovingBrooken Loving*Aiden Youngken
 Ed BaugherSteve HarrisonBarbara DykemaJohn Weeks
   Bill Dykema 
   Christine Harrison 
10Troy PayneCarolyn PutnamEd Baugher*Lauren Markley
 Erin PayneCatherine YoungBecky BaugherChloe Baugher
   Tom Putnam 
   Barbara Jellison 
17Ed HellermanTroy PayneCarlton Shelton*Brenna Peterman
 Lloyd WestMadelyn LoganElizabeth FarrellRuthie Weeks
   Dalton Pierce 
   Debra Sadler 
24Judy PierceDavid BremnerJohn Haines*Elena Highfield
 Madison PayneGen BohannonLois HainesKaylee Coffey
   Joel West 
   Olivia Gant 
31Leslie WestSteve HarrisonJulie Peterman*Cassidy Penley
 Carlton SheltonCatherine YoungJustin BoggessWendy Benson
   Brooken Loving 
   Erin Payne 

  


 

   


 
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Easter Egg Hunt:

   


 
Thank you to the Clay Springs Ruritan Club for sponsoring its annual community wide Easter Egg Hunt at Slash Christian Church on Saturday, April 4th. 


  

 

 

Easter at Slash

 

 

Children's Sermon

 

The Choir
Children's Bell Choir

 

Lauren Markley joins our church family.

 

 

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2015 Summer Schedule 
 
We are blessed at Slash Church with more people every Sunday in worship than we can fit into our sanctuary comfortably at one service.  God led us to beginning a second service several years ago and our worship attendance has increased.

However, the Summer is a busy time for families in our community of faith. We have many youth and several adults who will be gone this summer for church camp at Craig Springs. Some of them for more than one week. Family vacations are scheduled and there are some among us who are gone to the river in the Summer time on weekends. Because of all these things we have a few less people in worship on Sundays in July and August and can actually all fit in the sanctuary at one time. What a blessing it is to share worship together in the summer at a special time.

Summer Sunday school attendance has been unpredictable here at Slash and in many churches in past summers.  We do not want to ask a volunteer to plan a lesson and then have no one in attendance, so we go to this special schedule in the summer where we have ONE Worship and offer Children Worship & Wonder during the service for kids 4 years old through 4th graders. The Fellowship Adult Sunday School Class will continue to meet in the Loving Building in the summer at 9 am and they invite all members of the church to join them. 

 
Disciples Women News


   
As of this writing Disciples Women have collected $300 in the special offering for the Church World Blanket+ Fund and will collect again on April 26.  Thank you for reaching out and providing "coverage" to others through this united program with Church World Services.
Children & Youth Choir 
Meet on Sunday mornings, 9:45-10 am

 

The Children & Youth Choir meets weekly. All children K-5th and any interested youth are invited to participate.

The Children's Bell Choir did a beautiful job ringing at the 11 am Easter worship service.  They will be singing at 11 am on Mother's Day, May 10th.  The last Children's Choir practice will be on June 14.


 

 

Flower Ministry:


 
Sanctuary Flowers:

flower-bouquet.jpg  The 2015 flower chart is now posted on the wall by the office sanctuary. If you would like to purchase flowers in memory of or in honor of a love one please sign up on the 2015 flower chart, fill in an order form and return it to the office. You may email or call the office (798-4520) to order sanctuary flowers. The sanctuary flower price is $27.00 with checks made payable to Slash Christian Church. Orders do not have to be prepaid.  

The next available dates are May 17 & 24. 

 

 

IMPACT YOUTH MAY NEWS

The group is looking forward to Youth Sunday this Sunday at 10 am. Please join them and learn more about local outreach and mission services where you can volunteer.  
We hope everyone will join us that Sunday for this special service at a special time.
Youth Mission Trip 2015
Mission Trip
Registration forms are available in the church office. We are asking the congregation to help us by praying for our group and loaning us ladders, paint scrapers and other painting supplies.  We are also looking for a trailer we can borrow to carry supplies down and back for the weekend trip.

May Youth Meetings: 
We will have Bible Study on Wednesday nights in May from 5 to 6:30 pm.  Join us on May 6 and May 20.


Invitation to Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale Concerts

 

Mark Highfield is singing this spring with the Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale and invites everyone to the Chorale's spring concert, featuring the Durufl� Requiem, Four Motets on Gregorian themes, and Shenandoah, an American folk song arranged by the late James Erb. Artistic Director David Sinden will conduct the Chorale, and concert organist Daniel Stipe will accompany as well as perform. The Chorale is very fortunate to include Mr. Stipe in this season's concerts, and his highly-anticipated organ solo is a feature not to be missed!
Mark looks forward to seeing you there.




 

Are you ready to RISE and take control of your prayer life?

 

 

   


 

Are you "Standin' in the Need of Prayer"? 

Well then, "Take Time to Be Holy" at the "Sweet Hour of Prayer", 

a Prayer Vigil, to be held in the sanctuary 

at Slash on Friday, May 8th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.


 

A prayer vigil is when a church family comes to the sanctuary to prayer continuously for twelve hours. You may sign up for half hour or hour blocks on the sheet that is in the sanctuary. On May 8th you come to the sanctuary at the half hour or hour block you signed up for and pray alone or with another person. Prayer resources will be available. Please wait until the next participant arrives before departing the building quietly so that prayer is continuous for the twelve hours. Thanks for participating.

 

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PUT ON YOUR WALKING SHOES - 

Relay for Life Walk - Saturday June 20th -  4:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Kings Dominion Camp Wilderness Campground in Doswell 


 

SIGN UP TODAY AT THE LINK BELOW - LET'S GET OUR FUNDRAISING STARTED AND OUR TEAM GROWING.  The Outreach Committee is putting together a team once again for Slash Christian Church to help battle cancer.  Probably every one of you is related to someone or knows someone who has been affected by cancer.  Research is making progress and hopefully in the years to come, there will be a cure (or prevention) for many forms of cancer. Please let Cathy Tillman know by May 8th if you will be part of our team.  

Click here to view the Slash Church Team webpage.


 

relay for life We hope that you will join our team - donate to a team member - or purchase a luminaria to honor or remember a loved one who has been touched by cancer. Stop by the Relay for Life Bake Sale table on Sunday, May 3rd for cupcakes, brownies, cookies and other baked items for your taste buds.  Come for a treat!  Name your price as a donation to support our team as we strive to make a difference.  We may even have a few WHOLE pies for you to purchase. Bring your change or your checks made payable to American Cancer Society, and help support our team. 


With our help, there is hope!  With our help, cancer victims live longer lives!  With our help, victims and their families know they are not alone!   We hope that you will join us in our effort to push back the devastating effects that cancer makes on the lives of our friends and our loved ones!  Sign up or support our team!  We can and will make a difference!


 

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Vacation Bible School 2015
June 15 - 19
9am - 12 pm

Embark on an icy expedition where kids overcome obstacles 
with God's awesome power! Anchor kids in rock-solid Bible truths that will guide them through life's challenges.
Contact Michelle Weeks to volunteer!


 
 



  

Happy Spring! I hope all of you had a Blessed Easter. 


Current needs:

Men's gently used shoes, sizes 9-11
Adult's shorts
Men's undershirts, small through extra large


Children's summer pajamas

Children's new underwear and socks, all sizes
Children's gently used shoes, all sizes
 
Instant potatoes, Rice, Cereal, Canned meats, Pork and beans, Spaghetti sauce
Toothpaste, Shampoo

Thank you for your continued support!

 

  
Planned for Sunday, June 7
 
Do you have a graduate from High School, College, or Graduate School in your family? We would like to share their stories in an upcoming celebration.  Contact the church office with this information and we will honor them.



 
Prayer Requests

Church Family

Frances Hale, Mary Lee Jones, Polly Cheung, Dianne Jones, Callee Young, Bill and Norma Jennings, Ernest Goodman

 

Homebound

Eleanor Thurston (Ashland Convalescent Center)

George Williams (The Haven, Mechanicsville)

 

For Healing

Chris King (sister of Becky Baugher), Olivia Ernest (daughter of friend of Dawn Westbrook-Boyd)

Cheryl Fare (friend of Dawn Westbrook-Boyd), Kerrigan Leach (son of friend of Dawn Westbrook- Boyd)

James Branch Sr. (grandfather of James Branch III), Geny Holtz (friend of Leslie West)

Dick Boggess (grandfather of Justin Boggess), Steve Jacuik (former choir member)

Bill Ridenour (brother of Catherine Young), Roland Westbrook (father of Dawn Westbrook-Boyd)

Fran Keenan (mother of Kelly Benson), Mark Winebarger (husband of Christine)

Joe Franklin (uncle of Ginnie Caudell), Leanna Reeves (great granddaughter of Jo Richardson's sister)

Rebecca Loving (granddaughter of Sandra and Brooken Loving)

Vanessa Raines (coworker of Gail Hellermann), Ginny Boyd (sister of Carl Boyd) 

Gordon McCandless (father of Barbara Jellison), Mark Rakes (friend of Shanna Penley)

Cathy Leigers (coworker of Ruth Carter), Marion Bryce (mother of Ron Bryce)

Jeff Billmyer (stepson of Barbara Jellison in Bagdhad), Cody LaBarr (nephew of the Petermans; stateside), 

Jack McGuire (uncle of Michelle Weeks), Jay Branch (son of Sibrena Stevenson-Wyche)

All military personnel and their families

Unspoken prayer concerns 

 

 

The Elders respectfully request that prayer concerns be updated every two weeks by notifying the office by phone (798-4520) or email ([email protected])
   

Additional Events this month

 

May 1 - 6: Kathleen out of the office 

May 4: Ruritan Meeting

May 5: Elders Meeting - 7 pm

May 6: IMPACT Youth 5 pm

May 7: Outreach and Stewardship & Finance Meetings

May 8: Prayer Vigil in Sanctuary 8 am to 8 pm

May 10: Mother's Day; Dr. Henri's visit 

May 12: Meals on Wheels - Catherine Young

May 16: Disciple Women's Meeting - 10 am

May 17: Board Meeting - 7 pm

May 19: Pastoral Relations Committee Meeting

May 20: IMPACT Youth 5 pm 

May 21: Guests in Fellowship Hall - 6 pm

May 24: Pentecost 

May 26: Meals on Wheels - Catherine Young; Ruritan Board Meeting

 

Sunday mornings: Children's Choir

Wednesday evenings: Band practice, Choir practice        

 

   

Contact Information
Phone: 804-798-4520

Email the office

Office hours:

Monday through Friday; 9 am to 2 pm

 

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