Rebuilding Together on April 27 

No Experience Necessary!

It's not too late to sign up for Rebuilding Together. Teams from Reveille will help remodel THREE houses in the Fulton Hill neighborhood. Our tasks will include removing clutter, painting inside and out, installing vapor barriers in a crawl space, replacing a bathroom floor, rebuilding railing and steps on the back porch, and many other projects. You do not need to have any special skills.

The co-champions for this ministry are Tim Johnson, Steven Roberts, and RC Hall. If you would like to volunteer, sign up here by Sunday, April 21.

Youth News

On Sunday, April 21, the youth group will continue planning for Youth Sunday and for the United Methodist Family Services (UMFS) prom, which Reveille's youth are hosting. We have a great deal to accomplish, but it is fun and exciting to provide leadership for these events.

  The schedule for the evening is as follows:

     4:30 pm - Combined choir

     5:30 pm - Dinner ($3)

     6:00 pm - Combined youth group

YOUTH SMALL GROUPS

Our youth ministry is offering a variety of small groups as another opportunity to deepen your faith and connect with your friends from Reveille during the week. If you are interested, please contact Dwayne Stinson or Ansley Higginbotham for more information. The schedule for the groups is as follows:

Middle School Girls: Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00 pm, alternating between the home of Lori and John Salmon and the home of Tim and Wendi Black. Please contact Ansley with questions about location.

Middle School Boys: Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 pm, in the youth center at Reveille

High School Girls: Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 am, at  Martins in the Village Shopping Center   

High School Boys: Mondays, 7:00-8:00 pm, in the youth center at Reveille

MAKING GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT SEX IS DIFFICULT   

Reveille is sponsoring a sexuality retreat for youth, grades 6-12, Friday, May 10, through Saturday, May 11. The retreat will meet at camp Westview on the James, and will include sessions divided (at various points) for boys and girls, and for middle school students and high school students. Derek Jones and Michelle Wolff will facilitate. Derek has produced curriculum for youth ministry and Michelle is a Ph. D. candidate at Duke University. Both have extensive training in Christian ethics and practical decision-making. The cost for the event is $30, payable to Reveille UMC by April 30.

TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Reveille is your family. Please contact Dwayne with your plans for this fall. At worship on May 12, Reveille will recognize our graduating seniors, so please also confirm whether you are available to be part of the 11:00 am service that day. 

Life School Musical Presented by Children's Choirs 

April 28, 9:30 and 11:00 am 

All of our children's choirs will offer "Life School Musical," by Pam Andrews, Rob Howard, and David Guthrie, on Sunday, April 28, as the sermon for The Point (9:30 am service) and for the 11:00 am worship service. This high-energy musical is based on Psalm 25:4-5. Come and be inspired by our talented children, and please invite family and friends!

Wonderful Wednesday Meal and Prayer Service

On Wednesday, April 24, after the Wonderful Wednesday meal, we will hold a prayer service in the chapel beginning at 7:00 pm. We will sing hymns, read scripture, and offer everyone an opportunity to give your concerns to the Lord. As the book of James says, "The prayer of the faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven.  Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed."

Before the service, please join us for our fellowship meal. The menu will be chicken pot pie, white rice, tossed salad, rolls, cookies, and brownies. The cost for the meal 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, ext. 115, by Monday, April 22.

UMW General Meeting

Tuesday, May 7, 10:30 am

Focus:  Human Trafficking

All are welcome to attend Reveille United Methodist Women's General Meeting, which will be held Tuesday, May 7, at 10:30 am in the fellowship hall. The speaker will be Krissy Velasco from the Richmond Justice Initiative (RJI), who will address the topic of human trafficking.

RJI is a non-profit, faith-based organization whose mission is to educate, equip, and mobilize communities with the tools needed to be a force in the global movement to end human trafficking. Please come to find out more about this and the UMW's other outreach programs and mission projects.

Lunch will be provided for $8 following the meeting. Please make your reservation by noon on Wednesday, May 1, by calling your circle leader or Alva Haley. Email JenniferMcCluskey or call her at 359-6041, ext. 121, by May 1 if child care is needed.

Second Annual Fill-A-POD Abundance Drive

Saturday, May 4 through Sunday, May 12

Reveille is collecting furniture, household items, school supplies, jewelry, and toiletries to benefit the CARITAS Furniture Bank, Swansboro elementary school, and area shelters. Donating is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Bring any of the accepted items listed below to the POD located in the Reveille parking lot between 8:30 am and 8:30 pm, May 4-12. 
2. Put household items and furniture in the POD. Put school supplies, jewelry, and toiletries in the designated bins directly outside the POD.
3. Grab a donation sheet located on inside left wall of the POD for your tax records.

Please see below for the accepted items. We are sorry, but we are unable to accept baby items, baby furniture, or any clothing at this time. We are also unable to assist with moving furniture.

ACCEPTED ITEMS

• New and gently-used jewelry - for shelter gift bags
• Toiletries -shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, etc. for CARITAS guests
• Furniture - mattresses and box springs (especially twin and double sizes), dressers, night stands, kitchen tables and chairs, sofas, loveseats, recliners, coffee and end tables, shelves, small desks, lamps and rugs
• Kitchenware - dishes, glasses, pots and pans, silverware, cooking utensils, baking pans and casserole dishes, dish racks, toasters, coffee makers, mixers, blenders and microwave ovens
• Basic household items - sheets, blankets, towels, bed pillows, mirrors, fans, space heaters, mops, brooms and vacuum cleaners, TVs, radios, alarm clocks, irons, telephones and garbage cans

 If you have any questions, please email Jennifer McCluskey or call 359-6041 ext. 121.

COMING SOON:

Reveille's 49th Year of Summer Book Reviews

Save these dates:

June 26, July 24, and August 28

Refreshments at 10:30 am

In the welcome center

Book review at 11:00 am

In the chapel

Books and authors to be announced later

Child care provided

Don't miss out on this fabulous event!

Sponsored by the Reveille Library Committee

Vacation Bible School Registration is In Progress

Vacation Bible School, open to children from age four through rising second graders, will take place July 29-August 2 from 9:00 am to noon. There will be no charge to attend VBS this summer.

This year's theme is Everywhere Fun Fair.  The children will learn about our neighbors in countries such as Japan, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Mexico. They will focus on the Bible verse theme, "Love the Lord your God....and your neighbor as yourself," from Luke 10:27. Activities will include crafts, missions, music, recreation, and snack time. It will be a great week as we look to see how God's World comes together. Online registration began Sunday, April 14. Register your child here.  

For more information, please email Jennifer Rosen or call Lori Epps, Director of Children's Ministries, at 359-6041, ext. 117.

Day Camp Registration is In Progress

Day Camp, which is open to children entering third through sixth grades, will take place July 29-August 2 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. There will be no charge to attend VBS this year.

This year's theme is Follow Jesus. The children will go out into our community and serve others in Jesus' name, and they will learn about loving God and each other through various activities here at Reveille. On Thursday evening we will host a celebration of the week for participants and their parents, followed by a sleepover for the children. Please register and sign up to volunteer here.   

If you would like more information, please email Ellie Speer or Lori Epps, or call 359-6041, ext. 117. 

Help Needed with Collection of Sunday School

Class Attendance Rolls and Offerings

A few people are needed to serve as back-ups for those who usually collect Sunday school class attendance rolls and offerings on Sunday mornings. These items are picked up from the various classrooms during the Sunday school hour. If you can help with this ministry, or if you have any questions, please email Lori Epps,  Director of Children's Ministries, or call her at 359-6041, ext. 117.

Helping Hands Mission Opportunity

Registration is beginning for the Helping Hands mission trip, a Virginia Conference-sponsored children's mission opportunity that will take place on Thursday, July 18,and Friday, July 19. Our home base will be Woodlake United Methodist Church in Midlothian, Virginia. This two-day program engages rising third through rising sixth graders  in hands-on projects such as working in a food pantry, serving lunch to firefighters, picking up trash with the Adopt-A-Highway program, making journals for veterans, preparing casseroles for homeless organizations, visiting at a nursing home, and working in a garden, to name a few. We also worship together and spend Thursday night in a fun fellowship activity. Please register here and turn in a check for $36 (payable to Reveille UMC) to Lori Epps in the church office. If you are interested in serving as a chaperone, please email Lori Epps or call her at 359-6041, ext. 117.

Needs for Children's Ministry Area

We have such a blessing here at Reveille with the abundance of children and families attending. Along with this blessing comes a responsibility. At the baptism of each child, we vow to support them and to help raise them in our church. It is a true joy to be able to serve in the children's ministry and to be able to model Christ for them. We are putting together a Children's Ministry Council and would love for anyone in the congregation who is interested in helping out to join us. Our second meeting will take place on Sunday, April 28, in the Reveille House dining room following the 11:00 am worship service. We will provide a light lunch. RSVP to Lori Epps here. 

Listed below are many opportunities for you to serve in the children's ministry at Reveille. We offer training and guidance for each area. If you are interested in volunteering, or if you would like more information, please email Amy Donald or Lori Epps.

• Co-director for VBS for 2013 and 2014 (You will serve with Jennifer Rosen, Director 2013.)
• Two co-directors of day camp for 2013 (You will serve with Ellie Speer, Director 2013.)
• Volunteer storytellers for VBS - Jennifer McCluskey is leading the storytelling center
• Mission Center Leader for VBS
• Six leaders for day camp to assist with the three groups of children
• Four leaders for day camp to assist with the centers
• Sunday school teachers- summer and fall
• Summer 2013 family events (movies on the lawn, pool party, family game night)
• Easter Egg Hunt Team Leader- 2014
• Advent Wreath Team Leader (part of Wonderful Wednesday during Advent)
• Caroling Organizer (part of Wonderful Wednesday during Advent)
• Christmas Eve family service team members
• Nursery Champion
• Team members for planning an open house for Sunday school kick off, September 9, 2013
• Chair of Children's Council 2014 (Work with Amy Donald to transition)
• Organizers (If you are interested in helping clean out and organize closets, we could really use your help! We can schedule around your availability.)

Thank You to Everyone Who Participated in CARITAS

Last week, Reveille hosted 24 men, women, and children from CARITAS (Congregations Around Richmond Involved To Assure Shelter), providing three  meals a day, evening activities, overnight support, and most of all, the sharing of Christ's love to these special families. We would like to thank all the groups and individuals who contributed to the success of this ministry, including the Logos class, who provided the beautiful table decorations each night, the Sunday school classes who prepared and served the evening meals, Mr. Andrew's Hair Salon that donated free haircuts and shaves to our guests, and our CARITAS champions, Gretchen Biernot and Tim Black.

Our next host week will be July 20-27, in which we will welcome up to 40 single adult women into our church. If you are interested in being part of the leadership of this host week, email Gretchen Biernot. Look for more information in the following weeks about the specific ways you can become involved in this special ministry in our Summer of Service.

Issues and Deadlines for The Reveille Window

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

Lori Epps, Director of Children's Ministries

Jennifer McCluskey, Director of Adult Ministries

Dwayne Stinson, Director of Youth Ministries

Kaarina Jobe, Worship and Music Leader for The Point

Glynis Holcomb, Financial Manager

Ken Case, Facilities Manager

Lisa Adams, Administrative Assistant 

Cheryl Arrington, Pastoral and Congregational Care Secretary

Thomas Goodall, Custodian

Darius Stokes, Custodian

Elaine Kastelberg, Director of Weekday School

Beverley Tilley, Weekday School Administrative Assistant