Last-minute reminder:

Help Clean Up Swansboro on May 18 

On Saturday May 18, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm, bring your muscles and a willing spirit for a three hour cleanup of the Swansboro area. Reveille members will join together with local residents to help clean up the neighborhood. City trash trucks will help the working teams to pick up large and small items. If you would prefer to work in the Swansboro Elementary School Community garden, master gardener, Nan Sweet welcomes you.

We will meet at the Swansboro Baptist Church (3801 Midlothian Turnpike) at 8:45 am. Please wear old clothes and bring strong gloves, water and a snack.

This would be a great father/ older son opportunity. To sign up, go to the Summer of Service registration here. For questions, email Sheelagh Davis.

Sunday Worship

May 19, 2013

8:30, 9:30 and 11:00 am

Preacher: The Rev. Katie B. Anthony

Scripture: Acts 2:1-10

Sermon: "What Message are You Sharing?"

Mission Benefit Concert: Not Just Another Song!

by Cathy Armistead

Are you a fan of late Renaissance poetry? George Herbert (1593-1633) was one of  the greatest British poets of his day, and composer Ralph Vaughn Williams set five of his famous poems to music. This masterwork, entitled Five Mystical Songs, was composed by Vaughn Williams in 1911 for baritone, chorus and orchestra. You will hear our own Craig Smith and Ken Krause as soloists, accompanied by the chancel choirs of Reveille and Shady Grove United Methodist Churches, and Dr. Charles Staples, of Trinity United Methodist Church at the keys of our Steinway concert grand piano.

The Mission Benefit Concert, held on Sunday, May 19 at 7:00 pm in our sanctuary, will begin with selections by our Reveille Ringers, followed by combined choirs singing Messiah: Part III, by George Frederic Handel, with solos by Cynthia Lee, from Shady Grove, and by Robert Phanord, II, Carrie Armistead, Reginald Potts, IV and Kara Wiseman, from Reveille. Immediately following the concert, please join the musicians in the fellowship hall for a catered reception. Childcare is available.

The beneficiary of the 2013 Mission Benefit Concert is the Swansboro ministry; you may make your donation at the concert. Thank you for supporting Reveille's Music Ministry and the Swansboro ministry! For more information, please contact the church office at 804-359-6041.

Pick up your books for this summer's sermon series:

"What is the Gospel, Really?"

The word "Gospel" is thrown around a lot, but do we know what it really is?

Beginning Sunday, June 2, all three worship services will use Paul's letter to the Galatians to explore this question in a six-week sermon series.

Pick up your copy of Interpretation Bible Studies: Philippians and Galatians, available in the Welcome Center beginning Sunday, May 26 for a suggested donation of $10. Join us in one of the following ways we can come together to help the Gospel form us, guide us, and lead us to truly commit to a Summer of Service as followers of Christ:

• Each Wednesday from May 29 through July 3, join Jim Noland in the chapel at 11:30 am before the 12:15 pm communion service for a small group study of this book, beginning with Unit 5 on page 41. 
• Pick up a few books and create your own small group of friends, Sunday school classmates, or neighbors to do the study together. This is a great way to reconnect during the summer!
• Follow the study individually, and be sure to catch up on any sermons you miss due to summer travels by visiting the website at http://reveilleumc.org/weekly-messages.

If you have any questions or need help forming a small group, please contact Jennifer McCluskey at adult@reveilleumc.org or call 359-6041, ext. 121.

Help Feed The Homeless A Hot Meal

On Thursday, May 23, Reveille members will serve a hot meal to some of Richmond's homeless population. We need your help in the following ways.

• Provide one of the 10 potato casseroles. The recipe, with drop-off instructions, is available on the sign-up board in the welcome center. Making a casserole is a great way for full time employees to make a difference in serving the marginalized folks in our community.
• Serve at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Meet at Reveille at 11:00 am to carpool or go to the site directly at noon. If needed, child care is available while serving the meal. Please email Lori Epps by May 16.
• Donate the following much needed items: gallon size baggies, 55 gallon trash bags. There will be a collection area by the elevators.
• Make a homemade dessert. Sign up on the FOH board to volunteer to provide desserts.

For questions or more information, contact Mary Jane Walls at marywalls50@gmail.com.

Swansboro Service Opportunities

By Dwayne Stinson

The summer of service, when opportunities to serve others range from Rebuilding Together, successfully completed in April, to the final coat of paint on the Habitat home Reveille is sponsoring. In between are CARITAS, Day Camp and the youth week in Swansboro.

July 14-19, 82 youth will serve in and around the Swansboro Community. They will build wheelchair ramps, perform small home repair, provide support for recreational activities for elementary students, and work on the Habitat home. One goal for the summer of service is to create more opportunities for youth and adults to serve together. The week will require work site leaders, who may serve a day or two at a time, and adults to chaperone the entire week (Sunday night through Friday). Any adults interested in serving, even for one or two days, should contact Dwayne at youth@reveilleumc.org or 359-6041, ext. 122  with their interests and available dates.

A Tee-ology Reflection

By Stephen Coleman

For the past four weeks, a group of Reveille members have met on Friday morning to play golf.  Great shots have happened like Bo Bowden's chip in for birdie at the Crossings golf course and Dave Craven's long putt for birdie on the 18^th hole at Providence Golf Club.  Triple bogeys and worse have also been written on the scorecard such as what happened to me while playing at Providence.

Three Questions You May Have about CARITAS

From July 20-27, Reveille will be hosting up to 40 adult men from CARITAS (Congregations Around Richmond Involved to Assure Shelter). For some of us, this job may seem intimidating. Here are the answers to five frequently asked questions that can help us all prepare our church, and our hearts, to respond to Christ's command to feed the poor and heal the sick (in mind, body, and spirit):

I want to help, but I am not an extrovert. Can I do this?

Yes! Remember that not all of the guests are extroverts, either, so you are not expected

to be anyone other than yourself. Starting up a conversation with a guest is remarkably easy- it usually takes asking them one question. "Where are you from?" or "Tell me about your day" are good examples.

Can our children help?

Children can be great volunteers in many ways. They can help serve the guests at

dinner. Children can interact and play card games and chess with the adult guests.

When children are around adult guests tend to put their personal frustrations aside

and put their best selves forward for the sake of the children.

What if a situation arises with a guest that I don't know how to handle?

Whenever guests are at your facility, there will be at least one CARITAS staff

member present who is trained to handle problems that arise. If you have any

questions or observe any problem with a guest, we ask that you go immediately to

the staff member and let them handle the situation.

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!

- Library Committee

"Summer Fun" Save the Dates for Reveille Families

This Summer let's get together and have some fun!  More information will come soon, but please save the following dates:

• June 19 - Ice Cream Social & Game Night following a special Wonderful Wednesday dinner
• July 24 - Potluck dinner with our Caritas guests and then a Movie on the lawn night
• August 21 - Pool Party

Vacation Bible School Wishes

In addition to seeking volunteers for our week-long Vacation Bible School, (please visit 2013.cokesburyvbs.com/reveilleumc to volunteer) we have several wishes for supplies. We are looking for a black top hat, large circus animals for decoration (for example, a big stuffed elephant), carnival games, a large snow cone machine, a large cotton candy machine, and a dunk tank.  If anyone has a connection with a rental company or can donate any of these items for the week of July 29-August 2, please email Jennifer Rosen at jrosen@prrlawfirm.com or call Lori Epps in the church office at 359-6041, ext. 117.

Joys and Concerns

IN MEMORIAM

Betty Jean Kengle Hopkins

May 8, 2013

SYMPATHY

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