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THE CIRCUIT RIDERVol. 14, No. 3April 2014

FROM THE PASTORReverend Livingstone Dore

“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3: 20-21) NIV

Someone once said, “Springtime is the season of uncontained optimism.” After such a depressing Winter season, it’s time for us to be optimistic – life and living will

get better from here on.

Think about it! The days are getting longer and hotter; it’s time to put away the winter clothes and get out of the doldrums. It’s time to feel outrageously alive! That’s what Spring is all about.

I belief Optimism engenders a spirit of belief. In fact, I don’t think that one can be optimistic and not have a spirit of belief. Easter brings out that spirit of belief. As Christians, we believe in the miraculous resurrection of Jesus. We believe that the resurrection marks a new beginning in our lives and in our world.

The challenge is for us to maintain that spirit all year long. God’s Holy Spirit living within us is the source of that spirit of optimism.

During this Easter season, let’s tap into that source. Join us for Easter worship on Easter Sunday, April 20th. Sunrise Service at 7am, followed by our annual Easter breakfast; then our Easter Day service and Cantata at 10am.

A Blessed Spring time to you!

Livingstone Dore,

This Issue

From the Pastor p.1BirthdaysAnniversariesGratitudeAdditional Information p.2United Methodist Women Upcoming Events p.3Cornerstone p.4Lifeline Screening 1 p.5Lifeline Screening 2 p.6CHUMC ADMIN/CHURCH COUNCIL FOR 2014 /A Special Invitation For You

p.7Garden PaversNews Around the Church p.8CalendarFamily Night DinnerSeniors Connection p.9

Place StampHere

Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church6100 Chamberlayne RoadRichmond, VA 23227

April 2014

IN MINISTRY

Rev. Livingstone Dore, Pastor P: (804) 338-6067 E: [email protected]

Office Administrator P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]

Allison Stowers, Music Director P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]

P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]

Patricia Dombroski, Treasurer P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]

Office Hours M,T,W,TH 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

6100 Chamberlayne Ave. / Richmond, VA 23227P: (804) 266-3551 Fax: (804) 266-0097 E: [email protected]

W: www.chamberlayneheightsumc.org F: www.facebook.com/chumc51

If you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe to our monthly newsletter e-mail and/or mail, please contact the church office

Our Vision Statement:

ALIVE IN CHRIST:Growing in the Word, Living the Word, Sharing the Word

Words to Digest

“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be”

-Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

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Family Night Dinner—It’s a party. On this night we will partake of a delicious meal graciously and generously prepared by our United Methodist Men. Then, we will be entertained by and participate in, a program presented by That Dance Thing. That Dance Thing is a teen ministry (one of three Dove Tail Ministries) that is designed to instill leadership and life skills in teens. The teaching tool is a ballroom dance, a skill and art that lends itself well to using analogies to the Christian ideals of following Christ and setting the example for others. This group meets twice a week in the Fellowship Hall at CHUMC. Grab this opportunity toexperience new and uplifting ways to have fun and at the same time feel closer to the Holy ONE. Make your reservations in the usual way by filling in the Gold Slip you will find in your bulletin the Sunday prior to the event. Or, call the church office by noon on Monday. Grace upon grace, Martha Sherrod

Senior Connections—The Seniors will meet on Thursday, April 10 at 12 noon. Bring a covered dish for all to enjoy.Our speaker will be Gayle Nicholas Scott, PharmD. She will have a power point presentation, “7 Healthy Medication How-tos”. This will be an interesting, lively and educational presentation. Come, learn and enjoy! PS Gayle is Bea Tweedie’s niece and Gayle was married at CHUMC in 1979.

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S M T W TH F ST

1 2RenovareCommunity Lenten Service -Trinity PresbyterianFamily Night DinnerChancel Choir

3After School Tutoring Program

4ODDA

5ODDA

6Sunday School8:45/11:00 am Worship Holy Communion

7Meal MakersBoy ScoutsJoy Ringers

8Care Committee

9RenovareCommunity Lenten Service- Trinity PresbyterianChancel Choir

10Senior LuncheonKnitters and CrochetersAfter School Tutoring Program

11 12That Dance Thing

13Passion/Palm SundaySunday School8:45/11:00 am Worship

14ODDAMeal MakersBoy ScoutsJoy Ringers

15That Dance Thing

16RenovareCommunity Lenten Service- Trinity PresbyterianChancel Choir

17Lifeline ScreeningsAfter School Tutoring Sessions4:00 pm Holy Thursday Community Service—CHUMC

18Good Friday

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20Easter Sunday7:00 am Sunrise Service8:00 am Annual Easter Breakfast/Fellowship Hall10:00 am Easter Worship/Cantata

21Meal MakersBoy ScoutsJoy Ringers

22Senior BreakfastOld Ivy Garden ClubAlpha Alpha Chapter

23RenovareChancel Choir

24After School Tutoring Program

25RARC

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27Joy RingersSunday SchoolFinance Outreach/ Missions CommitteeAdministrative Council

28Meal MakersBoy Scouts Joy Ringers

29 30RenovareChancel Choir

April 2014

Prayer MinistryFamilyBill & Nelma ShortCarolyn & Emmet SpurlockDorothy GraingerJune CarpenterLouise KingPhylllis CartwrightBilly MooreJerry SlaunwhiteImogene Watson

FriendsDebbi ByrdPam ButlerBilly TatumElizabeth SwankEydie VecheryJackie WadeJack SuttonAlonzo Lynch

Mike AdeeMary Grace BrooksGreg Husepth Dawn & Tim HawkinsRae GreenBen SimmonsJohn PrattSkeet Best-WestSusan TaylorRik DavisHazel BuhrmanMargaret MillerSandy BerryDee CarterGinna LooneyTim BeachverheyPat Koontz

Military PersonnelMark BaldwinKevin MorganThomas MunizEmmett Spurlock IIIGreg AllamClay Minter

MissionsSierra Leone: Kip and Nancy Robinson UM-COR

Birthdays & Anniversaries

April Birthdays

2 Janice Zyglock3 Diane Guthrie7 Harriet Howell8 Suzanne Harris Edwards10 Merle Slaunwhite13 Mary Elizabeth Moseley14 Clyde Bellamy16 Irene Couch16 Darden Ritchie18 Rollin Williams24 Audrey Ford24 Laurie Turner27 Verna Durvin28 Bruce Ecker29 Bill Ford

April Anniversaries

12 Carolyn & Marshall

Pendleton

20 Frank & Sarah Mullen

29 Fred & Patricia

Dombroski

Gratitude

Thank You

Dear Chamberlayne Heights UMC,

Thank you for your gift of $100 to the Highland Support Project. Your generous support will help us to continue our work solving environmental, social, and economic challenges by empowering Indigenous people and their communities. Thank you so much, Olga (Volunteer)

Late Flowers for 4/6

Flowers in memory of Dolly Ball Payne, given by Jim and Harriet Howell.

Additional Information

Chamberlayne Heights UMC now has a page on www.faithstreet.com. This allows people in the area to search for us and easily access more information about what ministries we have available.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN UPCOMING EVENTS

DISTRICT PRAYER BREAKFAST - Saturday, April 5th.

Registration: 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Worship: 9-11 a.m.

Bon Air United Methodist Church.

Come out and enjoy the hospitality provided by our UMW sisters at Bon Air UMC and the inspirational program planned for the day. The program will feature United Methodist Elder, Reverend Elizabeth Wright, in her portrayal of Mary Magdalene. The program is dedicated to the memory of Brenda Atkins who served on our District Nomination Committee. You will hear special music from the Praise Team of Mechanicsville UMC where Brenda was a member. District Yearbooks for 2014 will be distributed. Reservation forms are in the Narthex.

Reservation deadline: March 23

MISSION TRIPS:

April 12 - Shalom Farms Work Day

May 3 - Wesley Community Service Center, Portsmouth

Please let Ruth Wilkinson know if you are interested in these two spring trips.

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News around the church

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History of Hymns: ‘Take Time to be Holy’ DALLAS (UMNS) – This hymn’s author, William D. Longstaff, was a friend and patron of many of the noted evangelists of his day, in-cluding William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, and Dwight L. Moody, a famed American preacher. C. Michael Hawn of South-ern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology, shares the story of this hymn’s evangelistic roots.

Long recovery from Japan’s triple disaster NEW YORK (UMNS) – This week marks the third anniversary of the triple disaster – earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown – that struck Japan in 2011. To address the remaining psychological needs of survivors, the United Methodist Committee on Relief has ap-proved $6 million in grants to partner organizations, David Teresh-chuk reports.

United Methodist Church Foundation is 15 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) – The United Methodist Church Founda-tion at a meeting earlier this month celebrated its 15th year of op-erations and growth for ministry organizations of all sizes and types within The United Methodist Church. The foundation manages more than $108 million in long-term investments and endowment funds of United Methodist general agencies, organizations and foundations.

For more information on these stories and others please visit http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/archives AND/OR http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/weekly-digest

UMCOR responds to West Ohio floodingWORTHINGTON, Ohio (UMNS) – The United Methodist Committee on Relief has approved a $50,000 grant to assist with recovery needs from the December 2013 Marion County Flood that affected the communities of LaRue, Prospect and Greencamp in West Ohio. In addition to the UMCOR grant, the West Ohio Annual (regional) Conference is providing $15,000 in relief support, the conference reports.

How a church grew a farmers marketASHEVILLE, N.C. (UMNS) – Stately Oakley United Methodist Church has transformed some of its land into a community garden and turned part of its parking lot into a farmers market. The result is building neighborhood relationships and celebrating locally grown food in a low-income, urban community once known as a food de-sert, reports the Mountain Xpress.

Grants for central conferences top $1 millionNASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) – Fifty-seven grants totaling more than $1 million were awarded for theological education in 11 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. The money will be used for curriculum development, training of local pastors, continuing education for clergy, faculty development, e-readers and even $50,000 for the solar electrification of the Banyam Theological Seminary in Jalingo, Nigeria. Vicki Brown of the United Methodist Board of Higher Edu-cation and Ministry has the story.

Garden PaversThe Memorial Garden at Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church established in memory of Ruth Armour by her family.Here’s an opportunity for you to purchase a brick paver(s) in memory of a loved one. The brick paver will be inscribed with the name and date of someone you would like to remember.

The cost of the pavers:

2 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $125.003 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $135.00

Order forms are available in the narthex or from the church office. Also, contact the church office, Joyce Pas-chall or Phin Wood with your questions or for additional information. Plans are being made now to lay new brick pavers with inscription. This is a special way to remember those we love and those who have loved CHUMC during their lifetime.

CORNERSTONE

Narrated by Gwen Smut Sound Technician – Ken StockmanDirected by Allison C. Stowers

“The Solid Rock Medley” The Chancel ChoirCornerstoneIn Times Like TheseThe Solid Rock

“In The Name of the Lord” The Chancel Choir

“All About Love” The Chancel ChoirWith And Can It Be?

“Cornerstone Medley” The Chancel ChoirCornerstoneRock of AgesJesus Paid It All solo – Art Long

“Resurrection Medley” The Chancel ChoirChrist AroseCrown Him with Many CrownsI Live

“Finale” The Chancel Choir

Upon This Rock solo – Allison StowersCornerstone

CHUMCADMIN/CHURCH COUNCIL FOR 2014

Chair: Carolyn Pendleton UMW:

Co- Chair: Liz Lowry UMM: Don Gresko

Lay Leader: Jane Gill Membership Care: Betty Peters

Lay Member to Annual Conf: Fred Dombroski At Large: Juanita Hutto

Recording Sec/Sec to Chg Conf: Martha Bragg

Treasurer Patricia Dombroski

Chair- Finance:

Chair-Trustees: Phin Wood

Chair- SPPRC: Jennifer Harris

Nominations/Leadership Dev: Pastor

Outreach/Missions: Helen Wood

A SPECIAL INVITATION TO YOU!

Easter Sunday is three Sundays away. However before we can get to the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ, we must first experience the crucifixion and the events leading up to that crucifixion.

April 13: Palm Sunday April 17: Holy Thursday

7PM Holy Thursday Service- CHUMC

A community service sponsored by CHUMC,

Chamberlayne Baptist, Trinity Presbyterian, and First Mennonite churches

April 17: Good Friday April 20: EASTER DAY

7am Sunrise Service

8am Annual Easter Breakfast

9am Sunday School

10am Easter Day worship/Cantata: “Cornerstone!”

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