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Central United Methodist Church
803 Wadsworth Street
Radford, VA 24141
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From My Perspective
April 18, 2017
Mark your Calendar
VBS is Coming Soon!
Central’s VBS will be held June 25-28th!
At VBS Hero Central, your students will discover
their strength in God as they explore how to serve
God and God’s mission for their lives.
Registration will begin in May!
VBS cannot be a success without a multitude
of volunteers. A variety of help is needed for
everything from set-up, running stations,
leading groups of kids and clean-up.
If you are interested in volunteering,
please contact Wendy today!
April 20
9:30a Thursday Bible Study
12:00 WEOs
1:30p Grief Group
April 23
6:00p Church & Society Meeting
6:00p Youth Group - Junior High
6:30p Youth Group - Senior High
April 25
6:30p Disciple I Bible Study
April 26
Newsletter Articles Due
6:30p Pastor Bible Study
7:30p Chancel Choir
April 27
9:30a Thursday Bible Study
6:30p Experiencing God Study
April 28
Newsletter Articles Due
April 30
9:45a Mission Presentation
6:00p Youth Group - Junior High
6:30p Youth Group - Senior High
May 2
6:30p Disciple I Bible Study
7:00p Missions Team Meeting
May 3
7:30p Chancel Choir
May 4
9:30a Thursday Bible Study
1:30p Grief Group
7:00p National Day of Prayer Service
May 7
12:15p El Salvador Fundraiser
Dinner
A country song was directed towards a man's former lover.
He sang to her, "You left my heart as empty as a Monday
morning Church." I understand the sentiment of the song,
but obviously the songwriter has never been in our Church
on the Monday morning after Easter.
Here's what's going on in our Church on Monday morning:
•
The walls still are echoing the Good News that Christ is
risen. The last chord of the choir's cantata still bounces
off the walls of the Sanctuary. Yesterday's packed pews
still resonate with the chorus of Up From the Grave He
Arose.
•
The Fellowship Hall still pulsates with the warmth and
love of our Maundy Thursday worship experience. We
served each other in succession, just as Christ and his
disciples shared the Passover meal together. We
imagined what it would have been like to sit at the first
Lord's Table, and we became part of the continuing
commemoration. We left closer to God and closer to
one another.
•
The Church courtyard still vibrates with the sounds that
thrilled our early morning encounter and celebration .
As we watched the rising sun, we heard anew the words
"He is not here; He is risen!"
This Church is neither empty nor silent. Jesus is alive, and
so is His Church! See you Sunday. What we do here
matters.
Upcoming Events
April 30th is Undie Sunday!
On April 30th we will have a special collection for the Radford Clothing bank for new, in-package underwear, an item they
are often in short supply of. Our goal is for each family of the church to donate a package representing each member of
their family (i.e., a family of a father, mother and 2 girls would donate an adult male package, an adult female package, and 2
girls' packages). There will be boxes around the church for the donations that day.
Mission Presentation
Sunday, April 30th, will be a 5th Sunday Mission event during the Sunday School hour! All adult classes (and others
interested) are invited to join in a presentation by two of Central's Missionaries, Harry Howe and Mark Stransky, as they
share how they minister to those in need in Southwest Virginia through the ministry of Project Crossroads and the Mel
Leaman Free Clinic. Plan on joining the Mission Team for Meet and Greet and stay to learn more!
OPERATING BUDGET
4/9/17
Needed YTD
$148,021
Received YTD
$140,157
Building Fund
$1,675
Designated Gifts
$1,310
Received Sunday
$8,708
ATTENDANCE
Morning Worship
Sunday School
Traditional Worship
U-Nite
Total Worship
El Salvador Fundraiser Lunch
Nursery, Sunday April 30
Darrell & Janie Fisher
Margare e Dobbins, Linda Lawson,
Tayler Cooper
4/9/17
131
154
177
66
374
Meet and Greet, Sunday April 23
Spirit Seekers
Meet and Greet, Sunday April 30
Missions
Graham & Jennie
Simmerman
Don & Phyllis
Simpson
Karen Wayt
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY
Ryan Haynes – California
Kerry Keys – South Korea
Jeffrey Kincaid – Hawaii
Elizabeth Venegas – North Carolina
I wish to thank all of you dear friends for coming together on March 30, at Sal's, to send me off to Richmond!
The meal was delicious. The company was superb. The friendship you all showed was a true blessing. I will treasure my
church family here at Central forever. Thank you so much. Don't forget: Apt # 326, 9801 Harmony Woods Way,
Richmond, VA 23233 - near Short Pump Mall, ladies. - Jean Umberger
Notable Notes
Troop 244 Yard Sale
Family Life Center Building Progress
Johnny Crews
van Kamp
Giving Thanks
The El Salvador Mission Team will host a pasta dinner on Sunday, May 7th directly following the 11:00a worship. All
donations will go to support the team as they prepare for their July trip. Please plan to join us!
Our Boy Scout Troop will have a yard sale on May 12th & 13th. As you begin your spring cleaning, please keep us in mind.
We will accept donations starting April 28th in the Scout Room. Pick up of larger items can be arranged. Contact Mark and
Carolyn King 540-381-5645 or [email protected]
April Salvant
Pat Yanhko
Nick Pappas
T.G. Gearheart
Dot Sowers
Charlie Speed
Family of
Kathleen Ratcliffe
Nursery, Sunday April 23
Amber Hollins & Martha Kincaid
Terri & Logan Shelor, Amy Shrewsbury
National Day of Prayer
The National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 4th. You are invited to join Christians around the U.S. for a day of intentional
prayer for our country. There will be a special worship service at Central that evening at 7:00p. Stay tuned for more details
in the coming weeks.
PRAYER REQUESTS
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
Mission of the Month Offering - UMCOR
On behalf of all Methodists to a world in need. When disaster strikes around the world, the United Methodist Committee
on Relief (UMCOR) is prepared to act. 100% of donations go directly to humanitarian relief and chronic needs around the
world. We encourage you to give generously to this mission offering.
Recognizing Graduates
If you have a High School, College, or other graduate in your family, we’d like to recognize them! Please send the following
information to the church office ASAP: Name, school graduating from, future plans and picture if available.
Radford/Fairlawn Daily Bread
We’ve seen a lot of progress in the last few weeks - the exterior walls have been laid,
and the steel frame is almost complete!
The Radford Fairlawn Daily Bread serves an average of 100 meals every weekday. Volunteers help prepare and deliver 40
meals on wheels and serve an average of 60 guests in the dining room daily. Meals on wheels deliveries are split into
different routes delivered by several volunteers each day. The volunteers are trained until they are comfortable delivering
the meals on their route. These volunteers generally begin at 10am and are finished in an hour. Volunteers are also needed
to help prepare meals, serve guests in the dining room and to clean up after all guests are served.
If you have a few hours to give, RFDB can use groups or individual volunteers. If you have a truck or SUV the RFDB
can also use volunteers for Walmart pick up and delivery on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:30 and 11:30am.
These volunteers load, transport and unload donations to RFDB from Walmart.
Director Donna Fern would like to thank Central for your continued support of the RFDB. Anyone with a few hours to
give can contact her at 336-380-5242 or [email protected] If interested in volunteering with Meals on
Wheels, please contact Karen Jones at 540-641-3883or [email protected]. If interested in volunteering as
a Walmart pick up/delivery driver please contact Frank Herzog at 540-250-5271.