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THE CIRCUIT RIDER

Vol. 14, No. 8

September 2014

FROM THE PASTOR

What’s New?

What is new? This short, odd word changes everything. New

beginning, new year. New life, newlywed. New England,

New Jersey, New Orleans, new fron�er. New heart, new knee.

New wave, new age. New Deal, new math. Newborn,

newcomer, newbie.

New pastor. I guess I am new ... at least to you. This Old English

adjec�ve indicates fresh, unheard of, or novel. In this regard, I

am not so new. By every indica�on, I see myself as a regular,

same-ol’ kind of guy, dedicated to the Gospel of Jesus and how

that gospel compels us to do church. These aren’t new ideas.

In fact, the Gospel of Jesus is old fare. Or is it? Of course, as an

historic document the Gospel story is not new. But we

believe – right? – that the Gospel story is the Living Word of God,

meaning the story of Jesus is alive and transforma�ve for us

today.

Maybe I am asking the wrong ques�on. Perhaps I should

wonder: How might the Gospel of Jesus make me new? Yikes!

Now I’m meddling. Does the Gospel of Jesus renew me?

(Con�nued on next page)

This Issue

From the Pastor p.1

Birthdays

Anniversaries

Gra�tude

p.2

Fall into Ac�on

P.3

Brunswick Stew

Family Night Dinner

Garden Pavers

P.4

Calendar

Senior Connec�on

p.5

Place Stamp

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Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church

6100 Chamberlayne Road

Richmond, VA 23227

September 2014

IN MINISTRY

Rev. Jeffrey Harlow, Pastor P: (804) 385-8997 E: [email protected]

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

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

Allison Stowers, Handbell Director 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 Rd. / Richmond, VA 23227

P: (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 newsle8er 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

If anyone is in Christ,

the new crea�on has

come: The old has

gone, the new is here!

(2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV)

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Senior Connec<on—Calling all Seniors. We will meet on Tuesday, September 9 at

noon. We will have a covered dish lunch. Our speaker will be our new Pastor,

Jeff Harlow! The �tle of his program is “Change is Normal”. Come enjoy our program

and the fellowship of the Seniors. Bring a friend! (Note the change of day—we are

now mee�ng on the second TUESDAY of each month.)

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S M T W TH F ST

1

Labor Day—Office

Closed

2

1:00 pm Care

CommiFee

3

10:00 am Renovare

6:00 pm Family Night

Dinner

7:00 pm Chancel

Choir

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5

6

7

8:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday

School

11:00 am Worship

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10:00 am ODDA

10:30 am Meal Makers

6:00 pm Handbell Class

7:00 pm Joy Ringers

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12:00 pm Senior

Luncheon

10

10:00 am Renovare

7:00 pm Cantata

Prac�ce

7:45 pm Chancel

Choir

11

2:00 pm KniFers

and Crocheters

12

13

4:45 pm

That Dance

Thing

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8:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday

School

11:00 am Worship

15



7:00 pm Joy Ringers

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17

10:00 am Renovare

7:00 pm Cantata

Prac�ce

7:45 pm Chancel

Choir

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5:00 pm RARC

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21

8:00 am Men’s

Breakfast

8:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday

School

11:00 am Worship

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7:00 pm Joy Ringers

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9:00 am Senior

Breakfast

9:30 am Old Ivy

Garden Club

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10:00 am Renovare

7:00 pm Cantata

Prac�ce

7:45 pm Chancel

Choir

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26

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4:45 pm

That Dance

Thing

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8:45 am Worship

9:45 am Sunday

School

11:00 am Worship

3:00 pm Finance

Mee�ng

3:00 pm Outreach/

Missions CommiFee

4:00 pm Administra-

�ve Council

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7:00 pm Joy Ringers

30

September 2014

Prayer Ministry

Family Bill & Nelma Short

Carolyn &

Emmett Spurlock

Dorothy Grainger

June Carpenter

Louise King

Phyllis Cartwright

Jerry Slaunwhite

Imogene & Quincy Watson

Jean Turner

Laurie Turner

Friends

Elizabeth Swank

Eydie Vechery

Rev. Curtis Campbell

Russell Williams

Judy Barta

Robin Deans

Rosetta Harrison

Jackie Wade

Jack Sutton

Mike Adee

Mary Grace Brooks

Greg Husepth

Dawn & Tim Hawkins

Rae Green

John Pratt

Skeet Best-West

Susan Taylor

Rik Davis

Hazel Buhrman

Sandy Berry

Dee Carter

Tim Beachverhey

Pat Koontz

Jim Broaddus

Jan Anderson

Military Personnel

Kevin Morgan

Thomas Muniz

Emmett Spurlock III

Clay Minter

Missions

Sierra Leone: Kip and

Nancy Robinson

UMCOR

Sierra Leone:

Rebecca Long

Birthdays &

Anniversaries

September Birthdays

2 Bernice Corley

3 Martha Sherrod

5 Susie Bellows

7 Frances Bohannan

9 Pat Brodie

11 Sue Hutsenpiller

13 Lynn Hull Poston

15 Dante Bellins

16 Susan Brown

18 Margaret Bellows

18 Don Gresko

20 Jim Smuts

21 Ralph Lett

22 Cliff Moseley

24 Doreen Peay

25 Natalie Muniz

26 William Bellows

26 Martha Bragg

26 David Deitz

28 Susan Meads Webb

September Anniversaries

7 Jack & Jane Gill

28 Jim & Gwen Smuts

(From the Pastor con�nued)

Renew is originally based on the La�n renovare, meaning revive, or

resume, like a fresh re-start. In the Bible, we hear:

For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died

for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live

should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them

and was raised again. So from now on we regard no one from a

worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way,

we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new

crea�on has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians

5:14-17, NIV, italics mine)

I may be new to you. You may be new to me. We may do a few new

things together and many old things together. But what maFers

most is that Christ’s love compels us in a new way. Christ’s love

compels us to be new and to do new, to be renewed in love for

others.

Grace to you, and peace,

Pastor Jeff

September 2014

Gra<tude

The CHUMC family will con�nue

helping the Lowry's by taking

them dinner once per week. If

you would like to help in this way,

call Fay Nunnally at

(804)266-6796 or email at

[email protected]. Fay is

keeping a schedule to coordinate

the dinners. George and Liz are

so very apprecia�ve of all the

meals, cards, calls and most of all

the prayers.

FALL INTO ACTION!!

SIGN UP to be on hand Saturday, September 20, 2014 from

10:00 A.M. un�l noon at our neighboring church for a community-wide meal-

packaging event:

Chamberlayne Baptist Church, Wilkinson and

Ridge Roads

• Sign-up lists are posted at all church exits for your convenience.

• Our goal for this event is $1,000.00. Monetary giRs should be submiFed

through Sunday collec�ons or sent to the church office to arrive no later

than September 14, 2014.

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News around the church

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Brunswick Stew Sale

We will be making the stew on Saturday, October 4th,

and pick-up will be at 2pm. Stew can be ordered from

Bruce Ecker, Don Gresko, Phin Wood, Dick White, or the

church office. Orders should be in by Monday,

September 29th.

Want to learn to ring handbells?

EVERYONE is welcome! Star�ng Monday,

September 8th, I will be leading a fun, informal,

beginning handbell class for ANYONE who is interested!

No music or handbell experience needed! This class will

be designed to teach basic music reading and basic

handbell techniques to anyone who is interested. We

will meet in the Handbell Room from 6:00 pm to

6:30 pm. No performance pressure or firm

commitment necessary. If you are interested, feel free

to call or email me. All ages from 12 to 112 welcome!

Look forward to seeing you there! Love, Allison

804-651-5488

[email protected]

Family Night Dinner— September 3, 2014 - 6:00 P.M.

Come join us for a delicious meal and an interes�ng

program. Dinner will be prepared by Jimmy Bond, Irene

Couch and Carolyn Glasscock. The menus is: meatloaf,

cream potatoes, buFerbeans, baked apples with

sheet cake for dessert.

Rebecca Long will present the program. Rebecca joined

the Peace Corp, was sent to Sierra Leone in June 2014,

was sent back home a few weeks ago due to the

outbreak of Ebola in the surrounding areas. Rebecca

will tell us about some of her experiences during her

short stay, and hopefully, can give us an update on

when and where she will be going in the future.

Please fill in the orange slip you will find in the bulle�n

the Sunday prior to the dinner. Since Monday prior to

the dinner is a Holiday, the office will be closed. If you

forget to make a reserva�on or need to cancel, please

call and leave a message. I encourage you to invite your

friends and neighbors for this evening of fun and

fellowship.

Grace upon Grace,

Martha Sherrod

Garden Pavers

The 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 (coun<ng spaces) $125.00

3 lines with 12 Characters per line (coun<ng spaces) $135.00

Order forms are available in the narthex or from the church office. Also, contact the church

office, Joyce Paschall or Phin Wood with your ques�ons or for addi�onal informa�on. Plans are

being made now to lay new brick pavers with inscrip�on. This is a special way to remember those

we love and those who have loved CHUMC during their life�me.

WORLD HUNGERFACTS Nearly 870 million people, or one in eight, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-2012. FAO, 2012 Undernutrition contributes to 2.6 million deaths of children under five each year - one third of the global total. UNICEF, 2011 Nearly 870 million people across the globe will go to bed hungry tonight, 200 million of them children. USAID, 2013 Undernourishment kills more people every year than malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined. USAID, 2012

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