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Join us next Sunday!
Genesis 8:45 a.m.
Fellowship Café 9:30 a.m.
Church School 9:45 a.m.
Worship 11:00 a.m.
Children Worship & Wonder during both Worship services
Optional nursery provided
Pulpit: Rev. Weeks
Elder of the Month of December: Catherine Young
Communion Prep: Jean Smith
*Please note the Elders and Diaconate scheduled for the 11 am service
on Christmas Eve
are also to serve at the 4 pm service.
If you cannot serve please make arrangements to replace yourself
and notify Becky Baugher or the office. Thank you.
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Genesis Elder/Greeter |
Elders |
Diaconate |
Acolytes |
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Leslie West
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Reggie Martin |
Don Moore* |
Avery Pierce |
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Lloyd West
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Ted Jones |
Pat Penley |
Carrie Peterman |
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Jean Smith |
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Ruthie Weeks |
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*24
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4:00 PM
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Meredith Baugher* |
Daniel Peterman |
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Elena Highfield |
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Harold Manahan |
Reggie Martin |
Alex Smith* |
Lauren Markley |
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Ed Baugher |
Gen Bohannon |
Keith Davis |
John Weeks |
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Barbara Davis |
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Ginnie Caudell |
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If you are unable to serve please find a replacement or contact
Becky Baugher
Children Worship & Wonder:
Storyteller: Meredith Baugher;
Greeter: TBD (8:45 ), Mark Highfield (
11)
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The Peace Light is Coming to Slash Church
11 am worship on Christmas Eve
Each year, a child from Upper Austria fetches the light from the grotto in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. The light is carried in two blast proof miners lamps on an Austrian Airlines jet from Tel Aviv, Israel to Vienna, Austria from where it is distributed at a Service of Dedication to delegations from across Europe who take it back, with a message of Peace, to their own countries. Austrian Airlines then flies the miners lamps containing the Peace Light from Bethlehem to New York City. The lamps in the picture then make their journey from the airport in New York all over the United States. The Markley family from Slash received the light and are bringing it here to church this Sunday.
If you would like to share the light bring your own lamp or enclosed candle to church on Sunday!
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From Sunday:
This morning John the Baptist makes his second scheduled appearance of the Advent Season. But this time John comes to us from a prison cell, expressing none of the bluster and outrage we heard last week as he called the religious leaders out of line and challenged them to find a ministry.
In the eleventh chapter of Matthew John is no longer wild-eyed, assertive, confident, but rather confused, discouraged, some might even speculate depressed. No longer free to wander through the wilderness, John is now caged. And from the gloom of a prison cell we hear John's inquiry of Jesus:
Rev. Michael
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Monday: Newsletter deadline
Wednesday: Women's Prayer Group - 10:30 a.m.
Choir - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: Staff Christmas Lunch - 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Sunday: Regular Sunday schedule
Candlelight Worship - 4:00 p.m.
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We will have our regular Sunday schedule on December 24 and 31.
Join us for Christmas Eve Worship at 4:00 p.m.
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Hat Tree
The Hat and Glove dedication was at Lebanon UMC on December 3.
They were dedicated during part of the children's sermon.
The children at Lebanon laid their hands on the hats
and gloves
and helped dedicate during the prayer.
Thanks to all who donated hats and gloves for the Hanover Christmas Mother.
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YOU ARE INVITED
TO A NEW EDUCATIONAL SERIE
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YOU ARE INVITED
TO A NEW EDUCATIONAL SERIES
"Making Healthcare Easy"
Wednesday, January 10, 2018; 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Ashland Branch Library; 201 S. Railroad Ave., Ashland, VA 23005
Keynote Speaker: Robert Fortini, PNP
Chief Clinical Officer, Bon Secours Medical Group
Seating is limited
"Ashland At Home (AAH) is neighbors helping neighbors live in their own homes and staying engaged in our community as long as possible. AAH is based on the "village" model that is serving tens of thousands of adults across the U.S. The model, developed by neighbors living in the Beacon Hill area of Boston, provides services to support members to continue living in their homes as they age."
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Lifeline Screening coming to Slash in February
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings will be in our community on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at
Slash Christian Church. Ultrasound screenings to identify risk factors for Cardiovascular disease include; Carotid Artery (plaque buildup-a leading cause of stroke), Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (an enlargement or weak area in the main blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body), Peripheral Arterial Disease (hardening of the arteries in the legs), a Heart Rhythm Screening (an EKG to detect Atrial Fibrillation-irregular heartbeat) and an Osteoporosis Risk Assessment for men and women. Being proactive about your health by knowing your risks helps you and your doctor address problems early.
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Tim Thomason (Judy Pierce's niece's husband; ruptured appendix and cancer)
~Catherine Muir (Carolyn Putnam's daughter in law's niece; bone marrow transplant; her sister is donor)
~Chad (son-in-law of Heather and Jim Ostrander; clot in his heart)
~Bonnie (sister of Heather Ostrander; torn esophagus)
~Patty O'Riley (friend of Carolyn Putnam)
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Helen Robertson (mother of
Torrie Goodman)
~Maryanne Reid (friend of Meredith Baugher)
~Kaitlyn Stahr (neighbor of Carlton Shelton;
benign tumor has started growing rapidly
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~Ed Baugher (home; call Ed's cell phone first before visiting)
~Keith Bates (brother-in-law of Becky Baugher)
~Sandra Colley (friend of Ginnie Caudell)
~Bob Henderson
~Dianne Jones (please pray for her vision to improve)
~Gloria Mangum (sister-in-law of Judy Pierce)
~All those affected by the shootings, earthquakes, hurricanes
and
fires
~Sandra Loving (has a cast)
~Gail Hellermann (doing better with Achilles injury)
~Buck and Frances Hale
~Charles Goodman (brother-in-law of Barbara Jean Goodman)
~H.T. Loving (home
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~Jo Richardson (home)
~The Berrocal Family in Puerto Rico (family of Don and Julie Moore)
~Sheryl Snellings (friend of Dianne Jones)
~Conner Bartz (nephew of Carol Kurz)
~Darlene Webb (friend of Gail Hellermann; acute leukemia)
~Luella Markley (grandmother of Logan and Lauren; cancer)
~Cara Wehman Bradshaw (friend of Matthew Harrison)
~Duff Green (neighbor of Steve Harrison)
~Walter Loving (brother of Brooken Loving)
~John Doty (friend of Becky Baugher; ALS)
~Whitney Bush and Gene Harmon (friends of Patsy Fowler)
~Donald West (brother of Lloyd West)
~MaryLee Jones (home)
~Iris Epps (friend of Gail Hellermann)
~Pam Brown (friend of Gail Hellermann)
~Carolyn Nash
~Norma Jennings (home)
~Vaughn Schmitt (family friend of the Weeks')
~Polly Vaughan, Beverly Vaughan
~Nancy Hooper (sister of Brooken Loving)
~Charlie Hunt (friend of Judy Pierce; leukemia treatments)
~Shot Mangum (brother of Judy Pierce)
~Jack McGuire (uncle of Michelle Weeks)
All military personnel, first responders and their families
Unspoken prayer concerns
Joys
~Our wonderful choir
~Ed Baugher was in worship today
~Seeing family soon for holidays
~Amy Sadler (daughter of Carolyn Putnam) expecting in June
~Don Moore's coworkers donated to our Christmas Family instead of exchanging gifts
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We will see you Sunday!
Slash Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
11353 Mt. Hermon Rd. | Ashland, VA 23005 | 804.798.4520
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