Annual Conference will be held on June 18-20, 2020 (Thursday-Saturday) in Roanoke, VA. The C’ville District needs to elect 15 district lay members-at-large and 5 alternate delegates to attend this annual conference.
The election will take place at our District Conference on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Aldersgate UMC from 2 – 5 pm.
Attached is a flier for the District Conference and a nominee form. Please return the signed and completed form back to the district office by Sunday, November 10, 2019 so your name can be placed on the ballot.
For Child Care (Ages 0-10 years old) at District Conference:
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New Resource available at the District office:
Leading Like Nehemiah: Rebuilding Together-a Lewis Center Video Based Adult Christian Study Curriculum. Contact Linda Truslow at District Office for more information and to reserve the curriculum.
For more information
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- Charlottesville District Conference and Workshops
Sunday November 17 2-5pm
Aldersgate UMC
1500 E. Rio Rd., Charlottesville, VA
Please bring a few of these items with you to our District Conference for the Central VA HUB in Culpeper, VA
Thank You!!!
- Handy Wipes/Reusable Wipes
- Dish Soap- 16-34 ounce bottles
- Fabulous Household Cleaner- 16-40 ounce bottles
- One Gallon Food Storage Bags
Most of these items can be purchased at Dollar Tree
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- Developing a Discipleship Process for Your Church
Thursday November 21 10am - 1pm
Madison UMC
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HOPEWELL UMC
23557 Lignum Road, Lignum, VA
Annual Hymn Sing
Sunday, November 10 at 2pm
To Support local Fire and Rescue
Refreshments to be served afterwards
Annual Ham & Turkey Dinner
Saturday, November 16 from 5pm to 7pm
To support local church ministries
$12 per person
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT
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Trunk or Treat at Aldersgate UMC in Charlottesville
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From Zion UMC in Troy, VA:
Let the little children lead them in worship and prayer. Photo from Sunday Worship Service. A Harvest of Blessings.
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From Mount Hermon UMC: Check out the latest fashion trend being modeled by these great looking folks from Mount Hermon UMC in the Harrisonburg District. These aprons are part of the fundraising efforts for Rachel's Haven, the proposed apartment project to be built on the site of Hinton Avenue UMC. If your church is interested in having a set of these aprons, contact Linda Truslow at the Charlottesville District Office.
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Annual Meeting:
District UMW enjoyed a lively meeting on October 5. Special thanks to Stanardsville UMC for their hospitality.
December 7, 2019
: Advent Breakfast and Worship. Trinity UMC in Orange. Featured Speaker will be Renyatta Banks, Director of Wesley Community Service Center in Portsmouth. Save the date!
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FROM THE WESLEY FOUNDATION UVA
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The 2019-2020 academic year is underway and so is the Tuesday dinner ministry!
If your church is interested in participating in this meal ministry, please contact Sandra Thornton by email or by phone at 757-442-0847 (cell). December 10 is still open and dates are available for the 2020 Spring semester remain open.
Thank you for your gifts, prayers, presence, and service to the students at Wesley! Please visit the Wesley Foundation website for more information on this United Methodist ministry and for directions and information on parking.
The Wesley Foundation at the University of Virginia
1908 Lewis Mountain Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-977-6500
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
ALL GOD'S CHILDREN CAMP
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If you are looking for a place to serve and minister with a group of children ages 7-12, All God's Children Camp is the perfect space! Get a group together and come join us for a week at camp with children who need to know that someone is for them. Camp life is so much fun and has so many opportunities for you to get to know your camper and grow in relationship with God and each other. We need mentors to make camp happen. So please consider joining us for a week of mission right here in Virginia.
Dates for 2020 are June 14-19, July 26-31 and August 9-14.
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Rachel's Haven Fundraiser:
The Best of Godspell
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Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27th at Hinton Avenue UMC for The Best of GODSPELL!
The prime cast and choir were made up of members from choirs at Hinton Ave. UMC, First UMC, and the community. Everyone joined forces to raise money to benefit Rachel’s Haven which is a proposed fifteen-unit apartment building on the site of Hinton Avenue UMC in Charlottesville. A love offering was taken up during both performances and raised over
$ 7,500.00
for the project. Praise God! Your continued support is greatly appreciated to make the Rachel's Haven ministry a reality. A special thank you to all who wrote checks or gave cash! It is not too late to make a love offering as we understand DVDs of the performance may become available in the near future. Additional information to be provided later.
At Rachel’s Haven, apartments will be available for adults with developmental disabilities. The remaining apartments will be rented to the public as affordable housing. People with disabilities and those without disabilities will live as neighbors to each other. At Rachel’s Haven, adults with developmental disabilities will live safely, meaningfully, and as independently as possible in an inclusive, integrated apartment building. Rachel’s Haven is a ministry of the Charlottesville District of the United Methodist Church. Additional contributions not related to The Best of Godspell totaled over $1,000.00 in October.
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From The District Superintendent:
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SPECIAL UMFS OFFERING IN DECEMBER
United Methodist Family Services (UMFS) is the Virginia Conference designated offering for December. UMFS deeply appreciates the support of local churches in this ministry, helping high-risk children create a brighter future. By November 15, each church in the district should receive a packet to support you with the offering, including 25 bulletin inserts and 25 offering envelopes. If you contacted us earlier for a different amount, you will receive a custom order with the amount you requested. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you would like additional materials. We are also happy to provide an electronic printer-friendly version of the bulletin insert, a short UMFS video, and other worship resources on our website. Please contact Jill Gaynor at 804-254-9463 with any questions, or to place an order for additional materials. Thank you for your support!
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News from the Youth
The District youth have been very busy the past few months. On August 25th, we had our annual Youth Rally hosted by Restoration UMC. We had lots of fun, fellowship, food and inspirational worship with music led by the Restoration Praise Band. Many thanks to the congregation at Restoration for making us feel welcome and for providing us with one of the largest pizzas ever served at a District event!! Thanks go out to our speaker, Troy Henson, from Rise Against Hunger and to Pastor Julie Nitzsche who led us in Communion. Appreciation goes out to everyone who attended and brought school supplies for the Henry Fork Service Center in Rocky Mount. The school supplies were delivered to the center and were accepted with gratitude. Everyone attending received a tube of M & M's as they were leaving and were challenged to enjoy the candy and then fill the tubes with quarters for the Rise Against Hunger packaging event in December. Since 2009, the District youth have packaged 154,888 meals. Our goal for the December event is 20,112 meals. That will give us an overall total of 175,000 meals. In order to achieve our goal we need to raise $6903.36.
We are calling on all District Churches and friends to help us achieve this goal. Just $34 pays for 100 meals and that feeds 600 people or for just $72 you can feed 1 child for a year!!
On September 29th, we gathered at Mt Olivet UMC for our Fifth Sunday Praise and Worship service. Following the worship service, we had refreshments and helped set up for the annual North Garden Haiti Yard Sale which raises money for a school/orphanage in Haiti. It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Thank you Mt. Olivet for hosting.
The District Youth Council is planning for the upcoming RAH packaging event on December 29th at Cunningham UMC as well as the annual retreat in February. If you know of youth who would like to serve on the District Youth Council, please contact Rebecca Wagner at 434-823-4645.
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