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Your November News & Updates
Get information here and on our calendar. There is also a schedule of Zoom meetings and Facebook Live Worship services for those who continue to shelter in place.
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The theme of our 2020 Covenant Campaign comes from 1 Corinthians 13 which is most often read at weddings, not with stewardship.
1 Corinthians 13:13 Contemporary English Version
For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love.
Why would 1 Corinthians 13:13 be chosen as a stewardship theme? Because the attitude we have when we give matters. Generosity is a matter of the heart and attitude. A good steward (or a good giver) has a faithful, hopeful, and loving heart. Faithfulness-not size, status, wealth, or heritage is God's measurement for Christians and congregations. God does not care how many people attend or how long the church has been here. God cares about our faithfulness. Faithfulness is God's measurement for how well Slash is fulfilling its calling. So, the question is, are we being faithful as we share our gifts and talents?
Generosity is a faithful act of discipleship that shows others that we have hope and share our resources to make God's love real in our community and the world. That is how God changes the world. The apostle Paul unpacks love's characteristics: patience and kindness, a lack of envy, boasting, arrogance, edginess, resentment, and bullying.
Our Generosity through the 2021 covenant campaign is a loving response that demonstrates the love Paul describes. Gifts made in gratitude for God's love for us and celebrating a unity in Christ that surpasses the difficulties that seem to work so hard to divide us.
When we give faithfully, hopefully, and lovingly by sharing our time, our God-given talents, and our financial resources we are making the Love of God real to the world.
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From Stewardship & Finance Chair, Mark Highfield
Our 2021 Stewardship Campaign through November 8
2021 Covenant Cards Available Now
Throughout our faith journey, we are extended several invitations. From the invitation to make our confession of faith to the invitation to care for a sick neighbor, to the invitation to bring food to the next church event, our life in a community of faith is full of invitations.
We can be agents of grace if we are generous in our response to the invitations that are presented to us. Our faithful financial stewardship and the sharing of our time and talents are ways we are invited to respond to Christ's invitation. Our generosity funds the mission and ministry that we are deploying as a sign that God's Kingdom is among us. We have begun an intentional reflection titled Faithful, Hopeful, Loving as a preparation for determining our investment in the 2021 Ministry Plan for Slash Christian Church.
There are two copies on the page so you may keep one for your records.
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Thanks for your support!
Thank you for faithfully supporting our Ministry plans this year. We appreciate those who are sending their offering in the mail from home or the bank, those who are using Engage Online giving as well as all of you who are giving at our outdoor worship services. We have been able to maintain all of our outreach efforts during the pandemic. Thank you for your continued support of the ministries at Slash Christian Church.
You can give to Slash using this link.
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Splinters from the Board
David Bremner, Moderator
Slash Church
Makes a Big Impact
"The Church on the Hill" capital campaign reached its goal and raised $25,780.00 this fall. Thank you for your generosity. This money along with investment funds will help to repair/replace the siding on our historic sanctuary as well as enhance the quality of our fellowship and worship experiences with new equipment that has aided us during the Covid19 pandemic. Thank you again for your generosity.
In His love,
Leslie West, Mark Highfield, Reggie Martin, David Bremner
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November Worship Schedule
Sanctuary Worship @ 9:00 a.m.
Church School @ 10:00 a.m.
Drive In / Outdoor Worship and Online Worship @ 11:00 a.m.
(Facebook Live and YouTube)
Children Worship & Wonder @ 11:00 a.m.
November Serving Schedule
Elder of the Month: Nancy Farrell
For the outdoor worship service only two Deacons are needed. We are adhering to the original schedule sent out at the beginning of the year as closely as possible. If you are not available to serve as scheduled please find a replacement or contact Harold Manahan.
| Date | 9 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 11 a.m. | | | Elder/Greeters | Elder | Deacons | | 11/1/2020 | Judy Pierce | Sandra Loving | Norma Miller | | All Saints | Dalton Pierce |
| Kai Verrier-Nass (J)
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| | 11/8/2020 | Don Richardson | Gen Bohannon | Anna Oliva | | | Brooken Loving | | Elena Highfield (J)
| | | Grace Rafferty | |
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| | 11/15/2020 | Harold Manahan | Rebecca Highfield
| Kerby Dalton
| | | Irene Wells |
| Wendy Benson (J)
| | | Carolyn Putnam | |
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| | 11/22/2020 | Harold Manahan | Nancy Farrell | Deborah Sadler | | | Ed Baugher |
| Michelle Weeks | | | Jessica Colbert | |
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| | 11/29/2020 | Sandra Loving | Gen Bohannon | Kelly Benson | | Thanksgiving | Alan Goodman |
| Kendall Dalton (J)
| | Sunday | Chad Baugher | |
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Daylight Saving Ends Sunday, November 1st at 2:00 a.m.
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November Zoom Room Meetings at Slash
| Mondays | 10:00 am | Coffee & Prayer
| | Wednesdays | 7:00 pm | Bible Study 11/4/20 - 3/10/21
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Save this Link so you can Join in All Slash Meetings
You can join your meeting by following this link.
Meeting ID: 780 850 1748
Password: Slash
Or you can call from your home phone and join the meeting without video.
+1 646-558-8656
3 Steps to Join by Phone:
1. Enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 780 850 1748#
2. You will be prompted for the participant ID. Just press #.
3. You will be asked for the Password. Enter 950320#
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All are welcome to join us on Wednesday evenings on Zoom at 7 pm.
Bible study will be led by our student minister, Frances Stanley.
We will meet November 4 through December 30 and then break for Christmas.
We will resume with the Gospel of John January 6 through March 10, 2021
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Nov 4th
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1st Timothy Chapter 1
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Nov 11th
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1st Timothy Chapters 2 & 3
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Nov 18th
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1st Timothy Chapters 4 & 5
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Nov 25th
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Break for those who Cook
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Dec 2nd
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1st Timothy Chapter 6
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Dec 9th
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2nd Timothy Chapter 1
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Dec 16th
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2nd Timothy Chapter 2
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Dec 23rd
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2nd Timothy Chapter 3
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Dec 30th
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2nd Timothy Chapter 4
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Virtual Regional Assembly Schedule for November 7th:
Information on Free Registration and schedule are available at:
Please do register to help us know how many to expect.
(Budgets, Nominations will also be on the page as well).
Virtual Regional Assembly 2020
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87098104597?pwd=U1dlbW5kMWxCWDdJaW43cTRWNDJ6UT09
Meeting ID: 870 9810 4597
Passcode: 597133
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Disciples Women
Next meeting Saturday, November 21 @ 10 a.m.
The Disciples Women cookbooks on the table by the kitchen are free! Or, donations may be placed int he red container. Please take one to share with someone.
Outdoor Yard Sale:
Thanks for your support.
We raised almost $900.00 for outreach projects.
Thank you for joining our effort to blanket the world with love this fall. $310 has been received which will bring comfort to 31 people in need.
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We will be decorating the sanctuary with Poinsettias at Christmastime. Orders will be accepted through November 22nd.
Cost is $13 per plant.
Orders and payment are due November 22nd.
When ordering please include number of plants and who they are in honor/in memory of. You may call the office (798-4520), email the office, or write a note with your offering or in your offering envelope and place it in the offering plate.
We are not able to hand out paper order forms.
Poinsettias may be taken home on Christmas Eve!
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Slash Youth News
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Everyone 6th grade through 12th grade is invited to join us for youth group.
Youth Group schedule is below.
Right now all meetings will be outside in the pavilion and we will wear masks and practice social distancing guidelines.
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Nov. 8
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5 - 7 pm
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Youth Group
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Nov. 22
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5 - 7 pm
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Youth Group
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Dec. 2
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6:30 - 8:30 pm
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Salvation Army Volunteer Night
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Craig Springs Camp Dates 2021
The pandemic cancelled our in person Summer camps for 2020, but many of our youth were able to participate in virtual camp and had a blast. 2021 dates have been announced. The youth are looking forward to returning to the mountain this summer for camp. Put these dates on your calendar now.
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2021 Dates
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May 28-31
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Spring Work Weekend
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June 25-27
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Craig Springs Homecoming Weekend
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Jun 27-July 2
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Nature Camp
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July 4-9
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Special Camp
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July 11-16
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Triple 1
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July 19-24
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CAMPDD
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July 25-30
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Triple 2
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August 1-6
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New Covenant
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August 6-8
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Family Retreat
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YOUTH MISSION TRIP to Charleston, SC, July 4-9, 2021
Please help support our Mission Trip to Charleston, SC!
Spread the word to anyone and everyone you know!
'Tis The Season to Order Your Christmas Tree!
Get Yours From Papa Bam's Christmas Trees
(Delivering Fresh Cut Christmas Trees To Your Door For 11 Years In A Row)
Mike Lemcke (aka Papa Bam) has been quoted as "a husband's best friend!"
A full tree arrives at your house, with a fresh base cut that day (to allow for free water flow) and still wrapped for easy handling. We provide a full and fresh
guarantee or call immediately, and we will come with a replacement. Your satisfaction is what makes this work, please contact us if there are any problems.
This year's prices:
7'-8' Fraser Fir, Delivered is $75
8'-9' Fraser Fir, Delivered is $85
9'-10' Fraser Fir, Delivered is $95
10'+ Fraser Fir, Delivered is $105
*Additional $10 Delivery Charge for those outside 15 miles radius from 7430 Bell Creek Road (Mechanicsville Walmart). If you are outside 25 miles from 7430 Bell Creek Road the deliver charges is $15. 35 miles or greater,
please e-mail us for the delivery charge.
Select Slash Christian Church Youth Group in the Fundraising Section when placing your order.
$5 from every sale will go to benefit the Slash Christian Church Youth Group
Orders can start being placed on October 30th via the link on https://www.facebook.com/papabamschristmastrees, be sure to like the page now
to get updates! Order Deadline: Saturday, November 14th
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Thanksgiving Special Offering
From the very beginnings of the movement, Disciples have founded institutions of higher learning,encouraging students in their intellectual pursuits. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is still committed to higher education.
On November 15th and 22nd, Disciples churches across the US and Canada will collect the Thanksgiving offering. In the midst of national and global challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, our higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges and need our support now, more than ever. Even as they work diligently to ensure safe and healthy learning environments, the financial realities faced by many of our schools is adding additional stress to students, faculty and staff.
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This November, please give generously to this year'sThanksgiving offering.Your gifts make a world of difference as Disciples continue our legacy of supporting education and our institutions of higher learning.
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Why The Star?
We are all deeply disappointed that our 2020 presentation of "Why the Star?" must be postponed because of the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic. Our semi-annual outdoor advent Christmas pageant will be scheduled in December of 2021 because of the uncertainty of the pandemic.
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Christmas Family
We are working on verifying plans to support a Christmas Family again this year. Let's help to give some joy to another family. Let's once again make Christmas a little merrier! Watch your bulletins and the Slash Flash for more information.
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ACES continues to be on a limited schedule being open on only Mondays from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. During this time, we will assist with food, financial aid and only fall/winter adult and children's clothing. We have opened our clothing closet with restrictions (one client at a time for 20 minute prearranged time slots).
Current needs:
Pantry: canned meat, canned potatoes, canned mixed vegetables, protein soups (soups and stews with meat and/or beans)
Children's Clothing: girls new or gently used winter coats (sizes 12 - 18), boys new underwear (size 8 -10), boys and girls new or gently used fall and winter clothing (any size)
Adult Clothing: Women's new underwear (bras and panties of any size), Men's new plus sized underwear (2x - 4x)
Household: Queen sized sheets (gently used or new)
Thank you for your understanding.
Blessings,
Bonnie Hoskin
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Hey Ashland and Hanover County!
WHO: Any resident of Hanover County
WHAT: First Baptist Church Food Pantry
WHERE: 800 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA 23005
WHEN: First Tuesday, Third Tuesday or Third Saturday - from 9 until 11 am
(come 1 time within a 30 day period through December 31)
WHY: In Need? We offer food, hygiene items, and baby needs
Tuesdays are drive through...receive a bag of food, freezer items, bread,hygiene items
Saturdays are self shop in fellowship hall.
COVID procedures in place: Temperature checks, masks required, social distancing
Call 804 -798 -9014 for more information
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November is National Adoption Month! Did you know that there are currently over 5,400 children in foster care in Virginia and that over 1,700 of those children have the goal of adoption? During this month, please pray for children who need families and prayerfully consider how you could be involved in making a difference in the life of a child through foster care or adoption. If you are interested in learning more, please attend one of HopeTree's Online Information Sessions:
November 4, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
November 17, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Many Blessings, Abigail Schreiner Lee, MSW Foster Parent Recruiter HopeTree Family Services 2828 Emerywood Parkway Henrico, VA 23294 804-545-1205 (office) 804-698-9370 (cell)
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Assisted Living: Doris Talley, Buck Hale Homebound: H.T. Loving (moved home Sunday), Betty Pierce
The Joys
Visitors to Online Worship. Keep sharing our services with your friends.
The Concerns
~All those who are sick and suffering the effects of the Covid 19
~All those who are furloughed or have lost their jobs
~Prayers for medical personnel, truckers, manufacturers, suppliers, grocery workers
~Prayers for teachers and students
~Prayers for workers at home and especially those still going to work
~Prayers for kids in unstable homes
~Prayers for those affected by substance abuse
~All military personnel, first responders and their families
The People
~Gail Bernier (friend of Callee Young; cancer)
~Mo and Fred Hendell (grandparents of William Hendell; Mo hospitalized)
~Ann-Jeanette Ramsey (niece of Barbara Jean Goodman; stroke)
~Those in the path of the Colorado Wildfire
~Barbara Stanley (numbness)
~Madelyn Logan (back pain)
~Angie Dalton (MRI)
~Rugby Baker (Recovering from back surgery at home)
~Torrie Goodman (scratched cornea; removal of pre-cancerous skin cells coming up)
~Alan Goodman (medical tests, ulcers in esophagus, trouble digesting food)
~Rhonda Vororhees, principal at Pole Green elementary and friend of Angie Dalton (breast cancer, surgery soon)
~Kolenda Family (family of Becky Baugher)
~Diane Murdock Bennet (sister of Nancy Murdock; doing better with VCU oncologist)
~Dianne Jones (medical tests reveal need for new treatment)
~Julie Moore and family
~Sally Novinger (friend of Madelyn Logan; Rehab)
~Rosemary Prentice (Shane's grandmother; son-in law of Catherine Young; tested positive for Covid 19)
~Madelyn Logan (high blood pressure)
~Tonya Soukup (niece of David Bremner; stage 3 breast cancer)
~Max Blake (friend of John Haines; recovering from kidney surgery)
~Jeannette Williams (home; recovering after pacemaker surgery)
~Nick Harrison (father of Steve Harrison; chemo and radiation treatments completed)
~Shirley Thompson (friend of Carolyn Putnam; broken arm)
~Mildred Sewell (friend of Nancy Murdock; long term care in nursing home)
~Mary Lynn Sergent (daughter of Ted Jones; waiting for hip surgery)
~David Kersey (Don Kersey's nephew; Parkinson's disease)
~Nancy Hooper (sister of Brooken Loving; lung cancer)
~Jamie Davis (friend of Jared Pierce; colon cancer)
~Brenna Canning (granddaughter of Frank Burkett)
~Unspoken prayer concerns
Love and sympathy are extended to Ginnie Caudell and family upon the death of her husband, Ronald Caudell
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