|
Your July and August News & Updates
Get information here and on our calendar. There is also a schedule of Zoom meetings and Facebook Live and YouTube Worship services for those who cannot worship with us in-person.
|
|
See what's happening on our social sites:
| |
|
|
|
All Aboard 2021 Vacation Bible School
Kids Lead Worship Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.
in the Sanctuary or Live on YouTube or Facebook
The kids climbed aboard for mountains of fun at Rocky Railway! On this faith-filled adventure, Ella Baugher, Corinne Colbert, Owen Highfield, Ava Jackon, Ben Peterman, Naomi Pegram, Gray Pegram, Sydney Penley, Adam Pike, Lee Pike, Savannah Weber, Michaela Weber, Annabelle Weber, Alivia Wilton and Austyn Wilton discovered that trusting Jesus pulls them through life's ups and downs.
Plan to Worship with Them Sunday and Support their Special Offering
Donations for Operation Kid to Kid help provide life-changing livestock to Ecuadorian families. Offerings will be received during worship on Sunday. Adding an alpaca to a family farm in Ecuador not only transforms the fate of the family but also helps provide jobs and resources to the entire community!
|
| | Operation Kid-to-Kid™ | Group VBS 2021 |
Thanks to the parents for sharing your kids with us and thanks to all the volunteers who helped keep us chugging along!
Youth and adult volunteers! Graeson Beach, Chris Benson, Kendall Dalton, Elena Highfield, Chloe Lutton, Reggie Martin, Kai Verrier-Naas, Cassidy and Pat Penley, Brenna, Daniel, Carrie and Michael Peterman, John, Ruthie and Michael Weeks, Lloyd West Thanks to David Bremner for power washing the playground and picnic tables for VBS!
Special thanks to Kristen Wilton for directing this year. We are all looking forward to next year! If you miss worship on June 27th you can watch the children leading worship in song and word next week by clicking on the YouTube link on our homepage.
|
Sunday Schedule beginning July 4, 2021:
Worship and Education Teams
Elders Announce plans for Summer Worship
Sundays in July and August
9:00 a.m. Fellowship Class
All are invited. No other classes will meet.
10:00 a.m. Sanctuary / Live Stream Worship
Children Worship & Wonder will meet.
Indoor Worship Plans
- We will have worship in the sanctuary. This may be shifted outside during the summer if needed by the Church on the Hill Restoration project.
- We ask those not vaccinated to wear masks as directed by the CDC. We ask those feeling ill not to come but to instead join us online. Anyone wishing to wear a mask will be welcome to do so.
- We returned the hymnals to the pews along with envelopes, pencils etc.
- We will offer printed bulletins starting on July 4. We will be emailing a .pdf of the bulletin during the week for those people watching the services online. The bulletin will not contain the words to the songs and hymns. Instead we will project them in the sanctuary and our live stream folks will be able to see them during the broadcast. People in the sanctuary can use the hymnal or read the words on the screen.
- We will have the diaconate serve as a welcome team to receive offerings and hand out communion as you enter the sanctuary.
- Regular Sunday School resumes on September 5th.
|
|
Win the Day: Stress Less and Accomplish More!
Sermon Series...continues through July 18th.
Crazy Happy: Experiencing a Joy Filled Life
Sermon Series starts August 1st.
Dissatisfied with your life? Yeah, most of us have been there. There's no shame in wanting to be happy, but real satisfaction often eludes us. At best, what fleeting happiness we find tends to dribble away in never-ending debts, stressful deadlines, and mindless scrolling. At worst, it's chased away by anxiety, depression, or fallout from our selfishness. Here's the truth: whether we hunt for happiness in parties, bars, the workplace hustle, or even in church pews, we'll wind up shortchanged. Why? Because we don't see our lives as beautiful. But God wants something better for you--happiness so real this world might think it's too good to be true. In August we want to change all that with a talk about being Crazy Happy. This sermon series is designed to help connect you to the beautifully happy and joy-filled life God has for you. It is my sincere hope that everyone at Slash Church will get Crazy Happy and experience the transformative life in Christ that the bible promises.
En Agape' Rev. Michael |
|
|
|
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 worship services.
You can give to Slash using this link.
|
Splinters from the Board
David Bremner, Moderator
Next Board Meeting:
Sunday, July 18 @ 11:00 a.m.
Good News! Church Investment funds have been received by the Christian Church Foundation (CCF) after our General Board affirmed the recommendation of the Investment Committee on Wednesday, July 23rd. This begins our official working relationship with CCF to help fund the ministries of Slash Church by growing our Investments and sending funds annually back to Slash for ministry.
Thank you so much to our Board Members for coming to a special called Board Meeting to share their time and input to help build the Kingdom on earth through the ministries of Slash Christian Church! Thank you as well to the Investment Team, Rev. Michael and Kathleen for helping to initiate and implement this new and improved way to manage the church's funds!
Lastly, special thanks to Reggie Martin for carefully calculating and verifying fund amounts and doing all the paperwork required for the successful transfer of monies. His dedication to the project is priceless!
In His Love, Dave Bremner
|
Thank you in advance for serving on the following dates. If you have a conflict please try to switch with someone or call the office.
July Serving Schedule
Elder of the Month: Gen Bohannon
Elders Meeting: July 11 @ 11:00 a.m. - Fellowship Hall
|
Date
|
10:00 a.m.
|
10:00 a.m.
| |
|
Sanctuary
|
Sanctuary
| |
|
Elders
|
Greeters
| |
7/4/2021
|
Nancy Farrell
|
Mark Highfield
| |
|
|
Alan Goodman
| |
7/11/2021
|
Gen Bohannon
|
Keith Davis
| |
|
|
Daniel Peterman
| |
7/18/2021
|
Judy Pierce
|
Deb Sadler
| |
|
Hailey Pierce
| |
7/25/2021
|
Norma Miller
|
Katie Pegram
| |
|
|
Kendall Dalton
|
August Serving Schedule
Elder of the Month: Gen Bohannon
Elders Meeting: August 8 @ 11:00 a.m. - Fellowship Hall
|
Date
|
10:00 a.m.
|
10:00 a.m.
| |
|
Sanctuary
|
Sanctuary
| |
|
Elders
|
Greeters
| |
8/1/2021
|
Don Richardson
|
Keith Dalton
| |
|
|
Kai Verrier-Naas
| |
8/8/2021
|
Don Moore
|
Michelle Weeks
| |
|
|
Irene Wells
| |
8/15/2021
|
Gen Bohannon
|
Kelly Benson
| |
|
Avery Pierce
| |
8/22/2021
|
Sandra Loving
|
Brandon Pegram
| |
|
|
Chris Benson
| |
8/29/2021
|
Rebecca Highfield
|
Anna Oliva
| |
|
|
Joey Oliva
|
|
July/August Zoom Room Meetings at Slash
| Mondays | 10:00 am | Coffee & Prayer
| | Wednesdays | 7:00 pm | Bible Study - 1st Peter
|
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#
|
|
|
|
Slash Youth News
Mission Trip!
The youth are excited to head to Charleston, SC to serve in their community on a mission trip. We ask that you pray for us, for those we will serve alongside, and those who we will be serving. We plan to share our experiences with you on a Sunday in the fall. We will be heading out from the church at 7 a.m. on July 4th. If you would like to help send us off, come see us then! We will be returning July 9th around 4 - 5 p.m., and will keep parents updated via texts.
Youth, make sure you wear your Youth Group shirt on July 4th!
Craig Springs 2021 Camp
The youth are also excited for camp at Craig Springs! We have youth going to Triple 1, Triple 2, and CAMPDD. Please pray for them to travel safely and have a wonderful time.
Campers love to receive mail! Postal service in Craig County is slow. Mail your letters early!
Even "overnight" packages mailed in-state can take more than three day s to arrive. Please allow plenty of time for mail to travel to camp.
Send to:
Campers Name (session of camp)
Craig Springs Camp
30 Craig Springs Circle
New Castle, VA 24127
|
2021 Dates
|
| | June 28-30 |
Nature Camp
| |
July 4-9
|
Special Camp
| |
July 11-16
|
Triple 1
| |
July 19-24
|
CAMPDD
| |
July 25-30
|
Triple 2
| |
August 1-6
|
New Covenant
| |
August 6-8
|
Family Retreat
|
|
|
|
Thank you for your gifts to the Pentecost Offering totaling $384.00
|
SLASH BEGINS OFFICIAL RECYCLING EFFORTS!
Dear Slash,
In the Christian Church, we have an amazing program called Green Chalice, through which congregations make changes to better care for the Earth. I am working on earning my Girl Scout Gold Award, where I, along with the help of many other members of Slash Christian Church, am working to help Slash become a Green Chalice congregation.
We have already begun this process by:
- Planting a new garden for pollinators by the pavilion
- Modernizing and upgrading our heating and cooling
- Installing LED lights
- Lessening the use of Styrofoam for Fellowship Café and church meals and more!
These initiatives are not only helping reduce our environmental impact, but are saving Slash money!
I hope that you all will help me continue the process of Slash becoming a Green Chalice church by contributing to a new recycling program. To kick this off, we will need nine recycling bins. I have put together an Amazon Wishlist with the different bins we will need in order to have one in each area of our respective buildings. We must care for God's creation as best we can, and I am so excited to set this up!
If you are able, please purchase one of these recycling bins.
Thank you,
Ruthie Weeks
|
Come One, Come All!
The Membership Committee invites you to an old fashioned church picnic on Sunday, August 15th at 11:00 a.m.
Plans for lunch include: The committee will provide meat...everyone bring a side dish. Also included will be homemade ice cream, watermelon, cup cakes and cookies. There will be games for all ages.
REMEMBER; THE DATE IS SUNDAY AUGUST 15th.
|
|
Flower Ministry
The 2021 flower chart is posted by the office door. If you would like to purchase flowers in memory of or in honor of a loved one please sign up on the flower chart by the office, fill in an order form and return it to the office. You may call (798-4520) or email the office as well. The flower price is $27.00 with checks made payable to Slash Christian Church. Orders do not have to be prepaid. The next available dates are July 4 & 11 and August 1 & 29.
|
Special Sundays Celebrated in June
We honored our graduates and scholars on June 6th.
High School
Wendy Benson, Grace Gillam, Justin Harris, Julianna Kurz, Brenna Peterman, Ruthie Weeks, Courtney Wolfgang and Carter Wood.
College
Rebecca Carter
The Scholarship Committee presented awards to the following members of Slash
Youth Scholarship: Wendy Benson, Brenna Peterman, Ruthie Weeks and Courtney Wolfgang
Continuing Education Scholarship: Kacie Dalton, Meredith Farrell, Olivia Gant and Joel West
Adult Scholarship: Meredith Baugher
Our summer camp staff and campers were recognized on June 13th
Kendall Dalton, Kerby Dalton, Tristan Goodman, Lois Haines, Elena Highfield, Mark Highfield, Owen Highfield, Kai Verrier-Naas, John Weeks, Ruthie Weeks, Amy Jones Williams, Janet Williams
Our mission trip participants were commissioned on June 20th
Kendall Dalton, Kerby Dalton, Tristan Goodman, Elena Highfield, Kai Verrier-Naas, Cassidy Penley, Carrie Peterman, Daniel Peterman, John Weeks, Ruthie Weeks, Michael Weeks, Leslie West
Our Rocky Railway Vacation Bible School kids will lead worship on June 27th
|
|
Due to the pandemic, ACES will only be open for food distribution or the donation of food items. We will continue to be open only 1 day a week - Mondays from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Thanks to the support of our wonderful community and local churches, ACES is very well stocked. The suggested items below are the few areas where our stock is a little low but certainly not depleted. We appreciate all that you have done (and continue to do) for ACES and the families and individuals that we serve.
Current needs:
Boxed Potatoes (smaller boxes)
Boxed or Bagged Rice (smaller boxes/bags)
Laundry Detergent (smaller bottles/jugs)
Children's Clothing: Girl's new underwear (size 8)
Adult Clothing: Currently well stocked
Warehouse: Oscillating Fans
Blessings,
Bonnie Hoskin
|
Did you know that there are children and teens right here in our community who need temporary care from safe and loving families? HopeTree Family Services is looking for people like you to consider long-term or short-term foster care for young people in our community. HopeTree Family Services provides the training and support you need to be the parents that they need. To hear more about becoming a foster parent, please join us for ONE of our online Information Sessions. Dates to be announced.
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)
|
Assisted Living: Doris Talley Homebound: Dianne Jones, H.T. Loving, Betty Pierce
The Joys
Vacation Bible School!
Visitors to Online Worship. Keep sharing our services with your friends.
Vaccines in many arms!
The Concerns
~The United States of America
~Prayers for Buddy Fowler and all the delegates and senators making laws in Virginia
~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
~Vaughn Schmitt (friend of Michelle and Michael Weeks; prostate cancer)
~Michelle and Steve Rice (friends of Ryan Rafferty; Leukemia)
~Cindy Loving (daughter of Brooken and Sandra; recovering from surgery)
~Cassandra Droujinski (friend of Michael Peterman; recovering from surgery)
~Frances Stanley (recovering from knee surgery)
~Jessica Broxton (classmate of Frances Stanley; car accident)
~Sam (friend of Claudia Wells' son; surgery)
~Danette Baumbach (friend of Torrie and Alan Goodman)
~Barbara Davis (nerve pain)
~Suzi Rogers (daughter of Catherine Young; health concerns)
~Sandy Stanley (Jean Smith's neighbor; Pneumonia in hospital)
~Arthur Manis (relative of the Weeks; cancer)
~Tristan Spangler-Dunning (son of our regional minister; chemo)
~Sally Novinger (friend of Madelyn Logan; chemo & radiation)
~Mimi Guyton (sister of Claudia Wells and Julie Matthews; Alzheimer's)
~Unspoken prayer concerns
Love and sympathy are extended to...
Don and Helen Kersey upon the death of Don's brother, Jerry Kersey
|
|
See what's happening on our social sites:
| |
|
|
|
