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From Sunday:

God With Us

Luke 1:17

God With Us Brings Hope

This Christmas, we invite you to experience the miracle of the gift of God’s presence--God With Us. During the five weeks leading up to Christmas, dive into the meaning of hope, love, joy and peace. Everything changed on that unexpected first Christmas more than two thousand years ago. The trajectory of history, the future, was transformed when God became man. Jesus the Son of God became the Son of Man, fully divine yet fully human. As the prophet Isaiah foretold long before, Jesus came to earth as Immanuel, God with us (Isaiah 7:14). Sunday we explore Hope in our lives and the scriptures.

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En Agape',

Rev. Michael Weeks

Splinters from the Board

Chad Baugher, Moderator

The General Board received the Nominating Committee Report with nominations for church offices in 2024 at our meeting. We also approved the 2024 Ministry Plan. Both will be presented for approval at the Annual Congregational Meeting scheduled following the December 3rd worship service at 11 am. The nominations are listed below and a copy of the ministry plan is available at the office or you can pick one up at worship next Sunday.

2023 Nominating Committee Report

Presented to the General Board on November 19, 2023

Committee Members: David Bremner, Alan Goodman, Tristan Goodman, Sandra Loving, Rev. Michael Weeks

2024 Board Officers of the Church

Chad Baugher, Moderator

Gen Bohannon, Vice /Chair Ministry Council

Leslie West, Secretary

Ed Baugher, Financial Secretary

Alan Goodman, Treasurer

David Bremner, Trustee (Board)

Jessica Colbert, Elder (Board)

Harold Manahan, Jr., Elder (Board)

Claudia Wells, Diaconate (Board)

Christie Saunders, Diaconate (Board)

Trey Chouinard, Diaconate (Board)

Tristan Goodman, Jr. Diaconate (Board)

Not Serving on the Board:

Jessica Colbert, Assistant Financial Secretary

Keith Dalton, Assistant Treasurer

Trustees:

2026: David Bremner

Elders:

2026: Nancy Farrell, Reggie Martin, Leslie West

Diaconate:

2026: Debbie Bradley, Eric Dodds, Caitlin Dodds, Julie Moore, Joey Oliva, Lloyd West

Jr. Diaconate:

2024: Tristan Goodman, Elena Highfield, Owen Highfield, Carrie Peterman, Daniel Peterman, Avery Pierce, Emmett Pierce, Hailey Pierce, Kai Verrier-Nass, John Weeks

Church on the Hill UPDATE:

We are excited that work continues to be scheduled for completion on December 15th.

Century Construction is the church's liaison to all of the contractors.

Leslie West is the church's liaison to Century Construction.

Please contact Leslie with any questions or concerns and she will pass them on to the contractor. Email or text is preferred at leslie@wwnash.com or 804-307-3282. With safety as a top priority, the area is a work zone so contractors and their employees should be the only persons in the area. Century has requested one point of contact for all communications. Any conversation with Century must be handled by Leslie West.

Next Board Meeting:

January 21, 2024, 11 am

In His Love,

Chad Baugher, Moderator

Thank you for your gifts to the Thanksgiving Special Offering totaling $285.00.

Your generosity is appreciated.

Our youngest disciples need you!

Please sign-up by the nursery to keep the nursery for a Sunday morning; 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. Thanks!

	Nursery Volunteers
9:45 a.m -11:15 a.m.	Adult	Youth (1 per week)
12/3	Diana Harrison
12/10	Nancy Murdock	Kai Verrier-Nass
12/17	Emma Moyer	Gentry Moyer
12/24	Eric Dodds
12/31	Laryssa Smith

	December Elder on Call DonMoore
12/3	Don Moore	Mark Highfield Daniel Peterman
12/10	Jessica Colbert	Christie Saunders Hailey Pierce
12/17	Amanda Matassa	Melissa Chouinard Elena Highfield
12/24 - 10 a.m.	Don Moore	Julie Peterman Tristan Goodman
12/24 - 5 p.m.	Harold Manahan, Jr	Pat Penley Carrie Peterman
12/31	Carolyn Putnam	Barbara Davis Keith Davis

Thanks to everyone for all the prayers and the beautiful flowers. We sincerely appreciate everything. We were blessed to have all your love

and support.

Gerald and Carolyn Pierce

Zoom Room Meetings this week for Slash

(Instructions for Calling on the Phone instead of Video are included.)

10:00 a.m. Coffee & Prayer

Save this Link so you can Join in All Slash Meetings

You can join your meeting by following this link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7808501748

Meeting ID: 780 850 1748

Password: Slash

You may 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#

Adults Night Out!

The youth group is excited to offer child care services on December 3rd from 5 p.m. to 7 .pm. Small snacks will be provided. Please either have your kids eat before or send them with dinner! We will play games, make a craft, and watch a Christmas movie. During this time, please go on a date night, practice some self care, or get some Christmas shopping done. Rest assured they are safe with us. The adults present include Kerby Dalton (school counselor) and Angie Dalton (teacher). The youth group includes boy scouts, nannies, and just all around amazing people.

We suggest $10 per kid per hour. All proceeds will go towards our Mission Trip to Ohio next summer. Please complete the form below by December 1st, so we can ensure we have enough snacks and craft supplies.

Feel free to wear some Christmas jammies! *strongly encouraged*

To RSVP your children use this link.

Youth Group Dates

Our own John Weeks and Elena Highfield are helping to plan the Virginia Youth Retreat and we plan to attend. It is February 17 - 18 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center.

Also, we have reserved spots for a mission trip to Maumee, Ohio with Group Workcamps June 16-22, 2024. We appreciate your support of our upcoming fundraisers.

Youth Group Meeting Dates

December 3rd Babysitting Fundraiser Night 5-7 pm

December 17th Christmas Party at Leslie West's House

Please reach out with any questions you may have. My cell number is 804-929-7751. Texting is the quickest form of communication with me.

Looking forward to a great year!

Kerby Dalton

Youth Director

Slash Christian Church

Middle School Sunday School Room Redecorating and Update

You can help Elena Highfield with her project to Update the Middle School Room by following the QR code on the right. Thank you for your donations.

Meals on Wheels

The Disciple Women invite you to sign-up to deliver meals for Meals on Wheels. Drivers are needed on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Delivering meals is a simple and rewarding way to help seniors and people with disabilities in need of hot meals and a daily visit from a friendly face, and you can do it over lunch! Meals are picked up at 10:45 a.m. at 1st Baptist Church,800 Thompson St., Ashland, VA 23005. Instuctions and delivery route are provided. All you need to do is sign-up!

SEVA Food Truck ministry to the Homeless

Website information

Above is the link to a website that talks about the food truck and mission that Justin Moyer spoke about in church. He invited us to join him and his family in their ministry to the homeless.

Please sign-up to help through the link below.

New dates have been added.

If you have questions please contact Rev. Michael.

The 2023 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 last available date is December 3.

ACES is in need of the following items:

Pantry:

Canned beef and Brunswick stew, Canned vegetables (not green beans), Canned fruit, Canned soup, Canned beans, Pasta sauce, Peanut butter

Cold cereal, Oatmeal (smaller sizes, or instant packets)

Instant potatoes (small and medium size boxes)

Personal care items (soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc.), Laundry detergent

Children’s Clothing:

Boy’s and Girl’s fall and winter clothing (all sizes)

Boy’s and Girl’s fall and winter pajamas (all sizes)

Boy’s and Girl’s socks (fall sizes)

Boy’s and Girl’s shoes (all sizes)

Boy's underwear (size 6 - 12), Girl's underwear (size 10-18)

Diapers (size 4, 5, 6 and 7)…we do not need pull-ups, Baby Wipes

Adult Clothing:

Men’s athletic shoes and work boots (all sizes)

Men’s jeans (all sizes but especially size 28 – 40)

Men’s undershirts and underwear (all sizes)

Men’s athletic socks (all sizes)

Women's athletic socks and underwear (all sizes)

Women’s sanitary products

We are truly thankful for all that you have done for ACES and the vulnerable families of central Hanover County.

Please note: Because our storage facilities are limited, we prefer that clothing donations be limited to fall/winter clothing.

The Right Time to Foster a Child Is Right Now!

HopeTree is in search of people like you to become a foster parent for a teen in your community. Foster care is temporary care for a young person during a time that he or she cannot live with his or her birth family. HopeTree provides you with the training, support, and resources you need in order to care for youth in foster care. To hear more about this opportunity, or for more information or to RSVP contact Dejene Young-el or visit our website

You can attend one of the virtual training session dates below or schedule an individual virtual session for a day/time that works for you!

Joys

Work continues on the restoration of the exterior of our sanctuary!

The Concerns

~Victims of gun violence

~All those in Ukraine and Israel

~Prayers for those who suffered a loss

~Prayers for those dealing with depression

~Prayers for kids in unstable homes

~Prayers for those affected by substance abuse

~All military personnel, first responders, medical personnel, and their families

People

Assisted Living: Doris Talley

Homebound: Margaret Gentry, Dianne Jones, Don & Helen Kersey, Frank Burkett

~Barbara McKinney (friend of Judy Pierce, grief)

~Ellen Gilley (friend of Torrie Goodman; cancer)

~Gail Hellermann (home)

~Catherine & David Young (husband of Catherine Young)

~Nancy Farrell (recovering from hip replacement surgery)

~Peggy Cross (mother of Emma Moyer; chemo started)

~Betsy Murdock (sister of Nancy Murdock; high blood pressure)

~The Engel family (friends of Frances Stanley; taken by Hamas)

~Erin (sister of Caitlin Dodds; Baby, Wyatt was born early)

~Ralph Stanley

~Helen Robertson (mother of Torrie Goodman; back)

~Sue Goodman Franz (daughter of Barbara Jean Goodman: home)

~Gatlin Barham (friend of Kerby Dalton)

~Chad Tinsley (son-in-law of Julie Moore)

~Liam Meagher (grandson of Julie Moore)

~Jen Cooper (sister of Becky Baugher; healing her wrist)

~Kristy Tannehill (friend of Claudia Wells; cancer)

~Wally Thurston (friend of Jessica Colbert; cancer has returned)

~Gina Thurston (friend of Jessica Colbert; health issues)

~Courtney Brock (sister of Jessica; hip surgery went well)

~Bill and Joan Frazier (brother-in-law and sister of Jean Smith)

~Lynsey Tinsley (daughter of Julie Moore; pregnancy complications)

~Dee Bowles (sister of Torrie Goodman; rehab)

~Kathy's daughter, Kristy (friend of Claudia Wells)

~Tom Brown (friend of Becky Baugher; advanced stage esophageal cancer)

~ Jim Brumley (friend of Madelyn Logan; cancer)

~Tallulah Heatley (friend of Michelle Weeks)

~Unspoken prayer concerns

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