New Sermon Series Begins This Week

This week we begin a new series in the book of Ephesians.  Ephesians has often been referred to as ‘Romans in miniature.” Though it is only six chapters, it is FULL of incredible theology that shapes our understanding of both who Jesus is, and who we are in Him. As a matter of fact, that is what our series is titled: “Faithful In Christ.” Nowhere in Scripture is the phrase “in Christ” used more than the letter to the Ephesians, numbering a staggering 35 times!  Throughout this series we will be looking at what it means to see our entire being brought into the incredible new life of Jesus. Our first week we will discuss the incredible reality of our “Adoption In Christ.” 

Final Wednesday Night Dinner

with a Special Surprise

This Wednesday marks the final Wednesday night dinner of the spring. We will be taking a break in May and then looking to some future opportunities for growth and fellowship this summer. However, for those at St. Giles who go back a few years, you may remember our beloved chef Helen. Well for our final Wednesday, our caterer Stan Barnett was able to get the recipe for Helen’s famous baked pork chops and will be recreating those for us this upcoming Wednesday. Make sure to join us for this final evening together!

Confirmation Class This May

If you have a youth that is 13 years of age or older that would like to go through confirmation class this Spring, Pastor Josh will be teaching this during Wednesday nights in May. We will meet from 6-7 with dinner provided. Make sure to contact Pastor Josh if you would like to attend or have any questions at josh@stgiles.org. 

The Sound of Music - Save the Date!

On May 18 at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary, the hills will be alive with music…indeed! Make sure to mark your calendars for our youth version of “The Sound of Music” playing here at St. Giles. 

Registration for Community VBS is now open! Rising Pre-K - Rising 6th graders are invited to join us from July 10th - 12th, 5:30-8:00 p.m. each evening for an amazing adventure in Hometown Nazareth! Join St. Giles, Christ Pres., and Eternity Churches as we gather at St. Giles each night and journey back in time to the place where Jesus grew up to discover more of what it means to follow him today! Dinner for the whole family will be served at 5:30 each evening. Questions? Contact Heather Agnello at (804) 282-9763. Visit www.stgiles.org.

Special Guest: Becki Neumann

We are excited to welcome Becki Neumann here May 3-4. Becki teaches at PRMI’s (Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International) conferences on Healing and Deliverance and is a mentor and teacher at PRMI’s Advanced Healing Course. She teaches and ministers in healing and deliverance in Ghana, Nicaragua, Canada, Alaska and throughout the United States. While keeping a full schedule of ministry, she also currently serves as Priest-in-Charge of a small church in Maryland. 

We will be meeting on Friday, 5/3 6:30-8:30 pm and then again on Saturday, 5/4 9:30-2:30 (lunch included). Our focus will be on deliverance ministry, and topics will include praying in our authority in Jesus Christ, discerning when there is spiritual oppression and how to faithfully follow Jesus in His work of deliverance and healing. There will be Q&A and break out groups as well. No cost for this event, only $6.50 for Saturday lunch (Jason’s sandwiches). If you currently participate in St. Giles prayer ministry or would like to learn more, please come! 

Please RSVP with Rebecca: rebecca@stgiles.org.

PRC Walk for Life

The journey of an unplanned pregnancy is often a difficult one for many men and women. Our desire is that the PRC of Metro Richmond would be the first place they come for help. The PRC provides information and material resources to moms and dads with hope that they make life-affirming choices. How can you shine the light for them, giving them hope as they receive support to help them Flourish! Take a walk in the park with us on Saturday, May 4th!

The Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) of Metro Richmond's annual Walk for Life will be at Deep Run Park, conveniently located in western Henrico County! Together we can make a difference for LIFE in Metro Richmond! 

The PRC Walk for Life is a FUN and EASY fundraising event for the whole family! Bring your kids for fun activities beginning at 9:15am. Light breakfast items will be served by the Church of the Incarnation Richmond and coffee by Ironclad Coffee Roasters. Stay for fellowship and light lunch afterwards, hosted by the Knights of Columbus!

Walkers of all ages are encouraged to participate. The path is stroller-friendly for little ones. If you are unable to walk with us on May 4th, you may still collect pledges and then walk on your own! Click here to learn more and register!

Food Pantry Still Collecting Donations!

We are still continuing to support our local food pantry! We are currently accepting non-perishable and canned food items. The collection bin is located by the Church House door.

The food bank has provided a list of suggested items:

• Cereal (boxed or oatmeal)
• Peanut butter
• Jelly
• Crackers
• Mac & cheese
• Rice or potato packets
• Canned vegetables

Calling for Intercessory Prayer Warriors

As part of a Faith Leaders and Richmond Police Department collaboration, we are having a community walk with one of our partnering churches, Hood Temple AME, on May 18th, weather permitted, from 12:00PM to around 2:00PM. Because of where we are walking, we are looking for Prayer Warriors to do Intercessory Prayer for us and the community while we are out there.

We will be walking in Gilpin Court, one of the areas where a disturbing uptick of homicides have happened in the past couple of weeks, including a 16-year-old boy on Gilpin Court’s St. John Street.

A group of us will be going door-to-door. Through a Relationship Building protocol, we are being proactive by meeting people where they are so that we can catch them at their most vulnerable times. That way, instead of waiting and reacting to something that happened, we can detect and prevent it from happening or from getting much worse.

Our plan is to set up a prayer station at or near the Calhoun Center. We ask everyone to meet at Hood Temple AME first as we do a brief training session for the walkers and open up in prayer there before heading to the site.

Call or email Jo White at (804) 937-6836 or joeloisewhite@gmail.com with any questions or to sign up.

First Thursday Book Club

Come and discover why David DuPlessis was referred to as a “bridge builder” and often called “Mr. Pentecost”. Another soul-stirring discussion of yet another amazing person of faith will be the topic. Join us in St. Giles’ parlor at 10 AM on May 2nd when Lyn Burton-Wright will facilitate the discussion. 50 Pentecostal and Charismatic Leaders Every Christian Should Know by Dean Merril is the source book for the book club’s topics for this spring and summer. Lunch will follow the meeting for those whose schedules allow.

Recycled Objects Needed!

Thank you for your Christmas donations. We are no longer taking Christmas items for now.

Art and Recovery classes are in need of:

• Junk Drawer items: we want your old junk to make unique and interesting robots and machines
• Old or Broken Electronics: Small headphones, old phones, old calculators, small items we can take apart
• Broken Toys: We can use those old broken toys to make many things! SMALL toys only please. No bigger than a shoe box.
• Nespresso Pods (cleaned)
• Small cardboard jewelry size boxes
• Paper Towel and Toilet Paper Tubes
• Chopsticks and Wooden Skewers
• Old Fast Food Toys

Thank you for your blessings!