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Letting Go: Clinging to Jesus

John 9:1-41

Jesus heals a blind man starting him on a journey of discovery that will last for eternity. The Pharisees show themselves to be the blind ones, as they were well-versed in their scriptures and their laws, but they were far from knowing the God of creation whose heart is full of love and light. We at Slash seek to be Christ followers who cling to Jesus rather than become like the Pharisees who valued knowing about God more than walking with God. Get on the Path with us Sunday in worship.

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En Agape',

Rev. Michael Weeks

Pastor’s class for elementary aged kids to explore Baptism and Membership in the church meeting on Wednesday from 4:15 to 5:15 from Mar. 6-March 27.

“Learn About Slash” class will gather in early March for seekers/visitors who are considering membership. Please contact Rev. Michael soon if you are interested.

Splinters from the Board

Chad Baugher, Moderator

Church on the Hill UPDATE:

We are excited that work is nearing completion. We are awaiting the doors and some painting.

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 Ministry Council Meeting:

March 10, 11 a.m.

Next Board Meeting:

March 17, 2024, 11 a.m.

In His Love,

Chad Baugher, Moderator

Easter flower order forms are available on the back table. Help us beautify the sanctuary with tulips, hydrangeas and daffodils! Orders with payment are due to the office today. Please take your plants home with your after Easter worship.

SLASH SIX-WEEK BROWN BAG LENT BIBLE STUDY WILL MEET SUNDAY from 5 – 7 pm

We will share a meal (bring your own) around the table and then dig into this new book from Rev. Adam Hamilton. We meet each week during Lent concluding on Palm Sunday.

Welcome our new Nursery Attendant,

Julie Matthews

We are excited to announce that we have hired a new nursery caregiver who will work on Sunday mornings. Julie Matthews, a member at Slash, and frequent volunteer in the nursery begins work on March 10th. Julie has a lot of enthusiasm for babies and children.

Julie is a retired nurse who worked at St. Mary's and also was a school nurse in the Hanover Public Schools. She is taking the American Red Cross Adult, Child, Baby First Aid/CPR/AED training this week.

We will continue to ask adults and youth to volunteer in the nursery to assist in this ministry to our families and children.

Please welcome Julie to the Slash Staff!

Claudia Wells, Personnel Chair (and sister to Julie)

Sherri Smith Nursery Chair

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)
	2024
3/17	Emma Moyer	Gentry Moyer
3/24	Lois Haines	Austyn Wilton
3/31	Sherri Smith	Ella Baugher

	March Elder on Call Reggie Martin
3/17	Amanda Matassa	Trey Chouinard Avery Pierce
3/24	Reggie Martin	Caitlin Dodds Tristan Goodman
3/31	Leslie West	Claudia Wells Elena Highfield
	April Elder on Call Leslie West
4/7	Amanda Matassa	Trey? Daniel Peterman
4/14	Leslie West	Lloyd West Hailey Pierce
4/21	Jessica Colbert	Eric Dodds Carrie Peterman
4/28	Carolyn Putnam	Christie Saunders Owen Highfield

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#

Youth Group

Upcoming youth meeting dates

March 10th; youth group 5-7pm

March 24th; youth group 5-7pm

April 14th; youth group 5-7pm

April 26th; yard sale set up (sign-up sheet to come) (potential lock in after?)

April 27th; Yard Sale 8am-12pm (sign-up sheet to come)

May 3-5; Spring Work Weekend at Craig Springs

May 19th; Youth Sunday

Camp Registration is open for Craig Springs! Register your kid(s) using this link and make sure to mark Slash Christian Church (You may need to look up Ashland first and then you will find Slash). Make sure to select the half payment option as the church pays for half of one camp. (if you have any concerns about being able to pay for camp, please reach out to me).

Michael and I are directing Triple 1, John Weeks is helping direct Nature Camp, and many of our church members go to New Covenant, Triple 2, and CAMPDD. We are well represented!

Please reach out with any questions you may have. Texting is the quickest form of communication with me.

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. Or use the link below! Thank you for your donations.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3M63KNPMPVNXF?ref=cm_sw_sm_r_un_un_aVpHGCefYRdls

Dive into Vacation Bible School at Slash this summer!

July 22 - July 26, 2024

VBS Sunday will be July 28, 2024

Registration will be open in mid-April

Meals on Wheels - 2024

The Disciple Women invite you to sign-up to deliver meals for Meals on Wheels in 2024. 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 2024 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.

ACES is in need of the following items:

Pantry:

Canned meat (tuna, salmon, spam, ham, etc.), Canned fruit

Baked beans, Pork & Beans, Rice, Boxed Potato flake,

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

Laundry detergent, Toothpaste/toothbrushes (packs of 1, 2, 3, or 4)

Toilet paper

Children's Clothing:

Boy's winter clothing (size 6 thru size 18)

Girl's winter clothing (size 14, 16, and 18)

Girl's underwear (size 8), Boy's underwear (size 4)

Boy's and Girl's winter pajamas (all sizes)

Boy's and Girl's shoes (all sizes, including toddler sizes)

Diapers (size 5, 6 and 7). We do not need pull-ups

Baby Wipes

Adult Clothing:

Men's work boots (sizes 9 - 12), Men's athletic shoes (sizes 6 - 12)

Men's jeans (sizes 29 - 38)

Men's and Women's winter coats (sizes XL, 2XL, 3XL)

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.

Have You Ever Wondered How One Gets Started in Fostering Children and Youth?

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

Attend Virtual Information Session held on Thursdays

March 14th, 6:30 p.m.

March 21st, 12:00 p.m.

March 28th, 6:30 p.m.

April 11th, 6:30 p.m.

April 18th, 12:00 p.m.

April 25th, 6:30 p.m.

You can schedule an individual virtual session for a day/time that works for you!

Joys

The Concerns

~Victims of gun violence

~All those in Ukraine, Gaza 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, Don & Helen Kersey, Frank Burkett

~Dean Cheatham (friend of Kerby Dalton; inoperable glioblastoma)

~Jackie Smith (sister of Don Kersey; a fib will get pacemaker)

~Bill Ridenour (brother of Catherine Young; hospital)

~Allyson Griffith (stepsister of Rebecca Highfield; kidney transplant)

~Christopher Reimann (friend of Keith Dalton)

~Scott Woody (friend of Chad Pierce; cancer)

~Max Blake and Brian Parker (friends of Lois Haines; both fighting cancer)

~The Gerks family (friends of the Petermans)

~Baugher family

~Michael Estes (friend of Carol Payne; stroke)

~Al Gregory (Frances Stanley's brothers father in law)

~Ralph Stanley (another surgery coming up)

~Killian (nephew of Mark Highfield; radiation)

~Chris King (sister of Becky Baugher; heart catheterization)

~Charlie Cooper (nephew of Becky Baugher; aortic aneurism)

~Sherry Rhinehart (friend of Claudia Wells; cancer with stroke)

~Stephen Harlow (friend of Barbara Davis; hospitalized)

~Sue Goodman Franz (daughter of Barbara Jean Goodman; home, Chemo)

~Betsy Murdock (sister of Nancy Murdock; needs new medication)

~Helen Robertson (mother of Torrie Goodman; back)

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

~Liam Meagher (grandson of Julie Moore)

~Wally Thurston (friend of Jessica Colbert; treatment)

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

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

~Jim Brumley (friend of Madelyn Logan; cancer)

~Tallulah Heatley (friend of Michelle Weeks)

~Unspoken prayer concerns

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