October 18, 2024

Sundays at 10:30am

In person and online.

Volunteer Opportunity!

Dear fellow church members,

We are currently developing a working relationship with Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) and their Youth Hub. The Youth Hub provides an array of essential services to homeless young adults ages 18 to 25. Many of these young adults are women with small children. CCC staff have recently made two requests.

• There is a young mother with two sets of twins, all under the age of 5. This young family just moved into a new apartment and are in need of 4 beds for the children. If you have knowledge of where this mother might be able to get the beds for free or at a low cost, please let me know.

• CCC has asked if we might have any church volunteers willing to make and deliver 30 bag lunches on Wednesdays. These lunches are given to the homeless clients receiving services on site on Wednesday’s. We will try to provide lunch as many Wednesdays per month as we have volunteers for. Centenary will cover the costs for the bagged lunches.

If you would be willing to make some bag lunches, please fill out this form with your contact information and availability. This is a great opportunity for families or small groups to gather to make the meals while enjoying fellowship. If you have any questions, please contact me the church office.

Thank you,

Joe Speidel

Hurricane Disaster Relief

We all have seen the devastating images coming from all around the southeast in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We cannot begin to imagine the lives that have been lost, and the lives that have been uprooted for many of our neighbors. We have several ways for you to donate through the UMCOR Disaster Relief program.

• Donate online directly on their website - UMCOR
• Donate online through the church here. Please choose UMCOR Hurricane Relief in the "Fund" pull down menu.
• By check - please put UMCOR in the memo line.

Wednesday Bible Study

We gather on Wednesdays at 10:00am via Zoom to discuss scripture for the upcoming Sunday. If you would like to join us, please contact the church office to be put on the email list. Every Tuesday an email is sent out with all information and the Zoom link.

We hope to see you there!

Welcome Shawntay White

It's with great pleasure that we introduce our new student intern, Miss Shawntay White. Shawntay is a first-year graduate student in the VCU, School of Social Work. She graduated last May with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Old Dominion University. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she now lives in Richmond with her fraternal twin sister.

As she loves working with children, Shawntay will also be working Sunday’s mornings as an assistant in our children’s classroom. – Please join me in welcoming Shawntay.

Falling Creek Middle School Fundraising

Kate Hundley here :) I am leading a student trip through EF Tours to Rome & Pompeii this June! We are very excited, and my students are ready to start raising money to pay for things like their lunches, sightseeing, and souvenirs.  

Doughnuts for a great cause!! FCMS Rome '25 is giving you the best reason to indulge in a dozen (or two) Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Until December 11, 2024, 50% of your order will be donated back to FCMS Rome '25 when you purchase via our fundraising sales page! Simply buy online, visit your local store & redeem using your code. Treat yourself or even gift them to friends and family here: grouprai.se/krispykreme48108ma. Or you can use the QR code found here.

If you are not into doughnuts, but you would still like to support our trip, please the church office.

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Voting Information

Jane Newell, one of our new members, is the immediate past President of the League of Women Voters. Jane shared some information that might be helpful to all of us as we prepare to vote in November or as we help others who desire more information about voting. 

The League of Women Voters recommends using Vote411, a non-partisan source for candidate information. The LWV contacts local, state, and federal candidates with questions and publishes exactly what they return. The voter just provides their home address to obtain the information on the candidates. Unfortunately, some candidates do not reply.  Vote411 is at www.vote411.org .

The League of Women Voters is also hosting some candidate forums for candidates running for office in the City of Richmond. Here some of those upcoming events. 

• Richmond City Council at VMHC – Oct. 9 at 6:00pm (all districts have been invited)
• City District 5 Mayoral Forum at Richmond High School for the Arts (formerly Wythe HS) – Oct. 10 at 6:00 (all five candidates have committed to attending)
• Mayoral Debate sponsored by Richmond First Club at VMHC – Oct. 15^th at 7pm (Will be televised by co-sponsor WTVR Channel 6. Be seated by 6:30.)

For more information, the local League website is found at www.lwv-rma.org .  



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