Upcoming Events
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Dinner for 8It's time for our Winter/Spring 2025 session of Dinner for 8! Sign up is now open! Meet with others who attend CUMC in a small group setting, share a meal together, and build relationships. It's called Dinner for 8. Groups of 8 adults are formed, based on those who have
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Christmas Eve 2024Children can don a costume (provided by us) and join us in retelling the Christmas story. Enjoy a cup of cocoa afterwards and visit live animals in the courtyard - a miniature cow, donkey, llama, and more.
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Advent Noon Concert SeriesAdvent Noon Concerts December 5, 12 and 19 12:00-12:30 PM Performed by Laura Hesse, organ and piano Take a few moments during the lunch hour to calm your heart and rest your soul in the busy Advent season. Join us as we prepare for the coming of Christ with a
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Our Wandering Wise MenOur Wandering Wise Men will again be searching for Jesus around Centreville UMC this year! Follow the whimsical daily adventures of the wise men as they begin their search for Jesus on December 1. Each day's sighting of the wise men will be posted on Facebook and Instagram, as well
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Mission Ministry This WeekWe continue to seek to meet the needs of those who are most vulnerable in our community. We are regularly packing food to be distributed to those in need. You can help. Join one of our small food packing teams. If you are interested in helping to pack UFOs, you
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Holiday Food BasketsGreetings, friends! I hope you all have had a wonderful Fall. It’s certainly been a great one for the Food Basket Ministry. On November 16, we packed 150 baskets which were delivered to WFCM this past Saturday. There they were combined with the 60 “Fresh Food Packs” we sponsored as
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Pizza with the PastorsAre you new to Centreville UMC or have been attending for a while and want to get to know us better? You are invited to enjoy pizza with the pastors! Pizza with the pastors will be offered roughly once a month from 12:15 - 1:30 PM on Sundays in the
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Book ClubMeet with others to discuss a chosen work of fiction through the lens of your faith. This group meets once a month on a Sunday evening via Zoom. Contact Mirene Capili at mirenecap@yahoo.com to learn more or sign up below. All are welcome! Here are the book club selections for
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Host Food and FellowshipPlease help us extend the hospitality of Jesus to members, newcomers, and guests in our Fellowship Hall every Sunday from 10:30-11:00. Here’s how to help: 1. Pick a date and sign up! 2. Provide 3 food options for 50 people. Popular suggestions include trays of cookies, fruit, veggies, donut holes,
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Moms Group ActivitiesAre you fully in your Mom Era, but still craving the fun and connection you had in your days of attending youth group? CUMC’s newest group is the one for you! MOMS: Moms Offering Moms Support meets twice a month. -Go out on the town for some grownup fun (time and location TBD each month). Contact Jane
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Knitting NightsCome knit or crochet with us! This is a yarn ministry, filled with yarn-loving people who enjoy creating things for missions. We make hats for the unhoused, as well as baby items for new moms. No knitting experience required. We can teach you! Join us on Monday nights in the
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Recent Events
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ESL Fall Celebration & Citizenship Graduation in PhotosCongratulations to our ESL fall 2024 graduates, as well as those who completed the first citizenship class offered this fall at CUMC!
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Bonfire and Carols in PhotosThe flames were definitely crackling at our Bonfire & Carols on Sunday! What fun we had singing Christmas carols and songs and enjoying some s'mores! Thanks to Jane (and her daughter) for leading us so well in the songs, and to Gabriel who did a fantastic job managing the fire.
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Holiday Bazaar & Craft Fair in PhotosThis year's Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair was a huge success. Thank you to all who helped to make this event happen, including many of the United Methodist Men who helped with our luncheon. Proceeds from the event went to Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, CUMC Food Ministries, the United Methodist
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News Brief from Centreville United Methodist Church December 20, 2024 mailchi.mp/centreville-umc/news-brief-from-centreville-united-methodist-church-december-20-7067657
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Our Wandering Wise Men - December 20
CONRAD THE WIDOWER
Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar came across a widower who had given a poinsettia in honor of his wife. His name was Conrad and he told them a story that has taught the meaning of Christmas for almost 100 years. And how it began with a dream he had.
SCRIPTURE
And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. (Joel 2:28-32)
FOOLISH WISDOM
The Christmas Guest
It happened one day at December’s end
Three wise men called on an old-time friend.
And this found his shop so meager and mean,
Made gay with a thousand boughs of green.
And old Conrad was sitting with face ashine,
When suddenly he stopped as he stitched the twine,
And he said, “My friends, at dawn today,
When the cock was crowing the night away,
The Lord appeared in a dream to me,
And He said, “I’m coming your guest to be,’
So I’ve been busy with feet astir,
Strewing my shop with branches of fir.
The table is spread and the kettle is shined,
and over the rafters the holly is twined.
And now I’ll wait for my Lord to appear;
And listen closely so I will hear,
His steps as He nears my humble place,
And I’ll open the door and I’ll look on His face.”
So his friends went on and left Conrad alone,
For this was the happiest day he had known.
For long since his family had passed away,
And Conrad had spent many a sad Christmas Day.
But he knew with Lord as Christmas guest,
This Christmas would be dearest and best … (Helen Steiner Rice)
PRAYER
Come, Jesus, the house is prepared. Let me approach Christmas with an expectant hush, rather than a last-minute rush. Lord let me listen for your footsteps, I can’t hear them when I’m running my self. Slow me down Lord, quiet me down Lord, so that I might hear, and see you when you appear. Amen.
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