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Advent/Christmas Planning Guide 2023Sign up for Daily Wandering Wise Man Posts Sign up for Deck the Halls Register for Kids Candyland More information about New Hope Fellowship Ministry Help with Food Ministries Help with Holiday Food Baskets Order a Poinsettia
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Campfire Carols(This was originally scheduled for December 3, but was rescheduled for December 10 due to the weather.) Join us as we sing the Christmas Carols we all love and enjoy s’mores and hot cocoa around a fire. We will meet at the activities field at 6:00 PM. Luminaries will light
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Holiday Food BasketsAs part of its ongoing efforts to “feed the need,” CUMC will once again be providing Christmas Food Baskets in partnership with our friends at Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. But to do so, we need your help! Here are some ways you can help: * Sponsor a food basket or
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Kids Candyland Christmas PartyKids in K -6th grade are invited to join us for an afternoon of holiday merriment while parents have some time to take a break, and perhaps get some shopping or early gift wrapping done! Kids, we’ll be playing games, making some Christmas crafts and watching a Christmas movie! Registration
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Angel Tree 2023The Angel Tree is when we purchase Christmas gifts for children and seniors who would otherwise not receive any. This year the Angel Tree sign-up is all online again. This year we are again supporting 5 organizations: Jubilee Project - Sneedville TN (This is the mission agency we work with
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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, a quote and a micro-challenge will be included to provide you with a deeper
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Poinsettia Tree 2023Remember a loved one by purchasing a poinsettia plant that will adorn the church in their honor/memory during the Advent and Christmas season! If you would like to purchase a plant, the cost is $15.00 per poinsettia. Deadline to place an order is Tuesday, December 12. Poinsettias may be picked
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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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Pizza with the PastorsAnyone who is new to Centreville UMC or has been attending for a while but wants to get to know us better, is invited to come and enjoy pizza with the pastors! Pizza with the pastors will be offered once a month at 12:15 PM on Sundays in the office
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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 Margaret Welker at mwelker@centreville-umc.org to learn more or sign up below. All are wlecome! December 10 - The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan
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God’s Word TodayGod's Word Today is an opportunity for adults to gather together and discuss the scriptures from worship. Rev. Phil Mohr will be leading this class for the next two weeks, until Ret. Pastor Robert "Buzz" Moore is available to lead in November. Sundays 10:45 AM (In Person) Beginning October 15
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Recycling ChallengeWe are now just 100 pounds away from earning our third Trex bench, with just over 100 days to go. Thank you to everyone who participates in recycling plastic film to help us earn these benches. We are looking for additional volunteers to take the recycled film we receive here
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Recent Events
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2023 Holiday Bazaar & Craft Fair in PhotosA big thank you to everyone who made the 2023 Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair such a big success - UWF Board Members, Leads, Volunteers, Staff, Cooks, Contemporary Band Musicians and Attendees! We had excellent attendance, heard many positive comments about the Bazaar and CUMC. We earned $8,900+ to benefit
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Chapel Time: Daniel in the Lion’s DenPastor Geitra retold the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den for Chapel Time at the preschool. Her dog, Lilly was an excellent lion. The kids had a great time helping to reenact the story, and were great lions themselves.
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Blessing of the Animals Service in PhotosOn Wednesday we held a Blessing of the Animals Service. Many of God's creatures and their caretakers gathered on this beautiful evening, as the pastors blessed the animals and gave them a St. Francis of Assisi charm.
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Our Wandering Wise Men - December 7
When Gaspar saw a man with a long white beard and a rich velvet suit unlike anything he had ever seen before, he was convinced they had found the king they were seeking. The kindly elf explained that he was NOT the king they sought. He did read them a story about himself - “The Night Before Christmas,” which turns 200 this year! He told the magi to keep following the star and that he would be sure to bring a gift to this new king they were seeking.
Today's Quote: From "A Word from 'Saint Nicholas'" from the Saint Nicholas Center (Author unknown)
In my own heart I cannot separate Christmas
from that Boy Child born in Bethlehem
some two thousand years ago.
I believe that Boy Child
was the Child of the Divine Mystery,
and He came into the world for love of us all.
I believe He came to bring healing,
forgiveness,
reconciliation,
freedom, and peace.
I believe He also came to invite everyone
to forget themselves and remember the needs of others.
For me, the religious meaning of Christmas
is a source of deep joy.
You must understand that my message
echoes the message of that Child born so long ago.
I am not the offspring of the Divine Mystery,
only His unworthy servant.
I am Saint Nicholas,
and the religious meaning of Christmas
will always be close to my heart.
Today's Microchallenge:
In honor of its 200th anniversary, read “The Night Before Christmas” to a child. Don’t know any young people? Read it to a “grown up”! Bonus points if you read it at a meeting for work!
Our Wandering Wise Men - December 6
Imagine how apoplectic Balthasar became when their gifts for the King of Kings were mixed up with the presents going to Sneedville, Tennessee. Here they had spent all their gold on an iphone, an actual white elephant, and a Starbucks gift card, and now the gifts were going to a place far away from where their star was leading them. Donnie had to explain that these gifts came from CUMC”s Angel Tree. These were gifts purchased to be given to people who might not otherwise receive a gift. He also explained to them what a white elephant gift actually meant. Balthasar was not so easily calmed this time and he knocked Donnie into a gift bag headed for Tennessee!
Today's Quote: “She began to whine to the man sitting beside her about how infuriating her journey had been thus far. It turned out he worked for the Dalai Lama. And he said gently that he believed that when a lot of seemingly meaningless things started going wrong all at once, it was to protect something big and lovely that was trying to get itself born -that, in other words, perhaps it needed for you to be distracted so it could be born perfect. I totally believe this to be true; and I especially believe it when other people’s things are breaking down. When it’s my stuff, I believe the cause is that I’m a bad person.” (Anne Lamott)
Today's Microchallenge: CUMC’s cargo van left early this morning to deliver the angel tree gifts to Sneedville. Pray for the safety of those delivering the gifts, and for the recipients of those gifts to be blessed by them.
Where do things seem to be breaking down in your life? Meditate on how the God of messy stables and humble mangers may be arranging for Christ to be born in the Christmas of your personal broken circumstances.
Prayers for safe travels and blessings for volunteers and recipients.
