Wisdom
In the Month of May, Central will be reading together through some of the Bible’s Wisdom literature. The Bible does more than tell us about Israel and Jesus – it forms our character. It forms our souls. A bookmark guiding our readings has been made available. You can pick one up in the narthex or church office. We will be reflecting on the readings during worship and at the Wednesday 10am Wisdom Study at Central. Let us follow Paul’s teaching in this season, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
Y.M.C.A Memory Cafe
Join us for our next Memory Cafe on Friday, May 13th from 10-11am! This program’s focus is to bless the special people in our community who live the experience of mild to moderate dementia. The Memory Cafe meets the second Friday of each month at the Y.M.C.A. for one hour., from 10:00-11:00 am. We have a planned activity and a craft or game suited to the adult with dementia and a snack. While we provide activities , we are also providing an opportunity for the caregiver to meet with other caregivers and a Chaplain to share concerns, problems or emotions…. Or just relax. The caregiver could also take advantage of the gym and get some exercise. This time is ‘just for them.’ For information please call, (765) 962-7504
Sunday Greeters
Are you looking for a way to participate on Sundays? Sign-up to be a Sunday Greeter! A sign-up sheet is in the entryway. We would like to have 2 people for each Sunday. If you have any questions, please contact Carol Hinshaw or the Church Office.
Office Support Team
Take Me Out to the Ballgame…
Central is sponsoring a baseball team at our local recreation league, Richmond Evening Optimist or REO. Almost every week night from May –June hundreds of people from all over the county gather at our local baseball/softball/volleyball complex at NW 13th and Peacock. Please keep the young families of our community in prayer as they find opportunities for such public activities to raise up our next generation. Central has kids playing many of the nights on various fields. Central’s sponsored team will be playing at 6pm on (UPDATED DATES)May 11th, 13th, 20th, and June 3rd. Come on out and support the team or just get to know some neighbors over a hot dog and bag of popcorn. Play ball!
May is Foster Care Awareness Month.
We are asking for devotionals and testimonies from the congregation to be shared in a future
Lamplighter. If you feel led to share, please submit yours to Christin at christin@richmondcumc.com.
Sunday Greeters
Are you looking for a way to participate on Sundays? Sign-up to be a Sunday Greeter! A sign-up sheet is in the entryway. We would like to have 2 people for each Sunday. If you have any questions, please contact Carol Hinshaw.
Thank you!
UMW would like to thank everyone who supported the Grandmillenial Pop-Up. Proceeds went to help local missions. Join us May 12th, and 26th for fellowship, fun, and food at Creative Hands from 9am thru lunch!
Youth Camp / Kids Camp – There’s still time to sign-up!
It’s that time of year! Camp season is fast approaching! You can register your son or daughter online at impact2818.org/camps/
-Impact Camp (grades 3-6) at Camp Lakewood, June 12-17th
-Impact Camp (grades 6-8) at Camp Adventure, June 12-17th
-That Thing Camp (grades 9-12) at Epworth Forest, June 26-July 1st
Discounted rates are also available through the generous support of our church
(contact Pastor Phil for the iCash code). Please reach out to Pastor Phil if you have
any questions.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame…
Central is sponsoring a baseball team at our local recreation league, Richmond Evening Optimist or REO. Almost every week night from May – June hundreds of people from all over the county gather at our local baseball/softball/volleyball complex at NW 13th and Peacock. Please keep the young families of our community in prayer as they find opportunities for such public activities to raise up our next generation. Central has kids playing many of the nights on various fields. Central’s sponsored team will be playing at 6pm on May 11th, 18th, 25th, & June 1st. Come on out and support the team or just get to know some neighbors over a hot dog and bag of popcorn. Play ball!
Henderson Settlement Mission Trip
Bible, Sex, Culture, and the UMC
The General Conference postponement until 2024 has brought forward many questions about what’s next for our church and denomination. Join us Sunday evenings in the Fellowship Hall from 5:15-6:45 on May 15 and May 22 for teaching sessions and conversation on some of these questions: How do we view the Bible? What does the Bible say about sex? What are our cultural influences? How do we serve the LGBTQIA+ community? And What does all this have to do with the UMC? Please keep our denomination in your prayers as we continue to live out our faith in Jesus together here in Richmond and beyond.
Office Support Team
Do you know how to use a phone? Then you are perfect for the Office Support Team! Occasionally our Office Manager, Christin, needs to be away from the office. During these times we would like to have a team we can call on the help cover the phones and greet people as they come in. don’t worry, we will train you on everything! This will be an “on-call” type team and you may be asked to help with small projects as well. If you are interested you may call the office at 765-962-8543 or email Christin at christin@richmondcumc.com. If you have helped in the past, please check-in with Christin so that we know you would still like to be a part of the team!
