Virtual Coffee Hour
Let’s connect! Sundays at 11:30am (except communion/first Sundays)
Feel free to bring your coffee or lunch and invite your friends to join us on zoom for a short time for fellowship and a chance to get to know one another a bit better.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86075240433?pwd=T2YvUk0vQlp4SCt3dk0rQlVFdmpDUT09
Meeting ID: 860 7524 0433 – Passcode: 813984 – One tap mobile +13126266799
Sunday School
We are excited to be meeting back in person! While Nicole and Sean get ready for teaching again beginning in Fall 2021, Pastor Jen could use your help with teaching the Kindergarten through 4th graders this spring and summer. Lessons are provided. There are currently 6 kids in the class. You are welcome to sign up for one time or more on your own or together with a team/group/class to hang out with these awesome kids!
Praise Packs
On Sundays, Pastor Jen sets out bags that have been prepared. Praise Packs include crayons and activity pages for kids to be engaged in worship. Would you be interested in helping put these together? Materials are prepared ahead of time and you pack the bags! Contact Pastor Jen for more information or to serve in the ways mentioned above!
Lifeline Screening
Central United Methodist Church is pleased to offer a preventive health event. Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings on 3/5/2020. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries, abdominal aortic aneurysms, hardening of the arteries in the legs, atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat, and a bone density screening, for men and women Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. There are three ways to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit
www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle or text the word circle to 797979
DONUTS!
Okay, now that I have your attention, would you be interested in helping save mouth-watering donuts from their donut funeral? If I can find some people who wouldn’t mind picking up donuts at least one day a week, they won’t have to be thrown away, and we can share them with our local shelters! Please contact me if this is a way of serving that would interest you. Thanks! ~ Pastor Jen
Real Discipleship Survey
The Real Discipleship Survey is an instrument designed to support the development of maturing disciples at both the personal and congregational levels. It measures the level of maturity in each of six dimensions of discipleship: Worship, Hospitality, Open to Jesus, Obeying Jesus, Service, and Generosity. The Indiana Conference has purchased a conference-wide license which makes the survey free for all INUMC churches and congregants! You can find the links to the Real Discipleship Survey and the Instructions on our website at richmondcumc.com/exploring/
Prayer Partners
I have had multiple responses from prayerful people who would love to be partnered with a young person in our church. Many parents have also responded that they would love for their child to be a part of this great opportunity for prayerful connections! We only have one more need at this time! We are in need of some praying MEN who would love to pray for and encourage (via mail) a young man or boy. If you feel God nudging you to join us in the Prayer Partner journey, please contact Sheri via email at sheri@richmondcumc.com Thanks!
Upcoming UMW Meetings
Join us on Thursday, March 11th from 9:00am – 12:00pm for Creative Hands and then from 12:00pm – 1:00pm for lunch (Reservations needed). From 1:10pm – 1:30pm we will have a short business meeting followed by our guest speaker, Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, at 1:30pm. Alisa Clapp-Itnyre will teach us about CLIMATE JUSTICE. Alisa teaches a class on the environment at the college level. She has lots of knowledge to give to us and constructive ideas we can implement daily to help save our planet.
Creative Hands
Creative hands will be meeting the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 9 through lunch, as we continue working on projects to support our local charities. Please watch for announcements in the bulletins and weekly announcements.
Wisdom Study – Study of Job
2020 has been a year unlike any other. Job offers wisdom unlike any other. Join us Wednesday mornings from 9-10 starting January 13th as we resume our study of Wisdom in the Bible. Pastor Joseph will guide the conversation as we walk through the book of Job with readings, reflections, and applications during our hour together so that you are free to apply the wisdom gleaned throughout the week. We will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall and on Zoom – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88545160130 Meeting ID: 885 4516 0130 or call: +1 312 626 6799
Intentional Discipleship Workshop
Rev. Joseph Seger will offer tools and strategies for creating an intentional discipleship pathway for your local church or expression. Clergy, staff, and laypersons are all invited to attend. We are excited to offer the Intentional Discipleship Workshop over 3 Zoom sessions.
The workshop content is based on years of ministry experience and research by Dr. Phil Maynard. Rev. Seger has been trained by Phil to offer the workshop and help to begin to discern the implementation of a discipleship pathway that supports the growth of all people in your faith community. Click HERE for more information.
Musical Reminders/Announcements:
- Tuesdays at 10:00am: Experience a time of weekly worship and virtual fellowship from Madeleine’s home in Brookville, Ohio! We pray, read Scripture, sing hymns, and hear meditative piano music. Streams live from Central’s Facebook page.
- Wednesdays at 12:15pm: Weekly Musical Meditations from Central’s beautiful sanctuary. Reflective music played on pipe organ or piano. Streams live from Central’s Facebook page!
