An important note from IMPACT CVille:

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: ACRJ BOARD MEETING (on zoom) JUNE 11 12:30PM-2PM

In these times we hope that you are all staying healthy and safe.  As this pandemic continues, we have continued to see injustices become exposed and worsen across our nation and have been reminded that our work is more urgent now than ever before.

We are grateful for your commitment to build a better and just community for all, and on June 11 we need your voice: The Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail board will be meeting from 12:30PM to 2PM  over Zoom. Thanks to a recent bill sponsored by our local representative Sally Hudson, the jail board will have the opportunity to choose to stop asking for citizenship upon booking, this would prevent dozens of community members from being targeted by ICE and would help make us all safer by building more trust for law enforcement within our community. 

We need you to show up to this meeting on Zoom to show our jail board that we support the decision to stop asking for citizenship. The link to register and attend the zoom meeting will be available on the jail's website on June 8 (acrj.org). The Jail Board has limited the meeting to 100 total attendees, so be sure to register on June 8 to ensure you can attend. Mark your calendar and be sure to invite members of your congregation to join you. 

Yours in the Movement, 
IMPACT

Please join us as we celebrate with Patricia and Robbie Hott on June 20th at 3pm.

 

RSVP to Lara Upton for the link and to find out about other ways to shower them with love: lara_upton@yahoo.com

 

Thank you, Congregational Care Partners 

 

First UMC Congregational Care Partners is a group in Nurture that seeks to connect us in ways of care, support, and celebrations. Please reach out to the church to let us know about ways we can do this together. 

Sometime soon, Rev. Heaton will be leading a weekly study of Tod Bolsinger's “Canoeing the Mountains.” This book provides the right mixture of theological insight, leadership theory, and relevant stories that will give the necessary principles to help leaders face unfamiliar terrain. Using the example of Lewis and Clark, who had to adapt to changes, “ while they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, instead they found themselves in the Rocky Mountains. You too may feel that you are leading in a cultural context you were not expecting. You may even feel that your training holds you back more often than it carries you along.”

 

Rev. Heaton will share his love of canoeing and his thoughts about the church in the post-COVID world. If you are interested, you can find the book at: 

https://www.amazon.com/Canoeing-Mountains-Christian-Leadership-Uncharted/dp/0830841261  

More info to come!

Recurring Zoom Meetings

Please get in touch with the people listed to join these church zoom gatherings. If you don't have someone's contact info please ask for it by emailing the church office at churchoffice@cvillefirstumc.org

 

Sundays:

9:30 am – Sunday School – Jim Berlin

11:00 am – Sunday School – Bill Clarke
1:30 pm - Young Adults/Families - Rev. Woodson

4:00 pm – Confirmation Class – Alex Erwine

5:00 pm – Youth Group – Alex Erwine

 

Mondays:

9:00 am – Congregational Care Partners – Lara Upton

 

Tuesdays:

7:00 am – Men’s Bible Study – Jim Berlin

9:30 am – Staff Meeting – Rev. Woodson
7:00 pm - Celebration Singers - Carolyn McGee

 

Wednesdays:

9:00 am – Bible Study – Carolyn McGee

3:00 pm – Middle School Group – Alex Erwine

 

Thursdays:

9:30 am – Women at the Well – Carolyn McGee

4:00 pm – High School Group – Alex Erwine
7:00 pm – Contemporary Band Check-In – Kevin White

 

Fridays:

10:30 am - Chancel Choir Check-in - Kevin White
12:30pm – Parents of Teens – Julie Marazita

If you are looking for ways to provide support, or if you need support in the greater Cville area, please spend some at this website is the most up-to-date resource (both in and for our community) and there are currently local needs for medical/cleaning supplies for local healthcare workers. Make sure you scroll all the way down each page and you'll see ways that you can donate funds, time, and supplies, or receive those items as well. There is also a lot of information related to health resources and who to contact locally if you have any questions.

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SUPPORTCVILLE

Graduations are upon us! Send your grads baby picture, current picture, school graduating from, and next adventure to Alex Erwine, alexerwine@cvillefirstumc.org, for a sweet surprise!

Requests for prayer quilts can be sent to Kathy Berlin at  kjberlin56@gmail.com and our prayer team will pray for the recipient of the quilt.

You can send/deliver the quilt yourself or Kathy will send it for you, along with a card from FUMC that we are praying for them.

Are you wearing your mask?  Are you making a fashion statement by doing so?  We want to see you wearing your mask!  Please send photos of you, yourself, and your family wearing your masks and staying safe.  Send to media@cvillefirstumc.org.  We will be sharing with our church family!