Posts from December 2015

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Stop Hunger Now

by Church Staff

By Paul Davis

On Saturday, January 16, our Manakin community will team up with Stop Hunger Now (www.stophungernow.org) for our sixth meal-packaging event. We will work together for a few fun-filled hours and package more than 30,000 meals to help with international hunger relief. This is a worthwhile and enjoyable project in which people of all ages can participate. Monetary donations are welcome. Please see the collection jar in Denny Hall. If you want to participate, please sign-up online at http://events.stophungernow.org/Manakin2016 or you can contact the Church Office.

Book Club in January

by Church Staff

By Birdie Lighthiser

Our next Book Club meeting will be on Tuesday, January 19, at 5:00 p.m. We are reading The Faith Club by Ranya Idiliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner. This book explores the feelings and shared beliefs of three women . . . Christian, Jew, and Muslim, who became friends after the 9/11 attacks. Join us for the discussion, and feel free to bring a bag supper. Dessert is always served.

Book Club Schedule for 2016
March 15 – Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
May 17 – All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Feeding Program

by Church Staff

By Bryn Davis

The next Feeding Program will be held Saturday, January 23 in Denny Hall at 9:00 a.m. We will be packing 100 lunches and delivering them to three homeless shelters. All ages are welcome to help us.

CARITAS

by Church Staff

By Bryn Davis

The next CARITAS will be held Wednesday, January 20, at Epiphany Catholic Church on Smoketree Drive, North Chesterfield, 23236 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.. We will be packing 40 lunches and also serving a hot dinner to 40 homeless guests.

Hot Lunch Feeding at Greater Mt. Moriah

by Church Staff

By Birdie Lighthiser

Our next hot lunch service at Greater Mt. Moriah will be on Wednesday, December 30. We will be serving our usual menu. There is a sheet on the bulletin board in Denny Hall where you can sign up to make casseroles and help serve on that day. We feed about 200-250 people, and this ministry is in partnership with Richmond Friends of the Homeless. Please consider helping with this ministry that reaches some of Richmond’s most underserved people.

Richmond Friends of the Homeless has a special request. Ladies, do you have an old purse that you no longer use? Fill it with sanitary and personal hygiene products for a woman, and we will deliver them to the feeding program on December 30. These may be placed in the Richmond Friends of the Homeless collection bin located in the Denny Hall entryway. We are also collecting gently used men’s coats. If you have an extra coat or two that you are not wearing, please place them in the bin in Denny Hall.

Thanks for your continued support.

Third Sunday Collection

by Church Staff

By Bryn Davis

Our next Third Sunday Collection will be Sunday, December 20. Donations of non-perishables for the Food Pantry and Backpacks for Love, bedding for the Richmond Animal Clinic, and magazines for the Chesterfield County Jail (please remove your address label) are welcome, as well as ties for Hope Aglow Ministry. Thank you so much for your generosity!

Sunday School News for December

by Church Staff

By Jo Blandford

Join us on December 6 at 9:45 a.m. as we welcome two special guests. Blair and Meredith are Virginia Grassroots Coordinators for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. They will lead programs about ecology and water.

The Sunday School Safe Water Bucket Project ends December 31. We have almost reached our $1000 goal and are thankful for your support. Donation checks can be made to Manakin with water project on the memo line.

 

Special Services in December

by Church Staff

Mark your calendars for several special services in December.

December 6: We pay tribute to our church’s history with the 1662 service.

December 13: Advent Lessons & Carols at our 10:00 a.m. service. This is a wonderful way to prepare for the coming of the Messiah. It is a welcome respite from the frantic Christmas preparations of December.

Christmas Eve:
4:00 p.m. Pageant & Holy Eucharist
8:00 p.m. Carols by Candlelight
8:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist

Invite your family and friends to join us for these wonderful services.