This Week's Sermon

On Sunday we'll begin a new series on the life of Peter with a sermon from Erik on Luke 5:1-11. We invite you to read ahead as a way to prepare for this week's service.

(And in case you missed Jim's sermon on Matthew 2:1-12 from last Sunday, you can listen to it right over here.)

Happening this week

Winter Weather Policy: The forecast is suggesting we'll see snow this weekend. If that does happen, Sunday worship will go on as planned.
Meet & Greet: All are welcome to join us in the Parlor immediately after Sunday's service for our monthly Meet & Greet. Nothing formal--just a chance to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. We will also use this time to celebrate and send off Jenna Murphy, a City Church member and missionary who leaves next week for a five-year service period in Uganda!
Session Overnight: The City Church session will have their annual overnight this weekend. If you have any questions, concerns, or prayer requests you'd like addressed, please contact Erik (erik@citychurchrva.com).

Coming Up Soon

City Church Basics: Our next session of City Church Basics will take place on Sunday, January 15th (5:30pm-8pm, dinner included) and Wednesday, January 18th (7pm-9:30pm) at the City Church offices (attendees are expected to attend the Sunday meeting AND the Wednesday meeting). City Church Basics explains who we are as a church and what it means to be a member. It is a necessary step towards formally joining the church, but membership is not required. If you’re interested in taking part in this next session, RSVP to Val Catrow (val@citychurchrva.com). Contact Erik (erik@citychurchrva.com) with questions.
Women's Bible Study Begins January 18th: Join City Church women and friends for Bible study this spring as we study the book of Ruth, a beautiful picture of God’s love told through the ordinary lives of God’s people. Childcare is provided for a minimal cost. Registration details can be found on the church website. Contact Meg Haden with any questions (meg@citychruchrva.com).
Christian Formation: Planning for our spring Christian Formation classes is underway! Offerings include: Grace Based Parenting (January 22nd); Enriching Marriage (February 12th and 19th); Is God Anti-Gay? (February 26th); The Heart of Evangelism (March 12th, 19th, 26th, and April 9th); and Decision Making and God’s Will (May 14th, 21st, and 28th). All classes will take place from 5:45pm to 6:30pm in room 303. A light dinner will be provided. Childcare is available upon request to val@citychurchrva.com. Visit citychurchrva.com/formation to learn more.
Women's Retreat: Our Women’s Retreat will be Saturday, January 28th through Sunday, January 29th at Roslyn Retreat Center. Patricia Higgins Clarke–a native Richmonder–will serve as our speaker. Patricia has spent years leading and teaching women and has a passion for seeing women come to faith in Christ and walk with Him through all of life’s stages. Registration is $130. Visit citychurchrva.com/2017womensretreat for more details..
Common Good RVA: Tickets for Common Good RVA’s 2017 Conference are now on sale! This year’s topic is: Women + Men: At Work for the Common Good. Katelyn Beaty, author of A Woman’s Place and former managing editor of Christianity Today will serve as our keynote speaker during this conference exploring calling, career, and collaboration between women and men as we strive to glorify God in our daily lives. We’ll meet on Saturday, February 11th, 8:30am to 1:30pm at Union Theological Seminary. Visit commongoodrva.com for details. Early registration is $12 through January 31st; the price goes up to $15 on February 1st.

Serving Our Community

Volunteering in 2017: Looking to get more connected at City Church in 2017? Volunteering during our worship services is a wonderful way to both serve the church and get to know new people. Over the next few weeks our Ministry Team Leaders will begin putting together our volunteer rotation for February-May of 2017. In an effort to help them streamline this process a bit, we wanted to give you the opportunity to go ahead and sign up for the team(s) you'd like to join. Volunteer opportunities are: nursery, children's worship, music, sound board, welcome team, facilities team, prayer team, and our communion bread team. Please use this link to sign up! Once you've signed up, we will pass your information along to the appropriate team leader., and he/she will be in touch!

Have a great week!

Val

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Valerie Catrow
Administrator
City Church of Richmond
1627 Monument Avenue, Suite 304
Richmond, VA 23220
val@citychurchrva.com
804.767.8038