On Saturday October 17th from noon to 2 PM, Community's SWEAT ministry will drive around and pick-up any food donations from your porch and deliver it to The Gathering at Scott Memorial Food Bank. Food donations can also be dropped off at the church during this time. For details, see Community UMC newsletter.
We extend our condolences to Wanda Leavitt whose sister, Jane Riddle Marshall of Elkton, Virginia, died October 8th. Keep Wanda and her family in your prayers as they go through this time of loss.
Thank you for your stewardship
Pledge now for 2021
THANK YOU to all the faithful stewards who have made it possible for the church to survive 2020 with strength. Your prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness have allowed CUMC to weather one of the most difficult storms in modern church history well. We could not do it without you and without God’s ongoing providence. If you wish to make a pledge for the year ahead, you can do so at our website: www.cumcvb.org. If this is not possible for you this year due to the economic or personal impact of the pandemic, we understand and please reach out if the church can help in any way.
Join us for Sunday morning Worship
Community UMC continues to provide online worship opportunities at our Facebook and YouTube pages:
Traditional Sunday Worship at 9:00 AM
Modern Worship at 11:15 AM
CUMC has returned to church wide in-person worship on Sunday for both services, 9:00AM and 11:15AM. Both the 9:00AM and 11:15AM Modern Worship services will continue to be livestreamed. All small groups, including Sunday School classes, will continue to meet together online and not on church property.
Be aware that you cannot just show up on Sunday for worship. Our gathering will have a limited capacity. You MUST pre-register your desire to attend Sunday worship each week by completing a Health Acknowledgement form by noon on the Wednesday prior to the service you wish to attend. This form can be found on our church website: www.cumcvb.org. The first approved registrants up to a maximum allowed capacity will be selected to attend worship weekly. All others may continue to worship with the church online by following the links at our home page. All small groups, including Sunday School classes, will continue to meet together online and not on church property. Be aware that you cannot just show up on Sunday for worship. Our gathering will have a limited capacity.
Please follow these COVID-19 guidelines for in-person worship:
Stay home if you have a fever, COVID-19 symptoms, or exposure in the last 14 days.
Stay 6’ away from others as you enter the church, including in the parking lot. Parking spaces alongside the church are only for those who need to enter using the ramp.
Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth entirely at all times on church property.
Enter and exit through the designated doors and aisles as directed.
Be seated where ushers direct you to sit.
Use restrooms only if necessary; wash hands and follow posted rules.
Check out the new church website
The website team is excited to announce that on Thursday, October 1, our new church website went live. The new site has an evangelistic approach to welcome visitors yet maintains news and useful information for our church family. The website address is the same: www.cumcvb.org.
On the website you will find:
· Healthy Church Team Re-Opening Plan and Health Form
· Links for viewing livestreamed worship
· Ministries and Small Group information
· Resources for growing in faith
· Current news and events
· Links to important documents, forms, and online resources
· Pictures of Community UMC in action!
The website is designed to be a useful source of resources and information as we seek to stay connected through these difficult times. Terry Austin, Melissa Snow, David Collins
Beach Bag Program
The Virginia Beach Education Foundation, tax ID #54-1637620, will host a food drive to support our Beach Bags program, which provides shelf-stable meals and healthy snacks to students who go hungry during weekends and school breaks. The food drive will be held Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Pembroke Mall (Kohl’s parking lot behind Walgreens).
From the Beach Bag Program
We do recognize and are appreciative of the church-based food pantries that serve our community, and we know the positive difference you make in our families’ lives. We hope you’ll consider joining us for our upcoming Beach Bags-specific drive to allow us to continue meeting our students’ needs.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools distributes weekly approximately 500-1000 Beach Bags to our food-insecure students, serving one-third of our 86 schools per week, which means we provide meals to approximately 1,500 students per month. Since its inception in 2009, the Beach Bags program has provided more than 154,000 shelf-stable meals to students. Each Beach Bag contains:
individual cereal boxes or oatmeal packages;
8 oz. shelf-stable milk cartons (juice box sized);
shelf-stable main course items;
4 oz. fruit cups and/or 100% juice boxes; and
snack items.
Supporters of our Beach Bags program donate these food items or make tax-deductible contributions to the Virginia Beach Education Foundation (www.vbef.org). One hundred percent of monetary donations received goes toward the purchase of food.
We hope to have your church’s support of our October 22, 2019 Beach Bags Food Drive to continue providing our students with food that nourishes their bodies and better prepares them to succeed at school. Thank you for your consideration and for making a difference in our community!
The volunteer Coordinator at JCOC, Krishna Loya, put a request on Charity Tracker that they need underwear and toiletries for the homeless. Since there are various sizes needed, they would greatly appreciate a monetary donation in order to fill individual needs. You may do that using their web site (jcoc.org) or mailing a check to the JCOC, 1053 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
To make a donation online go to jcoc.org and find Donation Information: select the amount you want to give, then select one time or recurring donation, and finally on the drop-down menu find Toiletries and Underwear. Your money will be put to good use!
Thank you for helping to serve those in need,
Mary McConathy, Missions & Service
We are changing our Children’s ministry schedule for reading nightly, to reading on Friday and Saturday nights. All previous readings are archived and can still be viewed. Please reach out to Miranda at miranda.seligman@gmail.com with any questions, or if you would like to volunteer.
Women’s Faith Focus study
Please join us in Women's Faith Focus Zoom meetings for nine Tuesday mornings as we explore "Growing Older and Wiser" Life Guide Bible Study by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen. We meet at 9:30 am. The first 15 minutes give us an opportunity to chat, then the actual study begins at 9:45 am and ends around 11:15 am. Zoom Log In information available from Sandi Granger, grangr5@cox.net or on the Women’s Faith Focus Facebook page.
Caveat: Some of us, okay ALL OF US, may be way too young to be doing this study, but let's store away this wisdom for the future. 😂🤟
10/20/20 Ch. 5 Wiser by Faith
10/27/20 Ch. 6 They Don't Always Listen
11/3/20 Ch. 7 A Reason to Be Here
11/10/20 Ch. 8 Dealing With Fears
11/17/20 Ch. 9 Lifelong Trust
BSA Troop 362 Wreath Sales!
You have a couple of options on how to place your orders this year.
HOW DO I ORDER ONLINE?
First, you can go to the Troop website: https://sherwoodfundraiser.com/BSTroop362
Click on the red portion that says: View All Products. Once you open the site, you can see 2 products which will be delivered and can be picked up here locally. If you scroll further down, you will find 8 products that you can order that will be shipped directly to you or your recipient!
Add your items to the Cart, input your information, choose DAVID TIMMERMAN to credit your order and You’re Done! 😊
HOW DO I PAY?
Mischelle or David Timmerman will call you and set up a payment method (we can meet to accept cash / check or you can mail a check)
I WANT TO PLACE AN ORDER BUT NOT ONLINE – WHAT DO I DO?
Call or Text Mischelle Timmerman at 757-761-1119 – she’s happy to help!
Thank you so much for your continuing support of our Scouts!
BSA Troop 362 seeks your help to fund tents
Our church sponsored BSA Scout Troop 362 is seeking funding to support the replacement and addition of Scouting related camping tents. They have researched to determine BEST items for their frequent and long-term use by our Scouts. They have estimated the cost at $1740 for six tents and related items. Our commitment to our Scouts goes back for over 70 years. Please prayerfully consider a contribution to support our Scouts and their activities.
Please contact Tiffany Hughes, Scout Treasurer, at tichontiffany@hotmail.com, 757-724-5081 to obtain instructions on multiple contribution remittance options. Thank You for Your Support!
Boy Scouts Popcorn Sales
Troop 362 is actively engaged in one of their annual fundraising campaigns "Boy Scouts Popcorn Sales". Please reach out to your favorite Scout or to their Popcorn Sales coordinator, Lakisha Owens at lmoshorty@aol.com for more information.
Meals on Wheels Update
King’s Grant Presbyterian Church on Little Neck Road is now the new location for Meals on Wheels. Volunteers need to know that the new pickup time is 10:30 AM. They have been extremely accommodating and even provide an office. Chef by Design prepares the meals and they presently serve 140 people. Volunteers are always needed so if you are interested, contact Lou Schroeder at 757-495-1809.
To help keep everyone safe, the church is now working with minimal staff, uncertain office hours, and limited operations. If you have a need during this time, please note the following contact info: Pastor Matt: 703-819-0687
Minister Jannette: 757-633-1843
Leadership Team Rep. Liz Griffin: 757-621-9795
