April 10, 2022

Church Office Hours

Normal office hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm and Friday from 9am-1pm.

Please stay home if you are sick, have a fever, or display two or more of the following symptoms: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills or shaking, cough, flu-like symptoms, diarrhea, intestinal upset, or fatigue, sore throat, headache, muscle pain, recent loss of taste or smell.

Altar Flowers

Flowers on the altar are given to the Glory of God in thanksgiving for the gift of His Son, Jesus and to my wife, Lady Beth, in celebration of our 15th wedding anniversary this week. Given from Kevin Burns.

Would you like to recognize a significant event such as a birthday or anniversary while also providing a beautiful display for the altar? If you would like to reserve a date, please call the office at 540-825-0764 or sign up at Altar Flower Sign Up .

Worship Times

Worship Schedule: 8AM - Traditional, 9:29AM - Modern, 11AM - Traditional. Our 9:29AM and 11AM services are available via livestream.

Special Services

Maundy Thursday, April 14: 6:30PM (in-person and livestream)
Good Friday, April 15: 6:30PM (in-person and livestream)
Easter Sunrise Service at 6:00AM in lower parking lot
Easter services: 8, 9:29 and 11AM in Sanctuary.

Praises

• Wayne - knee replacement on March 22 went well and he is home.

• Ann wants to thank everyone for the prayers and support in the loss of her great-newphew, Tyler

• Nancy thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers during her recent knee surgery

• Lee's stepfather Larry - cancer free but will continue treatment

• Georgie - will be attending University of Kentucky this fall

• The calling of our incoming pastor, Won Lee and his family (Young, Elliot and Eric)

• Linda for continued healing, is getting stronger each day. Thank you for the prayers, cards and phone calls.

• Jan's son and family who wil be returning to the U.S. this summer after teaching high school in Singapore for 11 years.

• Cyndy is getting a new stimulator battery inserted that is MRI compatible so she can have an MRI to determine why she is having so many headaches

• Dottie is thankful she was able to attend her brother, David and Angela's wedding in Florida on March 12

• Living the Dream Foundation 5K and Walk for Hope April 2 at Yowell Meadow Park

• Engagement of Raegan and Pearson

Upcoming Weddings

• Katie and Andrew - April 30

• Morgan and Jake wedding June 4

• Jacob and Taylor wedding June 12

• Marshall and Stephanie wedding June 25

Pregnancies

• Jean's daughter Tara - baby due in September

Hospitalized

• Ethel Mae - health complications

• Betty - health complications related to her heart

• Jeanette's neighbor Anne - catastrophic stroke, paralyzed in right side, in rehab

• Chris' great granddaughter Brinley - 3rd degree burns on both hands, transferred to Burn Unity in Richmond, will need skin grafts and surgery

• Joelle's friend Rebecca - health concerns

• Hans in Holland (from String/Valletti family) - had Guillain Barre syndrome, collapsed lung, on ventilator in ICU, has been in treatment for the last 13 weeks

Upcoming Surgery/Procedures

• Travis - hernia surgery April 11

• Mary Alice's husband Jack - knee replacement April 27

• John and Jacqueline - beginning infertility treatments

• Kim - anxiety, Pre-op concerns, visit to ER, will need two eye surgeries April 25

• Alexis - EEG at UVA March 29, health complications

• Emma Lou's son Ronnie - hearth procedure March 30

• Linette - 2nd mammogram due to finding something questionable, prayers for no cancer please

• Billy and Bonnie's daughter-in-law Kelly - surgery April 15

Recovering

• Madeline (Alberta's 1-year-old great granddaughter in California) is home and doing much better, blood sugar back to normal

• Valerie (family friend of Hemming family) - fell on March 20, having memory issues, testing for cause of fall and memory issues

• Diana - knee surgery March 14, doing well

• Debbie - back surgery at UVA March 8, went well

• Donna - home

Sympathies Extended

• Garan and Erica and family on the passing of Garan's mother, Linda on March 28 in Montana

• Family and friends of Tyler, Ann's niece's great grandson, who died March 26 in a car accident. He was only 22 years old.

Treatments/Extended Care/Hospice

• Jean's son's friend Katie, agee 22 - diagnosed with sarcoma, last radiation treatment April 1, MRI April 15, surgery April 26

• Deanne's neighbor Kim - diagnosed with breast, lung and skin cancer

• Linda (from Nancy) - complications for a car accident, found brain cancer

• Doreen's neighbor Kyle - bone cancer, in UVA Culpeper Hospital

• Belinda - breast cancer treatments begin March 16

• Jerry - prostate cancer, March 7 appointment

• Crawford - chemo/radiation treatments begin March 21

• Phil and Kathy - Phil's condition is getting worse

• Pastor Jared's wife Heather - ovarian cancer, treatment in Arizona

• Helena's sister-in-law Christine - all arteries unlocked, will have a biopsy of kidney April 20

• Michelle of Tarpon Springs, Florida (from Lois) - throat cancer

• Thelma - pain all over, being given morphine

• Doreen's husband Joe - home on hospice care

General Health Concerns

• Kee - health

• Teresa - doctor appointment this week, continued health issues

• Richard - Parkinson's doctor appointment this week, continued health issues

• Naomi (from Bill and Linda) - health issues

• Ray (friend of Gloria) - ICU with COVID and not doing well

• Phyllis - hip replacement surgery postponed

• Amy's mother Laverne - multiple health concerns

• George's uncle Hilton - given less than a year to live due to heart and lung conditions

• Linette's father Rod - struggling with cancer, trying to find a medicine that will help

• Helena's friend Marie - moved into Our Father's House

• Joelle's son Thomas - beginning stages of liver failure along with other health concerns

• Kenneth - back pain, tests

• Bill - wrist complications, having difficulty getting medical appointment and diagnosis

• Craig - serious back pain

• Cheryl - health and health concerns

• Jamey - diagnosed with macular degeneration

• Sarah's mother Faith

• Libby - health concerns

• Greg's mother - health complications

• Catherine - home, continued health challenges

• Mike - health troubles

• Wendy's niece Rachael - struggling with drug addiction

• Earl - declining with Parkinson's

• Karen - caregiver

• Bill and Betty - Betty needs prayers as caregiver

General Prayer Concerns

• World Peace

• War between Russia and Ukraine began February 24

• Chuck and Marcia (neighbors of Linnea) - their son took his life on March 28, he was 40 years old

• The Hemming Family, Jeannie and CUMC transitions

• Evan and family (from Lee and Linda) - missionary deployment to Southeast Asia

• Jane and Tom - travel mercies as they travel to Israel March 22 - April 1

• Helena's cousin Renia, family and friends in Poland - safety

• UMC General Conference postponed until 2024

• Living the Dream Foundation 5K and Walk for Hope April 2 at Yowell Meadow Park

• Tiffany and Jeremy and their 5-year old son Zane who are grieving the loss of their daughter who died from cancer at the age of 14 months

• CUMC congregation as we prepare for a pastoral transition

• High school and college graduations

• Our country

• George's parents Jim and Elsie, Jim's caregiver

• Amy - helping to care for her parents while juggling her career and family responsibilities

• Jean's daughter Keely - find a paying job

• First responders and medical staff - increased patient load with COVID and the holidays

• COVID-19 and Omicron variant - healing and access to vaccine and effectiveness of vaccine

• Cuba - oppression and injustice on many levels

• Rey de Gloria (sister church in Cuba)

• New Children/Youth Director

• Leadership Team - work and filling vacant staff positions

• Walker and Seiny, Alena and Chad in Honduras

Military

• Ben - Army Reserves, basic training in February in South Carolina

• Isaiah - U.S. Marine Corp

• Patrick - Fort Gordon, Georgia

• RJ - Oahu, Hawaii

• Wyatt

• Chuck - Army Ohio National Guard, helping with COVID response

• Jake - Air Force being deployed beginning of April

• Jonathan - new assignment to Estonia

• Hunter - recruiter in West Virginia

• Noah - Camp LeJeune

• Daniel (Lee's brother) - Army special forces stateside

Sunday

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Wesleyan Fellowship Class in Room 203
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - The Flock
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Speak Truth
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM LIFE

Monday

5:15PM - 6:15PM - Youth Handchimes (grades 6-12) in the Community Room
6:30 PM - W.O.W. meets offsite, contact Dawn Hamilton at dbhthumper@aol.com

Tuesday

10AM - Golden Friends in Room 201
4:00PM - 4:30PM - Cherubs (age 4 - grade 1) in the Music Room
4:30PM-5:15PM - King's Kids (grades 2-5) in the Music Room
6:30PM - 7:00PM - Youth Choir/Drama (grades 6-12) in the Community Room

Wednesday

3:00PM - 4:00PM - Chancel Choir "Daytimers" in the Sanctuary
(5:45PM setup) 6:00PM - 7:00PM - Chancel Ringers in the Community Room
7:00PM - 8:00PM - Chancel Choir in the Sanctuary
6:30PM- 8:00 PM - Wednesday Night Bible Class
7:00PM - 8:30PM - Christianity and World Religions Bible Study - Virtual

Thursday

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - LOL
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - SOS

If you would like information on any of these classes, call the office at 540-825-0764
or contact Pastor John at pastorjohn@culpeperumc.org