December 5, 2021

Church Office Hours

Normal office hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm and Friday from 9am-1pm. Please wear a mask to visit the church office.

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.

Poinsettias

Poinsettias are a way to remember and honor loved ones while beautifying the Sanctuary at Christmas. Contributions of $10 per poinsettia will be accepted through December 8, 2021.

As always, these contributions may be made to the glory of God in honor or in memory of loved ones.

Please make checks payable to CUMC with "poinsettia" written on the memo line. You can either mail checks to the church office or put in an envelope and place in box #14 located outside the church office. Click here to sign up online for a Poinsettia.

Angel Tree

The Angel Tree is back at Culpeper UMC. Help a special child have a wonderful Christmas this year.

All gifts are to be wrapped and put in a reusable shopping bag. These do not tear like the paper gift bags as we put each families gifts in a large trash bag for transport. Many stores have them available for $1 or less. Gifts must be turned in at Culpeper United Methodist Church Library by Dec. 12th.

We have to sort and organize and deliver on the 14th. Unfortunately they only give us age, gender and clothing size and no information regarding toy preferences.

Please include age appropriate toys, games and or books. Click here to select your angel online.

Altar Flowers

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 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084AA4A629A3FE3-cumc6 .

New Worship Times

8AM - Traditional, 9:29AM - Modern, 11AM - Traditional. Both our 9:29AM and 11AM services will be livestreamed.

Updated Restrictions, Singing Allowed!

Due to the Delta variant, masks are strongly recommended. Singing is now allowed. If you are uncomfortable being around those singing, we are reserving the balcony as a "no-singing zone." For more details, visit our website at culpeperumc.org.

Praises

• Sandi's niece Kristen - treatments have reduced tumor in lung and will be removed, no other cancel cells show on PET scan

• 60 Operation Christmas Shoeboxes were delivered to Open Door Baptist Church.

• Bill and Joy's 5-month-old son William III was baptized on November 21.

• Katie (from Theresa) - cancer appears to be gone

• Jair - Lay Supply at Bethel UMC in Madison

Upcoming Weddings

• Morgan and Jake wedding June 4, 2022

• Jacob and Taylor wedding June 12, 2022

Pregnancy

• Daniel and Caitlin - expecting first child in January

• Daniel and Katie expecting their 3rd child in December

Hospitalized

• Kenny (friend of Pete and Angela)

• Joyce's 9-month old great-great granddaughter Lailah - critical condition at UVA, COVID, undergoing testing

• Helen's sister Jennie - has been undergoing chemo for colon cancer, now had a stroke with partial paralysis

• Joyce's son-in-law Scott - has had a setback, is back in Fairfax hospital for a double lung transplant

Upcoming Surgery/Procedures

• Helena's husband Dan, cataract surgery December 1

• Nancy - arthroscopic knee surgery December 3

• Theresa - surgery December 8 to relieve arthritis pain

• Lauren - elbow surgery December 10

• Helena's friend Betty - lumpectomy surgery December 8

• Pastor John's father Charles - cataract surgery December 6

• Joyce's grandson Hamilton - needs a double kidney transplant

Recovering

• Lee's aunt Lorna - recovering from COVID, home on oxygen

• Mike - healing from COVID-19

• CJ and Kristen - COVID-19

• Belinda - lumpectomy November 9 at UVA went well, awaiting pathology report

Sympathies Extended

• Daniel and Katie and family on the unexpected passing of Daniel's mother

• Craig and Diana on the passing of Craig's father Warren

• Bill and Betty on passing of Bill's brother, Middelton

• Family and friends of Alice

• Leslee and Joe (friends of Dennis and Velma) on passing of Leslee's father

• Gina and family on the passing of Gina's mother Kathryn

Treatments/Extended Care/Hospice

• Sandi's youngest son Tevin - lung cancer, will need chemo and radiation

• Kristin's father - dementia and health complications

• Kristin's mother - caregiver to her husband with dementia

• Wendy's aunt Linda - chemotherapy for tumors in her brain and ovaries

• Doreen's husband Joe - home on hospice care

• Mary - Dogwood - compassionate care

• Rebecca's brother Tom - starting stem cell transplant

• Rebecca's stedaughter Deborah - starts radiation and chemo soon

• Rev. Cho's father is dying in the Los Angeles area

General Health Concerns

• Helena's sister-in-law Christine - mini stroke

• Linda - blood clot in abdomen, blood pressure/heart issues

• Taylor - re-injured her knee

• Margaret - stroke recently and lost sight in one eye

• Wendy's niece Rachael - struggling with drug addiction

• Jean's nephew Noah - severe bipolar

• Earl - Parkinson's

• Karen - caregiver

• H. Leroy - declining health

• Helen - health test

• Debbie's daughter Michele - diagnosed with skin cancer on leg, awaiting next steps

• Antoinette's mother - cancer

• Thelma - health

• Bill and Betty - Betty needs prayers as caregiver

General Prayer Concerns

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

• Ryan, Ronnie and Trigg (from Lynn)

• Grace (from Theresa) to be able to move forward and that her family wil help her as well

• Zan and Cecil (from Theresa) - as they navigate Cecil's health together

• Rebecca - travel mercies as she heads to Nashville to drive her brother home after surgery

• Sandi's sister Lynn - many family members not well

• Pastor David and congregation of Sherando UMC in Stuarts Draft as they grieve the loss of their church building from a fire on October 29

• Antoinette -- all employees at the company where she works as they go through company changes

• Travis and Wilma - grief journey and life's challenges

• 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

• UMC General Conference rescheduled for August 29-September 6, 2022

Military

• Ben

• Isaiah

• Daniel

• Patrick

• Wyatt

• Chuck

• Jonathan

• Hunter

• Noah

• RJ

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

6:30 PM - W.O.W. meets offsite, contact Dawn Hamilton at dbhthumper@aol.com

Tuesday

10 AM - 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
5:30PM - 6:30PM - Youth Handchimers (grades 6-12) in the Community 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 - 8:00PM - Words of Life study - Virtual

Thursday

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

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