What's Going On At Rodes UMC?

Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service

Thanksgiving Eve, November 25 a worship service will be held 7:30 P.M. in the sanctuary.   Join us as we give thanks for the many blessings God has given to us. 

Operation Christmas Child

This year we are once again participating in Operation Christmas Child, an outreach program of Samaritan's Purse.  This involves filling a shoe box with small gift items and school supplies for an underprivileged child in a Third World country.   Details and labels are available in brochures at the church and also online at www.samaritanspurse.org.  Do not wrap the entire box; however, the box and top can be wrapped separately.  The shoe boxes must be at the church by Nov. 15.

Christmas Cantata

The Rodes UMC choir is hard at work preparing for their Christmas Cantata "Christmas Mosaic" by Marty Parks. The cantata will be presented during the morning worship on Sunday, December 20th at 10:45am. An encore performance will be presented on Sunday evening, December 27th at 6:00pm. Make plans to join us!

Appreciation

Thank you for your support of the ministries of Rodes United Methodist Church.  Thank you for your time and finances to the Lord's Acre Sale.  Many of you worked hard that day and the days leading up to the sale. Through your giving of your time, energy, and finances, the good news of Jesus has been proclaimed, people have been helped, a building has been provided for people to worship in and learn.

New E-mail Address:

Richard McDowell has a new e-mail address: pastorrichard@bpl.coop

United Methodist Men News
The United Methodist Men have been helping to build a Habitat for Humanity Home in Nelson County. Men from the Rodes Church family have been building the front and back porches. The men’s group has purchased food which is available for needy families. Also the men have been collecting money to support missionary Clara Biswas. Any man is invited to join us on the third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 P.M. in the church library. After the meeting, there is a time of refreshments with the United Methodist Women.

Men’s Study
Tuesday mornings, men from the Rodes Church family and larger community meet for fellowship, food, and study. The book of James is being studied. An audio presentation from David Jeremiah is our guide. We begin with food and coffee at around 7:30 A.M. We try to end a little before 9:00 A.M.

Prayer Time
Each Thursday morning, you are invited to an hour time of singing and praying at the home of Bob and Maggi Nelson from 8:00 – 9:00 A.M. The Nelsons live at 197 Avon Road, across from the Rodes Church building.

Food Drive
Each month food will be collected for the Nelson County Pantry. The pantry feeds about 250 families per month. There is a container in the narthex and social hall for your donations. Desperately needed food items include: Canned meats (tuna, salmon, SPAM), canned vegetables, canned fruits, pasta and pasta sauces, peanut butter, boxed fruit juices, and cereals.

Bible Study
Wednesday mornings, the pastor teaches a Bible study in the fellowship hall.  Currently The Acts of the Apostles is being studied.  The study begins 10:00 A.M.  Join us for this time of prayer, fellowship, and study.

Miss a Sunday?
If you miss the Sunday morning worship service, you can listen to a tape of the service. Tapes are available for approximately a month after the service. Please contact Mark Garwood for more information at (540)456-6965.

Clara Mridula Biswas 

Missionary Support : Clara Biswas

Clara Mridula Biswas is assigned as a community worker in Cambodia. She works to improve the lives of impoverished children in Phnom Penh, many of whom are homeless and live in the streets. Clara is ministering in a place that most of us will never travel to and ministering to a people we will probably never personally minister to. Clara was chosen by the Rodes United Methodist Men to be supported financially. The goal is to raise $1050 per year. Special offering envelopes are available in the vestibule of the church building or your can send your gifts to 8472 Rockfish Valley Highway, Afton, VA 22920. Please make your checks to the United Methodist Men and mark your gift "for missionary support." Thank you for your support of Clara through your prayers and finances.