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From Sunday - 10:00 a.m.

Psalms for All Seasons

Psalm 96

Sing, Sing, Sing

Singing has many natural and spiritual benefits in addition to being something that you can do through any season of life. Singing is truly a gift from God.

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En Agape',

Rev. Michael Weeks

Splinters from the Board

Chad Baugher, Moderator

Church on the Hill

We are excited that work is nearing completion. We are awaiting the doors and some painting.

Century Construction is the church's liaison to all of the contractors.

Leslie West is the church's liaison to Century Construction.

Please contact Leslie with any questions or concerns and she will pass them on to the contractor. Email or text is preferred at leslie@wwnash.com or 804-307-3282.Century has requested one point of contact for all communications. Any conversation with Century must be handled by Leslie West.

Next Board Meeting:

July 21, 2024, 11 a.m.

In His Love,

Chad Baugher, Moderator

	July Elder on Call Jessica Colbert	Please note 4 deacons are now scheduled
7/21	Nancy Farrell	Joey Oliva Julie Moore Trey Chouinar Elena Highfield
7/28 VBS Sunday	Carolyn Putnam	Elizabeth Rafferty Debbie Bradley Christie Saunders Avery Pierce
	August Elder on Call Reggie Martin
8/4	Amanda Matassa	Nancy Murdock Kai Verrier-Nass Daniel Peterman Tristan Goodman
8/11	Leslie West	Claudia Wells Kristen Wilton Caitlin Dodds Owen Highfield
8/18	Reggie Martin	Lloyd West Debbie Bradley Taylor Neiter Julie Moore
8/25	Harold Manahan, Jr.	Elizabeth Rafferty Lloyd West Carrie Peterman Elena Highfield

Dear Slash,

Thank you so much for the scholarship, and for supporting my education. I am very excited to go to Virginia Tech and study meteorology. Thank you all so much!

Daniel Peterman

Zoom Room Meetings this week for Slash

(Instructions for Calling on the Phone instead of Video are included.)

10:00 a.m. Coffee & Prayer this week

Save this Link so you can Join in All Slash Meetings

You can join your meeting by following this link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7808501748

Meeting ID: 780 850 1748

Password: Slash

You may call from your home phone and join the meeting without video.

+1 646-558-8656

3 Steps to Join by Phone:

1. Enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 780 850 1748#

2. You will be prompted for the participant ID. Just press #.

3. You will be asked for the Password. Enter 950320#

Youth Group

Camp Registration is open for Craig Springs! Register your kid(s) using this link and make sure to mark Slash Christian Church (You may need to look up Ashland first and then you will find Slash). Make sure to select the half payment option as the church pays for half of one camp. (if you have any concerns about being able to pay for camp, please reach out to me).

Please reach out to Rev. Michael with any questions you may have. Texting is the quickest form of communication with me.

Dive into Vacation Bible School at Slash this summer!

July 22 - July 26, 2024

Registration is closed.

We have 40 children registered.

VBS Sunday will be July 28, 2024

We will eat together following the worship in the fellowship hall or you may eat outside depending on the weather. The church will serve hotdogs and hamburgers. We will offer some vegan meat options cooked on a different grill as well.

Please bring 2 dishes to share. We would love to have homemade ice cream for dessert so make that one of your two side dishes if you wish.

The Virginia region is excited to announce the dates for this year's Disciples Women's Retreat! Save the date for October 11-13, 2024, as they plan to gather at Smith Mountain Lake to celebrate 150 years of Disciples Women and sow seeds of faith together. Registration will begin in early May and you can ensure you receive all updates in two ways:

Email 2024.VDW.Retreat@gmail.com to be added to our email distribution list for all future updates
Join our private Facebook group here to get all updates and meet other Disciples Women interested in attending.

Meals on Wheels - 2024

The Disciple Women thank ecah of you who signed up to deliver meals for Meals on Wheels in 2024. Drivers deliver meals on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Delivering meals is a simple and rewarding way to help seniors and people with disabilities in need of hot meals and a daily visit from a friendly face, and you can do it over lunch! Meals are picked up at 10:45 a.m. at 1st Baptist Church,800 Thompson St., Ashland, VA 23005. Instuctions and delivery route are provided.

SEVA Food Truck ministry to the Homeless

Website information

Above is the link to a website that talks about the food truck and mission that Justin Moyer spoke about in church. He invited us to join him and his family in their ministry to the homeless.

Please sign-up to help through the link below.

New dates have been added.

If you have questions please contact Rev. Michael.

The 2024 Flower Chart is posted by the office door. If you would like to purchase flowers in memory of or in honor of a loved one please sign up on the flower chart by the office, fill in an order form and return it to the office. You may call (798-4520) or email the office as well. The flower price is $27.00 with checks made payable to Slash Christian Church. Orders do not have to be prepaid.

Next available date: September 15

ACES is in need of the following items:

You may drop off items at ACES on Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or place them in the blue bin here in the hall by the kitchen.

Note: our pantry is very low!

Pantry:

Canned tuna, Canned soup, Canned fruit (in natural juice preferred), Canned vegetables, Canned beans (pork & beans, baked beans), Pasta noodles/spaghetti and Pasta/Spaghetti sauce, Rice, Potato and Pasta boxed meals, Peanut butter

Deodorant, Laundry detergent, Shampoo, Soap, Toilet paper

Children's Clothing:

Girl's pajamas (sizes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16 and 18)

Boy's pajamas (sizes 6, 14, 16 and 18)

Boy's underwear (sizes 4 and 6)

Boy's undershirts (sizes 12mo., 3, 4-5, 10-12, and 18-20)

Girl's underwear (size 8), Girl's bralettes (all sizes)

Boy's shoes (all sizes including large boy's sizes 5, 6, 7, and 8)

Boy's socks (large boy's socks... to fit shoe sizes 5, 6, 7 and 8)

Girl's summer clothes (sizes 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18)

Boy's summer clothes (sizes 7, 8, and 12)

Diapers (sizes 5 and 6), Baby Wipes

Adult Clothing:

Men's work boots (all sizes), Men's athletic shoes (all sizes)

Men's jeans (sizes 32, 34, 36 and 38)

Men's underwear (boxer briefs - all sizes), Men's white undershirts (all sizes)

Women's underwear (sizes 1X, 2X, 3X and larger)

Women's sanitary products

We are truly thankful for all that you have done for ACES and the vulnerable families of central Hanover County.

Please note: Because our storage facilities are limited, we prefer that clothing donations be limited to spring clothing.

Have You Ever Wondered How One Gets Started in Fostering Children and Youth?

HopeTree is in search of people like you to become a foster parent for a teen in your community. Foster care is temporary care for a young person during a time that he or she cannot live with his or her birth family. HopeTree provides you with the training, support, and resources you need in order to care for youth in foster care. To hear more about this opportunity, or for more information or to RSVP contact Dejene Young-el or visit our website

Attend a Virtual Foster Parent Info Session:

July 18th - 12:00 p.m.

July 25th - 6:30 p.m.

You can schedule an individual virtual session for a day/time that works for you!

Joys

The Concerns

~Victims of gun violence

~All those in Ukraine, Gaza and Israel

~Prayers for those who suffered a loss

~Prayers for those dealing with depression

~Prayers for kids in unstable homes

~Prayers for those affected by substance abuse

~All military personnel, first responders, medical personnel, and their families

People

Assisted Living: Doris Talley

Homebound: Margaret Gentry, Don & Helen Kersey, Frank Burkett

~Barbara Stanley (colon; Henrico Dr's Hospital)

~Keith Davis (Parkinson)

~Becky Baugher (trip to Indiana and procedure 30 July)

~Gail Hellermann

~Dottie Scott (aunt of Gail Hellermann; fractured femur)

~Sue Goodman Franz (daughter of Barbara Jean Goodman; 3rd week of radiation)

~Suzi Rogers (daughter of Catherine Young; recovering from back surgery)

~Nancy Hooper (sister of Brooken Loving; colon surgery)

~Kathy Hoskins (friend of Claudia Wells, heart)

~Niki (Judy and Scott Matassa' s cousin; young mother recovering well)

~Ella Stanley (niece of Frances Stanley; fracture in shin)

~Barbara Stanley (neuropathy)

~Carolyn Putnam (surgery 7/23)

~Madelyn Logan (therapy at home)

~Linda Adkins (unexplained pain)

~Chris King (sister of Becky Baugher; aortic valve replacement soon)

~Linda Locatelli (family member of Judy Pierce; ICU with pneumonia )

~Cori Patton (daughter of Julie Moore; successful surgery)

~Ralph Stanley (treatments)

~Delialah Kliner (friend of Julie Moore)

~Chad Tinsley (son-in-law of Julie Moore)

~Christopher Reimann (friend of Keith Dalton)

~Max Blake and Brian Parker (friends of Lois Haines; both fighting cancer)

~Sherry Rhinehart (friend of Claudia Wells; cancer with stroke)

~Stephen Harlow (friend of Barbara Davis; comfort care)

~Tallulah Heatley (friend of Michelle Weeks)

~Unspoken prayer concerns

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