Office Updates

If you would like to help in this endeavor, there are several ways to do so:

1. Volunteer to be a host at the church.

We have divided the day into two-hour "shifts:"

9:00am -11:00am
11:00am - 1:00pm
1:00pm - 3:00pm
3 pm - 5 pm

2. Donate food, drinks, or supplies.

Please email BJ Shannon (beej19@hotmail.com ) if you can commit to one or more of these shifts.   And, of course, if these exact times don't work for you but you'd like to help, just let her know when you can be present. 

Also, please let me know if you can provide a snack, sweet, warm dish (i.e. chili in crock pots), or other item.  You can drop off your donation after worship on Sunday, January 20, or you can bring it by on Monday.  

As always, we welcome your presence and your donations even if you don't respond in advance.

June 9, 2012

Join us for the Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, June 9. CHUMC, along with other DC Reconciling UMC congregations, will march in the parade.  We will meet at 24th and M St NW at 4:00 pm. Comfortable shoes and a bottle of water are a must. Please wear a purple shirt or a CHUMC "All are Welcome" t-shirt. For more information or to get a t-shirt, contact the church office (202-546-1000).

On Sunday, June 10 from 11 am to 6 pm, CHUMC, along with other Methodist churches, will sponsor a booth at the Pride Festival (food, live music, booths sponsored by a variety of community groups and businesses). Please stop by to say hello to our volunteers. Play the Duck Pond Game and win a prize!  If you would like to volunteer at the booth, please contact the church office.

During lent you can join with your fellow members of the Ebenezer Circuit for our first Circuit-Wide Faith Study. We’re offering a variety of times at each church using the same curriculum. Small groups will be led by Pastor Alisa, Pastor Herbert, Rev. Sam and other Circuit leaders.

For more information or to sign up call the CHUMC office at 202-546-1000 or email office@chumc.net.

http://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Imagine-Your-Life-Without/dp/0849921392/r...

For this study you will need the book “Fearless”. It can be purchased from Amazon.com, cokesbury.com or Barnes and Noble. You can also download versions of both to your e-reader. Scholarships are available, just call or email the church office.

Small Group Meeting Times:

Sunday Morning - 9:30 am at CHUMC

Sunday Morning – 10 am at Ebenezer

Monday Evening - 7 pm at Ebenezer

Tuesday Evening – 6:30 at Mount Vernon (This one session starts March 6)

Wednesday Lunch - 11:30 at Ebenezer

Wednesday Evening - 6:30 at Mount Vernon

This is an invitation to join us in call-in prayer each day at 7:00 am or 9:00 pm during Lent.  The directions are below. The length of time is running about five minutes.  

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!  

Directions for participating in group call-in prayer:  

Each day this Lent, please join us in prayer by following these instructions:  

• At 7:00 am or 9:00 pm, dial: (712) 432-0800 Enter Access Code: 770739#
• The leader will wait a minute or two before reading a psalm or bible verse, followed by prayer. You may be prompted to announce your name.
• If you join the call late, please do not announce your name. Simply join the prayer.
• As participants join or leave the call, the sound of a bell can be heard until the call leader turns the bell off.

Our Three Churches Offer Community Forum for 9/11’s 10th Anniversary

 "Remembering and Reflecting: Seeking God Again on 9/11"

On Sunday, September 11 at 1 pm, The Ebenezer Circuit will welcome all from our churches and the community to come and share reflections on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Please come to Capitol Hill UMC and help us offer holy space and hospitality to all who might want to gather on this day.

Rev. Alisa Lasater Wailoo and Rev. Herbert Brisbon will preside over a program of music, dialogue and meditation.

When:
1:00 pm Bounteous Reception in the parlor
1:30 pm Program in sanctuary

Speakers:
DC Council member Tommy Wells will address us on this milestone occasion.
Rebecca Lightbourn, whose daughter Samantha Lightbourn-Allen was killed in
the attack on the Pentagon, also will speak and will sign copies of her book, A 9/11 Mother’s Journey of Grief.
Rev. Herbert Brisbon will provide the pastoral reflection.

Music:
Solos and duets by great artists. Inspiring hymn singing.

Time of Sharing:
Pastor Alisa will lead a time of meditation and invite us to speak from the heart.

Can you help?
To volunteer (or for more information) please contact: Barbara Brooks, 301-336-7765 (Mt. Vernon); Lorna Morgan 202-561-9395 (Ebenezer), or Carol Anderson 202-554-8622 (CHUMC).

You will help create a different 9/11 memory!

Click to view a PDF flier with more information.

 Do you find yourself wondering...

What is going on in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake? How are churches, NGOs, and individuals helping (or not)? What can we do to connect with the people ofHaiti?
Or...How do you plant seeds when the land has no topsoil? How can you make an oven out of a cardboard box and tin foil? Should you ever try to get to Port au Prince by riding on top of a coal truck?

To answer these and other questions, mark your calendars for the next CHUM Women event: On Monday, August 15th, at 6:45pm, CHUMC member Kara Scroggins will offer pictures (see left) and stories from her recent work with a reforestation project in Haiti. Everyone (men, women, children, visitors, family, friends, neighbors!) is welcome to come for a Haitian dinner, slideshow, and conversation.

If you are planning to attend (even if you have already RSVP'd), please reply to karascroggins@gmail.com, so that we can make sure there is enough food. A donation can be made by writing a check to CHUMC with "Haiti" in the subject line, and if you would like to help with drinks or paper goods, email Carol Anderson at andercom@verizon.net.

Hope to see you there!