The Fairview Christian NewsletterOffice : (434) 845 - 6031

E-Mail: FairviewChristian@comcast.netwww.fairviewchristian.org

Pastor Curtis Wheeler - Senior MinisterChris Harris - Youth Coordinator

Emilee Houser - Music CoordinatorPaula Card - Administrative Assistant

Vol. 33 February 1, 2018 No. 02

Office Hours:Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Services:Sunday School - 9:40 a.m.

Blended Worship - 10:45 a.m.

In This Issue:

10 Biblical Ways to Love. . . pg 4Birthday/Anniversary Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . pg 2 CMF News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 2February Calendar. . . . . . . . pg 6February Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . Back CoverNotes & News.. . . . . . . . . . . pg 5Office Hours. . . . . . . . . . . CoverPastor’s Ponderings. . . . . . . pg 3Prayers/Concerns.. . . . . . . . pg 2Tuesday Dinners. . . . . . . . . pg 2Thank You Notes. . . . . . . . . pg 4Verse for Month. . . . . . . . CoverWeek of Compassion Calendar. . . . . . . . . pg 7World Outreach News. . . . . pg 4Youth & Kid’s Page.. . . . . . . pg 8

Verse for the Month:

“And this is his command: tobelieve in the name of his

Son, Jesus Christ, and to loveone another as hecommanded us.”

1 John 3:23 niv

SOUPER BOWL of CARING SUNDAYFebruary 4, 2018

In 1990, a Super Bowl Sunday prayer inspireda group of young people to do something more thancelebrate a football game. They created the SouperBowl of Caring, and have mobilized youth across the country to raise morethan $71 million for people in need. Please drop $1 (or more) in a soup poton Sunday, February 4. Gifts will benefit our Tuesday Community Dinnerministry.

VALENTINE’S SPAGHETTI LUNCH FUND RAISERSponsored by

Fairview Christian Church YouthChristian Service Project

Sunday, February 11, 2018AFTER worship service in the Fellowship Hall

Bring your valentine for a delicious meal ofspaghetti, homemade meat sauce, garlic bread, salad, dessert,

tea/coffee, water and lemonade.Cost: Donation - All donations go toward planned youth activities.

After lunch, stay for the fun!There will be entertainment based on a blast from the past televisionprogram (which many may remember) called The Newlywed Game.

This version, however, is better known as The Oldies Wed Game.Come find out how much some of our favorite church couples REALLY

know about each other!

NEW MEMBER / MEMBER REFRESHER COURSE is being offered during the six Sundays of Lent, beginningon Sunday, February 18 through Palm Sunday, March 25.This class is designed for anyone thinking about baptismand becoming a faithful member of the church and forthose who have been in their Christian walk for manyyears and want a refresher course on the things we believe as a follower ofJesus. Class will be held during the Sunday School time, which is 9:45 -10:25 a.m. If you are interested in the class, please see Pastor Curtis or callthe church office (845-6031) so he will know who is attending.

PRAYERS / CONCERNS

UVA: Lowell ClarkHOME: Lisa Agee

Winn BellAnnie ReynoldsConner Lane

NEW ADDRESS: Lois Brooks, Carriage Hill Retirement,1203 Roundtree Dr., Bedford 24523SYMPATHY TO: The family of Russell Krantz, father ofRussell, Jr., Johnny, Gerald, and Lynn Williams and theirspouses and grandchildren.

To the family of Walter Thomas Nichols, Jr., sonof the late Walter & Gertie Nichols. Mr. Nichols has beenon our prayer concerns in recent months.ACTIVE MILITARY: Jessica Mays, Shawn Riley, ShawnWilson, Benjamen Mosby, Nate Webb CONCERNS: Delores Almond, Mary Anderson, SarahAugis, Alice Clark, Jennifer Colbert, Loraine Collins, PatCox, Kathy Coleman, Arlene Davis, David Doss, DavidDudley, Melissa Franklin, Terry & Liz Garrett, AG Jefferson3rd, Subrina Jones, Doris Keiser, Jim Keiser, Mary Large,Delores Linn, Frances Lipscomb, Daphaney Parker,Beckie Rowland, Frances Saunders, Dawn Schmitz,Beckie Shy, Catherine St. John, Richard Taylor, RylandTuck, Rachel VukmirovichSPECIAL CONCERNS: Angel Jones, Marie Lee, LottyWatson, Dr. Kenneth Scott Guest, Jr., Kenneth ScottGuest, Sr., Frances Lipscomb, Terrell Salmon, Jimmy &Peggy Thompson, Pam Shelton, Lisa Agee, Kim Lane,Andrea LowreyPRAYER CHAIN: If you need to activate the prayer chain,call Shirley Fleshman (239-5083) or church office.AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY NUMBERS:

Pastor Curtis Wheeler or the presiding elder for the week

(found on the last page of the newsletter)

TUESDAY COMMUNITY DINNER UPDATE

December 19: 103 dinners served 1 meals homebound members

16 volunteers December 26: No dinnerJanuary 02: 65 dinners served

2 meals homebound members15 volunteers

January 09: 50 dinners served 3 meals homebound members17 volunteers

January 16: 65 dinners served 3 meals homebound members16 volunteers

CHRISTIAN MEN’S FELLOWSHIP NEWS

DUES FOR 2018: Dues for the new year are now beingaccepted. Dues are $50. If you have questions or need tomake a payment, please see Wayne Gordon.

CMF MEMBERS: A pancake breakfast meeting isplanned for Saturday, February 3, beginning at 8 a.m. After breakfast, there will be an business meeting. AllCMF members are encouraged to attend.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

Happy Birthday To:

1 Mark Maddox 2 Larry Thomas 4 Deborah Davidson Creasy, S. W. Viar 5 Jewell Price, Betty Wright 6 Preston Carwile 7 Kara Thomson 8 Madeline Bell, Layla Lee 9 Mike Beeler, Tyler Stanton12 Lewis West, Matthew Ryan Tomlin13 Barbara Eubank, Phillip Carwile, Curtis Elliott, Sr.14 Paul Wright15 Dennis Stump16 Jerry French17 Hannah Dancy18 Diane M. Almond, Evangeline Bryant Foster19 Dottie Moore20 Ted Carwile21 Faye Wood Hill22 Elizabeth Garrett, Tyler Schlemmer, Amanda Camden23 Ray Maddox, Evan Robertson25 Sylvia Clark26 Brad Fitzgerald, Brenda Thorp27 Carolyn Stanley, Nikolas Wade

Happy Anniversary To:

05: Wade & Mickey Martin09: Elmo & Partner Torrence14: Chad & Cassandra Duff (their 20th!)28: Raymond & Mary Alice Ugron

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PASTOR’S PONDERINGS

During the season of Epiphany we have beentaking a different approach to the usual dull days of winter. We have been looking for ways to be creative in ourworship while looking for ways to deepen our spiritual livesand take something home to work on for the week (prayerlife, kindness to others, give a bit of happiness, create aholy place, and acknowledge the value of physical fitnessto spiritual fitness).

It is hard for most of us to believe we aretransitioning toward spring but the ebb of new life is everpresent. The first seed catalogues have arrived and eventhe first crocus. Hope is eternal. As we approach Lentwe are reminded that we accompany each other on thisjourney of faith. As we look at secular calendars, it seemsodd that Lent arrives on Valentine's Day, the day set asidefor romantic lovers to express their feelings in chocolate,roses and expensive meals. As church folk we are toexamine ourselves for faults, flaws which we identify assins. Just Sunday, I was speaking with a colleague abouthow differently each of us define SIN. Regardless of thenuances of sin, we can usually agree that we all aresinners and that it is through Christ that we are once againreconciled to God.

There are great differences of opinion on thenecessity of blood atonement (necessity of death on crossfor our sins), Christ standing as substitution for us and thenecessity of that, and any number of other aspects of theLenten-Easter Season. The Medevil church had becomeso corrupt that indulgences were being sold in order forthe evil to feel if they had enough money they could buytheir way into Heaven. Others were being severelypunished for lessor sins and being forced to wearsackcloth and ashes as a sign of repentance throughoutthe Lenten season in some hope of being brought backinto full fellowship. Eventually, others realized that we allshare in sin, we cannot buy our way into God’s goodgraces and that at least during Lent we should allacknowledge this and seek in humility to be drawn closerspiritually.

Following is a list of Lenten-Easter services and studies:

Upcoming Sermons:Continued from: SAD: Spiritual Affective Disorder

February 04: “Altars, Altars, Everywhere”Psalm 84

February 11: “Walk This Way” Deuteronomy 30:15-20

February 14: Ash Wednesday Service, 7 p.m.,Suttenfield Chapel, FCC“Make Me an Instrument of Peace”Amos 5:21-24Psalm 51:1-17

Lenten Sunday Services, 10:45 am. Sanctuary, FCC (Series will be on Justice)

February 18: “Child of God”Romans 8:31-39

February 25: “How Long”Psalm 13

March 4: “I Dream of a Church”Matthew 25:31-40

March 11: “I Choose Love”Luke 23:32-43

March 18: “God has a Work for Us”Isaiah 58:6-12

March 25: Palm Sunday Service10:45 a.m., Sanctuary, FCC“The Day is Coming”Isaiah 35:1-3; Matthew 21:1-11

March 29: Maundy Thursday Service, 7 p.m.,Suttenfield Chapel, FCC“Reflections on the Upper Room”

March 30: Good Friday Service, 7 p.m., Suttenfield Chapel, FCC“Uncertainty?”

April 1: Easter Sunrise Service, 7 a.m.,Suttenfield Chapel, FCC“New Life “

Easter Sunrise will once again this year be aneffort with our brothers and sisters at Fairview UnitedMethodist Church.

April 01: Easter Resurrection Service, 10:45 a.m.Sanctuary, FCC“Welcome “Matthew 28:1-9Jeremiah 31:1-6

We have been invited to participate in a Lentenfast study on Thursdays at noon during Lent at FUMC. Itwill be based on a book by Adam Hamilton. See theworship bulletin for more details as the time approaches.

The ladies of our church are doing a Lenten studyby Liz Curtis Higgs that I strongly recommend. See GloriaSpain or the worshp bulletin for details.

Blessings,

Pastor Curtis

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THANK YOU NOTES

Thank you so much for the beautiful Christmas card andfor your generous gift. I miss and love all of you. Love,Rachel Vukmirovich

I appreciate everything my church family has done for meduring all my illnesses. I love and miss all of you. Godhas been good to me and I couldn’t live without him. WinnBell

Thank you for remembering me at Christmas andthroughout the year. I miss being with y ou and appreciateall of your prayers, cards and visits. Bobbie Wade

Thank you so much for the nice gifts that the church gaveto us for Christmas. Thanks also for all the wonderfulChristmas cards we received from everyone. Buddy &Shirley Tucker

Many thanks for all phone calls and cards while I was inthe hospital and recovering at home; also for all cards inremembrance of my birthday. With God’s blessings for agood year! Annie Reynolds

Thank you for the gift card sent to us for Christmas. Thank you also to all of you for the kindnesses shown tous throughout 2017. Your cards, calls, prayers and visitsare very much appreciated. All of you are loved andmissed. Terry & Elizabeth Garrett

My holiday days were wonderful. Spent with Kara andfamily. The days were enhanced and made warmer withthe Christmas cards and heartwarming notes sent. I thinkof FV, it's Ministry and support shared with our family formany years. Retirement is wonderful and I am trulygrateful for all my blessings. Peace, Grace and Love to all, Jan Weston

Thank you to everyone who called, sent cards, visited andlifted prayers for me before, during and after my stay in thehospital and to those special people who came to visit usat our home. Your thoughtfulness will be remembered. Aspecial thank you to Pastor Curtis for his visits andprayers. Thank you, Shirley Fleshman

ASHWEDNESDAY

February 14Chapel Service

7:00 p.m.

First Sunday of Lent - February 18

WORLD OUTREACH NEWS

WEEK OF COMPASSION OFFERINGSunday, February 18 & February 25

Sharing our resourcesthrough Week of Compassion is aninvitation to imagination! Throughour sharing, we get a taste of thegenerosity of God, who does‘immeasurably more than all we askor imagine.’ When we look atsuffering in the world, we canbecome discouraged, but when we think of the wonders ofGod’s works, our imaginations can go wild. Through ourgifts to WOC, we can help lift the burdens of communitiesand families struggling to survive, by providing time forcreativity, learning, planting, harvesting and more. Whenwe contribute, we become part of God’s work in the world.

Our goal for 2018 is $500. To help you in yourgiving, a prayer calendar can be found on page 7 of thisnewsletter.

10 Biblical Ways To Love

1. Listen without interrupting. “To answer beforelistening — that is folly and shame” (Proverbs 18:13). 2. Speak without accusing. “Be quick to listen, slowto speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19). 3. Give without selfishness. “The righteous givewithout sparing” (Proverbs 21:26). 4. Pray without ceasing. “We have not stoppedpraying for you” (Colossians 1:9). 5. Answer without arguing. “Better a dry crust withpeace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife”(Proverbs 17:1). 6. Share without pretending. “Speaking the truth inlove, we will grow to become in every respect the maturebody of … Christ” (Ephesians 4:15). 7. Enjoy without complaining. “Do everything withoutgrumbling or arguing” (Philippians 2:14). 8. Trust without wavering. “[Love] always protects,always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1Corinthians 13:7). 9. Forgive without punishing. “Forgive as the Lordforgave you” (Colossians 3:13). 10. Promise without forgetting. “A longing fulfilled is atree of life” (Proverbs 13:12).

—From various websites; all Scriptures NIVThe Newsletter Newsletter

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NOTES and NEWS

BIBLE READING BOOKMARKS forFebruary were inserted into the Sunday,January 28 bulletins. Additional copies of thebookmark can be found on the table in theNarthex and outside the church office. Sharewith a friend! The Old Testament reading is

on Year 2 of a two year plan to read the entire OldTestament.

ELDERS: Communion to our home boundand care facility member residents will beserved Sunday, February 4. Please sign yourname by those to whom you will visit. The listhas been updated so please check it carefully. Also, the February elders meeting is scheduled forFebruary 12.

FIRST CABINET MEETING OF 2018 is Monday, February19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Susnshine Room. All departmentand committee chairpersons as well as the president or arepresentative of the Christian Men’s & Women’sFellowships are to be in attendance. Please bring your2018 planning calendars which are in your office mail boxif you have not picked up yet your copy. Come with datesfor things you would like to do for the year so the datescan be compared and then placed on a master calendar inthe office.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Ladies, we willmeet Monday , February 5 and Monday,February 26. Time is 5:30 p.m. in theSunshine Class room. The study continuesbased on the book The Women of Easterby Liz Curtis Higgs. Bring your bible and

your supper. Beverages will be provided. Participants willeat and watch a DVD, then have discussion. Gloria Spain

DAY SPRING SINGERS: Mark your calendar for thesesinging dates in February:

February 7 - Rehearsal at 12:30 p.m. - Carrington House, singing at 2 p.m.

February 21 - Rehearsal, 10:30 .m. - Bus leaves 11:30 a.m.,

Lunch at Briar Patch in Amherst - Fairmont Crossing, singing at 2 p.m.

NEWSLETTER UPDATE: The next monthly issue of thechurch newsletter (January) will be mailed the week of

February 26. If you haveinformation that needs to bepromoted, please email thechurch office at

FairviewChristian@comcast.net, or leave the notice inwriting on the secretary’s desk between now and Sunday,February 18. To aid you in your written notice, there is aform in the rack by the church office which will prompt youfor all the needed information - the who, what, when,where, why, time and how.

FOOD CLOSET NEEDS: There is a continual needin restocking the shelves of our food panty. While all nonperishable foods are welcome,we need jell-o/gelatin (mix with hot/coldwater), any kind of breakfast items that canbe shelved (no breads) like instant oatmeal(packet kind), breakfast bars or dry cereal,juice boxes (Capri Sun variety packs well), instantpotatoes, vegetables of all kinds, muffin mixes, beans,rice, canned meats (tuna, salmon, chicken, ham, etc.),crackers (sleeve kind), peanut butter, spaghetti &spaghetti sauce, and ramen noodles. Do not bring sloppyjoe cans/mixes or salad dressings OR items that havebeen open for consumption or are out of date items.

SENIOR ADULT RETREAT, BETHANY BEACH, DE isMay 14-17, 2018. Mark your calendars and call the churchoffice to sign up for this trip.

Youth & Kids Corner* *And the Young At Heart

CHILDREN’S & YOUTH GROUPS: Check with yourleaders to confirm your meeting.

ACLOYTES SERVING IN FEBRUARY:

February 04: Dynsaia Mitchell, Shawn Haskins February 11: Syniea Douglas, Maia Toler February 18: Tori Harvey, Julius Donigon February 25: Dynasia Mitchell, Maia Toler

YOUTH, PARENTS/GUARDIANS: We are well into thenew year and with it comes new plans, events and datesto be added to our already full calendars. Below is a list ofplanned events and Christian service projects for ouryouth, some which are fun and some require a little efforton the part of our youth:

February 04 - Souper Bowl of CaringFebruary 11 - Valentine Spaghetti Lunch

(See front of newsletter for more information on these)

February 24 - Snowflex (older youth), 3-6 pm Permission slips needed

March 31 - Easter Egg Hunt (tentative date)

April 22 - Putt Putt Golf (older youth) Permission slips needed

June 25-29 - Day Camp Week OneJuly 9-13 - Day Camp Week Two

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SERVING SCHEDULE for FEBRUARY

Elder/Deacon Teams: February 04: Team 3 - Bonnie McKeeFebruary 11: Team 4 - Gary HarveyFebruary 18: Team 1 - Patty GordonFebruary 25: Team 6 - Gloria Spain

Lay Leaders:

February 04: Bill HubbardFebruary 11: Virginia HubbardFebruary 18: Bobby MooreFebruary 25: Les Davidson

Greeters:February 04: Annie DodgionFebruary 11: Elmo TorrenceFebruary 18: Bud & Debbie MartinFebruary 25: Estelle Eller

Acolytes: See Youth PageBus/Car Driver: Ray UgronSunday Lock-Up: Volunteer Needed

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