Special service at Mt. Olivet UMC
“Honoring Our Past and Looking to Our Future” is the theme when Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Buchanan, holds a worship service in the Mount Olivet Cemetery (Roaring Run) on Sunday, June 7, at 11 a.m. A covered dish luncheon will be at church following the service. Chairs will be provided, but unsure how many will be attend, so please bring a chair if you can.
All are welcome to come and enjoy the fellowship. Inform family and friends who may have loved ones buried there. Melanie Franklin is the pastor, 540-521-2154 or 540-798-8192.
Joyful Journeys planning trip to Pennsylvania
You are invited to join the Joyful Journey Travels of St. Mark’s UMC, Daleville, to Lancaster, Pa., to the Sight & Sound Theatre featuring “Joshua” June 15-17. This is a brand new show never before performed at Sight & Sound Theatre. If you miss Joshua and the battle of Jericho when the walls come tumbling down you will have to wait at least five years before it returns to the theatre. The cost for a double room is $585 per person and a single room is $784.
The trip includes two nights lodging, two breakfasts, two dinners (a smorgasbord dinner and a meal in an Amish home), a performance of “Joshua,” President James Buchanan’s Wheatland, Kitchen Kettle Village, Li’l Country Store & Miniature Horse Farm, souvenir gift, luggage handling, taxes and meal gratuities, motorcoach transportation, and driver’s tip. The bus leaves and returns from St. Mark’s UMC in Daleville.
Flyers and registration forms are on the church homepage, stmarksmethodist.com, or call Julia Greer at 540-330-7933. (Leave your name and number if no answer and she will call you back.) If you are interested, call Julia as soon as possible. The trip is only a few weeks away and time is running out to join the group.
Springwood Food Pantry open May 16
The Springwood Baptist Food Pantry will be open on May 16 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Springwood Baptist is located at 88 Copps Hill Road in Springwood.
Mt. Bethel Cemetery donations needed
Donations would be appreciated for the Mt. Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery upkeep this summer. The cemetery is located off Narrow Passage Road, Eagle Rock. Please send donations to Etta Alexander, P.O. Box 5, Eagle Rock, 24085.
Eagle Rock Clothes Closet dates
The Eagle Rock Community Clothes Closet located on Church Street in Eagle Rock will be open Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. It offers ladies’, men’s and children’s clothing, as well as shoes and toys at no charge. Bags will be provided and please honor the bag limit posted.
A donation box is located outside the church for donations of clean, gently worn clothing. To make large donations or volunteer to help with this community mission, contact Pastor Ray Sandifer at 540-525-0258
Donations requested for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
Mowing season is here and donations for maintenance of the Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery are welcome. Donations, made payable to Andrew Chapel Cemetery Fund, may be sent to Andrew Chapel UMC, P.O. Box 998, Buchanan, 24066. No contribution is too small and all are greatly appreciated.
Cloverdale Thrift Store has summer items
The Thrift Store at Cloverdale Church of the Brethren has shorts and more shorts!
It also has capris and summer dresses. Donations are welcome. The Thrift Store is open 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturdays.
Donations requested for Shiloh Cemetery upkeep
Those who have loved ones buried in, or own plots in, Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery on Shiloh Road, Eagle Rock, are asked to give monetary donations to help with the upkeep of the cemetery. Expenses such as gasoline, equipment expenses and labor have all gone up. Also, anyone interested in looking at a resting place may call 540-620-2625 for information.
Please make checks payable to Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery and send to:
Sharon Britt, 1281 Salt Petre Cave Road, Eagle Rock, Va. 24085.
Fincastle Clothes Closet open dates
Fincastle United Methodist’s Clothes Closet will be open on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Family Life Center at 137 S. Church Street. Donations of gently worn, clean clothing and shoes also will be accepted. Call the church office at 540-473-3001 to arrange to bring donations during office hours, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday.
Funds needed for Mays-Kern Cemetery
The Mays-Kern Cemetery on Narrow Passage Road, Eagle Rock, needs donations from persons or families who have loved ones buried in the cemetery, or wish to be buried there, to help with the upkeep of this cemetery. Mowing and upkeep are done by several family members and they need help with expenses and cleanup. Call Grace Mundy at 540-494-5995 or Sharon Britt at 540-620-2625 for more information.
Those who can help may make checks payable to Grace Mundy and send to her at 8232 Narrow Passage Road, Eagle Rock, 24085.
