THE TASSELL SCHOLARSHIP was established in memory of Patrick Wayne Tassell and is awarded to high school seniors who are members of Charlottesville First UMC and have demonstrated leadership and achievement in Scouts BSA, Girl Scouts, Venturing (BSA), Exploring (BSA), Sea Scouts (BSA), or Camp Fire.

Scholarship awards, between $1,000 and $2,000, are paid directly to the institution that the awardee will be attending in the coming academic year. Further information and the application form are available from Hu Shaffer, Charlottesville First UMC Scouting Coordinator.

Applications must be returned to Hu Shaffer or the church office not later than May 31, 2025, to be considered.

Download the application here.

The Shepherd Ministry is way to keep our church community knitted together. This is a sweet way for all of us to feel cared for and loved. Shepherd Ministers are volunteers who are matched with new members of CFUMC. Their role is to serve as a mentor/guide/friend for at least the first year of membership, to answer questions, introduce to other members, programs, service opportunities, and be a link and a friendly, familiar face.  

Shepherds will stand up with new members on the day they join the church.  An attempt will be made to introduce new members and their shepherds prior to this, either during a new member class or social event. 

Shepherds will attempt to contact their new members at least 4 times in their first year, either through phone calls, texts, emails, or seeking them out at church. This is to ensure they are assimilating and becoming involved.

If you are interested in becoming a Shepherd or need more information, contact Carolyn McGee carolynmcgee@cvillefirstumc.org

The One Thing Ministry for the month of May will be assembling Hygiene kits for the Virginia UMC Conference Program to help those affected by natural disasters (and we’ve had plenty of those recently!)

Please bring in your items ASAP so they can be assembled and delivered on time! Read the list carefully and please no used items.

Hygiene Kit

Value: $12.00 per kit

Hygiene Kit Materials

• One hand towel (15 x 25 –17 x 27 inches) - No kitchen, cleaning, or microfiber towels

• One washcloth - No kitchen, cleaning, or microfiber towels

• One comb - Must be sturdy with at least 4-7 inches of teeth, No pocket combs or picks. Rattail and combs without handles are acceptable but must have at least 4-7 inches of

teeth.

• One toenail or fingernail clipper - No emery boards or metal nail files

• Bath-size soap (3 oz. bar or larger) - No Ivory or Jergen’s soap. Do not remove from packaging.

• One adult toothbrush - Do not remove from packaging. Personal advertising not acceptable.

• 10 adhesive bandages (¾ by 3 inches). Common household bandages acceptable.

• One one-gallon size re-sealable bag

Open Saturdays from 10am-12pm.

The Hinton Avenue Clothing Close is currently looking for more specific items though below:

Women: hats, gloves, scarves, socks, underwear, jeans, fleece/joggers (small-XL sizes), Shoes (no heels, please) - sneakers, casual, boots - all sizes

Men: gloves, hats, scarves, socks, underwear, t-shirts - Short sleeve t-shirts/collared shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts/collared shirts, jeans, khakis, some other casual pants, shoes (sneakers, boots) - all sizes

Chad Austin has been an art teacher for over forty years and has taught all ages from elementary, middle, and high school, to adult classes. He most recently taught at The Covenant School in Charlottesville, VA. and led his students in following the Christian Liberal Arts and Sciences tradition of having art connected to all subjects and aspects of learning. 

It is his belief that for every student there is a teacher, for every teacher, a master. Chad has his work exhibited in many private collections throughout the United States.

After rent and utilities, the most requested need is for furniture.  Love INC Cville is desperately looking for volunteers with vehicles to pick up and deliver furniture that has been donated to Love INC for distribution to our neighbors in need. Without the ability to deliver the furniture, large amounts end up in the dump instead of going to those who desperately need it.

To inquire about how to help, message Raymond Klein, Executive Director of Love INC at raymond@loveinccville.org .

Composting (Green) belongs in the green cans with the green liner. We bring our composting to a commercial facility. (Composting in your yard is more restricted.) We buy compostable utensils, napkins, plates, bowls and cups. We can then put it all, along with any food, into the green cans.

Please note that this includes bones, fat, and skin.  Tea bags are great, but be careful with the wrapping which is often plastic or foil lined and would need to go in the trash.

Recycling (Blue) includes glass, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, other metal cans, paper, cardboard, stretchable plastic film & most items with a number in a triangle. It is preferred that they be rinsed out.

Trash (Black) is everything else. Unfortunately, combination items like juice boxes are trash. The wrappers around individual servings of chips, crackers, candy or cookies are generally trash. 

It takes all of us to be a bit mindful so we can do our part as a church for the planet!