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Come to the Good Friday service on April 3 at 7:00 pm (sanctuary/livestream).
Worship on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 6:45 (The Garth), 8:15 (sanctuary), 9:30 (fellowship hall), or 11:00 am (sanctuary/livestream).
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HOLY THURSDAY

April 2, 6:00 pm
Join us as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus from the Upper Room, to the Garden of Gethsemane, to the Cross. Register for the meal

GOOD FRIDAY

April 3, 7:00 pm
Our service will be inspired by the seven last words of Jesus from the cross. Learn more

EASTER SUNDAY

April 5, 6:45, 8:15, 9:30, 11:00 am
Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ with Holy Communion, triumphant music, and a message of hope. Learn more

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March 29, 2026Palm SundaySermon: "Behold Your King!"Philippians 2:5-11 Rev. Dr. Peter MoonOn Palm Sunday, we will hear Pilate in our scripture reading offer the words, “Behold your king!” In the same way, the palm procession of Jesus invites us to do this same thing. We behold our king. This king, on a donkey, arriving in humility, is not what we may think is the king we want. We want a king of power that will have the ability to execute the agenda we think best for ourselves and this world. God thinks differently. Our Lord knows that the king we want will not do what we need to have done. For this, a servant is required. Healing comes not simply by raw conquering power, but by servanthood. Therein lies the beauty and power of Palm Sunday. The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year:CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size CCCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category DReferences and licenses for our March 29 services:Prayer of Common ConfessionWritten by Susannah DeBenedettohttps://teaandtheology.com/palm-sunday-prayer-of-confession/“Who Is He?”Text: Ken BibleTune: HYMN TO JOYMusic: Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Edward Hodges© 2004 by LNWhymns.com“Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”Text: Jeanette Threlfall, 1873Tune: ELLACOMBEMusic: Arranged by Shelton Ridge Love© 2022 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.

March 29, 2026, Palm Sunday Worship Service

March 22, 2026Fifth Sunday in LentSermon Series and Sermon: "Out of the Wilderness"Rev. Dr. Peter Moon, Lead PastorScripture: John 11:1-6, 17-27, 38-45 We humans can be hard-hearted people. We are stubborn, we resist change, and we want things our way. In contrast, the stories of Ezekiel and Lazarus represent a softer nature. Ezekiel, a chapter earlier, reminds us how God removes our hearts of stone for a heart of flesh. In our reading, dry bones come to life and breathe. Jesus weeps with tenderness alongside grieving people at a graveside. And then, into the hardness of death, he commands, “Take away the stone.” It isn’t so great to have a hard heart. Maybe that theoretically shields us from the pain, but it comes at a great cost.The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year:CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size CCCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category DReferences and licenses for our March 22 services:“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”From Short & Sweet Hymns of JoyTune: HAMBURGMusic: Lowell Mason, 1824Arranged for handbells by Susan E. Gesche© 2011 Agape, a div. of Hope Publishing CompanyCall to WorshipAdapted from the liturgy written by Thom ShumanPosted on Lectionary Liturgies - http://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.ca/“God’s Promises”Text adapted from Psalm 33:4, Lamentations 3:23, Deuteronomy 7:9Music: Becki Slagle Mayo, Aren Newell Williams© 2025 Choristers Guild“The Savior’s Cross”Arranged for handbells by Jason Krug© 2016 Lorenz Corporation“I Will Arise”Text: Joseph Hart, 1759Tune: RESTORATION from The Southern HarmonyMusic: Newly composed by Kenneth Dake© 2012 Birnamwood PublicationsA division of MorningStar Music Publishers

March 22, 2026, Sunday Worship Service

March 15, 2026Fourth Sunday in LentSermon Series: "Out of the Wilderness"Sermon: "Anything But the Truth"Rev. Dr. Peter Moon, Lead PastorScripture: John 9:35-41John 9 is a lengthy account of the blind man who sees and the Pharisees who are blind. The sermon will speak to the lengths we will go to avoid the truth. The blind man saw the truth of Jesus. The Pharisees came up with every device possible to deny who Jesus was. As a result they were the blind ones. The sermon will speak of the many ways we do that today and encourage us to put aside these techniques, face the truth, and like the blind man, fall down in worship and belief.The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year:CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size CCCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category DReferences and licenses for our March 15 services:“We Sing the Mighty Power of God” (“Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”)Tune: ELLACOMBEMusic: Gesangbuch der H. W. k. Hofkapelle, 1784Arranged for instruments by Stan Pethel © 2001 Choristers Guild“Open Thou mine eyes” from Officium Divinum Text: Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 1626)Music: Margaret Rizza© 2013 The Royal School of Church Music

March 15, 2026, Sunday Worship Service

The forum is a conversation about the impact of gun violence in Richmond and how residents and churches can help build a safer, better community. The program will take place on March 11, 2026, at 6:00 pm.Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones and Reveille United Methodist Church Lead Pastor Rev. Dr. Peter Moon will offer opening remarks.Panelists participating in the event include:- Rev. Marvin Gilliam, Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Our Communities (RISC) Leader- Greg Hopkins, Interim Director, City of Richmond’s Department of Justice Services and Senior Policy Advisor for Gun Violence Prevention- Deputy Chief Sybil El-Amin Jones, City of Richmond Police Department- T. Jasen Cooper, Associate Director for Climate and Culture for Richmond Public Schools- Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson, United Methodist Church Virginia ConferenceThe panel will be moderated by WRIC-TV 8 News Anchor Eric Philips.To learn more, visit www.reveilleumc.org/violence-prevention.

Gun Violence Prevention Forum, March 11, 2026

March 8, 2026Third Sunday in LentSermon Series: "Out of the Wilderness"Sermon: "Thirsty for Something New"Guest Preacher Bishop Tom BerlinScripture: John 4:7-15The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year:CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size CCCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category DReferences and licenses for our March 8 services:“The Woman at the Well”Music by Lize Hadassah WiidDance choreography by Karen RiosPrayer of Common ConfessionWritten by Rev. Gord, and posted on Worship Offeringshttps://re-worship.blogspot.com/2014/03/prayer-of-confession-god-of-living-water.html“Sicut Cervus”Text: Psalm 42:1 (Latin)Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 – 1594)Edited by Robert Hufstader© 1946 by Mercury Music Corp.Theodore Presser Company

March 8, 2026, Sunday Worship Service

March 1, 2026Youth Sunday | Second Sunday in LentSermon Series: "Out of the Wilderness"Message: “The Power of Belief”Karen RiosScripture: John 3:1-17The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year:CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size CCCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category DReferences and licenses for our March 1 service:“Do Lord”Traditional spiritualArranged for handbells by Valerie W. Stephenson© 2004, Choristers Guild“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”Text: Robert RobinsonTune: NETTLETONMusic: Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813Arranged by Joe C. Cox© 2015, Choristers Guild

March 1, 2026, Sunday Worship Service

February 22, 2026First Sunday in LentSermon Series: "Out of the Wilderness"Sermon Title: “The Devil on Your Shoulder”Rev. Bayo OgungbadeLay Reading: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7Preacher Reading: Matthew 4:1-11On this first Sunday in Lent, we’re going to stand firmly in the middle of the crossroads of the world and the Word. We’re going to join Jesus as he comes face to face with his own temptations, and in turn, we confront our own temptations. Together, we’ll examine our hearts, minds, and spirits, and grow more in our capacity to pay attention to the worldly voices that we ascribe to. Let’s sift through all of the worldly distractions in our lives so that we can see and hear what Jesus is truly calling us to do.The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year:CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size CCCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category DReferences and licenses for our February 22 services:“Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”Tune: BRADBURYArranged for handbells by Sandra Eithun© 2018, GIA Publications, Inc. Call to Worship written by Dr. Lisa HancockDiscipleship Ministries, July 2025 “Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said”Text: Charles William EverestTune: BOURBON, from Columbian Harmony, 1825Credited to Freeman LewisArranged by Howard Helvey© 2022, Beckenhorst Press, Inc.

February 22, 2026, Sunday Worship Service

The season of Lent begins on Wednesday, February 18, and we invite you to a reflective and prayerful worship service at Reveille with the imposition of ashes. The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year: CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size C CCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category D References and licenses for our Ash Wednesday service:Liturgy from The United Methodist Book of Worship © 1992, The United Methodist Publishing House“Kindle in our hearts” from Officium DivinumText: Church of EnglandMusic: Margaret Rizza © 2013, Royal School of Church Music

Ash Wednesday Worship Service, February 18, 2026

February 15, 2026Sermon Series: "The Time Has Come"Sermon: “What About Justice?” Scriptures: Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 25:31-46Rev. Dr. Peter MoonLike last week’s conversation, we struggle in the church to speak about “justice.” The kingdom conversation gives us a biblical way to do it. As we will see, God’s kingdom justice is central to who he is, and how the kingdom works. The challenge is to make this world look more like the kingdom and its justice. How do we do it? As we will see, it requires something that most of us do not desire. There are times when the church, seeking justice, must address the politics of our world. Try as we might, it is difficult to ignore the 66 Bible chapters and the battles within between the kingdom of God and the kingdoms of the world. Justice helps us define and clarify what constitutes these two embattled kingdoms. Prayerfully, as we pursue a biblical picture of kingdom justice, our comfort level will rise as will the quality of our kingdom and political discourse. The following licenses apply to our worship services throughout the year:CCLI Church Copyright License 1975561, Size C CCLI Streaming License CSPL170027, Size CCCLI SongSelect Premium OneLicense Annual License w/Podcasting, Category DReferences and licenses for our February 15 services:Call to WorshipWritten by Dr. Lisa HancockDiscipleship Ministries, July 2025Prayer of Common ConfessionFrom Book of Common Worship, p. 54© 1993, Westminster/John Knox Press

February 15, 2026, Sunday Worship Service

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We had the best time at our Children's Easter Celebration! Thank you to all the families who came out for a morning of Easter fun! A special thank you to all our event helpers and photographer @randallp.edwards. We hope to see you all again on Easter!

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Please register to attend the Holy Thursday worship service by noon today at www.reveilleumc.org/holy-thursday

The service will take place tomorrow evening at 6:00 pm, beginning with a meal in the fellowship hall, then it will move to The Garth, and sanctuary. We hope to see you there.

#lent #holyweek #holythursday #worship #worshipservice #christian #thelastsupper

Thank you to Emmanuel "Nabs" Nabieu for joining us in worship to help us learn more about Helping Children Worldwide, Reveille's Lent and Easter offering recipient. This organization is a Christian nonprofit dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and families through education, health care, and spiritual mentoring. You can make a donation at www.bit.ly/lentoffering.

To learn more about the organization and hear Nabs powerful story, visit:
https://vimeo.com/1175949422#t=14m59s&end=21m33s

#unitedmethodistchurch #helpingchildrenworldwide #lentoffering #easteroffering

Join us for celebratory Sunday worship services at 8:30, 9:30, or 11:00 am, and children can participate in the palm procession at 8:30 and 11:00 am. Come by the United Women in Faith bake sale to purchase wonderful spring treats and desserts this Sunday, 9:00-11:00 am, in the welcome center and red carpet hallway. Proceeds will benefit United Women in Faith ministries. www.reveilleumc.org/lent

#lent #easter #palmsunday #unitedmethodistchurch #church #christian #holyweek

Everyone is invited to our Children's Easter Celebration this Saturday, March 28, 10:00 am-noon. Please park in the rear lot behind Reveille. We are moving activities inside the church since it will be damp and chilly. Our egg hunt begins at 10:45 am, bring a basket! We will also have bounce houses, a petting zoom, crafts, and more! www.reveilleumc.org/easter-celebration

#egghunt #easter #easteregghunt #rvakids #rvafamilies #familyfun #festival

Our Vibrant Life Ministry helped pack up all your generous food drive donations for delivery to the pantries at Koinonia Community Church and Fonticello Food Forest! Learn more about this growing group of young adults who gather at Reveille each week! www.reveilleumc.org/youngadult

#fooddrive #feedrva #youngadults #youngadultministry #rva #unitedmethodistchurch

Thank you to everyone who donated to our food drive benefiting the pantries at Koinonia Community Church and Fonticello Food Forest, which both serve the Swansboro community! Your generosity is helping feed our neighbors in need! Learn more about our food insecurity ministries at www.reveilleumc.org/food-insecurity

#fooddrive #foodinsecurity #feedourneighbors #feedrva #fonticellofoodforest #koinoniacommunitychurch

What a beautiful Sunday we had yesterday with these children singing and ringing in worship! We are blessed with so many children and families at Reveille ❤ Save the dates for our children's concert with Swansboro Elementary on April 28 (6:30 pm, sanctuary) and our Children's Sunday Musical on May 3 (11:00 am, sanctuary). Learn more about our children's ministry at www.reveilleumc.org/children

#childrensministry #childrenschoir #childrensringers #rvafamilies #rvakids #unitedmethodistchurch

The Susanna Wesley Circle had a great time getting creative and learning about color theory at this month's meeting! If you are looking for an engaging group to join, check out Reveille's United Women in Faith and learn more at www.reveilleumc.org/uwf

#unitedwomeninfaith #womensgroup #smallgroup #churchfamily #unitedmethodistchurch

Read our Friday newsletter to learn more about Sunday's worship, our Children's Easter Celebration, Holy Week, Easter, and giving opportunities! Visit www.reveilleumc.org/newsletter

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