What's Happening This Week

B.L.A.S.T.-Wednesday-5:30
Menu: spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert prepared by Family Life Committee.

PrimeTimers' Luncheon-Thursday, February 16-11:30 AM-Fellowship Hall. Joel Grimm will present the program. Lunch will be catered by Glenburnie Deli. Price: $6.00. Please sign up on the reservation insert.

Empty Bowls-Thursday, February 9 11:00 AM til 2:00 PM-Temple Baptist Church-Tickets are on sale now! Purchase a ticket to the Empty Bowls event for $20. Tickets are available now at the Bank of the Arts, Fuller's Music, and Temple Baptist Church! For more information call 638-2577.

Open dates on the 2012 Flower Calendar: February 12, March 4, 11. If you would like to donate the flower arrangement on the altar in honor or in memory of someone, please call the office at 637-4181. Call the office and let Marshall know what Sunday you prefer. Then call the florist of your choice & place your order.

Attention High School Seniors: Applications for the Diggs and Morton Scholarships may be picked up in the church office beginning February 1.

PrimeTimer February Trip to the Spice Bouquet Factory in Kinston on Tuesday, February 21. Watch as the chef explains cooking techniques, prepares & serves a multi-course meal to you. Bus will leave CUMC parking lot at 10:00 AM. Cost is $18.00 per person. Make checks to CUMC & mail to Dee Smith, 106 Clipper Court, New Bern, 28562 by February 13.

March 20, Tuesday: Primetimers are going to the Airborne & Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville. Bus will depart the church at 8 am. Cost is $10 plus your Dutch treat lunch. Your check is your reservation. No cancellations, but substitutions you get are OK. Make check to CUMC & designate "Fayetteville trip". Mail your check to Trip Leader Mary Florence at 911 Capstan Ct, New Bern, NC 28560. Please be sure to include your contact information - phone and/or e-mail.. Mary can be reached at 633-2851 or jflorence1@suddenlink.net.

Next PrimeTimer Luncheon-Thursday, February 16. Program presented by Joel Grimm. Sign up on the reservation insert.

United Methodist Men's February meeting-Monday, February 13-6:00 PM. Dinner prepared by Bob Williams. Devotion given by Joel Grimm, Speaker will be Mark Beard, new director of Habitat for Humanity. Sign up on the reservation insert.

Communion Servers: If you would like to help serve communion on first Sundays during one of our worship services, please contact Pastor Bryan at 637-4181 or bryanhuffman@centenarychurch.com

The Sanctuary Choir is holding an OPEN REHEARSAL on Wednesday, February 15th at 7:00 in the Choir Room on the 2nd Floor. Anyone who ever thought of singing in a choir should consider coming and "trying out" the choir then. We want you to come and experience a choir rehearsal and decide if it is for you! There is NO COMMITMENT on your part unless you decide you want to come and regularly sing for the 11:00 AM service after experiencing first hand what it is like to sing in a choir. We would love to have anyone from high school youth all the way up to older adult. There is a place for you if you want it! If you ever thought you might like to sing with a choir then come and join us on February 15th at 7:00 PM. Try us out! You just might like us!!! There will be refreshments, too!

Centenary T-Ball-We will be sponsoring t-ball teams again this year for boys & girls 4-5 years of age. We need someone to step up to the plate to be the coach this year. If your child is interested in playing or you would like to coach or help coach, please contact the church office at 637-4181.

Attention United Methodist Men-Join Tom McClay for a Day of Service at 3MC on Saturday, February 11, 8 AM-4 PM for projects such as general cleanup, landscaping, painting. Lunch & drinks will be provided! We will be taking the church van. Please let Tom know by February 7 if you can attend (637-4798).

2012 Interfaith Series: Our Shared Roots: Understanding Judaism, Christianity & Islam through Text Study-Tuesdays, February 21, 28, March 6 & 20-7-9 PM-
Feb. 21-First Presbyterian Church Feb. 28, Mar. 6 & 20: Temple B'nai Sholem
Series is free but RSVP by Feb. 17 to reserve your space -252-617-5960.

Southern Gentlemen quartets will be performing on Feb. 15 at Cherry Point for spouses of all our deployed military service members. Several Centenarians are members of the Southern Gentlemen. They may be contacted for "Singing Valentines" at 252-259-3456.

2012 Haiti Women's Mission Trip: Here are some ways to help our mission team:
· Donate school materials: pens, pencils, backpacks, markers, crayons, glue, glue sticks, tape, children's scissors, notebooks, lined paper, highlighters, index cards, calculators, folders, binders, zippered pencil packs. Tissues. Clorox wipes, gently used suitcases (to carry supplies and will be left in country). Boxes will be in font office area and in the entryway by the chapel.
· Attend Hearts with Friends social on February 18th at the Chelsea from 7-10 PM. There will be hors d'oeuvres, live music provided by Patrick Riddick. Come learn about our mission activities. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. See Lydia Warren, Susan Leary, Sally Rodwell, and Colette Maple for advance tickets.
· Tax deductible donation to mission team. Please make checks to CUMC with 2012 Haiti Women's Mission Trip in memo

Troop Support-Our church continues to support our men and women who are serving to protect our country. Thankfully our Troops have completed their job and departed Iraq. We have thousands who continue to serve in Afghanistan, Kuwait and at sea. We are proud of the job our brave men and women are doing for us. Hopefully we can continue our support for those serving until their mission is over and they are all home with their families and loved ones. We ask that you continue your generous support by contributing to the purchase of the items for Care Packages or postage to mail the packages. The cost for shipping a package is $12.95. Checks may be written to the church and designated "Troop Support". We continue to receive thank you notes from many whom we support. God bless you for caring.

This Week at Centenary
Sunday
8:30 AM Worship-Chapel
8:50 AM Xperience Worship-
Sanctuary
10:00 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Worship-Sanctuary
6:17 PM Youth Super Bowl party-
Savannah Murphy's house

Monday
5:00 PM Girl Scouts
5:30 PM Worship Committee
6:30 PM Stephen Ministers-
Library
6:45 PM Cub Scout Pack 13

Tuesday
5:30 PM Resolve It Together
5:30 PM Girl Scout Troop 911
6:30 PM Carillon Choir
7:00 PM Sara Porter Circle

Wednesday
6:30 AM Men's Prayer Breakfast
10:30 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry-Library
10:30 AM Bible Study/Prayer Group-
Parlor
12:00 PM Wednesday Worship-Chapel
3:00 PM Middle School Relevant-
Old Basement
6:00 PM Chapel Choir-Chapel
6:15 PM Praise Team-Sanctuary
7:00 PM Troop 13
7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir

Thursday
7:00 AM High School Relevant-
Carolina Bagel
5:30 PM Resolve It Together

Friday
6:00 PM Thru-the-Week School
Valentine Date Night

Saturday
7:00 AM Men's Emmaus Reunion
7:00 AM (approx) UMM to Goldsboro
10:00 AM Girl Scouts