309 New Street, New Bern, NC, 28560
P.O. Box 1388, New Bern, NC 28563
PHONE: 252.637.4181
What's Happening This Week - October 18
Connexion/Bulletin Submissions (please remit by Wednesdays)
If you have a Centenary or community activity you need added to the church calendar, an advertisement for the Friday Connexion or church bulletins, please click to Email Liz.
Please note that we receive many submissions and some find their way in the spam folder. We generally reply back to your message, so if you do not receive a confirmation for your submission within 2-3 business days, please call the office (252)637-4181. We have found that iPhone messages sometimes go to spam, as well. So please check back if you have not heard from us.
If you have a Centenary activity that you would like advertised on the radio station, please contact Lydia Warren at (252) 671-6115.
Ordination Presentation
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a United Methodist Church clergy, deacon, or elder? Do you sense a call to ministry? Join us for a presentation on October 27th at 10:00 AM in the Chapel to learn more about the process.
This presentation will be led by Amy Stroud, who served twelve years on the North Carolina Conference Board of Ordained Ministry; Pastor Vann, who currently serves on the Sound District Committee on Ordained Ministry; and Pastor Tyler. Your attendance would be a great support for Tyler, as he is currently navigating the ordination process.
Fall 2024 Music Rehearsal Schedule
(Subject to change)
Please watch your email for updates if you are a part of the choir or any music ensemble.
Tuesday
Instrumental Ensemble
Chapel – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Handbell Ensemble
Sanctuary – 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Children’s Choir
Chapel – 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Junior Handbell Ensemble
Sanctuary – 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sanctuary/Chapel Choirs
Choir Room - 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday
Faith We Sing
Sanctuary – 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday
Xperience Praise Band
Sanctuary – 8:00 a.m.
Leaves the 99
During Youth Gatherings on Sunday afternoon.
Christmas Cantata Choir
Chapel - 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For questions about our music ministry, contact Paul Saik at paulsaik@centenarychurch.com or 252-637-4181 ext. 105.
Attention Men of Centenary UMC
Are you interested in enjoying a weekend of fellowship, food, discussions, and maybe even a "small bit" of work?
Please plan to join us November 8-10, 2024 at Camp Don Lee as we look into and discuss Living In Faith Together (LIFT).
For more information, please contact:
Steve Russ, (703)405-4185
The Upper Room
We invite our congregation to delve into the enriching spiritual tools provided by The Upper Room, a ministry that has been nurturing Christians worldwide since 1935. Discover daily devotionals, inspiring publications, and a supportive prayer community to deepen your faith and service. Visit The Upper Room to grow closer in your walk with God.
Famous Luncheon
Join us November 14th at 11:30am at Famous Restaurant located at 2210 Neuse Blvd, New Bern, NC 28560 for food and fellowship.
Register with Mary Carpenter at (252) 636-9434 by Nov.10th.
Mike’s Farm
Family Style Dinner and Festival of Lights Hayride
Join us December 5th. The church van will leave Centenary at 2pm., dinner will begin at 4:00pm, hayride to follow. Cost is $45.
Register by November 11th with Cat Crossley (770)361-0788.
October Creation Care Tips
A scary sight is plastic bags in trees waving in the wind or blowing across the road or polluting the ocean. Carry your own reusable bags and help to reduce this kind of pollution.
As a family fun project create costumes out of clothing and accessories you already own or that you can purchase inexpensively from a thrift shop or swap with friends. Those one and done costumes will end up in the landfill.
Don’t throw away that pumpkin! Cut it into smaller pieces for deer, rabbits, mice and squirrels to munch on—non painted pumpkins only. Or harvest the seeds, dry them and put them in the bird feeder. Or feed the microbes in your soil because you composted it instead of trashing it.
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The new school year begins on Monday, August 26th. Oaks Road is always in need of new volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions about the possibilities, please call me. My home number is (252)637-2415.
We would love to have you join our family of Centenary volunteers
Gayle Midyette
Join Dr. Bob Whitley on an Educational Opportunities tour of the “Splendors of Egypt – In the footsteps of Moses, Joseph and the Holy Family”, February 11-21, 2025 You will see the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, the Pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza, 3 day Nile cruise, the Aswan High Dam, the Great Temples of Isis and Hathor, Kom Ombo, Luxor, and much more! After the Nile we fly across the Sinai peninsula to the Red Sea (at Sharm el Sheikh) and on to Mt. Sinai (ten commandments) and St. Catherine’s Monastery (burning bush). Lastly we travel across the Sinai desert on a path similar to the exiles on our return to Cairo. There is an option to extend the journey to Petra, the Dead Sea, and Mt. Nebo February 21-24, 2025. The all-inclusive price of $4596 pp (based on double occupancy) includes round-trip international airfare, ground transportation, first-class hotels, tour guides and entrance fees, daily breakfast and dinner, and much more. The extension to Petra, the Dead Sea and Mt. Nebo is $1348 pp (based double occupancy). Brochures are available in the church office. Contact Bob Whitley for more information. 617-2727 or bwhitley0427@gmail.com
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Prayer Ministry
We are looking for a group of persons to spend some time in prayer for our three services we have each Sunday morning. If you are interested in participating in this ministry, please contact Dr. Ruth Cox @ 252-670-4499.
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We Need Your Help!
Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, we have the ability to video testimony to share with the congregation. If you're a person who doesn't like to speak in public but you'd like to share about 60-90 seconds of your life with your brothers and sisters in Christ, consider signing up to give a short testimony that will be aired during worship. The subject is "How has Centenary Church changed my life?" Contact the church office or one of our pastors if you're interested. The more, the better!
Altar Flowers Needed
We invite you to participate in our Altar Flowers program, a beautiful way to honor or remember someone dear to you. By signing up for a Sunday, you can place flowers on the altar in their name. It's a meaningful gesture that adds to the spiritual ambiance of our church.
To sign up, simply call the church office at 637-4181 and let us know which Sunday you prefer. Once you've chosen a date, you can order the flowers from the florist of your choice, who will then deliver them to the church on the designated day.
You still have a few more chances to get your photo taken.
Monday 10/14 (5-7pm)
Thursday 10/17 (5-7pm)
Sunday 10/20 (10am-12:30pm)
PLEASE NOTE we cannot accept copyrighted photos taken professionally.
To submit your photo:
Select an image (.jpg, .png, or .gif) 10MB or smaller.
TIP: Roughly square images with the subject(s) close to the center work best.
Please crop your image to be square shape.
Submit your photo to: centenaryumc@centenarychurch.com
or Call Kathy (330)701-3424 or Marshall (252)229-3044 to set an appointment.
Download Ream Connect from the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android to access the online church directory.
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CENTyouth Happenings
To stay in the loop on our youth program, please check out our latest CENTYouth Happenings Newsletter by following the link below:
If you want to support our youth ministry, here are a few ways you can help:
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If you would like to provide a meal for our Sunday evening CENTyouth meetings, please use the following link to sign up:
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If you would like to provide snacks for our Midweek Middle School Hangout, which takes place on Wednesday, please use the following link to sign up:
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If you would like to provide refreshments for our Middle School Sunday School Class, please use the following link to sign up:
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Consider contributing financially to our youth-designated fund. You can give online using this link:
If you have a Centenary activity that you would like advertised on the radio station, please contact Lydia Warren at (252) 671-6115.
If you have an activity you want in the Friday Greetings or church bulletins, please call the church office (252) 637-4181.
GriefShare meets on Mondays 10am–12pm Rm 207
GriefShare is a support group for people who have lost a loved one: spouse, family member, relative or friend. It is open not only to Centenary United Methodist Church members, but our entire community as well. ALL ARE WELCOME! Participants can join us at any time. If you know of someone who is hurting, please invite them. For more information, please contact Marian Bissett at 252-670-3992 or marianbissett@gmail.com
The new GriefShare Series 4 has not only been very positive and informative, but more concise and updated. If you’ve missed portions of this series, please remember to register again at griefshare.org.
For the in-person group: Register
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Centenary Ensemble part of our Moosic line up at Dan and Claire Jenkins farm as part of The Filling Station's fundraiser, Jones County - A Perfect 10
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October 20, 2024:
Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J.'s program on "Big Bang Cosmology and Divine Creation: The New Physics and the Old Metaphysics"
Date/Time: October 20, 2024 @ 2pm
Location: First Presbyterian Church
400 New Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Presenter: Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J.,
Director of the Vatican Observatory
Big Bang Cosmology and Divine Creation: The New Physics and the Old Metaphysics
Program Abstract:
The concept of God as Creator is not tied to any particular cosmology, but has endured even as our scientific cosmologies have radically changed. The traditional Christian understanding of God is not merely as some force within nature, operating alongside gravity or electromagnetism at ‘time zero’ to start a universe. Rather, God is supernatural, outside nature, and responsible for the very dimensions of space and time and the laws of science that allow matter to exist. This talk will explore the outline and history of our current cosmological thinking, and how it both challenges and expands our traditional metaphysics.
Speaker Bio:
Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. is the Director of the Vatican Observatory. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he earned degrees in Planetary Science from MIT and the University of Arizona. He was a research fellow at Harvard and MIT, served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), and taught university physics before entering the Jesuits in 1989. At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, in 2015 Pope Francis appointed Dr. Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory.
Br. Guy’s research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies. Along with more than 250 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular astronomy books.
For more information about Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. or the Vatican Observatory, visit...
BlueSky: @specolations
Temple Church is hosting a Marriage Conference
Marriage Conference
Marriage the Lasts a Lifetime
November 1, 6:00pm - November 2, 2024 12:00pm
Click the link to register:
Guest speakers: Tate and Wendy Cockrell.
Schedule of Events:
Friday
- 6pm Dinner
- Conference to follow dinner
Saturday
- 8:30am Child Drop-Off (bring food items for your children with a water bottle)
- 8:30am Continental Breakfast
- Conference to follow
RCS Donations Make a Difference!
By donating to RCS, you can help ensure that individuals and families who are struggling have access to nutritious meals and essential resources. Your generous contributions will go a long way in making a positive impact on the lives of those who need it most. Together, we can make a difference and help build a stronger, healthier community. Thank you for your support! Please see the list below.
Place your gifts in the RCS box in the hallway leading to the Sanctuary
Please see the list below.
Beans (Canned & Dry)
Bottled Water
Canned fruit
Canned meat
Canned soup
Hamburger, Tuna, Chicken Helper (most pressing need)
Jelly
Pasta
Pasta sauce
Peanut butter
Hamburger, Tuna, Chicken Helper (Most Pressing Need)
Ramens’
Rice (1-2 lb bags)
Spaghetti-O’s (Canned Pasta)
Thank you for your donations to this important ministry!
NOTE: Please take any clothing donations directly to RCS.
If you would like to have communion delivered to you at home by a Stephen Minister on first Sundays, please contact the church office at (252)637-4181.
Centenary is a Stephen Ministry congregation.
If you're going through a tough time and find it difficult to cope with it alone, Centenary has a solution for you. As a Stephen Ministry congregation, we offer one-on-one, confidential support from our highly trained and compassionate Stephen Ministers. Whether you're dealing with a personal or family crisis, grief, illness, or any other challenge, our Stephen Ministers are here to help.
To learn more about this caring ministry and how it could benefit you, please reach out to Jan Hood, Sherry Parker, Judy Tymes, or Pastor David.
We are here to support you through difficult times.
Stephen Ministers are at the altar following each service for confidential discussion or questions.