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What's Happening This Week - December 13

We are looking forward to seeing you Sunday!

There will be no children's church.

The Prayer List will be cleared and start again January.

*Beginning in January, we will be launching a new prayer list for the new year. All current names listed will be purged. We encourage all members of our community to participate and get involved in our prayer ministry. Your contributions and dedication to this initiative are greatly appreciated. Please let us know how we can pray for you.

A Gentle Reminder

Centenary friends, as you’re deciding which worthy causes to give to this season—and there are so many! —please don’t forget our missional apportionments. At the end of November, we were still $35,316 short of our goal. We’ve been able to meet our objectives even during the pandemic. Prayerfully consider helping us pay them in full!

(Apportionments go toward paying the Bishop, District Superintendents, and other UMC employees; supporting missionaries both here and abroad; funding institutions like UMC colleges and camps; funding NC Conference-specific missions like the Robeson County Church and Community Center; and many other causes which couldn’t continue without dollars from local churches. They’re called “apportionments” because they’re “apportioned” or delegated to churches according to how much each congregation spends on its own needs. Bigger churches pay more.)

Live Nativity Volunteers

We Need Your Help!

Our Live Nativity is in it's 71st year this Christmas! The Live Nativity will run from 7:00-8:00pm on December 22, 23, and 24.

As always, volunteers are needed. If you would like to help with the Nativity, as a character or behind the scenes, please contact Katie Saik at 208-850-9573.

Scouting at Centenary

We want to encourage any families with children between the ages of 5-17 to join our Scouting program here at Centenary UMC. We are an old, established troop that runs on a tradition that goes back to 1929. We keep the outing in scouting, and the boy in scouts. Scouting builds a young person in so many ways and we need more youth in our programs. Please join us!

Creation Care Tips for November

Giving Thanks:

Give thanks for churches that remind us the Earth is the Lord’s. Our church has added practices such as creating a creation care team, recycling, implementing ways to save energy, cutting down on kitchen waste and lifting up God’s creation in sermons that help us be better stewards.

Give thanks for those who engage their families, friends, and colleagues, and students in actions that help and not harm the earth. Children learn from trusted sources—people they see who walk the talk.

Give thanks for those people who plant trees and gardens that nourish pollinators. Fall is a good time for planting many species. Look for places where you can add a tree or sow some wildflowers. If you involve children in the event, you will be sowing seeds of caring for nature.

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

Ho Ho Ho! Tis the season to be merry! And to share the blessings of the season with those for whom a nourishing and festive holiday meal may not be a reality! What an opportunity we have to make things a little cheerier for our Backpack Blessings families in Jones, Craven and Pamlico Counties and to be the messengers of God's comfort, peace and provision right here in our own backyard!

Sign up using the link below to come and help set-up, pack boxes and bags or distribute the food boxes to our Backpack Blessings families!

We are blessed to be a blessing!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4BA9AB2AA0FD0-53420697-holiday

THANKS, friends!

Ruth Powers

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.

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 2025

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 confirmed your date, please place your order with Odham's Florist, who will then deliver them directly to the church.

If you would like to participate in the online directory and did not have your photo taken, you may submit a 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.

PLEASE NOTE we cannot accept copyrighted photos taken professionally.

Submit your photo to: centenaryumc@centenarychurch.com

*Download Ream Connect from the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android to access the online church directory*

CENTyouth Happenings

To stay in the loop on our youth program, please check out our latest CENTYouth Happenings Newsletter by following the link below:

YOUTH NEWSLETTER

If you want to support our youth ministry, here are a few ways you can help:

Consider contributing financially to our youth-designated fund. You can give online using this link:

DONATE TO YOUTH FUND

Here are some dates to have on your calendar and in the back of your mind:

Sunday, November 17: Children's Choir providing music at 8:30am Worship
Tuesday, November 26, Hanging of the Greens
Monday, December 2: UMM Christmas Dinner
Saturday, December 7: UWF Christmas Brunch
Sunday, December 8: Leaves the 99 Youth Praise Team providing music at 9 AM Worship
Monday, December 9: Messiah Performance
Wednesday, December 11 Advent Fair FEAST and Fellowship
Friday, December 13 to Saturday, December 14: CENTyouth Christmas Lock-In
Sunday, December 15: Christmas Cantata 11am and 4pm
Sunday, December 22 - Tuesday, December 24: Living Nativity
Tuesday, December 24: Christmas Eve Worship

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 visit griefshare.org.

For the in-person group: griefshare.org/groups/172353

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.