309 New Street, New Bern, NC, 28560
P.O. Box 1388, New Bern, NC 28563
PHONE: 252.637.4181
What's Happening This Week
THIS WEEK AT CENTENARY May 17 -24
SUNDAY 5/17
8:00am Prayer Ministry-Parlor
8:30am Worship-Chapel
9:00am Xperience Worship-Sanctuary
10:00am Sunday School
10:00am Confirmation Brunch-Fellowship Hall
11:00am Worship-Sanctuary
3:00pm KAIROS-Rm 206
5:00pm Bear Town Youth Year End Celebration
MONDAY 5/18
8:00am Men's Covenant Grp-Rm 200
8:45am Women’s Covenant Grp-Rm 204
9:15am Covenant Grp-Rm 206
10:00am GriefShare Training-Rm 210
5:00pm Congregational Care-Resource Ctr
6:30pm Cub Scouts Pack 13, Rm 206, 210-212, Old Basement
TUESDAY 5/19
11:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry-Rm 206
2:00pm Instrumental Ensembles-Chapel
5:00pm Finance Committee-Resource Center
5:30pm Handbell Rehearsal-Sanctuary
6:00pm Church Council-Fellowship Hall
6:00pm Girl Scouts Troop 1007-Rm 211 & 212
7:00pm Scouting America Troop 31, Old Basement
WEDNESDAY 5/20
5:15pm F.E.A.S.T.-Fellowship Hall
MENU: Prepared by the Methodist Men-
Meatloaf, Mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, & dessert
7:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 13-Old Basement
THURSDAY 5/21
8:30am PrimeTimers-NC Estuasium
5:30pm Girl Scouts Troop 4813 & 7002-Rm 204 & Old Bsmt
6:00pm Girl Scouts Troop 194-Room 210
FRIDAY 5/22
SATURDAY 5/23
SUNDAY 5/24
8:00am Prayer Ministry-Parlor
8:30am Worship-Chapel
9:00am Xperience Worship-Sanctuary
10:00am Sunday School
11:00am Worship-Sanctuary
MONDAY 5/25
Office Closed in honor of Memorial Day
We hope you will join us in worship this Sunday, May 17! We will be celebrating Confirmation Sunday at 9 AM and 11 AM as we welcome nine confirmands into our Centenary family as professing members!
Pastor Vann will be preaching in all three services. We hope to see you at 8:30, 9:00, or 11:00!
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·Religious Community Services (RCS): we will worship with the residents of the shelter at RCS and working in the warehouse.
·Habitat for Humanity Project: installing flooring trim in on an going habitat build.
·Oaks Road Academy: we will help with landscaping and beautification projects on the campus of Oaks Road Academy.
·Coastal Carolina Disaster Resiliency Agency (CCDRA): deep cleaning the Volunteer Village which regularly houses construction volunteers in preparation for summer work teams.
·My Sister's House: Landscaping and planting an herb garden.
·At the Church: we will assemble hygiene kits, prepare materials for the Come Again Respite Care Program, assemble bag lunches for distribution, and prepare items for Voyages Camp in June.
2026 Youth Summer Mission Trip
Our youth We will be returning to the Hinton Rural Life Center in the mountains of North Carolina for our 2026 Summer Mission Trip. The Hinton Center's Summer Mission Outreach Program includes three days of our Safe & Healthy Home Repair ministry, worship and devotional times, poverty awareness activity, and Appalachian Culture Night.
The cost per attendee set by the Hinton Center includes all lodging, meals, and materials and comes to $382.50 per person. In order to make this trip accessible to our youth, the church covers most of that cost. If you would like to support our trip, you can give financially by check or online here: LINK.
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Your Missions Committee is pleased to provide information on our church’s newest Zoe empowerment group, Intego “Target” Sake located in Rwanda. The group is composed of 33 families with 98 total children. Another group of orphaned and vulnerable children/youth have embarked on their journey of transformation in partnership with us.
The youth have been meeting since January and so have completed their dream chart and are now starting to see how their dreams will come true! Already, the young heads of households have created business plans and some have started their first income projects. Others have begun vocational training or are focusing on their agricultural projects. They have attended training sessions on various topics and have taken steps to improve their families' food security and health.
Please use this link to learn all about the families and what they wiill be doing over the next three years to go from “BEGGERS to BOSSES."
Since 2012, Centenary has lifted six empowerment groups consisting of 200 families and 588 vulnerable children off the streets and turned their lives into thriving members of their communities—all of this to glorify God. Thank you Centenary family for supporting these families.
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We have an exciting upcoming PRIMETIMERS EVENT
This may fill fast and even if you aren't sure, please let us know if you are interested, or if you want to confirm early registration, THANK YOU! Please reply to Janet Buff trentriver25@earthlink.net or call Donna Lewis 252 288-4368.
TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday October 4-6
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF INTERESTED
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All oceanfront rooms, accommodations at the Dayton House
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Includes: hot breakfast, dinner at The Original Benjamin Calabash Seafood Buffet and a show
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Package rates are per person*
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(Includes ALL taxes and gratuity)
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Single room- $291 Double- $179 Triple -$149 Quad- $134
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We hope to provide the church bus and when we have the final group we may also arrange some carpooling as needed.
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Discipleship Ministries
Everyone has a place in music here at Centenary! For questions about our music ministry, contact Director of Music Ministries Paul Saik at paulsaik@centenarychurch.com or
252-637-4181 ext. 105
Children & Youth
Support Bear Town Youth!
There are always several ways you can help with Bear Town Youth! We couldn't do what we do with our youth without the dozens of people who offer their support by giving their time, talent, and treasure. Won't you be one of them?
Provide Snacks or a Meal:
One of the best ways you can help is to provide snacks for our Wednesday Middle School Hangout or a meal for our Sunday night youth meetings. If you are interested, sign up below:
Volunteer Your Time:
There are a variety of ways you can get involved by volunteering with our youth:
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Sunday Night Youth Meetings: In order to comply with our Safe Sanctuaries Policy, which exists to protect children and vulnerable adults, we are required to have at least two adults present with youth at all times, which means on Sunday nights, we need volunteers when we split into our high school and middle school small groups!
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Youth Sunday School: We offer two small groups that meet during the Sunday School hour from 10:00 to 10:45 on Sundays during the fall, winter, and spring. These groups are split by age. We are looking to add additional adults who are willing to lead or co-lead these small groups!
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Service Projects: Our goal is to participate in at least one service-oriented event each month, and these events often require additional volunteers to make them happen!
If you are interested in volunteering in one of these areas, please contact Pastor Tyler.
Support the Youth Designated Fund:
Our Youth Designated Fund provides funding for special events and other activities beyond the amount we have budgeted each year for youth ministry. You can give online using this link:
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Email or call Lindsay Roberts with questions or if you have ideas for how you want to get involved (lindsayroberts@newbernrespite.org | 919.428.0618).
Trinity UMC
2311 Elizabeth Ave
New Bern, NC 28562
Volunteer start time is 9:20 am
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, or Judy Tymes.
We are here to support you through difficult times.
Stephen Ministers are at the altar following each service for confidential discussion or questions.
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.
Missions
There are many opportunities to get involved at Centenary! If you want to help us make a difference, please Click to see our Mission Brochure