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Please contact Deb Mummert, Minister of Visitation at 717-264-4113, ext 108 if you are in need of pastoral assistance or you know of anyone who is in the hospital, will be going into the hospital, or would like a home visit. You may also contact Deb by emailing: [email protected] #560—January 2016 The Window Rev. Scott Bowerman, Pastor Deb Mummert, Minister of Visitation Helen Wingert, Organist Danielle Kardisco, Director of Music Ministry Sandy Wilson, Children’s Ministry Director Erin Adams, Contemporary Worship & Youth Minister Melissa Igou, Financial Administrator Kathy Klink, Director of Mother’s Day Out Roberta Lawyer, Secretary Ron George, Custodian As I write this, the sun is setting, the year 2015 is drawing to an end and a new year and a new season of ministry serving the Lord Jesus lays before us. We’ve been in a season of vision discernment for several months now. The Vision Task Force—composed of Don Wissner, Christie Carlin, Kathy Klink, Josh Dunklebarger, Jean Diehl, Scott Wiley (chairperson) and myself—have been working diligently and I am con- vinced that God is speaking, revealing the path forward for Central. They have some exciting ideas they will soon be ready to share for you. And by soon, I mean Saturday, Jan. 23 rd. On that day we’ll hold a Vision Retreat beginning at 9:00 AM. We need a wide representation of the congregation to attend, so we invite all those who are committed to seeking God’s will for Central to attend. During the retreat, we’ll review the information gathered from the surveys completed by the congregation, consider how Central’s past and present give us direction for the future and (drum roll please!) unveil the vision we believe God is putting on our hearts and minds. Of course, the Vision Task Force wants to hear your response to the vision, but your partici- pation at the retreat will go further than that. During the retreat, we will be asking participants to identify specific ministries, programs and other ideas that will bring the vision to life. Some of these ministries were identified clearly through the congregational surveys, but there are cer- tainly other ways this vision will come to life that no one has yet voiced. Perhaps some of them are on your heart and mind right now. The retreat will be held on the 23rd from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM in Friendship Hall. Lunch will be provided. If you will attend, please register by contacting Church Secretary Bertie Lawyer at [email protected] or 264-4113. Lunch will be served, and we’ll have donuts…. ….good donuts. Childcare will be available on request. To prepare, you will also be asked to read several short articles and prayerfully ponder a few important questions. I’m confident you will find this a valuable and exciting way to spend your Saturday. Really! PS - Thank you for the very generous Christmas gift! I am grateful not only for the gift, but also for how the congregation of Central frequently expresses its love and appreciation to me and Susan. It’s a joy being with you! From the Pastor

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Please contact Deb Mummert, Minister of Visitation at 717-264-4113, ext 108 if you are in need of pastoral assistance or you know of anyone who is in the hospital, will be going into the hospital, or would like a home visit. You may also contact Deb by emailing: [email protected]

#560—January 2016

The

Window

Rev. Scott Bowerman, Pastor

Deb Mummert, Minister of Visitation

Helen Wingert, Organist

Danielle Kardisco, Director of Music Ministry

Sandy Wilson, Children’s Ministry Director

Erin Adams, Contemporary Worship & Youth Minister

Melissa Igou, Financial Administrator

Kathy Klink, Director of Mother’s Day Out

Roberta Lawyer, Secretary

Ron George, Custodian

As I write this, the sun is setting, the year 2015 is drawing to an end and a new year and a

new season of ministry serving the Lord Jesus lays before us.

We’ve been in a season of vision discernment for several months now. The Vision Task

Force—composed of Don Wissner, Christie Carlin, Kathy Klink, Josh Dunklebarger, Jean

Diehl, Scott Wiley (chairperson) and myself—have been working diligently and I am con-

vinced that God is speaking, revealing the path forward for Central. They have some exciting

ideas they will soon be ready to share for you.

And by soon, I mean Saturday, Jan. 23 rd. On that day we’ll hold a Vision Retreat beginning

at 9:00 AM. We need a wide representation of the congregation to attend, so we invite all those

who are committed to seeking God’s will for Central to attend.

During the retreat, we’ll review the information gathered from the surveys completed by the

congregation, consider how Central’s past and present give us direction for the future and

(drum roll please!) unveil the vision we believe God is putting on our hearts and minds.

Of course, the Vision Task Force wants to hear your response to the vision, but your partici-

pation at the retreat will go further than that. During the retreat, we will be asking participants

to identify specific ministries, programs and other ideas that will bring the vision to life. Some

of these ministries were identified clearly through the congregational surveys, but there are cer-

tainly other ways this vision will come to life that no one has yet voiced. Perhaps some of them

are on your heart and mind right now.

The retreat will be held on the 23rd from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM in Friendship Hall. Lunch will

be provided. If you will attend, please register by contacting Church Secretary Bertie Lawyer at

[email protected] or 264-4113. Lunch will be served, and we’ll have donuts….

….good donuts. Childcare will be available on request. To prepare, you will also be asked to

read several short articles and prayerfully ponder a few important questions. I’m confident you

will find this a valuable and exciting way to spend your Saturday. Really!

PS - Thank you for the very generous Christmas gift! I am grateful not only for the gift, but also

for how the congregation of Central frequently expresses its love and appreciation to me and

Susan. It’s a joy being with you!

From the Pastor

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Church Family Thank you....

Many thanks to my church family for the outpouring

of love, support, prayers and condolences, through

cards, texts, phone calls, visits, flowers, memorial

contributions, and attendance at my dad’s Celebra-

tion of Life service.

I know that the words ‘Thank you’ seem inadequate,

but then again, something I have learned over my

dad’s brief illness and death, is that words just

sometimes DO feel inadequate. Gratitude is a touch-

stone that has helped me to pause and to reflect on

the goodness that has come to me because of the

generosity, support, and caring actions of friends

like you. Your overwhelmingly loving expressions of

sympathy, prayers and support have touched me

deeply. The best words I can muster up at this time

are:

“You are all awesome, and I am so blessed!!”

Period.

Love,

Cindy Shoemaker

Dear Central,

Thank you, for your long time care, concern, cards,

notes, calls, flowers, quilt square, and especially, for

your prayers, all of which have sustained us for over

a year. Paul is in remission, in his own apartment,

and returning gradually to full time work. Ruth has

recovered well from her surgery. We have returned

to Menno. Please continue your prayers for Paul to

stay in remission as he rebuilds his immune system

in the coming months.

In His name....

Ruth and George Muller

Dear Church family,

Thank you for the many thoughts, visits, flowers,

cards, shopping, and prayers that have come my

way this year. I have appreciated everything very

much.

This thought has helped me throughout the year:

“I woke up with some aches and pains, BUT I woke

up. My life may not be perfect, BUT I am blessed."

God's continued blessings to all of you.

Margaret Sponsler

November’s 2015 Finance Report

Contributions for November …………….$54,522.23

Contributions Year to Date……………..$430,010.94

Expenses for November………………….$45,421.32

Expenses Year to Date………………….$517,650.69

Year to Date deficit…………………….$ (18,388.05)

Year to Date Investment Income………...$69,251.70

Year to Date withdraw from Investments..$40,000.00

Thank you to everyone who gave their time to ring

bells for the Salvation Army. You collected

$508.80 for people in need. And God bless you for

thinking of others in our community.

Bill McKelvie

From Children’s Aid Society of Franklin County

I want to formally thank you and all who partici-

pated for your very thoughtful donation of many

Thanksgiving food gift baskets for the children in

our care. Your commitment to helping displaced

children in our community weather the crises in

their lives in appreciated by those who help them

and , most importantly, by those who benefit from

our services—the children in our care.

We, and those we serve, deeply appreciate your

generosity.

Most Sincerely,

Kristofer Browne

Chief Executive Officer

A note of appreciation from someone who

received on of Central’s Thanksgiving Baskets:

The Thanksgiving goodies box was awesome!

Please express my appreciation to Central for

sharing! We are looking forward to “Turkey”

Day—this gift makes it full of thanks!

Diane & Ronda

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The “Gems” of CenTral

Remember these in your daily prayers…..

Genevieve Ambrose Newt Stake 66 Sanibel Lane, Chbg. 17201

Isabelle Allen Jay Keefer 311 Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201

Mildred (Millie) Brown Karen Sloan 611 Wallace Ave, Chbg 17201

Stanley & Esther Johnson Laurie McKelvie

56 Sanibel Ln, Chbg 17201

Glenn & DonnaMae Kerns 105 N. Seventh St, Chbg. 17201

Athley & Alva Kline 49 Lincoln Way W, Chbg. 17201

Art & Gladys Kuehn

6887 St. Annes Drive, Fayetteville PA 17222

Nancy MacFarlane

668A Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201

Ruth & George Muller 1260 Arbor Ridge, Chbg 17201

Glenn Shaffer 722 Stanley Ave, Chbg 17201

Velma Thompson 723 Tropical Way, Lakeland FL 33805-4540

Selma Thomson (NM) Rod Varner 923 S Fourth St, Chbg 17201

Dorothy Zullinger Susan Snyder 155 Colonial Dr, Chbg. 17202

West Virginia Member

Treva Kerns

601 Foxcroft Ave, Apt #1

Martinsburg, WV 25401

Virginia Member

Ed Wenrich

Sunrise of Leesburg

246 West Market St, #20

Leesburg, VA 20176

Menno Haven-263-8545

2075 Scotland Ave.

Nursing Center -Lawrence Mohr #113 *(NF) Jay Keefer

-M. Karolyn Lawrence #412 Jean Diehl

Farm House

-Marcia Grubbs #304 Jay Keefer

Northgate

-Dorothy Burkholder, #1206

Menno Village

-Rhoda Wilkison #180-B Laurie McKelvie

-LaVerne Knarr #610-D Laurie McKelvie

-Karen Mann #850-A

-Jean Wasson #880-A Walden Unit

-Alan Sternbergh #14

Penn Hall-261-0220

1425 Philadelphia Ave.

Manor Building

-Margaret Sponsler, #217 Cindy Happel

-Elton Simpson #417 Mike Herbert

Skilled Nursing

-Gennie Boozer #506 Karen Sloan

Personal Care

-Isabel Vanderau #221 Eric Mellott

Quincy Skilled Nursing Care-749-3151 6596 Orphanage Rd., Waynesboro 17268 Nursing Center -Carolyn Kreutz #229 Gary Lewis

-June Fiddler #271-A *(NF) Susan Snyder

Providence Place—717-709-0668 2085 Wayne Rd, Chambersburg PA 17202

-Dr. Bob Coy, Apt #346 Marjie Hamsher

* (NF) = No Flowers please ** (NM) = Non-member *** (NV) = No Visits please

If you know of any changes or updates, please contact the church office, 264-4113. Deacon’s name is now listed with those he or she visits. If you wish to contact, (by phone), a member of the Gems of Central, please contact the church office at 264-4113.

Updated: December 2015

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Newsletter DEADLINE for February’s Newsletter January 24th

Ed recently moved to Virginia to be closer to his children.

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Ushers - Sanctuary 11:00am 1/3 Gary Lewis (H), Pat Shreiner, Charles & Pam Hart 1/10 Jay Keefer (H), Rod & Carol Varner, Susan Bowerman 1/17 Pat Shreiner (H), Virginia Vallillo, Karl Shreiner, Dale Penwell 1/24 Cindy Happel (H), Eric Mellott, Kathi Bietsch, Phil Rohr 1/31 Susan Snyder (H), Karen Sloan, Ron Snyder, Sam Worley

Greeters - Sanctuary 11:00am 1/3 Don Weber, Ed & Sookie Fisher, Don & Bev Wissner 1/10 Denny & Lani Brechbill, Linda Lazar, Sam Worley 1/17 Anne Miller, Eric & Tyla Mellott, Marjie Hamsher 1/24 Jack Kier, Stuart Kier, Len & Nancy Hendricks, Don Weber 1/31 Don Weber, Lee & Valerie Merriman, Bob Creter

Assistant Leaders 1/3 Sam Worley 1/10 Pam Hart 1/17 Jenine Grove 1/24 Lucille Stence 1/31 Jenny Daniels

A Gift of Prayer Petula Smith & family Tim Smith & family Ron & Susan Snyder Bruce & Carol Sorensen Margaret Sponsler

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Greeters - Friendship Hall 9:30 am 1/3 Richard & Janice Dalton, Jim & Kathy White, Scott & Deb Mummert 1/10 Tony & Buffy Super, Walt & Kathi Bietsch, Howard & Michelle Brand 1/17 Robin Updegrave, Debi Shauf, Don & Shelly Marangoni 1/24 Tim & Ann Miller, John & Kenna Dee Swan, Bill Oyler 1/31 Eric Ritchey, Paul & Kathy Klink, Cindy Shoemaker

MINISTRY DUTIES FOR JANUARY 2016

Note for Greeters: If you have a question or unable to fulfill your Sunday as Greeter, please contact Don Weber at 262-0087.

Note for Ushers: If you are unable to fulfill your Sunday as Usher, it is your responsibility to find another Usher to trade with. Contact your head Usher and the church office with the change.

Note for Greeters: If you have a question or unable to fulfill your Sunday as Greeter, please contact Don Weber at 262-0087.

Praying for Central’s Missions

Pregnancy

Ministries

Men—Mark Your Calendars! Men's Morning Bible Study continues to meet on the first and third Saturday of each month at the Texas Lunch (down the street from Central) at 7:00am for breakfast then gather in the Parlor at Central for Bible Study at 8am. Come Study the Bible and enjoy fellowship with your brothers at Central!

SEPARATION & DIVORCE RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP

Next session: February 1—March 7, 7-8:30pm at the Wholeness Center located on the square at 19 South Main Street downtown Chambersburg. Session Cost is $10. For more information or to register, email Cindy Shoemaker at [email protected] or by calling Central Presbyterian Church 264-4113.

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Thank you to the congregation for the monetary

Christmas Bonus. It is such a great honor to work

for such an awesome congregation. I look forward

to working for all of you in 2016.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Missy Igou

To the Congregation at Central

Thank you so much for the very generous monetary

Christmas gift presented to me as part of staff

on Sunday , Dec. 20. Words cannot adequately

express the love this congregation has shown to

me in many ways. I truly appreciate all your kind-

ness, support and prayers throughout the year.

I feel very blessed to be part of such a caring con-

gregation and staff who work together to worship

God and serve Him. May God bless all of you.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Helen Wingert

To my friends at Central,

I wish to thank you for your generosity and kindness

to me during the Christmas holiday. The monetary

Christmas gift from the congregation, gifts from in-

dividuals, goodies, and cards were deeply appreciat-

ed. My wish and my prayer for each one of you is to

have a beautiful new year filled with love and peace.

Bertie Lawyer, Secretary

I wish to thank you for all the Christmas cards and

the monetary Christmas gift presented to me from

the members and friends at Central. It was greatly

appreciated.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year,

Ron George, custodian

With appreciation from your church staff

Dear Central Family,

Thank you so much for the cash Christmas gift.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Wishing

you all a very Blessed New Year!

Kathy Klink, MDO Director

Dear friends and family of Central,

Thank you so much for your generous Christmas

gift. It is an honor and a blessing to be in Christ's

ministry with all of you. Prayers and blessings to

you in 2016.

Love, Dani

To the congregation at Central Presbyterian,

Thank you so much for your extremely generous

and selfless gift toward the staff's Christmas

present this year! I was completely blown away

by your kindness. Thank you from the bottom of

my heart.

Love, erin.

Dear Central,

I would like to thank my Central church family for

the very generous Christmas gift I received last

Sunday. I am so blessed to have this opportunity

to serve the Lord in ministry and I look forward to

continuing my work as your Minister of Visitation

in 2016. May the Lord bless each of you in the

coming new year!

In Christ’s Service, Deb Mummert

Dear Wonderful Church Family,

Thank you so much for your incredibly generous

Christmas gift!!! It is a joy to serve Jesus here at

Central with such a loving, caring Church

family. I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity

to grow in faith with the children and families

here. I am very grateful for all your support and

for your prayers. Thank you again!

With deep gratitude,

Sandy

Dear Semper Fidelis friends,

Thank you so much for your kind invitation to have

lunch with you at the Orchards on Dec 17th. I am

sorry I had to “eat-and-run” and not stay longer to

visit with all of you, but, as you know, Central is a

busy church this time of year. Each of you mean so

much to me and I truly hold a special place in my

heart for you. God bless and Happy New Year!

With love and affection, Bertie

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WHOLENESS CENTER SALE STATUS

While sale of the Wholeness Center moves forward with no identified major problems, progress toward

closure has been much slower than we anticipated. We had expected to close on the property by the end of

2015 at the latest. The current projection for closing is now February 2016. While the negotiations with the

buyer went relatively smoothly including her agreeing to purchase the property at our asking price of

$125,000, a number of administrative issues have led to the delay.

A delay in filing the request for subdivision with the Boro meant that we missed the November hearing

timeline moving the Boro’s consideration meeting into December.

Our attorney’s belief that this was not an urgent matter led to a slow response on his part in preparing

the paperwork for the transaction.

The Boro has stated that in order for the property to be subdivided the parking lot must be shown as part

of the church building property. This resulted in a requirement to redraw the engineering drawings prior

to submission to the Boro. That is currently underway.

In reviewing the plans, the Boro discovered that their electric department had failed to obtain an ease-

ment for the two poles that are on the parking lot when they were installed years ago. That easement

will be included in the new drawings.

IMPACT: While the delay in closing continues, we are incurring expenses on the property that we had

hoped to avoid by closing in 2015. This has also meant that we are not in a position to redo the mortgage

on the remaining properties – the Bank and Lincoln Way West parking lot until the sale is closed.

JOY VILLAGE Did you have a houseful of family for Christmas? Well, so do the folks in Kenya. Every year millions of

Kenyans travel great distances to celebrate Christmas and explore their ancestral roots with their families.

But what about the children of Joy Village? All are orphans, and some were found abandoned, with no

trace of family.

Joy Village moms to the rescue! Mothers Joyce, Grace, Peninah, and Elizabeth decided to take their JV

children along with them to visit their families “upcountry”. What a loving thing to do, and what a surprise

for each family to see nine extra kids arrive, imagine the loving chaos! Then take a moment to give thanks

in prayer for these moms, their distant families, and all the residents of Joy Village.

Rev. Dr. Ray Anderson Publishes New Book In the wake of the furious demonstrations and debates evoked by terrorist attacks in Paris and

elsewhere, Ray Anderson's pithy essays compiled in Liberating Speech - Today unfold respectful,

moderating responses that take seriously the cultural and religious differences that breed resent-

ment between peoples and convulse the media. Written from a Reformed theological perspective,

his reflections unfold the dynamics of free and faithful self-expression that promise happier, human-

scaled, interpersonal, international, and inter-faith relations.

Now retired, Dr. Anderson served as Professor of Religion Studies and Chair of the Department

of Philosophy and Religion at Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA. 17201. Ray has been a member

of the Presbytery of Carlisle since 1966. He did his doctoral studies under the eminent Reformed

theologian Karl Barth at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His works focus on Biblical ethics in the

Reformed Church tradition. He is the author of An American Scholar Recalls Karl Barth's Golden

Years as a Teacher, and Karl Barth's Table Talk. Liberating Speech - Today is available for

Kindle.

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It’s a new year! How awesome that we get to “start over” every January 1st! I

don’t know about all of you, but New Year celebrations give me such a boost

of confidence – an assurance that I get a second chance. All of the stress and

worry of the year before suddenly releases and I’m reminded that I

get a clean slate. True, God’s mercies are new EVERY morning, but

there’s just something about seeing the year change on our calendars

that makes it feel official. I have a bunch of goals for 2016, but my

biggest one is to “notice beauty” every day. My sister wrote a song

recently called “There is Beauty All Around Us”; in listening to it, I was overwhelmed with an urgency to no-

tice the beauty around ME specifically. It’s so easy to take God’s creation for granted, so in 2016, I’m going

to love every part of it! In order to keep myself accountable, I’m going to take a picture of something beauti-

ful every day and post it on Instagram with #beautyallaroundus as the hashtag. Join me if you’d like! It’ll be a

great adventure! I’m excited to engage in the moving of the Holy Spirit with all of you this year! Gods will

be done!

YOUTH:

In December, we started the theme “The First Became Last”, focusing on how Jesus has always been first

(in the creation of the world and in being part of the Trinity), but chose a life on earth of rejection, persecu-

tion, and servanthood. He chose to become last for us! The rest of the month has been met with a challenge:

how can we put ourselves last to glorify God?

Our second Sunday outreach involved the Middlers going back to Penn Hall and spending time with the

residents there, while our Highers engaged in a new kind of outreach! We decorated ourselves with Christ-

mas joy, took small gifts, a poem, and a Christmas carol and went around to “serenade” employees in local

businesses on Wayne Ave. We thought, “You know, people who work in restaurants and in places like Kmart

get treated poorly during the Christmas season, so we are going to make them smile.” And we did! We left

every place we went with the workers beaming from ear to ear. It was a good night.

On the third Sunday of the month, we had our annual youth Christmas party, where we prayed, played, ate,

and exchanged gifts! Big thank you to the Carlin family for supplying our youth Christmas dinner!

On December 29th, the 8th graders and the high schoolers went to Rhodes Grove retreat center for a winter

refocus. It was a beautiful and meaningful time of spiritual growth and friendship.

We have several Central Tropics (youth basketball) games coming up at the Rec Center! We would love for

you to come cheer us on!

- Thursday Jan. 7th, 9pm vs. Falling Spring

- Monday Jan. 11th, 8pm vs. FCofG

- Tuesday Jan. 12th, 8pm vs. Greenwood Hills Bible Chapel

- Tuesday Jan. 19th, 8pm vs. Network Ministries

- Tuesday Jan. 26th, 8pm vs. King Street red

- Tuesday Feb. 2nd, 8pm vs. Overflow Ministries

- Thursday Feb. 11th, 8pm vs. Falling Spring

We also may be starting a Middle School co-ed basketball team! Stay posted!

As always, THANK YOU to our amazing Sunday School and youth group volunteers! We would be lost

without you! If you are interested in becoming a youth group volunteer or a youth mentor, please see Erin!

Coming Up:

Friday January 22nd 6-9pm: Roaring 20s Dinner Dance (youth mission fundraiser)

January 29th-31st Zeteo Youth Conference

Tuesday February 9th 5:30-8:30pm Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper & Newlywed Game Show

(youth mission fundraiser)

Sunday February 14th WinterJam Tour in Virginia

February 26th-27th 30 Hour Famine

Sunday March 20th 3-5pm TBA Youth Mission Trip fundraiser

Friday March 25th Experience the Passion of Christ continued next page

YOUTH GROUP

NEWS

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Cold Weather Drop In Shelter Meals: An opportunity is available to provide a warm

meal on a cold night to homeless members of our community. Central continues to

reach out and help where needed as we provide meals the first and third Fridays in

February & March at the Cold Weather Drop in Shelter located at 195 Loudon St. Eight

warm nourishing meals for hungry men and women of our community. Meals and

a beverage should be delivered to the shelter at 7:00. The shelter provides utensils and

dishes. All we have to do is deliver the meal. Bring the meals in disposable containers.

There is a sign up sheet on the Mission bulletin board across from the office. This is a

wonderful opportunity to serve our community. Partner with another family to share the

meal preparation. If you have any questions please call Bill McKelvie at 477-2132.

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP:

After each extra busy season of worship, I find myself extremely and

overwhelmingly grateful for all of the people who make meaningful

worship happen at Central. If you are one of those people, thank you.

You are appreciated and loved.

We are looking forward to making 2016 more Jesus-centered than ever

as we approach scripture, song, dance, and teaching with integrity, faith,

and total reliance on the Holy Spirit!

Some upcoming crucial dates of worship:

February 10th: Ash Wednesday 7pm service in sanctuary

March 24th: Maundy Thursday 7pm service in sanctuary

March 25th: Experience the Passion of Christ, 5:30 and 7pm performances, in Friendship

Hall

March 25th: Community Good Friday service 12-3pm in sanctuary

March 27th: Easter Sunday

May 8th: Youth Sunday, one service at 10am

May 15th: Pentecost

Matthew 10:40-42, MSG

“We are intimately linked in this harvest work. Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts me, the

One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts my Father, who sent me. Accepting a

messenger of God is as good as being God’s messenger. Accepting someone’s help is as good as

giving someone help. This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it.

It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance.

The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice.

You won’t lose out on a thing.”

Please join us each Sunday at 9:30am

in the Friendship Hall

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday January 10, following the 11:00 AM worship service. The purpose of the meeting is to elect one Deacon for the Class of 2018.

The Nominating Committee is recommending Mike Diehl for this position.

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News from Children’s Ministry at Central Come on up to the 3rd floor and see us anytime!!

We’d love to tell you about Jesus and how we are growing deeper in our faith!

KID MISSIONS… Navajo Ministries in Farmington, New Mexico. This picture shows an annual tradition at

the Four Corners Home for Children -- a

live Nativity that the Navajo Children put

on for the community. If you would like

more information about this amazing

ministry, check out their website - www.NavajoMinistries.org. Want to help out?

There are donation jars in the church foyer and on the 3rd floor.

NURSERY STAFF POSITION OPEN! We are looking for a person who loves Jesus, loves babies and

toddlers, and is kind and patient to fill an opening in our

Nursery Staff. This is a paid position – 3 hours, every other

Sunday morning. Background check and interview are

required.

Please contact Sandy Wilson at [email protected] if you are

interested in being part of our wonderful Nursery Ministry!

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