Calendar for this week…

Wednesday, March 5

- 5:30 PM Confirmation Class

- 7 PM Ash Wednesday Worship Service

Thursday, March 6

- 5 PM Music Rehearsal

- 6:45 PM Handbells

- 8 PM Chancel Choir

Saturday, March 8

- “Spring forward” turn clocks ahead one hour

Sunday, March 9

- 8:45 AM Traditional Worship service

- 10 AM Sunday School

- 11 AM Informal Worship service

- 12 PM Hospitality Team Meeting

- 6 PM Game Night at the church

Upcoming Events and Happenings…

Tuesday, March 11

- 7 PM Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday, March 12

- 7 PM Lenten Worship Service

Sunday, March 16

- 8:45 AM Traditional Worship service

- 10 AM Sunday School

- 10:30 AM Cantata Rehearsal

- 11 AM Informal Worship service

WEEKLY NEWS

MUSIC NEWS

Calling all Cantata Singers!

This year the Easter Cantata is again being presented on Easter Sunday, April

20th, at both the 8:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. services. If you would like to sing in the

Easter Choir the rehearsal schedule is as follows:

Sunday mornings from 10:30 a.m.—12:00 noon on:

March 16, 23, 30

April 6, 13

If you have to miss a Sunday morning rehearsal, you can catch up on some of the

cantata music on a Thursday evening. We will be rehearsing some of the cantata

music during our regular Thursday rehearsals from 8:00 p.m.—9:30 p.m. on:

March 20, 27

April 3, 10, 17

We would be very happy to have you join us for this special presentation. Any

questions please contact Marcella at 484-614-6604.

COMMUNITY MISSIONS

Jefferson Place/Good Samaritan Shelters

We are having a Saturday afternoon dinner at Jefferson Place on March 15, 2014. We

are expecting to serve 30 to 40 homeless adults from Jefferson Place and the Good

Samaritan shelters. We are planning on having ham, macaroni and cheese, pineapple

stuffing, string beans, rolls and butter, drinks and dessert. We are also planning on

leaving 20 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Sunday.

We are looking for volunteers to prepare the meal that we are serving and we are

looking for volunteers that would like to go to the shelter to serve dinner.

Please contact John Vondercrone at 610-935-1837 or jvondercrone@comcast.net, if

you are interested in volunteering.

Thank you.

Social Ministry Team – Community Missions

“...open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’”

Deuteronomy 15:11

COMMUNITY MISSIONS

Food Collection

We are collecting canned goods and non-perishable items for Jefferson Place, Good

Samaritan Shelter and PACS (Phoenixville Area Community Services), from Ash

Wednesday through Easter. Please pick up an item or two during your grocery shop-

ping. Boxes are in the Narthex for your donation.

Suggested items needed are cereal, juices, pancake mix, soup, peanut butter, jelly,

canned meat and fish, cheese spread, Jello, puddings, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti

and sauce, canned stew or pasta, rice, canned or instant potatoes, vegetables, baked

beans, canned or dried fruit, cake and biscuit mixes, napkins, toilet paper, sanitary

napkins, towels, tissues, bath or laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, bleach, cleaning

supplies, coffee, tea, creamer, powdered or canned milk, baby food, diapers, talcum

powder, lotion, mustard, catsup, vinegar, mayonnaise, salad dressing, oil, syrup,

sugar, salt and pepper.

Our thanks for your help!

Social Ministry Team – Community Missions

“...open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’”

Deuteronomy 15:11

Sunday’s Volunteers 3/9/14

Sunday Worship Services

8:45 AM Traditional Service

10:00 AM Adult Sunday School in library (“Experiencing God”)

10:00 AM Sunday School—meet in chapel, then in rooms:

Levi Pre-K through K (Video—CELC Theater)

Asher Grades 1-2 (Art—CELC Studio)

Naphtali Grades 3,4,5 (Cooking—CELC Lab)

11:00 AM Informal Service

Counters: Jean & Randy Mull, Ron Allen

Altar Guild: Alda Scheib, Holly Sollenberger, Nadine Stevenson

8:45 AM Service

Deacon: Helen Breitegam

Ushers:

Acolyte: Sam Perrone

11:00 AM Service

Deacon: Claire Evans

Ushers: Tom & Joyce Gradel

Acolyte: Will Cobb

If you have an emergency need for pastoral care, you may contact

Pastor Mueller on his cell phone at 302-545-3065.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Year-End Statements and Giving Envelopes are in the narthex along for you to pick up. Please note that giving numbers have been changed. If you still have giving envelopes from 2013, please do not use them for your giving, as we want to be sure that giving statements are correct. If you write your giving number on your check, please be sure that you are using the number from 2014.

Altar Guild is looking for more volunteers ladies or gentlemen, to help with preparing for worship services. Volunteers are assigned to a team and help out one month a year. We are especially in need of volunteers who attend the 11:00 AM worship service. If you are interested, please contact Frances Warren (484-686-8226 or Franceswarren@verizon.net).

WELCA Chester County Spring Women’s Luncheon will be on Sunday, March 23 at 1:00 PM at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Chester Springs. Come out and enjoy lunch and inspirational author and speaker, Robin Gilbert Luftig, while you experience fun and fellowship. The charitable project this year will be donating non-perishable food and paper goods to PACS. Contact Kim Tapscott with any questions (kim.tapscott@portescap.com or 484-678-9255). Registration deadline is March 10.

Annual Golf Classic The Clinic is holding their Annual Golf Classic on Tuesday May 27, at the Rivercrest Golf Club in Phoenixville. For sponsorship opportunities please contact Karen Larsen at 610-935-5464 or klarsen@theclinicpa.org.

Bethanne Gregory (on our prayer list), who grew up at Centennial Church, is recovering from severe injuries sustained in a car accident and is on complete bed rest for another 2 to 3 months. If you would like to send her a card to help her along with her recovery, her address is: Elizabeth Gregory Manor Care Health Services 724 North Charlotte St. Room 110 Pottstown PA 19464

Questions about designating offering to different funds? See Ron Allen, Tom Gradel, or Denise Ackroyd.

Giant Grocery Cards

You can purchase $25 or $50 pre-paid Giant grocery cards to benefit the youth

group. See Kathy Geiger or Beth Wise or contact the church office to order gift

cards.

Copies of the latest prayer list are in the narthex. To add someone to the list (you

must get their permission), contact Joanne at jbielef@dejazzd.com or 610-286-4813.

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If you have any announcements to include in the weekly Coming Events newsletter or to be placed in

the bulletin, please let Rebecca know by Tuesday morning (Rebecca@Centenniallutheran.org)

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