Worship Online
Central’s Session has agreed that it is in the best interest of all who worship at Central, and all who are served by our community, to cancel all in-person worship and activities at Central until further notice. Every Sunday, new content will be posted to this page for a worship-on-demand experience that you can view anytime throughout the week. For those without regular internet access, we are mailing worship materials via postal mail. If you have limited web access or know of someone in need of mailed content, please contact Anna Sanchez or call (651) 224-4748.
For tips on video viewing, see the bottom of this page.
Sunday, January 24
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WELCOME
Casey Wells welcomes us with the call to worship.
prelude
Jennifer Anderson, Central's Director of Music Ministry, plays "Meditation" by Leon Boellmann from the sanctuary.
Children’s Time
Children and Youth Ministry Coordinator, Katie Morris, reads the story of Jonah from "Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible" from Flyaway Books.
Sermon
Doug Throckmorton and Casey Wells share a sermon "Jonah Revisited" based on the scripture reading of Jonah 3 & 4.
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Solo
Soloist Abbie Betinis sings "Roll Down, Justice" by Mark A. Miller with accompaniment by Steve Swanson.
Prayer
Doug Throckmorton shares our closing prayer.
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benediction
"The Storm is Passing Over" Sung by Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota and VocalPoint.
4 Ways to Give
If Central is your church home, we encourage you to continue your regular tithes and offerings during this season. In so many ways, the work of Central is more important than ever before as we step up to serve those lacking important resources of daily living. To make your offering this week, simply click on an icon below.
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Announcements
THIS WEEKEND WITH VOCALPOINT
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Emilie Amrein of the Choral Commons this Sunday (January 24) at 1:00 p.m.. Choral Commons aims to provide a space for choirs and conductors to envision innovative and equity-centered practice and to confront racism, poverty, ableism, LGBTQ discrimination, displacement, and much more. We will participate in an interactive webinar led by Dr. Amrein as we explore ways that VocalPoint can thrive into the future as our best self.
Learn more and register at www.vocalpointchorus.org/amplify.
QUESTIONS AND EMERGENCIES
If at anytime you have questions, concerns or ideas, we invite you to reach out to our staff who will continue to be available. While voice mail will be checked as staff are able, we encourage you to send emails for more immediate response. If you have a pastoral emergency, please call 651-224-4728 ext. 100 and the voicemail will provide instruction to reach the deacons.
Deacons: Deacon Committee Chair, Mark Vance
Music: Jennifer Anderson
Children and Youth: Katie Morris
General Inquiries: Anna Sanchez
Communication/Website: Christie Rachelle
LICENSE
Permission to reprint, podcast, and stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-712575.
All rights reserved.
Past Sunday Worship Content
To view content, simply click on the date to go to that page.
Sunday, January 17 - Elder Dr. Ernest Lloyd Preaching
Reflections from “Letters from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
[ Isaiah 49:1-7, Proverbs 3:3-6, and 1 Corinthians 15:58 ]
Sunday, January 10 - Rev. Lou Bender Preaching
Baptism: Remember? [ Mark 1:4-11 ]
Sunday, January 3
Guided by a Star [ Matthew 2:1-12 ]
Looking for more? Check out our Sermon Archive and view sermons from the past year.
Video Controls and Closed Captioning
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