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, February 7
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WELCOME
Rev. Phillip Romine and Hugo welcome all and share the call to worship.
anthem
Trio Shanta Hejmadi, Abbie Betinis, Adam Van der Sluis sing “On Eagle’s Wings” with accompaniment by Jennifer Anderson.
Children’s Time
Children and Youth Ministry Coordinator Katie Morris shares a time for children.
Scripture
Natalie and Eliana share our scripture reading of Isaiah 40:21-31 and Mark 1:29-39.
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meditation and communion
Rev. Phillip Romine shares a meditation titled "Clarity in Darkness" as well as the sacrament of communion and prayer.
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Hymn
Soloist Eric Bartlett and pianist Jennifer Anderson share the hymn "Feed Us, Lord".
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
JOIN US FOR COFFEE TIME ON SUNDAY!
After watching worship, head over to zoom and connect for a casual coffee time with others from Central. We may not have coffee and cookies waiting in the Friendship Room, but we can offer great casual conversations! Kiera Faye will lead with Phil Romaine joining us and you will have opportunity to talk with many in break-out groups. (The zoom link can be found in the mid-week eConnect email.) Coffee Time is offered on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. with the same Zoom link for all.
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
The February newsletter is now available for download. Simply click here for the updates coming worship and Lent, upcoming events and a special gift from the music ministry! If you wish to have the newsletter emailed or mailed to you every month, you can sign up here.
VOCALPOINT AMPLIFY: IT’S A WRAP!
Thanks to all who helped VocalPoint celebrate its 10th Anniversary last week in the church parking lot! All 9 of the previous non-profits were supported by your donations, and the total will be announced at the February 7th final VocalPoint session on Zoom. We will be sharing more from this season in the coming days, including the debut of the VocalPoint Virtual Choir piece! Register for this online event on VocalPoint's website.
OPPORTUNITY FOR INVOLVEMENT
The Coordination Mission Committee is sponsoring a donation drive at Central in February to benefit the Rice Street Food Shelf, part of Keystone Community Services. Even with donations over the holidays, they are experiencing great needs in the following areas:
Food related - soup, peanut butter, jelly, sugar, flour, cereal, rice, vegetable oil
Household - dish soap, toilet paper, paper towels
Personal hygiene- tampons, pads, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap
Baby items- diapers, baby wipes
Financial donations can also be made in the form of a check made out to Keystone Community Services. Please write “Rice Street” on the memo portion of your check. A drive-up donation drop-off will be held on Sundays, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the MPR parking lot. You can also drop donations off at church on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. by February 25th, please buzz to be let in. Donations can be left on the front table in the dining room.
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 31 - Rev. John Severson
Do You Need a SERT? [ Psalm 21 ]
Sunday, January 24 - Casey Wells & Doug Throckmorton
Jonah Revisited [ Jonah 3 & 4 ]
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.
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