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 through April 30th.  (To read the full statement, click here.)

Every Sunday, new content will be posted to this page for a worship-on-demand experience that you can view anytime throughout the week. To see prior Sunday content, see the bottom of this page.

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. If you are facing a pastoral emergency or have questions, our staff will continue to available to support you. See the bottom of the page for contact information and referrals.

For tips on video viewing, see bottom of page.

Sunday, April 5 - Palm Sunday

 
 
 

hymn

Director of Music Ministry Jennifer Anderson plays a hymn to celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem for Palm Sunday with Hosanna, Loud Hosanna.

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SCRIPTURE READING

Children and Youth Director Katie Morris reads scripture from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible based on the Gospel of Luke 19:28-40.

sermon

Rev. David Colby shares the sermon Even the Stones Will Shout Aloud!.

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Music

Solosit David Winkworth and pianist Jayson Engquist share the song What is This Sound?.

closing prayer

Rev. David Colby shares closing prayer.

opportunity for involvement

Rev. Colby shares a message on generosity and opportunities for giving to Central and for the special offering One Great Hour of Sharing.

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Offering

If Central is your church home, we encourage you to continue your 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. You can give one time or set up a recurring payment by clicking on the donate button to the right. 

Announcements

 

While we won't be able to gather together to celebrate Easter, we would like you to help us celebrate good things in our lives right now.  Perhaps it is a story about helping a neighbor - or being helped. Are you seeing tulips starting to peak through the ground or perhaps delighting in the sidewalk chalk art by a neighboring child?  Do you have a favorite scripture verse to share or perhaps a picture of your favorite furry friend?  We invite you to share all of those things with us for a special feature video coming in an upcoming worship. Perhaps share:

  • A short (15 seconds or less) video

  • A photo with a brief description

  • A statement offering a message, scripture or thought

Submissions are due April 15. To learn more, click here! 

ECO-PALM TRADITION
As is tradition at Central, we once again ordered beautiful Eco-Palms for use in worship.  This order was harvested before in-person worship had been cancelled due to COVID-19 and was delivered to the church this week.  As we are unable to  to distribute them safely in this time of distance, the decision has been made to re-purpose the palms by burning them to create the ashes we will use for Ash Wednesday 2021. We hope you have found ways to create palms from paper (shown in template links in the hymn downloads above) or find greenery around your home to help celebrate this day and the start of Holy Week.

CONNECT WITH US
We invite you to check out our Facebook page every Sunday mornings between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. when our staff will be posting questions and photos and inviting you to share what your worship looks like.  Join us with your cup of coffee and ‘Pass the Peace’ on our Facebook page.

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. 102 and the voicemail will provide instruction to reach the pastor.

CHECK IN
Our staff along with Central’s Deacons are working to stay connected with everyone to ensure this time of distance remains meaningful and safe.  If at anytime you have health, safety, or prayer needs to be met, we invite you to email the church office or call (651) 224-4728. 

 

Past Sunday Worship Content

To view content, simply click on the date to go to that page.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29
Finding a Balm in Gilead [ Psalm 27 ]

SUNDAY, MARCH 22
The Valley of Dry Bones [ Ezekiel 37:1-14 ]

Looking for more? Check out our Sermon Archive and download recent sermons from the past few months.

Video Controls and Closed Captioning

To turn on closed captioning, click the CC at the bottom right of the page. To enlarge the video to full screen to better read the text, click the white box in the lower right corner. To exit full screen viewing, press the "ESC" key on your keyboard.

Sometimes computer volume is controlled separately from YouTube volume - look for volume keys on the keyboard or monitor.

 
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