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, May 10
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Prelude Reflection
Director of Music Ministry Jennifer Anderson plays a new composition Prelude in C Major by J. David Moore.
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Reflection Text - Psalm 121 Assurance of God’s Pardon
Scripture
Mary Miller leads worship with a scripture reading from Acts 14:20-28.
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Scripture Text: Acts 14:20-28
Children’s Time
Children & Youth Ministry Coordinator Katie Morris leads a lesson for kids about movement.
Sermon
Reverend David Colby delivers a sermon entitled The Church Is On the Move, focusing on strengthening souls and continuing in faith.
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Sermon Text: The Church is On the Move
prayer
Rev. David Colby leads prayer.
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Hymn
Central Choir section leaders Shanta Hejmadi and Adam Van der Sluis sing the worship hymn Morning Has Broken.
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Sheet Music - Morning Has Broken
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
MAY NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
The May newsletter is now available. To read, simply click here. This month's edition is different from our usual content. While historically Connect Central has focused on events and activities of the church, in this unusual time, the newsletter is more introspective with thoughtful articles that allow us to give pause in this time. We hope you find value in the change for this month.
CENTRAL CONNECTION CIRCLES
Thank you to everyone who participated in this week’s Connection Circles. The Deacon group coordinating these Zoom events is exploring interest and potential content areas. If there is enough interest, the next step will be to foster small group development where a host meets with 6 to 8 people for 6 weeks to explore a topic and support each other. Team members will be contacting congregation members to see who would be interested in being part of a group and who would be willing to be a host. If you have questions or interest in small groups or serving as a host, we invite you to speak with one of the Connection Circle planning team members: Laura Williams, Laura Hutton, Linda Berglund, and Maureen Smith.
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.
Pastoral care: Rev. David Colby
Music: Jennifer Anderson
Children and Youth: Katie Morris
General Inquiries: Anna Sanchez
Communication/Website: Christie Rachelle
Past Sunday Worship Content
To view content, simply click on the date to go to that page.
Sunday, May 3
They Broke Bread at Home [ Acts 2:42-46 ]
Sunday, April 26
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly [ Micah 6:6-8 ]
Sunday, April 19
The Peace of Jesus Christ [ John 20:19-31 ]
Sunday, April 12 - EASTER SUNDAY
Easter in a Time of Social Distancing [ John 20:1-18 ]
Friday, April 10 - GOOD FRIDAY
Good Friday [ Psalm 22:1-5 ]
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 - MAUNDY THURSDAY
Last Supper Together | Love One Another [ John 13:33-38 ]
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 - PALM SUNDAY
Even the Stones Will Shout Aloud! [ Luke 19:28-40 ]
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
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