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scripture

Katie Morris, Wendy Flinner and Heidi Jernstedt share this week's scripture reading of Luke 15: 11-32, as previously shared for Vacation Bible School. (VBS Compassion Camp curriculum and music created by Illustrated Ministry, LLC.)

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• Scripture Text: Luke 15:11-32

sermon

Rev. David Colby shares his sermon 'Compassion at the Table".

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• Sermon Text: Compassion at the Table

communion

Rev. David Colby invites you to the communion table.

During the Words of Institution, hear The Everlasting Arms by Mark Flinner, cello, and Wendy Flinner, piano.

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• Invitation to the Table

• Prayer of Great Thanksgiving

• Words of Institution

Communion Song

Hear In the Singing sung by Linda Kachelmeier, accompanied by Jennifer Anderson on piano.

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Sheet Music: In the Singing

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. 

JULY NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
The July newsletter hits the post office this week and will soon be in your mailbox with updates from the Anti-Racism Task Force, how we are being a church in this unusual time, an update from VocalPoint, plus lots of other goodies. To download the July newsletter, click here.

OPPORTUNITY FOR INVOLVEMENT: ST PAUL OPPORTUNITY CENTER
The Coordinated Mission Committee is inviting you to participate in our bi-monthly volunteering event on Saturday, July 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. serving lunch at the St. Paul Opportunity Center. The St. Paul Opportunity Center is part of Catholic Charities and is located at 422 Dorothy Day Place, St. Paul, MN. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old . This is our second year volunteering with Catholic Charities and we invite everyone at Central to serve. To sign up, go to the Volunteer page on our website. 

FROM THE ANTI-RACISM TASK FORCE
We need to keep talking about race, and be able to appreciate stories of life in Minnesota.  The Anti-Racism Task Force encourages the Central community to read A Good Time for the Truth: Race in MN.  This is a collection of sixteen essays by Native American writers and writers of color.  This is the selection of the One Minnesota Book Club / Friends of the St. Paul Public Library and people throughout Minnesota will be reading it.  Electronic copies of the book will be available for free downloads through EBooks Minnesota.  We hope you read the book, and reflect, and then plan to join others from Central in Zoom conversations that will be announced soon.

CENTRAL CONNECTION CIRCLES
Join the Deacon’s Connection Circles this Thursday as the current series continues. Connection Circles are teleconference Zoom sessions offered to provide an avenue for the Central community to connect and share a directed conversation, share concerns and offer support.  The series will be on Thursdays from 5 - 6:00 p.m. and running until July 9, then will move to 5:30 p.m. and continue on Thursdays until August 13.  Participants can be a part of one or as many as you like! For the Zoom access information, check the mid-week eConnect email newsletter each week or email Anna Sanchez in the church office. The Zoom link is the same every week.

THESE DAYS DEVOTIONALS AVAILABLE
The June-September volumes of These Days have arrived!  These Days is a quarterly publication of the Presbyterian Mission Agency featuring daily meditations and devotions written by clergy and lay leaders. Central Deacons distribute to the home-visit members and friends, and they are available upon request from Anna Sanchez in the office. 

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

• Deacons: Deacon Committee Chair, Mark Vance

• Music: Jennifer Anderson

• Children and Youth: Katie Morris

• General Inquiries: Anna Sanchez

• Communication/Website: Christie Rachelle