Sunday, March 4, 2007 – Sacrament of Holy Communion
Dear Centenary Church Family:
We will gather at 10:15 AM in our Sanctuary for Worship and Sunday School on March 4, The Second Sunday in Lent. I will share a word with the children before they and youth through 12th grade are invited to attend Sunday School classes. My morning Message, No Turning Back… will be based on the readings from the Gospel of Luke 13:31-35 and Epistle to the Philippians 3:17-4:1…as well as the traditional American folk hymn, I Have Decided to Follow Jesus, which we will sing following the Message. Our Chancel Choir will offer the anthem Just As I Am, Lord by Don Besig during the Offertory, and then Blessed by the Bread, Graced by the Wine by Mary Kay Beall as we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion together. Our Celebration of Found Coins for March will be designated for the “Nothing But Nets” anti-malaria campaign. Please see the information below…as well as information about an additional special offering for The Centenary Fund which is being requested for this Sunday.
Read MorePodcast – February 25, 2007
Begin in the Wilderness, based on the Gospel reading for this First Sunday in Lent from Luke 4:1-13.
Read MoreSunday, February 25, 2007 – The First Sunday in Lent
Dear Centenary Church Family:
Yesterday–Ash Wednesday–marked the beginning of the penitential Season of Lent and the beginning of our 40-day (less Sundays) journey toward Jerusalem, Calvary and the open tomb of Easter (April 8 ). This Sunday, February 25, we will gather for Worship in our Sanctuary at 10:15 AM on The First Sunday in Lent. Our Junior Choir will sing Panis Angelicus by César Franck, as arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen, following which I will share a word with the children. (Children from Pre-K through Senior High School will be dismissed for Sunday School following the Children’s Meditation.) We will celebrate the Sacrament of Christian Baptism for Ryan Ross Peters and Drew Graham Peters, sons of Jeffrey and Melissa Peters, and grandsons of Tom and Nancy Moyer. My Morning Message, Begin in the Wilderness, is based on the Gospel reading for this First Sunday in Lent from Luke 4:1-13. We will also share in the reading from the Hebrew Scriptures in Deuteronomy 26:1-11. Our Chancel Choir will sing Lord, From the Depths I Call to You, music by George Frideric Handel, as edited and arranged by Hal H. Hopson. For the final Sunday in February, our Celebration of Found Coins will be designated for the Greater NJ Annual Conference Media Center.
Read MorePodcast – February 18, 2007
A Glimpse of Glory, based on the Transfiguration reading from Luke 9:28-34a, as well as the reading from Exodus 34:29-35.
Read MoreSunday, February 18, 2007 — Transfiguration Sunday
Dear Centenary Church Family:
As we gather for Worship at 10:15 AM this Sunday, February 18, we celebrate Transfiguration Sunday and mark the final Sunday of the Season of Epiphany. (We will begin the penitential Season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, February 21.) Michael Savoia will share a special word with the children before they and youth through 12th grade are invited to attend Sunday School classes. My morning Message, A Glimpse of Glory, will be based on the Transfiguration reading from Luke 9:28-34a, as well as the reading from Exodus 34:29-35. Our Chancel Choir will sing The Silent Stars Shine Down on Us by Thomas Keesecker during the Offertory. Our Celebration of Found Coins is designated for the Greater NJ Media Center, which provides the video resources we use for a number of our classes and studies…including the Nooma series at present in the Adult Class on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM.
Read MoreSunday, February 18, 2007 – The Last Sunday After The Epiphany / Transfiguration Sunday
9:00 AM Adult Class (Nooma Series)
10:15 AM Worship & Sunday School for Pre-K children through 12th Grade youth
Preacher: John D. Painter Theme: A Glimpse of Glory
Lectionary Readings: Exodus 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Psalm 99 Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)
5:30 PM Junior Choir
6:30 PM Centenary United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Music: Our Chancel Choir will sing The Silent Stars Shone Down on Us by Thomas Keesecker
Celebration of Found Coins: Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Media Center
Sunday, February 11, 2007 — Youth Sunday
Dear Centenary Church Family:
On this Sunday, February 11, members and leaders of our Centenary United Methodist Youth Fellowship will plan and lead our 10:15 AM service of Worship. Our Harris Ringers will offer a medley of African-American spirituals as everyone gathers for Worship. Lois Hines and members of the CUMYF will share in a special message for the children…after which the children may depart for Sunday School classes. Our youth will also bring the morning Message, The Rich Family in Church. The Scripture readings for the morning are Jeremiah 17: 5-10 and Luke 6:17-26. Our Chancel Choir will sing an arrangement of the Spiritual Gonna Be A Great Day by J. Paul Williams/Joseph M. Martin. Our Celebration of Found Coins will be designated for the Greater NJ Annual Conference Media Center.
Read MoreSunday, February 11, 2007 – The Sixth Sunday After The Epiphany /
9:00 AM Adult Class (Nooma Series)
10:15 AM Worship & Sunday School for Pre-K children through 12th Grade youth
Our Centenary United Methodist Youth will plan & lead the Worship Service.
Message The Rich Family in Church Centenary UMYF
Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-10 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Psalm 1 Luke 6:17-26
5:30 PM Junior Choir
6:30 PM Centenary United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Music: Our Chancel Choir will sing Gonna Be A Great Day by J. Paul Williams/Joseph M. Martin
Celebration of Found Coins: Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Media Center
“The Gift of Love” A Sermon Delivered by The Rev. John D. Painter at
Centenary United Methodist Church, Metuchen, New Jersey
January 28, 2007
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Podcast – February 4, 2007
Assistant Pastor Terrilisa Durham Bauknight brings the main morning message, Extra! Extra! Read All About It! based on the reading from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.
Read MoreSunday, February 4, 2007 – The 5th Sunday After the Epiphany / Holy Communion
Dear Centenary Church Family:
Greetings from central Florida…where it’s a bit cooler than usual for this time of year. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in these days. And we will be thinking of you especially this Sunday, February 4, as you gather for Worship at 10:15 AM. Assistant Pastor Terrilisa Durham Bauknight will bring a special message for the children…after which they and youth through 12th grade will depart for Sunday School…and she will offer the main morning Message, Extra! Extra! Read All About It! based on the reading from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. There will also be a reading from the Gospel of Luke 5:1-11. Our Chancel Choir will offer the beautiful Here I Am, Lord by Daniel Schutte, arranged by Jack Schrader. And as you gather to share the Sacrament of Holy Communion, the choir will sing Communion Song by Mark Weston. The Celebration of Found Coins for February is designated for the Greater NJ Annual Conference Media Center, from which we receive many of the video materials we use in our Christian education programs.
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