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(No Summer Sunday School on July 5)
9:30 AM — Worship Theme: A Summer Hymn Sing
Lectionary Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Psalm 48 Mark 6:1-13
Special Music—Alison Williams
Celebration of Found Coins: CUMC Youth Fund
10:45 AM — Fellowship Time
Summer Worship & Sunday School at 9:30 AM
Worship and Summer Sunday School will held at 9:30 AM through Sunday, September 13. Please make note of this seasonal change in our Worship and Sunday School schedule for the Summer. (There will be no Summer Sunday School sessions on the holiday weekends of July 5 and September 6.) On Sunday, September 13th, we will resume our regular schedule with Worship and Sunday School for Pre-K through 12th Grade Youth at 10:15 AM. The Adult Class will also resume its sessions at 9:00 AM on September 13. Save the afternoon of September 13 for our annual “Homecoming Picnic” at Merrill Park in Colonia. De-tails in the September edition of The Lamplighter, weekly Worship bulletins, and in weekly Centenary E-pistles to those for whom we have E-mail addresses.
Sunday, July 5, 2009 – 5th Sunday After Pentecost / Hymn Sing / Holy Communion
Dear Centenary Church Family:
This Sunday at Centenary: July 5, 2009
The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost / Sacrament of Holy Communion
No Sunday Summer School because of Independence Day Weekend
9:30 AM– Worship Theme: A Summer Hymn Sing
Lectionary Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Psalm 48 Mark 6:1-13
Special Readings: Colossians 3:12-17 Psalm 8
Children’s Message:Assistant Pastor Terrilisa Durham Bauknight
Celebration of Found Coins:Elijah’s Promise
Music:Alison Williams, Oboe- God Is Gone up with a Shoutby J. S. Bach
10:45 AM – Fellowship Time(Room 20)
Just a Reminder that the Centenary Church Office will be closed
on Friday, July 3, 2009, in observance of Independence Day.
We hope you all have a Happy 4th of July!
Summer Worship: Worship and Summer Sunday School will held at 9:30 AM. through Sunday, September 13, 2009. Please make note of this seasonal change in our Worship and Sunday School schedule for the Summer. (Note: There will be no Summer Sunday School sessionson the holiday weekends of July 5and September 6.)On “Homecoming Sunday,” September 13th, we will resume our regular schedule with Worship and Sunday School for Pre-K through 12thGrade Youth at 10:15 AM. The Adult Class will also resume its sessions at 9:00 AM on September 13 in the Sunshine Room. Save the afternoon of September 13 for our annual “Homecoming Picnic” at Merrill Park in Colonia.Details in the September edition of The Lamplighter, weekly Worship bulletins, and in weekly Centenary E-pistles to those for whom we have E-mail addresses.
Summer Music Volunteers Being Sought: Again this summer volunteers are providing music during the Offertory. The selection needs only to be about two minutes and can be vocal, piano or instrumental of any kind (accompaniment, if needed, will be provided by Jonathan Benjamin, Jim Sabo or Steve Mosteller.) A sheet has been posted on the Choir Room door for you to choose your preferred week, or contact Shirley Mosteller.
Thank You
It is amazing how quickly the year has passed, yet my time of Sabbatical has come to an end. It will be a joy to return to the pulpit at Centenary.
THANK YOU to Rev. Painter and those of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee and my Centenary Family who gave me the time to reflect, relax (that will take some more learning) and complete a writing that was very applicable to my time and needs. In addition, thank you for the notes and cards when there were difficult times (health) and good times (birthday and Teacher-of-the-Year). I return with new ideas, questions, and understanding. Most important, I return ready to serve.
Blessings and Love, Rev. Terrilisa Durham Bauknight, Assistant Pastor
Vacation Bible School—“Rome”—July 27-31: Strap on your sandals for fun, adventure and God’s love—in Rome! The children will explore a crowded Roman market place, tiptoe past Roman guards, encourage Christians in an underground church and visit Paul for daily discoveries about Paul’s life.
Rome…where the Bible comes to life! Race a chariot, try on a toga, and experience the power of Scripture and the courage of the early church.
Rome…where the Apostle Paul is your Bible teacher. Each day you will visit Paul’s cell, soaking in Scriptures as Paul shares what he’s writing and applies it to kids’ experiences.
Vacation Bible School will cost $15.00 per child. Please call the Church Office for a registration form at 732-548-7622.
Persons are invited to sponsor the time of coffee and refreshmentsfollowing our Sunday Worship services.Please consider sponsoring a refreshment time and signing up for one of the many available weeks on the2009Refreshment Chart in the Narthex. Information on what you need to provide is available on the information sheet attached to the Refreshment Chart.Thank you for providing hospitality on a Sunday morning.
Flower Arrangements: Persons are invited to sponsor flower arrangements for our Worship services. A 2009 Flower Chart is posted in the Narthex.Floral arrangements cost $25.00 each week to sponsor. Information is available from our Flower Chairperson, Linda Serentino (732-940-2135) or by calling the Church Office. Thank you for providing these beautiful tributes for our Sunday services.
Food Collection—Sunday, July 19:Please bring cereals, staple food items in plastic jars or cans, and paper products to share with senior residents in Perth Amboy. We and they are deeply grateful for your generous sharing.
Special Appeal for Diapers and Infant/Toddler Food for Amandla Crossing:Your assistance is needed to provide diapers (sizes#3, #4, #5 & #6…andpull-ups) and infant & toddler food for children at Amandla Crossing. Please bring the items to Centenary and leave them in the boxes provided in the Narthex. Thank you. —
Your Mission Committee
Grocery Gift Cards
Centenary has been selling grocery gift cards as an ongoing successful fundraiser for a few years now. The church makes a profit of 5% for every $1000.00 sold. We have grocery gift cards to Pathmark, A & P, and Shop-Rite. They work like any other gift card that you would use in a retail store.
If you have any questions about the coupons, please see me after church and I would be glad to explain. Our goal is to have more people buy and use these cards to raise funds for our church. Family, friends, and neighbors can also purchase cards and they make a great gift, as well.
On a side note, we could use some people to help out in the summer months. If I am not able to come to church one Sunday, we could use someone to step in and sell the cards so we do not lose continuity. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Please see me after church if you think you can help.—Ruth Valentine
Centenary United Methodist Women
DO YOU KNIT, CROCHET, OR DO ANY OTHER CRAFT??It is not too early to think about doing something for the Women’s booth at the Metuchen Fair. The Metuchen Fair is the first weekend in October and we need many items to sell at the fair. This is our only fund raiser for the year. If you have any ideas or can make some items for the fair, please talk to Sylvia Woodfield (732-549-9042) and give her your suggestions. If you have an idea for a craft, let her know and we can arrange for a workshop so that others may share in the craft.
CAMPBELL SOUP LABELSand other related products: We are still collecting these labels for the Red Bird Mission. There have been BIGchanges to the Labels program. The part of the label that we need is the UPC section along with the Labels for Education symbol.Please check out the UMW bulletin board (in the area near the Men’s Room) for more information on how these labels need to be collected. There is a basket in the Church Library to receive your labels. The Red Bird Mission, in Beverly, Kentucky, is a Mission Project of the United Methodist Church. The latest newsletter from the Red Bird Mission says they expect to be able to acquire a van in 2009 with their 1,600,000 points received from all the Labels that they received for the last two years.
Summer Giving
Please faithfully use your offering envelopes during the Summer, and at every possible opportunity to help with the progress our Church is making in underwriting our ministry and mission this year. God is good to us, and one by one we can make a difference in sharing the gospel story, if we work together in the days ahead.
Thank you in the name of Jesus Christ for making ministry possible.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Only $7.00 per person
Children 10 and under – $5.00
Proceeds will be designated to support a proposed November 2009
Volunteer-in-Mission Trip to North Carolinato work with our United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in flood repair and relief.
Centenary United Methodist Church
200 Hillside Avenue, Metuchen, NJ
732-548-7622
Hearts of Remembrance Children’s Day: A Celebration of Life:The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice program is sponsoring the fifth annual HEARTS OF REMEMBRANCE CHILDREN’S DAY: A CELEBRATION OF LIFE, a free grief support camp designed for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the death of a loved one. The camp will be held from 10:00 AMto 2:00 PMon Saturday, July 18, rain or shine, at 2 Allencrest Road, Rumson, NJ07760. Children will enjoy a summer day filled with meaningful, uplifting activities and positive reflection. For more information about the camp, and/or to request an application for your child, please contact 732-493-2220. Registration is required by July 7.
Some Thoughts for This Week:
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. – Abraham Lincoln
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. – William J. Clinton
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. – Erma Bombeck
America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact—the first community in which [people] set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. – Adlai Stevenson
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~ Elmer Davis
The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation. ~ Woodrow Wilson
Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
Let freedom never perish in your hands. ~ Joseph Addison
Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of [people] and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson
That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. ~ John Burroughs, Journal
Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. ~ Louis D. Brandeis
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. ~ Albert Camus
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. ~ Dick Cheney
Liberty is the breath of life to nations. ~ George Bernard Shaw
We on this continent should never forget that [people] first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. ~ Robert J. McCracken
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom “to” and freedom “from.” ~ Marilyn vos Savant, in Parade
9:30 AM – Worship & Summer Sunday School
Preacher:John D. Painter Theme: The Courage Continues
Lectionary Readings: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Ephesians 1:3-14
Psalm 24 Mark 6:14-29
10:30 AM – Fellowship Time(Room 20)
Prayer for the Week of July 5:Eternal God, in a world overstuffed with religion, I would humbly submit my own religion to you for review. Help me discern within it what ought to be jettisoned, what ought to be preserved, and what ought to be refined. Lead me in the way that is everlasting; through Christ my Lord. Amen.
I look forward to sharing with many of you in Worship and Christian Fellowship on Sunday during this Independence Day weekend.
In Christ’s Love, Pastor John