Central United Methodist Church

Mark Your Calendars     

*Joint Worship Service and Luncheon Sunday, February 1st 11:00 am

*Ash Wednesday Pancake Dinner and Service Wednesday, February 18th 5:00pm

 

WOW Fellowship Meal Wednesday, January 28th 5:15 pm                     

The menu this week is Taco Bar.

The cost of the meal is $5 per person or $15 max per family. Please call the church office by Tuesday noon to sign up.

 

Epiphany Sermon Series: “Be Thou My Vision”

Throughout life, we may be blessed with important epiphanies that define the direction we take or the behavior we exhibit. We may discover a passion that we pursue as a vocation. We may develop a friendship that changes the way we look at the world. Or perhaps we meet someone who teaches us something important about ourselves. Epiphanies, or that feeling of suddenly becoming aware of something important, often give us a vision of what or who we are becoming.

The season of Epiphany in the Christian world marks the first

manifestation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, represented by the Magi, and the revelation of his divinity. This historical event gave humanity a new vision of who we are and what we are meant to become. Over the next several weeks, we will explore that vision, what it means for us today, and how it impacts our individual and collective lives. I hope that you will join us during this exciting season of the church as we embrace God’s vision!

 

Adult Wednesday Night Study:

Join us as we partner with Canton Presbyterian and Rev. Esta Jarrett for an Epiphany Bible study based on the Feasting on the Word curriculum. The study will follow the lectionary through the season of Epiphany on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm., following our fellowship meal.

  

Camp Tekoa

Registration for Camp Tekoa is open for summer camp for our elementary students that have completed Kindergarten! Please see Erin Gamez for a flyer for open dates and info. 

 

College Valentine Care Packages

We are preparing to mail a care package to our college and young adult group. If you would like to donate to this please mark your offering as College Care Package, or you can see Erin Gamez/Pam Kearse or sign up on the opportunity form to donate specific items for these boxes. Thank you for supporting this ministry and showing the love of Jesus to these special members of Central’s family.

 

Sweetheart Gala Helpers Needed for the ARC

On March 27th, the ARC of Haywood County will host their annual Sweetheart Gala at First UMC Waynesville. They need and welcome volunteers to help make this event successful! They are finalizing a volunteer sign up link, but we want you to put this on your calendar so that you can help show the love of Christ to this community during this fun event! We will pass along more information and the sign up link as it becomes available!

 

Joint Worship Service and Luncheon February 1st

On Sunday, February 1st we will have a joint worship service and lunch with the Pigeon River Cooperative Churches. Bishop Ken Carter will be our guest speaker. The Pigeon River Cooperative is a group of churches (Canton First UMC, Clyde Central UMC, Longs UMC, Love First UMC, Morning Star UMC, and us) in the Smoky Mountain District that have all agreed to collaborate in shared mission, outreach, fellowship, and discipleship. The pastors of these churches communicate regularly to share observations and needs and to work toward a shared vision in our community. By forming a cooperative, we have embraced our connectionalism as United Methodists and affirmed that we can pursue God’s will more effectively together.  Please sign up or call the church office if you are able to join us for lunch.

 

Pecans

The United Women in Faith are selling pecans. They have pecans, walnuts and almonds, along with 3 flavors of pecan rolls. You can call the church office or you can see any of their members to get your pecans and nuts. These are great for your baking and they also make great gifts.

 

Blessing Box/Backpack Ministry

We are in very short supply of items for the Blessing Box! We need donations of non-perishable food items and toiletry/hygiene supplies. (We are ok on toothbrushes and toothpaste.) We especially need cereal, breakfast items, hearty soups/hearty meal items. We are also collecting microwavable pasta cups for the Backpack Ministry with North Canton Elementary. We will be packing for 81 students each week. Thank you for supporting these ministries!

  

Inclement Weather Policy

Just a reminder that our church’s policy is to follow the Haywood County Schools schedule for bad weather closings for Wednesday evening activities. If school is cancelled or dismissed due to bad weather our Wednesday WOW activities will be cancelled. We will also post announcements on Facebook and thru email if possible. 

Also, we will use Facebook, email, and the phone tree to make announcements if weather affects Sunday morning services.