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Seeking Your Input With Central Rays
The staff of Central Church requests your input! We would like your help in evaluating the usefulness of the Central Rays monthly newsletter. To serve the congregation and the church in the best and most effective way possible, we would like your input on the style and content of the newsletter. Sunday, November 5, and Sunday, November 12, everyone will get to vote with the chance to win $20 in Ol’ Mill Bucks. In the Narthex, there will be tables set up with ex-amples of different newsletters and styles. You will vote by placing your name in a container indicating which one you feel is the most valuable to us here at Central. We will then draw a name among the voters for the prize! The redesigned Central Rays newsletter will go into effect on January 1, 2018. Help us serve you better by giving your input!! There will also be a table set up for children and youth to feel part of the activity! They will get to vote on their favorite holiday and may also guess the number of candies in a jar. The closest guess will win the jar of candy!
Thanksgiving Meal
You’re invited to a Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday, November 15, beginning at 5:00 pm. Our JAM cooks and helpers will serve a full Thanksgiving meal, and everyone is invited to come and enjoy this time of fellowship. We hope to see you there and bring your friends!!
Where Can You Find Us?
Television: Radio:
ITC Cable Channel 95 KMSD 1510
Mondays at 10:00 am & 7:00 pm Sundays at 11:00 am
Midcontinent Cable Channel 3
Sundays at 5:30 pm www.milbankcentral.org
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Kids Hope
Slowly mentors are getting started with their students as the school year goes along. There is a wait list for kids who need mentors. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please visit with Kristy Liebe! She would love to get you started! Mentors - please stop in and see Kristy when you have a chance! We need to update background checks as part of keeping our children and you safe. Kristy will have the forms in her office for you to complete. Thanks!
Many Exciting Things Happening with Children’s Ministries
We had an amazing turn out for our Fall Festival on October 25th
. Approximately 200 people were served a meal and 100 treat bags were given to children attending the event! About 40 volunteers stepped up to help make the evenings activities a success. Thank you so much to everyone who helped and attended our Fall Festival! Check out our Facebook page to see pictures of the night’s events! Wednesday, November 8
th we will be going to the courthouse to pack the Holiday
meals. We usually pack about 200 boxes with items like veggies, stuffing, fruit, and other items to make a wonderful holiday meal. Please, feel free to join us with this opportunity to help oth-ers in our community! We will start with the meal at church at 5:30 pm and then leave to go to the courthouse by 6:00 pm. We will return to the church by 7:15 pm.
Preschool – 5th
grade will be performing during the worship services on Sunday, November 12
th.
November 22nd
there will be no JAM activities. No Sunday School on November 26
th!
Thinking Ahead: The Children’s Christmas Program will be on Sunday, December 17.
Winter weather cancellation
policy for Central Church is if
Milbank schools are closed,
then the Church and all
church activities are can-
celled.
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Pray Without Ceasing By Sheila Dailie
“Breakthrough Prayer” was a workshop presented in the Dakotas almost three years ago. Reverend Sue Nilson Kibbey presented tools and resources to help churches incorpo-rate prayer in their personal and congregational life. Topics included what prayer is NOT, what prayer is, types of prayer, personal prayer style, prayer walking, prayer chains, and prayer at church during weekdays. Participants were challenged to consider these key questions: What if prayer was the focus of your church? What would that look like? Our discipleship commission is helping each committee identify a “prayer focus” per-son. During November and December, the church library will be a “prayer center” between services on Sunday mornings. There will be a printed prayer guide, and a couple of people that you can pray with, or share your prayers requests.
Through the Bible in a Year By Sheila Dailie
What better way to prepare our hearts for the season of gratitude and thanksgiving than by seeing the power of the Holy Spirit as the church began to form! We will be intro-duced to the letters and theology of Paul as the bridge between Old Testament under-standing and New Testament fulfillment unfolds. As I begin my fifth consecutive journey through the Bible, it continues to unfold new truth and light for my path. (Psalm 119:105) “For the word of God is living and power-ful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 Join in reading the Bible, the words that lead us to the very heart of God, for a few minutes each day. Most days we read four to five pages. If you are on Facebook, ask to join our group by contacting Sheila Dailie.
Communion Servers
We are creating the list of servers for 2018 for Holy Commun-ion for both services. If you are interested in serving, please call Ste-ve or Brenda Nomeland at 320-219-3038.
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“Throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it” (Malachi 3:10).
90 Day Tithing Challenge
Just a reminder to prayerfully consider
signing up for the 90 Day Tithing Challenge.
The tithe is a very practical and tangible way to
put God first. If you are not tithing already, a
great way to start is with the 90 Day Tithing
Challenge. If God doesn’t hold true to His prom-
ises of blessings when you take the 90 Day Chal-
lenge, Central UMC will refund 100% of your
tithe. No questions asked. The sign-up sheets are
located in the pew offering envelope slots and
in the Church Office. For more information, con-
tact Adam Koplin or Jason Kettwig.
October Finance Numbers as of
October 31, 2017
Total Budget Offering $50,468
Total Expenses $40,023
Back Pack $1,428.00
UMCOR $125.00
Sunday School $161.00
World Communion $58.00
Gess Eye Clinic $295.00
Food Pantry $200.00
Zimbabwe Mission $10,000
Automatic Clearing House (ACH)
No longer will you need to remember to bring your check-book or that seemingly nonexistent thing called “CASH” to church. ACH (automatic debit) giving is now available at Central as an alter-native to writing a check to the church each week or month. You can elect to have a withdrawal done on the 1st or the 15th of each month. The sign-up forms can be found in the Church Office and periodically in the bulletins. For more information please contact Adam Koplin or Jason Kettwig.
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Prayers of the People
Seasoned Citizens of Central
Thursday, November 9th
Central United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 9:30 to 11:00 am
Beloved Hymns Sing Along and Stories By
Shirley Conraads
Come, bring a friend, and enjoy coffee and rolls with fellowship & singing.
Call the Church Office (432-4766) if you need a ride.
Please Note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, articles for the December issue of
the Central Rays Newsletter are due Thursday November 16.
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End of Year Spending
Committee Chairs and members, please be sure to have all of your committee’s spending completed by the end of November, so that all bills may be paid from the 2017 budget. If we receive bills after December 1, the bill may be paid out of the 2018 budget.
Thank you, Finance Committee
Children Performing
Children from preschool through fifth grade will be performing during both worship services on Sunday, November 12. Come enjoy this special time with our children! Worship ser-vices are at 8:30 am and 11:00 am.
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We are continuously trying to update our lists. Please notify the Central Church Office
at [email protected] or 432-4766 with any additions or corrections..
Nov. 1 Marge Bohn Florrie Smith Nov. 2 Janis Baldwin William Kill Nov. 3 Mack Koplin Samantha Staehling Owen Neely Micah Schrupp Mason Schrupp Nov. 4 Paula Brakke Johanna Fischer Jayne Paysen Nov. 5 Beverly Schultz Brian Ludwig Steven Grabow
Nov. 8 Sean Pinkert Sherri Schneck Nov. 11 Sherri Veen Tom Hunt Nov. 12 Brittney Pauli Erek Holmquist Nov. 14 Julie Ludwig Christian Peery Jim Cloos Nov. 16 Ruth Ann Settje Dylan Bohn Nov. 17 Danielle Bock Nov. 18 Estelle Schweer Nov. 19 Jessica Seehafer Nov. 20 Jim Grorud Jasias Bock
Rosemary Brink Nov. 21 Taylor Frevert Jalyn Anderson Nov. 22 Lucas Loeschke Nov. 24 Tami Rise Sue Oslund Paul VanderWal Nov. 25 Marilyn Robinson Nov. 26 Mark Comstock, Sr. Parker Fredrichsen Mick Loeschke Nov. 28 Adam Pauli Evan Grong Nov. 29 Jim Anderson Gage Sayler
Nov. 9 Kirk & Janis Baldwin Nov. 11 Jason & Chely Wellnitz Nov. 12 Arvid & Janet Liebe Nov. 17 Larry & Barb Bohn Nov. 26 Brian & Renae Fox
Nov. 28 Jason & Meridith Biel
Graf, Tim & Jean *Denholm, John & Marlys *Elder, Maxine Gonzenbach, Dave & Stacy
Gonzenbach, Max & Jeanne Grabow, Jason Keller, Tyler & Lindsey Loeschke, Matt & Jackie
Mielitz, Jerry & Cheri Schulte, Calvin & Jena Simmons, Scott & Robin Spors, Steven & Kayla
Staehling, April Stengel, Eric & Sarah Stengel, Tim & Sue Zuver, Leland & Jan
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Central Book Club
The Central Book Club is meeting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, November 21, in the Fel-
lowship Hall to discuss the October book, “Life After” by Katie Ganshert .
Anyone can join the book club. Central Church will provide the books and all that is
asked is a free will donation. If you are interested in joining, please call Jen in the Church
Office at 432-4766 so that we can be sure to have a book for you.
Thanksgiving Worship
The Community Thanksgiving Worship Service will be held on Tuesday, November 22, at 7:00 pm at Parkview United Methodist Church.
ADVENT MEALS
Wednesdays, we celebrate Advent with a meal at 5:15 pm. If your group or committee is interested in providing a meal during Advent as a fundraiser, please call the Church Office (432-4766) to schedule a date.
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Advent
The first Sunday of Advent this year will be Sunday, December 3. We are looking for candle lighters and readers for the Sundays throughout this season. There are opportunities in both the 8:30 am and 11:00 am services for the four Sun-days of Advent. If you are interested, please sign up at the Welcome Center. Pas-tor Melissa will provide you a copy of your reading closer to Advent beginning
Ebola Research
On October 19th
the New York Times carried an article about the Ebola re-search being done at the Gess UMC Eye Hospital in Sierra Leone by the team from Emory University in Atlanta. This team has been there with us on several occasions over the past two years. Roger constructed a temporary “safe surgery” area for them in which to conduct the research and it was so rewarding to be there as the work related in this article took place. Denise Grady, a reporter for the Times along with a professional photographer spent five days with us as they worked on this story. People may wish to read it and especially view the pictures which accompa-ny the article.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/health/ebola-survivors-cataracts.html
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Central United
201 South 5th
St.
Milbank, SD 57252
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Central United
Methodist Church 201 S. 5
th St.
Milbank, SD 57252
605-432-4766
Fall Worship Times 8:30 am Traditional
9:45 —10:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Blended
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Lead Pastor – Rev. Thom Bowsher
Emergencies: 432-5363
Associate Pastor – Rev. Melissa Gall
Pastoral Care Pastor/Children’s Minister –
Kristy Liebe
Youth Coordinator – Levi Waddell
Office Manager – Jen Aden
Communications Coordinator – Ginny Tostenson