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Volume XXXV April 17, 2013 Number 15

COFFEE WITH THE PASTORS" SET FOR APRIL 24thSeveral times a year, the ministry staff at Central UMC offers "Coffee with the Pastors". This is anopportunity for those who worship with us but are not yet members to learn more about our congregation,its mission, and its values. The next "Coffee with the Pastors" will be Wednesday April 24th from5:30-7:00 in the Adult Activities Room on the 3rd floor.

We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about faith, the Central congregation, and how tolive as Methodist Christians to join us for this event. Those who wish to join Central may do so at theconclusion of the "Coffee"; those who wish to be baptized may also be baptized at this time. New pastor,Rev. John Branning is expected to join us for this event.

A nursery is provided for those with small children.

Rev. OwenWeddle

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CURRENT EVENTS

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY

CENTRAL COMMUNITY

OWEN WEDDLE TO BE REASSIGNED IN JUNEAlong with the clergy appointments announced recently by Bishop Swanson and the Cabinet, it was announced thatRev. Owen Weddle will also be leaving Central this June. Owen has been asked to join the staff at Brandon FUMCeffective June 18 . We are grateful for Owen’s time at Central and for his ministry among us.th

ANNUAL CONFERENCE BRIEFING SET FOR MAY 5th

The briefing for lay and clergy members of the Annual Conference will be held Sunday afternoon May 5 at Poplarth

Springs Drive UMC in Meridian. In addition to our four pastors, our lay members to Annual Conference are: MarkScarborough, Kendrick Prewitt, Lawrence Mason, and Jane Massey. The meeting begins at 2:00 p.m.

FINAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE MEAL! The final WNL meal was Wednesday, April 17 . We will resume about mid- August.th

SHRIMP BOIL Mark your calendars for the Shrimp Boil on June 2 at Soule’ Steam Feed Works at 5:00 p.m. If you are new to Central, nd

or missed last year’s event, you do not want to miss this opportunity for fun and fellowship along with the opportunity to take a walk back into Meridian’s history! Tickets for the event are on sale now! If you have any questions or need tickets, please contact Sabrina at 601.693.1521 or sabrina@cumcmdn.org.

LUNCH BUNCH - MEETS EVERY FRIDAY AT 11:30 a.m. - AARAdult Activities Room - Lunch is $5.00

SENIOR ADULT ACTIVITIESApril 22 - 2:00 p.m. - Philadelphia - Shopping & Dinnernd

April 25 - Long’s Fish Camp - 4:30 p.m.th

XYZ - TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 - 10:45 A.M.VARIETY SHOW!More details soon!

MENU: Grilled sausage, rice & gravy, cabbage, biscuits, & ice cream sundaes.

OUR SYMPATHY TO:~Missy Cook and Terry Chambers following the death of their grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Lee Reed who passed awayMonday, April 8 . The funeral services were held last Friday, April 12 in Meridian. th th

~Lisa Young following the death of her father, Clifford A. Lowe, who passed away Tuesday, April 9 . Funeral services wereth

held last Friday, April 12 in Hoover, Alabama. th

CONGRATULATIONS TO:~Jacob Feist who was chosen to participate in the State Reading Fair which was held April 16 . He has already won theth

Reading Fair at the school, District and Regional. ~Emily Sollie was named to the 2013 All-Mississippi Academic Team during a ceremony in Jackson. Emily was one of onlytwo that were selected from Meridian. Mississippi legislators in both the Senate and House chambers recognized the twoladies as well as the All-Mississippi team members. Emily will also compete for placement on the national All-USACommunity College Academic Team. She is the daughter of Tim & Becky Sollie.

THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL

YOUTH MINISTRY

FH=Fellowship Hall Sunday, 4/21/13 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Worship/SS 10:55 a.m. - Worship Service 4:30 p.m. - Youth Praise Band 4:30 p.m. - Dance Practice 5:30 p.m. - Created By God Monday, 4/22/13 2:00 p.m. - Senior Adult Outing 3:00 p.m. - Prayer Shawl Tuesday, 4/23/13 9:30 a.m. - Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. - Praise Band Practice

AR=Adult Activities RoomWednesday, 4/24/13 5:30 p.m. - CWTP 5:30 p.m. - Created By God 6:00 p.m. - MethodX - Youth 7:00 p.m. - Choir Rehearsal 8:00 p.m. - College Bible Study Thursday, 4/25/13 11:30 a.m. - LILIES 4:30 p.m. - Senior Adult Outing

Friday, 4/26/13 10:00 a.m. - West Hills Crafts 11:30 a.m. - Lunch Bunch

Saturday, 4/27/13 No Activities Scheduled

POST-CONFIRMATION“Therefore, encourage one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:18

The final step of entering the Central Nation took place Wednesday Night at 6:00 p.m. when the students in this year’sconfirmation class were given a Big Brother or Big Sister depending on their gender. This is the fourth year we haveparticipated in this form of peer monitoring and anticipation was high as to who would be paired with who. The purposeof the Big Brother/Big Sister is to provide each new student with someone within the youth group to act as an encouragerfriend. Listed below are the students and their Big Brother or Big Sister:

Student Big Brother/SisterTaylor Cook Hannah Thornton

Anne Hayes Davis Leah Thompson

Madison Hopson Heather Roberts

Matthew Evans JD Cain

Lauren Fox Caroline Parker

Savanah Gonalez Anna Laurin Brown

Jack Green Tate Thompson

Caroline Green Madi Thornton

Saylor Henson Emily W are

Taryn Dumas Cassidy Thomas Hines

Taylor Hosch Brad Stokes

James Prewitt W es McRae

Chris Thames J.T. Goldman

GRADUATING SENIORSThe dinner has been planned, decorations bought, speakers contacted, and gifts are being wrapped. The only thingleft is for you to call in your reservations to the Church office [601.693.1521] and make sure that Lee Williams and JimCain have your pictures. If you haven’t turned in your pictures or made your reservations, please make it apriority this week!

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

FINANCE AND STEWARDSHIP

DANCE PRACTICE FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY

Every Sunday, at 4:30 p.m., girls ages kindergarten and up are encouraged to come and join Miss Laura Huff and

Mrs. Caroline Carns to practice for a SPECIAL dance on Sunday, May 19 . We promise it will be fun!th

You do NOT want to miss this opportunity!

CREATED BY GOD DATES -

Sun. - April 21 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Wed. - April 24 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.st th

For 4 and 5 graders who are participating in CBG, we will meet in the th th

CLUB 412 room. Dinner will be provided.

VBS DATE - JUNE 24 - 28 , 2013TH TH

FUN FAIR - WHERE GOD’S WORLD COMES TOGETHER You may go online to our website to sign your child up or to volunteer to help with VBS. Early registrantswill get a VBS CD complete with this year’s fun and exciting songs and games. And remember...we can

NEVER have too many volunteers!

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.

1 Peter 5:6 (NRSV)

Have you remembered Central in your will or estate planning?Consider tithing 1/10 of your estate to Central.

W ho did you invite LAST WEEK to Central?W ho did you invite THIS WEEK to Central?

MEMORIALS AND HONOR GIFTSJANUARY 2013 THRU MARCH 2013

MUSIC MINISTRY RAMP MINISTRY SANCTUARY CHOIREmily Bender Kathryn Coggin Cindy Melton CarltonCindy Melton CarltonJudy Crowson MEALS ON WHEELS ORGAN FUNDJack Lemmons Jack Lemmons Kathryn Coggin

Judy CrowsonMEMORIAL(ELEVATOR) BENEVOLENTJack Lemmons Kathryn Coggin MISSIONS

Judy Crowson Kathryn CogginAlice Gilbert Judy Crowson

Ruth Rawson

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY MEMORIAL BUILDINGSarah Baylis Cindy Melton Carlton Cindy Melton CarltonRoy Critendon Harold Clark Kathry CogginJudy Crowson Kathryn Coggin Judy CrowsonJack Lemmons Judy Crowson Jim DarnellBilly McW illiams Alice Gilbert Alice GilbertAnn W right W illiamson Jack Lemmons Jack Lemmons

Lela Patton Lela PattonHABITAT FOR HUMANITY Ruth Rawson Carroll W ickerJack Lemmons Mable Vincent Ann W right W illiamsonMable Vincent Gladys W aller

Carrol W ickerAnn W right W illiamson

MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM

PRAYER CONCERNS

SPIRITUAL FORMATION & GROWTH

Three members of the Central UMC Disaster Response Team were joined by three good citizensof Kemper County to assist victims of last Thursday's tornadoes. In two days, we covered roofs ofthree houses before the rains came on Saturday night. Many thanks to those who participated, andthanks to God for keeping us safe.

CENTRAL’S DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM A training session will be held at Central on April 20 at 8:00 a.m. in the Adult Activities Room. The cost will be $30. If youth

are interested, please contact James Whitley (601.626.8884) or Owen Weddle. (601.693-1521)

CENTRAL IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS APRIL 27TH!!If you would like to be involved in building a ramp for a handicapped person, on April 27 , please contactth

James Whitley at 601.626.8884.

In order to keep everyone better informed of current concerns, names will remain on the Prayer Concerns list in the “Call” for only

two weeks unless there is a new concern.

Alan Brown Shellie McCarty Rev. Hubert RutherfordLynne Davis Shirley McCarty Patrick RutledgeCathy Jones Sara Quintana Betty WilliamsMartha Lemmons Katherine PerryTheresa Love

MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVING OVERSEAS:Family & FriendsTyrone CunninghamEric Dollar, nephew of Tim & Becky Sollie Jeb Herron, great nephew of Trudy Nix Ian Joyner, grandson of Vi McBrideKyle Lowry, great nephew of Bobbye LowryAll U.S. Military Personnel

Food for the Journey[suggested Bible readings for April 22 - April 28, 2013]

Morning Noon EveningMon. April 22 Job 34 Psalm 2 Hebrews 6Tue. April 23 Job 35 Psalm 3 Hebrews 7Wed. April 24 Job 36 Psalm 4 Hebrews 8Thu. April 25 Job 37 Psalm 5 Hebrews 9Fri. April 26 Job 38 Psalm 6 Hebrews 10Sat. April 27 Job 39 Psalm 7 Hebrews 11Sun. April 28 Job 40 Psalm 8 Hebrews 12

WORSHIP

On Call Pastor

Apr. 19 - Apr. 21, 2013

Owen Weddle

Cell: 662.648.9226

Home: 601.485.5487

AttendanceApril 14, 2013

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About a New Song at the Contemporary ServiceEaster Sunday we began learning a new song, "The Anthem" which celebrates the victorious resurrection ofJesus Christ. Many of the songs we learn are from the major contemporary Christian artists of today-ChrisTomlin, Casting Crowns, Matt Redman, etc. This song is from a group called Planetshakers, which is not aswell known. Like Hillsong, Planetshakers is based in Australia. Planetshakers is the band from PlanetshakersCommunity Church, an Assemblies of God Church in Melbourne. The church meets weekly but is also wellknown for its annual conferences held in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, and for the first time inJanuary 2013, in San Diego California. Watch for the increasing popularity of this group. Many of their songs,including "The Anthem" can be viewed on YouTube.

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