June 5, 2022
We rejoice with the angels over
the birth of two new brothers. Matt McMurtrie and Jordan Osborne,
who are residents at His Way, were baptized Wednesday, June 1st.
Please welcome and encourage them.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Ø Mothers-In-Waiting: Mishaella Ryans (7/7), Breanna Baucum (7/13), and Karin Bell
(11/3).
Ø
Our
Shut-ins: Amelia
Biser, Jamie Cole, Ted Moore, Mary Etta Neiland, Sheril Townsley, and Herb Underwood
Ø
Our
Missionaries: Denisovs & Rahimovs (Tomsk, Russia), Kishore
Etwaroo Family (Port Kaituma, Guyana), Carlos & Linda Eguizabal
(Juayua & Salcoatitan,
El Salvador) & YOU (Huntsville Area)
SYMPATHY
Our sympathy is extended to The Mike
Guthrie Family in the passing of Mike’s mother, Catherine
Kuykendall’s grandmother, Elizabeth Marie Loughrey,
Tuesday, May 31st. Her funeral will be at the Holy Rosary Church in
Claymont, DE Tuesday, June 7th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
sent to Bayada Hospice, 4250 Lancaster Pike, Suite 308, Wilmington, DE 19805.
THANK
YOU
Many
thanks for the basket with the fruit and snacks. We all really enjoyed it and
the visit from Juanita. Your prayers, cards, calls and visits have meant so
much during this time. I am doing better each day and look forward to the day
we can be with you all in person again. Please continue to keep us in your
prayers! Herb
Underwood
SUNDAY
ASSEMBLY LESSONS
June 5 –
Practicing Spiritual Disciplines – David Nance
June 12
– Handsfree Workcamp: Afterward – Rodney Keeton
June 19
– Guyana Missions – Kishore Etwaroo
ELEMENTARY SUMMER PROGRAM
To all those who have completed 1st
grade through 5th grade and their teachers, get ready to have a
great time in Central’s Elementary Summer Program. It will begin this coming Wednesday
(June 8th).
SUNDAY,
JUNE 5TH
Hope
you can join us tonight at 5:30 p.m. as we have a meal together, along with the
churches attending our HandsFree Work Camp.
We will be celebrating the time we spent together during our Prayer and
Fasting and look forward to seeing what God has in store for us.
CONGRATULATIONS
Our
congratulations to Bill and Carol Kuhn,
Jon and Pat Canterbury, and David and Mary Williams, who will be celebrating their anniversary
in the next 2 weeks. Bill and
Carol will be celebrating their 56th
anniversary Saturday, June 11th, Jon and Pat’s 52nd
anniversary will be Monday, June 13th, and David and Mary will celebrate their 55th anniversary Friday, June 17th.
Thank you all for your example to all of us.
THE ETWAROOS ARE COMING THIS SUMMER!
Cheryl and Kishore Etwaroo, our
missionaries in Guyana, South America, plan to arrive the evening of June 13th
and depart on July 5th. A “Sign-Up” calendar is posted in the
fellowship area. For more information, contact Ed Ditto.
SUNDAY
ADULT CLASS OPTIONS
May 29 through June 19
1. General Bible Class (Family
Life Center)
Through June 19, the general Bible
class will have a new topic each week. The topic for June 5 is “Understanding,
Encouraging, and Practicing Prayer” (Teacher: Ed Ditto). The format will be
small groups organized around a handout that will be provided prior to the
beginning of class.
A new series called “Spiritual
Vision for Life” is planned to begin on June 26, which will be conducted
alongside a sermon series addressing the same topics each week. More
information will be provided in coming weeks.
2. Women’s Ministry (Library; Coordinators: Sue Underwood and Kim
Story)
This class provides Bible-based
content in a LIFE Talk setting and is set up to minister to women who are the
head of their household and women whose husbands are not Christians. Women of
all ages and situations are welcome who wish to participate in this ministry.
The class is generally organized to alternate between Old Testament and New
Testament books, topics, and ideas. However, prayer and sharing are also
integral parts of the class. As participants begin to apply the teaching to
their own lives, they are invited to openly share burdens with one another.
This is so that others who have walked that path previously can share their own
experience and wisdom in how to face that situation faithfully. While two
ladies provide the principal oversight for the class, a number of ladies from
within the class will be encouraged to lead individual sessions, usually a week
or two at a time.
WEDNESDAY
ADULT GATHERINGS
Handsfree
Workcamp: Combined Teen and Adult
Wednesday Night Class on June 8
The Handsfree Workcamp is
not only a teen-oriented service week but also a camp designed to teach
missionary and discipleship skills. These lessons can be beneficial to all ages
and our speakers have been selected to share those messages and their
experiences on the theme of “Glimmer” (reflecting the light of Christ to the
world). Adults can participate in Workcamp by coming and serving
alongside the teens. The teens are working with a wide variety of local
organizations and charities. This is beneficial and educational for all ages.
Another way to participate is
through fellowship and worship. The activity on Wednesday, June 8
will include both teens and adults in the old auditorium from 7-8 pm. The
lesson will be presented by Coleman Yoakum, Executive Director of
Micah 6 Community in Pontiac, Michigan. Please plan to participate in
person.
Summer Term: June 15 through August 24
1. Designed for Happiness – The
Beatitudes: An Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12) (Family
Life Center; Teacher: Allen Wright)
“A Christian shouldn’t be
concerned with happiness,” the man said. “He should only be concerned with
Christian joy,” he continued with a sour look on his face. Why is it that
Christians are accused of being miserable? If we are free from sin, if we are
saved from punishment, if we are at peace with God and loved by him, it would
follow that we would be happy people. My
question as we look at the Sermon on the Mount is, “Just how happy are you?” If
you struggle with happiness and you are more comfortable with anxiety and fear,
then this study is for you. In 11 weeks, we will only have time to cover the
first 12 verses of chapter 5 of Matthew but what goldmine there is in these
verses! There is a slight possibility that we might get into being “Salt and
Light” (5:14-16) but no promises.
2. Practicing Personal Bible Study (Library; Facilitator: Gregg
Rigney)
As a follow-up to last quarter’s
inductive Bible Study class, we will be meeting this summer to engage in either
a Biblical book or topical study of the group’s choosing. The format is
anticipated to be mostly class-participatory, rather than a teacher-led
lecture. Participants will want to do reading and study during the week to
contribute to their own and the group’s learning. Attendance of the inductive
study class will be helpful, but not necessary.
3. Overflow Praise and Worship Gathering (Room 200; Coordinators:
Daniel Alavi, Gerry Binford, and Rodney Keeton)
An optional gathering is offered
during the 7:00 pm class time. This gathering is intended to be both outreach
and encouragement focused. It is designed to reach new members, “Covid”
displaced members, visitors, and anyone seeking a time of praise and worship on
a Wednesday evening. In an effort to be sensitive to younger families who
cannot stay late on Wednesdays, this gathering will start promptly at 7:00 pm
and finish at 7:30 pm. Anyone wishing to stay until 8:00 pm can do so and
fellowship with one another.
During this time, there will be
singing, prayer and Scripture reading centered around spiritual disciplines.
All are welcome to attend!
If you already attend a Bible
class or small group on Wednesday evenings, please continue to do so! If not,
feel free to join us in Room 200.
MEN TO SERVE – JUNE
Chair
Set-Up
– Steve Lowery’s Team
Counting
– Alan Moore’s Team
Ushering
– Ronald Graham’s Team
ACTIVITIES
|
June |
5-10 |
Handsfree
Workcamp |
|
|
5 |
Central Meal Together
(5:30pm See article.) |
|
|
8 |
Elementary
Summer Program Begins (See article.) |
|
|
13-5 |
Etwaroo
Visits at Central (See article.) |
|
|
17-20 |
Jr. High
Impact |
|
|
20-25 |
Sr. High
Impact |
|
|
21 |
Jr. High Higher Grounds |
|
|
28 |
Teens’ Higher Grounds |
|
July |
3 |
Meal Together |