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Everyone who has volunteered at Central – and there are many, many of you – is invited to the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner as a thank-you for your hard work, helping keep Central running all year! Please RSVP to the Church Office (info@centralchurch.us) – and join us in Chapel Hall for what promises to be a lovely catered affair.
MIDWEEK at Central is NOT for adults only. Kids and youth – including the Children’s Choir – are invited to hang together for dinner each Wednesday at their own kid-friendly table in Chapel Hall. At 6:30 pm, choristers will move to the Choir Room for rehearsal – while the others remain in Chapel Hall for crafts, games, and other fun activities. Contact Cristina with any questions.
Patrick invites Centralites of all ages – and their friends – to join him MIDWEEK for fellowship, food, and faith-filled conversation! Adults will share a meal at 6 pm and then dive into the previous Sunday’s scripture reading. Kids and youth will eat dinner at their own table and then enjoy crafts and games. RSVPs, while not required, would be helpful so we have enough food. Questions? Contact Patrick. Join us in Chapel Hall!
At Central’s new sewing circle, there will be snacks and conversation as we repair, upcycle, and repurpose items – for ourselves and charity. We’ll have mending projects, sewing machines, ironing board, and supplies – or bring your own. All skill levels are welcome. An experienced seamstress will be on hand to help. Take mended items home, or give them to someone in need. Questions? Contact Amy Hebb or Carolyn Kolesar. Join us in Chapel Hall.
Mark your calendar for the 173rd Annual Meeting of Central Congregational Church. Simply remain in the Sanctuary after Worship. On the agenda: electing officers and committee members and approving the annual budget. A luncheon follows in Chapel Hall – with strawberry shortcake for dessert! There’s no charge, so please RSVP to the Church Office – or sign up in Chapel Hall – by May 27. Nursery care will be available.
This month, the group will discuss “Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation” by Kristin Kobes Du Mez. This book – about the history of Christian nationalism – was a New York Times best seller and won the 2021 Orwell Award for “outstanding contributions to the critical analysis of public discourse.” Questions? Contact Paul Armstrong or Kristin DeKuiper. They’ll meet in the Education Wing.
This month, Claudia’s book group will discuss “Ordinary Grace,” by William Kent Kruegger – a moving account of a boy on the brink of manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. This unforgettable novel is about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God. Contact Claudia with any questions. Join us in the Fireplace Room.
This month, in honor of Mother’s Day, Central’s women’s fellowship will share stories about their grandmothers! (They discussed their mothers last year.) If you like, bring a photo to go along with your story. Questions? Ask Claudia. We’ll meet in the Fireplace Room.
Support CCC Kids in their special collection for the Egg-a-Day Childhood Nutrition Program in Haiti. This program currently provides high-quality protein (hard-boiled eggs) to 550 Haitian children in two schools. $2.84 provides one egg for one Haitian child every school day for a month! That’s less than $35 a year! Pick up a plastic egg at the Diman Street entrance and return it your donation
Please consider becoming an Amos House Breakfast Volunteer! Amos House provides 400 meals every morning. And on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 am, Central members meet in the Amos House kitchen to help assemble pre-packaged breakfasts. If you can volunteer every week, that’s great. But if you can only come occasionally, we welcome – and need – every extra set of hands. Questions? Contact Tracy Baran (tmoorf@gmail.com).
