Volume XXXVI December 17, 2014 Number 51 What Is Inside Ushers needed for Christmas Eve page 2 Christmas Dinner at Central page 2 Youth Christmas Party page 3 Fall Scripture Memorization Trip page 4 & 6 Central Office Closing for the holidays page 7 All in the Sanctuary Invite your family and friends! (Nursery will be available for these services)
CURRENT EVENTS THANK YOU! Many thanks to Hope & Conner Webb, Caroline Carns, Terese Stuckman, and our wonderful custodians, Tyrone, Justin and John Drake for decorating and helping to make the church look very festive for Christmas. Your hard work is greatly appreciated! This Week At Central Sunday, 12/21/14 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Worship/SS 9:45 a.m. - Connect Service 10:55 a.m. - Worship Service 4:30 p.m. - Youth Praise Band 5:00 p.m. - Youth Christmas Party Monday, 12/22/14 10:00 a.m. - NO Easy Chair Yoga 3:00 p.m. - NO Prayer Shawl Tuesday, 12/23/14 6:00 a.m. - Ledbetter Bible tudy 6:30 a.m. - Pratt Bible Study 6:30 p.m. - Praise Band Practice 6:30 p.m. - NO Yoga Class Wednesday, 12/24/14 1:00 p.m. - Christmas Eve Service 3:00 p.m. - Central Office Closes 4:00 p.m. - Christmas Eve Service 6:00 p.m. - Christmas Eve Service Thursday, 12/25/14 8:00 a.m. - Church Offices Closed 11:30 a.m. - Christmas Lunch Friday, 12/26/14 8:00 a.m. - Church Offices Closed Saturday, 12/27/14 No Schedule Activities USHERS NEEDED FOR CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p. m. - 6:00 p.m. We need volunteers to usher at each of the three Christmas Eve services. You may call Philip Busbee at 601.737.5974 or Donald Pratt at 601.527.3740. You c a n e m a i l P h i l i p i f y o u p r e f e r a t busbeephilip@gmail.com o r Donald at donaldcpratt@gmail.com. CHRISTMAS DINNER AT CENTRAL! DECEMBER 25TH - 11:30 A.M. The Church will be open on Christmas Day, December 25th for dinner at 11:30 a.m. in the Crossing. Ray and Genie Durden will provide the ham and roast. We need people to bring vegetable dishes, casseroles, and/or desserts. A $5 donation is appreciated. If you would like to attend, please contact Genie & Ray Durden at 601.679.1564 or email genie47@bellsouth.net by Tuesday, December 23rd. If you plan to prepare a dish, please let them know what you plan to bring. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY will not meet December 22nd, or the 29th. TUESDAY MORNING LADIES BIBLE STUDY will not meet December 23rd, 30th, or January 6th at Central. Bible Study will resume January 13th. EASY CHAIR & ACTIVE YOGA CLASSES The "Active" Yoga class that meets on Wednesday nights at 6:00 p.m. will meet on Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. thru January 6th due to the break from WNL meetings. When WNL starts back on January 14th, the Active Yoga class will go back to Wednesday nights at 6:00 p.m. as before. *SPECIAL NOTE: There will be NO YOGA CLASSES (Chair or Active) during the 2 week Christmas Holidays December 22nd - January 2nd.
YOUTH MINISTRY STUDENT CHRISTMAS PARTY - DECEMBER 21ST Our student Christmas Party will be held December 21st from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the David and Sara Purvis house. Vans will leave the church at 5:00 p.m. but you can meet at the Purvis home at 5:30 p.m. if that is more convenient for you. If you would like to play Dirty Santa, please bring a wrapped $20 gift. Tradition abounds on this night from Christmas cookies, the gift swap, and the telling of the Biblical Christmas Story. BREAKTHRU & MLK SKI TRIP Balances are due now for both the BreakThru and the MLK Skip Trip. Please turn in your money to the church office or Jim Cain as soon as possible. 2015 CONFIRMATION Now is the time to start enrolling your kids for the 2015 Confirmation. It may seem early but Confirmation Sunday is March 29th and it will be here before we know it. You may call the Church office at 601.693.1521 to enroll or contact Jim Cain at Jimcain@cumdmdn.org. SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY LUNCH BUNCH - DECEMBER 19TH - 11:30 A.M. ADVENT SERIES Please come and join us for our weekly lunch bunch. NOTE: LUNCH BUNCH IS CANCELLED FOR DECEMBER 26TH AND JANUARY 2ND DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS. A special "thank you" to everyone who volunteers their time to decorate, cook, or serve our meals for Lunch Bunch. MEAL COST: $5.00 XYZ - TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 10:45 A.M. - FELLOWSHIP HALL PROGRAM: Musical guest Michael Mitchell will share the words of the Lord through song and how his life was wonderfully transformed by faith in Jesus Christ. MENU: Green Garden Salad, Crispy Chicken Tenderloins or Red Beans w/rice and Smoked Sausage, Turnip Greens, Baby Lima Beans, Breaded Okra, Seasoned Rice, Rolls, and Assorted Desserts. MEAL COST: $6
CHILDREN S MINISTRY Zone/Club 412 will resume on January 11th at 5:30 p.m. Congratulations Madison and Reagan Barefield, Aidan Branning, Mary Jordan Clodfelter, Gray and Sara Scott Davis, Anabelle Hodges, Samuel Hosch, Brett Keith, Annie Martin, Rachel Mason, Anne Preston McRae, Anna Lacy Ward, and Layton Wedgworth. These Zone and Club 412 Students completed their Fall Scripture Memorization! We celebrated with a Trolley Ride to see the Christmas lights on Minnow Bucket Road, then on to see the dancing lights, have hot chocolate and snacks at Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Ginger Mason's house! In case you are wondering, to complete their Scripture Memorization, these students learned the Books of both the Old and New Testament, Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer, four different scripture passages, plus being able to find various passages in the Bible! Way to go group!
PRAYER CONCERNS 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. FINANCE AND STEWARDSHIP Melissa Bellenger Norma Booth Holly Brown Gypsy Carns Robert Heber Dorothy Torgerson STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT "Lord, reveal your presence to me everywhere, and help me become aware of your presence each moment of every day." Reuben Wood YEAR-END GIVING Many of you make year-end donations to the church, for which we are grateful. Please be aware, however, that IRS regulations state that the check must be received in the church st office or postmarked (if mailed) by December 31 for the donation to be used as a 2014 tax deduction. We are required to credit any contribution received after December 31st towards 2015 giving. For this reason, and also to help us plan our final Apportionments payment for the year, please make your year-end donation by December 29th if at all possible. Also keep in mind that if you plan to give using our online giving option, that you should initiate the transaction several days ahead of December 31st so that it will post by December 31st. If you plan to make a stock donation, please initiate the process early enough that the transfer is completed by December 31st. MILITARY PERSONNEL Paul Gower (son-in-law of Ray & Regina Myatt) Kem McEntyre ELEVATOR NOTICE The State of Mississippi has issued new standards concerning elevators. Because of the significant costs associated with upgrading the old elevator to meet these standards (about $35,000), the Board of Trustees has elected to take this elevator out of service effective January 1, 2015. If you regularly use this elevator, please plan to begin using the main elevator as of January 1, 2015. MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM FOSTER CARE CHRISTMAS SPONSORSHIP 2014 Please help. There are still about sixty children in foster homes who need someone to provide Christmas toys and clothes for them. Wesley House provides presents for children placed in DHS Custody. Social workers pick up the presents from Wesley House and deliver the presents before Christmas Eve. To become a sponsor or if you have any questions, please call Ms. Edwards at Wesley House 601.485.4736. Wesley House is located at 1520 8th Avenue in Meridian.
FALL SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION TRIP FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY [suggested Bible readings for December 22 - December 28, 2014] Morning Noon Evening Mon. Dec. 22 1 Kings 9 Psalm 137 Mark 11 Tue. Dec. 23 1 Kings 10 Psalm 138 Mark 12 Wed. Dec. 24 1 Kings 11 Psalm 139 Mark 13 Thu. Dec. 25 1 Kings 12 Psalm 140 Mark 14 Fri. Dec. 26 1 Kings 13 Psalm 141 Mark 15 Sat. Dec. 27 1 Kings 14 Psalm 142 Mark 16 Sun. Dec. 28 1 Kings 15 Psalm 143 Mark 17
WORSHIP CENTRAL OFFICES CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS! The Central Children's Center will be closed Monday, December 22nd and will reopen Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Central Church offices will close at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24th and will be closed Thursday, December 25th and Friday, December 26th for the Christmas holidays. 8:30 211 Attendance December 14, 2014 Live Streaming - 3 9:45 82 SS 216 10:55 222 Due to the Christmas holiday, we will NOT publish the Central Call for the mail or email the week of Christmas. Central Church offices will also close at Noon on Wednesday, December 31st and will be closed on Thursday, January 1st and Friday, January 2nd for the New Year's holiday. On Call Pastor December 19 - December 21, 2014 DENNIS GOSSETT Cell: 919.339.5303 The Central Staff would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! View service live at 8:30 and 10:55 Sunday morning here: View previous services here: