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SAVE THE DATE: SOUPER BOWL!

February 9, 2025

This is our THIRD Annual Souper Bowl hosted by the United Women in Faith. Food will be available after the 8:30 am service for take-away and after the 11:00 am service for dine-in. The cost is $10.00 per person. We will receive cash or check made out to "Central UWF."

ALSO -- We will have a mission project to create 'dignity bags' with water and snacks to be given to those in need around the church and city. Our goal is 100 dignity bags! Donations will be accepted for these bags, if you choose.

It's time to Nourish Our Future.

Register below to join us ONLINE for the launch on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:55 p.m. ET. (4:55 pm Mountain time). It's here.

The child-focused advocacy campaign we've been building together for the past year, with input from more than 1,400 Bread for the World members, partners, policy experts, and people directly impacted by hunger.

Join us online as we launch this campaign together, to make a historic impact against child hunger and malnutrition, both in the U.S. and around the world. Come and learn about the issues and the legislative priorities we will pursue over the next two years, why they matter for children, and what you can do to make a difference. Take your place in this campaign, and help us pursue a world without hunger.

Help us reach our goal of 1,000 participants! Invite your friends to register to view ONLINE through this link.

EDUCATION Series

on Creation Care continues . . .

What is the connection between our United Methodist Christian faith and creation? There are deep connections and it is part of our legacy as a global denomination!

Members of our Green Team lead us in educational experiences during the Sunday School/Christian Education hour (9:45 a.m.) throughout the season of Epiphany. We will gather in the Central to Life Center. All are welcome.

this week @ central

FEBRUARY 3-9, 2024

Church Office: Mon- Thurs, 9a-4p, Fri, 9a-12noon

Monday, February 3

9a : Helping Hands [Central to Life]

6p: Wesley Foundation Board Meeting [Conference Room]

Tuesday, February 4

10a : Coffee Fellowship [Gathering Area]

6p : UNM Wesley Foundation [Rms. 302 & 304]

Wednesday, February 5

9:30a : WOW (Women of the Word) Study [Rm. 312]

10a : ID Clinic [Gathering Area]

11a : Wednesday Bible Study [Lomas & Washington]

11:45a : United Women in Faith Book Club [Rm. 312]

6:30p : Chancel Choir Rehearsal [Sanctuary]

Thursday, February 6

6p : MassApPeal Ensemble Handbells Rehearsal [Rm. 311]

Friday, February 7

Saturday, February 8

Sunday, February 9, SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY

8:30a : Chapel Worship

9:45a : Sunday School / Education Hour

11a : Sanctuary Worship

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A Prayer for the Poor

Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church

Jesus, you said that the poor would be with us always --

and they are here.

On street corners in blistering 100-degree heat

In tent cities, away from the tourist attractions.

They are here

Women and children

Young folks and old folks

Some displaced suddenly

Others who slid into the abyss

That hides them from overly-genteel hearts.

The poor are among us.

Here they are, Jesus

Hungry and thirsty

In need of a doctor and a bath

Desperation in a land of plenty

Ragged and shoeless

But criticized

For not pulling themselves up by their bootstraps.

Wake us to their humanity, O God,

And shift our eyes from "us" and "mine"

To these who are Thine. Amen.

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Albuquerque, NM 87106

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