Sundays at 10:30am

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REMINDER

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Family Christmas Lunch

following worship on

December 18

Meat, Bread and Dessert are Provided

Please bring a large side dish to share.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Stewardship Campaign

We journey through the season of Advent we have the great opportunity to celebrate together the greatest gift ever given the world. God came to us in Jesus Christ.

“For God so loved the world, he sent his only Son…”

The one thing that unites us at Centenary is that we are all recipients of this gift. Another thing that unites us is our desire to respond in gratitude, doing all we can to make sure others know that this gift is for them as well.

This is also a season in which we review our ministry over the past year and look forward to what God is calling us to do in 2023. As we look towards 2023, let us join together in thanking God for all God’s blessings and asking God what we are called to do in response to God’s grace and goodness.

Below are links to our Stewardship letter, which contains more information, our budget and NEW! - a link to pledge online!

An Advent Journey

Characters of Christmas

This is the last week for our Advent study. You are invited to join us, even if you haven't been able to in the past.

• On December 22 we take a look Mary in
• Luke 2:1-20. An email will be sent out on Wednesday with the Zoom link and other details..

As our tradition, our Christmas Eve offering will go to United Methodist Family Services.

UMFS is an unwavering champion for high-risk children and families in Virginia. UMFS serves children in foster care and children struggling with mental health and behavioral challenges. They provide foster care and adoption programs, specialized education schools, and mental health programs. Your support of UMFS through this offering will help high-risk children achieve a brighter future. Thank you for supporting this transformative ministry. Envelopes will be available in the Christmas Eve bulletins.

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CHRISTMAS OFFERING in the

fund pull down menu.

LAST WEEK TO

BRING IN CARDS

We will send Christmas greetings to our military Veterans at McGuire Hospital again this year. Please address the envelopes with: To a Veteran, To a Hero, To a Brave Person, etc. Inside the card please thank them for their service to our country, their devotion to freedom, their sacrifice, admiration for their service, etc. Please sign your card.  

A box is located at the entrance to the Sanctuary for your cards, which will be delivered on December 18.

Thank you for taking the time to acknowledge these women and men after all they have done in service to our country.

UMW - Smethie Circle

Patsy Marrs Wilson has arranged for the circle to tour the 

Children’s Health and Wellness Building on the UMFS Campus

at 3900 West Broad Street.

We will meet there at 10:30 on January 4, 2023.

Centenary was the first Reconciling Congregation in the Virginia Annual Conference. As a congregation that has long advocated the full inclusion of all people in the life of the church at all its levels, Centenary’s commitment has been to remain within the United Methodist Church and bear witness to the Christian faith as we have come to understand it. We continue to work and pray for the United Methodist Church and look forward to being part of the new United Methodist Church that is being born that embraces the love of God made known in Jesus Christ for all people.  

Rev. Pat Shipley presented an update in worship recently of some important, hopeful developments in the United Methodist Church at recently held Jurisdictional Conferences that move us closer to becoming a more just and inclusive church. In particular, Pat updated us on the election of Bishops and the assignment of Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson from the North Georgia Conference to the Virginia Conference effective January 1, 2023. Below are links to Pat’s excellent summary and other documents and a video that help us to learn more about our new bishop and the recent jurisdictional news.

Rev. Pat Shipley's Article - Signs of Hope in the United Methodist Church

Bishop Haupert-Johnson’s Biography

A Message from Bishop Haupert-Johnson

Resolutions passed at the recent Jurisdictional Conferences, including our Southeastern Jurisdiction

Requirements for disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church and the process that has been and is being followed for churches who now wish to leave the denomination

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