CENTRAL TIME

The weekly e-newsletter of

Central United Methodist Church

All are welcome!

April 17, 2024

Events This Week

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Festival of God's Creation

11:00 AM

Scripture Reading: Acts 4:5-12

Sermon title: A REJECTED STONE

Hymns: 327 & 546

Tuesday Bible Class

5pm (Fellowship Hall)

You are invited to join us!

We are reading the Gospel of Matthew.

All are welcome! - Andy Crosland, teacher

CENTRALITES

Thursday, April 18th at noon.

Please contact Henry Sparrow for reservations: (864) 415-6291

from the Choirmaster’s desk…

At the invitation of Henry Sparrow, members of Central UMC’s Chancel Choir will be presenting a short program of church solo favorites at the April 18th meeting of “Centralites”. Respectively, Holly French, Al Jeter, Anna Neely, Mark Shelton, and Gwen Stembridge will sing the following:

Be Thou My Vision

The Holy City

Give Me Jesus

Every Time I Feel the Spirit

The Lord’s Prayer

I hope you can attend! -Keith Jones

Wednesday Night Supper

April 24, 5:30 PM



Menu

Chili, Vegetable pasta, Salad, Cornbread,

Dessert, Bread, Tea & Coffee

Birthdays

April

16 Alexis Wyatt

18 Paul Lansberry

19 Caroline Layne

21 Daune Teague

22 Creighton Sparks

23 Jason Calhoun, Claire Younger, Emma Younger

24 Kathy Quackenbush

25 Bralyn Crocker

27 Carl King

28 Richard Booth

29 Michael Henson

Congratulations!



Dwane and Sarah Broyles celebrated their

64th wedding anniversary on April 9th!

From: Sue Lowe



Thank you for your prayers, calls, visits, cards, and know I love you very much and it's a blessing to be a member here at Central.

God Bless,

Sue Lowe

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR

BUILDING FUNDRAISER

 Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28

         The Building Fund Raising Committee plans to raise some money by selling parking spaces during Spartanburg’s Spring Fling. We will use Central’s parking lot and the lot across Church Street. We need volunteers on Friday evening, April 26^th, all day Saturday, and after church on April 27^th. Each shift will be 3 to 4 hours and about 40 volunteers are needed to cover the necessary times.

         If you are willing to help with this project, please call the church office (582-7263) and leave a message or send an email to: Gina Hamer.

 Upstate Friends Meetings

All worship services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sundays and the Zoom connection is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7045994999?pwd=L3VIdXZHNFZxVUNJSjhxa0dtUDlidz09

The Quakers meet in person on the first Sunday of each month in Central's Fellowship Hall.

The next in-person meeting is May 5, 2024

A social break follows the service with snacks.

The Mission Committee sends their sincere thanks to the members of Central for the generous contributions to the Lent Offering during the Lenten Season and also for your many donations of food items to the Mission Lenten Project for T.O.T.A.L. Ministries. 

Several large bags of food items were delivered to T.O.T.A.L. helping to fill the emergency needs that they had.  

As in the past, you supported both Central's Missions and T.O.T.A.L. Ministries. Central is a caring church and you showed this in your participation. Thank you so much. - The Mission Committee

Altar Flowers

Please contact:

Kathy Worley, Memorial Secretary, to place flowers on the calendar. Thank you!

Call: (864) 978-0294

Please

pray for. . .



Members

Joanie Bilton, Thomas Bridges, Dianne Brown, John Burtnett, Dave & Eloise Clyburn, Mary Hines, Doris Wilson & Mike Johnson, Joan Johnson, Sue Lowe, Jimmy Painter, Bob Perrin, Carolyn Rickenbaker, Barbara Ropp, Becky Smith, & Wyatt family

Family & Friends

Adrianne, Beverly, Dwight, Jeff, Mary Beth (friends of Claudia Lange, Luther Rickenbaker's step-daughter), Greg Brown (relative of Dexter Bridges), Mark Campbell (friend of Luther Rickenbaker), Dee Dee Cantrell (friend of Paul & Sue Lansberry), David Harling (friend of Patricia Painter), Caroline Broyles Henson, Megan Kendall (friend of Nonie & Kathy Hudnall), Sheila Lindsey (friend of Patricia Painter), Jane McKenzie, Arthur Mullins (Louise Parris's brother), Wendy Nicklin (Hariette & Loral's Stinson's friend), Robbie Sholde, Griffin Rousseau and family (friends of Marty and Susan Taylor), Rachel Thompson (friend of Marty and Susan Taylor), Caroline Vizzuto (friend of David Earl and Jeannie Shelley's family), Ann Willard, Judy Workman, Becky Wyatt’s mother, and Lee Wylie

Members’ Extended Family

Martha Bordogna (surgery on May 8th), Donna Copeland (Chuck Clark’s mother) Betty Jackson (Kay Lawrence’s mother), Ashley Parker (Kay & Jack Lawrence's son-in-law) and Martha Petoskey

In Assisted Living or Nursing Homes

Kathy Cann, Gladys Hudgens, Mildred Ragan, & Tom Wilkes

Church Announcements for

Central Time or Sunday bulletin

If you have an announcement that you would like to appear in the Central Time, Sunday bulletins, on social media, or on the church's website, please submit that information to: info@centralumcspartanburg.org before noon on Mondays. Thank you!

Ways to Give to Central

We continue to be deeply grateful for continued support of the mission and ministry of Central Church. There are a few ways to continue to make offerings extremely easy.

1. The US mail always works. We are at 233 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306.
2. Contact the Financial Secretary to set up a recurring gift through an automatic bank draft.
3. VANCO Mobile
4. On the homepage on the church's website there is a "Give" link. Once you set up that app any additional gifts are as easy as one or two clicks.

Central United Methodist Church

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Learning at Wofford

Wofford Lifelong Learning

Email us at . . .

lifelonglearning@wofford.edu

(864) 274-2917

Director, Lucy Woodhouse

Jenny Smart, Program Assistant

Lifelong Learning at Wofford

864-274-2917 (main)

864-597-5304 (direct)

Website: Lifelong Learning at Wofford

Spring Term 2024 - March 18-May 10

Lifelong Learning Spring Schedule

You're Invited

Register Now! Faith Talks in Preparation for Earth Day, 4.18.24

Coming Up!

Epworth’s Annual Mother’s Day Offering

Sunday, May 12



More information about Epworth Children's Home 

Membership News

If you have any news to share of a birth or death in your family in the Central Time

e-newsletter, please email Gina Hamer, Central's Administrative Assistant or call the church office at (864) 582-7263.

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Central United Methodist

founded 1837

Palmetto Moravian Fellowship

The next worship service with the Moravians is scheduled for Sunday, May 5, at 9:00 AM in the Cannon Memorial Chapel - Central UMC.

Central Office Hours:



Monday through Friday

9:00am-2:00pm

Mission Statement:

"Our purpose is making

and nurturing disciples of Jesus Christ."