This week, we take a look at the story of Moses….Moses was born into a world of genocide, a world where his life should end just as swiftly as it had begun. But his mother and sister plot a plan for his survival, placing him in the river near Pharaoh’s daughter. Their plan succeeds, as Pharaoh’s daughter has mercy on the child and unknowingly returns him to his mother to be nursed. When Moses grows up, his mother returns him to Pharaoh’s daughter to be adopted. Moses’ mother unravels her hopes and dreams as a mother, enduring great sacrifice in order for her child to live. And yet, Pharaoh’s daughter unravels her own father’s plans by adopting Moses as her own. 

As we delve further into this story, I would like you to consider the role of vulnerability in this scriptural narrative. Moses’ mother’s vulnerability to Pharaoh’s commands forces her to hatch a desperate, creative plan. Moses’ vulnerability as a helpless child softens Pharaoh’s daughter’s heart. I ask you this: What role might vulnerability play in the midst of our unraveling? 

I look forward to worshiping with each of you in the coming weeks, the coming months…
Blessings,
Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks 
COVID Protocol Updates - Task Force Notes
The changes in the COVID-Pandemic Protocols with the Department of Health and the CDC are both exciting and challenging. We continue to journey together as a response – not a reaction - on what it means to be the most faithful for the people of UMC and this community.

With all this considered, and with the goal to care for everyone, the COVID Task Force of CUMC has the following guidelines in place for this week:
  • Well-fitted Masks are mandatory for ages 2 and up inside and during the entirety of the worship service. This includes during hymn sings and responsive readings. When Bernalillo County reaches 70% vaccination, mixed-mask wearing will be introduced to the services, but until that time, we ask and thank you for respecting this guideline.
  • Children and youth are welcome in worship! At this time, the nursery is not open – but will be in August! - and we love and encourage the little voices in our midst.
  • We ask that you remain within your family groups (AKA: PODS) during service and be mindful of those around you. Not everyone feels comfortable fully regathering and we want to respect and welcome all worshipers.
  • Process: In July, we will Welcome Rev. Ross and his family and will sit and share during our scheduled Listening Sessions (see below); and in August, we will welcome back Sunday School classes, small groups, Bible Studies, nursery, and meetings into the physical space of CUMC. *Please contact the office directly to schedule and affirm.

Please continue to check these weekly updates and feel free to contact Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks with any questions. KellyB@centraltolife.org
 
Thank you to our Task-Force Members! Dr. Teresa Anderson, 
Judy Williams, and Dr. Brooke Baker, Esq.
Join us for Food Truck Thursdays, June 10-July 8, from 11am-1pm. Each week we'll feature a food truck and an acoustic musician to brighten up your lunch hour. Feel free to bring a chair, grab lunch from the truck, and enjoy some live music! You can check out the schedule on Facebook and at www.centraltolife.org.
The Footsteps of Paul Cruise
Mark Your Calendars! The Footsteps of Paul Cruise has been rescheduled (Third Times a Charm!) for October 1-14th, 2022 with a Rome pre-tour offering from September 29-October 2 and a post-tour to the Castel Gandolfo offered. Information pamphlets and an information video coming soon!

Please contact Rev. Kelly for more information or visit:
June is Roadrunner Food Collection Sundays!
On June 20th and 27th we will be collecting food for the Roadrunner Food Bank. Please bring your non-perishable food items to church and place them in the collection box right outside the doors facing the parking lot/East side. Every bit helps bring food to the table for all. Please contact Pastor Kelly for more information. Kellyb@centraltolife.org
Worship Times
8:30 am Parking Lot Service:
  • Tune into 88.1 for the Drive-In Service
  • Communion is offered every Sunday during this service

11:00 am Hybrid Traditional Worship Service:
  • Please join us for our in-person and streamed worship service
Attendance Form
To help track Sunday Attendance, we like to have everyone sign-in with using our Attendance Form.
Rev. Ross and Family Welcome Reception
All are invited to Rev. Ross and Family Welcome Reception, July 11th, 9:30 am-10:30 am in the Welcome Center and Courtyard.

Please join the CUMC family in welcoming Rev. Ross and his family to Central UMC. We will have individually wrapped special treats, water bottles, and a basket for Welcome cards and gifts.
Rev. Ross Listening Tour
Our newly appointed Senior Pastor, Rev. Ross will be hosting a series of Listening Sessions during the month of July.

Here is how the Listening Tour works:
  • The congregation is invited to gather for 90 minutes in small groups in the Welcome Area and Courtyard for an opportunity to share with Rev Ross your perspective about the church’s history, culture, and future. 
  • The Listening Tour is a time for Rev Ross to listen and learn about CUMC and its members! This is not a time for us to ‘interview’ him or to probe about his views and vision...he wants to be doing a whole lot more listening than talking. 
  • Space for each session is limited to 10, so please sign up soon by calling the church office (505.243.7834) and encourage your friends and others to sign-up us as well.  
  • The Listening Tour will work best when as many people as possible participate! 

Dates…
  • July 12th is Currently Full
  • July 14 - 10am-12pm
  • July 19 - 6pm-8pm
  • July 21 - 10am-12pm
  • July 26- 6pm-8pm
  • July 28 - 10am-12pm

Ross will celebrate his first Sunday with us on Sunday, July 11th. Please help us welcome Ross and his family from 9:30 am-10:30 am in the Courtyard and Welcome Area with a heartfelt reception. Water and a special treat will be provided, along with a Welcome Basket for cards and Welcome to Central gifts. 
Children and Youth Ministries
  • Children and Youth Ministries – Church 4 Kids and Sunday Youth Zoom are on a Summer Hiatus until August. Keep your eyes open for special children & youth opportunities!
Our new Kids channel, a dedicated space for children’s inspirational programming, is helping families stay connected to their faith this winter.
Third Space Ministries
  • Brewery Ministry and Starbucks Study weekly e-devotional is available every Monday. Contact Pastor Kelly to be included in this weekly devotional: kellyb@centraltolife.org
Topics vary week to week

Check-in soon for regathering dates and locations!
Please pray for those on our prayer list!
We are now on Amplify!

Amplify is a multimedia platform allowing churches large and small to discover, customize, and share diverse resources that encourage deeper discipleship and equip churches to pursue their mission with greater impact.


Use CUMC's Access Code to gain access
MSHDNR
How to Give:
  • Mobile – Text #505.384.7589
  • Online – centraltolife.org
  • Mail a Check – 201 University Blvd, NE Albuquerque NM 87106
  • Bank Draft – Contact your bank directly 
  • Recurring E-Giving Through Employee or United Way
Would You Like to Help?
ABQ FaithWorks - A collaborating partner with Central UMC - helps the unhoused and migrants resident in ABQ with immediate humanitarian needs and achieving pathways to greater self-sufficiency in our community. There are many ways you, too, could make a difference. Call Kaity Parent today to volunteer in whatever way works for you. 505 225-8271 admin@abqfaithworks.org and https://www.abqfaithworks.org/.
June 27, 2021
8:30 am Parking Lot Order of Service
Tune into 88.1 for the Drive-In Service

Prelude/Welcome Music 

Welcome, Community News, Catalytic Gener-osity 

Call to Worship 
KJB When you dream, what do you dream of?
KM We dream of children who know love and churches with open doors. We dream of rest and sunny days.
KJB When you dream, what do you dream of?
KM We dream of peace without walls, And equality for all people. 
KJB When you dream, what do you dream of?
KM We dream of milk and honey, food on tables, and an end to suffering. We dream of the Church of Jesus Christ serving all God’s people.
KJB Family of God, This day, we dream together. This day, we wor-ship together. For there is nothing on heaven or on earth strong enough to unravel God’s dreams for us. Let us worship Holy God. Amen.

Opening Hymn    What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Opening Prayer  
                           
Scripture Reading EXODUS 1:22, 2:1-10 Kelly

Anthem   “I Will Trust in the Lord”   Spiritual

Sermon  When Our Plans for Our Children Unravel

Communion

*Affirmation of Faith 
I believe in God, the Great Sewer – Who weaves us together in community, Collecting our loose ends and turning them into be-longing. I believe in the Holy Spirit – Who hems us in before and behind, Catching us when we fall and writing us into God’s holy narrative. I believe in Jesus Christ – Who loved and claimed the people socie-ty had thrown out, refusing to disregard anyone as scrap. I believe God has woven part of God’s self into the fiber of our be-ing, Making us inherently worthy of love and belonging. I believe the fabric of my life is weak, That I am prone to error and need God’s handiwork to remind me of love. I believe in the church, and like a quilt of different fabrics, She is designed to be as diverse and beautiful as God’s creations. And I believe that when life unravels, God is there to stitch my wounds together, To hold me in the palm of God’s hand, to tell me of love, and to invite me into a new journey. Amen 

Closing Hymn   He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

1 He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the whole world in his hands.

He's got everybody here in his hands (3x)
He's got the whole world in his hands.

Blessing & Benediction 

Postlude
June 20, 2021
11:00 am Hybrid Traditional Order of Service

We ask that you please keep your mask on during the singing. If you are uncomfortable with being in the sanctuary with singing, you may exit during the Blessing and Benediction.

Pre Service Music

Welcome, Community News, Catalytic Generosity 

Prelude

*Call to Worship
KJB When you dream, what do you dream of?
KM We dream of children who know love and churches with open doors. We dream of rest and sunny days.
KJB When you dream, what do you dream of?
KM We dream of peace without walls, And equality for all people. 
KJB When you dream, what do you dream of?
KM We dream of milk and honey, food on tables, and an end to suffering. We dream of the Church of Jesus Christ serving all God’s people.
KJB Family of God, This day, we dream together. This day, we worship together. For there is nothing on heaven or on earth strong enough to unravel God’s dreams for us. Let us worship Holy God. Amen.

*Opening Hymn    What a Friend We Have in Jesus (vs 1)   526 UMH
*Opening Prayer and Lord’s Prayer     
                    
Scripture Reading EXODUS 1:22, 2:1-10

Anthem    “How Firm a Foundation”     arr. Tom Trenney

Sermon  When Our Plans for Our Children Unravel

*Hymn   It is Well With My Soul (vs 1)       377 UMH

*Affirmation of Faith 
I believe in God, the Great Sewer – Who weaves us together in community, Collecting our loose ends and turning them into be-longing. I believe in the Holy Spirit – Who hems us in before and behind, Catching us when we fall and writing us into God’s holy narrative. I believe in Jesus Christ – Who loved and claimed the people socie-ty had thrown out, refusing to disregard anyone as scrap. I believe God has woven part of God’s self into the fiber of our be-ing, Making us inherently worthy of love and belonging. I believe the fabric of my life is weak, That I am prone to error and need God’s handiwork to remind me of love. I believe in the church, and like a quilt of different fabrics, She is designed to be as diverse and beautiful as God’s creations. And I believe that when life unravels, God is there to stitch my wounds together, To hold me in the palm of God’s hand, to tell me of love, and to invite me into a new journey. Amen 

*Closing Hymn    Lead On, O King Eternal  (vs 1,3)   580 UMH

*Blessing & Benediction    

Postlude
For more information about the ministries of Central United Methodist Church,
email info@centraltolife.org, call the church office at 243-7834
or check out our website at www.centraltolife.org

Watch our live stream on YouTube, Facebook, and Amplify.

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UMC-NM Conference happenings visit https://www.nmconfum.com

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