CENTRAL TIME

The weekly e-newsletter of

Central United Methodist Church

All are welcome!

Events This Week

Sunday, April 14, 2024

3rd Sunday of Easter

11:00 AM

Native American Ministries Sunday

Anthem: Come, ye faithful - R. S. Thatcher

*The words of the anthem may be found in The United Methodist Hymnal, #315, vss. 1-4.

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

Wednesday Night Supper

April 17, 5:30 PM



Menu

Country-Style Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli Salad,

Peach Cobbler, Bread, Tea & Coffee

Birthdays

April

10 Mitch Kyllonen

11 Luther Rickenbaker

12 Joan Bilton, Joyce Coggins

13 Jordan Clark, Kim Retherford

14 James Pryor

15 Paige Wolfe

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

Sacred Traditions And Rituals

April 14, 24

Six O'clock pm

What if Jesus Had Said This?

a service devoted to no mistaking

Wouldn't it have been a great deal easier if there was no mistaking what Jesus said? So that what he meant would be clearer?

Imagine what he could have added and how Christianity might share in a different understanding - why this matters and that doesn't? Or what influence Jesus' more understandable words could have for those who claim to follow his teachings?

During our Service, we will consider some of Jesus' words, phrases, teachings and how, if these had been presented more clearly, his message might be interpreted differently.

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

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BUILDING FUNDRAISER

 Friday, April 26 - Saturday, April 27

         The Building Fund Raising Committee plans to raise some additional money by selling parking spaces during Spartanburg’s Spring Fling. We will use Central’s parking lot and the lot across Church Street which some members use during Sunday services. This was done very successfully in the past when the youth held the event. We will need volunteers on Friday evening, April 26^th, all day Saturday, 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.

Altar Flowers

Please contact:

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

We have openings in

May. Call: (864) 978-0294

Please continue to pray for. . .



Members

Joanie Bilton, Thomas Bridges, Dianne Brown, John Burtnett, Dave & Eloise Clyburn, Mary Hines, Doris Wilson & Mike Johnson, Joan Johnson, Sue Lowe, Mary Lou Miller, 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), Charlotte Hall, 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

Website

Lifelong

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



2024 Eva Hoffman Scholarship

   Applications (letter of interest) for the Eva Hoffman Scholarship are being accepted through April 15. All undergraduate college students are invited to apply.

Contact Henry Sparrow for details. 

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."