SUNDAY • OCTOBER 27, 2024
“Conversations Across the Aisle: Making a Pledge for Peace”
John 20:19-21
Preaching
Rev. Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III Senior Minister
Liturgist
Rev. Oliver Helsabeck Associate Minister for Congregational Care
Music
Keith Byrd Alternative Music Leader
Zakiyyah Niang, vocals
Ahmad Johnson, vocals
Rodney Archie, vocals
Noah Clark, guitar
Doug Wright, bass
Jacob Anflick, drums
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
PARTNER WITH US TO HELP FEED KIDS IN WINSTON-SALEM
With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, we will be sending more food home with children to help make up the difference during the school breaks. In addition to partnering with the Backpack Program organized by Second Harvest Food Bank, we will be sending bags of food home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Please consider a financial donation to help make this possible. If you’re interested or have questions, please contact Anna Thomas (athomas@centenary-ws.org/ext. 1332).
ANGEL TREE HELPERS NEEDED
Starting this Wednesday, Angels will be ready to be adopted from trees around the church! If you are interested in helping us with this amazing opportunity to show God’s love to kids in our city, besides adopting angels, we are looking for people to help others choose and adopt angels on Sunday mornings, organize gifts and pick up assistance! Contact Anna Thomas (athomas@centenary-ws. org/ext. 1332) for more information.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT NIGHT
SUNDAY • NOVEMBER 24
COME AND GO BETWEEN 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Join us as a family and create Christmas decorations to be the first ones on display for the season! We will have eight crafts to choose from, with options available for all ages! Registration will open on November 3. Make sure to register early for the crafts you’d like to do because there are limited quantities of each craft! If you can’t come to the event, we will have take-out kits available.
LEFTOVER HALLOWEEN CANDY COLLECTION
We would love to take any leftover, non-chocolate candy off of your hands to use to decorate gingerbread houses during Christmas Craft Night! You can drop off candy at the 5th Street Welcome Table on Sunday mornings, or at the 4 ½ Street reception desk during M-F, 9-4 pm.
MAKE SURE HOLIDAY DATES ARE ON YOUR CALENDAR!
Christmas Craft Night: November 24, 3:30-5:30 pm Angel Tree Gift Wrapping Party: December 8, 3-5 pm Kids Day In: Infants – 2nd graders, December 14, 9:30-11:30 am Impromptu Christmas Pageant: December 22, 10 am
Preschool Pajama Party: December 24, 9:30 am Children’s Christmas Eve Worship: December 24, 4 pm
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
REFRESH PRAYER MINISTRY
WEDNESDAYS • NOON-12:45 PM SANCTUARY
Join the Refresh Prayer Ministry for a mid-week service of reflection, music, and prayer. From Noon12:15 pm there will be a time for quiet reflection with music, and then the service will begin at 12:15 pm and finish by 12:45 pm. Parking will be available in the Fifth Street parking lot, and you may enter from the Fifth Street entrance to the sanctuary. Services begin November 6, continue through December 11, and will resume in January. For more information, contact Rev. Oliver Helsabeck or Becky Tate.
HEALING HANDS MINISTRY
FIRST MONDAYS • 10:00 AM - NOON
GATHERING ROOM
Calling all knitters and crocheters! Join Healing Hands for a time of fellowship, instruction, and service as members create prayer shawls, lap throws, and other handmade items to provide a tangible blessing for people experiencing loss, crisis, or other need for prayerful care. Items are prayed over and blessed to be given away to others in time of need. No experience is necessary. Contact Rev. Oliver Helsabeck or Dianne Moore for more information.
MEN’S MINISTRY
THURSDAY MORNING FELLOWSHIP
NOVEMBER 7 • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
COMMUNITY ROOM
We will gather in the second floor Catering Kitchen for coffee, biscuits, and fellowship. Then we move to the Community Room for prayer, announcements and a brief program. You may enter the East Building from the 4 1⁄2 Street or 5th Street entrances. To learn more about Men’s Ministry at Centenary, contact Chris Munnelly, Tanner Robinson, Michael Rogers, or Tom Lawson.
MUSIC & ARTS
CHILCOTT REQUIEM
SUNDAY • NOVEMBER 3 • 11:00 AM
Join us in worship as we observe All Saints’ Day with a service featuring Bob Chilcott’s Requiem, a multi-movement work for chorus, soloists, and chamber orchestra.
NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWCASE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 10/27
Today is the final day to submit information for works you would like exhibited in this year’s Neighborhood Showcase, All Things Bright & Beautiful! Please email Music Ministry Assistant Virginia Sheffield (vsheffield@centenary-ws.org) with the title of the work you would like to submit by 5:00 pm and for artwork drop-off details.
SENIOR ADULTS
LUNCHEON
THURSDAY • NOVEMBER 21 • NOON
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
This month’s presentation is from Centenary’s Congregational Care Ministries. Members will share about their respective ministries and how we show care and love for our congregation and community. We gather at 11:45 am and lunch will be served at noon. To register, send an email to seniorlunch@ centenary-ws.org or call the church office during business hours. Luncheon cost is $10.00 and the signup deadline is Wednesday, November 13.
VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST
MONDAY • NOVEMBER 11 • 9:00 AM
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
All Veterans and their families are invited to attend. There is no charge for breakfast, but donations will be accepted. To register, please contact Rev. Oliver Helsabeck (ohelsabeck@centenary-ws.org/ ext. 1357). Deadline for registration is Sunday, November 3.
UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH
SANCTUARY ORNAMENT
The Centenary ornaments have arrived and are ready for pick up. You can pick up ornaments at Nourish on Wednesdays from 5 pm - 6 pm or on Sundays after the 9 am and 11 am services. We will have the ornaments at the 4 1/2 Street entrance on those days. If you need to arrange a different time please contact Susan Grubbs at shgrubbs4@ gmail.com
YOUTH MINISTRY
Today
10:00 am: Youth Sunday school with David Magee 10:00 am: Coffee & Conversation about “Things Have Changed”
5:00 pm: LISTEN event with David Magee
November 3
10:00 am: Youth Sunday school 11:00 am: LTN set up Noon-2:00 pm: Love Thy Neighbor and Medical Clinic
2:15 pm: LTN clean up
TWIN CITY CONFERENCE SENIOR HIGH BASKETBALL
LOOKING AHEAD
November 1: 2025 Senior High Mission trip registration opens
November 6: 2025 Confirmation registration opens (7th graders)
November 12: 2024-2025 Twin City Conference Basketball season begins January 10 & 11: Junior/Senior Retreat to Blowing Rock
January 8: 2025 Confirmation begins
For more information or to sign up to receive Youth Ministry updates by email, contact Tammy Pollock (tpollock@centenary-ws.org). Follow us on Instagram @centenary_youth.
CHARGE CONFERENCE
For a third season, we are partnering with the Winston Salem Street School for the Twin City Conference, a Senior High Boys basketball league. Our first game will be November 12, 2024, at 6:00 pm (vs. WSSS) at Fulton YMCA with the season ending in a tournament on January 28, 2025 (just in time for school spring sports).
If you are a Senior High boy (9th-12th grade) and NOT on your school’s varsity basketball team, we invite you to be part of our church basketball team and this amazing league (and yes, friends are welcome too!). The cost to join the league will be $50 and you must be registered to play. Contact Tammy Pollock, Director of Youth Ministries for more information. Watch your weekly Youth email blast for ways you can register.
CONFIRMATION 2025
Centenary will hold its annual Charge Conference on Sunday, November 10 at 12:45 pm. The business of the charge conference will include setting salaries for the four appointed clergy and approving the lay leadership for Centenary for the coming year. The voting members of the Charge Conference are members of the Church Council, the lay delegates to the annual conference, and retired clergy for whom Centenary holds their charge conference membership. Members of the church may attend the meeting. To register for the lunch following the 11:00 worship service, and preceding the meeting, they must be received no later than Sunday, November 3 at 12:00 noon, by calling or emailing Stacy Holley (sholley@ centenary-ws.org/ext. 1359).
Starting on January 8, 2025 (through May 18), we invite all 7th graders to join our Confirmation class. We will meet each Wednesday night from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm to learn about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the spiritual life, and how they form us and help us to change the way we live our lives. The hope is that through these experiences, you will come to encounter Jesus in a very real way and that encounter will change the way you live your life! For more information contact Tammy Pollock (tpollock@centenary-ws.org).
SENIOR HIGH MISSION TRIP TO BENTON HARBOR, MI
If you are a Senior High youth (rising 9th-12th grader) this trip is for YOU! We invite you to join us for a nine-day trip, July 19-27, 2025, with YouthWorks to Benton Harbor, MI. Each year we partner with this incredible organization. YouthWorks essential core values are being youth-minded and relationship-oriented, focusing on servant leadership, and believing in the lifechange that Christ offers us all. All of the very things we value in our youth ministry at Centenary. Registration opens (in Realm) November 1. With questions contact Tammy Pollock (tpollock@ centenary-ws.org)
