WELCOME TO
SUNDAY • APRIL 28, 2024
“Draw the Circle Wider”
Matthew 28:19-20 & Acts 1:8
Preaching
Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez
Liturgist
Rev. Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III
Senior Minister
Music
Keith Byrd Alternative Music Leader
Zakiyyah Niang, Vocalist
Ahmad Johnson, Vocalist
Noah Clark, Guitarist
Doug Wright, Bassist
Jacob Anflick, Drummer
IN MEMORIAM
Brian Frederick Davis
April 8, 2024
The ministers and members of Centenary extend their deepest sympathy to the bereaved family and pray they may know the comfort and peace of our Heavenly Father.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
SCUBA VBS
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
REFRESH: WEEKLY PRAYER IN THE CHAPEL
TUESDAYS • NOW – MAY 28
NOON- 12:30PM
You are invited for a time of prayer each week in our Chapel. Resources will be provided for a time of independent reflection and contemplation.
JUSTICE & RECONCILIATION
HOW CAN WE CHANGE THE STORY?
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
MAY 5 • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
JULY 29-AUGUST 1 • 9 AM - NOON Adventure awaits us, as we dive into friendship with God in our SCUBA Vacation Bible School! We hope all 4-year-olds through rising 6th graders will join us! Register using the QR code or through the Events and Links page of the church website. For more information, contact Kate May (kmay@ centenary-ws.org/ext. 1331).
YOU CAN HELP MAKE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL A SUCCESS!
This summer we will be taking our kids on a Super Cool Underwater Bible Adventure for Vacation Bible School where we hope that they will be immersed in the knowledge that God loves them and so do we! In order for that to happen we need your gifts and talent and time! There is a place for everyone at Vacation Bible School whether you want to help with crafts, or snacks or you want to be a small group shepherd or a crossing guard. Perhaps you can’t be with us in person but you’d be able to help with prep work, no matter what your gifts and talents and time commitment are you can use them at vacation Bible School! Contact Kate May (kmay@centenary-ws.org/ext. 1331) and let her know you want to be a part of the VBS team!
OLDER ELEMENTARY MISSION WEEK
JUNE 25-27 • 9 AM – 3 PM
Join us for our next panel discussion about social issues impacting our community. Guest panelists are Curtis Friday (Cure Violence/Forsyth Winston, Program Manager), Tricia McManus (WSFCS, Superintendent), Dr. Irish Spencer (Families Against Senseless Killing, President), Lt. Tyler Walley (WSPD, Gang Unit and Gun Crime Reduction Unit, Supervisor) and Dr. Erica Payton Foh (UNC Greensboro, Associate Professor, Public Health Education, Moderator).
MEN’S MINISTRY
THURSDAY MORNING FELLOWSHIP
MAY 2 • 7:30 AM-8:30 AM
COMMUNITY ROOM
We meet the first Thursday of every month as we gather in the second floor Catering Kitchen for coffee and 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
WINSTON-SALEM CHORAL ACADEMY CONCERT TODAY • 3 PM • SANCTUARY
Join the WSCA, formally the Winston-Salem Girls Chorus, in concert as they conclude their 25th anniversary season! Reception to follow in the Memorial Auditorium.
THE RALEIGH RINGERS
We hope our rising 4th – 6th graders can join us for a time to serve the community and have fun with friends! Registration is open and space is limited to register early! You can register using the QR code or through the Events and Links page of the church website. Contact Kate May (kmay@ centenary-ws.org/ext. 1331) for more information.
BE A PART OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEAM
Do you love spending time with elementary aged kids? Are you filled with joy by their questions and observations about the world? Are you energized by sharing God’s love with kids? Then you should consider being a part of our Sunday School team! This team is made up of amazing folks just like you who commit for one school year to serve as a small group or large group leader. Using provided lesson plans large group leaders share a Bible story in an engaging and hands on way with a mixed group of kids ages 1st-5th grade. Small group leaders build relationships with one age group of kids while facilitating activities that build on the large group learning. If you are interested or have questions, reach out to Kate May (kmay@centenary-ws.org/ ext. 1331)
MAY 5 • 4 PM
The Raleigh Ringers are coming to Centenary! We are thrilled to present this internationally acclaimed, Emmynominated, concert handbell choir that dazzles their audiences. Join us for an unforgettable program. Tickets can be purchased via the QR Code for $20/adult and $5/child (12 & under).
CHILDREN’S MUSIC & ARTS SPRING FINALE
MAY 5 • 11 AM
Join us as Centenary’s children and youth lead music alongside young people from across the Triad! This finale to our CAE program year will include inaugural collaborations between our Creative Arts Experience participants, the members of the Youth Choir Collective on Fifth, and children and youth choristers from First Baptist Church, Greensboro. We look forward to seeing you as our youngest make important cross-community connections through worship and the arts!
SIGN UP NOW FOR CHILDREN’S
MUSIC & ART CAMP 2024
July 15 - 18, 2024
YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
CMA Camp is offered for infants through rising 5th graders. Offerings include singing, handbells, handchimes, creative movement, art, Kindermusik, and more! Snacks are provided daily. The week ends with a camper-led worship service on Thursday at 12:30 PM followed by a reception to celebrate the accomplishments of each child during camp. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled week! Register via the QR Code today! For more information, please contact Music Ministry Assistant, Virginia Sheffield (vsheffield@centenary-ws.org).
SENIOR ADULTS
LUNCHEON
THURSDAY • MAY 16 • NOON
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
This month’s keynote is Centenary’s Director of Information Technology, John Rogers, who will speak about cybersecurity. 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, May 8.
YOUTH MINISTRY
Today 5:00 pm: Middle school youth group 6:15 pm: All youth dinner - $3 per person 6:30 pm: Senior high youth group
April 30
6:30 pm: Love Thy Neighbor Leadership team
May 1
6:00 pm: Confirmation – Truth, Prayer, & Practice
May 2
5:30 pm: Youth Choir Collective on Fifth
May 3-4
Confirmation Retreat for Confirmands & Shepherds to Blowing Rock Conference Center
May 5
11:00 am: LTN set up
Noon-2:00 pm: Love Thy Neighbor lunch & medical clinic 2:15 pm: LTN clean up
Join us every Sunday at 10:00 am on the fourth floor (@Youth Commons) for ALL youth Sunday School. As always there are breakfast snacks, coffee & drinks, and friends & fellowship before the lesson every week!
Join us for our series in Youth Sunday school, “Faith Face to Face”. This new series is all about exploring your questions of faith. We asked you what your questions are; you told us what you’re wondering about, and together we will find the answers! In 1 Corinthians 14: 33 we are reminded that “God is a God not of confusion, but of peace”. We can’t wait for you to be part of this great opportunity to take one question of faith each week and seek God’s wisdom so that we might more grow in the likeness and love of Jesus.
LOOKING AHEAD
May 10: Sixers! End of the year picnic at Bailey Park
May 3-4: Confirmation Retreat to Blowing Rock
May 19: Confirmation Sunday
June 2: Graduation Recognition Sunday & Summer Kick-Off!
July 20-28: YouthWorks Senior High mission trip (Niagara Falls, NY)
July 29-August 1: Vacation Bible School
August 11: LTN
August 11: 6th grade Promotion Party
August 18: Sunday school Open House & Fall Kickoff!
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.
MONDAY • APRIL 29
Matthew 13-14 & Psalm 87
TUESDAY • APRIL 30
Matthew 15-16 & Psalm 88
WEDNESDAY • MAY 1
Matthew 17-18 & Psalm 89
SUNDAY • MAY 5
THURSDAY • MAY 2
Matthew 19-20 & Psalm 90
FRIDAY • MAY 3
Matthew 21-22 & Psalm 91
SATURDAY • MAY 4
Matthew 23-24 & Psalm 92
Matthew 25-26 & Psalm 93
