EVENTS
Browse through the events that are available in which you can participate! You can also download our App: Realm Connect from the Apple App Store or Google Play. If you need assistance setting up your app, contact Mary Ann Wexler.
WORSHIP
LENTEN NOONTIME SERIES
Tuesdays • Now-April 4 • Noon • Sanctuary
Join us in the Sanctuary each Tuesday of Lent at Noon for a 30-minute musical presentation. Each week will feature a different musician or ensemble. Musicians include the New Day Singers of Greensboro, Joshua Sobel (Centenary’s Organ Scholar), and Corine Brouwer (Winston-Salem Symphony Concertmaster). Join us as we prepare our hearts during this season of reflection and contemplation. For questions or more information, please contact Jonathan Emmons. No registration is required.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
April 3 • 9 am - 8 pm • Sanctuary
April 4-6 • 9 am - 4 pm • Sanctuary
You are invited to journey with Jesus to the cross. This self-guided walk offers 14 stations through visual arts, liturgy and contemplation. A booklet will be provided to guide you as you move through the Sanctuary. To participate, enter from the 4 ½ Street entrance and begin the stations at the West Transept door.
MEMBERSHIP
STARTING POINT • March 26
We invite you to come and explore your faith journey at Centenary. Our new member class will give you the tools to discover a deeper connection to Centenary and its membership. Please click the link below for more details about our next session. If you are interested in joining the session, please contact Rev. Meg Peters. Childcare is available with your reservation; please arrange when you register to attend.
ADULT FORMATION
LENTEN STUDY
Thursdays • Now-March 30 • 10am • Room 112 East Building
Sundays • Now-April 2 • 10am • Memorial Auditorium
All are invited to join Rev. Susannah Pittman as we journey through Lent exploring the
Scriptures and spiritual practices of the season. This six-week class will be offered on Sunday
and Thursday mornings. Registration is not required, and there are no additional resources
to purchase. For questions or more information, please contact Rev. Susannah Pittman. No registration is required.
THE FIRST FIFTEEN
The First Fifteen Challenge invites you to take the first 15 minutes of your day, Monday through Friday, and spend it with God by reading a daily scripture, a short reflection, and a daily prayer. These readings will be shaped to help prepare you for worship since they will be guided by the topic of the sermon each Sunday. They will also help us, as a congregation, begin our day by taking a few moments to focus our lives, give thanks to God and ask for God’s guidance for our day. Fifteen minutes is all we are asking you set aside. Fifteen minutes to invite God into your life may be the inspiration we all need to live more fully into who we are as Centenary UMC as we learn to live and love like Jesus!
To sign up for the daily devitions, click on our link below and be sure to select "First 15 Daily Devotions."
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
SUMMER DATES 2023: MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!
•Older Elementary Mission Week: June 27-29; Rising 4th-6th Graders
•Centenary Week at Camp Tekoa: July 9-15; Rising 4th-6th Graders, register now at www.camptekoa.org
•Children’s Music and the Arts Camp: July 17-20; Infants through rising 5th Graders
•Vacation Bible School: July 24-27; 4-year-olds through rising 6th Graders
For more information, please contact Kate May.
STELLAR BOWLING
Sunday • April 23 • 2:30 - 4:30 pm
All 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders and their friends are invited to a fun afternoon of bowling Sunday, April 23 from 2:30-4:30 pm at Creekside Lanes. The cost is $15/bowler. Registration opens on March 21 and closes on April 19. Register by clicking below or registering through your Realm Account. Questions? Contact Kate May.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
CALL TO CARE MINISTRY
We are excited to launch the “Call to Care” calling ministry. This ministry will provide regular, intentional communication to ensure that our congregation is connected, cared for, and aware of what is happening in the life of Centenary. If you are interested in serving as a caller for this ministry, please contact Rev. Susannah Pittman.
JUSTICE & RECONCILIATION
MISSIONS
MUSIC & THE ARTS
JOIN THE CHANCEL CHOIR
Thinking about New Year’s resolutions? Consider joining the Centenary Chancel Choir! The choir is the heart of the weekly 11 am worship service and sings a wide range of choral repertoire. Open to high-schoolers and adults of all ages, the choir includes members from a variety of musical backgrounds and levels of experience. All are welcome and no audition is required! Join us as we seek to equip and empower the congregation to lift its collective heart and voice in worship and praise. Rehearsals every Thursday from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.
SIGN UP NOW FOR CHILDREN’S MUSIC & ART CAMP
July 17-20
Camp is offered for infants through rising 5th grade. Offerings include singing, handbells, handchimes, creative movement, art, Kindermusik, and more! Snack is provided daily. The week ends with a camper-led worship service on Thursday at 12:30 PM followed by
refreshments. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled week! The QR code below will direct you to the registration form. For more information, please contact Music Ministry Assistant, Virginia Sheffield.
YOUTH MINISTRY
YOUTH CONFIRMATION
Wednesdays • Now-May 11 • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Youth Commons Central Building
Confirmation by definition is faith formation, one part of a life-long journey. We have designed this Confirmation Class process to give you the opportunity, tools, support, and inspiration you will need to build your faith on a firm foundation (Matthew 7:24-25). we will meet each Wednesday night to learn about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the spiritual life, and how they form us and cause us to change the way we live our lives. You won’t go through this class alone— each confirmand will pick a Shepherd (an adult spiritual guide from our church) who will walk beside you in faith. There will be several field trips and two retreats to help us along this process as well. We hope that through these experiences, you will come to encounter Jesus in a very real way.