January 19, 2025
Second Sunday after Epiphany (Green)
Prayer Focus: Those Impacted by the California Wildfires
Welcome to worship at Central!
In the name of Jesus Christ, welcome to worship at Central where it is our mission to follow Jesus by loving God and loving our neighbors. Our clergy, Rev. Thomas Smith, Rev. Dr. Ann Kovan, and Rev. Meg Jiunnies, are grateful you’ve chosen to make Central a part of your day today. If it is your first time worshiping with us, please visit the rear Greeters Table and fill out a Connect Card where you will receive a gift from the church. Once again, welcome!
Sermon Series: Where You Are
This season between Epiphany and Lent is a way of walking with Jesus as we are making and being made into disciples. This series invites you to look at where you are. We begin with the familiar and the over-familiar, peering at what we’ve seen so much that we don’t see it anymore. But we need to look; we need to see because this is where we are.
Sermon Note
Mary sees a need that is so obvious, it could be missed, or the responsibility passed along to someone else. But Mary in the same way we are called to be disciples depends on Jesus’s power and points others to him to meet the need immediately at hand. From Mary we can learn not to ignore what concerns us, but to speak up, be empowered, and meet the need through the help of Jesus Christ. Christian discipleship is acting wherever we find ourselves.
New Members
This Sunday in the sanctuary, Karen Kay Gittings will be received as a new member. In The Well, Baker Griffin Burch will be baptized and his father, Walt (Ellen) Burch, will be received as a new member. Please join us in welcoming all of them to Central!
Order of Worship
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Parish Concerns
Silent Meditation
Music (Sung by all)
*Come, Now is the Time to Worship ...................................................................... Brian Doerksen
What a Beautiful Name ................................................................................................... Hillsong
Jesus Loves Me (You) ........................................................................................................ Hymn
Reception of New Member .......................................................................... Walter McGhee Burch
Sacrament of Baptism ..................................................................................... Baker Griffin Burch son of Walt & Ellen Burch
Prayers of the People
Children’s Dismissal
(Children ages 3K - 1st grade are welcome to attend Children’s Church and may be picked up in room #145 or #147 after the service )
Connect & Refresh
(Offering one another signs of reconciliation and love within worship is an ancient Christian practice. This is a time to greet others, both familiar and new, whether in your seat, at a table, or while refilling your cup and plate. The countdown on the screen will alert you when it’s time to return to your seats for the next act of worship.)
Music (Sung by all)
Goodness
Stay Connected with The Well’s Worship Music
Did you enjoy the worship songs from The Well today? Now you can sing along all week long! The Well has a dedicated YouTube playlist featuring the songs we sing during our blended genre Methodist worship service. Scan the QR Code to explore videos of your favorite worship songs, discover new songs for upcoming Sundays, and keep the spirit of worship alive in your daily life. Let the music of The Well uplift and inspire you throughout the week!
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Donna Flynn ...................................................................................................................................... by Gale & Dick Dixon
John Orr ....................................................................................................................................... by Ann & David Wansley
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
Dolly Brunson ............................................................................................................................... by Martha Anne DeBerry
Bob Sharpe, Donna Flynn ........................................................................................................................... by Audrey Cooke
Bob Sharpe ..................................................................................................................................... by Terrie & Eddie Parker DISCRETIONARY FUND
Donna Flynn ................................................................................................................................................... by Florie Ervin
Donna Flynn, Dolly Brunson .................................................................................................. by United Methodist Women GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET
Dolly Brunson ........................................................................... by Jane Ames, Mark Buyck, William Clarke, Betty Gandy
Rhoda Rabon ................................................................................................................................ by Geneva & Larry Rabon
Donna Flynn .................................................................................................................................................. by Anonymous
MANNA HOUSE
Catherine & Jack Parrish ........................................................................................................................ by Jacquelyn Parrish THE WELL WORSHIP
Donna Flynn .................................................................................................................................................. by Rita Phillips
Dr. Lynn Clary, Mary Amanda Shumpert, Grace Timms, Robbie Timms, Lee Ward ............................ by Pete Hoogendonk
by Ruth & Thomas Barnett
by Kriste & Chuck Lindler
by Nancy & Jim Stewart
by Sally & Tom Carringer
