2017 Through Centenary Windows May/June

OUR CLERGY AND STAFF Reverend Lory Beth Huffman, Senior Minister lhuffman@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1362 Reverend Jonathan L. Brake, Associate Minister jbrake@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1334 Reverend R. Craig Ford, Associate Minister cford@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1353 Dr. Robert E. Frazier, Director of Music and the Arts rfrazier@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1339 Reverend Sarah S. Howell, Associate Minister showell@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1348 Reverend Kate May, Associate Minister with Children kmay@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1331 Reverend Jeremy Pegram, Assoc. Minister of Evangelism & Engagement jpegram@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1361 Tamara M. Pollock, Director of Youth Ministries tpollock@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1337 Mary Ann Wexler, Executive Director mwexler@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1346 Susan Bates, Organist and Music Associate sbates@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1340 Martha Bassett, Alternative Music Leader mbassett@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1343 Kristy Eaton, Contributions keaton@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1341 Stacy Holley, Exec. Assistant to Senior Minister sholley@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1359 John Markle, Director of Operations jmarkle@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1347

OUR PAGES Table of Contents/Clergy and Staff ~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 Vacation Bible School~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 From the Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Summer Worship Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Ministry Spotlight: Altar Guild~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 Page Eight: Excellent Worship~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Pentecost Festival ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Music and the Arts Sunday~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Evangelism Team/New Member Spotlight ~~~~~ Children’s Worship ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who Is My Neighbor?: Local 27101 ~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent Worship: Rejoice! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Theology in the Theater ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent Worship: Simplify ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Haven: The Shalom Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ God Moment/Social Connections ~~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent Worship: Prison Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent Worship: Traditional~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent Worship: Roots Revival ~~~~~~~~~~~ Calendar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Memorials ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Honoraria/New Members~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent Worship: Closing Thoughts~~~~~~~~~ Back Cover: Centenary Live Stream ~~~~~~~~~~

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OUR COVER The “Christ’s Ministry” window is located at the east side of the Nave.

The scene depicts the Sermon on the Mount. Notice the variety of people gathered and the crowd seen coming from the mountain. This scene was chosen because of its worship nature. You will learn more about excellent worship at Centenary as you read through this issue.

You can learn more about the windows of the church by reading Centenary United Methodist Church Symbols: The Story Told in Glass, Stone and Fabric.

Doug Peninger, Director of Communications dpeninger@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1368 Debbie Pilson, Director of DAYBreak/Respite Care dpilson@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1345 John Rogers, Director of Information Technology jrogers@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1356 Deana Vickers, Congregational Care Coordinator dvickers@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1352 MAY/JUNE 2017 | 2 | CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST

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From the Editor

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come all ye faithul! No, it’s not time to start singing Christmas carols and returning gifts to the Angel Tree, though that time of year will be here before you or any of us are ready. So why the invitation? It’s time to delve deeply into the excellent worship experiences we enjoy here at Centenary.

It’s amazing to look at all of the many ways we experience corporate worship. Whether you are inspired by traditional or transitional, jazz or worship designed for children. Maybe you like a bit of Appalachian flavor to your style of worship; there is something here for everyone. In fact, worship occurs even outside of our walls, in our local prison, as a ministry that inspires those leading the experience.

For the May/June issue of Through Centenary Windows, we continue our series of examining our core values.

worship and experience the presense of God in different ways. How exciting is it that we have so many options to meet people where they are as they give their thanks and praise to God? After all, that’s what worship is really all about anyway, right? Can I get an amen?

Our core value of excellent worship states: We worship by gathering and engaging our community of faith to glorify God in a variety of ways through inspirational preaching, music for all generations, and opportunities for life-changing holy encounters.

As you read through this issue, you are going to hear from many voices as they share their experience in the many genres of worship we enjoy.

I must admit, when I first began singing at Centenary, back in 1997, I would never have imagined that we would have a jazz-styled worship service. But we do and it is thriving, along with our other offerings. People

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I’ll see you at Centenary. 

Doug Peninger Director of Communications

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ach week we gather as a Christian community for worship in Centenary’s Sanctuary or in Memorial Auditorium. Our hope is that through singing, accompaniment, reading of Scripture, proclamation of the Word, giving of our tithes and offerings, and celebrating the sacraments that we truly encounter God.

Jeremy Pegram

jpegram@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1361

Hours are spent each week rehearsing canticles, solos, hymns, crafting sermons, drafting bulletins, and arranging flowers.

There are also countless details that make worship possible that often times might be forgotten simply because the preparations happen behind-the-scenes so they are easily unnoticed. Much of the behind-the-scenes work for worship preparation is performed by Centenary’s Altar Guild. For years these dedicated women and men (yes, men can serve in this capacity) have prepared the altar for worship. The Altar Guild’s main task is to glorify God and in doing so provide a fuller experience for the clergy and laity that worship in concert with one another.

The Altar Guild is responsible for preparing the elements (bread and unfermented grape juice) for Holy Communion, changing the paraments (the colored clothes) on the Chapel and Sanctuary pulpits for each liturgical season and polishing the brass cross and candelabras in the Sanctuary that adorn the altar table. After each service of Holy Communion the guild reverently removes all unused items from the worship spaces, disposes of the elements in a holy manner, and cleans the serving pieces and linens so that they are properly stored and available for future use.

The Altar Guild also takes special care to remove the beautiful flower arrangements from the Sanctuary at the 11:00-Traditional service. The flower arrangements are refashioned into multiple smaller arrangements that are either used in upcoming church events

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or delivered to home bound members of the congregation to remind them of God’s redeeming love and their inclusion in the community of Centenary.

The beautiful poinsettias that surround the altar area and the greens hung in the Sanctuary during the season of Advent remind us of God’s everlasting love and the promise of Christ’s coming. As we approach this season, each November the Altar Guild plans, prepares, and maintains the worship space for our enjoyment during Sunday morning and special services that are offered during the season. v

Personally, I am very thankful for the many hands that diligently serve week after week to make our worship experience meaningful. The Altar Guild truly contributes to the services at Centenary that transport all who gather into the presence of God.

Gwen Walter (336-765-5338)/gwalters67. gw@gmail.com. Serving in this capacity is certainly a labor of love and the time spent preparing for worship is time spent making new friends and building community at Centenary. ď Ž

Anyone interested in joining the Altar Guild is invited to contact Lois Davis (336-725-8428)/ladavis747@aol.com or

Pictured: These are just a few members of the Altar Guild we found preparing for communion on March 5. From left to right: Cabell Edmundson, Kathy Freshwater, Becky Miller & Pamela Harris.

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The act of worship can come in many forms and follow different paths. Some worship styles are more traditional, some might be transitional, and some may be more contemporary, just to name a few. One definition of worship, found from the Internet, says that worship is the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. I think that states it pretty well. We gather for corporate worship to do just that, worship God. It is a time for us to celebrate and offer our praise and prayers to God and also to listen to and receive the spoken word.

Doug Peninger

dpeninger@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1334

As we celebrate excellent worship at Centenary, I invite you to think about the planning that is involved in creating each of our various styles of worship. Each week, the clergy and staff spend many hours writing and rehearsing so that on Sunday mornings it all comes together. Each Wednesday, a time of worship review convenes where each participant in the upcoming services walks through every component of the worship service to make sure everyone knows how the liturgy is to flow, so everyone knows where to stand or sit and when to pray, or sing, or preach. To say the least, what you see on Sunday morning or Wednesday night takes a great deal of time and intentional planning in order to create an atmosphere that will allow the Holy Spirit to be present.

Have you ever considered how many components we actually have in a worship service? I invite you to take a look at the 11:00am worship bulletin. From the opening voluntary to the closing voluntary, there are 22 components covered during that worship hour.

The first time I ever counted it, I was staggered and amazed that we could fit it all in the time-frame of one hour. This means that each segment has to be well planned and executed.

The music has to be timed. The prayers have

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to be timed. The sermon has to be timed. By knowing how long or short the individual components may be, allows the worship team to lead with confidence.

I realize that what I’ve been talking about sounds very technical and boring and perhaps like a tutorial on worship. Trust me, all of the planning and review makes a tremendous difference for when we get to the worship times we share together. When we know which direction we are trying to go, it enables each of us to relax and allow ourselves to open up to the presence of God and the moving of the Spirit. When we are able to do that, we can truly express our adoration to God. Now, for me, worshipping has always been a very personal thing. I have never been one to raise my hands during a song, or shout “Amen!” in the middle of sermon. During prayers, I’ve never been the one who would whisper “yes, Lord” or “thank you, Jesus” while someone else is leading. That’s just me. I am more internal than external when it comes to worship. That does not mean that one style is right or wrong, that’s just who I am. I celebrate those who are comfortable in their outward expressions. Luckily at Centenary, we enjoy great diversity in our forms of worship. This gives each worshipper the opportunity to find a service meeting their style and offering them the freedom to worship in a manner and level in which they are comfortable.

But what is it about worship at Centenary that makes it excellent? I would venture to say that as many worshippers as there are at Centenary, there would be that many definitions. Some might say that it is the liturgy. Others might contend that it is the preaching. Then, there are those who might say that it is the feeling of community and fellowship. Whatever your definition is, the important thing to remember

For me, excellent worship always meets me within the music. It might find me within the text of a hymn or it might be from a beautiful anthem sung by the choir. Many of you may recall the stirring setting of “Silent Night” by Craig Courtney. The Chancel Choir sang this arrangement for countless years at the closing of the Lessons and Carols worship service. In the arrangement, just before the final chorus is sung, there is beautiful line written for strings that starts low and slowly rises until the chorus begins.

Every single time I sing or hear that portion of the piece, I am moved to tears. The feelings the sound evokes draw me closer to God and I know I can feel his presence.

As the Vision team worked on what our vision and core values would be, we knew early on that excellent worship was at the very heart of what and who Centenary is. It is one of the foundations allowing us to do everything else. Whether you are a traditional style worshipper, or maybe your preference is our jazz service, Rejoice!, or you enjoy the Simplify worship or maybe Roots Revival, there is something for everyone at Centenary. Let the community gather and let us worship God! 

CORE VALUE

Excellent Worship- We worship by gathering and engaging our community of faith to glorify God in a variety of ways through inspirational preaching, music for all generations, and opportunities for life-changing holy encounters.

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LOVING GOD AND LOVING NEIGHBOR

is that as the community gathers for worship and as we each come for different reasons, we can each find the presence of God as we worship.

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showell@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1348

he second chapter of the book of Acts begins like this: “When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place.” The Holy Spirit came not to one individual or to a select few, but to the whole community, gathered together. In the same way, although we may commune with the Spirit in our own ways throughout the week, there is something special about how God is present among us when we gather for worship.

We envision our annual Pentecost Festival as a similar bringing together of diverse groups within our church—a sort of Centenary family reunion. With our variety of worship services and many ways to engage in the life of the church, we need opportunities to come together and celebrate—and what better day is there than Pentecost, the birthday of the Church!

On Pentecost, we bring musicians and leaders from all of our different worship services together to offer one beautifully blended service at 11:00 in the Sanctuary.

In this way, we celebrate and lift up the many manifestations of our core value of Excellent Worship.

Much like the disciples on that first Pentecost, who spoke in different languages so that all kinds of people could hear God’s Word, we offer up our many dialects of praise—traditional, jazz, contemporary, and Americana. Perhaps there is one language of worship you are more familiar with than others—maybe your native tongue is the tone of our beautiful pipe organ, or maybe it is the sound of a guitar or upright bass.

Whatever style of worship most readily engages you, we hope and pray you will

hear the good news afresh, perhaps with a different accent, but telling the same incredible story.

Because meals are uniquely suited to bring people together, and because this was the way Jesus chose over and over again to relate to and teach his disciples and other people he met, we follow Pentecost worship with a potluck lunch. This shared meal is just another opportunity to see the Holy Spirit at work, to spend time in Nurturing Fellowship (another one of our core values), and to break bread together.

The sacrament of Holy Communion is a special ritual, a unique means of God’s grace that we celebrate together in times of formal worship. But simply sharing a meal with another person is a sort of extension of that table, a putting into practice of the Sacrament of receiving bread and cup.

On the walk to Emmaus in Luke 24, the disciples only recognized the resurrected Jesus in the breaking of bread. Let our own bread-breaking, whether in the sacrament itself or in the sacramental act of eating together, be an opportunity to recognize Jesus in one another as we love God and love neighbor in worship and in worshipful lives. ¢

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Music & the

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Arts Sunday May 7, 2017

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Dr. Robert Frazier

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e are a gifted congregation who sings and plays instruments, rings handbells, writes prose and poetry, creates sculptures, composes music, takes the stage as dramatic actors, engages in spiritual formation through our gifts of intellect and visual art…all to the Glory of God. Once a year we have an opportunity to celebrate the many gifts that God has given to the members of our community of faith on Music and the Arts Sunday.

This year our spirits will be enriched in worship on May 7 through poetry set to music, scripture portrayed through drama, artwork displayed as our bulletin cover from members of our Respite Care ministry, and an opportunity to celebrate the artists who make contributions to our art gallery on the first floor hallway near the Parlor.

We will also have the opportunity to lift our prayers of intercession, petition and thanksgiving during communion as we tie multi-colored pieces of yarn as “prayer knots” into a “prayer net” that will form a beautiful tapestry of our prayer journey. We hope that other ministry teams will use this net at future meetings/gatherings to make meaningful “ties that bind” as we “strive to be a vibrant Christian community, loving God and loving neighbor, downtown and throughout the region.”

The idea of using a “prayer net” in worship comes from across the pond. The most famous example hangs in Ely Cathedral, England, where people have offered prayers from all around the world. The image is a powerful one and reminds us that Jesus called us all to be fishers of people. The Cathedral makes note of this in a description that hangs next to the net: “When the Cathedral was built, Ely was an island, in a sea of rivers and swamps.

Fishing formed an important part of people’s livelihood. Jesus’ first followers were also fisherman. Yet Jesus called them to leave their nets and follow him.”

On Music and Arts Sunday, may we receive a great blessing as we celebrate the “ties that bind” our hearts in Christian love. May we also be called into deeper discipleship as a community of faith who prays without ceasing and makes fishers of all people. ¢

Note: You can see an image of the prayer net within the Chilren’s Ministry article found on page 15.

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Centenary Welcome Team

By Rev. Jeremy Pegram

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entrance to the Sanctuary where there is a confluence of hallways and stairwells that might be intimidating or create navigational challenges for first-time guests.

Welcome Team members serve on a rotating basis and can be spotted at the church’s entrances before each worship service. They offer members and guests, who enter the building for worship and Sunday school, friendly smiles and warm handshakes. They do more than just say, “Good morning” as they staff high traffic areas within the church.

One such area is the East Transept

Welcome Team members are also assigned to the Children’s Entrance just before Sunday school so that a newcomer who might be dropping off a youngster can be escorted back to one of our worship service venues or to an adult Sunday school class.

This team is also attuned to special elements of worship, especially the reception of new members and baptisms. This way they can be sure to greet and welcome any family and/ or friends who might attend worship to witness these special occasions and milestones.

he Apostle Paul writes, “Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God”. (Romans 15:7) This biblical passage among others is what inspires the mission of the 90-plus individuals that serve on Centenary’s Welcome Team.

This team strives to welcome all persons to worship and to include all in the Christian community of Centenary in the same manner they would welcome and include our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

New Member Spotlight

By Rev. Jeremy Pegram

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lthough she is not “new” to the church, Sally Reed is one of Centenary’s newest members. She grew

up attending worship, Sunday school and UMYF at Centenary. She affectionately remembers her Junior High teachers, Bob Cash and Henry Nading and times spent at church camp as a youth.

members. She is married to Fred Reed, who plans to join her in Winston-Salem upon his retirement. Their plans are to spend winters in Winston-Salem and return to Erie, Pennsylvania, for the summers. While back home in Pennsylvania, Sally plans to attend Wayside United Presbyterian Church.

Sally will be maintaining membership at two churches. This is a special membership status outlined in the United Methodist Book of Discipline, an Affiliate Member, which makes a provision for someone to hold membership with another church outside of the United Methodist denomination.

Sally holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and earned certifications in School Psychology. Before retirement in 2013 she was employed as a school psychologist.

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While in Winston-Salem Sally stays active by volunteering at the Y and with World Relief. She has also engaged at Centenary by joining the Pastor’s Round Table and participating in small group studies. She is excited to be part of a downtown church that continues to be vibrant and serves its neighbors. ¢

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Children’s Worship:

Excellent Worship for Our Youngest Worshippers

Rev. Kate May

kmay@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1331

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very worshipper who walks in the doors of our worship spaces is different. Some respond to music (and within that just pick a style!), others to teaching or challenges.

Some respond to silence. Keeping all that in mind our worshipping community strives to offer excellent worship to connect with each person who engages with us. I have the privilege of engaging our youngest worshippers who have all the same unique ways to connect with God, and abundantly more energy!

People are always curious about what we do in children’s worship, so what does a typical week in children’s worship look like? Let me tell you.

To harness and channel some of that energy, we begin with a prayer asking God to help us to pause our busy minds and our busy bodies so that we can hear what God has to say to us.

Next we have a gathering activity. Recently each child received a puzzle piece. They had to find the others who had pieces from the same puzzle, put the puzzle together and then discover the Bible verse for the day from the puzzle pieces.

After introducing the main idea through this gathering activity we share the story. This looks very different depending on the story for the day. We might do a Mad-Lib and then correct it or have the kids act the story out as a Spontaneous Melodrama.

Sometimes we use props to tell the story. Our efforts are always focused on sharing the story in ways that connect with the kids through as many of their senses as possible.

Learning through play is an important component of what we do so we often play a game next. A few weeks ago we reviewed the life of Elijah the prophet by participating in a relay where at each station the kids had an action to complete that reminded them of a piece of Elijah’s story. We love using their abundant energy for learning!

We always close with prayer time when we invite the kids to share things that they would like to say thank you to God for, as well as things they want to make sure God pays extra special attention to.

We always have so much fun and would love to have you join us sometime! 

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The Balloon Brigade

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hen Jeremy walked into Foothills carrying balloons, the hostess exclaimed jokingly, “Oh, are those for me?” To her apparent surprise, Jeremy replied, “Actually, yes they are!”

Sarah Howell

showell@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1348

Our staff has started a new outreach to our downtown neighbors that we have dubbed the Balloon Brigade. The idea emerged at a program staff planning retreat as we asked ourselves what we could do to align with our new vision of Loving God and Loving Neighbor—not just through the work of our ministry areas, but as clergy and staff.

We landed on a concept that is all about taking hospitality to the streets. We work hard at being a welcoming church when people walk into our building, but hospitality isn’t just about who comes— it’s about where we go.

So we decided to try a new way of loving neighbor, particularly downtown. Each week, a pair of staff members takes balloons, homemade banana bread, and a card signed by all our staff to a downtown business. The entire staff prays for the selected business in our staff meeting, and the message is simple—as the card we give out says:

As I’m sure you can imagine, people sometimes think we’re selling something, or trying to get something out of them.

They are pleasantly surprised to realize that we really are just saying hello and trying to be a good neighbor in a new way.

Already the connections we’re making seem like they could be openings to ministry collaboration in the future.

But even when that doesn’t happen, we hope and pray that the gesture lets people know that we’re here and we care.

Perhaps some of these business owners are churchgoers; maybe they aren’t. This is a small but significant opportunity to give someone a positive experience and association with a church, to tell them that they are loved.

If you have neighbors, whether downtown or throughout the region, that you would like to offer this kind of hospitality to, please let us know—we have plenty of red and white Centenary balloons and are happy to share. Help us continue to find new ways to reach out to the community and to love God and love neighbor as we strive to be a vibrant Christian community. 

“We are so glad you are part of the vibrant downtown community of Winston-Salem.

As we live into our vision of Loving God and Loving Neighbor, our ministers and staff prayed for your company today. We’re glad to be your neighbor!”

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The Reverend Sarah Howell and the Reverend Jeremy Pegream are out to deliver balloons to the Eye Care Center on April 4.

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I Martha Bassett

mbassett@centenary-ws.org 336-397-1343

was drawn to Centenary because of the traditional style of worship and the excellence of the music. I love the rhythm of our worship, how the regularity of the elements takes on deeper meaning over time and with repetition. In the past I’ve always associated traditional worship with traditional sacred music. My work in the Rejoice and Roots Revival services has changed that.

About five years ago when the Rejoice service began, I wondered about whether the music fit with the worship, not because it was jazz (which is just a step away from gospel), but because it was secular. Within the traditional structure of the Rejoice services there are two musical offerings, one in response to the sermon and one as a sending forth, which usually stray from what we typically think of as sacred music.

I worried that my musical choices would offend. But over time, the response of the congregation

assured me that our music was indeed sacred.

There’s something very powerful about using music in worship that was not intended to be there. It’s one more reminder that God is everywhere and in everything. It smudges the line we create between the sacred and the secular. We are built in such vast diversity that it’s difficult for me to imagine that there isn’t something sacred in all music, regardless of the intention of the composer. These days the Rejoice band often ventures beyond the confines of jazz, using whatever seems appropriate to express our faith, our humanness, and sometimes our sense of humor.

Now when I listen to the radio I question every song that I hear.

Can it be used as a means of worship? More often than you’d expect, the answer is yes. 

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Simple, Authentic Worship

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By Dr. Eddie Pollock Guest Writer

arly morning Sabbaths are always the best - serene and verdant. The loving, sweet voice of God sings in the sunrise, free of the heavy business which will be distracting later in the day, beckoning to come worship, to come sit for a moment and be treasured, be like a child consummately comforted by an incomprehensibly compassionate Parent.

It is early. It is simple. And it is so, so fine.

Centenary is waking and welcoming. The church beckons to those who are hungry and thirsty to come and be fed, to those who need the solace of Jesus and His people to come and be held, to those who would just delight in the Lord to come and be loved. Filled with the Holy Spirit and by a congregation of holy neighbors, Centenary throws open its doors to all who would praise, worship and adore God each fine Sabbath morning.

Some of us gather at nine o’clock in Memorial Auditorium to greet, to commune, to sing, to listen, to experience the worship service at Centenary we call Simplify. The greetings are always authentic – kind and tender, genuine and sincere, offered with sacred hospitality and friendship. The communing is full of

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energy, full of warmth, full of the joy and ease of children presenting themselves to Jesus. The music is current and contemporary, pulsing with an incessant and honest longing to know, feel and honor God. The words are drenched in truth, infused with challenge, replete with divine consolation for the hard stuff that fills each of our days, our years and our lives.

The experience lasts less than an hour.

And for that time we are a community.

We are close. We share our hearts, our concerns, our offerings, our talents, our collective and fervent desires to help make God’s kingdom come and God’s will be done just now on a Sabbath at Centenary. Worshiping God in any form is exceptional. But there is no worship experience any finer than the Simplify Service. ¢

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Tracy S. Mohr Guest Writer

n an unseasonably warm Wednesday in early March, four doctors, five nurses, three interpreters, two pharmacists and a dozen volunteers filled 2200 square feet in a former office building located on West Fourth Street. Between 4:00 and 8:30 pm, this dedicated team provided medical care to more than 60 patients. “It’s chaotic, but it works,” said Jeffrey Foster, program director of the Shalom Project Medical Clinic.

Last summer, the clinic relocated to the Fourth Street property, owned by Centenary. Since its purchase in the mid 90’s, the church has leased the property for commercial use. Recently named “The Haven,” the white brick building has been repurposed to house ongoing church missions like Loaves and Fishes. As part of mission and outreach in the community, The Haven also provides space at no cost to area non-profits ministering to the most vulnerable in our community.

“Centenary has been wonderful to give us this,” said Linda Hege, Shalom’s volunteer Head Nurse. “Not only do we have more space, but we now operate on one level, which is a tremendous benefit to our patients who struggle with disabilities.” She said the space has made a big impact on the clinic, which has seen an increase in patient load each week, in part due to the new location.

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Conversations with Hege are often interrupted. She reflexively turns her attention to patients wanting to check in with her or just say hello. She takes time to ask patients about their health, family, school progress, or a recent life event, making the frenetic pace of the clinic feel like a caring community. Foster describes Hege as pragmatic, focused and “the glue,” that has made the clinic work since its beginnings nearly 16 years ago. “She knows everyone in town,” Foster added, “she knows who to call in town to help a patient with a need we aren’t equipped to handle.”

Fiammetta Rivers, a volunteer interpreter, explained the set-up and operation of the clinic. Once a patient checks in, a nurse reviews their history and notes current medical issues. If bloodwork is needed, those services are provided onsite. Patients then are ready to see a doctor, and if needed, visit the pharmacy for medications before they leave.

“The clinic plays a critical role in helping patients manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and the pharmacy offers medications like insulin and anti-hypertensives crucial to managing their health,” said Rivers. Patients often do not have insurance or Medicaid. They couldn’t afford co-pays or medications. “Without this support, most of our patients would not get care and then have to go to the emergency room with serious or critical issues.”

For a short time that warm Wednesday evening, I watched Foster, Hege, and Rivers weave in and around patients and volunteers with paperwork, test results, prescriptions, or anything needed to help a patient.

They never stopped moving, pausing only to connect with a patient to catch up on their life, share a joke, or offer reminders and encouragement related to their health.

quickly turned to a volunteer close by, “Go check with Linda, I’m supposed to stop at 60. Tell her we’re there already.”

I asked Foster how they dealt with the increasing patient load. “We try and never actually put a patient cap on an evening. We talk about it, because it would be practical, especially if we are short-handed.

But so far, we haven’t had to turn anyone away. We just hustle and try and help everyone that shows up.

For our clientele, just getting here is sometimes hard enough, so we hate to turn them away.” 

A small, elderly man entered the clinic a little before 7:00 pm. “You’re my last one,” Alisa McCray said with a smile. McCray is a long-time volunteer, responsible for patient intake, record keeping, and referrals. She

Quick Facts:

Needs:

• Clinic began 16 years ago, offering medical care and support to individuals in the community who lack access to basic medical care.

Especially when the clinic begins weekly operation: •Doctors • Pharmacists

• See an average of 55 patients, every other week.

• Hope to return to opening every week this year.

Need additional licensing from the pharmacy for this to happen.

• Nurses • Volunteers with the gift of hospitality, compassion and administration.

A Little Background: The Shalom Project was borne out of the ministries of Green Street United Methodist Church, and over the past decade has evolved into an independent non-profit. The organizations remain strongly connected through shared philosophical connections and the practical connections of shared space. It is now housed in The Haven along with other vital community ministries.

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By Merritt Orr

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am one of those people who needs God to be very obvious when he is trying to tell me something. Discernment is not one of my gifts, and He knows it! One day, I was driving down Country Club Road and was approaching a car waiting to turn into the road, into my lane of traffic. The stoplight ahead of me was red, and I was obviously going to come to a stop.

However, as I would stop well beyond where this car was, I decided not to wave the driver out in front of me. I assumed the car behind me would do it. I was wrong. The car behind me did not allow the waiting driver to turn into our lane. This meant the poor guy had to wait for our light to turn green, and for our line of traffic to move out of his way, so he could turn into Country Club Road. I chastised myself for not slowing to let that car out when I noticed the license plate on the car immediately ahead of me in traffic. It read UP 2 YOU. God was being very obvious in telling me what I needed to hear! He was speaking to me in that moment and his message was, “Don’t assume someone else will do the good deed in front of you. It is UP 2 YOU.” I have prayed so many times for God to be very clear when he wants me to hear Him, and that day He was! 

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Prison Ministry

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eople often ask what it’s like to do ministry work at the Forsyth Correctional Center which is the state minimum security facility for 240 men on Cherry Street. I tell them that even though our work occurs behind fences, the needs of the men there are for the most part no different than your and my spiritual and emotional needs. Maybe the following story best illustrates what it’s like to serve men society would like to forget.

Sammy is one of the older inmates, having been incarcerated off and on for two thirds of his 68 years.

He is kind, likable, smart, and faithful. He is a strong proponent among the inmates of our 7 Habits class. We’re not supposed to have favorites, but it’s impossible not to really pull for Sammy as he is nearing release.

me. The letter had taken a huge weight off his mother’s shoulders. He thanked me again, but I told him that it wasn’t me but it was his and God’s love and grace that had done the work. His response, “you’re right about that Mr. E, you’re right about that.”

It’s such a privilege to see God at work, and we get to see it every day. You don’t need special training – all you have to do is show up. Many days I wonder who ministers to whom.  Note: Centenary sends a group of 20 or so members to lead worship each year at the Cherry Street prison. In that Sunday night service, we experience excellent worship that looks very different from the excellent worship we have Sunday mornings; but God’s Spirit is no less present.

One day Sammy appeared to be troubled. He said that he was worried about his 88-year-old mom. She expressed having great

By Robert Esleeck guilt to her son. She continues Guest Writer to ask herself, “where did I go wrong with you.”

Sammy assured her that she’d been a great mother and that the decisions he made 40 years ago that led to his incarcerations were all his own doing and that he took responsibility for them – language and wisdom that came straight from the Habit 1 of 7 Habits.

I suggested that he write his mom a letter in which he reaffirmed what a good mother she had been and that she should feel no guilt for the mistakes that he had made, but if she still felt the need for his forgiveness, he, of course, forgave and loves her.

A couple of weeks passed, and I saw Sammy in the chapel. He had a huge smile, held my hands with both of his hands, and thanked

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| excellent worship |

Traditional Worship

By Lynn Lilley Guest Writer

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was born and raised in the United Methodist church. Growing up in a small town in Virginia, we had one worship service at 11:00 am on Sunday morning. Our service was a traditional service where our the ministers wore robes and the color of the vestments and stoles matched the liturgical calendar. Our choir also wore robes and robed acolytes brought in the light of Christ. We followed the order of worship that is laid out in the United Methodist hymnal.

My first two years of college were at a small Episcopal school. I was chair of the altar guild and became very involved in the preparations for our services. The Episcopal service was a bit more formal than the service at my home church. I liked the formality of the service. After I transferred to a large university, I sought out worship services that were more formal in nature.

I joined a United Methodist church whose services met my spiritual needs. There an associate minister whose passion for Christ and love for the church, lead me to understand, “why we do the things we do as United Methodists”. The style of worship I had grown up with then became even more meaningful.

When asked to write about why I attend a traditional worship service, I tried to think what I would tell someone if I were stopped on the street. (Flashback to last summer’s worship series.) Thinking back from childhood to today, my top reasons for choosing a traditional worship service are * Familiar hymns are sung. (Fond memories are provoked.) * Reverent atmosphere. (Prepares me for worship.) * The service is methodical in nature. (I am a Methodist.) * I like organ music. (Who doesn’t?) * I can tell who the minister is because a robe is worn. (Very important to me when I was a child.)

I have tried other styles of worship at different times in my life. Whichever service I attended was the right service for my family and me at the time. The formality of a traditional service is comfortable to me. The traditions are soothing to my soul and the atmosphere is one in which I feel close to God. Isn’t that what it is all about? ¢

The historical significance of traditional worship are meaningful and important to me. I enjoy studying the Bible and learning more about the history of the church and our church. As an educator with a teacher’s heart, I learn so I can teach. Just maybe, my passion for Christ and the church will be passed along to our young people as it was to me.

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| excellent worship |

Roots Revival

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any people come to Roots Revival because they love the music of Martha Bassett. She is a talented, accomplished musician, and having her front the band for our Wednesday night service is a huge blessing.

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Since we started Roots Revival in Advent 2012, a commitment to highquality music has been one of the ways we live into the core value of Excellent Worship. We’ve brought in local and touring artists to complement our regular lineup, and there is no doubt that the music there is of high caliber.

But we’ve found that excellent worship isn’t all about technically high-quality performances. From the beginning, congregational participation has been just as high a value at Roots Revival as is good music. We have found that it is when those things come together that truly excellent worship can make space for life-changing encounters with God. Martha started the Roots Revival choir when she realized that there were a number of musicians and musical fans in the congregation. The choir practices every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and sings regularly in worship services. It’s designed for people with any musical experience or none at all—Martha calls it “the no-guilt choir,” because there is no pressure around participation or performance. The result is that all feel welcome there, and the sound the choir makes is joyful indeed.

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A more recent addition to our Roots Revival worship has been songs that Martha learned how to lead at a workshop on what is called Music that Makes Community. It’s a method of paperless song-leading where one person teaches a song by rote and the congregation sings it as they are learning it. Often this involves singing in parts or in a round. It’s a different kind of participatory singing than hymns (which we also use), and everyone really does join in!

We are currently seeking more ways to incorporate lay people into the leadership of the Roots Revival worship service. We have had members do our welcome and announcements, read Scripture, serve communion, lead responsive readings, and more. The word liturgy literally means “the work of the people,” and we are trying to take that more seriously by offering opportunities for more voices to be heard in different ways throughout the service.

Part of the purpose of our core value of Excellent Worship is to create “opportunities for life-changing holy encounters.” Such encounters can happen in the pew (or chair), but the more people are engaged and see others actively leading worship, the more opportunities everyone has to come face-to-face with God. And that is truly what makes our worship—whatever the style of music, day of the week, or format of the service—most excellent. 

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May

Be sure to mark your calendars with the events on these pages. For the most current information, be sure to see the Sunday bulletins and the church website, as well as the weekly “Engage” email blast.

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10:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry Noon Pastor’s Round Table 6:30pm Green Faith Small Group

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6:00pm Shining Light on Mental Health

Noon Lunchtime Study Group - Revival 6:00pm Confirmation 6:00pm Stephen Ministers Training

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All Day Music and the Arts Sunday Noon Love Thy Neighbor Noon Artist Reception 4:30pm Starting Point

Noon Pastor’s Round Table 6:30pm Green Faith Small Group

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Noon Lunchtime Study Group - Revival 6:00pm Confirmation 6:00pm Stephen Ministers Training

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7:00am YMCA National Day of Prayer Breakfast

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4:00pm Confirmation Retreat to Blowing Rock

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Dawn Confirmation Retreat to Blowing Rock 9:00am Playgroup

4:30pm Starting Point

Noon Pastor’s Round Table 6:30pm Green Faith Small Group

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Noon Lunchtime Study Group - Revival 6:00pm Confirmation 6:00pm Stephen Ministers Training

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11:45am Senior Adult Lunch

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Noon Pastor’s Round Table 6:30pm Green Faith Small Group

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Noon Lunchtime Study Group Revival 6:00pm Stephen Ministers Training

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5:00pm Youth Dinner and a Movie

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All Day Memorial Day Holiday Church Closed

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Noon Lunchtime Study Group Revival

June

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Memorials

We remember the saints who have gone before....

Altar Flowers In memory of Lila Womble Jenkins by Erna & Bill Womble. In memory of Catherine “Kitty” Dobbs by Erna & Bill Womble.

Boy Scout Troop 920 In memory of Algie Alice Smith Crutchfield

by Garmon Smith, Jr., Women’s Club of Winston Salem.

Centenary Fund In memory of Elizabeth Hamrick Brady by Jo Dorsett Lea, Harry & Nancy Fitzgerald, Lou Ross & Bob Penland, Richard & Bess Wagner, Sally Lacy, Corty Freeman, Phyllis & George Avant, Clarence & Eleanor Powell Hines, Ralph & Gayle Atkinson. In memory of Catherine “Kitty” Dobbs by Ray Blevins, Ernest & Cathy Williams, Melinda & Jonathan Rue, Mr. & Mrs. Dan T. Fowler, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. F. Borden Hanes, Jr., Melissa & Steve Johnson, Dale & Martha Brown, Brian & Mary Boyce, Gordon & Annie Jenkins, James & Charlyn Logan-Stuart, Sallie Tucker, Deborah & Timothy Silva, Barrie & Richard Sigler, Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Ball, Nancy Lide, Wilba Brady, Rick & Holly Downey, Wade & Bernice Clayton, Jr. In memory of Adelaide Carter “AD” Davis by Nancy Lide. In memory of Evelyn Perryman Johnson by Suzan Elster, Frank & Sara Rayburn. In memory of William M. “Buck” Butler by Bo & Diane Davis, Norris & Anne Barnes. In memory of Kimberlee Lambe Masich by Bo & Diane Davis. In memory of George Clyce Newman by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stanek, Norris & Anne Barnes. In memory of Frances Dailey Farthing by Mary B. Roush. In memory of Virginia Wyatt by Harry & Nancy Fitzgerald. In memory of Charles L. Crockett lll by Harry & Nancy Fitzgerald. In memory of Anne Shippey Lewallen King “Annie” Spencer by Norris & Anne Barnes. In memory of William Fletcher Womble, Sr. by Norris & Anne Barnes. In memory of Dr. Richard “Dick” Reece Glenn by Norris & Anne Barnes. In memory of Jane Gray Witherow by Anna & Fletch Steele. In memory of Louise Howard

by Robert & Laura Esleeck, Marilyn Beach.

In memory of Dr. William Arnold Lambeth, Jr. by Novant Health, Inc. In memory of Alice Frazer Williams Hinman by Betty

Alexander. In memory of Thomas Walter Moore, Jr., by Ray Blevins. In memory of Randall Worth Sparger, Jr. by Ralph & Gayle Atkinson, Clarence & Eleanor Powell Hines. In memory of Worth McCall Stanley

by Mark & Debbie Robinson. In memory of Patricia Grant Willard by Marina Nowell.

In memory of William “Bill” Lancaster Ball, Jr. by Wade & Bernice Clayton. In memory of Mary Irvin Reavis by Alma Thompson.

In memory of Dr. John Ernest Parker, Jr.

by Sandra & Wayne Shugart. In memory of Milburn “Millie” Hunt Hinshaw by Jane Hunt, Jane H. Worley.

Love Thy Neighbor In memory of Elizabeth Hamrick Brady

by Mary & Hayden Kepley. In memory of Dr. Richard “Dick” Reece Glenn by Mary & Hayden Kepley. In memory of Dr. Lawrence C. Walker, Jr. by Maty & Hayden Kepley. In memory of William “Bill” Lancaster Ball, Jr. by Carl & Mimi Hines, Mr. & Mrs. James Harper, Thadia George, Tom & Marianne Bach, Betty & Daphne Cartner

Respite Care In Memory of Catherine “Kitty” Dobbs by Caroline Mitchell. In memory of Wilma Virginia Sink Hauser by Caroline Mitchell.

In memory of William Fletcher Womble, Sr.

by Caroline Mitchell.

Sacred Music In memory of Randall Worth Sparger, Jr. by Betty Ann Lore. In memory of Bob L. Myers

by Carolyn Toben.

Senior Adult Ministry In memory of Patricia Grant Williard by Marina H. Nowell. In memory of Evelyn Perryman Johnson by Janie & Jarman Jenkins, Ralph & Gayle Atkinson, Tom & Nancy Cannon, Ken & Susan Sommerkamp, Mr. & Mrs. Dexter Campbell, Aubrey & Barbara Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Doug Cross, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ogburn, Sr., Phyllis Dunning, Pam & Richard William, Jr., Dr. & Mrs. Michael R. Lawless, James & Joyce Gibson, Peggy R. Snider, Greenbrook Garden Club, Gordon Cox, Philip & Myra MAY/JUNE 2017 | 32 | CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST

Johnson, George & Pasty Perryman and family, Stephen & Sandra Jones, Jack & Margaret Rogers, Judith Swain, Wade & Bernice Clayton, Jr., Deedee Fenwick, Dr. & Mrs. Cyrus W. Bazemore, Jr., Vernon & Frankie Winters, Roy & BJ Foster, Michael & Deanna Avent.

Honoraria

We celebrate the kingdom of God among us...

Centenary Fund

Love Thy Neighbor

Respite Care

In honor of Worth Stanley by Mark & Debbie Robinson. In honor of McCall Stanley by Mark & Debbie Robinson. In honor of Craig Ford by Alma Thompson. In honor of John Rogers by Susan & Hayes Foster.

In honor of Mary Slade White by Mary H. Browlee, Andrew & Nancy Schneider, Anna Rice. In honor of Dr. & Mrs. Tom Cannon by Mary & Hayden Kepley.

In honor of Betty Sue Sink by Pat Stoeber.

Music and the Arts

Extra Gift In honor of William Lee Boone Coan, Jr. by Martha Driskell Coan.

In honor of Janet Ford by Aubrey & Barbara Smith.

New Members We welcome you in Christian love...

Ben & Lauren Boehnlein Camilla and Henry

Marty Coan (Pictured with husband, Lee and son, Boone)

Sally Reed

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Excellent Worship

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hy do we worship? What is its purpose and why is it important? I seem to be answering this question more and more the longer I am in ministry. I reflect often about the decreasing role worship plays in the lives of peopleyoung and old. It used to be that this was simply a given: Sunday morning, you went to church.

Many of you have shared stories that no matter how late Rev. Lory Beth Huffman you stayed out on lhuffman@centenary-ws.org Saturday night, 336-397-1362 unless you were deathly ill, your parents expected you to be sitting on the church pew with them come Sunday morning. We do not typically live with these same expectations any more.

Our lives and world have gotten much more complex.

In the past, blue laws and cultural scheduling of events honored Sunday mornings as church time. That has been eroding since the 1990’s with most blue laws being repealed and businesses relenting to opening their doors in order to capture potential revenue as well as extra curricular activities scheduling events on Sunday morning just as commonly as Saturday morning. Increased traveling and playing beyond our communities are also contributing factors that have caused the average attendance in United Methodist churches

these days to equal 1.3 times a month. Times have changed.

And yet, why do we gather on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings here at Centenary to worship? We do so to accomplish two very important purposes. One is to love and adore God. The other is to be in community with one another. The important truth here is that you can do both of these separate of each other but it’s not worship. I have heard a million times people say they can worship God out on a beautiful trail or watching a sunrise on the beach. I love those moments, too. But that is not worship.

That is a deep connection to God, a sense of God’s amazing creative power. A reminder of the order of things in this world and a deep appreciation for God’s eye for beauty. But it lacks the full complement of elements present when we intentionally worship God corporately. Corporately we are given the opportunity to give back to God. Corporately we are able to celebrate, confess and be convicted to something the Spirit points us to. Most importantly, we are reminded that we are not alone on this journey. God created us to be in community with one another and these relationships matter. God’s own self is in a Trinitarian relationship so community is quite critical to the Christian experience.

Giving God an hour or two of your time in worship and Sunday School is also just a small gift of your time and attention. There are 168 hours

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in a week. 1-2 hours for church is 1% of your time in a week.

When we think about all that God has done for us, it amazes me that giving that small gift of time to God is so very hard for us. Yet, if we tracked it, how would this compare to the amount of time we dawdle away watching television, surfing the internet, sleeping, shopping, playing video games, etc.

Your worship is a gift to God and a chance for renewal each week. It is a spiritual ritual that nurtures your soul and lets you both look inward and look outward so you can keep the balance in your life of Loving God and Loving Neighbor.

It is the place where your children, if you have them, can be nurtured along the journey of knowing they are loved by God and learning how to love God and others as part of their everyday life.

Is there a right or wrong way to worship? One of the things I love about Centenary is the variety of worship experiences we offer. I have always said that worship styles are like learning styles. Some of us are auditory learners and others of us are visual learners. Some worship styles speak to our souls in different ways. None is right or wrong- they are just different.

There is great beauty in sitting in the Sanctuary and feeling the awesomeness of God, experiencing how big our God is. To hear a kind of music that I personally don’t listen to on a regular basis but moves the soul in it’s beauty and timeless words. To see the pomp and

And then there is worship in the auditorium. We learn the exact opposite lesson in this space- that God is intimate and relational.

That God comes to us in close relationships and enjoys our chatter and connection with one another.

That music can not only calm the soul but it can wake us up and motivate us to move and praise God. Our auditorium services remind us that God is found in both the sacred and the secular when we look and listen for God. And that God is found not only in the formal ritual but in the relaxed spaces also.

Worship is what makes a church different from other social organizations that do good things for our community. Worship is the church’s unique contribution to your life. We can love our neighbor all week long but if that is not balanced with loving God, we can quickly lose our direction and our grounding. If we focus our spiritual energy on just Loving God without spending time Loving Neighbor, then we have short changed the Gospel.

Worship is vital for nurturing our relationship with God. And Centenary does excellent worship.

Centenary has always placed a high value on worship so it is no surprise it was named in our list of eight Core Values. We strive to offer God our very best. But the “X” factor in what makes an amazing worship experience is the power of the people gathered in the congregation.

You are a critical piece of the worship experience. You are missed when you are not there. So please, do not neglect to nurture your soul and delight God through the small gift of 1% of your time. Do not underestimate the value of the ritual of weekly worship and connection with God and with fellow travelers on the path of discipleship to give you strength for life’s challenges.

Let’s worship God with all of our heart, our soul, our power and our mind. ¢ Grace and Peace,

Lory Beth

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LOVING GOD AND LOVING NEIGHBOR

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