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CENTREVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH JANUARY 2021
The Messenger
Our Mission Is To Make Disciples For Jesus Christ
MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR: AROUND THE CHURCH
One chapter is about to end. It is ending, but it is not the
end of the story! Just like a good book, the action
continues to move and grow. Can you feel it?
The year 2020 is not the one that we hoped or planned. It
had more heartache and challenges. There was one curve
after a next! Through it, the tension has been rising. In
some ways, we feel like the roller coaster slowly creeping
up the hill waiting for the next drop. Baptism – Kelly & Addison Neal
Now don’t get me wrong, there have been highlights and
moments of celebrating in this year. We must not allow
the lower parts of the year to overshadow the moments
that gave us hope and joy.
As we turn to a new year, I want to share the scripture
that God has placed on my heart. It is from Isaiah 43.
God is speaking to the Nation of Israel and tells them that
He will restore them once again. He reminds them that
he has saved them in the past and delivered them from
slavery and oppression. As my study Bible notes, “He An Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held on Dec.
would give them an outpouring of love, not wrath. Then 12, 2020 for JB Richtol at CUMC. JB’s Eagle
Scout project was the fire pit he constructed on
the world would know that God alone had done this.” the church grounds. Congratulations JB!
(Life Application Study Bible: New Living Translation,
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, IL, pg.
1158-1159) Here are the verses that I want to share.
“But forget all that—
it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.
For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.
Yes, we are beginning a new chapter. We don’t know
what it will hold. It may have more challenges, or it may
be the best year yet. Either way, we continue in God’s Evelyn Berry celebrates her 100th birthday!
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story and we carry His promise with us. Let us Pastor Karen and family would like to
pray this promise in 2021! I know that I will be. extend a heartfelt thank you for all the
cards, treats, and gifts during this
holiday season. We certainly
Heavenly Father, I look to you in this new year.
appreciated everyone.
Lord, open my eyes to see the new thing you are
doing. Give me a mind to focus on it and you. We feel blessed to be here this year with
Place in my mouth and heart your words. Put you at CUMC and you made it that much
my feet to following the path you are making. “sweeter.” We also want to wish
Come, Holy Spirit, and lead us into this everyone a Happy New Year!
promise! Amen.
A BIG Thank you to those who
Youth News: donated Christmas items to the Food
Pantry our December 16th giveaway.
We are currently in the process of interviewing for our Youth Church members and others were
Director position. We hope to have news soon. In the very generous, and it is greatly
meantime, we ask for your prayers as we keep moving appreciated. You made so many
forward. We will not have youth group Sunday January 3, other happy and blessed. Again,
2021. We WILL meet on Sunday, January 10th at 5:30pm. We thank you for thinking of others.
will have pizza, games, and a time in God’s Word.
Wishing everyone and blessed New
This would normally be Youth Rally Weekend (January 8- Year with love, peace, and good
10). The Conference Council on Youth Ministry is challenging health.
churches to participate in service projects and work starting
that weekend through the end of the month. As a group, we God Bless,
will come up with some ideas on January 10th and then plan Lynda Palmatary & Lisa Walls
when and how to put them in place.
Keep an eye out for the CUMC weekly announcements as we
work together for updates and meeting dates and times. All
youth (6th grade – 12th grade) are invited to join us. Do you COVID UPDATE
know someone in that age group? Please take a minute to let
them know that we would love to see them at youth group and
hang out with them. Questions? Contact Pastor Karen.
Please visit our
webpage for the most up to date
information on our COVID-19
policies.
Thank you to all those that participated and made the Daily Advent Readings a
possibility. We reached many people both near and far.
The readings that we used were through Seedbed. They allowed us to use their materials in
a different way this year and we are so grateful. Would you like to continue to receive the
Daily Text from Seedbed? You can go to www.seedbed.com/daily-text/ and subscribe. They
will be sent each day to your email and most days you have an option to read or listen to
the text for the day.
Starting January 1, 2021, they will begin with devotions titled First Word. Last Word. God’s
Word. Through it we will look at verses and passages that demonstrate the authority of
Scripture in our lives. We hope you will join us!
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AROUND THE CHURCH (continued) ADMINISTRATIVE
CHAIRPERSONS
Administrative Council:
Jerry Thomas
LIVE NATIVITY
Praise God for an Staff Parish Relations:
incredible night! Rhonda Knotts
Within one hour,
we had 391 people Trustee Chairman:
attend our Live Henry Covington, Jr.
Nativity and that
doesn’t include the Lay Leader:
countless number Will Covington
of volunteers that
helped make this Finance Chairman:
night a huge Todd Turner
success. THANK
YOU! CLERGY
Karen Handy
Senior Pastor
khandy@centreville-umc.com
Thank you to all who
donated items to the
Board of Child Care
Christmas Store!
Follow us on Robyn Brown
Visitation Pastor
rbrown@centreville-umc.com
OFFICE
Shelly Illemszky
Office Manager
office@centreville-umc.com
@centrevilleumchurch
Newsletter Ideas & Article Submissions should be sent to Shelly Illemszky,
at office@centreville-umc.com
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CENTREVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH JANUARY 2021
… CALENDAR OF EVENTS JANUARY 2021
JANUARY 4 JANUARY 20
TRUSTEE MTG. – 6:30PM FOOD PANTRY – 10AM – 12PM
JANUARY 5 EPIC OF EDEN BIBLE STUDY – 1PM & 7:30PM
INTERCESSORY PRAYER – 10AM PRAISE BAND – 6:30PM
JANUARY 6 JANUARY 21
FOOD PANTRY – 10AM – 12PM CHOIR PRACTICE – 6PM
PRAISE BAND – 6:30PM JOY RINGERS – 7PM
EPIC OF EDEN BIBLE STUDY – 1PM & 7:30PM JANUARY 26
JANUARY 7 INTERCESSORY PRAYER – 10AM
CHOIR PRACTICE – 6PM ADMIN. COUNCIL MTG. – 6:30PM
JOY RINGERS – 7PM JANUARY 27
JANUARY 12 BLOOD BANK – 12PM
INTERCESSORY PRAYER – 10AM EPIC OF EDEN BIBLE STUDY – 1PM & 7:30PM
JANUARY 13 PRAISE BAND – 6:30PM
PRAISE BAND – 6:30PM JANUARY 28
EPIC OF EDEN BIBLE STUDY – 1PM & 7:30PM CHOIR PRACTICE – 6PM
JANUARY 14 JOY RINGERS – 7PM
CHOIR PRACTICE – 6PM
JOY RINGERS – 7PM
JANUARY 19
INTERCESSORY PRAYER – 10AM
Sunday Worship: 8:40am Contemporary 11am Traditional _
Centreville United Methodist Church
608 Church Hill Rd.
Centreville, MD 21619
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