The Cent-I-Gram Centennial Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kimberton, PA 19442

Vol. 18, No. 12 December 2014

Sunday, December 7 Poinsettia orders due

Sunday, December 14 Children’s Christmas Program

at 10 AM

Saturday, December 20 Blood Drive 8 AM-1PM

Sunday, December 21 Last day to bring in donations for

book drive and Christmas project

Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve Worship

5:00 Family Service 7:30 PM Concert

8:00 PM Traditional Service

Sunday, December 28 Blended Worship Service 10 AM

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 6 PM-Cub

Scouts

6:00PM-Webelo

6:45 PM - Boy

Scout Troop

#158

7 PM-Bear/

Webelos

7 PM-AA

2 9 AM-Exercise

9:15 AM-La

Leche League

7 PM-Cub Scouts

7 PM - AA

3 7 PM-Praise

Practice

49 AM-Exercise

5PM-Music

6:30 PM-GS#438

6:15p-Den 18

6:45PM-Handbell

7 PM Pack 170

exec mtg

8 PM-Chancel Ch

8 PM - Hist. Soc.

5

7:30 PM - AA

6

7

10:30 AM

Christmas Choir

Deadline to order

poinsettias

6:30 PM-AA

8 6 PM-Cub

Scouts

6:00PM-Webelo

6:45 PM - Boy

Scout Troop

#158

7 PM-Bear/

Webelos

7 PM-AA

9 9 AM-Exercise

1 PM-Grange

7 PM-Cub Scouts

7 PM - AA

7 PM-Executive

Committee

10 7 PM-Praise

Practice

11 9 AM-Exercise

5PM-Music

6:45PM-Handbell

8 PM-Chancel

Choir

12

7:30 PM - AA

13

14 10 AM Children’s

Concert 11 AM Choir

12 PM Hospitality

Team Meeting 6 PM Game Night

6:30 PM-AA

7 PM #158 Leader’s

Mtg

15 6:30PM-Webelo

6:45 PM - Boy

Scout Troop

#158

7 PM-AA

16

9 AM-Exercise

7 PM - AA

7 PM-Church

Council

17 7 PM-Praise

Practice

18 9 AM-Exercise

5PM-Music

6:30 PM-GS#438

6:45PM-Handbell

8 PM-Chancel

Choir

19 7:30 PM - AA

20

8 AM– 1PM

Blood Drive

21 10:30 AM

Christmas Choir

6:30 PM-AA

Deadline for

Jan. Cent-I-Gram

22 6:45 PM - Boy

Scout Troop

#158

7 PM-AA

23

9 AM-Exercise

7 PM - AA

24

Christmas Eve

Service

5 PM Family

Service

7:30 Concert

8 PM Traditional

Service

25

CHRISTMAS

26

7:30 PM - AA

27

28

10 AM Blended

Service/no Sunday

School

6:30 PM-AA

29 6:45 PM - Boy

Scout Troop

#158

7 PM-AA

30 9 AM-Exercise

7 PM - AA

31

7 PM-Praise

Practice

December 2014

Centennial Lutheran

Phone: 610-933-1528 - www.centenniallutheran.org

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Sundays —

8:45 AM - Traditional,

communion first, third and fifth

Sundays

10 AM - Sunday School

11 AM - Informal with Holy

Communion

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MUELLER’S MUSINGS:

“CHRISTMAS IS. . .”

Family, friends, fun, festivity. . .loss of frugality. . .fear. . .singing, ringing,

zinging. . .wonderment!

Weather (will it snow? how will we go? whose to know?). . .battles, bombs, brutality. . .beauty,

bounty, bows of holly. . .being jolly. . .golly, no folly. . .so sorry, no worry. . .glad, sad, mad, all

the above. . .

Fine and dandy, a lotta candy, no mandy pandy, that’s handy. . .crime, slime, and the sublime.. .

.trooth!

ISIS, ISIL, AL QUAEDA (“kida?””Cainda” kinda? Who cares?). . .Santa. . .reindeer. . .trees. .

.wreaths. . .deals, meals. . .healing, helping, sharing, dare to be caring. . .hurting, harming, try

scaring! Who am I?

Feelings. . .peaceful, painful. . .memories mild and wild. . .as an adult, as a child. . .future lost in

the now. . .wow. . .let us bow. . .to whom. . .what. . .why? Sigh! Happy, pleased. . .escape for a

time. . .no long enough. . .so much to do. . .done. . .put away. . .away in a manger. . .far away. .

.way back then. . .but now?

Will “The One” made flesh. . .be born. . .in our hearts. . .and we. . .reborn. . .in Him. . .again?

Christmas Eve

5:00 PM

Family Christmas Eve Service

7:30 PM

Christmas Concert

8:00 PM

Traditional Christmas Eve Service

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Red Poinsettias Deadline to order is

December 7, 2014

Please leave poinsettias in church

until after Christmas Eve services.

$8 each—Give cash or checks to Carole

McCann or attach payment to order form and place in offering

collection plate.

Make checks payable to Centennial Lutheran Church.

Please print clearly:

I would like to order ______ Christmas poinsettias at $8 each

in memory of _________________________________________________

in memory of _________________________________________________

in memory of _________________________________________________

in memory of _________________________________________________

in honor of _________________________________________________

in honor of _________________________________________________

in honor of _________________________________________________

in honor of ___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

(Your name as you wish it to appear in the Christmas Eve bulletins.)

Telephone number ___________________________________

Email ______________________________________________

Church Directory Updates

The church directory will be updated early in the new year. If you have

any changes that you know need to be made, please contact the church

office at 610-933-1528 or email rebecca@centenniallutheran.org.

Thank you!

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News from your Director of Music

Marcella Curtiss

Invite a Friend & Come Join The Christmas Choir!

You’re invited! We are looking for singers who would like to join the Chancel Choir to

sing on Christmas Eve. While you’re thinking about it—invite a friend to come as well. Your

friend doesn’t have to be a member of the church. What is needed is a person who wants to sing

with us on Christmas Eve in the choir, and can make the rehearsals! Who knows, maybe they’ll

like Centennial so much that they will join us regularly for worship.

Rehearsals:

Sunday mornings from 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon

December 7 and 21

Sunday mornings from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM

November 30 and December 14

We ask that you attend these scheduled rehearsals in order to be well prepared to sing on

Christmas Eve. We will also be rehearsing Christmas music on Thursday evenings, so if you have

to miss a Sunday rehearsal, you can join us on Thursday evening at 8:00 P.M. instead. We will be

singing at the 8:00 P.M. Christmas Eve service. Any questions, contact Marcella Curtiss at 484-

614-6604 or 610-935-2908. Celebrate with us and raise your voices in praise for the birth of God’s

Son - Jesus!

Concert at St. John’s Phoenixville

to benefit PACS Simple Gifts will present a concert on

Sunday, December 7 at 4:00 PM. Two

women, 12 instruments, playing lively

Irish jigs and down-home American reels,

haunting Gypsy melodies, lush Scandina-

vian twin fiddling and Balkan dance

music. Proceeds from free-will offering

will benefit PACS and concert-goers are

encouraged to bring non-perishable food

items as donations as well.

Christmas Concert The University of Valley Forge will

present a Christmas concert on December

5 and 6 at 7:30 PM. Join them for an even-

ing filled with joyful sounds of the holiday

season, including holiday favorites and

excerpts from Handel’s Messiah. To

purchase tickets or for more information,

visit valleyforge.edu/Christmas or call 610

-917-3954.

Heart of Poverty Course This 5-week course, held at St. Peter’s

Episcopal Church in Phoenixville, is aimed at

churches who want to begin to go deeper in

understanding how to serve the “poor” in their

community. Presenters include the Rev.

Dennis Coleman, Deacon at St. Peter’s and

Chaplain at Good Samaritan Shelter in

Phoenixville as well as the Rev. Jeff

Moretzsohn, Deacon at the Church of the

Good Samaritan in Paoli, and Guest Speaker

John Moore, House Manager at Good

Samaritan Shelter in Phoenixville. The course

will meet from 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM on

November 13 and 20 and December 4, 11 and

18. Each session will begin with a meal pre-

pared by Dennis and Jeff. On the final week,

there will be a service of worship and thanks-

giving.

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Family Life News

Book Drive

We are collecting books for our annual

Christmas Book Drive for the Phoenixville

Area Children’s Learning Center. You are

encouraged to bring in NEW children’s books

(for children from infant to age 5). There is a

collection box in the narthex for the books.

Please bring books in by Sunday, December 21.

Please contact Jody Fleck with any questions.

Sunday School Raffle

Each child will receive raffle tickets every

Sunday for attending class, going to music,

bringing a friend, & good behavior. The new

raffle prize includes a Regal gift card, popcorn

and candy. The next drawing will be held on

December 21st.

Christmas Families Project

This year for our Christmas project, we

would like to provide gifts and gift cards for

some families in need of assistance. There

are sign-up sheets on the table in the narthex.

And this year, you can make a fringe blanket

for a resident of Jefferson Place Homeless

Shelter. Kits will be available at the sign up

table!

Please have your gifts at the church, labeled

and wrapped, by Sunday, December 21.

Our thanks for your help!

Social Ministry Team - Community Missions

“...open wide your hand to your brother, to

the needy and to the poor, in your land.’”

Deuteronomy 15:11

Upcoming Blood Drive

St. Basil’s Church will be sponsoring a Blood

Drive to be held in Centennial’s Luther Hall on

Saturday, December 20 from 8

AM until 1 PM. Please consider

coming out to donate.

Jobseeker Support Offered

Phoenixville Public Library announces the

establishment of a jobseeker support group and

individual job counseling sessions to be led by Les

Segarnick, a professional recruiter and job

coach. The support group meets Wednesdays, 9:00

to 10:30 AM in the Library’s Harrop Room. The

group is free and open to the public. Free, one-

hour, one-on-one appointments with Les are also

available on Fridays at 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, or 2:00

PM, beginning December 5. Prior attendance at

one Support Group session is required. To schedule

an appointment, e-mail a current resume to

lsegarnick@gmail.com. For more information, call

610-933-3013 x132. Phoenixville Public Library is

located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA.

December 2014 The Cent-I-Gram 7

Centennial Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) Church Council Minutes

October 28, 2014

Present were Interim Pastor David Mueller, Council members Chuck Cantwell, Jody Fleck,

Ginny Graham, Ruth Kurylak, John Miller, Judy Ryberg, Frances Warren, Karen Winning, Dave

Winning and Beth Wise. Also Joanne Cantwell, Recording Secretary. Excused: Phil Rossomando.

Resigned: Barb Cooper.

Council President Dave Winning called the meeting to order at 7:00pm, joys and concerns were shared.

Council Administration:

Council members whose positions expire in 2015 are:

- Jody Fleck and Frances Warren, completing 1-yr. term

- Chuck Cantwell and Karen Winning, completing 3-yr. term

- Barbara Cooper, resigned

For recruiting purposes, individuals will be contacted to determine desire to continue on Council.

Upcoming 2014 Council Meeting Dates: November 25 and December 16

In response to a request, a motion was made by Ginny, seconded by Chuck for CELC to recharter the

Boy Scouts. Council agreed to issue a letter to the Boy Scouts of America, citing continuation of Boy

Scout Troop #158 and the value of the Boy Scout program. Motion carried.

Council agreed to wait for a new pastor to review a new Benefits package offered by Portico.

A proposal from Sharp for potential cost savings on a copier will be reviewed by

Ginny.

Letters requesting support were received from Open Hearth, Inc., Spring City, and The House – a

Phoenixville Women’s Outreach. After discussion, it was agreed that Social Ministry will be asked to

furnish the congregation with a list of numerous local organizations currently being supported by Cen-

tennial along with these additional local opportunities for our assistance.

A 5-week series on “The Heart of Poverty” in our local community is forthcoming. Rebecca will be

asked to add details in future communications.

Pastor’s Report:

Pastor requests that for Security, all church doors are locked at all times through the day.

Two baptisms have been performed/ scheduled in October and November.

Pastor continues to make visits to the homebound and will also contact some individuals who indicat-

ed they would return to Centennial but to date have not.

The Pastoral call process is on track with one interview conducted, another scheduled.

The initial session of the 3-church educational series was held at Zion on October 27 and resulted in

good attendance from Centennial members. New ideas continue for working with both Zion and St.

Peter’s. (continued on page 8 )

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The urgent need for a Spiritual Care Team was reviewed. A motion was made by Ruth, seconded by

Ginny, to create a Spiritual Care Team with Pastor Mueller to identify participants and conduct

training to get up and running prior to a new pastor. Motion carried.

Team Reports:

Finance: In response to inquiries, the current mortgage balance is $250,441.89.

Expenses in 2014 have been well managed. Dave will distribute actual giving figure year-to-date to

Council members.

Property: Two members contributed to the removal of an ash tree on the parsonage property.

Music and Worship: Year-end services have been identified as:

Thanksgiving Eve: - service at 7:30pm

November 30 – 5th Sunday, – one blended service at 10:00am with Sunday School at 10:00.

December 14 – one service at 10:00am – Children’s Sunday School program

December 24 – family service at 5:00pm; music concert at 7:30pm with service at 8:00pm

December 28 – one blended service at 10:00am – NO Sunday School

Family Life: The Chalkman program was enjoyed by those in attendance.

A Bon Fire is planned in November.

Social Ministry:

Good response was experienced for food prepared for St. Mary’s shelter.

A Food Drive is being conducted through Thanksgiving.

Christmas projects will start after Thanksgiving.

Blankets for homeless shelters are under construction.

The children’s Book Drive will be managed by Jody Fleck and family.

Hospitality:

Craft Fair planning is ongoing. Boy Scouts have been helpful.

Joint Task Force: A potential name for this group is under review.

CPR training is available for all at St. Peter’s on November 1.

A youth activity for children from all 3 churches in grades 7-12 is planned on November 23 from

2:00-4:00pm at Arnold’s Family Fun in Oaks.

An ELCA National Youth Conference will be held in Detroit in July 2015.

Call Committee: Ginny reported that the Call process is on track with one interview conducted, another

scheduled.

Stewardship Meeting will take place to follow up on recent Call to Prosper meetings.

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Endowment Fund (post-meeting): Balance is $60,449 as of 10/29/14.

OLD BUSINESS:

After November 1, the Endowment Committee will redirect fund earnings for use with “Triad” (3

church) youth activities.

A motion was made by Judy, seconded by Beth, to table the Wedding and Funeral policies at present.

Motion carried. Judy and Pastor Mueller will rework current policies.

A motion was made by Ginny, seconded by Ruth to establish a sub-committee of six, including Coun-

cil and laymen, to evaluate items presented at the Call to Prosper meetings and reach a consensus on

the best 4-5 ideas to pursue immediately with the sub-committee completing their work in three weeks.

Motion carried. Dave will ask for volunteers for this sub-committee. This will be followed by the

Stewardship team looking at best options to pursue immediately, then present to the congregation at an-

other meeting.

NEW BUSINESS: In response to an inquiry, it was determined that Brad Roth’s contract allows 2

weeks of vacation per year. There are no carry-over provisions.

Building Use Fees: Dave will distribute copies of CELC’s current Building Use Fees and existing

rules for use of the CELC church building. With an eye for increasing income, Council members are

asked for feedback on this issue to be sent electronically to Dave.

Motion by Ginny, seconded by Beth to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned with prayer at

9:05pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Joanne Cantwell, Recording Secretary

(continued from page 8)

VOLUNTEERS

NEEDED

We are in need of people to serve as deacon, usher, and

acolyte for Christmas Eve Services. Please contact the

church office if you are available to help out. Thanks!

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Christmas Crafts Festival

Our thanks to all who helped with our

Christmas Crafts Festival including those who

brought in a variety of pies and other baked

goods. Also thanks to Jerene Gladfelter and

Ginny Graham in charge of the kitchen (the

barbecue was delicious as always); Joanne

Cantwell, cashier; Patt Shumaker and Gigi

Mueller at the bake table; and Marilyn

Rossomando, greeter at the front door. Ruth

Kurylak was the overall coordinator from

beginning to end and the person to solve

problems if you could catch up with her (she

was everywhere). All of you and those not

named did a great job! Funds raised were

$2,143.46 plus table rent. This included

$265.50 from the kitchen and $648.75 from

the bake table.

Grandma’s Attic

The treasures you brought in this year filled

three rooms but we priced it all and made

$1,129.21! Many helpers came to work during

a week in Grandma's Attic including Elaine

Terstappen, Di Moffett, Lois Moore, Robert

Jorgensen, Betsy Miller, Deanna Kalmbach,

Patt Shumaker, Sandy Hutchinson, Makinzie

Ackroyd, Elizabeth DiNardo and Jan Bird.

Thanks to Larry Shumaker who provided

shelves for books. Additional help in packing

up afterwards or delivery was done by Paul

Breitegam, Harry Gladfelter and Judy

Ryberg with John Vondercrone putting away

tables. Left over baby items in new or good

condition were given to Lucille Jorgensen for

delivery to an organization helping single

mothers. Everything else was delivered to the

Presbyterian Church, Phoenixville working

with People To People, helping those in

need. Many, many thanks for all your help

Date: 11/5/14

To the Congregation of Lutheran Centennial

Church,

Over the years, members and friends of the

Lutheran Centennial Church, have been providing

support to our residents here at Jefferson Place in

Phoenixville. For those of you not familiar with our

program, we provide housing and social services for

homeless individuals. Part of the program here at

Jefferson Place is to focus on supporting individuals

and helping them integrate back into the communi-

ty. Through consistent weekly bible studies, along

with individuals who have developed relationships

with our residents, Lutheran Centennial Church has

played a rather large supporting role for our resi-

dents in this area. There has been much anticipation

every year, for the start of the “Bible Study Season”

here at Jefferson Place. I am always being asked

“When are they starting up Bible Study again?” or

told, “I can’t wait for Bible Study to start because it

gives me something to do.”

Recently, staff reached out to the congrega-

tion expressing some needs of the residents, such as

bed sheets, toilet paper, soaps, deodorants, tooth

brushes etc. The response was almost immediate

and pleasantly overwhelming. Due to the gracious

donations provided, residents with low-income and

those with no income are able to sleep on a bed with

sheets and blankets. Food stamps do not cover items

like toilet paper and tooth brushes and on numerous

occasions residents have informed staff that they do

not have toilet paper and our response used to be “I

can’t help you.” And now we are able to say “We

can help with that.”

Staff would like to send our warmest regards

and thank you to the Congregation of Lutheran

Centennial Church for being a constant presence to

our residents here at Jefferson Place.

Thank you,

Nicole Perez, Program Manager

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4 Patt Shumaker

5 Owen Birdsell

6 Broc Fleck

8 Kendra Fleck

12 Makinzie Ackroyd

12 Michael Quinlan

12 Ryan Quinlan

12 Beth Wise

14 Lois Moore

14 Trudy Mahan

19 Tom Schaible

27 Justin Ackroyd

27 Andrew Tranovich

28 Valerie Griffiths

31 Shawn Fowler

31 Dana Moore

31 Steve Rowe

“This is the day the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

Psalm 118:24 Do you notice any missing birthdays?

We want to be sure to include everyone on our birthday

list. If you notice that a birthday is missing from our list,

please take a moment to let the office know. You can

leave a note in the office or sent an email to Rebecca

@centenniallutheran.org. Thank you!

Bible Quiz

What’s the name of the angel who told

Mary she would give birth to God’s Son?

A. Gabriel

B. Raphael

C. Michael

D. Jonathan

Answer: A (See Luke 1:26ff.)

Baptism Announcements

Through the sacrament of baptism, we

welcomed into the family of God:

Jacob William Rowe, son of Jamie and

Stephen Rowe, on October 26. Jacob’s

godparents are Christina Brenner and

Thomas Rowe.

Christopher Beck Hincks, son of Marcia and

Jeffrey Hincks, on November 2. John and

Joanne Grego are Christopher’s godparents.

Jacob and Christopher, may God bless you both

and keep you in your baptismal covenant now

and forever.

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Birth Announcement

We rejoice with Troy

& Tiffany Miller on

the birth of a daughter,

Ava Elizabeth, on

Monday, December 1.

She weighed 8 lbs. 9

oz. Dylan is now a big

brother! The proud

grandparents are Jerry

& Betsy Miller. May God hold this new

little life in His hands and bless Ava

throughout her life.

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We would like to thank Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' (SM) and those people who have designated

Choice Dollars via the Thrivent Choice(R) program. This month we gratefully acknowledge gifts

designated by the following people:

Vivian Gladfelter, Tom Gradel, Rick Henricks, Joe Kurylak, Phyllis Kurylak

If you have any questions about Choice Dollars or how to designate them to our church, please contact

thrivent@centenniallutheran.org

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MINISTRY LEADERS

Ministry of Administration Church Council Members

Dave Winning (President) dsw43@aol.com

Ruth Kurylak (Vice President) rkurylak@gmail.com

Ginny Graham (Treasurer) vgg333@aol.com

Phil Rossomando (Secretary) rossomandop@verizon.net

Chuck Cantwell jmccrc@yahoo.com

Barb Cooper cooperbarb@aol.com

Jody Fleck jodyf@cciu.org

John Miller jr_nsmiller@verizon.net

Judy Ryberg jdr1220@verizon.net

Frances Warren franceswarren@verizon.net

Karen Winning kwinning11@aol.com

Beth Wise bswise1212@msn.com

Pastor Mueller demeam63@verizon.net

Joanne Cantwell jmccrc@yahoo.com

(Recording Secretary of Council Minutes)

Property Team Leader: Randy Ferree randy.ferree@verizon.net

Finance Team Leader:

Personnel Committee

Team Chair: Ron Allen ron@allenrenniger.com

Ministry of Worship Worship Team Leader: John Miller jr_nsmiller@verizon.net

Organist & Music Director: Marcella Curtiss marcellacurtiss@verizon.net

Worship Minister: Brad Roth revjbr@juno.com

Altar Guild Leader: Frances Warren franceswarren@verizon.net

Acolyte Coordinator: April Cobb aprilcobb@comcast.net Ministry of Family Life Family Life Team Co-Leaders:

Beth Wise bswise1212@msn.com

Lisa McNally lkm081@comcast.net

Ministry of Outreach Social Ministry Team Leader: John Vondercrone jvondercrone@comcast.net

Missions Team Leader: Nancy Miller jr_nsmiller@verizon.net

Ministry of Hospitality Hospitality Team Leader:

Ruth Kurylak rkurylak@gmail.com

Ministry of Stewardship Stewardship Team Leader: Ron Allen ron@allenrenniger.com

Ministry of Discipleship Discipleship Team Leader:

Prayer Chain Coordinator:

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8:45 AM Audio: Dave Winning/Volunteer

Sunday, December 7

Deacon: Dave Winning

Acolyte:

Ushers: Joel Smiley, Paul Breitegam

Counters: Judy Ryberg, Beth Wise

Altar Guild: Alda Scheib Team

Sunday, December 21

Deacon: Larry Shumaker

Acolyte:

Ushers: Randy Mull, Justin Ackroyd

Counters: Carole McCann, Kathy

Gieger

Altar Guild: Patt Shumaker Team

Purchase a $25 or $50 pre-paid Giant grocery card! Available every Sunday. See Beth Wise or contact the church office to buy a $25 or $50 pre-paid grocery card redeema-ble at any Giant Food Store. Giant will do-nate 5% of the pro-ceeds to support the youth group.

11 AM Audio: Reggie Ryberg/Volunteer

Sunday, December 7

Deacon: Kathy Geiger

Acolyte:

Ushers: Phil & Marilyn Rossomando

Sunday, December 21

Deacon: Phil Rossomando

Acolyte:

Ushers: Beth Wise

Bulletin folders and stuffers 1st Thursday of the month: Dora Kling, Joyce Sands, Shirley Dobson, Alda Scheib

2nd Thursday of the month: Dora Kling, Alda Scheib

3rd Thurs. of the month: Alda Scheib, Sue Wambold, Ray, Jr., Dora Kling,

Joyce Sands, Shirley Dobson

4th & 5th Thursday of the month: Alda Scheib, Joyce Sands,

Shirley Dobson, Dora Kling

Substitute: Beth Wise

Acolyte Coordinator: April Cobb

610-948-9247 or aprilcobb@comcast.net

Altar Guild Coordinator: Frances Warren

484-686-8226 franceswarren@verizon.net

Prayer Chain Coordinator:

Coming Events is a weekly publication

listing the calendar for

the week and telling you

about anything

special coming up along

with general church

announcements. This

publication will now be

posted to the website

(usually by Tuesday

afternoons) rather than

being emailed. You can

access it at

www.centenniallutheran.

org under the Coming

Events tab.

Sunday, December 28 10 AM Blended Service

Deacon: John Miller

Acolyte:

Ushers: Reggie & Judy Ryberg

Counters: Jean & Randy Mull, Ron Allen

Altar Guild: Peg Ferree Team

Sunday, December 14 10 AM Children’s Christmas Program

Deacon:

Acolyte:

Ushers: Randy Mull, Justin Ackroyd

Counters: Peg & Randy Ferree

Altar Guild: Nancy Miller Team

December 2014

In this issue....

December Events 1

December calendar 2

Mueller’s Musings 3

Poinsettia Order form 4

Christmas Choir / Concerts 5

Heart of Poverty Course 5

Family Life News / Blood Drive 6

Christmas Families Project 6

Church Council Minutes 7

Christmas Eve Volunteers needed 9

Christmas Crafts Festival Thank You 10

Jefferson Place Thank You 10

December Birthdays 11

Baptism Announcements / Bible Quiz 11

Lutheran World Relief Thank You 12

Birth Announcement 12

Navajo Mission Thank You / Thrivent 13

Ministry Leaders 14

December Volunteers / Giant Gift cards 15

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Sunday Worship 8:45 and 11 A.M., Sunday School 10 A.M., 610-933-1528

Fax 484-204-9513 - The Rev. David Mueller, Interim Pastor - Rebecca Benecke, Editor e-mail: Info@CentennialLutheran.Org webpage at: http://www.centenniallutheran.org

If you have a need for emergency pastoral care, please call Pastor

Mueller on his cell phone at 302-545-3065. You may also call the

church office Tuesday-Thursday (between 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM) at

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Upside Down? Even amid increased secularization, God makes the core Christmas message known. Take, for example,

the story of a “winter pageant” a mother attended at her son’s grade school. Songs of reindeer, snow and

Santa included one titled “Christmas Love,” in which the youngest performers held up letters as the song

progressed: “C,” “H,” etc.

When a little girl unknowingly held her “M” upside down, the older kids snickered and the adult

audience smiled acceptingly. But as the song drew to a close and all the letters were revealed, surprised

recognition struck the Christians in the room.

“CHRISTWAS LOVE,” read the string of student-borne letters. God’s truth had penetrated the

human clutter and confusion around Christmas — as it has power to do throughout our lives: “Christ was

love.” And of course, he still is.