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Calendar for this week…

Tuesday, December 3

- 7 PM Praise Team Rehearsal

Wednesday, December 4

- 7 PM Confirmation

Thursday, December 5

- 5 PM Music Rehearsal

- 6:45 PM Handbells

- 8 PM Chancel Choir

Friday, December 6

- 10 AM Men’s Bible Study

- 11 AM Women’s Bible Study

Saturday, December 7

- 8:30 AM - Noon Ladies Retreat with Gigi

- Altar Guild decorate church following retreat

Sunday, December 8

- 10 AM Children’s Christmas Carol Service

- 11 AM Christmas Choir Rehearsal

- 11 AM Hospitality Team Meeting

- Deadline to order poinsettias

Upcoming Events and Happenings…


- 8 AM– 1 PM Blood Drive

Tuesday, December 24

- 5 PM Modern Christmas Eve Worship Service

- 7:30 PM Christmas Concert

- 8 PM Traditional Christmas Eve Worship Service

- 11 PM Traditional Christmas Eve Worship Service

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Sunday’s Volunteers 12/8/13

Sunday Worship Services

One Service at 10 AM this week

Two services and Sunday School resumes next week

If you would like Pastor DJ to visit you in the hospital, or if you have

an emergency please call him at 320-267-9159. You can also call the

Church Office for a pastoral visit Tuesdays-Thursdays at

610-933-1528

10:00 AM Service Children’s Carol Service

Deacon: Helen Breitegam

Ushers:

Acolyte: Shaylan Cobb, Sam Kuhl

Counters: Frances & Joyce Gradel

Altar Guild: Jerene Gladfelter, Lois Moore, Frances Warren

tel:320-267-9159

tel:610-933-1528

WORSHIP TEAM

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. Rehearsals are on Sunday

mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 12:noon on December 1,15 & 22. On

December 8, rehearsal will be from 11:00 until 12:30. 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 sing at the 8:00

P.M. and 11:00 P.M. Christmas Eve services. If you can sing for one or

both of these services, come and join us! 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!

FAMILY LIFE TEAM

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 will be a collection box in the narthex

for the books. Please bring in books by Sunday, December 15.

Our goal is to give each child two books which would mean we

need about 100 books. The Confirmation Class and Centennial’s

youth will wrap and deliver the books to the children at the

Learning Center and will enjoy a special time sitting and reading

with the children.

SOCIAL MINISTRY TEAM

Community Missions

Christmas Project (2013)

This year for our Christmas project we (Centennial) would like to provide:

$30.00 gas gift cards to 12 mothers at Mom’s House.

We have eight families which really need assistance in a big way. We would

like to provide clothing and toys as presents to 10 children and provide gift

cards to the parents.

We would like to provide a choice between gloves, or scarves or knit winter

hats for the 10 homeless women and 14 homeless men at Jefferson Place.

We would also like to give $10.00 gift cards to each of the residents.

In our Christmas packages we also are including a neat book for all of the

children: “A Beginner’s Bible: The Very First Christmas”.

Please have your gifts at the church, labeled and wrapped, by

Sunday, December 15.

We need your support!!

Thank you.

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

Our thanks to all who helped with

Centennial's 21st Christmas Crafts Festival.

Tables for Grandma's Attic were carried into the

nursery on Sunday after Kathy Geiger put all the toys away. Others unpacked what came in that day. Our

youngest helpers were Addy and Reese Lura! We had two

large rooms which let us display everything without crowding.

Monday we started pricing and continued all week with the help

of Elaine Terstappen, Di Moffett, Nancy Miller, Lois Moore, Betsy Miller, Marilyn Rossomando, Deanna Kalmbach, Elizabeth DiNardo and Sandy Hutchinson. Larry Shumaker loaned us shelving and Patt her Christmas tree for ornaments. Finally, several of you came at 3

p.m. on Saturday to pack up and take away the leftovers including

Paul Breitegam and Judy & Reggie Ryberg. Almost $1,200 was realized

from Grandma's Attic and we want to do it again. Thanks to all who brought

in the items we sold in the Attic; please remember us and put aside items

for next year!

Thanks to Shirley Dobson and Patt Shumaker for supplying

the door prizes. Thank you to those who brought in the

wonderful variety of baked goods for the Bake Table with

Patt Shumaker and Gigi Mueller. More volunteers

worked in the kitchen area with Jerene Gladfelter

and Ginny Graham.

All was vacuumed and put back in good

order for Sunday worship. Please forgive us

for the names that didn't get in,

Grandma's memory is failing!

--Ruth Kurylak and Grandma

Ladies Retreat

with Gigi & Karen


8:30 AM to noon

Join us for a morning of fun!

The retreat will feature devotions, meditation, and

craft project followed by a light luncheon.

The theme this year is Reindeer, so bring a reindeer

(value between $8-$10) for an exchange.

Cost is $15. Sign up on sheet

in the narthex.

February 3 Peg & Randy Ferree

10 Carol McCann, Kathy Geiger

17 Judy Ryberg, Beth Wise

24 Frances & Joyce Gradel

March 3 Jean & Randy Mull 1st

Ron Allen, Phil Rossomando 2nd

10 Peg & Randy Ferree

17 Carole McCann, Kathy Geiger


Easter 31 Volunteers

April 7 Peg & Randy Ferree


21 Jean & Randy Mull 1st



May 5 Carole McCann, Kathy Geiger

Mother’s Day 12 Volunteers

19 Peg & Randy Ferree 26 Judy Ryberg, Beth Wise

June 2 Frances & Joyce Gradel


Father’s Day 16 Volunteers




July 7 Volunteers




August 4 Jean & Randy Mull 1st





September 1 Peg & Randy Ferree






October 6 Frances & Joyce Gradel





November 3 Frances & Joyce Gradel





December 1 Peg & Randy Ferree





Christmas Eve 24 Volunteers


January 5 Peg & Randy Ferree

Counters Schedule 2013

Are you interested in serving on the counting team?

Please contact Denise Ackroyd or Ron Allen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Practice Discipleship This fall our synod is kicking off a training series called “Practice Dis-cipleship,” which is a nationwide initiative with this year’s focus being on Faith Formation in a Missional Age. The training sessions are an opportunity for all congregational leaders to learn and share ideas about how to be engaged in intentional ministry that matters in the 21st Century. There are 4 sessions:

(1) “Faith Formation in a Missional Age” September 27 from 7-9 PM with dessert (St. Paul, Exton; St. Paul, Ardmore; Advent, Harleysville; or Family of God, Buckingham)

(2) “Dog Eating Chicken & Theories of Culture” November 28 from 10 AM - 3 PM with lunch (St. Luke, Devon)

(3) “Inculturating the Gospel & When Necessary Use Words” January 25 from 10 AM - 3 PM with lunch (St. Luke, Devon)

(4) “Walking Together in Solidarity & Going Public” March 29 from 10 AM - 3 PM with lunch (St. Luke, Devon)

Cost is $40 per person for all 4 dates or $15 per person for individual sessions. Learn more and register online at www.sepayouth.org.

Baby Bottles Remember to return your baby bottles for Genesis Pregnancy Care Center, even if they are not filled. Genesis uses the bottles for fundraisers throughout the year.

THIS SATURDAY! Winter Ladies Retreat at church with Gigi Mueller on Saturday, December 7 from 8:30 AM until noon.

Christmas Concert Valley Forge Christian College presents “Christmas at Valley Forge: A musical Celebration of the Season of Joy” on December 6 & 7 at 7:30 PM at Flower Chapel (1401 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville). To purchase tickets or for more information, visit vfcc.edu/Christmas or call them at 610-917-3954.

Looking for a car The Social Ministry Team - Community Missions is looking for a

car for a member of our congregation in need. If you can help with this, please

contact John Vondercrone (610-935-1837).

Christmas Poinsettias Order forms are in the bulletins to order poinsettias for Christ-mas. You may take them home following the worship services on Christmas Eve. Cost is $8 and order deadline is Sunday, December 8.

Altar Guild is looking for more volunteers to help with preparing for worship services. Volunteers are assigned to a team and help out one month a year. We are especially in need of volunteers who attend the 11 AM worship service. If you are interested, please contact Frances Warren (610-686-8226 or [email protected]).

Volunteers needed for Christmas Eve If you can serve as usher or deacon at any of the 3 worship services (5, 8, 11 PM), please contact the church office. Thanks!

Questions about designating offering to different funds? See Ron Allen, Tom Gradel, or Denise Ackroyd.

Looking for Photos! If you have any pictures from church events that you would be willing to share (e.g. youth events, Sunday School, church picnic, Game Night, fellowship brunch, craft festival, confirmation, etc.), we would love to borrow them so that we can post them on our bulletin boards at church and include them on our website and in the newsletter so people will know what is going on at Centennial. You can email them to Rebecca or drop off in the church office. Thanks!

Giant Grocery Cards

You can purchase $25 or $50 pre-paid Giant grocery cards to benefit the youth

group. See Kathy Geiger or Beth Wise or contact the church office to order gift

cards.

Copies of the latest prayer list are in the narthex. To add someone to the list (you

must get their permission), contact Joanne at [email protected] or 610-286-4813.

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If you have any announcements to include in the weekly Coming Events newsletter or to be placed in

the bulletin, please let Rebecca know by Tuesday morning ([email protected])

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