August 21, 2013 Volume 6, Number 33
CentralPoint Kicks Off Next Week!
Get ready! Next Wednesday, August 28th will be the first night of CentralPoint. It’s not too late to get signed up to join in the fun! Wednesday nights at Central will be filled with the same opportunities for fellowship and spiritual growth as always, plus some new options. As usual, the evening will begin with a meal served in the Great Hall from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Most classes will begin at 6:00 p.m. Check out the list of classes below and find more details or register online at www.centraltolife.com/cp. You may also call Susan Meek in the church office to register at 442-4237.
Adult Classes
Disciple Bible Study (Adult Classes)
The Apprentice Series: A Curriculum of Christlikeness Donna & Lamar Pettus
Disciple I - Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study Jody Farrell
Celebrate Recovery Step Study Rev. Carl Palmer
Disciple II - Into the Word, Into the World David Horlick
Financial Peace University Jim & Wendy Kane
Disciple III - Remember Who You Are Pam Jones & Jason Baxter
Men’s Fraternity: The Quest for Authentic Manhood Brad Norwood & Aaron Lewis
Disciple IV - Under the Tree of Life Blair & Bruce Johanson
Pieceful Hands Quilting Group Tammy Smith & Lynn Yenawine
Music Classes
The Return of the King: Christ Has Died, Christ is Risen, Christ Will Come Again (Starts 8/21) Christian Baldwin
Adult Handbells 101 • Fenner Russell Sanctuary Choir
Sr. Pastor’s Study of the Gospel of Luke Dr. John Robbins
Students’ & Children’s Classes
Understanding the Gospel Randy Brown
Team 4:12 Middle School Group Keith Hoggard
Wesleyan Discipleship Essentials Dr. Steve Pulliam
Timothy Team • Registration Closed Tiny Tims • Registration Closed
Women A-Z Julie Roetzel & Cindy McNair
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The Gathering’s Fall Bible Study The Promised One by Nancy Guthrie Join The Gathering women’s group this fall for The Promised One by Nancy Guthrie. This eleven-week Bible Study takes participants through the book of Genesis and shows how it prepares for and points to Jesus. We’ll find him in the people, promises, and patterns of these Old Testament Scriptures. The study will begin on September 11th and finish on November 20th. The Gathering will meet in the Student Ministries Building each Wednesday morning from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Childcare is available upon request. You may sign up online at thegatheringnwa.com, or by calling Susan Meek in the church office at 442-4237.
Fall Bible Studies for Adults There’s still time to register for Disciple Bible Study and other adult Bible study classes at Central. Go to www.centraltolife.com/ dbs or www.centraltolife.com/weekly to check out what’s available, register, and pay online. If you need assistance with registering, you may contact Susan Meek at
[email protected] or 442-4237.
James: Mercy Triumphs Join the Truth Seekers Women’s Sunday school class as they study James: Mercy Triumphs by Beth Moore. The study will be 21 sessions and will begin on August 25th in Wesley 307. The class meets from 9:15-10:45 a.m. The cost of the workbook is $16. For questions, or to sign up, please call or email Marilyn Braswell at 283-2726, or
[email protected]. You may also register for the class and pay for the class workbook by contacting Susan Meek in the church office at
[email protected] or 479-442-4237.
Impact Amazon 2013 Please join Central for the 2nd annual Impact Amazon Fundraiser on Monday, September 9th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Activities Center. All proceeds benefit Amazon Ministries International to help build a second floor of the ministry building to house staff and volunteers. Contact Lori Useche at
[email protected] or call at 479-283-2067 to sponsor a table or purchase tickets. We give God the glory for all He is doing in the Amazon!!
Central to Host AARP Driver Safety Class Central will be hosting an AARP Driver Safety class on Friday, August 23rd, in Wesley 307. The class, designed especially for drivers aged 50 and older, will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until approximately 2:00 p.m. Fees for the class are $12.00 for AARP members (you will need to have your AARP membership card with you) and $14.00 for non-members. The fees will be collected the morning of the class and must be paid by cash or personal check made out to “AARP.” Participants must also bring their driver’s license to the class. A light lunch will be provided. To register, go to www.centraltolife.com/aarp, or call Susan Meek in the church office at 442-4237. Imagine No Malaria Malaria is a blood-borne disease that is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. It is the largest killer in the continent of Africa, claiming a life every 60 seconds. However, it is preventable and beatable! Imagine No Malaria is an effort of the people of The United Methodist Church to raise $75 million to eliminate death and suffering from malaria in Africa by 2015. This is a comprehensive approach to beating malaria through prevention, education, communication and treatment. As one of the largest UM churches in the country, Central is helping to take the lead in the fight against malaria by receiving regular offerings on the first Sunday of every month. Our goal is to raise $100,000 over the next two years. We will be starting our regular monthly offerings on Sunday, September 1st. Everyone is encouraged to be generous so we can do our part in defeating malaria in the name of Jesus! For more information, contact Jody Farrell at
[email protected] or Connections Women’s Group Fall Study Namesake: When God Rewrites Your Story Namesake is an 8-week Bible study that will explore the transformational power of God through the stories of people in the Bible who met God and whose lives and names were changed forever. The class will meet beginning on Tuesday, September 17th in Wesley 102, 6:30pm-8:30 p.m. Childcare will be provided with a reservation. Workbooks are $13.00. Register online at www.centraltolife.com/women, or contact Susan Meek at
[email protected] or 479-442-1818.
Gotta Sing! Central’s music department is partnering with any individual who would like to participate in the Sanctuary Choir (10th grade and above) by sharing the cost for weekly voice lessons. If you have a song in your heart but don’t feel that you know how to sing or that you have a good voice, contact Fenner at
[email protected] or 442-1824 to investigate lessons. The cost to students is $7.50 per 30 minute lesson, and lessons can begin now! Sanctuary Choir rehearsals are Wednesday evenings 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, beginning August 21st. Come praise God and have fun with us!
Worship Attendance 8/18/13 8:30 a.m. Classic 9:45 a.m. Contemporary
270 663
11:00 a.m. Classic 442 11:00 a.m. Contemporary 213 Other Worship Services 32 _______________________________________________ Total Attendance
1,620
Record of Our Stewardship General Operations Needed each week Received this week Property Maintenance Needed each week Received this week Count Me In Received this week Life-to-Date
8/18/13 $ 68,971 $ 52,549 $ 4,994 $ 6,489 $ 10,357 $ 2,945,442
New Arrival Congratulations to Lucas and Jenny Campbell on the birth of a daughter, Khloe Alexandra Campbell, on August 5, 2013. Kylie is the big sister.
Here We Grow Again... Carol Hildebrand Carol Hildebrand (left, pictured with Madelyn Harris) transfers her membership from Lakeview United Methodist Church in Sun City, AZ. Her daughter-in-law, Deborah, is a current member of Central.
Hospitalizations WRMC - Lucile Coleman, Mary Carolyn Pendleton, Carole Green Dallas, TX - Mary Jane White Note – Due to privacy laws, our pastors are unable to access hospital admission records as they have in the past. For our pastors to know you are in the hospital, please inform the Church Office or let the hospital admission officials know you are United Methodist.
Rick Robertson Rick Robertson joins Central by Profession of Faith. His wife, Deborah, is a current member of Central.
Sympathy to... Meredith Garmon and Matt McCain in the death of their father, Paul McCain, on August 17, 2013. Debbie Goff in the death of her mother, Oleta Londagin, of Rogers.
Megan Peters Megan joins Central by Profession of Faith. She is a Logistics Engineer. (photo not available)
Calendar of Events Sunday, August 25 8:15 8:30 9:40 9:45 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:30
Contemporary Worship Team Rehearsal (Great Hall) Classic Worship Celebration (Sanctuary) Sunday School Contemporary Worship Celebration (Great Hall) Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) Classic Worship Celebration (Sanctuary) Contemporary Worship Celebration (Great Hall) Student Ministries Fall Retreat Returns (CAC North Parking Lot)
Wednesday, August 28 CentralPoint Begins 5:00 5:45 5:45 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:30 7:00
CentralPoint Meal Begins (Great Hall) Tiny Tims Begins (Central Park) Timothy Team Begins (Education Bldg) CentralPoint Classes Begin (Various Locations) MIddle School Kick Off (SMB Worship Center) Men’s Step Study (Wesley 205) Women’s Step Study (Wesley 206) Contemporary Worship Team Rehearsal (Great Hall) Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Monday, August 26 9:45 10:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 6:30 6:30
Timothy Team Teachers Meeting (Bride’s Room) Gospel of Luke Bible Study (Wesley Chapel) TOPS (Wesley 304) Jubellation! (Ed Bldg 109) Stephen Ministry Training (Wesley 102) Men’s Step Study (Wesley 304) Boy Scouts Troop 102 Council on Ministries Meeting (Wesley 310)
Tuesday, August 27 6:30 6:30 9:00 9:30 9:30 10:00 11:30 6:30 6:30 6:30
Men’s Bible Study - Broyles (3263 N. College) Men’s Small Group (Wesley 310) Worship Team Meeting (Wesley 303) Disciple III - Gullett (Wesley 304) The Apprentice - Henry (Wesley 310) Staff Meeting (Wesley 307) Community Meals (Great Hall) Disciple III - Pendleton (Wesley 304) The Apprentice - Thorn (Wesley 307) Disciple I - Berry (Wesley 310)
Thursday, August 29 9:30
10:00 11:30 12:30 2:30 6:30
Wesleyan Discipleship Essentials - Pulliam (Wesley 310) Community Meals Bible Study (CAC Siderooms 1/2) Community Meals (Great Hall) Women’s Step Study (CAC Sideroom 5) Children’s Ministry Prayer Gathering (Wesley 107) Celebrate Recovery Gathering (SMB 2nd Floor)
Friday, August 30 5:00
Kids Night Out (SMB Central Park)
Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Fayetteville, AR Permit #12
Lord’s Day Celebration Sunday, August 25th, 2013
14th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 a.m. Classic Worship - Sanctuary 9:45 & 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Services - Great Hall 1 Corinthians 9: 19-23
Whatever it Takes
Dr. John C. Robbins
11:00 a.m. Classic Worship - Sanctuary 1 Corinthians 3: 1-9
Lessons from the Farm: The Harvest
Rev. Carl D. Palmer
To Reach the Pastor on Emergency Call this Weekend, Call
479-799-7473
