Church guide

Join us Sunday at 11:00 for Eric Mayle’s sermon titled, “Rooted”.

Here’s Eric’s post and Scott’s photo. Several of y’all asked so it could be shared. Love this new art project we put up at Centenary this morning in honor of #Pride Month and Pentecost. Caleb Walker and Amy Gerwig Walker donated the door (plucked from the dumpster). Marilyn N. Windham battled sickness to pick up all of the paint supplies, Emily Cadle spent hours painting it, and Sarah Pounds did the lettering. That so many hands were involved in this makes it so much more special. Love our community. And major H/T to my beloved St Paul United Methodist Church in Atlanta who inspired this project.

Join us this morning at 11:00 for Worship!

Pentecost conjures images of wind and fire, community being built, a movement being birthed. At Centenary we are learning to understand and interpret the unknown tongues of the diverse experiences within our community. Join us Sunday for a service of joy and excitement, power and mystery that defies the boundaries of language, as we are brought together in celebration of our diversity, as well as that which inexplicably binds us together. Tim’s sermon this Sunday is titled, “Pentecost: Celestial Fire” from the second chapter of Acts, as we celebrate the birth of the church and the continuing movement of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in our lives today!

There’s still time to tour Beulahland Gardens and Nursery today until 4:00 PM. Lots of shade, a little breeze, and beauty and bounty everywhere you look! Thank you Gary Starrett and the Centenary School of Creative Education. See our event page for directions.

A funeral service for Steve Hamlin will be held at Centenary Church on Saturday, June 1st, at 2 PM with visitation at 1 PM in the Round Room in the Sanctuary building. Thanks to all for your expressions of love, support and prayers.

Don’t forget tonight’s CSCE class-“Confessions of a Hydrangist” with Gary Starrett 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall

Via CCMI's Re-Cycle Macon program. "Check out our new Re-Cycle Macon stickers that just came in featuring our sweet logo by Elizabeth Copeland! Be the first to get one at our May bike co op tomorrow at 6pm. See you there! 1185 Ash St."

It is with deep sadness that we share that Steve Hamlin passed away late yesterday afternoon from a massive heart attack. Steve was a deeply beloved member of Centenary and will be missed beyond measure.He will forever be remembered for his wisdom, his winsome smile, his love for people, and his faithful service to both strangers and friends throughout this community and beyond. Please hold his spouse, Andy Johns and the entire family close in your prayers during this time of profound loss. Details regarding services will be posted, once arrangements have been finalized.

If you are in town this holiday weekend, we hope you will make a special effort to join us Sunday in worship for a special time of remembrance in recognition of Memorial Day. Beth Dunwody will be sharing a message titled, “Epitaph”.

Wishing all a blessed and peaceful holiday. The church office will be closed Monday, May 27th in commemoration of Memorial Day. A Litany of Remembrance Poem by Rabbi Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them. In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them. In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, we remember them. In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer, we remember them. In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn, we remember them. In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them. When we are weary and in need of strength, we remember them. When we are lost and sick at heart, we remember them. When we have joys we yearn to share, we remember them. So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us, as we remember them.

Did you miss worship last Sunday? You can listen to Tim’s sermon, “Following Clouds and Fire” on our website https://www.centenarymacon.org/podcasts. Join the celebration!

Centenary is now officially an affiliate of the Reconciling Ministries Network! #rmnetwork.org

Won’t you join us? This Sunday Tim Bagwell will be sharing the message from the 13th chapter of Exodus in a sermon titled, “Following Clouds and Fire”. “God went ahead of them in a Pillar of Cloud during the day to guide them on the way, and at night in a Pillar of Fire to give them light; thus they could travel both day and night. The Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night never left the people.” Exodus 13:21-22 The Message

A Mother’s Day Prayer By Rev. Andy Little Eternal God, on this day we lift up all mothers to you. Scripture has prepared us to recognize that by your grace, mothering takes many forms. We lift up those . . . … who have experienced joy and fulfillment in mothering … who have known the pain of a child’s death … who are facing motherhood again, or for the first time … for whom childlessness represents a loss … who have such unbounded love that they mother all God’s children … who lament their separation from their children for whatever reason … who mother those of the previous generation who are again childlike … who are the previous generation loving extended families Likewise, the experiences of being mothered are many and varied. We lift up those … … who have cherished memories of being mothered … who may have suffered abuse, neglect or emotional harm … who remember with joy being mothered by a broader community of women … who have experienced, or are in the midst of, grief for the loss of a mother or mother figure … who were adopted into the loving arms of a mother … who may continue to experience estrangement from their mother … who have been raised by their mother with deep, abiding love and respect for the feminine, including their own … who in the image of God the Mother find faith and comfort. God, we also lift up any experiences of motherhood or being mothered that have been left unspoken.

Join us Sunday as Debra Williams shares a sermon titled,“Under Her Wings”. “How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” Luke 13:34b

The return of the Alleluia! Easter 2019

More photos to come, but check out Camille Cody driving the Centenary car in the Magnolia Soap Box Derby! While waiting to race the tire just popped! Being the improviser he is, Jack Castle let a little air out of all the tires. This slo-mo video really allows you to see how bad that rear flat was. Fortunately, no crashes. Major thanks to the dedicated pit crew Dave Blosser and Alan Fordham!

Many thanks to Sharona Rubenstein from Congregation Sha’arey Israel for sharing the gift of sacred dance with us in worship this morning. Here’s a short clip...

A little clip from before worship last Sunday...Thanks Philip and Jerry.

Thank you Kadar Jones! Simple Gifts. Just lovely.

7:30 PM Pierce Pettis Free concert tonight at Centenary 1290 College St. All are welcome!

Won’t you join us this morning at 11:00?

In case you missed it last Sunday...

Wonderful Wednesday with the Central High School chorus. Outstanding!