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CHURCH-WIDE EASTER EGG HUNT - SUNDAY, MARCH 24thHome of Maurice and Cathy Hall 7222 Poplar Springs Drive

2:00 P.M.

The Children’s Ministry Team is asking for your help in donating candy, plates, cups,punch, and plastic eggs for our hunt. You may drop off your donations in the Crossing.

Missions:Possible 5K Race

ActivitiesPage 6

Order YourEaster Lily (Lilies)

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Volume XXXV March 13, 2013 Number 10

STAFF PARISH REPORT

It is the time of year when the Bishop and the Cabinet make decisions on appointments for the next yearbeginning the end of June. Your Staff Parish Relations Committee requested the return of Bob and SusieRambo to lead our church. Bob and Susie Rambo also filled out the paperwork asking the Bishop and theCabinet to return the Rambo’s to us for another year. Sometimes those decisions don’t work out like we wantthem to work.

Last Tuesday night, the Staff Parish Committee met with District Superintendent Billy Owen, and wereinformed by the District Superintendent that the Bishop and Cabinet need Bob and Susie at another church.About 4 or 5 weeks ago, the minister of Christ Church in Jackson announced his plans to retire. The decision to ask the Rambos to move to Christ Church in Jackson took place late last week, so they willbe moving to Christ Church in June of this year. They will be here at Central until then. The Cabinet and Bishop will meet March 19 to continue the appointment process. At this time, we have noth

idea who will be appointed to Central as our next lead pastor. We have been promised that the very best personthat can be found will be assigned to Central. As part of the Staff Parish’s meeting last Tuesday night, we began that discussion and we will meet thiscoming Tuesday night to continue to discuss with the DS the type of leader that we need and want. My first knowledge of this possible change was a telephone call from the DS last Sunday afternoon telling methat he wanted our Staff Parish Committee to meet last Tuesday and he indicated in that call that Bob Rambomay be moved to another church. The DS stated that he wanted to hear from us the quality and characteristics of the person that we want tobe appointed to Central. I have told him that we have that person now and that we wanted Bob Rambo to stay.I respectfully asked him to communicate to the Bishop and Cabinet that we would prefer that they not “messwith us.” This change was announced last Sunday morning at both Central and Christ Church in Jackson. As you know, Bob and Susie and a number of others left for a long planned trip to Israel on Wednesday afterthe Staff Parish Committee got this news on Tuesday night. Their trip had been planned for several months andcould not be changed. I had a telephone conversation with our new Bishop last Thursday afternoon to expressthe feelings of disappointment and concern of your Staff Parish Committee.

Be in prayer for the Bishop and the Cabinet as they continue the appointment process and please be in prayerfor Bob and Susie in their new appointment. Also, pray for each other and Central as we move forward.

This change is a huge disappointment for me personally because I value the leadership that Bob and Susiehave given to us, but I am sure the Lord’s hand will be in this and that the Bishop and the Cabinet will make anassignment to us that will be good in the long run.

Remember, we are on this earth and in this place only to serve a risen Lord.

Thank you, Wink Glover Chairperson

CURRENT EVENTS

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE MEAL!WNL Small Groups and the Wednesday Night meal are cancelled for March 13 due to Spring Break. We will resumeth

all Wednesday Night Live activities on March 20th! MENU for March 20 !th

Adult menu: Oven baked fried chicken, dirty rice, stir fry vegetables, salad bar, rolls, assorted desserts and icecream. Cost $6 (Maximum $20 per family)Kids menu: Cheeseburgers, fries, & ice cream. Cost $3. Please make your reservations no later than 10:00 a.m.Tuesday, March 19 by calling the church office at 601.693.1521.th

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS meet Mondays at 1:00 p.m. at Susie French’s home and then at 12:30 p.m. onTuesdays in the 11 Street Gym. We still need items for bingo prizes. If you have any questions, please callth

Susie French at 601.482.5423 or 601.527.3909. The following list of the items are still needed: Easter Baskets,small stuffed bunnies, individually wrapped candies, new unused makeup, makeup bags, hairbrushes, smalltwist top cokes & sprites, and toothpaste. Thank you so much for all the items that have been donated so far.

PEOPLE’S CHARITY CLINIC - SPAGHETTI LUNCH FUNDRAISER March 17 - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.th

Northcrest Baptist Church, 3412 North Hills StreetALL Proceeds to Benefit: The People’s Charity Clinic of East Mississippi

Plates are $7.50 Call 601.513.7709 or 601.482.8442 for tickets or questions

LUNCH BUNCH - MEETS EVERY FRIDAY AT 11:30 a.m. Adult Activities Room - Lunch is $5.00

XYZ - TUESDAY, April 2, 2013 - 10:45 a.m. “THE SCARY TIMES WE LIVE IN”

• Impact of the New Health Care Law on Seniors• Protect yourself from identity theft and scams• Is a reverse mortgage a good idea?• Smart money moves

Menu: Pork Loin, wild rice, stir fry vegetables, green salad, assorted desserts, & ice cream.

SENIOR ADULTS MAKING CRAFTS - 10:00 a.m. - 3 Floor - Every Fridayrd

Senior Adults - educational crafts for West Hills Elementary School. There will also be time for dominoes, cards,

puzzles, and other games. If you have any questions or need further information please contact Jim Wall at

601.693.1521 (church) or 601.527.0326. (cell) (Meet in the Celebrate Recovery Room)

THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL

YOUTH MINISTRY

FH=Fellowship HallSunday, 3/17/13 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Worship/S. School 10:55 a.m. - Worship Service 4:30 p.m. - Youth Praise Band 5:00 p.m. - Senior Adults - Long’s Fish Camp 5:30 p.m. - House of God 5:30 p.m. - Club 412 5:30 p.m. - TheZone Monday, 3/18/13 2:00 p.m. - Shields Circle-Offsite 3:00 p.m. - Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, 3/19/13 9:30 a.m. - Tuesday Bible Study 9:30 .am. - Gilmore Circle-Offsite 12:30 p.m. - Circle of Friends 5:15 p.m. - Finance Committee 6:30 p.m. - Praise Band Practice

AR=Adult Activities Room

Wednesday, 3/20/13

5:00 p.m. - WNL Meal 6:00 p.m. - Small Groups 6:00 p.m. - MethodX - Youth 7:00 p.m. - Choir Rehearsal 8:00 p.m. - College Bible Study Thursday, 3/21/13 11:30 a.m. - LILIES 12:00 p.m. - Lenten-First Christian Friday, 3/22/13 10:00 a.m. - Senior Adult Crafts 11:30 a.m. - Lunch Bunch Saturday, 3/23/13 8:00 a.m. - 5K Fundraiser 10:00 a.m. - District UMW Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Club 412-Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

It may seem hard to believe but you graduate tomorrow! Not really, but it will be upon you just that quickly and withoutwarning. Senior banquet is Wednesday, May 8th and we must get your pictures in post haste if you want to be in thesenior video that Lee Williams so masterfully puts together each year. It would be nice to have 8 to 12 pictures highlightingyour life’s journey through these 18 years give or take a year. So please try and have your pictures in by March 27 .th

PARENTS, please let us know how many in your family will be attending the banquet in honor of your graduate. Thereis no charge for the graduates and their immediate families, but there will be tickets available at the regular dinner pricefor everyone who would like to share in this special night with our students.

THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2013

Our annual baccalaureate service and Senior Recognition banquet will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Below is a partiallist of the graduates we expect to recognize on this special evening. If your graduate is not on this list or their name ismisspelled please contact the church office by April 10 so we can make the needed changes. th

Lallie Else Bennett Conner Bancroft Chris Mallet Alex HicksLyle Daugherty Megan DuPont Kaitlen Collins Meme HuffKatherine Jacome-Cluff Jennie B Campbell Travis Ward Emily WareTanner Goldman Emily Gray Holly Howard Caroline ThomasLaura Huff Miles Huff Allison Trout Brianna BaylorAllison Justus Samantha Labutka Jacob Munn

CONFIRMATIONThe Confirmation Evening Retreat has been moved to Wednesday, March 20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Purvis Dalewoodth

Retreat. We will leave the church in the church vans at 5:15 p.m.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

CENTRAL COMMUNITY

ZONE and CLUB 412 will meet again on March 17 !th

CLUB 412 GLOW IN THE DARK EASTER EGG HUNT - March 23rd7-9 p.m. Jeff & Lisa Sellers. Your mission is to find the glowing eggs hidden outside! Your admission into this event is to help hide the eggs at the Egg Hunt for the younger children on Sunday! See you there! LEGOS NEEDED

If you have LEGOS that you are willing to part with, we need them for our LEGO workshop on Wednesdaynights after spring break. All shapes and colors are needed! They don’t have to be complete sets! You may dropthem off in the Crossing.

UPCOMING EVENTS....(more information next week)Created by God (Human Sexuality W orkshop for 4 and 5 Graders) April 17 , April 21 , & April 24 th th th st th

Parent Meeting Created by God Workshop - Sunday, April 7 - 6 p.m. (Mandatory)th

Vacation Bible School - June 24 - June 28 - “Fun Fair - Where God’s World Comes Together”th th

Camp Wesley Pines - July 22-26th - 4th-6th Graders

CONGRATULATIONS TO:~Meredith Clair (Meme) Huff who signed a National Letter of Intent recently to play both soccer and tennis at MeridianCommunity College. MeMe is a standout not only on the athletic field but in the classroom as well; she currently holds a4.57 GPA. She is the daughter of Brad and Clair Huff and the granddaughter of Mrs. Nell Huff. ~Mrs. Katie Roberts following her promotion to the position of Technology Services Manager at Citizens National BankCorporate Office in Meridian. Katie is now responsible for the overall planning, organizing and execution of all IT functionsat the bank.

OUR SYMPATHY TO:~Nikki Rawson following the death of her father, Charles Yates, who passed away Sunday, March 10 . The funeral willth

be Sunday, March 17 at Webb Funeral Home at 3 p.m. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. th

EASTER LILIESYou are invited to place an Easter Lily in the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday in “honor”

or “memory” of a relative or friend. W e have arranged with W orld of Flowers to furnish

Easter Lilies wrapped and delivered to the church, provided the church takes the

orders. The price per Lily is $15.00. This means, your only responsibility will be to order

and pay for your Lily (or Lilies) by calling Anita Betts in the Church Office at

601.693.1521 or you may fill out the form below and turn it in no later than Friday,

March 22 . Payment may be made by attaching a check payable to Centralnd

UMC to the form or by mailing it to the Church Office:

Central UMC - Easter Lilies, P.O. Box 1706, Meridian, MS 39302

Total Number of Lilies: ____________________________

In Honor of: ________________________________________________________

In Memory of: ______________________________________________________

Given By: _________________________________________________________

FINANCE AND STEWARDSHIP

MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM

PRAYER CONCERNS

SPIRITUAL FORMATION & GROWTH

GREAT NEWS! The Missions: Possible 5K race March 23 has reached over 100 participants! Would you like to become one of therd

participants? Come by the church office to request a registration form, sign up this Sunday in the Crossing, or you mayregister online at http://www.cumcmdn.org. Early registration fee for the 5K Race is $20, 2-mile walk is $20 and the onemile fun run is $10 and runs through March 15 . Registration fees will go up after March 15 so sign up now! If you wouldth th

like to sign up to HELP with the race, there will be a sign-up sheet in the Crossing Sunday and in the Sunday Schoolfolders. If you have any questions, please contact Owen Weddle at 601.693.1521 or owen@cumcmdn.org

In order to keep everyone better informed of current concerns, names will remain on the Prayer Concerns list in the “Call” for only twoweeks unless there is a new concern.

Marie BaldwinSuzanne CainRev. Herman HeathLani Jo KellyTeresa LoveKatherine Perry

Kendrick PrewittDarlene PurdyDeanna RainwaterPatrick RutledgeVivian ValentineBetty Williams

MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVING OVERSEAS:Family & FriendsTyrone CunninghamEric Dollar, nephew of Tim & Becky Sollie Doug Grant, son of Fred & Linda GrantJeb Herron, great nephew of Trudy Nix Ian Joyner, grandson of Vi McBrideKyle Lowry, great nephew of Bobbye LowryAll U.S. Military Personnel

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT“Each one should give...Not with regret or out of a sense of duty, for

god loves the one who gives gladly.” 2 Cor. 9:7 (Good News)

Have you remembered Central in your will or estate planning?Consider tithing 1/10 of your estate to Central

W ho did you invite to Central LAST week?W ho did you invite to Central THIS week?

Food for the Journey[suggested Bible readings for March 18 - March 24, 2013]

Mon. Mar. 18Tue. Mar. 19Wed. Mar. 20Thu. Mar. 21Fri. Mar. 22Sat. Mar. 23Sun. Mar. 24

MorningEsther 9Esther 10Job 1Job 2Job 3Job 4Job 5

NoonPsalm 119:105-128Psalm 119:129-152Psalm 119:153-176Psalm 120Psalm 121Psalm 122Psalm 123

EveningPhilippians 1 Philippians 2Philippians 3Philippians 4Colossians 1Colossians 2 Colossians 3

WORSHIP

On Call Pastor

Mar. 15 - Mar. 17, 2013

Bob Peden

Cell: 601.938.7868

Home: 601.485.3716

AttendanceMarch 10, 2013

Live Streaming - 9

8:30 S.S. 10:45

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March 24 - Palm Sunday - Worship Services as scheduled (8:30 a.m. & 10:55 a.m.)th

March 24 - 2:00 p.m. - Egg Hunt (home of Maurice & Cathy Hall)th

March 28 - Maundy Thursday - 7:00 p.m. - Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communionth

March 29 - Good Friday - 12:00-3:00 p.m. - A Come-and-go Good Friday Service in the Sanctuaryth

March 31 - Easter Sundayst

8:30 a.m. - Worship Service - Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m. - Worship Service - Fellowship hall

10:55 a.m. - Worship Service - Sanctuary

LiveStreaming/PodCastingView 8:30 worship here: http://www.cumdmdn.org/#/sermons-teachingsPrevious here:http://cumcmdn.org/#/sermons-teachings/sermon-archive