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July 13, 2007
Covenant of 100 A One Year Mission Commitment to “The Well” at Centennial Please consider a commitment to be present, to invite, to study the Bible and pray as we reach out to new people as a congregation. Please complete a New Worship Interest Form, available in the July Summer Centinel or on the Narthex counter, and return to the church office. New Worship and Hospitality Training Sessions Sunday, Aug. 19, 10:45 AM or Saturday Aug. 25, 9:00 AM These trainings will offer practical advice on how to introduce yourself, welcome, and include newcomers. Breakout sessions will include ushering, A/V and sound, coffee service, and money counters. All are encouraged to attend! Employment Opportunities at Centennial UMC Director for Confirmation Program Purpose: To teach and prepare youth for their confirmation vows through curriculum, missions, service projects, worship and activities while reaching new people and cultivating spiritual vitality as disciples of Jesus Christ. Responsibilities: Oversee confirmation program; guide and help prepare adult volunteers; look for monthly service projects for youth; co-lead the confirmation class week long trip in summer; lead 7-8th grade class on summer mission trip; recruit and support adult mentors; lead weekend retreat experience. Qualifications: Baccalaureate degree in youth ministry or education preferred; high school diploma and 3 yrs related experience; self-motivated, excellent communication skills; comfortable leading large or small group. Position is paid and would require approximately 13 hours per week plus two summer trips. Looking to fill the position as soon as possible to be ready for fall programs. Please fax or email resume to Jane Gilbert, Chair Staff Parish Relations, (fax) 651.633.2715 or email jlg61152@hotmail.com. Youth Praise Band Director Purpose: To provide musical leadership and direction to junior and senior high youth and help them to develop an ability to lead musical worship. Responsibilities: Select music that is within range of difficulty for youth but has sound theological grounding; prepare sheet music for each instrumentalist and vocalists; lead 2-hour weekly rehearsal; coordinate with Youth Director to lead a Youth Sunday service twice a year and more. Experience: High school diploma with related experience and musical leadership required; Baccalaureate degree in music preferred. Position is paid and requires approx. 2-4 hours per week plus one monthly Wednesday evening service. Looking to fill the position quickly to be on board prior to fall programs. Please fax or email resume to Jane Gilbert, Chair Staff Parish Relations, (fax) 651.633.2715 or email jlg61152@hotmail.com. Coordinator for Outreach Ministries Purpose: To resource outreach committees as they work to offer opportunities to the congregation to serve and advocate for the least, the lost and the left out both in our communities and around the world. Responsibilities: Oversee and resource Outreach committees; recruit lay leaders to participate in service opportunities; coordinate annual Day of Service; explore ways to connect and reach out to invite and welcome new people and more. Experience: High school diploma required; passion for service and mission; highly motivated, excellent communication skills; comfortable leading large or small groups. Position is paid and would require approximately 5 hours per week. Looking to fill position as soon as possible. Please fax or email resume to Jane Gilbert, Chair Staff Parish Relations, at (fax) 651.633.2715 or email jlg61152@hotmail.com. Upcoming Events Evangelion Chorale Centennial member Dee Lee will be traveling with Evangelion Chorale, an evangelical choir directed by Dennis Port, as they head to the Ukraine to sing about faith and share the love of God in various venues July 12-24. A Homecoming Concert will be held at Benson Great Hall on August 14 at 7:30 PM. Tickets ($10) will be sold at the door. The women’s chorus and male chorus will present a mixture of Ukrainian folk songs, hymns, spirituals, Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughn Williams and solo work by Gerald Sundberg and Herb Johnson on piano. For further information, visit www/evangelionchorale.org. Celebrating a Ministry of Praise The 50th Anniversary of Decision Hills Camp on July 21-22, 2007 On Saturday, guests will enjoy beach games, camp tours, the Blob, pontoon rides and an evening campfire. We’ll worship together Sunday at 10:00 AM and provide lunch for all guests. Please bring a lawn chair for worship. The beach will be open for guest use in the afternoon and camp tours will be held on Sunday, as well. If you are interested in spending Saturday night in a cabin or camping in tent or trailer, please contact Decision Hills to reserve, 320.796.5510. Fair Trade Coffee "We don't ask for charity; we ask for the right price for our product," writes a farmer from Ethiopia. Because of fair trade they have been able to build a health center, school and clean water supply station in their village. Small farmers in coffee growing countries get a fair price through the Equal Exchange Interfaith Fair Trade coffees which come to you each month for sale. The August sale date will be Sunday, August 19, following the worship service. Buy some excellent coffee and bring hope to small farm cooperatives. State Fair Park and Ride It’s time to sign up to park cars in the church parking lot during the State Fair. A sign up sheet is located at the Welcome Center for Centennial groups to take a shift or two, or more. Contact Lisa Schuler for information, 651.633.7644, Ext. 11. Interested in Yoga? Are you interested in the practice of Yoga to relieve stress, improve flexibility and balance, and strengthen muscles? Fifteen people are needed to participate in Yogadevotion in order for Centennial to offer a class starting in September. Please call Parish Nurse Julia Nordling at 651.633.7644, Ext. 36 or email parishnurse@centennialumc.org if you would like to attend. Sign up to read “The Centinel” online Help CUMC reduce costs by reading issues on our website. Email dolsen@centennialumc.org with your request to receive an email each time an issue is posted. FaithWalk – Something New We need YOU to be a part of the new thing that we are doing for our Children’s FaithWalk this fall. We need the support of the whole Centennial community to make this vision a reality. Here are some suggested ways to get involved: Let Chris Rohde know you are available to help with classroom painting (chrisv@vee.com or 651.489.7782). Check the new Children & Family Bulletin Board (near the nursery) for a list volunteers needed to staff our FaithWalk classes for 2007-08. You can sign up for anywhere from 4 weeks to 9 months. There’s a spot for you to make a difference in the faith development our Centennial kids. Watch the same bulletin board for an on-going wish list of items we’re looking for to add finishing touches to our specialized workshop rooms. Sign up for a State Fair Park & Ride shift and designate the proceeds to the classroom transformation project. Pray for all those involved and for the children and families who will be touched by our efforts! Thank You I want to thank all of you from church who have prayed for me, called, and sent cards. Thanks also to Joyce Rosene and Brian for taking the time to visit and pray for me in the hospital. In consulting with the doctors and my family, I have decided not to have surgery. They feel at my age it would be very difficult. Lorraine Johnson Thank you to all who prayed for my mom over the past year. Your prayers were appreciated. Marlene McMaster Remember in Prayer Steve Koehn, Todd Lewis and Eric Nevalainen, who are in active military service. Steve is at a base in Korea. Todd is serving in Iraq. Eric has returned from Iraq and is at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. We remember Charles “Chuck” Fuller, who passed away on June 21. His celebration of life was held at Centennial on June 28, 2007. Irene Walke, mother of Marlene McMaster, who passed away on July 4, 2007. Floyd Meyer, father of Mark Meyer, who passed away on July 12, 2007. We rejoice We rejoice in the marriage of Judy Jacobsen and Bob Schmalzbauer. Their wedding was held at Centennial on July 7, 2007. Praying through our Membership Rolls Our prayers for each other empower us and create joyful bonds of love! Michael, Kari, Ingrid, and Nicholas Sneep Gordon Snow Allen Snyder JoAnn Snyder Betty Somers Evalyn Spaulding Nancy, Joseph, and William Spencer Those traveling on the BWCA Confirmation Trip July 15–20 Kayla Bilderback Brett Campbell Martha Chastain Mike Confer Mark Haase Brian Hacklander Mitch Johnson Emily Muellner Liz Murray Zach Nelson Alan Sayler Kelly Swanson Andy Tillman Madisson Umidon Membership changes Withdrawal Elizabeth Lindahl Rick Okada and Jane Giacobassi Parish Nurse Notes Last week my family learned firsthand the importance of protective headgear. In one evening we experienced a bike accident and a pitch to the head. Fortunately, both victims were wearing helmets. The bike accident resulted from speed and an inability to negotiate a sharp curve. The rider somersaulted over the handlebars, landing on his head in the woods. The helmet protected him from a concussion or a more serious head injury. The crack extending halfway through the top of the helmet showed the impact of the fall. Standing at home plate watching a high speed ball coming at you sometimes doesn't allow you enough time to react. A pitch to the head can drop you in an instant resulting in a concussion, which is signified by headache, dizziness, loss of consciousness, nausea and vomiting. These symptoms usually resolve in a few hours or days. Head injuries are most common among children younger than one and teenagers older than 15, with boys sustaining twice as many injuries than girls. Causes of injury include motor vehicles accidents, falls, accidents during sports and recreational activities and workplace incidents. (Merck) Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head and brain injury, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, yet only 15 percent of children under the age of 14 wear a bike helmet. A helmet should be worn by everyone, young and old alike. A helmet needs to be worn correctly. It should sit on top of your head in a level position and should not rock forward and back or from side to side. The straps must always be buckled. If worn properly, you should not be able to fit the palm of your hand on your forehead. (NFPA) If you experience an accident which damages the helmet, be sure to replace it with one that has been certified and approved for use by an independent testing laboratory. Protecting your head from injury while biking, playing sports, or working is common sense. Remember to wear your helmet! In Partnership with Lyngblomsten, Julia Nordling Pastors’ Keyboard “Let us rebuild!” These words from Nehemiah were the basis of the daily Bible study for the youth mission trip to New Orleans. Jerusalem had been destroyed by war, New Orleans by hurricane – different forms of destruction, but the responses to both disasters are quite similar. In both, there was/is a desire to rebuild, to return to the places that become part of who we are. We might not be able to understand why a community would want to stay and rebuild in a place that seems apt to be damaged again. I, for one, can’t imagine returning to a home that had been submerged in 12 feet of water. But if we go back in our spiritual history, we see again and again that place is important. Jerusalem was repeatedly destroyed as competing groups sought to control it – yet people continue to this day trying to rebuild it – we have strong, personal connections to the dwelling places of God. God still resides in the churches where people were baptized, married, and buried. God still resides in the battered homes where families once celebrated Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection. How does one walk away from the places where God has been? Perhaps we can’t walk away from the places that God has touched us. Against all of the odds, the call continues to go out, “Let us rebuild!” and the people of God respond by piling into vans, driving across country, and doing their part to rebuild some of the places of God. May we always hear the call, wherever it comes from! Melanie Fellowship Opportunities ASSETS (Adult Singles) shop at Trader Joe’s at Arbor Lakes followed by lunch at P. F. Chang’s on Wednesday, July 18. Carpool from CUMC at 12:15 PM. Contact JosMarie, 651.766.6730. Senior High LOGOS Lunch with Kelly on Wednesdays, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM. Check the calendar or bulletin for times when Kelly is away. Married Couples Group (20’s, 30’s and 40’s) will meet July 21 at the Johnson’s cabin. Contact Dawn and Mark Meyer for more information, 651.486.0757. Piecemakers meets from 9:30-11:30 AM each Wednesday at the church for craftwork. Contact Donna Hedblom 651.633.4191. Plug & Chug (age 14 and over) work for Habitat for Humanity Thursdays, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM. Call Ken Tate 651.633.6108 or Don Hopkins at 651.628.9713. S.O.S. (Singles) On Sat., July 21: 5:00 PM dinner at the Black Dog Café at Como Park, followed by a 7:00 PM presentation of “Once Upon a Mattress” at Rosetown Playhouse. Tickets: $9. Carpool from CUMC at 5:00 PM. Contact Val Adams, 651.646.8082 or Charlotte Johnson, 651.484.7286. S.O.S. Extra on Sun., July 29— “ Oklahoma” at Irondale High School Theatre. Tickets: $9.00. Reserve with a check to Donna Young by July 23, 651.633.7578. Carpool from CUMC at 1:15 PM. Women’s Breakfast Fellowship meets Wednesdays at Byerly’s, 7:00-8:00 AM. Contact Thelma Boeder, 651.489.2604. Women’s Night Out (women in fellowship) Join us for food and fellowship at the Dock Café in Stillwater on Monday, August 6, 6:30 PM. Contact Wendy Lucas, 651.482.8592. Young Adult Ministry (Ages 18-35, singles & married with no children) continues to meet Wednesdays at 7:00 PM throughout the summer. We are looking at the teachings of Jesus by actively “Living the Word”. YAM Book Group meets July 22 at 10:30 to discuss Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Kayaking Trip to the Apostle Islands August 15-19; brochures with registration forms are at the Welcome Center. Contact Katie Sharpe, 651.214.5556.

Centennial Staff	Volunteer Staff:
Pastor: Brian C. Hacklander bhacklander@centennialumc.org Pastor: Melanie Homan mhoman@centennialumc.org Minister of Christian Education: Donna Draeger ddraeger@centennialumc.org Director of Music/Organist: Robert Nienaber rnienaber@centennialumc.org Youth and Young Adult Ministries: Kelly Swanson kswanson@centennialumc.org Director of Red Robin Preschool: Nan Carlson ncarlson@centennialumc.org Church Administrator: Lisa Schuler lschuler@centennialumc.org Admin. Assistant/Membership Records: Julie Elholm jelholm@centennialumc.org Communications: Tami Worden tworden@centennialumc.org Director of Children's Choirs: Deb Olsen debolsen26@gmail.com Child Care Supervisor/Coordinator: Jean Moline hewle002@tc.umn.edu Junior High Youth and Confirmation Ministries; Youth Praise Band: Jessica Mueller jmeuller@centennialumc.org Custodian: Gordon Overbo Assistant Custodian: Eve Newman Coordinator of Outreach Ministries: Lauren Wendt lwendt@centennialumc.org Parish Nurse: Julia Nordling parishnurse@centennialumc.org Chancel Choir Accompanist: Sharon Follingstad Wedding Liaison: Deanna Kieffer Alternate Wedding Liaison: Tracie Ball	Funeral Coordinator: Jean Van Doren Associate Funeral Coordinator: Marilyn Roberts Steward of Capital Funds and Planned Giving: Bob Rosene Pastors Emeriti: Clarence Nicholas, Joyce Rosene Church office hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
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