Centenary United Methodist Church Shelbyville Ky Vol 15 No 5 May 2011

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1 Mission/Purpose: We Exist to: Love God. Love People. Make Disciples Vision: To be changed by Christ to love and serve in the streets of Shelbyville & the World Centenary United Methodist Church Shelbyville Ky Vol 15 No 5 May 2011 MOTHER S DAY THOUGHTS The family is like a garden with joy for all to share, With tender, growing blossoms that thrive on love and care, And when the flowers are gathered for a very special day, They make a bright and beautiful happiness bouquet. ~Mary Loberg She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness. Proverbs 31:26 UPDATE FROM BUILDING TEAM The Building Team has been busy interviewing architects and design/build companies. After the selection of an architect, we will be seeking to secure an initial floor plan that takes into consideration the feedback received from the Cottage Meetings. This plan will be shared at the IGNITE event for further feedback. Our hope is to have a finalized plan that can be affirmed by a Charge Conference in August, anticipating a fall stewardship campaign. Saturday, June 18 from 5:00-8:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall Everyone is encouraged to attend IGNITE, scheduled for Saturday, June 18, 4:00-7:30 p.m. During the sessions, members will be invited to interact with the vision of the church for a building addition. The Building Team has been busy getting an initial drawing, taking into account the feedback received from the Cottage Meetings last November. There will be opportunities for additional dialogue and questions regarding the project that is being considered for, and addressed by, a capital stewardship campaign. Our RSI stewardship consultant, Dustin Cooper, will be providing leadership. Supper will be provided. Please RSVP by ing (centenaryumc@insightbb.com) or calling ( ) the church office no later than June 12. UPDATE FROM STAFF PARISH RELATIONS The interview team for our new Director of Student Ministries has narrowed the list of candidates from 25 to three. The finalists will be visiting Centenary in May, meeting in gatherings with youth and parents, making presentations, and being interviewed. Centenary youth and their parents are invited to meet the three candidates for the Director of Student Ministries position. The first meet-and-greet event was on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1. The second candidate weekend will be at a picnic at Kurt and Jamie Smith s on Saturday, May 21 and during Sunday worship on May 22 (Senior Sunday). We are in the process of confirming a date for the third candidate and will share that information as it becomes available. We hope our youth and their parents will make it a priority to be a part of these activities. At this time we have three resumes for our Music position and are continuing our efforts to fill that position.

2 2 PRAYERS AND PRAISES Pray for us Robert Raisor Ryan Miller, Ben s son Japan Devastation Jonathan Cook Marcella Myatt Carl Hail George Cottrell, Jr. Billy Summit, Molly Armstrong s uncle Mary Jane Gibbons, Pastor s mother Ruth Murley, Judy Knowles mother Kathy Lanpher, Carol Furrow s daughter Bishop Davis Joe Callahan Roy Catlett Military Past/Present and Their Families Our Country and Its Leaders Storm Damaged Areas CUMC Bldg. Team: Ted Igleheart Jane Bailey Jeff Gaither Steve Gregory Kim Brown David Pratt Melissa Goodlett Kurt Smith Jim Coots Pastor Mark Sympathy Our sympathy and prayers go out to Helena Kruer family on the passing of her brother. Memorials Centenary gratefully acknowledges expressions of love In memory of Rennie Lykins from Friendship Sunday School Class Sydney Lawson Thank you! Thanks for the food, prayers and kindness from my church family. We are so blessed to have your wonderful fellowship. Harold and Lorrie Hawkins Thank you for building our ramp. Even though you didn t have to do it, you did it anyway and it was much appreciated. Thank you from Lee Ann, Joshua Gamble What a wonderful offering (Have a Heart for Seniors 2011Annual Love Offering), Wesley Village thanks you so much for your faithful support of the Village s ministry to seniors. We are excited to announce that this spring, the Village is opening Kentucky s first Small Home for Memory Care. Your support provides residents with the peace of mind that they can remain at the Village close to family and friends. With sincere appreciation and thanks, Timothy S. Layton, VP for Development Thank you for all your support to Red Bird Mission and Red Bird Clinic. We look forward to a year filled with hope and God s blessings. Grace and Peace, O. Taylor Collins, Executive Director CALENDAR OF EVENTS 5/1 Holy Communion/Confirmation Sunday GROW Team Meeting, 4:00 pm Children s Ministries Team Meeting, 5:15 pm 5/2 Scholarship Applications Due Back to Office Staff Meeting, 9:00 am 5/3 Upper Room Prayer Line, 8-10 pm Finance Meeting, 6:30 pm 5/8 Mother s Day; SUNBEAM Choir 8:48 & 11:00 Worship 5/9 Church Council, 6:30 pm 5/10 Harriet Poynter/Lucile Smith Circle- UMW, 7:00 pm 5/12 Local Missions, 6:00 pm 5/14 Men s Small Group, 7:45 am 5/15 Frankfort District Conference- Georgetown UMC, 3:00 pm Young at Heart Outing, Joe Huber s, following 11:00 worship 5/17 Ladies Lunch Bunch, Mellissa s Frankfort 11:15 am 5/18 Quilters 5/19 Membership Care, 10:00 am 5/21 Kids Korner, 10-noon 5/22 Senior Sunday 5/25 Quilters Last regular Catered Meal; Children s End-of-Year Celebration 5/28 Men s Small Group, 7:45 am 5/29 Methodist Home Fifth Sunday Offering 5/30 Memorial Day-Remember those who sacrificed for our freedoms 5/31 Missions- God s Kitchen 11:30 am

3 3 ACTIVITIES Sunday Mornings in May May 1 8:48 The Legacy Rolls On Hebrews 12:1-3 Derek Robinette Communion 11:00 Good, News, Bad News, Good News John 13:5-9, Mark Gibbons - Confirmation & Communion May 8 What We Want for Our Children - John 14:15-27 Mother s Day May 15 Knowing the Voice - John 10:1-21 May 22 Senior Sunday May 29 Fifth Sunday Rev. Randy Coy, Director of our KY UM Children s Homes, speaking Greeters this month: Lost Sheep Sunday School Class Ladies Lunch Bunch gathering will be Tuesday, May 17 heading toward Frankfort for lunch at Mellissa s on St. Clair Mall, departing 11:15 and returning around 2:30 pm. Please call Eleanor if you wish to go so reservations can be made. Plans for June are being made for the Dollhouse Museum in Danville on Tuesday, June 21, time TBA. It will take about five hours to do this trip so rest up so you can enjoy everything. A Loving Choice Baby Bottle Boomerang fundraiser for the pregnancy resource center. The campaign begins on Mother s Day, May 8 and ends on Father s Day, June 19. All donations are used to help keep the doors of their ministry open. ALC currently serves ladies and men each week with peer counseling, pregnancy tests, diapers and formula, bible study, parenting classes and cooking classes. Baby Bottles will be available for you to pick up on Mother s Day. It s as easy as 1,2,3. (1) Take one or more bottles home on Mother s Day. (2) Fill up the bottles with your change, cash or checks. (3) Bring it back on Father s Day. Please give generously. Young at Heart (Sr. Adults) you are invited to join us for an afternoon lunch/dinner at Joe Huber s farm in Indiana, Sunday, May 15. We will depart immediately following the 11:00 worship service. Let Eleanor or Kathy Taylor know if you wish to go. Lexington Legends Professional Baseball Club will sponsor The Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children & Youth Fundraiser Game Night with the Legends! Tuesday, May 17, game time 7:03 pm. Tickets $8 over 60% of admission goes to our ministry of hope! Call Ken toll free or Ken.Proctor@KYumh.org for tickets. Aldersgate Camp! This year Aldersgate has added Sr. High Horse Camp, Family Camp and Middle School Challenge Camp to the schedule. Also new this year is Middle School Golf Camp in additional to the already popular Grand Camp for grandparents and their grandchildren; Elementary and Jr. High Horse Camp; Jr. High Princess Camp and Middle School Archery. For the full camping schedule go to (CUMC pays half of one camp for CUMC members.) CYF Scholarships available, contact Derek Robinette for assistance. Please allow us to process your Aldersgate application through the church office. Middle School Girls are collecting recipes and cookbook orders. All orders are due by May 22. Proceeds benefit SmileTrain, an international charity that provides cleft palate surgery to those in need. Make checks payable to Centenary-designated for Cookbook. For additional information treid@live.com or goodlettm@bellsouth.net BIRTHDAYS 5/1 Susan Covert 5/2 Gerrie Nation 5/3 Crystal Ethington 5/5 John Whisman 5/6 George Jackson 5/8 Shelbi Poehlein Phil Tripp 5/9 Kathryn Maggard Barbara Tipton Conner Powell 5/10 Payton Ruddy 5/11 Lois Newton James (Sr) Insco 5/13 Lori Ethington 5/14 Margo Whisman Shawn Stovall 5/15 Shug Hickman 5/17 Bonnie Burks Gray Jane Foster Terri Poehlein 5/18 Jason Oakes 5/20 John Gerding 5/25 Brett Reese Bryan Hughes Bill Decker Kathryn Bishop 5/27 Andy Aitken 5/28 Troy Hood Ashton Stovall Lindy Bush 5/29 Janice Riggs 5/30 Jim Coots

4 4 Guess Who Surprised Kids Korner Kids & Volunteers With a Special Visit? Over 50 children got a hug or a high five from Peter Cotton (thank you Andy) in April and they loved it; as did their parents and the Kids Korner volunteers. Feeding about 70 people an Easter feast was another wonderful part of the special day of games, crafts and an Easter message. Next Kids Korner event is May 21 st. Hope you can join us as a volunteer, but most importantly as a prayer warrior for this vital ministry. Peter Cotton Tail brought out the smiles for Kids Korner CHILDREN S MINISTRIES I would like to give a very special thank you to everyone who helped to make our annual Easter picnic and egg hunt a huge success this year. Despite the extremely inclement weather the children had a great time hunting Easter eggs inside. It was a wonderful time of fellowship for all of our families. The Sunbeam children s choir will be singing for Mother s Day on Sunday, May 8 th at both the 8:48 and 11:00 worship services. The choir has been practicing and is looking forward to singing as we celebrate our mothers on this special Sunday together. On Wednesday night May 25 th, we will be having our end of school year party. We will be having bouncy machines, special crafts, games and ice cream to celebrate the end of another school year and the beginning of summer. This fun night of many activities will be held from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. after choir practice. We hope everyone will be able to join us for this great night together and please invite your friends and family to join us. Mark your calendars, Centenary s Vacation Bible School will be held Sunday, July 10 th Thursday, July 14 th. Our special VBS worship service being held on Sunday, July 17 th. We will be Kicking It Old School with the Go Fish Guys this year. The children will travel through the Old Testament and New Testament Bible stories learning that God, His Promises, His Word and the gospel are unchangeable. The children will be participating in daily Bible skits, crafts, learning songs, games and recreational activities as they learn of God s mighty power and love for each one of them. The children will know that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever and God s holiness has never changed! We know this will be a week of great excitement and enthusiasm that all of the children and their families will not want to miss at CUMC. Thank you to all of you for your prayers and support of God s precious little children of CUMC and our community! YOUTH FELLOWSHIP Welcome Confirmation Class Meredith Celeste Gaither Rachel D. Goodwin Caroline Brooke Husband Emily Stovall Savannah Stovall Blessings to all of you, Tammy Bradley, Director of Children s Ministries Stuart Joseph Meredith Congratulations seniors Delaney Bush Austin Crowe Will Husband Josh Knowles Mackenzi Poehlein Lindsay Tripp Derek Robinette, Director of Youth Ministries

5 5 DISTRICT NEWS District Men s Meeting May 9 The Frankfort District United Methodist Men will meet on Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Wesley Foundation at KSU. Dinner will be served at 7:00 P.M. The cost for dinner will be $7.00. The program will consist of presentations of some of the students and the Key Note Address by our District Superintendent, Dr. Kenneth Cummings. Please contact Rev. Kenny Simpson, Wesley Foundation Director, no later than Friday, May 6 to let him know how many from your church will be attending. It is best to send an to: grampsatksu@hotmail.com Kentucky Conference Mission Offering June 5, 2011 To Benefit: Church planters in Thailand and Venezuela The following excerpt from a letter from Bishop Lindsey Davis gives an overview of this year s Mission Offering. Our mission offering this year will go to plant a new church in Thailand and to support the education and development of new church planters in the country of Venezuela. Both of these nations have young, emerging Methodist churches. Our efforts in Thailand are through Kentucky Conference leaders, Mike and Sherri Morrissey. The work in Venezuela is in cooperation with the United Methodist Church of Venezuela and their Bishop, Juvenal Perez. In Thailand we will be actually providing support for the development of a specific congregation, helping to fund the pastor s salary. In Venezuela we will be cooperating with the Seminary of the Methodist Church in Venezuela in helping to prepare their young clergy to be church planters. Over the past five years, over fifty new churches have been planted in Venezuela. As you may know from reading about this nation, the Christian witness is strong even in the midst of some difficulty and persecution. Our cabinet has set a goal of raising $120,000 for our mission offering this year. It will be divided equally between the efforts in Thailand and Venezuela. I am confident in your generous spirit. Last year we gave a record breaking $240,000 to support the ministry of Red Bird. I am confident that we can have another wonderful response from our people with your help. Please plan for a special offering at your church on the Sunday prior to Annual Conference or at another time that would be convenient for you. Then bring your church s check with you to conference to give during the Mission and Ministry Celebration on the evening of Friday, June 10. This year we begin a new journey with our brothers and sisters in Thailand and Venezuela. Video: &v=vopizb47aqk Frankfort District LACE Lay Academy of Church Excellence Saturdays 9 am 3:30 pm July 16 August 20 September 24 October 15 November 12 The mission of LACE is to provide an integrated program to educate, energize and empower lay people to become faithful disciples and effective leaders in their local church. Those seeking basic certification as a Lay Speaker must attend at least modules 1,2, & 5. Advanced certification is attained by attending modules 3 & 4. But you do not need to be seeking certification to attend or gain benefit from the classes. Centenary s Nominations and Lay Leadership Team encourages our people to seriously consider attending one or more of the classes for enrichment and growth. All of this year s classes are in very close proximity to Shelbyville. Module I July 16, 2011 Graefenburg UMC Basic Lay Speaking components of (1) Ministry of the Baptized/Spiritual Gifts led by Bessie Hamilton (2) Leading/Christian Conferencing led by Bessie Hamilton (3) Worship/Leadership led by Matthew Kimmons Module 2 August 20, 2011 Pleasureville UMC Led by District Lay Speaking Team Basic Lay Speaking components of (4) Communicating led by Matt Merrill (5) Into the World/Great Commission Ministry Tools led by Bonnie Burks Gray (6) Caring Ministries led by Jeff Bramel (7) Called to Preach led by J. Henry Duncan Module 3 September 24, 2011 Simpsonville UMC (1-4) Basic Methodist Heritage and sacraments led by Rev. Shannon Boaz and Rev. Lenny Marr (5) Worship and Hymnody led by Roy Nance Module 4 October 15, 2011 Midway UMC (1) Empowering Laity- Telling Our Church Story led by Rev. Karen Stigall and Lawrenceburg Team (2) Empowering Laity- Telling Our Personal Stories led by Rev. Judy Stallons, Cliff Hartley and Zenda Jones Module 5 November 12, 2011 Danville Centenary This module can be very valuable for new or perspective and established members of any United Methodist Church Team or Council. (1) Church Organization and Structure (2) Choose from: A. Finance B. Trustees C. Staff/Pastor Parish Relations D. Lay Leadership E. Basic Tenets of Christian Faith led by Pat and Roxie Bennett Lunch (3) Choose from: A. Volunteers in Mission/Mission Team led by Danville Centenary Team B. Discipleship Ministries led by Rev. Christine Ross and Rev. Tonya Kenner C. Conflict Management led by Rev. Mike McArter D. Lay Speakers Presentations led by J. Henry Duncan COMMISSIONING AND COMMUNION

6 6 Shelby County Community Support In case you are not aware George Cottrell, a teacher at Shelby County High School, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of ALS (Lou Gehrig s disease). He is a home-grown Shelby County guy. His wife Andrea is a teacher at Clear Creek Elementary. George and Andrea have two sons Jehren (SCHS graduate, 09) and Quinten (senior at SCHS). George and his family are active members of St. John s United Methodist Church and has shared his gift of music with Centenary as well. George is a special education teacher a Shelby County High School where he has coached football and track for the last 10 years. Since his diagnosis in January, George has gone from walking with a cane to a walker and now to a motorized wheel chair to accommodate this crippling disease. Insurance has been able to pick up the cost of the wheel chair and Shelby County community charities are taking care of a ramp that is much needed at their home for him to get in and out of the house. His next need is to purchase a wheelchair accessible van with a lift so he can easily get to Shelby County High School with his wheel chair where he is still teaching and coaching track. The cost for this van is between $10,000 and $20,000. He is still in the process of searching for a van. Co-workers at Shelby County High School are asking for donations to help off-set the cost of the van. Please join them in assisting the Cottrell family during this traumatic time. All donations collected will be deposited into an account at CUB bank set up in George and Andrea s name. Anonymous donations can be directly deposited at any local CUB bank. All donations should be taxdeductible. If you have any question, please feel free to contact Todd Shipley at LOCAL MISSIONS May 14 th United Methodist Church change the world day making a difference in your community. Centenary will be participating on May 14 th by replacing a roof for Clara Wilson (Lillian Shouse s aunt) 114 Martin Luther King Blvd. Shelbyville. Volunteers needed beginning at 8:00 am on Saturday, May 14 th at the above listed address. For more information contact Larry Crouch at lc1966@shelbybb.net The Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children and Youth Annual Say Saturday, September 10 The Methodist Home is asking for your help in obtaining auction items for their Annual Day Friends of the Children Auction. In addition to the live auction, they will have a silent auction and a bake sale. You may send or bring your donations to the Versailles Campus, Administration Bldg Lexington Road, Versailles, KY. Please recommend a value for your items. Also, call to let them know what you are sending or bringing so they can prepare adequate space for your donated items. The next Fifth Sunday Methodist Home offering will be Sunday, May 29 th. Please give generously. MARK YOU CALENDAR CENTENARY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL WILL BE SUNDAY, JULY 10 THRU THURSDAY, JULY 14 TH. The vacation bible school presentation will be Sunday, July 17 th. Please keep George and his family in your prayers. Thank you for your support.