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The Cent-I-Gram Centennial Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kimberton, PA 19442

Vol. 23, No. 11 November 2019

November 1 Fall Food Drive Begins

November 3 All Saints Sunday

November 9 Vitality Seminar

November 17 Annual Book Drive Begins

November 27 Thanksgiving Eve Worship

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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7:30 PM - AA

Fall Food Drive Begins

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3 All Saints Sunday 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 AM Education Hr

4 6:45 PM - Boy Scout Troop 158 7 PM-AA

5 9 AM-Exercise

10 AM-La Leche League 12’30 PM PACA meeting on church security 7 PM - AA

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7 9 AM-Exercise

7 PM Choir 8 PM - Hist. Soc.

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7:30 PM - AA

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9:30 - 2:30 Vitality Seminar at Lutheran Seminary

10 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 AM Education Hr


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9 AM-Exercise 1 PM-Grange 7 PM - AA 7 PM-Executive Committee

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9 AM-Exercise 7 PM Choir

15 7:30 PM - AA

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17Book Drive

Begins 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 AM Education Hr Deadline for Dec. Cent-I-Gram


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9 AM-Exercise 7 PM - AA

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10:30 AM Bible Study

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9 AM-Exercise 7 PM Choir

22 7:30 PM - AA

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24 9:30 AM

Worship 10:45 AM Education Hr


26 9 AM-Exercise 7 PM - AA 7 PM-Church Council

27 10:30 AM Bible Study 7:30 PM Thanksgiving Eve worship at 1st Methodist

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29 7:30 PM - AA

30 Last day to bring in items for fall

food drive

June 2018

Centennial Lutheran

Phone: 610-933-1528 - www.centenniallutheran.org

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SUNDAYS

9:30 AM - Worship with Holy Communion

10:45 AM Education Hour

November 2019

——Pastor Jerry at Bishop’s Convocation——

November 2019 The Cent-I-Gram 3

If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. Romans 14:8

In Holy Baptism God makes saints out of sinners. In Holy Communion God forgives the sins of all the saints. In the worshiping assembly on November 3rd, we will give thanks for all the saints “who from their labors rest,” those who have fought the good fight, who have gained the crown. Each week, we are joined in worship by those who have gone before us, this “great cloud of witnesses” who from their labors rest. Recalling that we have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and sustained by the Savior’s body and blood, we keep the mystery of faith alive. God gives us breath to the praise of God’s glory. If you haven’t been in worship for a while, why not join us on All Saints Sunday for a special remembrance service? Then, on Saturday, November 9, from 9:30 until 2:30, you are welcome to join others from Centennial for a “Vitality Awareness Day.” This special event will be held on the campus of the United Lutheran Seminary in Mt. Airy. During the day we will be helped by the Synod’s Vitality Team in raising awareness of ministry efforts designed to strengthen our congregation. This is so that Centennial remains vital as a community of faith. This day is primarily for the lay leadership of congregations in our Synod. It is designed for anyone who is interested in recovering the joy of ministry that makes a difference. The Keynote presentations will feature members of the Vitality Team who will present ways that congregations can be attentive to their “vital signs.” During our time together we will receive tools to discover and assess our own congregational health as we explore in-depth characteristics of thriving and vital congregations. Each participant will also be able to attend three breakout sessions as we dive deeper into discovering ways to create vital communities of faith. The registration for Centennial has already been paid, and it includes lunch and a light breakfast for all. Later in the month, on Sunday, November 24, we’ll close out the church year on Christ the King Sunday. Then, we turn our attention to the beginning of Advent on December 1st. There is much happening this fall at Centennial. Please come to be a part of our life together in Christ. In the Name of the risen Lord,

Pastor Tancredi


Nov. 2019

Assisting Ministers

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Greeters Judi & Scott Kuplast

Judy & Reggie Ryberg

Wendi & Bill Kiley

Patt & Larry Shumaker

Deacon Larry Shumaker John Miller Jim Fowler Harry Gladfelter

Ushers Harry & Jerene Gladfelter

Harry & Jerene Gladfelter

Beth Wise Linda Thompson

Beth Wise Linda Thompson

Acolyte Larry Shumaker John Miller Jim Fowler Harry Gladfelter

Lector Rick Henricks Fred Stoudt Wendi Kiley Judi Kuplast

Altar Guild Jerene Gladfelter Frances Warren Frances Warren Patt Shumaker

Counters Randy & Peg Ferree Judy Ryberg Beth Wise

Kathy Geiger Carole McCann

If you are unable to be here on your Sunday, please switch with someone or call John Miller at 610-933-8523.


Centennial Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) Church Council Minutes

September 24, 2019 Present: Bill Donovan, Jim Fowler, Rick Hendricks, Christine Holmes, Ed Kalmbach, John Miller, Pastor Jerry Tancredi, Barbara Ray, Reggie Ryberg, Larry Shumaker, Scott Kuplast, Denise Ackroyd Devotion – hymn 715 – Christ, Be Our Light Prayer – Pastor Jerry Meeting called to order by Jim at 7:03 pm. A motion was made by Rick and seconded by Barb to approve last month’s meeting minutes as written. Motion carried. Correspondence and Communication – n/a Pastor’s Report: (See Attached for Report Details) OLD BUSINESS:

• Review Financial Reports

- Check for $150 post to wrong account and corrected

- Quarterly Report will be provided at the next meeting

- 2019 Spreadsheet At A Glance to be provided at the next meeting

• Faith Development plans for the fall

- Narrative of Holy Communion

- Working with ushers and greeters

- Ushers duties with more detailed steps

- Greeters duties with more detailed steps

• Replacement Council Members

- Pastor made motion to appoint Denise as a voting member of council until the next annual

meeting. Ed seconded. Motion carried

- John Miller will be leaving council

• Purchase Writing Invitations to Mailing List

- Decision to order 1000 invitations for $260

- Pastor to ask Rebecca to order cards

- Business cards are $.02 each

NEW BUSINESS:

• Steve Munz wedding - Pastor Munz’s son requested to use the sanctuary for his wedding on October 10 at 6pm. Beth Wise will open the church. Choir practice is delayed 30 minutes.

• Discuss eliminating the paper bulletins - Printing is $500 per month - Number of bulletins printed has been reduced - Suggestion to add page numbers from worship instead of verbiage - Barb will discuss with Rebecca

• Sanctuary Denomination October 2 meeting - Please plan to attend

• Called to Prosper Capital Campaign – see Stewardship team report

• Jack Charles compensation - John made motion to pay Jack his ordinary monthly income minus what we are paying Donna through January 2020. Reggie seconded. Motion carried.

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TEAM REPORTS: Finance: (See Attached for Report Details) Property team: Larry reported on September 6 he met with the Chester County Department of Emergency

Services. He received literature regarding security and safety issues applicable to a public building to

digest. Literature includes safety drills, security issues, and a person that has an issue with a congregant.

Emergency Services with the East Pikeland Police Department will take a walk through the building and

make suggestions. They indicated security concerns elevate when an incident is on the national news.

Community awareness is their largest hurdle. He has two quotes for a door locking system and an alarm

system from a security company to be notified if someone is in the building. Jim, Denise, and Larry will

discuss the quotes and have a report and recommendation for the next council meeting.

Stewardship: Rick reported the team is preparing gift intent packages (estimates of giving). The estimates of giving will be distributed on October 13. They will be collected on Consecration Sunday October 27. The team expects to report the findings two weeks later with a total estimate of giving. If there is a shortfall the team is considering a capital appeal campaign. Discussed outside campaigner to excite and include member of the congregation in the campaign. Music and Worship: John reported the team discussed and prepared the documentation for ushers and greeters. Thanksgiving Eve, Blue Christmas on December 18, and Christmas Eve service will be at 5pm and 8pm are planned. Evangelism: n/a

Faith Development: see old business. Barb reported the nursery is cleaned. One application has been

received to help with the nursery and education of smaller children. Wendi has the background check but

the paperwork has not been received by the team. Barb and Reggie have the necessary background checks.

Barb approached the other interested parties. Barb to email link with background check process to

Rebecca for distribution to the rest of congregation in case anyone else is interested.

Care Team: n/a. Local and Global Missions: Bill reported Beth Wise contacted Orion Communities but plan to speak to congregation is on hold. Kimberton Fair proceed total is forthcoming. Pastor reported PACS new Director outreach philosophy is to be a food and security outlet. They have helped 700 families with food. Congregational Life/Hospitality: n/a. Mutual Ministry: n/a Endowment Committee: n/a Nominating: n/a Vision: n/a A motion was made by Barb and seconded by John to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting

closed at 8:52pm.

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Wednesday Bible Study

Come join Pastor Jerry at the

church on Wednesday mornings at

10:30 AM for a time of studying

the scripture lessons for the upcom-

ing Sunday. All are welcome!

There is no Bible study on

November 6 or 13.

If you have any questions please

contact Pastor Jerry at the church

office (610-933-1528) or by e-mail

[email protected].

Coming Events

Coming Events is a weekly

publication listing the calendar for

the week and telling you about

anything special coming up along

with general church announce-

ments. Coming Events is posted to

the website (usually by Tuesday

afternoons) and a link is emailed to

everyone on our church-wide email

list. If you are not on this email list

and would like to be, please email

[email protected].

You can also access the Coming

Events publication on the website

at www.centenniallutheran.org un-

der the Coming Events tab.

Giant Grocery Cards

Purchase a $25 or $50 Giant

grocery card! Available every

Sunday. Contact Beth Wise (610-

935-1727) or contact the church

office to buy a $25 or $50 grocery

card redeemable at any Giant Food

Store. Giant will donate 5% of the

proceeds to support the youth.

Do You Have a Musical Gift to Share?

Thank You

Our recent Blood Drive was successful. Thank you to all who

donated blood. Special thanks to Paul Breitegam for helping

with setup, and Joanne Cantwell and Beth Wise for preparing

and handing out refreshments to donors and for Ben Wise for

helping with teardown afterwards.

Tis the Reason Ten Thousand Villages in Souderton is hosting a holiday

shopping event from November 18-22 , 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM,

to benefit Lutheran Disaster Response. You are invited to

purchase beautiful gifts made by artisans from around the

world.

Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income to people in

developing countries by marketing their handicrafts and

telling their stories. It is a non-profit program working with

artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or

underemployed. This income helps pay for food, education,

health care, and housing.

Ten Thousand Villages will donate 20% )10% for oriental rug

purchases) to Lutheran Disaster Response. Please mention

Lutheran Disaster Response to the cashier. When making

your purchases.

Enjoy hassle-free shopping and know that your purchases are

helping the artisans as well as those affected by recent natural

disasters.

Ten Thousand Villages is located at 781 Route 113

(Souderton Road for GPS) in Souderton. 215-723-1221.

Centennial is looking for budding musicians

who would like to share their talents prior to

the 5:00 PM service Christmas Eve. We are

looking for YOU if you like to play an

instrument or like to sing. Please see Donna

Weinstein to participate.

mailto:[email protected]


2 Carole Stoudt 4 Matthew Wise 11 Trevor Miller 13 Fred Stoudt 15 Christine Holmes 16 Bob Rowe 18 Dallas Fleck 20 Nancy Fowler 26 John Miller 28 Ed Kalmbach 28 Bonnie Strickland 29 Becca Wise

“This is the day the Lord has

made; let us rejoice and be

glad in it.”

Psalm 118:24

Do you notice any

missing birthdays?

We want to be sure to include

everyone on our birthday list. If

you notice that a birthday is

missing from our list, please take

a moment to let the office know.

You can leave a note in the office

or sent an email to Rebecca

Clothing Collection

The Needlework Guild is collecting clothing

donations for the Pickering Valley

Ingathering. The items may be for men,

women, or children. Items should be new or

gently used and marked as new or gently

used. This project benefits Chester County

charities. Donations can be given through

November 8, 2019. The Ingathering will be

held at St. Peter’s UCC Church (Clover Mill

Road, Chester Springs) on Tuesday,

November 12. If you have any questions,

contact Helen Breitegam (610-933-3816).

Check the church bulletin board for more

information.


MINISTRY LEADERS

Church Council Members Jim Fowler (President) [email protected]

Barbara Ray (Vice President) [email protected]

Ed Kalmbach (Secretary) [email protected]

Denise Ackroyd (Treasurer) [email protected]

Bill Donovan 610-933-4374

Rick Henricks [email protected]

Christine Holmes [email protected]

Scott Kuplast [email protected]

John Miller [email protected]

Reggie Ryberg [email protected]

Larry Shumaker [email protected]

Pastor Jerry [email protected]

Team Leaders Property Team Leader: Ed Kalmbach [email protected]

Finance Team Leaders: Kathy Geiger [email protected]

Financial Secretary: Denise Ackroyd [email protected]

Asst. Treasurer: Patt Shumaker

Worship Team Leader: John Miller [email protected]

Director of Music Ministry:

Jack Charles [email protected]

Altar Guild Leader: Frances Warren [email protected]

Faith Development Leader: Reggie Ryberg [email protected]

Social Ministry/Global Missions Leaders:

Beth Wise [email protected]

Nancy Miller [email protected]

Dave Winning [email protected]

Care Team Leaders:

Deanna Kalmbach [email protected]

Diana Moffett [email protected]

Hospitality Team Leader:

Sue Nizio [email protected]

Stewardship Team Leader:

Dave Winning [email protected]

Prayer Chain Coordinators: [email protected]

Joanne Cantwell, Jerene Gladfelter

Evangelism Leaders: Christine Holmes [email protected]

Barbara Ray [email protected]

November 2019

In this issue....

The Cent-I-Gram is published by Centennial: A Church for the Entire Community

We are chosen, blessed and sent to share the Gospel of Christ, for the healing of our world.

1330 Hare’s Hill Road, Kimberton PA 19442 Sunday Worship 9:30 A.M., Education Hour 10:30 A.M. 610-933-1528

The Rev. Gerald Tancredi, Pastor - Rebecca Benecke, Editor e-mail: [email protected] webpage at: http://www.centenniallutheran.org

Need for Pastoral Care: Please notify us if you or a family member is hospitalized and/or in need of a pastoral call or visit. We have no other way of knowing of a hospitalization or a pastoral need. Please call Pastor Jerry on his cell phone at

215-260-9755 or notify the church office at 610-933-1528.

Present Tense After “turkey day” came and went last year, a pastor challenged church members to ask one another not “How was your Thanksgiving?” but “How is your Thanksgiving?” After all, giving thanks should be an ongoing act. That doesn’t always need to be profoundly deep, either. A.J. Jacobs, author of Thanks a Thousand, once asked a philosophy-professor friend what he was grateful for. The shockingly simple reply? “Sometimes I’m just grateful I have arms.” That odd but spot-on answer shows the importance, Jacobs says, of being “thankful for things so omnipresent that they can escape our notice.” So … how is your Thanksgiving?

November Highlights 1 November Calendar 2 Pastor’s Page 3 November Assisting Ministers 4 Annual Book Drive 4 Church Council Minutes 5 Dave & Katie Brindley Newsletter 7 Musicians Wanted / Holiday Shopping 8 Blood Drive Thanks / Bible Study 8 Coming Events / Giant Gift Cards 8 November Birthdays 9 Fall Food Drive / Clothing Collection 9 Just for Fun 10 Ministry Leaders 11

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