Calendar for this week…

Tuesday, December 8

- 6 PM Local & Global Missions Team Meeting

- 7 PM Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday, December 9

- 10:30 AM Adult Bible Study

Thursday, December 10

- 5:30 PM Handbells

- 6:45 PM Praise Team

- 7:30 PM Chancel Choir

Saturday, December 12

- 11 AM Church decorating, Book Wrapping, and lunch

- 7 PM Children’s Christmas play at Zion

Upcoming Events and Happenings…

Sunday, December 13

- Third Sunday of Advent

- 9:30 AM Worship Service/Sunday School

- 10:30 AM Adult Sunday School/Confirmation Class

- 10:30 Christmas Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, December 19

- 7 PM Christmas Caroling with Pikeland Parish

Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve

- 5 PM Informal Worship Service

- 7:30 PM Christmas Concert

- 8 PM Classic Worship Service

WEEKLY NEWS

December – Assisting Ministers

If you are unable to be here on your Sunday, please switch with someone or call

John Miller (610-933-8523).

December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27

Greeters Judy Ryberg John Miller Larry Shumaker Jerene Gladfelter

Reggie Ryberg Nancy Miller Patt Shumaker Harry Gladfelter

Deacon Chris Hincks Fred Stoudt Dave Winning Ron Allen

Ushers Paul Breitegam Robert Jorgensen Robert Jorgensen Randy Mull

Chuck Cantwell Ed Kalmbach Ed Kalmbach Larry Shumaker

Acolyte Makinzie Ackroyd Makinzie Ackroyd Makinzie Ackroyd Makinzie Ackroyd

Lector Ginny Graham Evelyn Capobianco Karen Winning Rick Henricks

Altar Guild Frances Warren Nancy Miller Denise Ackroyd Jerene Gladfelter

Christine Holmes Carole McCann Patt Shumaker Lois Moore

Counters Judy Ryberg Ron Allen Randy Ferree Jean & Randy Mull

Beth Wise Peg Ferree Ron Allen

Sunday Ginny Graham Ron Allen Kathy Geiger No Sunday

School Patti Tancredi Lis McNally Makinzie Ackroyd School

Christmas Eve Christmas Eve

5:00 PM 8:00 PM

Deacon Makinzie Ackroyd Larry Shumaker

Ushers Randy Mull Dave Winning

Larry Shumaker Justin Ackroyd

Acolyte Makinzie Ackroyd Makinzie Ackroyd

Lector Randy Ferree Helen Breitegam

Altar Guild Frances Warren Frances Warren

Deck the Halls at Church 11:00 AM Saturday, December 12th

Join us for a Christmas tree, book wrapping, and church decorating party at 11:00.

Lunch will be provided!

Children’s Christmas Play 7:00 PM Saturday, December 12th

The Pikeland Parish (Centennial, St. Peter’s and Zion) is invited to attend Zion Lutheran’s Children’s Christmas play at 7:00 PM.

Christmas Caroling

7:00 PM Saturday, December 19th The Pikeland Parish is going Christmas Caroling! Join us from 7:00 until 8:00 PM. Meet in front of the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville and join in

the singing!

Christmas Family Project Sign up in the narthex to donate gift items, gift cards, or cash to bless

local families at Christmas. Please have your donations to the church by Sunday, December 13 so that we have time to deliver them to the families.

Christmas Eve Worship 5:00 PM Informal Christmas Eve Worship Service

7:30 PM Christmas Concert 8:00 PM Classic Christmas Eve Worship Service

A great big thank you to everyone who donated and

helped deliver food for our food drive. Jefferson Place

and Good Samaritan are so appreciative of all the food!

Books will be wrapped on December 12 and delivered by the

Confirmation class on December 15.

News from your Director of Music Ministries

Marcella Curtiss

Invite a Friend & Come Join The Christmas Choir!

You’re invited! We are looking for singers who would like to join the Chancel Choir

to sing on Christmas Eve. While you’re thinking about it—invite a friend to come as well.

Your friend doesn’t have to be a member of the church. What is needed is a person who

wants to sing with us on Christmas Eve in the choir, and can make the rehearsals! Who

knows, maybe they’ll like Centennial so much that they will join us regularly for worship.

Rehearsals:

Sunday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

November 29

December 6, 13, & 20

Additional Bass Sectionals:

(for those who sing Bass—we need a little extra time)

Sunday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

November 8, 15

We ask that you attend these scheduled rehearsals in order to be well prepared to sing

on Christmas Eve. We will also be rehearsing Christmas music on Thursday evenings, so if

you have to miss a Sunday rehearsal, you can join us on Thursday evening at 7:30 P.M.

instead. We will be singing at the 8:00 P.M. Christmas Eve service. Any questions, contact

Marcella Curtiss at 484-614-6604 or 610-935-2908. Celebrate with us and raise your voices

in praise for the birth of God’s Son - Jesus!

Do you have musical talent to offer us?

We are looking for instrumentalists willing to play during the services from time to time. If

you have talent we don’t know about, please contact Marcella at 484-614-6604. We may be

able to use your talents in our services.

PRAYER LIST

Procedures to request that a name is added to the prayer list are as follows: - Request permission from the individual in need of prayer (as requested by our Synod) - Send an email to: Prayers@centenniallutheran.org or Phone: Joanne Cantwell at 610-933-0341 or Jerene Gladfelter at 610-933-3542 - List the individual’s name and BRIEF description of situation (i.e. chemo, dementia, auto accident, comfort and peace, etc.) - Name of requester and association (brother, co-worker, friend, etc.) - Please advise us when a prayer request is no longer valid A new prayer list is issued at the beginning of each month as a bulletin insert. In addition, we have an email list of individuals desiring to be on the Prayer Chain to receive these requests. Please update us by the 25th of each month to ensure that your request is listed. If you have not signed up previously and wish to be on the Prayer Chain to receive immediate prayer requests other than those listed monthly, please contact Joanne (610-933-0341) or Jerene (610-933-3542) with your email address or telephone number. Thank you. Joanne Cantwell Jerene Gladfelter

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Christmas Families Project Sign up to donate gift items, gift cards, or cash to bless local families at Christmas. Please have your donations to the church by Sunday, December 13 so that we have time to deliver them to the families.

Dave Detweiler and the White House Band, sponsored by Pastor Dave Mueller’s son-in-law, will be presenting “Christmastime in Washington” at the Springer Middle School (Shipley Road, Wilmington, DE) on Sun-day, December 13 at 3:00 PM. They are all former Washington, DC-based musicians from our finest military bands. This group is comprised of virtuoso musicians who have performed for the past six US Presidents and dignitaries at the White House over 500 times. Call Pastor Mueller (302-545-3065) for tickets. This is a phenome-nal experience! Holiday Concert Join the Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble for their holiday concert “Ding Dong Merrily on High” featuring the New Jersey Chamber Singers. Performances are Saturday, Decem-ber 12 at the Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany, Philadelphia PA at 7:00 PM and Saturday, De-cember 19 at Doylestown Presbyterian Church, Doylestown PA at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available at the door or at phillybells.org.

Care Team ministers to members of our congregation who are homebound. If you are in need of services from the Care Team or know of a member who may need assis-tance, please contact Care Team leaders Diana Moffett (610-933-1639) or Deanna Kalmbach (610-933-6204).

If you have an emergency need for pastoral care, you may contact

Pastor Jerry on his cell phone at 215-260-9755.

Giant Grocery Cards

You can purchase $25 or $50 pre-paid Giant grocery cards to benefit the youth.

See Beth Wise or contact the church office to order gift cards.

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If you have any announcements to include in the weekly Coming Events newsletter or to be placed in

the bulletin, please let Rebecca know by Tuesday morning (Rebecca@Centenniallutheran.org)

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