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General Announcements - June 4, 2025

A reminder there is a Combined Service (10AM) & Picnic this Sunday, June 8th:  We will be receiving our New Members and confirmands, as well as recognizing our 2025 graduates. Please join us for a bring your own picnic lunch immediately following the service for a time of fellowship and celebration. Desserts will be provided.  Everyone is encouraged to wear RED for Pentecost!

General Announcements

Combined Service June 15th. Because a lot of our worship team will be away at ASP, we will have another combined service on Sunday June 15th at 10am. 

VBS: If you are interested in helping with VBS this year please contact Larisa Thomas. VBS – True North will be August 3 – 7, 2025.   Registration coming soon.

Church Summer Hours: The church office will be closed on Friday’s during the summer.  Regular office schedule will Resume in September.  

Soldier Morale:  Rev Amor Del Rosario is a local Maryland National Guard chaplain and wife of our church family member, Scott Woolsey. Amor is currently deployed in the Middle East. There have been cutbacks in morale related items and benefits for the soldiers. This is where we can step in and help fill the gap for our soldiers. There is a donation box in the narthex with a list of items that soldiers request. Please consider donating some of these items. There is not a cut off date… just bring the items in and put in the donation box when you can and Scott Woolsey will mail out the care packages to the soldiers monthly.

Community Church Prayer: Please join us in praying for other churches in our area. We will lift up a church (some in our denomination and others that are not) in prayer during our worship service and in our intercessory prayer time and we want to encourage you to pray throughout the week. This week we will be praying for Mt. Vernon, Mt. Zion, and St. Daniels UMC. 

Seniors (Young at Heart) Potluck: Thank you to those that came out for the Young at Heart potluck. It is a wonderful time of fellowship! The next Seniors (Young at Heart) Potluck will be in September. Stay tuned. 

Outreach Ministries

NEW CMC Helping Hands: Attention CMC Congregation – Do you need assistance with tasks, e.g. changing light bulbs or smoke alarm batteries? Need leaves raked? Need transportation to appointments? Or need temporary meals while convalescing or being a caregiver? If the answer is yes to any of these needs, CMC Helping Hands are willing and able to assist. Simply complete your request with your name, phone number and specific task required and drop in the Helping Hands box located in the narthex. Someone will call you to discuss your specific needs. A helping hands volunteer will be identified, and help will be on the way.   If you have any questions, please contact Joyce Stevenson, 410-490-8607 or Larisa Thomas, 240-994-5042.

Food Pantry: CMC's Food Pantry is open on the first and third Wednesdays of every month from 10 AM to 12 PM. 

Methodist Men: The Methodist Men meet for breakfast every Wednesday morning at 8:30am at the IHOP in Chester. All men are invited to join us. 

Methodist Women: The Methodist will not meet during the summer months. See you in September!

Sewing Ministry: The Sewing group will not meet during the summer.  See you in September!

Coat Drive: Now accepting coats for our bi-annual Coat Drive that will be held on Oct. 4, 2025. There is always a great need for children/youth coats and jackets. Pick up is available by calling Beth Covington at 410-490-2118.

Service Opportunities

Altar Guild: We need volunteers to help care for the altar. Duties include changing linens, candles, and vessels to prepare for worship services. If interested, please contact Beth Covington at 410-490-2118.

Usher/Greeter Sign Up: If you are interested in becoming an Usher/Greeter at the 11 am worship service, there is a signup sheet in the narthex. 

Prayer & Worship Opportunities

Healing Service: Please join us for a Healing Service on the 1st Sunday of each quarter at 7 pm in the Sanctuary.  Next Healing Service will be July 6th.

Worship & Intercession: 1st Monday of the Month at 6:30 PM and every Tuesday morning at 10 am in the Prayer Chapel.

Healing Prayer Team: The Healing Prayer Team are available at the conclusion of every service in the Prayer Chapel and by request. If you would like to join the Healing Prayer Team, or if you have questions concerning the prayer ministry, please contact Dale Becraft at 410-829-1131 or dale.becraft@gmail.com

Corsica Hills Worship: We will have worship services once a month at Corsica Hills. The next service will be July 27 at 2pm.   If you are interested in helping, please contact Royce Herman at raherman1@verizon.net. 

Learning and Growing Opportunities

Eternal Life in Jesus Bible Study:  A new Bible study, Eternal Life in Jesus – 1 John will be offered beginning Wednesdays, May 14th at 12pm and 6:30pm.  A verse by verse, 6-week study of 1 John, looking at the major themes of the book. This study will go hand-in-hand with the Sunday morning teachings and is designed so that the study may go deeper in its themes, interpretations, and daily application. Only a Bible and a notebook are needed. Please sign up at the welcome table in the narthex.

The Chosen Season 2 Bible Study: This class is held on Wednesdays at 1 and 7:30pm and begins May 14th. You may purchase the book online at either Amazon.com or Christianbook.com. A sign-up sheet is in the narthex.

Adult Sunday School Classes: Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM in Double Classroom led by Jerry Thomas, or 9:50 AM in the Pentecost Room, led by Janie Nickle. This classes last day will be June 1st and will pick up again in September studying Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

Children’s Sunday School: The last day of children’s Sunday school is June 1st. We will resume in September. Sunday’s at 9:50 am. Ages Pre-K and up. 

Youth Group: Centreville Youth Ministry (CYM) meets the 2nd and 4th Sunday every month at 5:30 PM. All youths in the 6-12 grade are invited! We will have a modified schedule during the Summer. Stay tuned for updates in the weekly announcements.

Young Adults Gathering: We have a group of young adults (18-35ish) who gather for dinner, conversation, and often play games once a month. All young adults are welcome to join us.  

Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Fellowship: This group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30pm in the Pentecost room in the Sunday School wing.  Open to all men. Next meeting is June 9th. This group will continue to meet during the Summer!

Beauty for Ashes Women’s Fellowship: This group meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30pm in the Yellow Room. All ladies are welcome to join us.   Our next meeting is June 9th. We will take off in July and August and resume meeting again in September.