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General Announcements - February 26, 2026

Daylight Savings: Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour on Sunday March 8th. 

Shelter Dinner Needed March 26th. We are looking for main  dish/casseroles and vegetables in throw away pans.  Drop off items at Kent Island Methodist Church between 6 & 6:30 PM. Sign up in Narthex, online on our website under ‘News’, or you can contact Larisa Thomas 240-994-5042.

Ed Parry Scholarship (EPS) 2026 – Coming Soon: The EPS program assists active CMC high school graduates pursuing post-high school education. Scholarship program details will be available soon. Interested graduates may contact the CMC office where an interest/follow-up list is being maintained.

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 Snethen Methodist Church.

Outreach Ministries

Food Pantry: CMC's Food Pantry is open on the first and third Wednesdays of every month from 10 AM to 12 PM. Our Food Pantry would like to thank Debbie Ebersole for her delicious homemade baked goods, Leesa Stokes and Jim Barton for fresh eggs, and Scott Woolsey and Dick Coursey for regularly donating a variety of items that put a smile on the faces of our shoppers. We also express our gratitude to those anonymous donors dropping things off in our basket when we are not looking. At this time, we can use cake mixes, icing, pancake and waffle mixes, mustard, and ketchup. For more information, please contact Allan Stevenson at 410-758-4081(H) or astevenson44@verizon.net.  

CMC Helping Hands: Attention CMC Congregation - Do you need assistance with tasks, such as changing light bulbs or smoke detector batteries? Need help with small electrical or construction problems? Need transportation to appointments or temporary meals while convalescing or being a caregiver? CMC Helping Hands is willing and able to assist.  When your need arises, simply write your name, phone number and specific need on a card provided and drop in the Helping Hands box located on the table in the Narthex.  Please contact Joyce Stevenson, 410-490-8607 or Larisa Thomas, 240-994-5042 if you have any questions. 

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 Women meet the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 1:30 pm. All women of the church are welcome!  Next Meeting is March 10th.

The Sunshine branch of the Methodist Women send cards of cheer, concern, sympathy, etc. Contact Barb Galloway at 410-570-0037 or b.galloway@breezeline.net. 

Sewing Ministry: Sewing ministry meets the second Wednesday of the month, 10:00 to 12:00, in the Red Room. You don't need to know how to sew because we ensure that everyone can help do something to complete what we are working on. Call Donna Ray, 301-452-4861 if you would like more information. Hope you can join us.

Prayer & Worship Opportunities

Intercessory Prayer: Tuesday and Thursday -10:00A.M. (Contact Dale Becraft at 410.829.1131 for location.)

Healing Service: 1st Sunday of each quarter – 7:00 P.M. (Prayer for healing will also be available during each Sunday service.  

Corporate Concert of Prayer- Every 5th Sunday- 7:00 P.M.  March 29th.

Corsica Hills Worship: We will have worship services once a month at Corsica Hills. The next service will be March 15, 2026 at 2 pm. If you are interested in helping, please contact Royce Herman at raherman1@verizon.net

Learning and Growing Opportunities

Practicing the Way Bible Study: What better way to begin the New Year than with a course that is designed to help get you started on the journey of spiritual formation. Join Pastor Karen on Wednesdays beginning January 7 – March 25th at 1:30pm or 7:30pm. 

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.

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 March 9th.

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.   Next Meeting is March 9th.

Children’s Sunday School: 9:50 -10:50 AM. Kindergarten - 8th grade.

Youth Group: Centreville Youth Ministry (CYM) begins their fall schedule in September.  All youths in middle or high school are invited! For more information, please email Pastor Karen at khandy@centrevillemethodist.org

Service Opportunities

Altar Guild: Have you been looking for an opportunity to serve? Then…

The Altar Ministry is looking for YOU!! This group of volunteers cares for the altar, paraments (cloths that adorn the altar, pulpit, and lectern) and communion vessels. Tasks include replacing candles weekly and setting up the communion table on the first Sunday of the month. Help is needed for the months of July, September, and November. Volunteers commit to one month at a time, typically 4 Sundays. If you are interested, please call 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.