of Centerpoint Community Church

June 2017

Community Prayer for

the Nation

June 3

Presbyterian Women

June 7

Presbyterian Men

June 7

Senior Adult Lunch

June 8

Father-Son River Cats

June 10

Military Prayer

June 11

Single Parents’ Support

June 11

Father’s Day Car &

Motorcycle Show

June 18

Mom & Tot Play Date

June 20

GA Worship Nights

June 21-22

Women’s Prayer Hour

June 24

Breakfast/Recycling/

Blood Pressure Clinic

June 24

Senior Adult Day Trip

June 29

Deacons’ Food Baskets

July 8

Café Renovation

Schedule Begins

July 9

Pastor Tony Farewell

Reception

July 9

We are pumping up the energy at HIGH FIVE! for a week your kids will never forget!

Sign up now online at centerpointroseville.org or on the Courtyard on Sundays.

Volunteers, we can’t do this amazing week without you!

You can sign up online or stop by the HIGH FIVE! table on Sunday mornings to

let us know how you want to be a part of this fun-filled week.

As always, we appreciate your donations! Look for the FOOD DONATION BOARD on the Courtyard each Sunday.

It’s a great way to help support this ministry to our community.

We are also collecting the following:

Gift Cards – Sam’s Club, Costco, Michaels, JoAnns, Hobby Lobby

Crayola washable markers

Crayola crayons

Glue sticks- Scotch permanent glue sticks (not purple)

Ziplock brand gallon storage bags

Ziplock brand sandwich bags

Scotch brand masking tape

Scotch brand scotch tape in dispenser

Clorox disinfecting wipes

Blue painters’ tape

Large brown paper grocery bags with handles

Please bring your donations to the church office or stop by the HIGH FIVE! table on Sundays.

Contact Shauna Rogers at srogers@centerpointroseville.org for more information.

HIGH FIVE! 2017 Five days of Faith, Fun & Friends!

June 26 - 30 9am to 12pm $25 per child

Age 4 through entering 6th grade

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We are one month away from beginning one of the last pieces of our “For The Generations To Come” campaign:

the renovation of the Family Life Center Gym and Lobby. With this renovation comes a significant change in how we use the

Café. We will be moving the use of the room from that of a gym to a permanent venue for worship on Sundays and a place to

hold receptions, dinners, and other events. Here is what we plan to do:

• Remove the basketball hoops and strip the tile off the floor

• Grind down the top layer of cement and then stain & polish the concrete

• Increase the size of the front of the stage

• Build a permanent sound booth, reface the sound panels and repaint the walls

• When all of this is complete we will renovate the lobby

We anticipate this will take 10-12 weeks, which means we will not be holding services in the Café on Sundays. We will move

all of our services to the Worship Center for those weeks. At 8:30 will be our Contemporary service, 9:45 our Modern service,

and 11:10 our Classic service. As you know we are unable to have coffee or a continental breakfast in the Worship Center. But it

is only for 10 weeks or so, then it is back to our 8:30 and 9:45 Café services in a newly renovated room that is more conducive

to worship! All of this begins the week of July 3. We will see ALL of you in the Worship Center on July 9!

In partnership with Fair Oaks

Presbyterian Church, we are helping to host the

Evangelical Presbyterian Church’s annual General Assembly

(GA). This is the first time in the history of our denomination

that a General Assembly will be held on the west coast. The purpose of the assembly is to gather Pastors and Elders from over

500 churches around the country to worship, learn and grow, and vote on suggestions for change in our denomination’s policies

and practices. Some 175+ people from Centerpoint have volunteered to help at the GA, for which our leadership and the EPC

leadership is very grateful. We would also like to invite all of Centerpoint to join with the GA commissioners for two

evenings of worship at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church. The first is Wednesday, June 21 at 7:30pm. It will feature a time of

contemporary worship with preaching by special guests. The other night of worship is Thursday, June 22 at 7:30pm. This service

will be more traditional with a choir made up of choir members from all five hosting churches. Both nights should be an amazing

experience as we worship with our fellow EPC members from around the country. So come on out and join us!

As most of you are aware, Pastor Tony and his family will

be leaving Centerpoint, Roseville and the USA in July! Tony will be

attending King’s College at Aberdeen University, Scotland to work on a

PhD in Disability Theology (for more information about this, contact the

church office and ask for Tony’s letter about his plans.) Tony, Jess, Cali

and Liam’s last Sunday will be July 9. We will have a cake reception

for them on the Courtyard between the 8:30 and 9:45 services and

before the 11:10 service. We will have a congregational meeting on

that Sunday, immediately following the 11:10 service, to dissolve the

pastoral relationship between Centerpoint and Tony, and to pray for

and lay hands on him and his family. Needless to say, we are grateful

for Tony and Jess’ ministry among us for the past 7 years and we pray

God’s best and fullest blessings on them!

Updates from Pastor Jim: Starting July 9 all services in Worship Center

General Assembly coming to Sacramento

Farewell to Pastor Tony

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PRESBYTERIAN MEN’S

DINNER & PROGRAM

Wednesday, June 7 — 6:00pm

Family Life Center

Dining Room

Contact Dick Law at

doutlaws@surewest.net

or 791-3346 no later than

Tuesday morning, June 6, for a

dinner reservation. All men of the

church are welcome!

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN’S Luncheon

Wednesday, June 7 — 10:30am

Family Life Center Dining Room

$8.00/person

ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES & MINISTRIES

Women’s Prayer Hour

Saturday, June 24, 9:00-10:00am in the Family Life Center Chapel

Our monthly Prayer Hour is dedicated to offering women time in prayer for their

lives, community and church. It is a relaxed time that allows you to come for ten

minutes, or the whole hour, praying silently alone, or with others.

Summer Drop-In Devotionals

Tuesdays, June 6 through August 15 — 9:00-10:30am in Room 118A

No homework, come when you can! Coffee and tea provided.

Summer can be busy and we know schedules can change in an instant.

These devotionals are a great way to stay connected spiritually and with

other women during the summer season. We will provide everything you need

to participate — you simply show up! If you would like to take advantage of our

free childcare, please contact Karen the week prior with the ages of your

children at kfales@centerpointroseville.org or 782-3186 x26.

Mom & Tot Summer Play Dates!

Tuesday, June 20 at Centerpoint 9:00-11:00am

Tuesday, July 18 at Royer Park 9:00-11:00am

Tuesday, August 15 at Maidu Park 9:00-11:00am

Come play with us! Pack up the kiddos, snacks, and coffee (definitely

don't forget the coffee!) and meet us at various parks throughout the summer.

This is a great opportunity to meet other moms and our local MOPS (Mothers

of Preschoolers) coordinator. For more information, contact Caitlin Armstrong,

centerpointmopsteam@gmail.com or visit centerpointroseville.org/mops.

“Galatians: Freedom, Grace, and the Law”

Led by Linda Buettner, June 14 — July 12, Wednesday evenings 7:00-8:30pm in the Annex

A study of Galatians using the Tim Keller book, “Galatians For You.” According to Keller,

“We’re going to see him (Paul) solving their issues not through telling them to ‘be better

Christians,’ but by calling them to live out the implications of the gospel.”

“The Heart of an Artist: Seeing God and Yourself in the Arts”

Led by Thomas & Kimberly Larson, Sunday mornings 11:00am-12:00pm in the Annex

Ongoing class runs through July 2

In this class we invite creative individuals to come together and learn what it means to be

an artist in the church. Discover God’s purpose for the arts through group discussions,

Biblical study and self-assessment.

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In lieu of our regular Bible study, there will be a program of

inspirational devotions and music, along with fellowship and prayer.

A luncheon will be served for an $8.00 donation. Please bring your

own table service. Reservations can be made by contacting Mary Beth

Watson at 624-3089 no later than June 2. All women are invited!

A message from Cameron Pedicord, Director of High School Ministry:

This year was my second time having the

opportunity to lead the High School mission trip to

Ensenada, Mexico during Easter week. Of all my

experiences so far on staff at Centerpoint, this week was

one of my favorites. This year we took 35 students and 19

adults. We had the opportunity to work with two of our

long-time partners: Pastors Javier Villalobos and Carlos

Flores. We also restarted our church partnership with

Jehovah Jire, which is now pastored by Carlos Telles.

Finally, through our partnership with YUGO, we developed a new relationship with Pastor

Manuel Santiago.

With our new church partner, Pastor Manuel, the team ran a Vacation Bible School

(VBS) in the morning. After the VBS program, the church was blessed with resources to run a

lunch program for children. When our food had settled, everyone walked over to a large soccer

field near the church and the team ran a sports ministry. Through God's faithfulness and the

team’s perseverance, the ministry grew throughout the week. While it was difficult at times, the

team did a great job developing the foundation for a potential partnership that could last for

years to come.

Our three other ministry sites ran VBS

programs, painted the outside of a church,

constructed a chain link fence to provide extra

security, and framed a house that will be used to

house ministry interns. Another unique opportunity

this year was to attend each of our partner churches’

Wednesday evening services. There, 11 of our 35

students chose to share their testimonies. It was a

breakthrough moment for the group as many of them

stepped outside of their comfort zones and shared

stories of how Jesus has worked in their lives. By the

end of the week, several students made a decision to

follow Christ and many more grew deeply in their faith

and how they live it out in their daily life. On behalf of

the students and adults who attended this trip,

thank you for all of your prayers, support, care

packages, well wishes and financial giving to

Centerpoint that makes this trip possible.

This is truly a whole-church effort!

HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TRIP TO ENSENADA 2017

Megan Mathisen serving at Jehovah Jire

Jona Wiemann serving at

Pastor Manuel’s church

Scott Battenfield with Pastor Javier

“It was a breakthrough

moment for the group

as many of them

stepped outside of

their comfort zones

and shared stories of

how Jesus has worked

in their lives. By the

end of the week,

several students made

a decision to follow

Christ…”

—Cameron Pedicord

Director of High School Ministry

Mary Grace Van Wagner serving

at Pastor Carlos’ church

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Please pray for our

PARTNERS IN

MISSIONS

LOCAL

Alternatives Pregnancy Center

Campus Life

Folsom Prison Ministry

The Gathering Inn

Gleanings for the Hungry

Sacramento Valley

Teen Challenge

Sierra Pregnancy and Health

William Jessup University

Troy Wilson

EPC Church Planter in San Francisco

GLOBAL

Catharine Coon/Hope Alive! in Uganda

Al & Rosa Castro/

Ensenada

Barry Francolino/ EPC Missions

Brad & Laurel Jenkins/

Slovenia

Moore family/Hands & Feet Project, Haiti

Schmidt family/ Wycliffe, Nigeria

Sutton family/Hands &

Feet Project, Haiti

On Sunday evening, April 30, one of Centerpoint’s small

groups prepared dinner and hosted 61 guests

(including 6 children) from The Gathering Inn in

Roseville. The Gathering Inn is an organization which

buses homeless men, women and children from Placer

County to a different church each night where they are

provided dinner and a safe place to sleep. Centerpoint

hosts the group on any fifth Sunday of the month.

We will host again in July and October. If your small group is interested in hosting at a future

date, please contact Charlotte Raifaisen at 408-1237.

DEACONS’ SUMMER

FOOD BASKETS

Saturday, July 8 at 9:00am

in the Family Life Center

We will be assembling and

distributing Summer Food Baskets

to 100+ families in our

community. Come help fill

bags of food and volunteer to

make deliveries to families in

need. This is a great way to

involve your whole family or

small group in serving. If you

have any questions, contact

Sharon Wurst at 217-6273 or

sswurst@sbcglobal.net.

Enrollment is now open for the 2017-2018 Preschool year! Classes available for ages 2-5 years old / Potty-trained not required

Register by June 30 and receive $25 off registration fee

Preschool Summer Camp 2017 — July 10 through August 10: Monday through Thursday 9:00am - 12:00noon

Choose any, or all weeks, either 2 days or 4 days per week.

Week 1 – Wild Coyote Camp

Week 2 – Surf’s Up Camp

Week 3 – Big Thinkers Science Camp

Week 4 – Inventors Camp

Week 5 – Chefs in the Kitchen Camp

For more information, contact the Preschool office at 782-9443.

Centerpoint Preschool Academics and Learning Through Play

SENIOR ADULT LUNCH Thursday, June 8, 11:45am in the Dining Room

Our program will be presented by Centerpoint members who went on the Uganda

mission trip in January. Centerpoint has a long relationship with missionary Catharine

Coon and Hope Alive!, her child sponsorship organization in Uganda. Pastor Jim brought

us a report during a February sermon and now members of our 8-member team will share

their experiences as they interacted with both children and adults in Kampala and Masaka,

Uganda. There will be an opportunity for questions.

The cost of the luncheon is $8.00 per person, payable at the door. The menu includes

teriyaki chicken, pineapple rice and chocolate cake for dessert. Reservations for the

luncheon must be made with Bob or Diane McCarthy at 783-9295 by 5:00pm on Tuesday,

June 6. (Cancellations may be made by the same deadline.) If you are unable to attend the

luncheon, you are invited to attend the program only at 12:45pm.

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John & Marlena Sprague pictured with

Andrew, their sponsored child through

Hope Alive! in Uganda

SENIOR ADULT DAY TRIP Thursday, June 29, 9:00am — Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento

Our Senior Adult Ministry is sponsoring a day trip to the Crocker Art Museum, the longest

continuously operating museum in the West. The museum hosts one of the state’s

premier collections of California art, dating from the Gold Rush to the present. Our

docent-led tour will include visits to the historical museum as well as the newer galleries

opened in 2010. There will also be time allowed for viewing on your own. The cost of

museum entrance is $8.00 per person, payable the morning of the tour (cash only

please). We will have lunch at the Museum dining room at menu prices.

Travel will be provided by the Centerpoint shuttle bus at no charge. Please meet the bus at

the Eich Middle School parking lot at the east end of Coloma Way at 9:00am (due to HIGH FIVE! activity in the Centerpoint

lot.) Make reservations for the day trip by calling Bob or Diane McCarthy no later than 5:00pm on Tuesday, June 27.

Tour the Holy Land with Pastor Jim & Suzi on April 30-May 9,

2018. Brochures are available on the Centerpoint website and

in the brochure racks in the Worship Center and Family Life

Center hallways. If you have questions or need more

information, contact Pastor Jim at

jbarstow@centerpointroseville.org.

ISRAEL TOUR

April 30 - May 9, 2018

“Love and thanks to our Pastors and our Centerpoint family for the prayers, cards, and so much more as we experienced God taking our

Suzanne into His Loving arms to heal her completely from Acute Myeloid Leukemia after a 7-1/2 month illness. Out hearts grieve the loss

of our precious daughter. Knowing exactly where she is comforts us and as we weep we remember His timing is always perfect!”

— Gary & Marion Nixon

Make sure you can always hear the

latest sermon! Download the

“Sermon.net” app free in the

iTunes and Google Play stores.

Watch or listen to each week’s sermon.

There’s even a PDF of the sermon notes.

• Search for “Sermon.net” and install the app

• Go to “Search ministries” and look for “Centerpoint Church”

• Click “Subscribe”

• From Centerpoint’s page you can check out all

the podcasts under “Playlists”

• Select video, audio and/or PDF of sermon notes

It’s a pastor in your pocket!

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BASKETBALL Every Tuesday night at 7:30pm for men’s open-play basketball.

Contact Scott Winchell at winchells@saccounty.net.

CENTERPOINT SHOOTERS Saturday, June 10 Meet at Coon Creek Trap & Skeet Club from

10:00am-1:00pm. Contact Ron Heard at 632-8634 or heardb4@att.net.

CENTERPOINT WRITERS GROUP 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month (June 6 & 20)

6:30-8:00pm in Room 118A. Contact Joanne Butterfield at

jbutterfieldwriter@gmail.com or 560-3878.

CRAFTERS Wednesdays, June 14, 21 & 28 at 9:30am in the Annex.

Contact Arlene Krysinski at 709-2172 or atsparkles@yahoo.com.

HANDS OF THE LORD QUILTERS Monday, June 12, 1:00-3:30pm in the Annex.

Contact Sandy Nelson at 591-9036 or sandynelsn@gmail.com.

HIKERS Saturday, June 17 Moderate 10-mile roundtrip hike to Feather Falls, above Oroville.

Contact Jere Myers at 786-2790 from 10am to 10pm or jere@surewest.net.

HOLY RIDERS (MOTORCYCLES) Saturday, June 17 to South Lake Tahoe for lunch.

Contact Doug Jacobs at djacobs@surewest.net or 541-8729 to join the group.

KAYAKERS Saturday, June 17 Lake Natoma/Negro Bar at 10:30am, rentals available.

Contact Mark Parks at krazykayakers@gmail.com or 833-9227.

MEN’S BOOK FELLOWSHIP Tuesday, June 6, 10:30am-12:00 noon in the Library, to discuss

books we have been individually reading. Contact Dave Shumway at dave@dkshumway.com.

INTEREST GROUPS

BABY PRAYER CHAIN Prayer for pregnancy, infertility, adoption or newborns.

Contact Connie Baker at 624-2907.

COMMUNITY PRAYER FOR THE NATION Saturday, June 3, 7:00-8:00am at Bridgeway

Church in Roseville. Contact Lynn Jorgenson at 791-7447 or djorgenson@jps.net.

MILITARY PRAYER Sunday, June 11, 9:00am in the Chapel

Contact Pam Misco at 782-3560 or pkmisco@gmail.com with prayer requests.

SUNDAY SERVICE PRAYER TEAM meets each Sunday in Room 119 in the

Family Life Center a half-hour before each service (8:00am, 9:15am & 10:40am)

for a brief time of prayer for our church and Sunday morning services.

GRIEF SUPPORT

Get support through the difficult time after the loss of a loved one.

Evening group/Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm in the Library

Daytime group/3rd Sunday (June 18), 2:00-3:30pm in the Library

Contact Larry Curtis at 960-3193 or lcurtis1310@yahoo.com.

SINGLE PARENTS’ SUPPORT GROUP Sunday, June 11, 9:45-10:45am in Room 213.

This monthly group supports one another through the task of raising children on your own.

Contact Lisa Shearon at 780-7620 or lshearon@surewest.net.

PRAYER & SUPPORT

Mary Newman is pictured above with

Jere Myers, who leads the Hikers

Interest Group, on a recent hike to the

Golden Gate Bridge

A few years ago on Interest

Group Sunday, Mary Newman

signed up on the e-mail list for

the Centerpoint Hikers Interest

Group. Originally, Mary wasn’t

sure about the group because

she was younger than many of

the “regulars” in the group. She

soon discovered that she had

to work to keep up with

them! This active and

welcoming Interest Group is

suitable for most levels of

hikers. If you can’t hike the

whole distance, you simply stop

and rejoin the group when they

return on their way back.

Led by Jere Myers of

Centerpoint, and referred to

as “Jere’s Jaunts,” the group’s

monthly hikes are arranged in

conjunction with Johnson

Ranch Racquet Club and always

have an interesting mix of

people of different ages from

Centerpoint and the

community. For more

information, contact Jere

Myers at jere@surewest.net or

786-2790.

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Fathers,

grandfathers,

uncles, sons,

grandsons,

nephews…

Join us for the

Father/Son

River Cats game

against the Reno Aces at Raley Field. We have reserved

seating along the 3rd

base line in the Senator

section. There are 3 ticket options:

• $20 per ticket

• Cost for ticket plus a meal - $27

• Cost for ticket, meal, and a hat - $33

The Centerpoint shuttle bus will be available to the first 25

people requesting to ride the bus, which will leave from the

church parking lot. You can sign up online or contact

Karen Fales at kfales@centerpointroseville.org.

The 4th Annual Father’s Day Car & Motorcycle show

will be held on Sunday, June 18.

Dads: Pick up your “Dads” root beer on the Courtyard and

bring the entire family to the west parking lot to view the

cool cars and motorcycles.

Everyone: Pick up a ticket on the Courtyard for the

drawing before heading over to the cars.

For more information, contact Karen Fales at

kfales@centerpointroseville.org or 782-3186 x26.

Father’s Day Car & Motorcycle Show

Father-Son River Cats Game

Saturday, June 10

7:05pm game