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

Vol. 23, No. 3 March 2019

Ash Wednesday Worship Service

March 6 at 7:30 PM

Wednesday Evening Community Lent Worship

Beginning March 13 at 7:30 PM (see page 7 for schedule)

Meals for St. Mary’s Shelter March 25 - 29

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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7:30 PM - AA

2 2:30 PM Cub Scouts blue & gold ceremony

3 6:30 PM-AA 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 Ed. Hour

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

5 9 AM-Exercise

10 AM-La Leche League 7 PM - AA

6 7:30 PM Ash Wed. Worship 7PM Pack 170 exec mtg

7 9 AM-Exercise

6:15PM Handbells 7:30PM Chancel choir 8 PM - Hist. Soc.

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7:30 PM - AA

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10 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 Ed. Hour 6:30 PM-AA 7 PM Boy Scouts #158 Leaders Mtg

11 6:45 PM - Boy Scout Troop 158 7 PM-AA

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

13 10:30 AM Bible Study 7:30 PM Community Lent Worship

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9 AM-Exercise 6:15PM Handbells 7:30PM Chancel choir

15 7:30 PM - AA 8:30 PM DYPCCAA

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17 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 Ed. Hour Deadline for July Cent-I-Gram


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9 AM-Exercise 7 PM - AA

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10:30 AM Bible Study 7:30 PM Community Lent Worship

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9 AM-Exercise 6:15PM Handbells 7:30PM Chancel choir

22 7:30 PM - AA

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24 9:30 AM

Worship 10:45 Ed. Hour ——————-

31 9:30 AM Worship 10:45 Ed. Hour. New member class


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

27 10:30 AM Bible Study 7:30 PM Community Lent Worship

28 9 AM-Exercise 6:15PM Handbells 7:30PM Chancel choir

29 7:30 PM - AA

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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

March 2019

Meals for St. Mary’s Shelter

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Lent – Season of Sorrow? I’ve always been very appreciative of the seasons of the Church year. Their ebb and flow give rhythm to the seasons of our lives. Advent comes in the dark days of late autumn, and is illuminated by the glow of soft candlelight. We are asked to wait patiently for the birth of Jesus, and to contemplate what this new birth means in our lives. The joy of the Christmas season comes and goes quickly – twelve days as the song tells us. Twelve days to rejoice with the heavenly angels; twelve days to receive Emmanuel – God with us! Epiphany is our Season of Light, a light emanating from Jesus; a light that cuts through the darkness; a light to shine in our world and in our lives. During the Epiphany Season, Christ shows himself to us in many ways. He is baptized for ministry and tempted by Satan. Epiphany ends with the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain peak, shining brilliantly for his disciples to see. And that brings us to our Lenten journey. Lent begins this year on Wednesday March 6. As always, it begins in ashes. We’ll worship at 7:30, and I will mark the cross of Christ on your foreheads with ashes. We are reminded that ‘we are dust, and to dust we shall return.’ This rite is called the ‘Imposition of Ashes.’ I like that! It suggests an interruption of our lives, a cathartic moment when we acknowledge and consider our mortality. Thus we begin our forty-day journey through Lent. I believe the season of Lent is frequently misunderstood. Lent is often viewed as a time of sorrow, when we are to feel guilty for the way we live our lives. Church tradition often asks people to sacrifice something during Lent. I’m not convinced that this is a helpful practice. Perhaps it is to show our solidarity with Christ, who resists Satan’s temptations for forty days in the wilderness, and who eventually dies on the cross on Good Friday. I can’t make the connection between a trivial act like giving up chocolate for six weeks and Christ’s ultimate sacrifice for all of creation. Instead of giving something up, it might be more helpful to add something to the practice of our faith. This year, we’ll again provide each family with a Lenten Devotional Book. This resource offers us helpful prayer and contemplation during these days as we prepare for Holy Week. Please look for these devotionals and take one home with you. My hope is that each of us may find courage and that we may strengthen our faith during this sacred time of the Church Year. God’s Blessings now and always,

Pastor Tancredi

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Ava Zinno is a senior Communication Sciences and Disorders major at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She will be graduating at the end of the Spring 2019 semester and is working to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. Aside from speech, Ava is greatly involved in the performing arts, especially music. She is a Music Performance Minor on voice and is a member of various vocal ensembles at West Chester University, including Mastersingers, Chamber Choir, and Vocal Jazz where she was the president. Ava is the Recording Secretary of the Epsilon Epsilon chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI), a professional international women’s music fraternity that centers around service and spreading music throughout the community. She also sings in two small choirs within SAI. Ava began singing with the Centennial Lutheran church choir in December of 2018 and is beyond grateful to be a part of this wonderful, loving community. She would like to thank Centennial for welcoming her with open arms and allowing her to share her love of music while also serving our Lord. In addition to music, Ava enjoys dancing and acting. She is a part of both the West Chester University Dance Company and Theatre, where she has choreographed dance and performed in a number of productions. In the future, Ava intends to keep her passions for theatre, music, and dance in her life while also working as a Speech-Language Pathologist to assist clients who present with various communication disorders.

Strummer Steele is a 3rd-year junior at West Chester University, where she majors in vocal performance and minors in music history. She studies voice under Dr. Stephen Ng. Strummer is a member of West Chester University’s Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. David DeVenney. She is also a vocalist and cittern-player in the broken consort of Collegium Musicum, an ensemble dedicated to the performance of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music.

Strummer is a student participant in the National Association for Teachers of Singing (NATS) organization. She is the president of the student NATS chapter at West Chester University. She has ranked in NATS student competitions at the regional and national levels. Upon graduation, she intends to apply for membership and work as a private studio teacher.

Her home parish is St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in Chambersburg,

Pennsylvania, where she chants in the choir. She studied Byzantine chant under her father Larry Steele and Rassem Al-Massih. She is delighted to join the community of Centennial Lutheran as soprano section leader, and hopes to sing with you all for the rest of her time in

West Chester.

Meet Our Musicians


1 Phyllis Kurylak 10 Deanna Kalmbach 10 Jack Charles 17 Jan Bird 22 John Lawrence Genter 23 Frances Warren 24 Daniel Meekins

“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 send an

email to Rebecca @centenniallutheran.org. Thank you!

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Assisting Ministers

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Greeters Judy & Reggie Ryberg

Jerene & Harry Gladfelter

Patt & Larry Shumaker

Helen & Paul Breitegam

Nancy & John Miller

Deacons Dave Winning Larry Shumaker Reggie Ryberg Ron Allen Rick Henricks

Ushers Scott Kuplast Larry Shumaker

Carole & Fred Stoudt

Carole & Fred Stoudt

Nancy & Jim Fowler

Scott Kuplast Larry Shumaker

Acolyte Evelyn Capobianco

Cora Perrone Hayden Perrone Makinzie Ackroyd Darian Capobianco

Lector Christine Holmes Helen Breitegam Evelyn Capobianco

Randy Ferree Judi Kuplast

Altar Guild Nancy Miller Nancy Miller Nancy Miller Nancy Miller Nancy Miller

Counters Ron Allen Kathy Geiger Carole McCann

Judy Ryberg Beth Wise

Peg & Randy Ferree

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


From Director of Music Ministry, Jack Charles

Holy Communion - Setting V

During Lent this year we will be using this beautiful and ancient setting of the liturgy. It is written in a gentle, rhythmically free style know as Gregorian chant. This type notation is named in honor of Pope Gregory (590 – 604) who was responsible for organizing the liturgy used in Roman Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran Churches. Please look over this setting found on pages 156 to164. Notice that there are three types of notes. The first looks like a quarter note without a stem. The second looks like a half note, but again has no stem. The third is like a whole note with lines on each side ( lOl ). Although they suggest short, long and longest duration, the rhythm comes from the way we would say the words. The music of this setting is centuries old and was used by Martin Luther. When I began my career in church music, it was found in the black Service Book and Hymnal first printed in March of 1958. There have been three hymnals published since that date and all of them have included this setting. The gentle flowing quality of this music is particu-larly appropriate for Advent and Lent. It has been the favorite of many members in several of the congregations which I have served.

Choir Rehearsals

Thursday Evenings

6:15 PM Bell Choir

7:30 PM Chancel Choir

Any questions? Contact Jack Charles,

Director of Music Ministry

The Tender Land

(Starring our Soprano Section Leader, Strummer Steele)

Copland’s second opera, The Tender Land, was commissioned by Richard Rogers and

Oscar Hammerstein II, who in the 1940s and 1950s wrote the famous Broadway musicals,

Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music.

Copland's second opera is a much more ma-ture work than the earlier The Second Hurri-

cane. Written for young singers, the work contains some of the best music of Cop-

land's mature years. The opera tells the story of a poor Midwest farming family and the arrival in town of two drifters. At a local

dance the family’s elder daughter meets and falls in love with one of them. They dream of eloping, but cooler heads prevail and the drifters move on the next day. The daughter, however, decides to leave home and make

her way in the world, changing the family’s life forever. The opera ends as it had opened

– wistfully, when the younger daughter dances alone.

Performances

Friday, March 29, 7:30 PM Saturday, March 30, 7:30

Madeline Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

High Street West Chester University

Tickets: wcupatix.com (610) 436-2266


Hospital Bed Available

A hospital bed is available now for anyone who needs one. Please contact Phyllis at 610-933-6655 for further information.

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Tossed Salad On the “Three Sides” podcast (ELCA, Sept. 6, 2018), Wendy Davidson, a leader at the Kellogg Company, shares how her Christian-ity informs her work. Because her adult faith emerged from several denominational influences, she con-siders variety to be a strength, not only spiritually but throughout life. Davidson encourages her co-workers to bring their unique per-sonalities and ideas to the table to create a metaphorical salad. “It doesn’t mean that the salad now be-comes one homogenous blob; it is still distinctly the flavors of the sal-ad ingredients,” she says. “But they’ve all found a way to come to-gether to make something that much more flavorful than they could have been all on their own.” Viewing church and our communi-ties this way could be transforma-tive. What if we welcome different people, invite ideas and resist meld-ing everything into one giant blob? Then we can savor each “ingredient” and the resulting gour-met dish. Delicious!

We would like to thank Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' (SM) and those people who have designated Choice Dollars via the Thrivent Choice(R) program. This month we gratefully acknowledge gifts designated by the following people: Harry and Jerene Gladfelter, Barbara Ray If you have any questions about Choice Dollars or how to designate them to our church, please contact [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Baptism

On Sunday, February 17, 2019, Centennial celebrated the baptism of Patrick Edward West, son of Mark and Arielle West. Patrick’s baptismal sponsors are Jeffrey and Nicole

West. Patrick, we joyfully welcome you into the body of Christ.

Scout Sunday

Scout Sunday was celebrated on February 10. Several members of the Boy Scout and Girl

Scout groups meeting at Centennial joined us in worship, with many assisting during the service. Centennial member, Fred Stoudt was presented

with the Lamb Award for his many years of service with the Scouts.

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Church Celebrations


Youth Pasta Dinner

Thank you to everyone who supported the youth by coming out to the Pasta Dinner and enjoying a delicious meal of pasta, meatballs, salad, bread and Italian ice. Money that was raised will be used

to fund the Tuscarora Retreat this April, the ELCA Youth Gathering in Minneapolis in 2021, and local missions that serve the homeless and hungry.


Prayer List To request prayer, first request permission from the individ-ual in need of prayer (as requested by our Synod). Then send an email to [email protected] or call Joanne Cantwell at 610-933-0341 or Jerene Gladfelter at 610-933-3542. Please list the individual’s name and a BRIEF descrip-tion of the situation (i.e. chemo, dementia, auto accident, comfort and peace, etc.) along with the name of the requester and association (brother, co-worker, friend, etc.). Please also advise us when a prayer request is no longer valid. Printed prayer lists are issued at the beginning of each month as a bulletin insert. Please update us by the 25th of each month to ensure that your request is listed. In addition, there is an email list of individuals desiring to be on the Prayer Chain to

receive immediate prayer re-quests other than those listed monthly. If you wish to be included on this email list, please contact Joanne (610-933-0341) or Jerene (610-933-3542) with your email address or telephone number.

Spring Marriage Retreats Time is running out to sign up for your spring Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend! Don't delay--remember that because we are celebrating 50 years of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, we are offering 50% off on all registration fees for 2019! Learn how to create more joy and intimacy in your marriage by attending a Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend! The 2019 Northeast US spring Weekends are: April 5-7, 2019 at the lovely Country Inn & Suites just off of Hwy 99 in State College and April 26-28, 2019 at the newly remodeled Heritage Hotel Lancaster in Lancaster, PA. We are also taking reservations for our fall Weekends: October 11-13, 2019 at the Hyatt Place Pittsburgh/Cranberry in Cranberry Township, PA, and November 1-3, 2019 at Hampton Inn Berkshires in Lenox, MA. Please go to the website: www.GodLovesMarriage.org , click on "view all weekends" and select the Weekend of your choice to see the very reasonable, group-rate cost for that Weekend. Two nights lodg-ing, 5 meals for each of you, and all supplies are included, and financial assistance is available for those in need. Simply fill out the form, and com-plete your registration with a credit card, or you may choose the option to mail a check. For questions, or if you would like a brochure mailed to you, please contact Northeast US Directors of Lutheran Marriage En-counter, Fred & Julie Schamber, at [email protected] or 724- 325-3166. Act TODAY while there are still openings!

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 announcements. 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 Rebecca ([email protected]). You can also access the Coming Events publication on the website at www.centenniallutheran.org under the Coming Events tab.

Prepaid Giant Cards

Purchase a $25 or $50 pre-paid Giant grocery card! Available every Sunday. Contact Beth Wise (610-935-1727) or contact the church office to buy a $25 or $50 pre-paid grocery card redeemable at any Giant Food Store. Giant will donate 5% of the proceeds to support the youth.


We will be providing meals for the residents of St. Mary’s Shelter the week of March 25 - 29.

Please sign up on the sheet in the lobby if you are able to help with preparing food or

delivering meals.

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MINISTRY LEADERS

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

Barbara Ray (Vice President) [email protected]

Ed Kalmbach (Secretary) [email protected]

Kathy Geiger (Treasurer) [email protected]

Bill Donovan 610-933-4374

Rick Henricks [email protected]

Christine Holmes [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]

Ron Allen [email protected]

Financial Secretary: Denise Ackroyd [email protected]

Asst. Treasurer: Patt Shumaker

Personnel Committee Chair: Ron Allen [email protected]

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]

March 2019 In this issue....

March calendar 2 Pastor’s page 3 Meet our musicians 4 March assisting ministers 5 New members meeting / March birthdays 5 Music news / Theater performance 6 Community Lent worship 7 Easter lily order form 8 Thrivent giving / Tossed salad 8 Baptism / Scout Sunday 9 Youth Pasta Dinner 10 Prayer list / Marriage retreats 11 Coming events / Giant cards 11 Kid’s Page 12 Ministry leaders 13

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

Our Purpose Is To Know Christ and To Make Him Known Centennial Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1330 Hare’s Hill Road, Kimberton PA 19442

Sunday Worship 9:30 A.M., Sunday School, Confirmation 10:30 A.M. 610-933-1528 Fax 484-204-9513 - 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.

To God You Shall Return The traditional Ash Wednesday words “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return” might seem depressing. But in our often death-denying culture, some might find it refreshing to hear the frank statement that we can do nothing to save ourselves, physically or spiritually — that, no matter how we try to avoid sin, we can’t untangle ourselves from self-interest. How liberating, then, to know we don’t have to! God loves us as we are and sent Jesus to break sin’s power over us. A pastor described Ash Wednesday as the point you can pinch in the middle of a long piece of ribbon, such that when you lift it high, the two ends — one symbolizing our baptism and the other, our funeral — meet and touch. We come from dust and will return to dust, but we also come from God and will return to God. Ash Wednesday reminds us that we’re always safe in God’s love.

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