News & Events
This weeks Bulletin can be downloaded here:
THIS WEEK 6-29-2025
S.W.A.G YOUTH GROUP – Sunday, June 29, 5:00-7:00 PM. Youth entering 6th grade may
start attending when school resumes.
MEN’S SINGING GROUP PRACTICE – Monday, June 30, 7:30 PM.
NEXT WEEK 7-06-2025
S.W.A.G YOUTH GROUP – Sunday, July 6. Youth will be helping with VBS.
VBS: Sunday, July 6 – 9th, 6:00 -8:15 PM. The theme is: “Come Find Joy – Jesus, Others and You.” VBS is for children 4 years old to just finished 6th grade. 3 year-olds are permitted for VBS volunteers only.
- NEW THIS YEAR! TO REGISTER FOR VBS – Scan the QR code on the VBS picture here.
- VBS CRAFT AND SNACK SUPPLIES – We still need some items.
- If you have signed up to donate craft or snack supplies, please bring them by Sunday, July 6. We need to know what we have to see if we need to get anything.
CHURCH NOTES:
BEVERAGES – The only beverage permitted in the sanctuary is water if necessary. Thank you for taking care of His sanctuary.
SECURITY – For protection of the congregation, all the exterior doors, except the double doors at the rear of the sanctuary, will be locked at 10:00 AM.
LOOKING AHEAD IN OUR CALENDAR:
VBS CLOSING CEREMONY – Sunday, July 13 during the morning service.
CHURCH PICNIC AND BAPTISM – Saturday, August 2, Noon at Malta Park, Granville. This is a potluck picnic. The church will provide meat and drinks. There will be sign-up sheets next month.
- BAPTISM – If you have accepted Christ as your personal savior and are interested in getting baptized by submersion in the stream after the picnic, please see Pastor Kurtis or Pastor Shane before the picnic.
CENTRE UNION CHURCH CARES:
BELLEVILLE MENNONITE SCHOOL SUPPLIES – During the month of July we will be collecting notebooks for the students of Belleville Mennonite School. We would like to collect 300 each of the following: 1 Subject, 2 Subject, 5 Subject notebooks. They also need index cards (packs of 100) x 75 packs. There will be a bin in the back of the sanctuary for the school supplies.
SEND GET WELL/CARE CARDS: If people want to send cards to Mark Ellinger, he is in rehab at Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 West College Avenue, Room 222, Bellefonte PA 16823.
CHURCH RELATED INFORMATION:
THE JULY BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY CALENDAR IS NOW AVAILABLE.
JULY CHURCH CLEANING VOLUNTEERS – Joe and Megan Burns
Scott Bratton’s Sunday School class is starting a new study “Never Beyond Hope.”
Those who are interested in this study should see Scott or Ashley Bratton for the study guide. Scott’s class is upstairs in Room 15.
NEW CHURCH MANAGEMENT APP “CHURCHTEAMS” – This app makes it easy to donate, find people with a searchable digital directory and more. Check out this new app by texting “ME” to 717-248-3011 or scan the QR code that will text “ME” to our church phone number. After downloading the app, please verify or update your contact information, birthday, and anniversary date. For support, please email soundtechs@centreunion.church.
THE UPDATED DIRECTORY IS NOW AVAILABLE – Please review your/your family information closely and any changes that need to be made should be placed on a directory information form and placed in the folder on the front table or given to Johnette Jones. There was information missing on some of the forms and as a result that information is missing in the directory.
CENTRE UNION CHURCH DOCTRINAL STATEMENT – If you would like to learn what our church believes based on the Bible, pick up a copy from the front table. Also, this is a good document to give to someone so that they know what our church believes.
VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL URGENTLY NEEDED FOR IN THE NURSERY – See Pastor Kurtis or Pastor Shane if you are interested in volunteering.
WE HAVE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES FOR ALL AGES – If you, or your children, are not currently attending Sunday School and would like to do so, there is information at each entrance to the sanctuary with the teachers’ names and room numbers.
HELPING HANDS MINISTRY – Volunteers provide meals for those in our church who have returned home from being hospitalized. If you are interested in providing a meal, see Lisa Baitsell or contact her at 717-242-1410
BIBLE VERSES FOR NEXT WEEK – Have you ever wondered how you can be prepared for the Sunday’s message? – Next Sunday’s scripture readings will be here. Take time to read it, study it, and see what it means to you.