S E P T E M B E R 20, 2 0 2 6
Weekly Update from The Elders
Loving God, Loving Others
📅 S P E A K E R
Speaker: Pastor Rich Franz
📖 S U N D AY M E S S A G E
Are You Ready
Series: Kingdom Workers · Mark 1:12-15
Rich continues on week 2 of his new series called Kingdom Workers with Sunday's message "Are You Ready" Read Mark1:12-15 to prepare your heart!
🎵 W O R S H I P S O N G S
Make Me New Way Maker Great Are You Lord
Lord I Need You Same God
📣 C H U R C H U P D AT E S
Connect Groups — The fall semester of Connect Groups kicked off this week. We have opportunities for Men, Women, Couples and Parents happening on and off campus through the semester. Check the Welcome Desk for information on Central's Connect Groups.
Women’s Ministry — Fall Kickoff – • Wednesday, September 16th, 6:00 PM-7:15 PM in The Chapel. • Saturday, October 3rd from 9:00 Am - 11:30 Am, Central Women's Brunch "A Seat At The Table";
Amazing Grays — Our Central Seniors Ministry, Amazing Grays, kicks off their fall schedule with a Luncheon and Amazing Praise activity on Tuesday, September 22nd at 11AM
Main Bldg Bathrooms — Work has begun! The Men's and Women's bathrooms in themain building are unavailable. We will have to use the new bathrooms in the Connect Center and the 2-Story bldg. It will be an inconvenience but with a major upgrade to come. Check out the renderings on the wall by the old bathrooms to see what's coming.
Shuttle Service — We have suspended shuttle service for the 8AM service until the demand grows. The Parking Ministry will be tracking parking to see when we need to re-schedule the shuttles. If you know someone who needs to be picked up to attend service, contact the church office.
Rapha Mission Trip — Rapha International is planning its yearly Medical-Dental trip to Cambodia in January 2027.The dates are January 7-21. Non-medical people may apply, as well as medical or dental professionals. The biggest need is willing hands and hearts to serve "the least of these". Some of the highlights of the mobile clinics are triage, consultation, pharmacy, dental, eyeglasses and a prayer station. If you are interested, please contact Dee Perconti 727 453-2346 and she will put you in touch with the Rapha leader of the trip.
📌 A D D I T I O N A L U P D AT E S
Welcome Noah: Noah had a great first week with his students - teaching and leading worship. Be sure to find him and say "Hello".
Worship Pastor: We are still searching for the right person to lead worship here at Central.
Central Serve: Last Sunday was our first Central Serve class. It was a hit! Central Serve is an opportunity to discover how your gifts, passions, and availibility can make a difference. 11AM in the Chapel.
Visitors: We have so many visitors - some new, some repeat - showing up every Sunday morning. What a blessing!! God brings them to us; it’s our job to make them feel welcome and share the good news. Don’t forget to invite all our visitors back to worship with us again. Also, invite them to your class or small group. Let’s help them get connected.
Central Partners: Central partners, we appreciate your heart for worship, giving, caring, and serving here at Central. We are grateful to God for you. We love your desire to be devoted disciples of Jesus. YOU are a blessing to Central in so many ways. The Lord has brought you here to be a part of His kingdom work.
Prayer Requests: Please continue to submit prayer requests on our Connection Cards, Linktree, or through our Central App. You can also stop by our Prayer Room at any time on Sunday morning to submit a prayer or meet with a prayer warrior. We are a church that believes in the power of prayer and we see it working every day in our lives.
Reviews: Has a class, group, worship song, message, or friendship at Central shaped your faith journey? We'd love for you to share it and encourage someone else on theirs. Central Reviews can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Google Maps.
🤝 V O L U N T E E R S N E E D E D
Parking Ministry — Martin Mickey · martin_mickey@hotmail.com
Shuttle Ministry — Bill Phillips · 1969firebird1@gmail.com
Safety Team — Law enforcement/medical exp. · Rob Breese: robb@centralstpete.com
Children's Ministry — laura@centralstpete.com
Worship Ministry — Scott Browning - scott@centralstpete.com
Production Ministry — Audio/Video Production exp. - scott@centralstpete.com
🏗 PA S S T H E B AT O N
God is doing amazing things through your generosity!
✓ Done Connect Center Bathrooms — completed & beautiful!
✓ Done New Men's Restrooms (2-story bldg) — completed
In Progress Main Building Bathrooms —
Construction has begun! New bathrooms by Christmas!
In Progress A/C Unit Replacements — Unit #1 completed, getting Quote for Unit#2
Planned Main Worship Space Renovation — coming!
Planned Mortgage Payoff — the goal!
Give online or in-person at centralstpete.com/pass-the-baton
🙏 C L O S I N G W O R D
"Be bold and share your Jesus story. Your FIRST testimony is the joy they see on your face. Let them see Jesus' love in you — then they will want to know more."
👥 Y O U R E L D E R S
Your Elders and their groups (Partner Last Names) and emails
Rich Franz rich@centralstpete.com
Will Crandle (A–Cau) · willc@centralstpete.com
Rob Breese (Cha–Dif) · robb@centralstpete.com
Brent Winner (Dis–Gess) · brentw@centralstpete.com
Bob Edwards (Gil–I) · bobe@centralstpete.com
Rudy Gonzalez (J–Mar) · rudyg@centralstpete.com
Bob Strube (Mas–Rag) · bobs@centralstpete.com
Sal Perconti (Ram–Z) · salp@centralstpete.com
Loving God, Loving Others
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