Rich continues this series on God’s Strength in Our Weakness, this week’s topic is When the Veil Comes Off. Read 2 Corinthians 2 & 3 to prepare for this week’s message.
Worship songs for this week are: Mighty God, Holy Forever, Jesus Be The Name, Holy Hands.
The RAPHA Yard Sale is upon us!! MEN! We need a lot of strong backs to help set up on Saturday at 6:30AM. LADIES! You’re always there for us to help – 6:30AM for Setup, 7:30AM for the Sale. MEN! – Tear Down starts at 2:30PM on Saturday, we need lots of you to load those trucks. You can still Drop-Off till this Thursday | 9AM–3PM & 6PM–8PM NO DROP-OFFS ON FRIDAY!!! CENTRAL & FRIENDS YARD SALE Friday, April 24, 5PM-8PM
V B S 2026 is coming soon. Illumination Station – John 8:12 Monday to Friday, June 8-12 From 6PM to 8:30PM Register or Volunteer Here
There are so many opportunities to SERVE at Central! Not sure where you fit in to serve? Contact Michele@centralstpete.com to get connected with a ministry.
As you know, we are looking to fill several positions here at Central. We are seeking an Exec Pastor, Business Manager, Student Minister, Young Adult Minister, Worship Assistant, and Administrative Assistant. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Central Staff, have them submit a resume to Alisa Franz alisafranz@gmail.com. Our Capital Campaign, called Pass the Baton, is fully underway. The main items that we are targeting are: - Connect Center Bathrooms - completed - New Men’s Restrooms in 2-story Bldg - underway - Main Building Bathroom Renovation - underway Prelim drawings done, contracts signed, prepping for permits! - Main Worship Space Renovation - A/C Unit Replacements (unit #1 is operational this month) - Mortgage Payoff
You can continue to give online or in-person. If you want to make a pledge for the campaign, you can do that on the website - Pledge or Donate
So far, our people have pledged & donated about $750,000. That puts us right at 50% of our goal right now. It is a great start toward our $1.5 million goal but we need to keep this campaign at our forefront. These projects are needed to serve our current partners and will also help us prepare for future growth.
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.
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.
Be bold and share your Jesus story with someone who doesn’t yet know Him. Your FIRST testimony to anyone is the joy that they see on your face and in your heart. Let them see Jesus’ love in you, then they will want to know more.
Please continue to pray for our staff as they work diligently in their ministries. We are thankful to the Lord for our staff’s faithfulness. This is a difficult time of transition as we seek to fill several positions. Please pray that the Lord will bring us the right people for Central. Pray that we will be open and receptive to the Lord’s plan for all our ministries.
YOU are a blessing to Central in so many ways. The Lord has brought you here to be a part of His kingdom work.
Central partners, we appreciate your heart for worship, giving, caring, and serving and are grateful to God for you. We love your desire to be devoted disciples of Jesus.
Feel free to reach out to your Elder or any Elder with any questions or concerns you may have. The Elders are listed below with the partners in their group, by last name.
