Park and Ride!: It's that time of year again that the State Fair takes over our lives as we relive memories of family trips to the fair, or reminisce and delightfully smile about long-lasting experiences with friends at the fairgrounds. Along with this brings our yearly commitment to the state fair to provide volunteers for the State Fair Park and Ride service. This commitment brings with it the opportunity to raise money for the church group of your choice. We need a total of 6 volunteers per day, across three different time period that run from 8:00am to midnight (Sundays are from 1pm to midnight). Sign up now and raise funds for your church group, the sign up is linked HERE! Questions? Contact Steve Rohde | srohde@centennialumc.org.

3rd Sunday Celebrations! Led by Pastor Bitrus, during worship at both campuses on 3rd Sundays, we will be inviting congregation members forward who have celebrations  (birthdays, anniversaries, triumphs) to share and be prayed for.  We look forward to celebrating milestones with you!

Star Words: As the Magi were led to Jesus by the guidance of the star, Star Words are spiritual focus words that were distributed on Epiphany Sunday.  These words are intended to inspire reflection, growth, and discernment throughout the year. Sign up on our website or email cumc@centennialumc.org to receive weekly prompts for the year of 2026. If you did not receive a star word on January 4th and would like one email Pastor Whitney | wsheridan@centennialumc.org

VBS Registration is still open, last chance to register!: July 27th - 31st, 5:30pm-8:30pm, St. Anthony Park Campus. This year's Vacation Bible School theme is Compassion Camp: What Every Living Thing Needs! Join us as we learn about God's amazing creation and how we are called to care for it with compassion. Registration is open for kids who are 3 years old (& potty trained) to 5th grade (going into 6th). You can register HERE!
 
United Women in Faith Reading Report and Discussion: Monday, July 27th, 9:30am, Linden Lounge. We will to discuss among other titles "The Women" by Kristin Hannah, "Legacy" ty Uche Blackstock and "Freeing Jesus" by Diana Butler Bass. All are welcome.  We will touch on other titles you have read from the United Women in Faith current reading lists.

Welcome Sunday Ministry Fair!: Sunday, September 20th, after worship. Welcome Sunday is upon us and we are looking to get started in planning our Ministry Fair where folks can get plugged into the different ministries Centennial has to offer. We have already begun reaching out to groups that had a table last year but if your group/ministry is interested in being a part of the ministry fair please reach out to Annika, our Communications and Office Manager, amcclintock@centennialumc.org.

Family Weekend at Camp Koronis: August 21st-23rd, Camp Koronis, Paynesville, MN. Join Centennial families for a weekend at Camp Koronis, August 21-23! This camp is designed for families with kids ages 2-years-old - 12th grade. Families will stay in air-conditioned motel-style rooms; meals provided. Schedule includes time for families together, parent free time (while kids are supervised doing age-appropriate activities), worship, swimming, and more. Register at the Camp Koronis website, www.campminnesota.org. Reach out to Joy with any questions, jestrohs@hotmail.com

Financial Manager Update: Cindra Vang from Provision CFO, LLC is now providing accounting services for Centennial. Cindra's summer office hours: RV office: Tues and Thurs 1 - 5 pm; Remote by phone: Mon, Weds and Fri 3 - 5 pm Contact info: email: accounting@centennialumc.org; phone: 651-633-7644 x 326
 
What happened with the vote?" An update and devotion: Wednesday, August 5th, 7:00pm-7:45pm, Roseville Campus Fellowship Hall. In line with Centennial's mission of being Authentic, Thinking, and Active disciples of Jesus, the Leadership Board will be addressing the lingering questions they have heard from members regarding the various changes and transitions from the past few months. This update and devotion will create space to get more insight on some of the recent decisions with pieces of liturgy and prayer to help guide us through and guide us forward. The Leadership Board will be sharing information regarding why they didn't move forward in May with a consolidation vote, clarifying the roof work and how it was paid for, an update on the insurance, clarification on our campus pastor model, and ending the night with a devotion on moving forward with communion.  

“Dip Your Toes In” Speaking Up for Democracy in authentic, thinking, and active ways: Sunday, June 26th, directly after worship, Linden Lounge. Centennial is stepping more boldly into this time. We want to publicly show ourselves as a community following Jesus – speaking up for democracy in authentic, thinking, and active ways. You'll recognize this! We will ask ourselves: What did Jesus do in the face of abusive religious and civil authority? What have Christians done since then? What does he want us to do now? You are invited to a brief "dip your toe in" session next Sunday, July 26, directly after worship. We'll provide clues, a small snack --  and find out from you what days and times will work for you to participate in three public discipleship sessions this summer. We look forward to discussing further with you. Questions? Contact Constance Gruen | cgruen50@gmail.com or Amy Swalley lundswalley@gmail.com.

New Roseville Campus Summer Office Hours: The Roseville Campus will have new summer hours which are Monday - 9am-1pm, Tuesday - 9am-1pm, Wednesday - 9am-5pm, Thursday - 9am-5pm, and Fridays & Saturdays - Closed. This doesn't necessarily reflect staff/clergy availability, these are just times we can guarantee some staff and clergy will be present onsite. If you have questions about someone's schedule, please reach out to them directly. Staff contact information can be found HERE.