Impact - 2027 Stewardship Campaign: Our stewardship campaign theme this year is Impact! The 2027 Financial Commitment cards are now available as well as other stewardship resources. Steve Torgrimson will also be available in Linden Lounge after worship to answer any questions you have!

New Security System: Our new security system will officially be operating on Monday November 9th which means the doors will no longer be unlocked during the day. People with be let in via the doorbell or via access code if you were issued one. Steve Rohde will be in Linden Lounge November 8th and November 15th after worship to collect keys/issue codes to those who need them as well as answer any questions.

This Week's Musicians:
Chancel Choir; Jerry Salitros, director
Trevor Wolter, organist & accompanist

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

November 15th

• Liturgist -filled

November 22nd

• Liturgist - filled 
• Advent Candle Lighter - vacant

December 6th

• Liturgist - vacant
• Advent Candle Lighter - vacant
• Communion Servers/Stewards (3) - vacant

December 13th

• Liturgist - vacant
• Advent Candle Lighter - filled

If you are already a worship volunteer in Realm Connect you can sign up there, if you are not yet, please email cumc@centennialumc.org

Experience God in Everyday Life - an 8-week adult Sunday school class: Sunday's, October 25th - December 20th (no classes November 29th), 9:00am-9:50am, Asbury 1. Join us for an adult Sunday school class where we will be diving into the book "Experiencing God In Everyday Life: A Journey Toward Spiritual Maturity". Questions? Contact the class leader, Jerry Matchett | matchett.jerry@gmail.com.

Ministry Team Members! As part of our new governance structure at Centennial each campus now has their own ministry teams that are led by the Campus Pastors. These teams work on the day to day projects and ministry projects at the campuses.

Roseville Campus Ministry Team: Pastor Jin Hur, Steve Rohde, Vicki Griffin, Chris Rohde, Diane Anderson, & Annika McClintock

St. Anthony Park Campus Ministry Team: Pastor Whitney Sheridan, Pastor Lauren Rheingans, Eric Bjorklund, Monique Lindquist, & Annika McClintock

Bible Sunday: All 3rd graders are invited to get a Bible during worship on November 8th! For those younger than 3rd grade we will also have children’s bibles to give out.

Connectivity: Sunday, November 8th, 11:15am, Asbury 1. What is Church? We will explore trends for 2026 and their relationship to our personal church experiences. Contact mdelong@umn.edu

UWF Christmas Brunch: Saturday, December 5th, 9:30am-12:00pm, Roseville Campus. Piecemaker sale, brunch and songs of the season. Come and listen to beautiful secular and sacred vocal solos, piano duets and a sing-a-led by Sam Hagen (vocalist) and Rebekah Richards (pianist). A great way to begin the advent season!

2026-2027 Children & Youth Registration is now open!: In accordance with our Safe Sanctuaries policy, all children involved in Sunday School, Youth Group, or any music groups must be registered. Registering gives us helpful information about emergency contacts, behavioral information, parental contact information, media release consent. It is most helpful if you register ahead of time, but if you haven't registered yet and bring your child to Sunday School, no worries we can get you registered then. REGISTER HERE

Register your children/youth for the 2026-27 Program Year!
Regular Children & Youth Ministry will be starting up soon, make sure to register your kids/youth.

Sunday School (FaithWalk): Kindergarten -5th Grade
9:15am-9:55am
Parents/Guardians, please accompany your child to the FaithWalk room (Asbury 4) for check in.

Youth Group: 6th Grade - 12th Grade
 6:30pm-7:30pm
Parents/Guardians, please accompany your kid to the youth room for drop off. At the end of youth group, you can pick them up in Linden Court.

Volunteers needed: Faithwalk volunteers, youth mentors Contact: Rev. Lauren Rheingans | lrheingans@centennialumc.org  

CUMC Admin Board Members: We are excited to introduce your new CUMC Admin Board.
Admin Board Chair - Pat Torgrimson
Admin Board Vice Chair - Amy Hostetler
Staff Parish Relations Lead - Randy Oelschlager
Facilities Lead - Ross Droogsma
Finance Lead - Alan O’Donnell
More information about our Admin Board and Ministry Teams will be in the November Newsletter.

2027 Altar Flower Sign Up!: You can now sign up to purchase flowers for the Altar in 2027. Each Sunday (except the first Sunday of the month) we can have up to two altar flower arrangements. Your flower dedicaiton will be presented during the offering time of worship as well as in the bulletin. Altar flowers are $42 each. Contact amcclintock@centennialumc.org if you have any questions.

New Facilities Coordinator!: We are excited to introduce our new facilities coordinator Zhong Vang! He started with us on Monay, October 26th. Make sure to reach out to him and introduce yourself, zvang@centennialumc.org | 651.633.7644 x 316

Cluster Charge Conference: Sunday, November 15th, 2pm, Camphor UMC. This Cluster Charge Conference is where the voting on the pastor compensation packages will take place. All church members are welcome to attend, only board members can vote.

Art Displays!: The art of local artists Sonja Hutchinson is currently on display at both campuses until the start of Advent. Each Centennial campus has a different theme, so be sure to check out both! The information posted next to each display gives more detail. The mission of the Fine Arts Ministry team is to point to the beauty of God's creation and to provide connections between our church and the community. Do you want to help arrange art displays? Contact Tammy Nara | tammynara18@gmail.com