Dare to go deep with God and experience an underwater universe through crafts, science, stories and songs. There will be deep sea voyages into the Bible and much more. Mark your calendars now. Tell your children, grandchildren, friends and neighbors. More soon!

Volunteers are needed for all aspects of this adventure: registration, publicity, phone calling, donate supplies, provide transport, provide snacks, decorate, set-up … these are just some of the ways your helping hands could be offered. Contact Holly Baker, 557-1344, or Donna Umstead, 616-293-5625, if you can help. Thank you!

Prayer partners are being sought for this summer’s mission trip.  Each of the 31 members of the mission team will be assigned a prayer partner.  You can sign up by contacting Prayer Partner organizer Ashley Miller. Email here.

Being a prayer partner is a really fun experience.  You’ll be encouraged to write a note for each day for your partner, pray daily for your partner and the whole team, and you could provide small treats for you partner as well.  You can also contact Jimmy Epplett for more information; 231-750-9707. For more information about Henderson Settlement, click here.

Central’s monthly newsletter is called the Outlook. Click here  for the May edition. Central also has an e-letter, Shining the Light. Subscribe to the newsletters by contacting the Church Office.

Click here to find the full calendar of events for the month of May. Birthdays and Anniversaries, too.

Pack Sack Suppers: Kids’ Food Basket is in Abner Bennett Hall every day from 12:30 to 1:30 packing 400 sack suppers. They are then taken to Martin Luther King School for distribution. Helping hands are needed. Please call Sara at 616-235-4532.

Pantry in May: Bishop Keaton asks churches to bring “seat covers” to Annual Conference.” And so we are collecting underwear for all ages in the Mission Room during the month of May. Thanks for caring!

MAP needs help: Want to volunteer at Mission for Area People–Clothes Closet, Food Pantry or Supper House? Contact Carol Higginson and she will put your hands to work. MAP is housed at Temple United Methodist Church in Muskegon Heights.

Mission Bees: our Sewing Lab is busy on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Next sessions are May 9, 10 am, and May 23, 7 pm. In the meantime, kits are available to sew school bags for teachers overseas. Fifty bags have already been finished to be sent to the UMCOR Depot in Chatham, IL. You can pick up kits outside the chapel.

CHILDREN

Sunday School at 9:30 in Room 204 is a fun time with Holly Baker for kids K-5. The last day of Sunday School for kids is May 13.

Vacation Bible School is coming to Central June 17-21. Preschool-5th grade will dive in to Operation Overboard from 6-8 pm. Science, crafts, stories and songs that provide deep sea adventures in the Bible and God’s underwater universe.

YOUTH

Youth Group for Middle Schoolers meets at Lake Harbor United Methodist Church on Wednesday nights, 7:00-8:30 pm. Click here for May details and a summer preview.

Senior High Youth Group meets on Sunday nights, 5-7 pm. Details for May and summer preview found here.

ADULTS

The Foundry is an opportunity for fellowship and growth that takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am in Room 209. Rev. Lynn DeMoss continues a new series on Great Evangelists. Come learn about preachers ”who brought America to its knees.”  Come to The Foundry. Last Sunday of the season is May 20.

New small groups begin the first week of May. Men’s Bible Study, Going Deeper in Faith, and Movies & Mission. Click here for more details.

Learn new computer skills at an iPad Workshop offered at Central on Saturday, May 12, 10 to noon. Cost is $25. Sign up by calling the Church Office and mail check, payable to Central UMC, to 1011 2nd Street, Muskegon 49440. Our instructor is Tom Gordon. The workshop is open to the public; limit of 20 participants. Location is Room 204.

Charles was accompanied on the piano by Central’s Minister of Music, John Mattson.  Click here to enjoy the YouTube video.

Thank you to videographer Tom Gordon for editing and posting on You Tube.