Order of Service
Sunday Service
April 12, 2026
10:00 am
| Open | Mighty to save / Still |
| Prayer | Unbroken praise |
| Message | Rev. Dr. Aubrey Botha |
| Sermon | Series: The Walk Sermon: Who’s got your back? Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 |
| Close | You are my king |
| Postlude | King of heaven |
Greeters :Bonnie McCrae, Shirley Wells, Barb Pulling.
Whats Happening this Week
| Tuesday | 09:30 am | Restoration Fundraising Team Meeting |
| 07:00 pm | Missions Team | |
| 02:00 pm | Prayer Group | |
| 07:00 pm | Praise Team | |
| Wednesday | 07:00 pm | Search Committee |
| Thursday | 06:15 pm | Alpha |
| 07:00 pm | Choir | |
| Saturday | 10:00 am | Ladies' Brunch - Offsite |
| Sunday | 10:00 am | Service & Kids Zone |
Announcements
April 12, 2026
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Upcoming @ Central
April 25 9:30am Clean-Up @ Central
May 3 11:30am Welcome Lunch
Ladies’ Brunch: Our next Ladies’ Brunch will be on Saturday, April 18. We will meet at M&M’S Bar & Grill, 475 Main St.@ 10:00am. Sign up with Terry Carney terry@cpcmail.ca or Kim DeJong kim.dejong18@gmail.com
Welcome Lunch: If you have started attending Central in the past year, we invite you to join us for our annual Welcome Lunch after the worship service on Sunday May 3, 2026. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet some new people, chat with current members and learn more about Central from some church leaders and our minister. Please let us know if you plan to attend by contacting Lynda Pinnington by email at session@cpcmail.ca or by phone at 519-622-2157.
Vacation Bible School 2026: VBS will take place July 20 until July 24 9am-12pm. Registration forms are available via our website or church or children’s ministry offices.
Small Groups: Small groups are coming to Central! We would like to begin with inviting interested people to our home on April 26 to begin the process of figuring out the logistics of the first small group. We pray that it will then grow from there. The proposal for the group would be to meet for Bible study (using an existing study guide) and fellowship and prayer. This proposal will be finalized on the 26th. If warranted, multiple groups will be made.
If you are interested in joining this group, please email us at alandannette@mail.com (note that this is NOT a gmail account).
Al and Annette Regnerus
Notes from April Session meeting:
Presbytery Grants: We are extremely grateful to have received two grants from the Presbytery of Waterloo-Wellington, one from the Knox's Galt Fund and one from the Endowed Projects Fund to start a marketing initiative focussed on young people, young families and the unchurched to encourage them to consider Central. This project will be led by our Media Team.
Spring Cleaning in the Kitchen: A team is going to do a spring cleaning and reorganization of the kitchen. If your group uses the kitchen, please speak to Barbara Barrie.
Missions Events: The Missions Team is planning two events to support mission projects: Sunday Night at Central, a talent show, on Sunday May 31 at 7 pm, and a Garage Sale on Saturday June 13 from 9-12.
Restoration Fundraising: We will once again be participating in Doors Open Waterloo Region on Saturday September 19 from 10-4. We are also excited to announce that our next fundraising concert will be a collaboration with Allison Lupton and her band which includes Canadian National fiddle champion Shane Cook, on Saturday November 7.
Branding and Style Guide: The Media Team has developed a style guide with our new logo, font and colour scheme which will be used on all our publications.
Small Groups: The Congregational Development and Fellowship Team is working to launch a new small group initiative. Al and Annette Regnerus have volunteered to take a leadership role in getting things started. More information will be available soon.
Canada Summer Jobs Students—Application Open! To be eligible, youth must:
be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period*
be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment** and have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations This position is 35 hrs/wk, for 8 weeks, Jun 29 – Aug 21 2026. Application deadline Sunday May 10, 2026 Send applications to christianed@cpcmail.ca Questions can be directed to Elizabeth Cresswell.
On Saturday June 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. your Missions and Outreach Team is organizing a Garage/Bake Sale in the church hall to raise funds to support our mission projects. Here is your chance to clean out your closets and donate clean gently used items in good repair for a great need. You will be able to drop off donations on Friday June 12 from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Some suggestions: baked goods, crafts, be a vendor, books, art, spring and summer clothing, toys, smaller furniture, kitchen items, outdoor items, plants, and garden items Note: No old electronics and large furniture accepted.
How you can volunteer to help us!
1. Donate items for our sale.
2. Do some baking for our bake sale. E.g., cookies, loaves,
squares, pies, etc.
3. Help to organize items for sale on Friday (1 - 3 hours from
9 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.).
4. Help to sell items on Saturday morning (9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Or help to sell coffee and muffins at hall kitchen window.
5. Help to pack up after the sale is over (1-2 hours).
Contact: Denise at 519-658-5857 or denisemcclellan1@gmail.com or dmcclell@uoguelph.ca for
any questions or if you would like to volunteer.
Item of the Month for the Food Bank
The item of the month for
April : Soup
Our collection baskets are located
at the back of the sanctuary.
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