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Music Ministry Concert
Friday, August 14th - Save the date!
Central’s talented musicians and vocalists will perform a fun evening of music at 7pm here at Central.
Performances will feature Central’s Choir - “The Church Rats” - and the Sunday morning band playing some of their secular opener greatest hits from the past few years.
Invite your friends!
Central’s talented musicians and vocalists will perform a fun evening of music at 7pm here at Central.
Performances will feature Central’s Choir - “The Church Rats” - and the Sunday morning band playing some of their secular opener greatest hits from the past few years.
Invite your friends!
Fantasy Football
Want an excuse to watch football and trash talk your pastors? Join Central's Fantasy Football this season. Central’s 4th annual Fantasy Football League draft will take place after service on Sunday, August 23rd. The draft is electronic so you will need a device (phone, laptop, iPad, etc.). If you do not have a device, let us know. Even if you don’t know a lick about football, you can still participate! If you aren’t able to attend in person on the 23rd, you can participate online. Email Todd if you want to join (whitecottontodd@gmail.com).
Food Distribution
Join us on Monday, August 17th, starting at 3pm for this month's food distribution. We'll meet in the north parking lot of Moody Methodist Church (2803 53rd St.) to pack groceries and register clients, and then at 5pm, we'll load groceries into cars. Come for any or all of that time!
Be a Greeter!
We are looking for friendly folks to welcome worshippers to service at Central on Sunday mornings. If you would like to be put into the greeter rotation, reach out to Pastor Julia (julia@galvestoncentralchurch.com). Greeters are at the front doors by 10 a.m. to say hello and give directions if needed. Once the opener song is done, greeters can head inside to find a seat and enjoy the church service.
Donations Request
Our Free Homegoods “Store” is running low. If you have bath towels, pots, pans, kitchen utensils, etc. taking up space at your house, we would love to take them off your hands. You can donate them any time we are open. If you have any questions, reach out to Amy (amy@galvestoncentralchurch.com)
Staff in the Wild
Ezra participated in UTMB Community Engagement and Education’s panel for the new class of medical students. He was joined by the Harmony Healers, a student group that makes music with patients, to speak about our upcoming “Sound Check” sessions that will use music to build relationships between the folks at Central on Thursdays. Ezra was also able to introduce the medical students to all of the other things that happens at Central during the week. We are so grateful for the creative ways that Ezra is creating kinship at Central.
Thanks for Serving!
We have needed handrails at our middle doors for quite some time. Thanks to Bobby and Allison Carter, we now have them! The Carters’ home church is Chapelwood UMC, but they invest much of their heart, resources, time, and energy into Central when they are in Galveston. They have beautified, secured, and improved our space in many different ways. We are grateful to Bobby and Allison for making Central a more welcoming place. They are a gift!
“At the same time, Central, you ALL have been my teachers:
I have witnessed you care for your neighbor, caring without regard to social status so that the lines between unhoused/housed, poor/rich, served/serving are so blurred they are ineffective at keeping us separate.”
Read Mackenzie's full reflection and past editions of FRC here. If you have a story about Central that you'd like to share, feel free to reach out to Dawn!
I have witnessed you care for your neighbor, caring without regard to social status so that the lines between unhoused/housed, poor/rich, served/serving are so blurred they are ineffective at keeping us separate.”
Read Mackenzie's full reflection and past editions of FRC here. If you have a story about Central that you'd like to share, feel free to reach out to Dawn!