TEAM CENTENARY

“When two or three are gathered….”  Matthew 18:20

We know that when we come together as a team, BIG things can happen.  And while it seems there a lot of big needs in this world, together, we can respond.

We are made aware of community and global needs daily. Two things Centenary will be doing  throughout Lent (the season in preparation for Easter)  are related to community and global concerns.

#1 St. Andrew’s Mission is a recognized mission of the UMC which happens to be in our community.   Earnestine Varnado,   “Church and Community Worker,” is appointed to the mission by the UMC.  (Her role includes parish nursing, church health fairs, relations “Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi, community parenting classes with follow-up, etc.) Our Lenten Offerings (Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday) are 100% given to this missionary.

#2  We are joining with other UMCs around the world as Nothing But Nets partners to help stop a deadly disease – malaria. In sub-Saharan Africa, a child dies every 30 seconds from this preventable disease. (This is a statistic that the world must pay attention to according to Bishop Joao Somane Machado, leader of the United Methodist Church in Mozambique.)

Just $10 buys a bed net, distributes it to a family and provides education on how to use it.

Talk with your small group or class as to how you can work together the six weeks (Beginning February 17) of Lent to raise money for this special Lenten initiative.

To learn more about malaria initiatives of The United Methodist Church, visit http://www.umc.org