Reign of Christ
 
~ Lectionary Text ~
2 Samuel 23:1-7 or Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18) or Psalm 93
Revelation 1:4b-8
John 18:33-37
 
8:30 a.m. - Service of the Word and Table
Rev. Dr. Shannon Michael Pater, preaching

9:30 a.m. - Christian Education Hour
Children and Youth:
(Christian Education Wing)
Nursery - Room 201
Toddlers - Room 202
3 and 4 year olds - Room 205
Grades K and 1st - Room 206
Grades 2nd and 3rd - Room 207
Grades 4th to 6th - Room 208
(Downstairs Youth Rooms)
Our Whole Lives - Room 102
Youth Sunday School - Room 103
Adults:
Sacred Journeys - FH Classroom I (Library)
Safe Church Training - FH Window Rooms II & III
 "UnSunday School" - Fireplace Room I
Compassion in Action - Fireplace Room II
Practical Theology - CE Wing, Room 204
(Current project:  Just Peace Church Initiative)

11:00 a.m. - Service of the Word
Rev. Dr. Shannon Michael Pater, preaching
We welcome the children into our worship. 
We offer two types of children's bulletins.
Extended care for the 3 and 4 year olds
is available following the Time with Children.

12:30 p.m. - Commitment Campaign Potluck
Fellowship Hall

Central continues to sell The Welcome Table cookbook. Favorite recipes you've enjoyed through the years prepared by your friends can now be yours. Books / CD's will be available for purchase Sunday morning in the Commons.

FOG takes place on the first Saturday of each month starting at 7:00 p.m.  Participants bring a bottle of wine to share for the tasting and general price range should be 8 to 12 dollars per bottle.  Couples can do two of those or one bottle in the 15 to 25 dollar range.  The host/hostess provides heavy hors d'oeuvres or sometimes a meal.  Contributions to the table are welcome. The God is Still Speaking silent auction continues so bring your checkbooks and items for auction.  All are welcome to FOG, church members and friends of the church and non-drinkers.

The yearly church calendar is posted on the web site.  Any changes or additions need to be e-mailed into Tara McCrary ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).  Minutes of all Council, Board and Committee meetings (except Personnel) are also available on our Web site.  For those of us who prefer to read a paper copy, they are posted in a notebook on the credenza in the Commons.  Do look for them and ask any questions that may arise.

Two Saturdays every month Central provides our bus (or van) and a driver so that families in Atlanta can visit a family member in prison. Georgia's prisons are far from Atlanta, with no convenient public transportation. Early on Saturday morning, passengers are already waiting when we meet up with other church vans and drivers who will caravan with us that day.

The first Saturday of the month we go to Oglethorpe, Ga. (southwest of Macon). The third Saturday we go to Hardwick Prison in Milledgeville. If you can give a Saturday to be a driver, please sign up on the bulletin board next to the main door, or contact the church office.

Although outdoor water bans are a start, over 70% of water consumption happens within the home. Read more here for some water conservation tips from Conserve Water Georgia or go to their website at (http://www.conservewatergeorgia.net/).  For more information on conserving other types of energy, visit Georgia Interfaith and Power and Light at www.gipl.org.

These words from Jacques Cousteau sum up why we must consider the environment in our children's legacy. Central Congregational voted earlier this year to support an environmental audit of our facility and its usage. As one part of a much larger effort of Christians worldwide, Central has committed to reducing our carbon footprint and embracing a wise stewardship of God's creation. Contact us to become involved with the Green Team and join the solution.  All are welcome.

With "Let there be Light!" the Creator begins to turn chaos into a habitable world. Sunlight is the ultimate source of almost all the energy we use, as even fossil fuels come from ancient plants and algae. But the first day of creation is only complete with darkness and night, an “off” cycle of rest and cooling. Today, curbing energy waste is the largest, most economical step toward restoring the ecology of the planet. With serious effort, it has been estimated that North Americans could live as well as we do now on one-fourth to one-tenth the energy we now use.

Remember to recycle your paper products, either via your County or Waste Management program or here via Central's green recycle bin.   Only the following paper products may be included in this program: newspapers including paper inserts (no plastic delivery protection covers), Magazines (stapled binding is OK), Phone Books (glued binding is OK), Catalogs (glued binding is OK), Cardboard Boxes (Note: remove all packing materials such as peanuts & Styrofoam packaging, bubble wrap and all other packing materials), Cereal & Pantry Items Paper Boxes (remove all inside food liners and fold flat), Frozen Food Containers (remove all inside food liners and fold flat), Tissue and Paper Towels Cylinder Cores   (no tissue paper and paper towels), Office Paper & Copy Paper, Note Pads & Index Cards, Writing Paper, Computer Paper, Coated Paper Inserts, Circulars, Brochures (slick and coated is OK), Envelopes (windows and glued is OK), Manila Folders, Junk Mail, Shredded Paper (Note: Must be placed inside a small plastic bag and securely tied).

If you are involved with any social causes and missions in our congregation, the Board of Mission and Action would like to hear from you. Please email us with your contact and organization information. The more we work together, the more we can accomplish!

Rev. Sally Purvis, longtime Central member, ordained UCC minister, and minister-in-covenant at Central offers spiritual direction and counseling under the auspices of the Paul and Elfriede Rice Center for Spiritual Practice.   She will meet with individuals, couples and groups.  Fees are based on ability to pay (10% of all fees collected are donated to the Rice Center.).

WE GATHER EVERY FRIDAY.  14th and Peachtree Streets NE (in front of Colony Square).  Bring signs or we will provide. Bundle up and wear gloves.   Please join us!!!  We say NO to the endless US war machine.  And NO to any use of nuclear weapons.  We promote PEACE with precaution and diplomacy. We speak out for social justice at home. Support our troops - end the Iraq War! Bring 'em home! Call your members of Congress daily. Build community - don't be afraid. DO NOT ATTACK IRAN!  Hope to see you there.  For more information, contact Atlanta WAND, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or read more here.

Within four months nearly 64,000 UCC members joined together against the Iraq War. Last week, the Rev. Linda Jaramillo and John H. Thomas delivered this message to the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and House Minority Leader David Boehner. At the White House, they tried to get a face-to-face meeting with the Office of Public Liaison and were instead arrested.

Their campaign will not end until the war ends, so there is still a chance to sign the petition and have your voice heard. Go to http://ga3.org/campaign/100kforpeace/forward to sign if you haven't already. Also, take action now to support the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act by going to http://capwiz.com/churchworld/issues/alert/?alertid=10299761&type=CO and letting your representative know that we must support the 4.2 million Iraqis who have been displaced! Another world is possible.

Interested in action from a peace perspective? Contact Georgia Peace Coalition at www.georgiapeace.org for local events/action. For global, national, state concerns see www.UCCTakeAction.org.

Central is now accessible by MARTA 7 days a week.  Routes 19 and 33 are ones that run by Central.  For more MARTA information call 404-848-4711.