The Central Outreach Team in partnership with Shalom Zone and our Power Program will be sponsoring a Neighborhood Block Party on Friday, June 25. The event will take place in the grassy area across from the church on Mary Street and will last from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. We will have children’s games, an inflatable bounce house and slide, and a free meal for our neighborhood families. We invite the entire congregation to pitch in or attend this event to allow us to be the church outside the church walls that so often separate us from our
neighborhood. We will be sending special invitations to our child care families, the families at St. Lucas Place, and the families of all of the children who will be taking part in our VBS program that week. Please let Mike Warneke or Ruth Randall know if you would like to help out in any way.

VBS will be held June 21 through June 23. All kids
ages 3 through 11 are invited to attend. We will
begin with a meal at 5:30 p.m. and close by 8:00 p.m. each
evening. This year’s theme is Hero Headquarters and the material
promises a great adventure. On Friday, June 25, the
Outreach Committee will cap off the week with a big block
party. Please plan to join us for the week. We still need volunteers
and we will have our giving tree in the back of the
sanctuary to help with supplies and meals. To register, use
the forms in the bulletin or e-mail Nancy at nreid@centralchurch.
org. If you have questions, please call Abby
Warneke at 962-5755 or Amanda Schreiber at 437-2234.