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The Weekly News
June 11, 2025
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WE NEED YOUR HELP THIS SUNDAY
This Sunday, June 15, is Central Congregation’s turn to host our Breakfast Ministry—and we are in great need of volunteers to make it happen!
We’ve been serving over 100 guests each week, and we can’t do it without you and your support. We need donations of fruit, bread items, and hard-boiled eggs, and we would be so grateful if you could join us to help serve.
This ministry is a meaningful way to care for our community, and it’s always a joyful, energizing start to the day. Plus, you’ll be finished in plenty of time to make it to Sunday School.
Your presence and generosity truly matter. We hope to see you there!
Please Click Here to Sign Up to Help!
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The Central Office Will be Closed on Juneteenth
| | | | Summer is here! Come out and join Wylde Centaur for an unforgettable evening of classic rock on Friday, June 20th at 6 pm at Wild Heaven Brewery (135B Maple St, Decatur, GA 30030). This high-energy cover band (including Centralites, Philip Covin on lead vocals and guitar, and David Hunter on drums) delivers iconic hits with raw power, soaring solos, and that wild edge you didn't know you were missing. Grab your friends, cool off with a frosty brew, and enjoy a summer evening of legendary hits under the setting sun! Follow these rock stars at https://www.wyldecentaur.com and on Facebook and Instagram for future shows and events! | | |
Did you know that the PC(USA) has appointed a committee to write a new confession of faith to be considered for addition to our Book of Confessions? Our own Rev. Dr. Martha Moore-Keish is one of the two members of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta who is on the writing committee. The Presbytery has an event, Conversation with the Clerk, where you can learn more about this new confession, the process and offer input on via Zoom on Tuesday July 29, at 7pm.
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The Rebekah Circle Luncheon
The Rebekah Circle enjoyed their annual spring luncheon at the Austell Presbyterian Church on June 9, with 21 attending. Outgoing Chair, Frances St John, welcomed the new officers who will serve for the next two years. They are Mary Lillian Walker, Chair; Lynne Rea, Secretary; Debbie Miller, Treasurer. Please email Mary Lillian (marylillian1031@gmail.com) should you be interested in joining in September.
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Central will have a group attend the "No Kings" protest on Saturday, June 14, in Liberty Plaza from 10 a.m. to noon. For those of you who took part in the “Hands Off” protest in April, this protest will be a bit different since there will not be a march beforehand. Central’s parking garage will not be open, but the courtyard will be open, and Susan Landrum will be there.
If you would like to meet beforehand, please email Rachel Szymanski at rachael.szymanski@woodward.edu by Friday. We’ll gather outside the Georgia State MARTA station at 9:45 a.m. and walk over to Liberty Plaza together.
Please sign up here to help organizers know how many to expect:
If you are interested in volunteering, please see the click the links below:
No Kings Volunteer Sign-Up
No Kings Marshal Sign-Up
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Thirsty Thursdays
Thursday, June 26
7 p.m.
Manuel’s Tavern
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Central members meet monthly (the fourth Thursday of the month) at Manuel’s Tavern for a time of informal fellowship. While this event was initially for Young Professionals, the event is open to all ages. Guests are welcome and no RSVP is required! Manuel’s is located at 602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307.
Questions? Contact M.E. Davis at maryelizabeth.pope@gmail.com
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Presbytery Night at Atlanta United
Join your friends and colleagues from across the presbytery on Wednesday, July 16, for a night out at Atlanta United! As the Five Stripes take on the Chicago Fire, we’ll have a tailgate party beginning at 5:00 pm and make our way to the match—first kick is at 7:30 pm.
The Presbytery has 40 group tickets available in section 228 for $27 each. If you already have tickets, you can sign up below for the tailgate only.
Hope to see you on July 16!
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Ten passes have been reserved for the High Museum's Second Sunday in July! This is a day when the museum is open, free, and full of family-focused activities.
Let's make our way there after worship!
If you want passes for your family, contact Susan Landrum. More details to come!
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See above for our ice cream meet-ups and locations starting in July! We'll alternate between Decatur and the amazing Lee + White food hall right on the Westside BeltLine.
These are casual opportunities for fellowship and are all from 7 pm - 8 pm (soft stop 😀).
Families come as you are, no need to RSVP; plan to purchase ice cream for your children and youth.
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Each year on June 20th, the United Nations honors the resilience, strength, and contributions of refugees across the globe with World Refugee Day. In recognition of this important occasion, the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA), in collaboration with community organizations like Clarkston Community Center, invites you to a day of culture, connection, and celebration.
- 12th Annual World Refugee Day Celebration
- Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Location: Eritrean-American Community Association of GA (501c3)
720 Hambrick Road, Stone Mountain, GA
Join us at this vibrant gathering as we celebrate the refugee and immigrant communities who have made Georgia their new home. This is a fun and festive opportunity to learn from your neighbors, support local immigrant-owned businesses, and stand in solidarity with displaced individuals from around the world.
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This “Call to Action” is from Emmalee Hackshaw:
As you may be aware, these are turbulent times for public broadcasting. We at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) are feeling the stress of this uncertainty firsthand, and I’m writing to ask for your help.
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The White House has formally asked Congress to rescind federal funding that had already been appropriated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This effort would zero out any funds that have already been approved by Congress to fund CPB for the next two years, approximately $1.1 billion. Congress has 45 days to approve this request. If Congress does not approve the rescission request, the funds will be allocated to the CPB as originally intended. This matters because the CPB funds are then passed on to local public media stations – GPB included.
GPB receives 12% of our annual funding from the CPB. This is not insignificant and would be extremely difficult to make up from other sources, if at all. The funding we receive from CPB funds local and national programming, news coverage from communities across Georgia, and educational programming from PBS KIDS. CPB funds directly support the important early childhood education work that we do with families and caregivers in Georgia communities.
Loss of federal funding would significantly hinder our work and the breadth of community service that we are able to provide.
I am asking for your help. Please take a moment to call your congressional representatives and urge them to oppose efforts to rescind federal funding for public media. It’s very easy to do this online here, where you can be connected directly to your representatives' offices and read from a provided script. You can call them every dayand it will help buoy the message!
You can read more about how federal funding for public media works and the implications for GPB on our website here. If you feel compelled, please share on social media.
Thank you for your help advocating for and protecting this thing that is so important and meaningful to me. Together, our voices will make a difference!
Emmalee Iden Hackshaw
| | Sunday Sign-Ups for collecting friendship pads | We still need assistance collecting friendship pads each week. Collection of the friendship folders is an excellent family activity! Please note the need to move easily in both the sanctuary and balcony. | | |
Sunday, June 15 2025
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; John 16:12-15
The Rev. Shannon J. Kershner preaching
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Our Summer Series Continues with Doug Ammar
Thank you for attending last week's opening session with Dr. Liz Bounds. We are looking forward to welcoming Doug Ammar from the Georgia Justice Project this Sunday. Doug has served the Georgia Justice Project since 1986 and has been in his current role as Executive Director since 1995. In that time, he has increased the reach of GJP from a small staff to a team of over 40 people committed to the mission, as well as growing the budget from $200,000 to over $4 million annually. Doug has been a key community leader for criminal justice by developing and expanding a nationally recognized holistic defense model at GJP and advocating for and helping draft 24 changes to Georgia state law since 2009. For his full bio, please click here.
We look forward to being with Doug on Sunday, June 15th at 9:45 a.m. in the OAC atrium as he talks about the complications of and possibilities to support the re-entry of our formerly incarcerated neighbors.
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| | Humanitarian Response in Israel/Palestine | | |
We have witnessed the millions of people caught in the middle of the devastating conflict between the government of Israel and Hamas. This humanitarian crisis is dire, and the loss of human life is unimaginable. Through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA), the Presbyterian Church (USA) is providing assistance to those most vulnerable and supporting partners in Palestine and Israel who are responding to the needs of their neighbors. Our biggest concern is the safety and care for those caught in the middle of this conflict and in need of humanitarian aid, no matter their religious beliefs, politics, or nationality.
Click this link to give to Disaster Relief for Israel/Palestine (please note Middle East in the Disaster Supported box).
You can also click here to read more.
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- Monday at noon for the Wednesday E-Weekly
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If you have an announcement, prayer request, or joy to share, please email Melissa Johnson at mjohnson@cpcatlanta.org
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Acting boldly and compassionately to serve people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned or poor.
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