A criterion in finding a line segment parallel to a pair of parallel chords in a circle

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I would appreciate either an explanation or a citation to the following statement in Euclidean geometry.

$\overline{\mathit{AB}}$ and $\overline{\mathit{CD}}$ are chords of a circle such that $\overline{\mathit{AD}}$ and $\overline{\mathit{BC}}$ are parallel. If $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{\mathit{AB}}$ and $N$ is the midpoint of $\overline{\mathit{CD}}$, and if $M$ and $N$ are distinct points, $\overline{\mathit{MN}}$ is also parallel to $\overline{\mathit{AD}}$ and $\overline{\mathit{BC}}$.

Is the center of the circle collinear with $M$ and $N$?