Check out what's going on this week at the UMC of Red Bank!
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Connections
Thursday, November 28, 2019
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Stewardship Drive
Reminder to get your Stewardship Pledge in before January 17, 2020 (earlier is even better)
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New Adult Education Class
Starting Sunday Dec 1 and Wednesday December 4, we will be starting a new series by John Dominic Crosson entitled
The Challenge of Jesus
. This is a DVD series where he looks at the history, the setting, and the matrix (environment, history, political and theological assumptions of the day, …) into which Jesus emerged. Following Spong’s focus on reading the Gospels with Jewish lenses as they were written by, to, and for Jewish followers of Jesus, this session will take us more into the Roman and Jewish world of the early first Century. All are welcome to join us at 9:00 am Sunday or 7:00 pm Wednesday in the Lounge!
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JOIN
OUR
TREX
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CHALLENGE FOR A GREENER EARTH
Now through February 28, 2020
Our TREX®
Challenge for a Greener Earth continues now through February 28, 2020. As of mid-November we have collected 94 garbage bags of plastic weighing 316 lbs. We invite you to join the challenge by bringing in single use plastics (details noted below) to the collection bin at the back door. When we meet our goal of 500 lbs, TREX® will donate an outdoor bench for use on our Pre-K playground and together we will have eliminated un-wanted plastic from our area landfills! Please see Janie Schildge or Bobbie Ridgely (
bjridgely@yahoo.com
) for more information.
Any plastic marked with a 2 or 4 recycle symbol can be donated. A good rule of thumb is plastic that can be stretched is acceptable, plastic that crinkles is not.
Universally accepted items are: Pallet wrap and stretch film • Grocery bags • Bread bags • Case overwrap •Dry cleaning bags • Newspaper sleeves • Ice bags • Wood pellet bags • Ziploc
®
food storage bags • Produce bags • Bubble wrap and air pillows • Salt bags • Cereal bags • Plastic shipping envelopes
Please note, it is VERY IMPORTANT that ALL materials are CLEAN, DRY AND FREE OF FOOD RESIDUE!
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Please support our alternative giving on December 8 and 15 with our Advent Options. This year we will be supporting Habcore, Miracles Everywhere, and Heifer. We will have a speaker from Habcore on the 8th and representatives from our conference for Miracles Everywhere on both Sundays.
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Cookies, Carols, & Cocoa
On Sunday, December 8th from 4 - 6
p.m.
We'll sing songs, then for caroling on Hudson Ave for a short time before returning to Fellowship Hall. When we return it's cookies and cocoa time. Bring your favorite cookies to share, We'll provide the cocoa.. Check out on church website:
umcredbank.org
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Backpack Crew Fundraiser
Reserve your spot for the Backpack Crew Paint and Sip fundraiser on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 6:15-8:30 PM. Tickets need to be bought//reserved before 5 December. The fee of $45/painter covers the cost of supplies, snacks, and your donation to the Backpack Crew. Purchase tickets through Suzanne Dice at
zannedice@aol.com
or onlne at
https://backpackcrew.org/events
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Are You Thinking Christmas?
If you will be shopping at Macy’s, Land’s End, Bed Bath and Beyond,
Boscov’s, American Eagle, Neiman Marcus, the Christmas Tree Shop, Kohl’s, Barnes and Noble, Old Navy, Claire’s, Chico’s, the Gap,
Dressbarn, Men’s Warehouse, Talbots, Lord & Taylor, Best Buy, Dave & Buster’s, Bath & Beauty Works, Harry & David, Home Goods or Lowe’s………OR if you are planning to give gift cards to the folks on your gift list,
think HUBOB first
!! Stop by at our table in Fellowship Hall on Sunday morning or call Marion Kleiner at 732-918-9587 to get the names of more participating retailers. The purchase of every card will help to balance the church budget.
Will you pick up one or two?
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Come and Help Decorate our Worship Spaces for Christmas!
Any and all helpers would be appreciated on Sat. Nov. 30th at 10 am, and again on Saturday, Dec. 7th at 9 am. There are banners, trees, candles and wreaths to beautify our church for the Christmas season. For questions, see Chelsea Foster.
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Worship Sneak Peek
December 1, 2019
Join us on Sunday in worship for the fourth week in our series called, “Thanks be to God!”. We will explore an attitude of gratitude, "Thanks-GIVING," the idea of giving back and being generous to others.
Click here for a preview of Sunday's bulletin.
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Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of a pastoral visit
please contact the church office at
If you have a pastoral emergency, please contact
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