Check out what's going on this week at the UMC of Red Bank!
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Connections
Thursday, December 5, 2019
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Come and Help Decorate our Worship Spaces for Christmas!
Any and all helpers would be appreciated on Saturday, Dec. 7th at 9 am. There are pew poles, candles and wreaths to hang in an effort to beautify our church for the Christmas season. For questions, contact
Chelsea Foster
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Stewardship 2020
We’re Almost There, We Need Your Help!
Our 2020 pledged giving currently stands at $293,343, so we are 98% of the way to our goal of $300,000! Many thanks to those who have pledged, and if you have not yet, please consider doing so before January 17, 2020, when the campaign closes. Together we make a positive difference in our community!
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Christmas Poinsettias – Order Today!
Please consider making a donation to purchase these beautiful plants in memory, or honor, or in celebration of a loved one for $20 per poinsettia. Order online or by filling out the bulletin insert. Contact Sheila,
sleavitt@umcredbank.org
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Lessons & Carols reception
Our Music Committee is celebrating our musicians with a reception following the Lessons and Carols service on December 15th at 7:00 PM. Please contact Carol Rigler (
cerigler@gmail.com
) if you would like to offer treats and/or assistance with the event.
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Advent Options
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 International. We will have a speaker from Habcore on the 15th and representatives from our conference for Miracles Everywhere on both Sundays. Give a gift that gives back.
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Angel Tree - Share the joy of giving
Share the joy of giving this Christmas by supporting local families from our community. Pick up a tag from the tree in Fellowship Hall and return a gift with the tag on Sunday. This year Club 77 has new ornaments on the Angel tree - Christmas stockings and Christmas Bells. The stockings are to represent packs of socks for the families the Backpack Crew serves. The bell ornaments represent toys for the group Mom's Helping Friends in Need (due Dec 11). There are some gift card options on the tree (due Dec 20), and you can purchase gift cards through HUBOB (see Marion Kleiner)!
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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 online at
https://backpackcrew.org/events
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Are You Thinking Christmas?
Stop by at the HUBOB table in the Fellowship Hall to pick up some food cards or order gift cards in anticipation of the holidays. Retailers will contribute a percentage of your gift card purchase. Stop by at our table in Fellowship Hall on Sunday morning or contact
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.
Remember: IT’S ALWAYS TIME TO HUBOB!!
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Christmas Events at UMC Red Bank
There are many events going on at church this season! Check out dates and times of all the events on our website,
www.umcredbank.org/christmas/
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Feel free to
share the link with others!
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JOIN
OUR
TREX
®
CHALLENGE FOR A GREENER EARTH
Now through Feb 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. Please note, it is VERY IMPORTANT that ALL materials are CLEAN, DRY AND FREE OF FOOD RESIDUE!
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Worship Sneak Peek
December 8, 2019
Join us for the second Sunday of Advent as we prepare our hearts for Christmas. Our sermon series throughout December will help us dig deeper into the Promises of Christmas; hope, love, freedom, peace, and joy. This Sunday, we will explore how Christmas reveals God's great love for the world, and how we're called to respond. Hope to see you in worship on Sunday!
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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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