This Week
Time for Prayer and Community
We invite all people to join us at 10AM on Sunday, August 29, 2021 in the Sanctuary to enjoy masked, heartfelt, community!
Greeters and Ushers needed!
We invite you to be greeters and ushers for Sunday morning worship, and to set up and prepare for refreshments following our worship time. Please use this Sign-Up Genius link to indicate the dates you are willing to assist us. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094CA8AE2BAB9-summer. Thank you!
Prayers Lifted on August 22
  • of healing for Tom B., and for Marylin B. as she cares for him.
  • for the native American congregation of the St John UMC in Fordville, NJ after their building and grounds were vandalized.
  • prayers for Afghanistan
  • prayers for Haiti
  • prayers for those in harm way in hurricanes, fires, drought, violence, war.
  • prayers for Anthony and other students for safety and happiness as they begin college this week.
  • of concern, be with Ann, Jim, and Terry who cared for their friend and sister Annie who went home yesterday, Saturday 8/21, after a long illness.
Music News
This Sunday, our 10:00 a.m. in-person Summer service features Merynda Adams, harp. Merynda will start playing at 9:30 a.m. before the service. Come early and join us to hear beautiful harp music!

Members of our Ukulele Orchestra will next meet online on Saturday, August 28th at 11:00 a.m. on Zoom. Email Peter Hill at the below email address for our Zoom info. 

Our Chatham UMC music groups will begin the program season in September after Labor Day. We will also begin our season with some in-person fellowship in the backyard of the Hill residence. If you would like information about our Covenant Choir, Youth Musicians, Wesley Ringers, Ukulele Orchestra, Praise Band, or Wind Ensemble email music director, Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com

To hear music that our CUMC musicians have made online over the pst season click on this link: http://www.chathamumc.com/music/ and enjoy!
!Save the Date! Rally Day !Save the Date!
Sunday September 12 is Rally Day and CUMC’s Church Family Reunion!
Immediately following church service at 10 we’ll gather on the front lawn on Main St side and have:
  • Hotdogs, Hamburgers, Veggie Burgers...expert Grillmeister John Palma on the grill
  • Ukulele Music and possibly some Open Mic Talent
  • Kids Games!
  • Pot luck sides (or BYOSD....Bring Your Own Side Dish if you need to be extra cautious)
  • Church Directory Assistance
  • Frozen Desert Treats!
Pls Sign up at SignUp Genius below to help get accurate headcount for food:
Questions? Call Steve Davis 
(m) 973.7384728
Call for Liturgists
Online Worship Liturgists
Please sign up to read and record yourself reading scriptures, this will be a blessing to our online worshiping community. The first date we need filled is 9/7.
Here is the link:
CUMC Community Food Pantry
Fishawack Pantry Information Table
Our CUMC Community Food Pantry has been helping our neighbors facing food insecurity since mid March 2020. Our little pantry has become a beloved community resource but our shelves are almost bare! Help us oversee our information table at the Chatham Fishawack Festival. This year the festival will run
Friday, September 24th 4PM -7PM,
Saturday, September 25th 10 AM - 4PM (for tables), and
Sunday, September 26th 4PM-7PM.

We need volunteers to oversee the table and donations that come in.

Please feel free to contact Eileen Ruggiero at chatumc@optonline.net.
Online Church Community Directory
SIGN UP to join the online church community directory at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/sQILS5n/CUMConlinedir 

After signing up please wait for your Welcome Email with the instructions for creating your own login.

The CUMC online church community directory is LIVE at https://members.instantchurchdirectory.com/
Community Announcements 
The Masterwork Chorus will hold fall 2021 auditions on Wednesday evenings by appointment at Chatham United Methodist Church (CUMC), 460 Main Street, Chatham, N.J.
We welcome singers in all voice parts, but tenors and basses are especially encouraged to join. Sight reading is required, prior choral singing experience is highly desirable.

During auditions singers are asked to vocalize, do pitch- and rhythm-matching exercises, sight-read in a four-part piece and, optionally, sing a prepared selection.

Contact Don MacGowan at membership@masterwork.org to make arrangements or discuss in more detail.

The Masterwork Chorus rehearses at Chatham Methodist Church on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-10:00 PM.

Masterwork Chorus is over 100 voices. Founded in 1955, the non-profit chorus is dedicated to enrich, delight and support the cultural life of the community through high-quality inspiring choral performances.

For more information please visit www.masterwork.org.
Senior Center of the Chathams
Click here for our latest newsletter listing programs and events scheduled for September. You'll find that we've added a lot of new and exciting activities so please read through the newsletter for complete details. (Also, where a sign-up is required, please contact us when we return on Sept. 7.)
Here are just a few highlights:
  • Line Dancing - Mondays, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20, 1:00 PM
  • Writing Workshop - Tuesdays, starting Sept. 14, 9:45 AM (remote)
  • Fall Prevention Presentation & Light Breakfast - Wednesday, Sept. 22, 9:30 AM
  • Welcome Back Jazz Concert & Boxed Lunch - Thursday, Sept. 30, 12:30 PM
  • Connections Self-Discovery Group - Fridays, starting Sept. 17, 10:30 AM
Enjoy the rest of the summer and we look forward to seeing you when we get back!
CUMC Outreach
Volunteers are always needed
Can You Help the Bread Ministry?
The bread ministry is looking for more volunteers to assist in collecting bread from Panera. This ministry is a vital station in the Wednesday Food Distribution. Additional days and dates have been added from now until November. Please click on the link below and chose a day to help!.
CUMC Community Food Pantry 
The community support and need of our 24/7 pantry has grown.
For updates on our current needs you may visit our dedicated Facebook page and Website. These sites are updated weekly with accurate information on what our current needs are and how to best support our efforts before you shop. Thank you all for your continued care of one another and making our Pantry a community staple.
Help keep our food distribution sustained:
We Need your HELP!!!
Bread Ministry: If you would like to be involved in our Bread Ministry, please contact Hilary Stannard at: 973-650-8715 or
Communities of Care do you wish to receive a call, a text or an email from someone at the Chatham UMC community? Please email the church office by clicking here.
All submissions for next week's CUMC Weekly E-news are due by Tuesdays, 2PM. Submissions may be emailed to Zrinka Cvetkovic.
460 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 635-7740
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