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Connections
Thursday, October 28, 2021
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Worship Sneak Peek
October 31, 2021 at 10:00 am
Join us for worship this Sunday in person or online at 10:00 am as we kick off a new 3-week sermon series called “I See You”. By looking at Biblical stories, this series will help us learn how to listen to, respect, affirm, and act for and with others, especially those we often overlook and avoid. Hope to see you either in person or online!
Reminder: We have resumed in-person worship and continue to live-stream the service on our website and YouTube channel.
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Stewardship Season-2022
We Need Your Help!
Our 2022 financial pledges currently stand at $161,395 so we are well on our way to our 2022 pledged giving goal of $300,000. To those who have already pledged, Thank You! If you haven’t yet had a chance to pledge, please consider making a pledge today or sending in a pledge this week. Your gift truly makes all the difference!
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Trunk or Treat October 31- We Need Your Help
Come lend a hand and help us to host a family-friendly, community outreach event, providing a safe trick-or-treating environment for our children and our community neighbors.
Sign up to reserve your spot for our Trunk-or-Treat Spectacular. Trunkers, decorate your trunk in a fun or scary theme and be ready with candy to hand out to our Trunk-or-Treaters starting at 12:00pm. All candy should be individually wrapped and preferably peanut-free.
In addition to trunks, volunteers are needed to help run the games and contests, so please sign up online with the Trunk-or-Treat Volunteer form if you are able to help.
For more information and for any questions, please e-mail us at FamilyNights@umcredbank.org
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Hygiene Kits-Items Needed
For the month of October, the Mission and Service committee is asking everyone in the church family to donate items for hygiene kits that will be given to Church World Services for disaster relief. There are two boxes available. One on the back porch and one as you enter the back door of the church.
Items Needed: Hand towels (no fingertip or bath size); band aids-standard size; washcloth; sturdy comb-at least 6" teeth; fingernail/ toenail clippers; bath size bar of soap (no ivory or jergens); toothbrushes-adult size individually packaged.
Thank you for your help. Any questions, please contact Carol Voorhees at 732-670-6270
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UMW Fall Fundraiser-
Basket Auction
Stop by Fellowship Hall after worship this Sunday to place your bids on this year's baskets. Winners will be announced on Sunday, November 14th.
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Backpack Crew Pantry
Donations Welcome
The Backpack Crew has continued to serve the increasing number of people who are impacted by food insecurity in the midst of this health crisis. Food donations are greatly appreciated on the back porch of the church, Monday though Friday from 9 am to 3 pm.
The current donation request is QUICK BREAD, MUFFIN & BROWNIE MIX.
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Flower Arrangements-
Place Your Orders Now
Sponsor a flower arrangement for our Sunday services in the Sanctuary this season. Arrangements are $45.00. Call or email Amanda in the church office to reserve a Sunday of your choice and place your flower order. 732-747-0446 or office@umcredbank.org.
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Adult Education In person or Online
Adult Education class is meeting 8:45-9:45 am on Sundays in person and has an online option on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm through Zoom. We will start the Fall with a DVD lecture by Father Richard Rohr on the stages of spiritual development. We are then looking to move into his book Falling Upward about moving into the “second half of life” and the failures, disappointments, or even tragedies that are often instrumental in our coming to question the values of the “first half of life” and begin the search for something deeper.
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Wondering About the Bible with Children
This book discussion group is for anyone who has children in their lives. For 5 alternating Thursday evenings at 7pm starting October 7th on zoom. Come once, come all 5 times. You are welcome.
The book addresses the following questions: How do we talk about miracle stories, healing stories, and the creation stories? What about violence? What 's my role in helping children read, engage, wrestle, and grow into a deeper understanding of the Bible. Wondering about the Bible with Children is for those who come to the Bible with souls open to be fed and who want their children to seek faith and wisdom.
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Balance and Strength Training -
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Tuesdays and Thursdays (on-line) at 12:00 pm
Online Balance and Strength Training with Janet Tartaglia. Beginners welcome! Items needed: chair (with no arms) and weights (can be 2 16 oz. water bottles), or you can choose to follow along without the weights. Exercises done with chair or standing, no floor work. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website.
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Online and In-person Yoga
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Join us online or in-person weekly on Wednesdays for yoga with Tiffany McCann. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website.
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Boiler Replacement Project
Over the summer we undertook a large capital improvement project to replace the boiler in the Christian Education wing of our building. Our whole building was shut down for 3 weeks in August due to asbestos remediation, but that stage of the project is complete and the old boiler has been replaced with a new one! There is still some work to be done in the basement, but great progress has been made. Many thanks to all who helped to move the furniture in the basement and for all the angel donors who helped to defray the cost of the project, which is estimated to total $124,460, a large portion of which will be funded from our endowment. To learn more about the scope of the project, click here to view a detailed presentation. We are incredibly thankful to the generosity of our saints who have gone before us and contributed to the endowment. If you would like to help defray the cost of this project, donations are more than welcome, either through a check with "Boiler Project" in the memo line, or an online contribution here. If you would like to learn more about how to plan your advanced giving to the church endowment to help secure the future sustainability of UMCRB for years to come, contact Pastor Jess, or click here to learn more about your planned giving options.
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Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care,
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