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Check out what's going on this week at the UMC of Red Bank!

Connections Thursday, December 19, 2019

Blue Christmas - TONIGHT December 19th at 6 pm. While the air is filled with carols and the excited laughter of children, there are many who struggle though the Christmas season. If you or your loved ones feel the weight of anxiety, grief, depression or stress this year, please join us for our Blue Christmas Service.

Christmas Eve at UMC of Red Bank

Christmas Eve 5 PM Family Service  Join us in our joyful family-centered Christmas Eve celebration. Lots of fun interaction for children and the young-at-heart in our candlelit Sanctuary as we experience the Christmas story. Everything is kid-friendly and kid-safe.

Christmas Eve 9 PM Traditional Service Join us Christmas Eve at 9 pm for our Traditional Candlelight Service in our Sanctuary. Let the beauty of the season fill you with joy.

Stewardship 2020 Join in the Excitement! We have some great news to share! Our 2020 pledged giving currently stands at $ 296,203 , so we are 99% 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!

Worship over Breakfast Service Dec. 29 at 10 am It starts with a great pot luck breakfast and continues with a casual service in Fellowship Hall, complete with carol singing and the Joy of Christmas and anticipation of the New Year. Please see sign up sheet in fellowship hall.

Support a Family from the Camden Neighborhood Center UMW is collecting funds for the children of Camden for Christmas. If you’d like to contribute, please come to the table in Fellowship Hall and donate a little Christmas for the Children.

Did you Know? Building Space for Community Partners. Did you know our church offers space to non-profit community partners who are looking for regular, weekly or monthly meeting space? We currently have space available on Saturday mornings for this purpose. We ask groups to contribute a usage fee in order to help offset our operational costs & the group application must be approved by the Trustees. If you know of a group that might be looking for space on Saturday mornings please have them reach out to our church office at 732-747-0446.

The God Squad Clothing Drive Bring in any clothes/linens/shoes in a kitchen-sized garbage bag to donate to those in need. Donations can be brought in up to noon on February 9th . Any questions on what to bring in? God Squad can help you out. ALL proceeds go directly to the youth mission trip.

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-December we have collected 135 garbage bags of plastic weighing 425 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!

Worship Sneak Peek December 22, 2019 Join us for the fourth 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 reflect on Peace of Christ we celebrate on Christmas.  Click here for a preview of Sunday's bulletin.

Pastoral Care If someone is hospitalized or in need of a pastoral visit  please contact the church office at 732-747-0446, or office@umcredbank.org If you have a pastoral emergency, please contact  Rev. Jessica Naulty at 908-400-2343 or jbnaulty@umcredbank.org.

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