Rally Day is this Sunday, September 8
th
!
Please join us as we gather in worship at 10:00 AM in the Sanctuary.
Students and educators
(pre-school through grad-school)
, w
e invite you to bring your literal or figurative school bags to worship to receive a blessing. Immediately following worship, we will have our picnic on the front lawn. Members of our Trustees and Men's Group will be on hand to grill up hamburgers and hot dogs and run some games.
We need your help!
To help with
different tasks for the picnic p
lease sign up as you are able and thanks!
You can also sign up on a signing sheet across from Jeff's office.
Members can also help by contributing the following:
Last Names beginning with the letters A-M:
Please bring a side salad or side dish
.
Last Names beginning with the letters N-Z: Please bring dessert.
Let’s start the new school year and launch our fall programs with a fun time filled with food, friends, and laughter! Hope to see you there.
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Hurricane Relief: Community Action Response
Please join us as we organize our Hurricane Relief efforts. We invite our greater local community to join us in our efforts to create disaster relief Cleaning Kits (“Flood Buckets”) for those in need. The Chatham UMC will be collecting these “Flood Bucket” Cleaning Kits throughout the next few weeks and will be send them to UMCOR Disaster Coordinators in the affected areas. To make this simple, we have included a “Flood Bucket” Shopping list and brief instructions on how to prepare Cleaning Kits.
Buckets are now available at the top of the stairwell by the information ledge.
Let us not only pray for those devastated by this historic storm, but let us join together in solidarity to offer our support.
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This
Sunday, September 8
th, for our 10:00 a.m.
Rally Day Sunday Service, the
Covenant Choir will perform
Welcome to God’s Love by Mark Miller. Mike Maguire and Peter Hill will also perform music by Mozart for piano, four-hands.
Our music program is beginning again for Fall 2019-2020 season: the
Wesley Ringers and
Covenant Choir will begin
tonight (Thursday, Sept. 5
th) at 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The
Ukulele Orchestra will first meet on
Saturday, Sept. 14
th at 10:30 a.m. in the Music Room. All are welcome to participate in the the
Covenant Choir, the
Wesley Ringers, the
Kenaniah Praise Band, the
Youth Singers, the
Youth Ringers,
Kids’ Music, the
Wind Ensemble, and the
Ukulele Orchestra!
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Sunday, September 8
th
:
Worship Service in Sanctuary, 10:00 AM, Picnic to follow
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Wednesday, September 11
th
Taizé Prayer Service
resumes at 7:30 PM in Asbury Room
In the midst of the frenetic pace of news, work, life and stress, it is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the music, beauty, stillness, scriptures, and prayers of a
Taizé Prayer Service. All are invited to come and enjoy the serenity.
Taizé Prayer Service is monthly on the second Wednesday each month in the Asbury Room. For information, you may call the church office at (973) 635-7740.
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Liturgists Needed for Sundays this Fall through Epiphany Sunday 2020!
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Most Sundays in Autumn are Available!
Celebrating a Milestone? Would you like to honor a loved one?
Please consider sponsoring the Altar flowers on Sunday. You may dedicate the arrangement from Sunnywoods Florist as you chose and the dedication will be printed in the
Ministry Opportunities on Sunday.
Arrangements may be taken home after our worship service and the cost of a dedication is $40.
Questions? Please contact
Eileen Ruggiero at
chathumc@optonline.net
Thank you to those that generously help beautify our Sanctuary on Sundays.
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Looking Ahead...
Monday Noontime Bible Study and Adult Discussion Group will begin their Fall schedule soon! Details to follow.
Sunday, September 15
th
:
Our two worship services resume in the Sanctuary at 9am and 11am in the Sanctuary. Sunday School classes begin!
Sunday, September 21
st:
Men's Group to meet at
9:00 AM. Sally and Alex Strunc to host at
23 Thornley Drive, Chatham.
Please RSVP to Alex
astrunc@axiomedinc.com
Youth Action Against Hunger Food Drive
, Kings Supermarket in Chatham,
noon - 4PM.
Date details to follow
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Our Church Conference is scheduled:
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
at the Chatham UMC
We Need Your Input!
We are compiling our
annual report
for the Chatham UMC 2019 Church Conference Meeting. If you or your ministry team has a report that you would like included in the Chatham UMC Church Conference Journal, please email it in Word format to our church secretary, Zrinka Cvetkovic at
churchsecretary@optonline.net
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CUMC Ministry Needs & Links
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Volunteers are always needed for Ministry Outreach.
Please click on the following to get involved:
- Bread Ministry
- Liturgy Ministry New Dates have been added through the new year! If you have any questions about this ministry, please feel free to contact Barbara Babbitt at bbabbitt@optimum.net.
- MedShare Collection Barrel To see a list of items for donations and guidelines please Click Here Fliers are also available on the barrel. For more information about MedShare please visit their website. MedShare.org
- Care Corp: CUMC remains committed to our neighbors in need throughout the year with our Care Corps Ministry. If you or someone you know needs meals or transportation, please call the CUMC office at (973) 635-7740 or Marie Watt at (973) 635-7326.
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We Need Your Help!
The Chatham Emergency Squad will be hosting a Blood Drive on
Saturday, September 21
st
.
Location: Chatham Farmer’s Market - South Parking Lot of the Chatham Train Station
Time: 8am - 2pm
Sponsor Code: 61961
16 year olds must have NJBS Parental Consent signed. Remember to eat, drink and bring ID!
Walk-Ins Welcome!
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