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Connections
Thursday, January 16, 2020


January 21 – February 16
 
For four weeks, Pastor Jess will be away on a Renewal Leave.
She will return refreshed and renewed in body,
mind, and spirit and ready to lead afresh.
 
Rev. David Henritzy will be serving as interim pastor during this time. If you have any questions or pastoral care needs,
please don’t hesitate to contact Rev. Henritzy at  davidhenritzy@verizon.net  or 914-584-3160.

Volunteer to help cook or serve at MLK service reception
UMW is providing the Luncheon after the MLK service on Jan 20 th . Sign up to help make the soup on the 19 th at 1 pm and/or cook and serve the luncheon on the 20 th , with Linda Babler, lsbabler@aol.com
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.
Backpack Crew Tower of Giving
 For the month of January, Outreach will be collecting items for the Backpack Crew. Items needed are:*granola bars *packs of oatmeal *fruit cups *cereal (non-sugary, please). This will be a building wide event with bins placed around the church. Children will be able to build a tower of food in Fellowship Hall to see how much we collect!

HUBOB Super Bowl Sunday Chili and Cornbread
Available on February 2: Your choice of 16 oz. of chili with meat or vegetarian for $8.00 or 2 for $15.00, packaged in microwaveable, freezer-safe r eusable containers, together with cornbread. Stop by the HUBOB table in Fellowship Hall on Sunday morning or call Marion Kleiner at 732-918-9587 to place your order.
Volunteer Breakfast at Lunch Break
Start the year off with an act of service by helping to prepare or serve breakfast for our neighbors at Lunch Break on Feb 1 st . Sign up to help at either 8:30 or 10am with Linda Babler, lsbabler@aol.com .


Y outh Group Spaghetti Dinner - February 8 from 5-7 p.m.
Save the date for a delicious meal of spaghetti, ravioli, or both, topped with meat or meatless sauce. This all-you-can-eat fundraising dinner is available for $5 for children and $12 for adults. Proceeds support our youth mission trip.


Worship Sneak Peek
January 19, 2020

Join us in worship on Sunday on this Martin Luther King Jr. weekend as we reflect on the power of a dream. We’ll celebrate the life and legacy of this civil rights dreamer and listen for where God is calling us to dream… and then work to make our dreams a reality. Hope to see you there!

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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