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Connections
Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Worship Sneak Peek
October 17, 2021 at 10:00 am
Join us for worship this Sunday in person or online at 10:00 am as we continue into the fifth week in our sermon series Grace Made Visible. Through a most beloved passage- 1 Corinthians 13- we'll be reflecting together on how all of what we do, what we give, and who we are should be deeply grounded in God's love. 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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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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CROP WALK VICTORY LAP-October 17, 2021
Check in at 1:00 pm and bring art contest items. Victory lap and program at 2:00 pm. Please wear a mask. There will be activities and refreshments with music from the WAG! Please pick up a donor envelope or donate to our UMC Red Bank team online. Crop Gear ($5 and a few $10) donations will help us reach our goal of $141,000. Additionally, you can bring in four foods – Rice, Beans, Soup and Peanut Butter for local pantries, including our own BACKPACK CREW. The school policy is only two legged walkers are allowed on the grounds. (Please keep all four legged friends at home) Hope to see you for a Photo Op by the RBR Photo team (look for the banner). This is our chance to make a difference in our communities near and far through Church World Service. We will do good things and feel great doing them! Challenge yourself, your family, your neighbors and more to join in the effort to end hunger –
High Five for Ending Hunger in our 5th Decade!
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Stewardship Season-2022
We Need Your Help!
Our annual Stewardship Campaign is underway with a pledged giving goal of 100 pledges and $300,000. You should have received your pledge card last week.
Please return your pledge card by October 24th, Consecration Sunday, when we will celebrate all we can accomplish through the diversity of gifts we bring.
Thank you for your continued financial support of our church. Your gift truly makes all the difference!
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Join the Choir!
Our choir is back and singing in person! Join in the rehearsals on Thursday at 7 pm. Contact Evan Courtney for more information. ecourtney@umcredbank.org
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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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Sunday School now underway!
- Adult Education class - 8:45-9:45 am on Sundays in person (online option on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm through Zoom)
- Confirmation Class (7th-9th grades) and Sr. High Sunday School - 8:45-9:45 am (masks required)
- Children's Sunday School Classes (2 year-olds through 6th grade) - begin in the 10:00 worship service and then are excused to classes after Children's Time (masks required)
Please follow this link to register your child today! Fast, easy and really helpful for the team. Thanks. https://forms.gle/cR6915BVBuTe3M4a6
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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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Youth Group Season has kicked off !
Youth from 3rd through 12th grades are invited to join in the fun and fellowship every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8 PM. (NO DINNER THIS YEAR) - masks required. We are so excited to be back in person and growing together! Spread the word!
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Volunteer to Serve For In-Person Worship on Sundays
Click here or on the image below to sign up to be a Scripture reader.
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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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Beach Clean Up-October 23rd
Please come join us for Clean Ocean Action's Beach Clean up on Saturday, October 23rd at 9:00 am at Sandy Hook. Come out and clean up the beach that we love so much! It is a great opportunity for families and friends to enjoy some time together as they help make the world a better place!
Contact Kathy Hackler at hackler@optonline.net
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Book Club: October 23 at 1 p.m.
The book club will be meeting October 23 at 1 p.m. in the church library. Join us in our discussion of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. All are welcome!
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UMW Fall Fundraiser
The UMW is having their Fall fundraiser with a Silent Auction with gift baskets. If you'd like to donate a basket for people to bid on, please contact Gerri Poranski - 908-247-1259 - or catch her at Sunday church services. The baskets need to be ready by Sunday, 10/17/21, and the winners of the baskets will be announced on Sunday, 11/14/21.
UMW will have a general meeting meet on Saturday, October 16 at 9:30 in the Fellowship Hall. We welcome all UMW ladies to come to the meeting.
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UMW Garden
For our small garden and small group of gardeners we feel like we reap so much reward. Not only do we get the satisfaction of gardening with church friends; we are also filling a need in the community.
Below are the total amounts of garden fresh produce we have donated to Lunch Break over the last four years: 2018 – 306 pounds
2019 – 447 pounds
2020 – 383 pounds
2021 – 375 pounds
Many Thanks and gratitude to the dedicated gardeners that make this project work;
Rebecca Goodhue, Peggy Wein and Gary Babler.
Consider joining our garden team next year! We could always use more helping hands in the garden.
Goodness Grows!
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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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