The Church Office will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th in observance of Thanksgiving.


We wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving.

~Meghan, Eileen, & Zrinka

In Our Prayers this Week

During the last Sunday's worship service, we received the following requests for prayers...

  • Of Joy for Rudy and Marjorie S., who celebrate their 69th Anniversary this week.
  • Of Healing for Bill W. as he continues to recover and Marion as she cares for him.
  • Of Healing for Arthur N. as he continues to recover and Audrey as she cares for him.
  • Of Healing for Scott who is having surgery this week. (NT)
  • For all those who are traveling this week.
  • For gratitude for all who act with generosity.
  • For gratitude for family reunions.

With Thanks

We Thank You!

This Sunday after worship, we gathered in Rodda Hall to make sustainable bagged lunches for our neighbors that rely on our Wednesday Food Distribution.

We are thrilled to report that we surpassed our goal of 50 lunches and assembled 87 lunches! Amazing!!!

Thank you to all of those who came Sunday to help make this possible. We are also grateful to those that donated the items to make the bags. We are very appreciative of everyone's generosity.

Thank You!



Last Saturday CUMC hosted the annual Turkey Drive for the Community Food Bank of NJ. Approximately 15 scouts from Troop 8 assisted with the event. An incredible 92 turkeys were collected! Thank you Carolyn and John Palma for your leadership in this annual effort. We are grateful!  

Last week we received a lovely thank you letter from Family Promise for our generous gift from our Family Promise Ministries.

To read this letter, Please Click Here.

The original can be found on our bulletin board.

Updates

Cookies4Life

All-ages, Intergenerational Event

Friday, December 2, 7:30 - 9:00 pm

All are invited for fun, fellowship, and cookies! CUMC has again been asked to provide cookies for the inmates and staff at the Morris County Correctional Facility as part of the Chaplaincy’s Christmas Gift Collection. We’ll gather in Rodda Hall to bake cookies, decorate plain, pre-baked, homemade cookies (no frosting), and package the cookies in Ziploc bags. It will be fun for all ages, and a great opportunity to bring a friend or two to church! Can’t be there? Consider donating plain homemade cookies for us to decorate. Questions? contact Associate Pastor Sharon Yarger at the church office or at scyarger@optonline.net.

Keep Warm and Support RISE!

From now until December 4th order a soft blanket that makes a great Christmas gift! This sweatshirt blanket fundraiser will help us to continue our mission! It's a great Christmas gift for your favorite RISER or yourself. It can keep you warm while dreaming about the upcoming summer RISE week. You'll love wrapping yourself in it's cozy navy sweatshirt material against the winter chill when at home or bring it along for the occasional cool evening at the picnic. The blanket will look like the image on the left with the dimentions of 60" x 50". All proceeds will go to support our summer mission.


Risingville Intercommunity Service Effort (RISE) is a mission of the Chatham United Methodist Church in Chatham, New Jersey that links youth groups to families in need in Western New York. We provide urgent home repairs free of charge. Unfortunately, this year, costs for tools, building supplies, and vehicle maintenance continue to increase. This fundraiser will help to offset these costs.

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Coat Drive

The donation bin is at the top of the stairs until Sunday, December 11th

We will be collecting clean and gently used men & women's coats to be given to those needing the services of Our Promise in Morristown. Please look for a collection bin at the top of the stairs.

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Our Promise is an outreach program of Family Promise that serves as a drop in and resource center for those who are chronically and/or transient homeless. Questions? Please email Carol Lang at cj.maga@yahoo.com

Join Us This Weekend

Sunday, November 27th

First Sunday of Advent ~ HOPE

Join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00 AM in our Sanctuary. Following worship, all are welcome to come to our Fellowship Coffee in Rodda Hall. 

Advent Adult Discussion Group

For the season of Advent, which begins on Sunday, we’ll use Cynthia Campbell’s Christmas in the Four Gospel Homes: An Advent Study and explore the Christmas story as presented in each of the four Gospels, as though entering the writer’s home decorated for Christmas. Come join us in the Asbury Room at 11:15 after worship. If you have questions, contact Ronald Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net

This Sunday’s November 27th, 10:00 a.m. will include The Covenant Choir singing Karen Marrolli's, There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy. Join us!


The next meeting of the Ukulele Orchestra will take place at 10:00 a.m. on December 3rd both in-person in the Asbury Room and on Zoom. For information contact, music director, Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com


The next recital that our sanctuary will host will take place on Thursday morning of December 8th at 10:30 p.m. The Suburban Music Study Club will bring noted local classical musicians: Luba Vasilyeva, piano, Lauryn Boyle, voice, and Victoria Griswold, piano, to perform. All are invited to this free recital. Light refreshments to follow. 


As our music groups prepare for the Advent & Christmas season, singers and instrumentalists are invited to join the Covenant Choir, Ukulele Orchestra, Praise Band, Wesley Ringers, or Instrumental Ensemble, for an occasion or for the season! For information contact, music director, Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com.

Faith Formation (Sunday School) takes place on Sunday mornings at 11:15 for

Kindergarteners and up!

Whirl Kids (K – 4th grade) Sundays at 11:15 am meet with Kate Radler, Edie Myers-Arnold, and Peter Hill in Room 6. Music, a fun video, and activities related to the day’s Bible reading.


Middle School (5th-8th grade) –Sundays at 11:15 am meet with Pastor Sharon in the Library for community building and growing together in our faith

High School Discussion – Sundays at 11:1am meet with David Gaitan (our Simpson seminarian) and Matthew Beland in the Wesley Room.

Come and be part of the New Season for Youth Senior Group at Chatham UMC! Together, we can build a new community and open spaces for great things... You are all invited!

From now, we are preparing fun and creative programs to support our community in NJ, including our Rise 2022-2023. Do not lose the opportunity to impact society and bring aid to those who need it.

We Need Your Help!

Saturday, December 17th, 6:30 pm 

Novena de Navidad

A traditional Advent event for Latinos in December. More information to come!

 Questions? Email Sharon Yarger at scyarger@optonline.net

or David Gaitán at dgaitan@drew.edu

Advent Happenings

You’re Invited!

Advent Small Groups Begin

Sunday, November 27th!

All Are Welcome – in Person or via Zoom


Our Small Groups offer an opportunity to connect more deeply with God and with one another. Groups will gather weekly for one hour to discuss


This book by pastor and author Cynthia M. Campbell and architect Kevin Burns takes us on a visual and spiritual journey through the distinctive perspectives on the birth of Jesus or the Incarnation offered by each Gospel. Print and electronic editions of the book may be purchased at cokesbury.com, amazon.com, and a wide variety of other online booksellers.


Groups will meet in person in the Asbury Room and via Zoom:

Sundays (11/27, 12/4, 11 and 18) at 11:15 AM, facilitated by Ron Yarger. To participate, contact Ron at ryarger@optonline.net

Mondays (11/28, 12/5, 12 and 19) at noon facilitated by Associate Pastor Sharon Yarger. To participate, contact Sharon at scyarger@optonline.net

Christmas Poinsettia Forms will be

available at the Church beginning this Sunday!

The CUMC Missions Committee has selected the following organizations to receive this year's contributions: Local CUMC Food PantryNational UMCOR Disaster ResponseInternational Hospital #5 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.


The poinsettia display at Christmas time has always been the hallmark of the Advent Celebration. If you would like to participate but can't get to CUMC for a form, beginning next week, a downloadable form will be available in the ENews.

Deadline for poinsettia forms is Sunday, December 18th.

It's time for Sticky Buns for Christmas!!

Order in Person on Sunday, December 4th

The RISE 2023 team will soon be taking orders for their famous Sticky Buns made by the youth to help aid in funding of their summer mission trip to help repair homes in Appalachia.


The buns are sold for $15 per dozen and come frozen so that you can pop them in the oven on the day of your choosing and enjoy the wonderful aroma of freshly-baked sticky buns wafting through your home. 

Place your order next Sunday, Dec. 4th at the RISE table in

Rodda Hall following the 10AM service.



Checks made out to CUMC with (RISE Sticky Bun in memo) can be sent to the church office or dropped off at the RISE table 12/4/22.

Questions? email David Gaitan at dgaitan@drew.edu  

Blue Christmas:

A Service of Comfort and Hope

Saturday, December 10th 3PM Sanctuary

A Blue Christmas Service is a time to acknowledge the feelings that surrounds Christmas for some of us, a time to remember the reason for those feelings, and a time to offer those feelings to God. This service offers a haven for people who desire a special touch from God during the holidays, and promises to be a time of quiet reflection, candle lighting, readings, singing, and prayer. We invite you to join us this Christmas season for a time of comfort and rest. The service will be held in the Sanctuary. Please join us, and bring a friend.

Current Masking Status and

Frequently Used Links

The CUMC Church Council has voted unanimously to follow the CDC Covid Data tracker for Morris County to evaluate weekly Covid levels. Going forward, this tracker will help guide us in determining our indoor mask usage for all CUMC functions. Covid levels and recommendations are updated weekly on Thursday nights by the CDC. These updates will be used at CUMC from Friday-Friday and will state if masks required (high level) or optional (medium/low). You may check to see what the current Morris County Covid levels are prior to coming by clicking below.

Thank you for your ongoing patience, and expressions

of care for your neighbors!

Check Covid Level Here

Online Worship Liturgists Needed!

Please sign up to read and record yourself reading scriptures, this will be a blessing to our online worshiping community. 

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Bread Ministry

The bread ministry is looking for more volunteers to assist in collecting bread from Panera. Please contact the church office for more information.

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Communities of Care

If you wish to receive a call, a text or an email from someone at the Chatham UMC community.  Please contact the church office.

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CUMC

Community Food Pantry

 Help keep our food pantry and weekly distribution sustained.


Want to know more about our Pop Up pantry and how to help? Check out our webpage.

Donate Here
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Community Happenings

The Senior Center of the Chathams is an independent, 31-year old non-profit organization located here in town and offer a wide range of programs, activities, and services to older adults in Chatham and the surrounding areas. Click Here to read the latest newsletter and learn about their fantastic programs. 

Chatham Emergency Squad

Blood Drive

 December 3rd

The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township

240 Southern Boulevard Chatham


8:30 am - 2:30 pm


Appointment can be made at njbc.com/njdrive

Sponsor Code: 61961

Handel's Messiah and the Holidays, Perfect Together. 

Friday December 23, 2022, 7:30 PM

 Carnegie Hall

57th Street and Seventh Avenue 

New York City, New York 10019


Ticket Information:

Carnegie Charge: 212-247-7800

 Family and Friends Save Online through November 30, 2022

Use Codes:

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Chatham United Methodist Church

460 Main Street Chatham, NJ 07928

(973) 635-7740

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