Check out what's going on this week at the UMC of Red Bank! |
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Connections
Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Pastor Cam's Weekend Preview |
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Reminder: We have resumed in-person worship and continue to live-stream the service on our website and YouTube channel.
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Scholastic Assistance Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner- 3/11
Hope to see you at the Scholastic Assistance Corned Beef and Cabbage Takeout Only Dinner on Sat., March 11th from 4:00 to 6:30. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased after church service this Sunday and also at the takeout dinner.
Also, we are in need of more hands to help with preparation, distribution, and clean-up. If you could lend a hand for an hour or two, please sign up on the poster in Fellowship Hall or contact a Scholastic Assistance member. Please bring bags for takeout.
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Pastor Cam & Evans Lent Reflections- Every Wednesday
Join us every Wednesday in Lent as Pastor Cam and Evan share musical, visual, and spoken word reflections based on our Lenten theme of the journey from the barren wilderness to the new life and bloom of resurrection! The video link will be sent at Noon on Wednesdays via email and will also be linked via the Church's social media at that time!
*In case you missed the email Wednesday, click the image for the video link.
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UWF Mildred Ruth Circle Meeting- 3/9
Mildred-Ruth Circle will be meeting on Thursday, March 9 at 1 p.m. in the Lounge. Please bring any devotions, prayers, articles you would like to share. We will use the March/April 2023 Response magazine to learn about the recent 100th anniversary of Scott's Run Settlement House in Morgantown, WV where the ladies of their Women's Home Missionary Society were called "the do-gooders." Come and spend an hour of fellowship with us.
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Spaghetti Dinner- Thank You from God Squad
God Squad thanks you for your participation at our yearly Spaghetti Dinner, held on Saturday night. Gross receipts are right around $1900. We had a great time serving this dinner to our church family and it was great to see everyone there. Special thanks and shout outs go out to Scott Gades, Bonnie Deroski, Suzanne Dice and Kathy Kelly for helping us to pull this off. We look forward to hosting this dinner next year.
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Building Community-
Are you looking to be more present in one of the many important aspects of our Church community? Do you have talent or expertise you would like to share with us here at UMC Red Bank? There are many fun opportunities to get involved and be a part of a group in our church family such as: readers, ushers/greeters, gardening, community group volunteering and much more. Contact Amanda in the office to learn more and build a community together, here at our church.
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Green Team Lenten Calendar Now Available-
This Lenten calendar is a project of the Green Faith Team, and created by Barbara Roguski to help us navigate our way through the Lenten journey to the Cross. It is an ecumenical collection of prayers, readings, and actions that can help each of us individually and in our families, to share in the journey taken by Christ up to the Cross, and it gives ideas on how to better care for our fragile and precious home here on Planet Earth, including natural resources, and native species, along with clean water and air for all who inhabit the Earth.
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Church & Society Book Discussion- 3/26
Learn more about the "gender data gap" and how it impacts women by failing to take them into account in public policy, medical research, technology design, urban planning and more. Join us in a book discussion on "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez on Sunday, March 26 at 11:30 am in room 114. Contact Carol Rigler for more information.
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Faith, Hope & Love- 4/22
Join Bonnie Deroski and others at Faith, Hope & Love! on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Ewing, NJ
Faith, Hope & Love: Building Safer & More Welcoming Congregations for LGBTQ+ Youth is an inter generational event filled with learning, story-telling, resources, worship, and more. It is for teens, young adults, pastors, seminarians, youth workers, parents, congregational leaders, and resource providers. This day is for anyone who cares about making churches safer and more welcoming for LGBTQ+ youth. This year, Faith, Hope & Love will be by suggested donation of $20/attendee or $40/family (3 or more members of the same family). Registration is required. Please register at https://forms.gle/rMGh6LL6XJqpMKiF8 . See Bonnie Deroski for more information.
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UMCOR Disaster Relief- Turkey Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey at 4:17 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, the most powerful earthquake recorded since 1939. In the hours that followed, at least 78 aftershocks were reported, followed by a second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude. More than 5,000 people were killed, with deaths expected to rise. The earthquake also heavily impacted northwest Syria, where 4.1 million people depend on humanitarian assistance. The majority are women and children. At this time, Syrian communities are simultaneously facing an ongoing cholera outbreak and extreme winter weather events, including heavy rain and snow. The humanitarian response is overstretched due to the devastation and cold weather. UMCOR has released an initial solidarity grant to a longstanding humanitarian partner, International Blue Crescent (IBC), which has offices in Turkey. The grant will provide tents, heaters, blankets, warm clothes, ready to eat meals and basic first aid kits. Click here to donate.
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The Backpack Crew Pantry Needs Your Food Donations!
The Backpack Crew Food Pantry is in need of some staple food items. The needs of our community are exceeding the supply being recieved. Please consider donating pasta, peanut butter and macaroni and cheese of any kind. These food items are extremely needed items to keep pantries all over Monmouth County running and the supply is low at the current moment. 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. Items can be brought to the back porch of the church or inside on Mondays though Fridays from 9 am to 3 pm. Thank you for your continued support. Email us at backpackcrewnj@gmail.com with any questions.
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Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care,
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