October 20

Coming Up at NRUMC

• Letter of Response from Bishop Fairley
• Finance Update-October 2022
• Yard Angels- Order Now!
• Prison Ministry- Clothing Donations Needed
• Support Hurricane Ian Efforts
• General Conference Questions
• Chancel Choir- Sing in the Cantata!
• UWF Holiday Market- November 3-4
• UMM Fall BBQ- Volunteer Sign Up
• Family Promise Week- Oct. 23-30
• Trunk or Treat- October 30
• Download Church Life by October 31!
• Thank You- UMCOR & Carolina Rebuilding Ministry
• This Week's Podcast
• Sunday's Livestream link

“Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”    – Jeremiah 31:15 (NRSV)

It puts all things into perspective when shots are fired in a Cary High School bathroom, and a 15-year-old walks into a Raleigh neighborhood and kills five innocent people. Our first response is to pray for the families of Mary Marshall, 35; Susan Karnatz, 49; Nicole Conners, 52; along with 16-year-old James Roger Thompson and Gabriel Torres, 29, an off-duty police officer on his way to work.

Sisters and brothers, all of us should pause and pray; this is how it should be. However, we must move beyond prayer toward action by asking what role the church plays in making much-needed change. What role do passionate spiritual disciples play?...

Click the image above to see the latest finance update from our Finance Chair, Ann Bothwell. If you would like to see a summary of the general fund for Q3, CLICK HERE.

Yard Angels

2022 Order Form

We are pleased to announce the sale of NRUMC Christmas Yard Angels to personalize and display on the NRUMC front lawn from December 4 - January 13. Yellow order forms are available at the Welcome Carts or in the church office. You may also download and print a form by clicking the link below.

We are only able to sell 15 angels this year, so please submit the completed form with your payment ($125) as soon as possible. The order deadline is October 30! 

Contact Sue Ellen Rosen at (919) 349-5449 or email serosen@att.net for questions or to volunteer for set up (Dec. 3) or dismantling (Jan. 14).

Download the Order Form Here

Prison Ministry

Clothing Donations Needed

NRUMC Prison Ministry is in need of men's clothing items in the following sizes:

Shirts - 2X

Pants - 34W - 32L

Shoes - Size 12 Men's

Socks

Belts - 34

Coats - 2X

If you are able to donate any of the above, please email Barbara Bays at bmbaysbus@gmail.com.

Hurricane Ian Efforts

The United Methodist Church, through the United Methodist Committee on Relief and United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, is always one of the first in and last out when a natural disaster strikes.

Through your financial donation, UMCOR offers assistance in rebuilding homes and communities. With UMCOR, every dollar donated goes directly to relief efforts! You may give to UMCOR this Sunday by placing a donation in the basket as you leave the church, noting Hurricane Relief Advance #901670 in the memo line. You may also give online through the church website.

To learn more about UMCOR's response efforts with Hurricane Ian, visit https://umcmission.org/news-statements/umcor-helps-local-partners-respond-to-hurricane-ian/.

General Conference Questions

North Raleigh UMC is still part of the United Methodist Church

and does not need to take a vote to stay. There are

some United Methodist churches choosing to leave the denomination.

If you are interested, CLICK HERE to learn more.

An information session on issues related to Disaffiliation will be held on Monday, October 24 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at St. Marks UMC in Raleigh.

All are welcome to attend.

Join Us in Singing the Christmas Cantata

This year's Christmas Cantata will be on Sunday, December 18 at the 8:30 & 11:15 a.m. worship services. All who would like to sing may join! Cantata music will be rehearsed beginning this week at Chancel Choir rehearsal from 8:30 - 9:15 p.m. (Chancel Choir will rehearse for Sunday worship anthems beginning at 7:30 p.m. as usual).

Additional rehearsals for the Cantata will be on Saturday, November 19 & Saturday, December 10 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., and Saturday, December 17 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Questions, email James Brown at jamesb@nrumc.org.

The UWF will be hosting their annual Holiday Market on Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4! There will be a bake sale, craft sale, sale of gently-used items, and silent auction. All funds raised at the Holiday Market go to support charities and missions addressing the needs of women and children. 

If you would like to donate something for the sale, drop off times will be as follows:

November 2 - 5:00-7:00 p.m.

November 3 - 2:00-7:00 p.m.

November 4 - 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Questions, contact Ruby Rosbach at waruma@att.net.

UMM Fall BBQ - November 4

Volunteer Sign Up & Order Form

The UMM are in need of volunteers for their Fall Pork Barbecue on November 4. Click the button below to sign up! To order barbecue, click the lower button. Questions, email James Hucke at JHucke@cbs17.com.

Family Promise 

October 23-30

NRUMC will be "hosting" families for Family Promise during the week of October 23 - 30. Our host week will consist of grocery shopping for the families and providing dinners. If you feel called to shop or provide dinner during the week for this important ministry, please use the button below to sign up. For specific instructions for the week, or for questions, email Jim Banask at jbanask@gmail.com.

Trunk or Treat

Sunday, October 30

4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Back Parking Lot

We need your help! We will be having our annual Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 30th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. We are in need of trunks for families to walk around and get candy or prizes. Cars need to arrive on that day by 3:30 p.m. to be set up and ready to go around 3:45 p.m. Please plan for about 200 kids. You are welcome to bring candy, but feel free to get creative with your prizes. There will be a friendly competition between trunks with prizes at the end.

Click here to see trunk ideas for your reference for how creative or easy you can make it. 

Download the

Church Life App by Oct. 31!

Church life is an app that helps us all stay connected and gives members access to one another's contact information.

Beginning November 1, the church life app will be moving to a website format instead of an app. Anyone that already has the app can continue to use it, but it will not be downloadable. You can find it wherever you usually download apps, but if you need any help, please call the office or CLICK HERE for detailed instructions.