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Church Conference-10/21

We hope that you will join us for our annual church conference session which will be held at 9AM on October 21st. The location will be at Monmouth Grace UMC on Wykoff Road in Eatontown as we are gathering with several other area churches for fellowship, worship, and to hear updates from the Annual Conference. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Sang Won Doh, will be presiding over our church conference session this year, so you are encouraged to take this opportunity to have some time set aside with him! See you there!

UWF Gift Basket Auction-

This Sunday, 10/22

The UWF is having their Fall Gift Basket fundraiser in October and November and our beautiful baskets will be displayed on the following Sundays: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5 and 11/12. The winner

of the baskets will be announced on 11/12. We'll also be offering many cookbooks that were donated by Linda Babler and we will be selling these too along with some of her Christmas decorations. If anyone wants to donate a gift basket for our auction, it's not too late to do so. Just contact Gerri Poranski at 908-247-1259.

UWF Craft Group-10/24

Craft Group will meet on Tuesday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Library Lounge area. You are invited to come for all or as much time as you have available. Come to help us make greeting cards or bring your knitting or other crafts to do with us.

Halloween cards are available at our Card Table in Fellowship Hall on Sunday mornings. We are working on Thanksgiving cards now and planning Christmas designs. We always have cards available for occasions such as Birthday, Sympathy, Thinking of You, Get Well, Thank you, plus beautiful cards which are blank inside for your special message. Stop by to see our handiwork!

UWF Book Club Meeting-10/26

All are welcome to join the book club on Thursday, October 26 at 1:00 pm in the Lounge. The October selection that will be discussed is "The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williamson. Looking ahead, the November selection is "Horse" by Geraldine Brooks.

Trunk Or Treat-Volunteers Needed!-10/29

The Family Nights team needs help with set up/tear down, and running games. Please contact Suzanne Stonaker or sign up HERE to register and for the volunteer form.

Red Bank CROP Walk #43-Thank You to All!

The 43^rd Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk went off last Sunday under sunny skies and with fair breezes. As in past years our Church, families and youth played leading roles including a fine group of members, led by Pastor Cam, who walked the 5-mile route.

Six UMC Red Bank online teams, including the Youth groups, raised over $15,000 of an expected $100,000. This money is used to fight hunger and poverty in Monmouth County and beyond.

12,000 lbs. of food were collected and distributed to 20+ local food pantries, including our own BPC pantry.

Water stop #3, in front of church on Broad St, was staffed by church members and Mustard Seeds, who refreshed and encouraged the 250 or so walkers.

Donations are still being received. Online go to redbankcropwalk2023 and support the UMCRB Youth team. Checks can be made out to Red Bank CROP Walk and mailed or delivered to church.

Over the last 3 years, our church has wanted to commemorate those we loved who were lost during the COVID pandemic with a special Service of Remembrance. This service, which will be on November 5th at 3:00 pm, will serve as a memorial for all of those who have died during that time period, and we want it to be one for the entire community of Red Bank, not just our church. Faith leaders from Red Bank and the surrounding area will be here to give meditations about loss and grief, and how through the most difficult times, we can find hope and comfort through our faith in God. Along with this, there will be spoken scripture and readings, as well as sung congregational hymns. At the heart of the service will be movements from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, a multi-movement choral and orchestral piece whose text is the Catholic Mass for the Dead, sung in English. Unlike requiems by other composers, Fauré specifically envisioned his Requiem to be set within the context of a service, and we are excited to present it within its intended liturgical purpose. We hope you can join us for what we think will be a meaningful time of reflection, meditation, & community.

UMCRB Youth CROP Walk Team Thanks You

A super special Thank You! to all of you who donated to the Youth Group team for Crop Walk. We collected 228 cans and raised $2480 to fight hunger. We ended up in 7th place for donations. You are all hunger fighters!

Door Monitors for Community Group Meetings Needed

We are still in need of volunteers for our team of door monitors for the community group meetings during the week. If you are available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:45-1:15 and/or Wednesdays from 12:45-2:30, please contact Amanda in the office with your availability or sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F45ABAF2FA0FE3-community. We appreciate the constant generosity of our congregation here and send our heartfelt thanks to all who lend their time to help us serve the community.

Adult Education -

Join us for a 6 week series on the DVD "Jesus & Paul and Rome & America". Classes are held Wednesdays at 7:00 pm online and on Sunday mornings in the Church Lounge at 8:45 am. Contact Mark Hackler at hacker@optonline.net for more information. The zoom link can be found on the church calendar.

Backpack Crew Pantry

Donations Always 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 PASTA of any kind.

Thank you for your continued support. Email us at backpackcrewnj@gmail.com with any questions.