Check out what's going on this week at the UMC of Red Bank!
Connections
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Worship Sneak Peek
July 11th, 2021 at 10:00 am
Join us this Sunday for worship in person or online at 10:00 am. We'll be continuing on our sermon series called Lessons from the Toy Box, looking for lessons of faith from some of our favorite childhood toys. This week, we'll explore together the meaning we can find from Mr. Potato Head. Hope to see you at worship!

Welcome Lida DeNardo our new Office Manager
Lida began her career at The United Methodist Church Conference office in September 2012. She was the Executive Assistant to the Treasurer/Director of Administrative Services for six years and Property Department Administrator for 2 years.
She has worked at Merrill Lynch & Co. and the Spotswood Board of Education. She is fluent in Spanish. In her free time, she loves spending time with friends and family especially her husband Andrew and daughter Ashleigh. Lida is happy to be joining the staff at UMC Red Bank.
Lida's church email is office@umcredbank.org
She will be in the office Monday-Thursday 8am - 2pm.
Boiler Replacement Project
This summer we will be undertaking a large capital improvement project to replace the boiler in the Christian Education wing of our building. Because of the asbestos remediation that is involved in this project, the total cost is projected to be $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.
Summer Sunday School
Join us for onsite summer Sunday School (K- 6th) Sundays at 10:00 AM in room 114! This year’s session is called “The Object of God’s Love” and will be all about discovering God’s unending love for us using scripture and everyday items. So, be sure to join us!
Vacation Bible School - Knights of North Castle
LAST CALL! VBS IS NEXT WEEK!
Hear ye, hear ye the good news! The Knights of North Castle (AKA our VBS volunteers) are gearing up to shine their shields and dust the rust off their armor as we prepare for a summer quest your little squires won’t want to miss! Pray ye armor up with faith and join us July 12 – 16, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM as our Vacation Bible School seeks to uncover the Great Armor of God! All Knights in training preparing to enter Kindergarten in the fall of 2021 through those who will have completed 6th grade in June of this year are encouraged to join the round table of daily fun and adventure. The program’s fare is $10/child (with donations most heartily welcomed).

This year’s VBS will be limited to the first 30 (thirty) registered Knights. So click here on this ye link or the button just below to register your Knight for the quest! Click here to check out our web page on the Church website for further information and FAQs. Completed 6th grade not exactly this June? NO PROBLEMS! There’s still room for ye to join in the merriment! Adult Knights are most heartily welcomed. To volunteer, contact Tammy + at young@umcredbank.org or at 732-299-6203. See ye soon at North Castle! 
Vacation Bible School - Donation Requests
You can help support our VBS ministry by dropping off donations of single serve snacks (nut free please). Make sure to mark it "VBS".

Leading up to and all throughout VBS, we will be collecting donations of cat and dog food for the Humane Society of Tinton Falls. The requested items are: Purina dry cat food, Friskies wet cat food, Pedigree dry and wet dog food. There is a donation box at the church.
Volunteer to Serve For In-Person Worship on Sundays
Now that we are back to in-person worship, we need your help! Click here or on the images below to sign up to be a Scripture reader or volunteer as an usher or greeter for worship.
Backpack Crew -
Current Need is Non-Sugary Cereal!
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 through Friday from 9am to 3pm. The current need is RICE! Thank you for your continued support. Email us at backpackcrewnj@gmail.com with any questions.
Pastor Jess's Bible Study
Thursdays at 11:00 am
Over the summer months, Pastor Jess’s weekly class will be shifting to a Devotional Bible Study on Thursdays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. Join us to refuel your spiritual walk and share in renewing conversation with others. Click here to access the zoom link or call-in information.
Balance and Strength Training -
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 pm
Join us for in-person and 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
Online Yoga - Is taking a break, will return July 14 at 9:30 am
Join us for online yoga with Tiffany McCann on Wednesdays. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website.
Asbestos Removal and Boiler Replacement Scheduled for July 26th through August 13th

Please mark your calendars now, for the entire church building will be closed for three weeks between July 26th and August 13th. During that time, NO ONE is allowed in the building, so we will be shifting to remote worship on the following Sundays: August 1st, 8th, and 15th. The building is scheduled to return to full operational use on Monday, August 16th.
UPDATED: UMC Red Bank Reopening Plan Information
As you are aware, there have been rapid changes in the CDC and state guidelines regarding COVID safety measures. After much prayer and conversation, we have adapted our safety protocols to some of the changes in the CDC and NJ State guidelines, but not all, in order to take into account that we are a multi-age congregation and neither state guidelines for religious services nor state guidelines for schools fits our environment 100% for every occasion.
 
The policy changes that affect Sunday morning worship are described below:
  • For all church activities, health assessments and sign in procedures will be eliminated.
  • Registration for Sunday worship will not be required.
  • For our multi-age, large group, in-person worship, everyone will be required to wear masks, regardless of vaccination status.
  • The majority of the Sanctuary will be open seating with a section in the back set up for socially distanced seating for those who feel more comfortable there.
  • There will be no congregational singing at this time, as none of the recommendations regarding singing have changed. You can expect wonderful music throughout the service from musicians and/or soloists from the balcony, who will be masked whenever possible.
  • Live streaming of our in-person worship services will be available through the church website or our YouTube channel.
  • For in-person day to day activities at the church, including adult small group gatherings, anyone can wear a mask, but masks are strongly encouraged for those who are not vaccinated.
  • For children and youth small group gatherings of all types, masks and social distancing will be required regardless of vaccination status, in keeping with state guidelines for schools and summer camps.
 
We know that some will be discouraged that we are still requiring masks to be worn for large group worship and children's ministry gatherings, but we urge you to think of masks as our outward and visible sign of our love for one another. Jesus taught us to care for the vulnerable among us, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Wearing a mask for an hour is a small sacrifice if it helps to keep one another safe and enables us to care for one another as the Body of Christ.
Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care
please contact Rev. Jessica Naulty at 908-400-2343 or jbnaulty@umcredbank.org.