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Connections
Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Worship Sneak Peek
September 19, 2021 at 10:00 am
Join us for worship this Sunday in person or online at 10:00 am as we kick off a new sermon series called Grace Made Visible. We'll open our series by reflecting on the grace that inspires us in faithful living. We also are celebrating the baptism of Gordon Cuje . Hope to see you either in person or online!
Reminder: We have resumed in-person worship and continue to live-stream the service on our website and YouTube channel.
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Temporary Office Manager
As we are in the process of hiring a new Office Manager, our church office is being staffed by a wonderful team of volunteers. Please still use the office@umcredbank.org email address when you are contacting the main office.
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Our choir is back and singing in person! Join in the rehearsals on Thursday at 7 pm. Contact Evan Courtney for more information. ecourtney@umcredbank.org
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Welcome Bonnie Deroski as our new Director of Children and Youth Ministries!
We invite you to join in welcoming Bonnie Deroski as our newest member of staff. Bonnie grew up in Rumson and was confirmed at St. George’s by the River. She spent a decade in the Ann Arbor area of Michigan and was a nanny there for a family for five of those years. She brings with her seventeen years of experience as the Director of Child and Family Life at Grace Christian Church in Tinton Falls. While at Grace, she also developed Vivid Worship, an intergenerational, interactive worship service; co-led the Beloved Community for Racial Reconciliation; and initiated an LGBTQ Inclusion Task Force. In her teens, she worked as a professional actor in NYC, and now helps to run the family business there, Carson-Adler Agency with her mother, Nancy Carson. She is the proud mom of two young adults – Shelly and Mark - and lives in Ocean County with her son and his Norwich Terrier, Daisy. She is excited to join the ministries of UMC Red Bank and get to know the children, teens and adults that make it alive. Her favorite scripture is Psalm 8:2 - "Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger."
You can also check her out on Instagram through the handle @deroskiB.
Welcome to the UMCRB family!
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Sunday School is kicking off this Sunday Sept 19th !
This sunday 9/19 we'll welcome all the kids and teens back to Sunday School after a season of lockdown and virtual lessons. All will be masked and we will work on social distancing. For those who are under 6th Grade, we'll be talking about the Church and working on a collaborative project. I look forward to meeting you all then.
Please follow this link to register your child today! Fast, easy and really helpful for the team. Thanks. https://forms.gle/cR6915BVBuTe3M4a6
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Youth Group on Wednesdays !
Our Youth Group program is back in person this year! We’ll be meeting AFTER dinner (not provided at church this year) for a quick whole-group activity before splitting into our three smaller groups. Although things will look just a little different this year, our youth group leaders are still promising all the fun and fellowship Wednesday nights are famous for! We may be staying socially distant, but we’ll be closer than ever spiritually. If you’re in 3rd grade through high school, don’t miss out on the fun! Join us each Wednesday beginning on September 15th.
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Boiler Replacement Project
Over the summer we undertook a large capital improvement project to replace the boiler in the Christian Education wing of our building. Our whole building was shut down for 3 weeks in August due to asbestos remediation, but that stage of the project is complete and the old boiler has been replaced with a new one! There is still some work to be done in the basement, but great progress has been made. Many thanks to all who helped to move the furniture in the basement and for all the angel donors who helped to defray the cost of the project, which is estimated to total $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.
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Volunteer to Serve For In-Person Worship on Sundays
Click here or on the image below to sign up to be a Scripture reader.
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Backpack Crew Pantry
Donations 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 INSTANT OATMEAL PACKETS.
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CROP WALK October 17, 2021
We're participating in the 2021 CROP Hunger Walk to support CWS and help families who are struggling with hunger. We're asking you to join us - with your steps and your donations - to provide more meals for the growing number of people in our community who need them. and greater food security in the communities around the world.
Please donate to our team today!
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UMW News
UMW will have a general meeting meet on Saturday, October 16 at 9:30 in the Fellowship Hall. We welcome all UMW ladies to come to the meeting.
Craft Group will meet on Tuesday, September 28 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Lobby above the Church Library. Bring a mask and use the hallway to get to the meeting as school children may be using Fellowship Hall. Bring your own snack for our lunch break, including a cold drink. (We will not be able to make hot coffee or tea at this time.) We welcome new members to come help us make our cards.
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Balance and Strength Training -
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Tuesdays and Thursdays (on-line) at 12:00 pm
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.
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Online and In-person Yoga
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Join us online or in-person weekly on Wednesdays for yoga with Tiffany McCann. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website.
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Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care,
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