Saturday, November 6^th

A Memorial Service for Helen Bryant will be held in the Sanctuary on Saturday, November 6^th at 11am. Immediately following, there will be a brief service in the Memorial Garden. At the conclusion, all are then invited to a catered luncheon in Rodda Hall where we can share more stories, conversation, community, and love for the Bryant Family.

Let us keep in prayer, Doug, and their daughters Deborah and Mallory, and their families. Cards of love and support can be sent to: 

 Doug Bryant 89 Pine Street, Chatham NJ 07928

All Saints Day Service

Sunday, November 7^th

^{10AM in the Sanctuary}

One of the most tender and honest worship experiences we often have is on All Saints Day when we remember and give thanks for loved ones who have died. We speak their names, ring a bell, and light a candle as expressions of love and trust. This year we will have the table and bowl of sand placed in the center aisle in front of the Chancel rail so that people can access it without having to walk up the steps within the chancel area. Pastor Sharon will read the names. Peter Hill will toll the bell after each name is read. Mike Maguire will play accompaniment on the piano. All of us will be praying silently for those who are coming to light a candle.

We may hurt a little, or a lot as we grieve these loved ones. This service is an opportunity to grieve, receive the compassion of God and one another, and step forward in the healing process. This year it has added significance as we have not been able to grieve many of these deaths together during the pandemic. We hope you can come, but even if you can’t, we invite your prayers and compassion to surround this service. We plan on recording and posting a video with the message, the ritual of lighting candles, reading the names, and the prayers so that our online congregation can worship later on Sunday afternoon via YouTube, Facebook and our Website. 

For All the Saints, we give God thanks and praise. Amen.

This Sunday’s All Saints Day service at 10:00 a.m. service will feature the Covenant Choir performing Lloyd Larson’s What Shall I Offer My God? This anthem has a special connection to our music community: it was commissioned in honor of Louise Ammons, Nan Canfield’s sister, for her 50 years of music ministry at First Broad Street United Methodist Church in Kingsport, Tennessee. 

Members of our Ukulele Orchestra will next meet in-person and online on Saturday, November 13^th at 11:00 a.m. in the Asbury Room. The Ukulele Orchestra meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Email Peter Hill at the below email address for our Zoom and in-person info.

If you would like information about any of our music groups: Covenant Choir, Youth Musicians, Wesley Ringers, Ukulele Orchestra, Praise Band, or Wind Ensemble please email music director, Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com. 

Join us in the Asbury Room at 11:15 or online via Zoom. Contact Ron Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net for a link.

After Friday, November 5^th, the church office will be temporarily relocating into the Asbury Room until after Thanksgiving.

The office space will be getting repainted and new flooring installed over the next several weeks. All small groups that are affected have been notified if there is a conflict with use of the room. The Asbury Room will still be available for use during the evenings and on weekends. Questions? Just call the office and we will be happy to assist you. If you have a mailbox in the office, you may find it in the Asbury Room starting next week. If there is anything you need from the office staff, just give us a couple days notice to be able to assist you (find what you need in our boxes!) Thank you for your patience!

URGENT! Family Promise News and Call for Volunteers  

Our next and final hosting week in 2021 is November 14 through 21. It will follow the same pattern as our last week in the summer — delivering home made meals or arranging for restaurant meals to be delivered to the families being housed in hotel. We need help! No contact with the guests is required. Please contact Claudia Shaw (973-454-2014) if you are moved to provide a meal, or donate funds for sorely needed groceries, gas cards or transportation. 

At the Church Council's October 12 meeting we presented an update on the CUMC Family Promise Ministry. A task force with representation from our various CUMC programs is being formed to consider the future of our Family Promise Ministry beyond September, 2022, when the Family Promise Cares Grant is set to expire, and host churches would be expected to resume housing families on their premises. We will provide updates in the newsletter as decisions are made.

2021 Thanksgiving in a Box

 Help us provide Thanksgiving in a Box for our neighbors in need. Just use the "Bingo Card" as a guide and fill a box. Boxes will be collected on Saturday, November 13^th at the church in the rear parking lot from 10am-12noon.  

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 Questions? Contact Eileen Ruggiero at chatumc@optonline.net or call the church office at (973) 635-7740.

Attention Seniors!

 RSVP by Wednesday 11/10!

You are invited to see a free performance of Chatham High School’s fall production, “Sense and Sensibility.” 

 The show will take place on Thursday, November 18^th at 4:00 pm at the Chatham High School Performing Arts Center auditorium.  Due to Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no meal included. Instead, all seniors who RSVP will receive a complimentary goodie bag. RSVPs may only be collected via email. Tickets are offered first come, first served basis. 

To RSVP or you have any questions, please ask the Chatham Performing Arts Boosters/ Events Committee at seniorfallplay@gmail.com



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