James E. McSurely, former member of Chatham UMC, entered Life Eternal at the age of 90 on June 19, 2021 in Tennessee. Let us keep the McSurely Family in our prayers as they grieve Jim’s death and give thanks for his life, that in Christ has no end.

Please click here to read the update from the Trustees on the

Capital Campaign.

We invite all people to join us at 10AM on Sunday, July 4, 2021 in the Sanctuary to enjoy masked, heartfelt, community!

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Covid-19 Building Protocols for Indoor Time of Prayerful Community

Our goal is to spread love, but not the virus!

Thank you for your consideration of others.

As our church re-opens for Sunday morning worship beginning June 20th, we invite you to be greeters and ushers, and to set up and prepare for refreshments following our worship time. Please use this Sign-Up Genius link to indicate the dates you are willing to assist us. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094CA8AE2BAB9-summer. Thank you!

Our RISE Team needs your support to make homes warmer, safer, and drier! Covid19 cut our fundraising opportunities down considerably and drove costs of construction supplies up significantly. (This year the supply fee alone for our teams is $2100.) We ask you to consider supporting this important mission helping people in a hard hit community by sponsoring any of the following items used in a typical RISE week:

Donations can be made via the church’s online system here (designate Youth RISE in the memo box) or write a check to CUMC with “Youth RISE” in the memo and send it to CUMC RISE Team, 460 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928. 

Thanks Volunteers! The pandemic may have kept kids from our VBC this year, but it didn’t stop our fully vaccinated youth volunteers (and a few adults) from having our traditional pool party and some summer fun!

Sunday School: We are anticipating resuming in person classes in the fall and will need teachers and facilitators for our kids and youth classes. If you would like to play a part in encouraging the next generation of disciples, contact Karen at youthchatumc@optonline.net or 973.908.4474. Materials are provided, as are priceless moments and the joy of witnessing young hearts and minds growing in Christ and sharing fresh insights. 

Our Chatham UMC music groups will begin the program season in September after Labor Day. If you would like information about our Covenant Choir, Youth Musicians, Wesley Ringers, Ukulele Orchestra, Praise Band, or Wind Ensemble email music director, Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com. 

If you would like to hear music that all of our CUMC musicians have made online click on this link: http://www.chathamumc.com/music/ and enjoy!

Here are a few suggestions for your summer reading enjoyment: For Inspiration, read Forgiveness by Marjorie Thompson or The Return of The Prodigal Son and other books by Henri Nowen. For Historical Fiction, try The Masterpiece, a combination of mystery and history around Grand Central Terminal by Fiona Davis. For Sports there’s I Had a Hammer by Hank Aaron, and in American History 1776 by David McCullough is highly recommended.

You can view the entire CUMC Library holdings at http://www.chathamumc.com/cumc-library/.

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SIGN UP to join the online church community directory at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/sQILS5n/CUMConlinedir 

The CUMC online church community directory is LIVE at https://members.instantchurchdirectory.com/

If you would like a PDF version contact Zrinka Cvetkovic in the church office.

The Fall 2021 Calendar is now available on the bulletin board outside Jeff’s office; dedication forms and envelopes are located underneath the calendar. By donating altar flowers on Sunday, you help add the beautiful gift of flowers to our Sanctuary. Cost of donating flowers is $40 check made out to CUMC; please specify Altar Flowers in the memo line.

Donating flowers is a wonderful way to honor, celebrate, or commemorate a special occasion or a loved one. Flower arrangements are created by Chatham’s Sunnywoods Florist; you may choose to take the flowers with you after the 10:00 service or specify to have them donated. Flowers donated are brought to our church members at home or in care facilities. The colorful bouquets not only brightens their day, they offer spiritual support and reminds recipients that they are so very important to our church community. Weekends from September through December are available for 2021. Please note that we will be starting flowers in September and not during the summer. Please reserve your weekend today! Questions, please email Eileen Ruggiero at chatumc@optonline.net.

For updates on our current needs you may visit our dedicated Facebook page and Website. These sites are updated weekly with accurate information on what our current needs are and how to best support our efforts before you shop. Thank you all for your continued care of one another and making our Pantry a community staple.

All submissions for next week's CUMC Weekly E-news are due by Tuesdays, 2PM. Submissions may be emailed to Zrinka Cvetkovic.