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Connections
Friday, March 19, 2021
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Worship Sneak Peek
March 21, 2021 at 10am
Join us on Sunday, March 21st as we continue our Lenten sermon series on the Lord's Prayer. We'll be exploring the phrase, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil," and reflecting on Christ's call to be our best selves for the sake of the whole community. We look forward to connecting with you online this Sunday!
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Wednesdays in Lent - Noontime Service of Reflection and Prayer
To aid us in our Lenten journey, we have prepared Lenten Devotional Bags full of prayer and devotional aids, some of which will help you fully participate in the Wednesday noontime Lenten Services of Prayer and Reflection. Bags can be picked up anytime on the back porch of the church. If you need your Devotional Bag delivered to your home, please contact the church office.
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Holy Week Worship Schedule
Maundy Thursday Service, April 1st at 7:00 PM – online
Good Friday Service, April 2nd at 7:00 PM – online
Easter Sunrise Service, April 4th at 6:00 AM - Sea Bright Beach
Easter Celebration, April 4th at 10:00 AM - online
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Sunday School/Bagels & Faith
This week our online Sunday School classes (K-8) are all about service, service, SERVICE and it all starts with Jesus’ washing feet! We start serving the lesson up at 9 AM via Zoom. Bagels & Faith gathers at 11:30-ish AM also on Zoom. This week, Jesus: our perfect sacrifice. Links for both virtual classes can be found on the church calendar. For questions or information, please contact Tammy + at young@umcredbank.com or 732-299-6203.
Youth Groups
All three of our Youth Groups virtually gather this Wednesday, March 24th, for their weekly session of fellowship and fun! It all begins at 7:00 PM. Please contact our Youth Group leaders to access the links. For questions or information, please contact Tammy + at young@umcredbank.com or 732-299-6203.
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Easter Flowers
We’ll be ordering Easter flowers to decorate our Sanctuary. If you would like to make a donation of $20 per plant - in honor, memory, or celebration of someone special, please click here to use the attached order form and mail it in to the church, or contact the main office directly. Unless you specifically ask to pick up the plants by Friday, March 26th, the flowers will be delivered to homebound members of our congregation.
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Lenten Thursday Devotional Journey with Water |
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This Thursday Evening Study, Seven Weeks for Water, brings reflections on the meaning of “living water.” As we pray our way through week 5 of the World Council of Church's reflections on water, we hear from Krystina White on "Gendered water: women fight for safe drinking water in their communities." Explore the devotional material on your own by clicking here, and then join in the conversation on Thursdays at 7:00 pm on Thursday. Click here or visit the calendar page on our website for login information.
In addition, on March 22, all over the world people observe World Water Day. This year’s theme is Valuing Water. To explore this issue deeper the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is organizing a webinar with the office of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Right to Water and Sanitation, Prof. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo. Please click here to sign up for the Spiritual and Ethical Values of Water: A faith perspective.
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Backpack Crew Celebrations
While most Monday evenings are all about sharing food with our neighbors in need, this past Monday, we were blessed with a wonderful display of generosity we'd like to share with the congregation.
In the midst of the evening Pantry rush, a car pulled up to the curb and the driver rolled down her window to ask for the address and phone number of the church. After relaying the information, we asked out of curiosity, why did she want it? She said that our food pantry had been extremely helpful to her mother, and now that she was getting her stimulus check from the government, she wanted to donate part of it back as a way of saying thank you. What an inspirational example of gratitude and generosity! Thank you to Andy Judkis for passing this story along!
And while on the subject of the Backpack Crew, the current donation request is for Mac and Cheese! Food donations are greatly appreciated on the back porch of the church, Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm.
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Scholastic Assistance
The Scholastic Assistance Committee is preparing to award scholarships to next year’s recipients. Although we all are wishing for and “tasting” the delicious food at our annual March Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner, because of COVID-19 safety protocols, the Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner cannot be held this year in March. We have decided to hold the dinner in some form later in the year, during the summer, if possible. In the meantime, if you wish to make a donation to the work of our committee to award scholarships to the youth of our church, your donations, once again, would be very much appreciated. Please send your donation check made out to: Scholastic Assistance, UMCRB to Peg Rizzo, 66 Dale Road, Middletown, NJ. Scholastic Assistance Sunday is scheduled for June 20th .
“No eligible and deserving scholar left unsupported!”
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Church and Society
Join us on Zoom, Sunday, March 28th at 3:00 for He Named Me Malala, the story of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai as we close out Women’s History Month. The link can be found on the church calendar.
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Hymnals Available for Loan
Please contact us if you are interested in borrowing a church hymnal so you can sing along with worship songs at home. Click here to email the office if you are interested.
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Pastor Jess's Bible Study
Bible Study will resume our conversation on Thursdays, March 18th at 1 pm as we learn more about the women in the Bible. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website.
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Spring into Spring With HUBOB!
REMEMBER: IT’S ALWAYS TIME TO HUBOB (Help Us Balance Our Budget)!!!
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Join the Sanctuary Choir
The choir meets for virtual rehearsals on Thursday at 7:00pm. Please contact Evan Courtney at ecourtney@umcredbank.org for more info. Zoom information for choir rehearsal is available on our website.
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Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps
Clean Ocean Action's Spring Beach Sweeps will be held on Saturday, April 17th from 9am - 12:30pm. Register early and specify Sandy Hook to join others from our church to keep our beaches clean and ocean creatures safe. Visit the Clean Ocean Action website to register today!
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Adult Education Class
Sundays at 9:00 am & Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
Join us as we explore the book Unbelievable by John Shelby Spong. Its premise is that many “traditional Christian beliefs” are no longer believable in light of modern science, scholarship, and understanding of the world. Bishop Spong seeks to challenge beliefs that we may have grown up with or felt we “were supposed to believe” but which do not fit with the way the world is understood in the twenty-first century. If you are one who never could quite say you believed some of those things the church taught, this class is especially for you. You may find that in light of Bishop Spong’s insight you can find and hold to the kernel of truth and avoid the unbelievable stuff that makes that “leap of faith” distasteful. We meet Sunday mornings at 9:00 and Wednesday evenings at 7:00. Zoom links are on the calendar on the church web site. If you have questions or concerns about how to access the Zoom connection (or anything else), please contact Mark Hackler at 732-918-0344 or hackler@optonline.net.
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Balance and Strength Training - ONLINE Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 pm
Join us for 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 Yoga - Wednesdays 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
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COVID-19 Vaccine Update
COVID-19 vaccines are on the way to hospitals and clinics across New Jersey. You can reserve your spot to get a vaccine now by pre-registering. Register for the COVID-19 vaccine, and schedule an appointment if you are able at: https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/.
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UMC Red Bank Reopening Plan Information
As the ministry of UMCRB continues strong in the time of COVID, with the goal that zero infections are spread through our church activity, our work continues on a multi-phased plan for reopening our church building. Our church office is open on Tuesday-Thursday from 9-2 and Fridays from 9-1:30 pm. Join us for online worship, Sundays at 10am, through our church website – www.umcredbank.org. The calendar of events there has up-to-date information about ongoing ministries and how to join in. If you’d like to reserve an indoor gathering space for your church small group, contact Sheila Leavitt at sleavitt@umcredbank.org.
We are currently working toward small group special services / worship experiences and in time, large group worship. We are thankful for your patience as we work together to keep each other safe. You are invited to read more about our reopening plans on our website at https://www.umcredbank.org/our-reopening-plan/.
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Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care
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