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Connections
Friday, April 23, 2021
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Worship Sneak Peek
April 25th, 2021 at 10:00am
Join us on Sunday, April 25th as we continue our Easter season sermon series Dare to Dance Again. This week, we'll be reflecting on how the Good Shepherd calls us to embrace our true selves to serve one another in love. We look forward to connecting with you online this Sunday!
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Pre-Register For In-Person Worship
Pre-registration for in person worship is available on our website. You will need to pre-register Tuesday through Friday am of next week for the in-person service to be held May 2nd at 4:00 PM in the Sanctuary. Please click HERE to register. For more information about our Safety Precautions and Plans for Reopening our Building, please click HERE.
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Sunday School/Bagels & Faith
Sunday School students (k-8) – please join us online this Sunday, April 25th, as we begin our new spring module focusing on Jesus’ parables. This week: who did you just say my neighbor is??!!?? Let the Good Shepherd and the good Samaritan fill you in! We start virtually walking the road to Jericho together at 9 AM via Zoom. SPOILER ALERT: Bagels & Faith already found out that our neighbors are everyone, so we’ll be moving on to forgiveness with some piggies and a very reckless young son! We’ll be meeting this prodigal son and his father at 11:30-ish via Zoom. Links for both classes can be found on the Church calendar. For questions or information, please contact Tammy + at young@umcredbank.com or 732-299-6203.
Links for both classes can be found on the Church calendar.
Youth Groups
All three of our Youth Groups virtually gather this Wednesday, April 28th, for their weekly session of fellowship and fun! It all begins at 7:00pm. 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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Calling All Pollinators and Family and Youth Gardeners!
Please join us Saturday, May 8th at 10:00 AM as we break ground for a Church garden sure to please every pollinator this side of Monmouth County! To keep our pollinators happy and coming back, we’re going to need hearts and hands to both plant and maintain the garden with weekly maintenance and weeding. We also need some children and youth to share their artistic gifts by making garden signs (so the pollinators know where to go!). If this sounds like the stewardship project your family, children, and youth have been looking for, then come and help us maintain God’s ongoing creation together. The project will be done in strict compliance with all CDC, state and Building Usage Safety guidelines. All participants are asked to bring their own garden equipment. For questions or to SIGN-UP, please contact Tammy at young@redbank.org or via phone/text at 732-299-6203 (butterflies and bees need not pre-register).
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Scholastic Assistance
Editable online applications for the 2021—22 school year were emailed April 1st to last year’s college junior, sophomore, and freshman recipients (if your email has changed, let me know) and to high school seniors in the youth group. If you wish to apply and do not receive an application by email, you may request one by emailing Barbara Guenther or calling (732-203-1970).
The Scholastic Assistance Committee continues to prepare for awarding
scholarships to next year’s recipients. Donations to the work of the Scholastic Assistance Committee are always very much appreciated.
“No eligible and deserving scholar left unsupported!”
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Hymnals Available for Loan
Sing along with us! 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 meets each Thursday at 1:00pm. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website. Click here to access the zoom link or call-in information.
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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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Celebrate Earth Day This Week
For the second year in a row, Earth Day will be celebrated around the world in the middle of a global pandemic that is keeping people from gathering in large groups. Click here for ideas on ways to celebrate, whether on your own, watching together or virtually with others.
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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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Backpack Crew -
Current Need is Granola Bars!
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 GRANOLA BARS! Thank you for your continued support. Email us at backpackcrewnj@gmail.com with any questions.
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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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UPDATED: 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 have just approved the scheduling of limited capacity Special Event Services, like baptisms, weddings and funerals in our Sanctuary. Anyone interested in scheduling a special event service should reach out to Pastor Jess to work out the details. 908-400-2343 or jbnaulty@umcredbank.org
Our leadership is also working on the plans for limited capacity worship services for our congregation in the Sanctuary, which we hope to roll out soon after Easter. 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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