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Thursday, August 10, 2023
Pastor Cam's Weekend Preview
Reminder: We have resumed in-person worship and continue to live-stream the service on our website and YouTube channel.
Pastor Cam and family will be away from 8/14 - 8/20 for a beach week. We are grateful to Rob Long who will be preaching and leading worship on the 20th. If a pastoral emergency arises during that time, please call the office who will connect you with the pastor on duty. Pastor Cam will be back in the office on Monday, 8/21.
VBS Ice Cream and DJ Party-8/11
Join us this Friday night from 6-7 pm. All are welcome to join us for the fun in the fellowship hall. We've had a great week so far and the kids are looking forward to the VBS Celebration! Hope to see you there!
Church Gardening Day- 8/12
With this hot, rainy weather our church beds are in need of a little TLC! Join us for a Church Gardening Day on Saturday, 8/12 from 8:00-9:00 am. We will try to beat the heat and keep our efforts to an hour. This is a great way for middle schoolers and high schoolers to receive community service hours, so if you know of anyone who might want to help please feel free to forward this information. Remember to bring gloves, gardening tools, bug spray and water. Contact Bobbie Ridgely at bjridgely@yahoo.com with any questions.
Hygiene Kit Assembly-8/13
The Mission & Service Committee will be assembling hygiene kits for CWS in Fellowship Hall on Sunday, August 13 after Worship. Come lend a hand, if you can!
UWF Craft Group-8/15
Craft Group will meet on Tuesday, August 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Library Lounge area. (The August Craft Group dates were changed to avoid the week of VBS. We will meet on August 15 and then on Tuesday, August 29.) You are invited to come for all or as much time as you have available.
We do take a short lunch break. Our new Church refrigerator will not be installed yet, so bring your own cold drink or have some coffee or tea.
We will begin working on Halloween and Thanksgiving cards as well as more flowered designs. We may have the Sizzix machine out too.
Cards are available on most Sundays in Fellowship Hall after the 10 a.m. service. If you watch the service from home and would like to purchase some of our cards ($1.00 each), please contact Peggy Wien (732-842-5424). We could arrange delivery to you. We have cards for all occasions as well as cards that are blank inside for you to use to write notes. Right now we have some Back to School (or to College) cards which are nice to send with a note wishing the student a good school year. Card purchases help United Women in Faith (UWF) make their budgeted mission donations.
Fellowship Time Volunteers Needed-
We are in need of volunteers for Fellowship Time after worship for the remainder of August. Please see the sign up sheet in Fellowship Hall.
Lost & Found
Please be sure to check the lost and found box if you are missing any personal belongings. It is located in the hallway under the community bulletin board.
Thank You for Pledging!
We are wrapping up the pledging phase of the Capital Campaign! With $269,840 pledged we are almost 90% to our pledge goal of $300,000! We are so grateful for your partnership in building out our vision of being the best, most welcoming church we can be. 
Book Club- September Selection
The next UWF Book Club meeting will be on Thursday, September 28 from 1:00-2:00 pm in the Church Lounge. The selection to read for this meeting is "The Lacuna" by Barbara Kingsolver. All are welcome to attend. Contact Helen Vetter for more information
Worship Readers-
Would you lend your voice to our worship service on Sundays? If this interests you, visit www.signupgenius.com/go/9040f45abaf2fa0fe3-worship1#/ to sign up to read. We appreciate the generosity of this congregation always being willing to serve our church in many ways. Contact Amanda in the office with any questions or if you need help signing up.
Mark Your Calendars and Register Your Teams!
Backpack Crew Pantry
Donations Always 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 CANNED FRUIT of any kind.
Thank you for your continued support. Email us at backpackcrewnj@gmail.com with any questions.
Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care, please contact Pastor Cam at (732) 747-0446.