June 13, 2024

Church News

Prayers Lifted on Sunday, June 9th, 2024


  • For Israel and Palestine
  • For Doug Bryant as he begins the next chapter in his life near Boston Massachusetts

Rev. Jeff Markay receiving the Mayor's Commendation award for his commitment to the Chatham community at the annual Fishawack Festival, last weekend.


Congratulations Jeff!

Click HERE to view and print a copy of the 2024 Graduate Insert

Altar Flowers

Sunday, June 16, 2024


To the Glory of God and in Honor of Donald Underhill's 30 years of maintaining the church facilities with pride and dedication.


Nan Canfield

This Sunday’s 10:00 AM on June 16th with include Mike Maguire and Peter Hill playing En Bateau from the Petite Suite for piano, four-hands by Claude Debussy. Join us!


The Ukulele Orchestra will next meet on Saturday, July 13th at 10:00 AM. For more information please contact Peter Hill, Director of Music Ministries, at petepiano@mac.com


Our program season has finished for the 2023-2024! Thank you to all of our musicians, worship leaders, ushers, greeters, welcomers, audio technicians, and worship artists whose work throughout the program season makes our services so much better. We appreciate your dedication and willingness to add to the substance of our spiritual experiences.


CUMC’s Choral Scholar, Niamh O’Connor is co-music director for a production of The Prom being held at the Chatham Playhouse on Thursday, June 27th through Saturday, June 29th. Niamh is also co-founder of the non-profit group running the production, Theatre Leadership for Change.



For info and tickets go to: www.theaterlc.com


Faith Formation

Faith Formation groups are taking a break for the Summer!

We are grateful for all who were part of our Sunday Morning Faith Formation Groups this past year.


Groups will resume in September


Ministry Opportunity at CUMC!



The Staff Parish Relations Committee is looking to hire a Director of Children's Education and Youth Ministry. This is a part time job of 25-27 hours per week, with salary commensurate with experience.


Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone you believe may be interested in this position and in becoming a part of the new thing that God is doing here at CUMC!


Click here for job description.


Questions, interest, and resumes can be sent to:

Rev. Jeff Markay, Senior Pastor

460 Main Street

Chatham, NJ 07928

www.chathamumc.org

revjmarkay@earthlink.net

office: 973-635-7740

CUMC Food Pantry

We Need Egg Cartons

Please bring your empty egg cartons to church!

The Chatham Community Food Distribution needs more egg cartons

for the eggs to give to our guests on Wednesday afternoons. Bring them to church, or drop them off in the box outside the doors at the rear of the church.

Thank you!


Help keep our food pantry and weekly distribution sustained.


 Click Here to donate online!


Want to know more about our Pop Up Pantry and how to help? Check out our webpage.


Or, if you wish, you can contribute directly online by visiting our donation page.

Online Worship Liturgists Needed!


Please sign up to record yourself reading scriptures; this will be a blessing to our online worshiping community. 

Sign up here.

Bread Ministry


The bread ministry is looking for more volunteers to assist in collecting bread from Panera. Please contact the church office for more information.

Communities of Care


If you wish to receive a call, a text or an email from someone at the Chatham UMC community please contact the church office.

Chatham United Methodist Church

460 Main Street

Chatham, NJ 07928

(973) 635-7740

Email: info@chathamumc.org

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