August 6th, 2026

Church News

Summer Office Hours

Summer office hours are in effect (Mondays to Thursdays from 10am - 1pm; Fridays Closed)

Prayers from Sunday

Of joy, Happy Birthday Bella! granddaughter of Carol Lang.
Of gratitude, for healing and restoration of relationships - Ron Y.
Of healing for a friend undergoing medical treatments.
Of healing for Audrey N. recovering from a fall and broken bones in her foot - NC
Of healing of Fran R's health - LL

The Sunday 10:00 a.m. service on August 9th will include members of the Chatham UMC Flute Quartet performing a hymn medley. Join us!

The next Summer Choir opportunity will take place on Sunday, August 23rd. We’ll learn an easy anthem at 9:00 a.m. in the Music Room for our 10:00 a.m. service.

All singers are invited!

For more information contact Peter Hill, director of music ministries at petepiano@mac.com.

Rev. Jeff Markay is on Renewal Leave during the summer. The Chatham UMC Staff Parish Relations Committee is supporting the posting of previously shared messages that we think will be meaningful at this time. We'll begin posting new content again in mid September 2026 upon Pastor Jeff's return.

August 9, 2026

The Failures and Faithfulness of the Wesley Brothers

Filmed on location at St. Simon’s Island, South Carolina

Click the link below to listen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNUrtT15p4Y

Originally posted on September 3, 2023

Sanctuary Flowers!

We encourage everyone to help beautify our Sanctuary on a Sunday mornings by signing up to purchase flowers on the "Altar Flower Calendar," located on the notice board across from Pastor Jeff's office.

If you would like the church office to order the flowers, please complete an Altar Flowers Order Form (available beside the Flower Calendar) and submit it to the office with a $50 check.

Altar flowers may be dedicated in honor or in memory of a loved one, or to celebrate a special occasion. After the worship service, you are welcome to take the flowers with you. If you choose not to, the Congregational Care Ministry Team will deliver them to homebound or hospitalized CUMC members as a caring expression of God's love and our church family's support.

Questions? Contact Associate Pastor Rev. Sharon C. Yarger at scyarger@optonline.net

Community Food Distribution

When Compassion Meets Community

One of the many blessings of our Chatham Community Food Distribution ministry is the way God brings people and opportunities together in unexpected ways.

A couple of months ago, Onica Fournillier learned about our Community Food Distribution while taking a child she cares for to Play and Say classes held in our church building.

As she walked through the lower level, she noticed the shelves stocked with non-perishable food for our Wednesday distribution and the food donation box outside the back door.

Curious, she stopped by the church office with a generous question: "Would you be interested in freshly cooked meals to distribute one Wednesday afternoon?"

A couple of weeks later, true to her word, Onica arrived with about 100 beautifully prepared, freshly cooked dinners for the guests who came to the Community Food Distribution that afternoon. The meals were nutritious, delicious, and warmly appreciated by our guests.

Originally from Trinidad, Onica is the owner of "Scarlet Caterers" in Newark, NJ, where she specializes in flavorful Caribbean-inspired cuisine. We are deeply grateful for her generosity and willingness to share her gifts with our community. Her thoughtful act of kindness is a wonderful reminder that God often uses the talents and compassion of individuals to bless others in practical and meaningful ways.

To learn more about Scarlet Caterers and Onica's delicious Caribbean-inspired cooking, visit her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/scarletcaterers868/

To support the community and ministries here at

Chatham UMC.

Feel free to keep writing checks, or giving through our website, or now through Zelle!

Thank you for your generous support of our community and ministries here at Chatham UMC!

With Gratitude, The CUMC Finance Team

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.

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