March 27th, 2025

Church News

March 30^th UMCOR Sunday
March 30^th Christian Unity Roundtable - Our Lady of the Lake Church, Sparta 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
April 1^stSarah Circle - Asbury Room
April 10^th Suburban Music Study Club - Classical Does Broadway. CUMC 10:30 am
April 11^th Easter Flower Donation and Mission Giving Forms due
April 12^th Men's Breakfast
May 11^th Brunch Church / Mother's Day

Prayers Lifted on

Sunday March 9th

For the family and friends of a friend who died unexpectedly in PA - NC
For the family of Nina H who entered Eternal Life on March 13th - NC
For those living in Gaza, Ukraine and all war torn regions.
For those looking for meaningful work.
Of healing for Julie who is being treated for cancer again.
For families going through grief and loss.
Of Joy! Congratulations to our Choral Scholars Jack, Lauren and Ben, and also Anna Insua and Dan Cvetkovic for fighting the flu bug and giving a fantabulous performance. The show must go on! - NC

Rev. Jeff Markay has been invited by Paterson Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church to be an ecumenical partner in roundtable conversations about our Oneness in Christ, and our shared Christian discipleship. These will take place in Morris County, Sussex County, and Passaic County. The Chatham UMC and friends are invited to come to any of the Christian Unity Roundtables but the closest one to Chatham is on Sunday March 23, 2025 from 4-6PM at the St. Peter the Apostle Church, located at 189 Baldwin Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

All are welcome!

This Sunday’s 10:00 am service on March 30th will include Dorothy McCorry, Zrinka Cvetkovic, and Ron Yarger on flutes performing Mozart’s Ave Verum and the Covenant Choir performing Edward Elgar’s Ave Verum. Join us!

The Suburban Music Study Club will host Classical Does Broadway on Thursday, April 10th at 10:30 a.m. in our CUMC sanctuary with Lauryn Byrne, Timmie Cole, and Ronald Campbell, vocalists, accompanied by Peter Hill, piano. Three performers of classical training will perform pieces of musical theatre both old and new! All are invited to this free recital.

Easter Flowers

The proceeds from the 2025 Easter flowers will go toward the following 3 ministries

Administrative Costs incurred by Chatham UMC to support the CUMC Food Pantry
The General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church
Hospital #5 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

CUMC Happenings

Sarah Circle

Asbury Room

Tuesday, April 1^stat 10:00 am

This month's program will feature

Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History at Drew University.

Dr. Boggan will speak on Methodist Women.

All are welcome

You're Invited!

Lenten Small Groups

Continuing on Sunday's and Monday's until April 14th

Wherever you may be on your faith journey, we welcome you to connect with fellow pilgrims for conversation, reflection, prayer, and community during the six-week season of Lent. Each group meeting lasts approximately one hour, and participants are welcome to attend one, some, or all sessions. Our guide and companion through the season will be the daily devotional Living Well Through Lent 2025: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit In Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind. It offers a holistic approach to receiving and sharing God’s transformative love. Print copies are available in the church office, and it is offered in various electronic formats. Groups will meet in “hybrid” format – in person in the Asbury Room and via Zoom on:

Sundays (3/9 – 4/13) at 11:15 am (Ron Yarger, facilitator)

Mondays (3/10 – 4/14) at 7:00 pm (Pastor Sharon Yarger, facilitator)

For further information or to receive the Zoom invitations contact

Associate Pastor Sharon Yarger at scyarger@optonline.net

Faith Formation at CUMC

Sunday Morning Faith Formation

Whirl Kids (4^th grade and younger) meets the second and fourth Sundays of each month during part of the 10:00 am worship service. Children leave the worship service after the scripture reading and are led down the hallway to Classroom 6. Parents and other adults from our congregation lead the group in singing, Bible reading, a fun video and activities related to the day’s scripture reading. Parents/caregivers pick their children up at the conclusion of the worship service.

Middle School (grades 5-8) meets each Sunday at 11:15 am in the Library. Under the leadership of Matthew Beland, this group explores the day’s scripture reading through conversation and activities designed for growing together in our faith

High School (grades 9-12) meets each Sunday at 11:15 am in the Wesley Room. Under the leadership of Pastor Sharon Yarger, the group gathers for conversation around the day’s scripture reading and current event topics, as we seek to grow together in our faith

Questions? Interested in getting involved? Contact Pastor Sharon Yarger at scyarger@optonine.net or at the church office.

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

Community Events

Food Distribution

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