December 11, 2025

Church News

Upcoming Events

Dec 13th - Men's Breakfast 9:00 am (see below)
Dec 13th - Blue Christmas Service 3:30 pm (see below)
Dec 14th - Kids Connection during the 10:00 am service
Dec 14th - Advent Gathering at the Parsonage 4:30-6:00 pm
Dec 17th Christmas Flower Donations and Special Giving form due in the office
Jan 5th - Suburban Music Study Club music program 7:00 pm
Church office will be closed from Dec 24th - Jan 2nd

Journey with us from Advent to Christmas! Click here

Prayers from December 7 th

Of gratitude for safe travels and time with family.
Of healing for Fran R. as she recovers from flu - NC
For Bruce who's struggling with health issues.
For Patty who is getting sober.
For those who are incarcerated, and or their families.
For Frank, Chris and Alex as Frank recovers from a back injury.
For a friend who is recovering from flu.
Fora friend who is recovering from shoulder surgery.
Of healing for Megan M. who will have surgery on Friday in CA - NC
Of healing for Marge A. as she heals from shoulder surgery - NC

Christmas Poinsettia Order Forms

are available!

Donations this year will be given to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for ongoing disaster relief and recovery efforts in Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

The beautiful poinsettia display at Christmas time has always been the hallmark of the Advent Celebration. If you wish to participate you can:

pick up an order form from outside the Church Office.
download one HERE and print it at home.
or if you don't have a printer, you can email your order details to the church office at csmith@chathamumc.org

Orders must be received in the office by

Wednesday, December 17^th

Advent Study Group

On Sunday, our Advent Small Group listens to the voices of Mary, Zechariah (father of John the Baptist), and the Gospel of John. Both Mary and Zechariah offer canticles, or songs, upon the visitation of the Angel Gabriel to them. Now, unlike Mary, Zechariah was made mute after he responded to Gabriel. What happened?? How we respond to God’s message can make a huge difference in our lives. Come hear what these two key people of the Christmas story said. We’ll meet in the Asbury Room after worship at 11:15 am

CUMC’s third Sunday of Advent service at 10:00 am will include The Wesley Ringers performing Austrian Carol, Still, Still, Still with Mike Maguire, organ, and The Covenant Choir singing Dan Forrest’s The Work of Christmas. Join us!

The first music program of 2026 in CUMC’s sanctuary will be Music For The New Year on Monday evening, January 5th at 7:00 p.m. with Merynda Adams, harp, and Elizabeth “Poppy” Song, violin. All are invited to this gentle recital in candlelight hosted by the Suburban Music Study Club. Audience members may light a candle of hope.

Upcoming Events at CUMC

Blue Christmas Service

This year’s Blue Christmas Service will be held on

Saturday, December 13^th at 3:30 pm

in the sanctuary of the Chatham United Methodist Church

(460 Main Street, Chatham, NJ)

followed by light refreshments and shared fellowship.

A Blue Christmas Service is a break from

the hectic pace of the days leading up to Christmas,

offering a time of quiet reflection,

candle lighting, readings, music, and prayers.

We invite you on December 13^th, for a peaceful time of

comfort and rest during this busy Christmas Season.

Parking and elevator service are available

48 ELMWOOD AVE, CHATHAM, NJ 07928

We hope you can come and bring an appetizer type dish to share. We’ll put a fire in the fireplace, light the candles, pour punch in the punchbowl, heat the apple cider on the stove, bring out the Christmas carol booklets, and open the door FOR YOU!

With love and welcome,

Jeff Markay and Julie Yarborough

Upcoming Community Events

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