February 27, 2025

Church News

March 4^thSarah Circle - Asbury Room
March 4^th Shrove Tuesday Supper - Rodda Hall 5:30 pm
March 5^th Ash Wednesday Service 7:30 pm
March 8th Men's Breakfast (Tom Franklin's home) 9:00 am
March 13^th Interfaith Iftar Dinner - Rodda Hall 6:30 pm (RSVP on CUMC website or on Iftar Dinner post below)
March 22^nd Masterwork Chorus Concert - Sanctuary 7:30 pm
March 30^th UMCOR Sunday
April 1^stSarah Circle - Asbury Room
April 27^th Flutes and Friends CUMC Benefit Concert - Sanctuary
May 11^th Brunch Church / Mother's Day

Prayers Lifted on

Sunday Feb 23rd

Of healing, for Pope Francis' recovery to good health.
For the family and friends of Kris Zingone who entered Eternal Life last week.
For the family and friends of André Hind who entered Life Eternal last week.
Of healing for Kelly S. and John C. who are both undergoing unplanned and second spinal surgery - Steve D.
Of healing and concern for cousin Maryann having surgery on Tuesday.
Of healing for Marilyn S. as she continues to recover from her critical hip replacement surgery - NC
For Marge B. as she adjusts to her relocation - NC
Of healing for a mother and her daughter who have health issues - LL
Of healing for Dean R. who is undergoing cancer treatment - Steve D.

This Sunday’s service at 10:00 am on March 2nd will feature The Covenant Choir with Mike Maguire, organ, performing J.S. Bach’s Transform Us By Thy Kindness. Join us!

The Chatham UMC Instrumental Ensemble will perform on Sunday, March 23rd. All instrumentalists are invited to play with the ensemble! If you haven’t played your instruments in a while, dust it off and join us! For more information email Peter Hill, Director of Music Ministry, at petepiano@mac.com.

The next program hosted by the Suburban Music Study Club taking place in the CUMC sanctuary will be the Grace Gimbel Scholarship Competition on Sunday, March 16th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All are invited to hear six amazing, young classical musicians perform and compete for scholarships.

April’s morning of classical music hosted by the SMSC will be Classical Does Broadway on Thursday, April 10th at 10:30 a.m. with Lauryn Byrne, Timmie Cole, and Ronald Campbell, vocalists, with Peter Hill, piano. The three performers of classical training will perform pieces of musical theatre both old and new! All are invited to this free recital.

Adult Discussion Group

The Transfiguration of Jesus is often difficult to understand. In our discussion on Sunday we’ll take a look at what the images and voices mean. When did the disciples understand this mountaintop experience? Join us after worship at 11:15 in the Asbury Room.

Lent begins on March 5^th with Ash Wednesday, and we’ll begin our Lenten study on March 9^thwith the booklet, “Living Well Through Lent 2025”, available in the church office.

For questions, please email Ron Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net

You're Invited!

Lenten Small Groups

Begin Sunday March 9th

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

Click Here to Sign Up

CUMC Happenings

Sarah Circle Meeting

Tuesday, March 4

10:00 am in the Asbury Room

The program will be a continuation of Show and Tell. Tell us about an event or favorite memory you have.

All are welcome.

Any questions call Nan Canfield.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

March 4th at 5:30 PM

Come and enjoy conversation and fellowship over a delicious meal of

pancakes and more!

We’ll have pancake races, singing,

and a ritual with

last year’s palms,

which will become the ashes for Ash Wednesday on March 5th.

Free will offering will be taken for RISE Mission Trip 2025.

Ash Wednesday Service

March 5th at 7:30 PM

Ash Wednesday worship service and the distribution of ashes

will be held in the Sanctuary on

March 5th at 7:30 PM

Looking Ahead

Easter Lilly Dedication Forms

Coming Soon!!

Our church has been invited once again to host an Iftar Dinner which ends the fast of each day in the season of Ramadan for observant Muslim believers.

The Iftar Dinner begins after the sun goes down - on March 13th that will be at 7:02 PM. Before we eat we’ll have a brief program and prayer starting at 6:30 PM that will explain some of the history of Ramadan, as well as some time for interfaith Q+A.

We hope you will join us for what promises to be a very enjoyable evening of delicious food and great company. We are limited to the first 100 people to RSVP.

To sign up, click here and fill out the form. Thank you!

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

Food Distribution

This week two young girls stopped by the church to drop off Birthday Cake kits they and their friends had assembled for the Community Food Distribution. The kits included a cake pan and all the ingredients and directions necessary to make 9 birthday cakes without the need for eggs or oil. Believe it or not, a bottle of soda can be used in place - who knew? Big THANK YOU to Katelyn and Grace.