Weekly News & Updates

January 19, 2023

Prayers Lifted on Sunday, January 15, 2023

For Sally and Bob on the loss of Bob's mother
For Zrinka C. in the death of her father in Croatia
For Bob Adams as he prepares for a pacemaker procedure on January 24th
Of healing and pain management for SB after a bad fall and surgery
For travel mercies on those returning home
For AC in a new job, please grant him peace and success
For B & A in accepting and asking for help as they age
Of peace of mind for my mother, Cena
Oh healing and concern for Joan & Carol, both recovering from falls - Nina T.

Office News

The church office will be closed Friday, January 20th.

We apologize for any inconvenience!

This Week

Conversation on the State of the United Methodist Church and Its Stance on LGBTQIA+ Inclusion

Pastor Jeff will share a brief overview of the disaffiliation process that some churches in the US are considering. (There are a handful in the Greater NJ.) He will also describe ways that United Methodists discern God’s will using the wholistic and faithful Wesleyan Quadrilateral which honors and respects different ways that God can speak to us through Scripture, Reason, Experience and Tradition. This Coffee and Conversation event is meant for Chatham UMC members and friends.

Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 11:15am in Rodda Hall

and

Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 5:00PM via Zoom.

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Adult Bible Study

The Adult Class will not meet this Sunday, as we will join the Conversation on the State of the United Methodist Church and Its Stance on LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Rodda Hall after worship.

Music News

This Sunday’s 10:00 a.m. service will feature the Covenant Choir singing Victor C. Johnson’s arrangement of the hymn, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.

The Ukulele Orchestra will next meet in-person and online on Saturday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m. in the Asbury Room and on Zoom. For more information contact, Peter Hill, music director at petepiano@mac.com.

The next recital in Chatham UMC’s sanctuary will take place on Thursday morning of February 9th ay 10:30 a.m. as the Suburban Music Study Club hosts noted pianists, Paul DiDario and Carolyn Enger. All are invited to these free mornings of classical music!

Worship for Children

Faith Formation (Sunday School) takes place on Sunday mornings at 11:15 for Kindergarteners and up!

Whirl Kids (K – 4th grade) Sundays at 11:15 am in Room 6.

Middle School (5th-8th grade) –Sundays at 11:15 am in the Library.

High School Discussion – Sundays at 11:15 am meet with David Gaitan (our Simpson seminarian) and Matthew Beland in the Wesley Room.

Questions?

Email Sharon Yarger at scyarger@optonline.net

or David Gaitán at dgaitan@drew.edu

Current Masking Status & Links

The CUMC Church Council has voted unanimously to follow the CDC Covid Data tracker for Morris County to evaluate weekly Covid levels. This tracker is used to guide us in determining our indoor mask usage for all CUMC functions. Covid levels and recommendations are updated weekly on Thursday nights by the CDC. These updates will be used at CUMC from Friday-Friday and will state if masks required (high level) or optional (medium/low). You may check to see what the current Morris County Covid levels are prior to coming by clicking below.

Check Covid Level Here

CUMC Rides for David

We are scheduling rides for our seminarian, David Gaitan, to get to and from church from his home in Madison. Please follow this link to sign up. Thank you for your help!

Online Worship Liturgists Needed!

Please sign up to read and 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.

CUMC Food Pantry

Help keep our food pantry and weekly distribution sustained.

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.

Chatham United Methodist Church

460 Main Street

Chatham, NJ 07928

(973) 635-7740

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