Prayers Lifted on
Sunday December 17, 2023
During last Sunday's worship service, we received the following requests for prayers...
- Of gratitude, for caregivers.
- Of healing, for my mother, whose dementia is worsening.
- Of healing, prayer for Carol, having surgery on her shoulder tomorrow.
- Of healing, for Cathy, who is undergoing hand surgery on Wednesday.
- Of healing, for Arthur, as he continues to heal at St Barnabas. Keep Audrey in your prayers too.
- Of healing and concern, for Christian's family. Christian passed away last Wednesday.
- Of healing and concern, for Alex, as he continues to deal with medical issues.
- Of healing and concern, for Pamela, our daughter in law having surgery Wednesday morning, December 20th. She is having three cervical vertebrae removed, metal plate put in near vocal chords, nerves etc at New England Baptist Hospital.
- Of healing and concern, for John, who is having surgery on Wednesday. For John and his family, that surgery is successful.
- Of healing and concern, for Mary Anne, having surgery tomorrow.
- Of healing for Mary.
- For all who are traveling this week.
- Of travel, for college students coming home for Christmas and for families who are traveling to be together.
- For Israel and Palestine. For Russia and Ukraine and all who suffer the violence of war.
- For Veronica, as she mourns the loss of husband Alan and her Mom, and as Veronica cares for her Father and Brother in hospice.
- For Bob, as he continues to mourn the loss of Angela.
- For Zandie, as she mourns the loss of her husband and Father in law.
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As we come to the end of 2023, we would like to thank all of those who have supported our efforts to ease the food insecurity that affects our local neighbors. We are grateful for all of our volunteers that come every week to the Chatham Community Food Distribution, those volunteers that come weekly to restock our pantry and shelves and we appreciate every one of you that has supported us through donation and prayer. | |
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Our Christmas Gifts
Thank you for your support of our Christmas Poinsettia Mission Gifts. We are blessed to receive your gifts, given to the glory of God, which have been used to beautify our Sanctuary and to benefit the following: CUMC Community Food Pantry, UMCOR Disaster Relief and Hospital #5 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The list of dedications will be available Christmas Eve. If you are unable to join us on Christmas, you may click here to see the keepsake
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Ministry Opportunity at CUMC!
The Staff Parish Relations Committee is looking to hire a Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministry. This is a part time job of 25-27 hours per week, with salary commensurate with experience.
Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone you believe may be interested in this position and in becoming a part of the new thing that God is doing here at CUMC!
Click here for job description.
Questions, interest, and resumes can be sent to:
Rev. Jeff Markay, Senior Pastor
460 Main Street
Chatham NJ 07928
www.chathamumc.org
revjmarkay@earthlink.net
office: 973-635-7740
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To donate online, please click on the image.
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Between wrapping presents and visiting with loved ones, consider adding CUMC to your annual donation list. You can easily provide an online donation from our website, http://bit.ly/donateCUMC , or visit our front office whenever your schedule allows. | | | |
An Invitation to You, your Family, Friends and Neighbors! | |
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Service Times for Next Weekend
Our service time for Sunday December 31 is 10:00am.
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A Note from our Lay Leaders
Dear Friends,
Thank you for supporting and donating so generously to CUMC's Staff Holiday Gift Giving. It's a thoughtful way to express our thanks and appreciation to our staff, as we continued our ministries for the Church and her congregation. Those who will receive your gift are very grateful, and thank each and every one of you for thinking of them during this busy time of year. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and heathy New Year!
Thank you,
Chris Fillimon and Hal Burlingame
Co-Lay Leaders
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Dear Friends in the Chatham UMC,
On behalf of a grateful staff, thank you for your generous Christmas gifts to each of us. We are grateful to you, for the gifts and for this wonderful church.
Merry Christmas!!
Rev. Jeff Markay
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Adult Discussion Group
The Adult Discussion Group will not meet on Sundays, December 24th or 31st, but we will resume our sessions on January 7th with a discussion of that Sunday’s gospel lesson. Wishing you a blessed Christmas of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. For further information about the Discussion Group, please contact Ron Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net.
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On Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24th we will enjoy much inspiring music! During our morning 10:00am service, our Chatham UMC Ukulele Orchestra will perform The Little Drummer Boy with Steve Davis, drums, and The Friendly Beasts with guest singer, Pastor Sharon Yarger. For the evening 5:00pm service, our Choral Scholars will sing with our musical friend, Merynda Adams, harp. For the 8:00 p.m. service the Covenant Choir will sing and Ron Yarger and Dorothy McCorry will perform flute duets.
The next recital in our CUMC sanctuary will take place on Monday evening, January 8th at 7:00pm hosted by the Suburban Music Study Club. Carolyn Enger, piano and Merynda Adams, harp will perform “Music For The New Year,” a gentle, candlelit recital with an opportunity for audience members to light a candle of hope. All are invited to this free recital.
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Welcoming New Members to the Chatham UMC
If you would like to become a member of the Chatham UMC, please contact Rev. Jeff Markay at 973-635-7740 or revjmarkay@earthlink.net.
We thank God for the new people whom God leads to the Chatham UMC. Every new member of this community, makes God’s dreams for this community that much more complete!
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As we begin a new year of ministry, we are invited to some significant worship and service experiences. These opportunities can be seen as:
- A witness to the best of Christianity
- An opportunity to grow in relationship with God
- A doorway to community
- Living in the flow of God’s love
- And so much more…
We hope you can come!
December 31, 2023
Sunday Morning Worship at 10:00am
During worship we will have a spiritual practice of letting go of that which we want to leave in the past. The service will begin in the sanctuary but will end with us putting some papers in a lit fire pit on the Main Street plaza in front of our sanctuary.
January 7, 2024
Epiphany Sunday
We present gifts for the Christ Child who comes disguised in the homeless community in Morristown. All are invited to bring socks, underwear, toiletry items and monetary donations that can be given to ministries in Morristown to support their care for the homeless population.
Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 10:00am
Remembering and Reaffirming our Baptism Sunday
If interested in being baptized, contact Pastor Jeff at 973-635-7740
Monday, January 15, 2024
Martin Luther King Day Food Collection 10am-12Noon
Located in our back parking lot from 10am-12Noon, followed by our annual Martin Luther King Day Service in our sanctuary at 12Noon.
Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 10:00am
Brunch Church in Rodda Hall
All are invited to come, bring a breakfast casserole, dish, food to share. We’ll supply the coffee, tea, bagels, cream cheese, nametags, etc. Brunch Church will include scriptures, a message for children, for youth and adults, sacred music, community building, and a time of prayer.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 7:00pm
A Time for Meditation and Music featuring Merynda Adams on Harp
See below.
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A Note From Family Promise | |
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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.
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Faith Formation (Sunday School) takes place on Sunday mornings at 11:15am for
Kindergarteners and up!
Whirl Kids (K – 4th grade) Sundays at 11:15am meet with Jenee James and Peter Hill in Room 6. For music, a fun video, and activities related to the day’s Bible reading.
Middle School (5th-8th grade) –Sundays at 11:15am meet with Matthew Beland in the Library for community building and growing together in our faith.
High School – Sundays at 11:15am meet with Sami Main, our Director of Children's and Youth Ministry, in the Wesley Room.
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Online Worship Liturgists Needed!
Please sign up to record yourself reading scriptures; this will be a blessing to our online worshiping community.
Sign up here.
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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.
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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.
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Chatham United Methodist Church
460 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 635-7740
Email: info@chathamumc.org
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