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Weekly News & Updates
Happy New Year!
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Prayers Lifted on Sunday, January 1, 2022
- For aging parents, grant them wisdom and discernment
- For parents of young children, grant them patience and love
- For a little one in our congregation who is going through medical tests
- For people who make mistakes
- Of healing for my friend Janet in rehab after a broken hip
- Of healing for my friend, Donna, with infected sores from chemotherapy
- Of Concern for my nephew John who is undergoing aortic valve replacement on Jan. 5th - Peggy P.
- For my granddaughter, Brittany B., that she has a successful gallbladder operation on Monday - HS
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Richard T. Irwin, member at Chatham UMC, entered Life Eternal on July 31, 2022. Richard moved to Florida a few years ago to live with family. His daughter sent us an email last week. We give thanks for Richard, who in Christ, is now healed, and lives on in God’s Eternal Love.
Cards of love and condolence can be sent to his daughter and son in law in Valrico, Florida:
Victor and Amanda Jusino
2907 Mossy Timber Trail
Valrico, Florida 33596
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Epiphany White Gift Sunday will be
celebrated this Sunday, January 8th
This year we will celebrate our Epiphany Service on Sunday, January 8th. We have decided to give the Magi a few extra days to make their long journey! Our White Gifts this year will once again benefit Our Promise. Our Promise is a day center for those facing homelessness in Morristown; it is under the umbrella of the Family Promise organization. The suggested list for White Gift donations will be provided at the Christmas Eve worship services and by Clicking Here.
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De-decorating the Sanctuary
After worship on Sunday, January 8, 2023
All are invited to help take down the Christmas banners, Christmas trees, ornaments and wreath after worship on Sunday, January 8, 2023. We will likely start about 11:15am and finish by 12Noon. Feel free to wear comfortable clothes to church!
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Adult Bible Study
This Sunday the Adult Class explores the Visit of the Magi with Jesus and his mother. What did they bring to the child, and what would you bring? Come join us at 11:15 after worship in the Asbury room. If you have questions, contact Ronald Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net.
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Knitting/Crocheting Class
Next meeting to be held Wednesday, January 11th, at 7-8:30PM
Beginners to Experts can participate in this exciting Congregational Care Ministry. We will show you the skills needed to make a simple Prayer Shawl that will bring Comfort, Love, and Joy.
“With your love and prayers knitted/crocheted into every stich, your Prayer Shawl will become a treasured gift for a specific person.” For more details and to read the flier Please Click Here.
For more details and questions, contact Chris at: ckess119@aol.com
Please let us know you are coming by contacting the office or signing the bulletin board outside Jeff's office.
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Music News
This Sunday’s 10:00 a.m. service will feature the Covenant Choir singing Alfred Burt’s Nigh Bethlehem directed by our own organist and accompanist, Mike Maguire. Join us!
The next recital that will take place in our sanctuary will be the Suburban Music Study Club’s offering on Thursday morning of January 12th at 10:30 a.m. Classical music of Chopin, Brahms, Mompou, Prokofiev, and Walker will be performed by guests Melissa Juska, voice, Kelsey Lee, piano and our own music director, Peter Hill, performing piano. All are welcome to this free recital!
Thank you to our music groups for providing captivating music during the season of Advent and Christmas! All of our music groups will begin again after the Christmas break. If you are interested in the Covenant Choir, Ukulele Orchestra, Praise Band, Wesley Ringers, or Instrumental Ensemble contact, music director, Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com. Join us this year for the rest of the season in 2023!
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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.
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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
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Current Masking Status & Links
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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
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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!
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Online Worship Liturgists Needed!
Please sign up to read and 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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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.
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Chatham United Methodist Church
460 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 635-7740
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