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Upcoming Events
- Chatham Sustainability Fair - Sat 9/21
- Weekly Worship Service - 10am Sundays
- Faith Formation (after worship service) - Sun 9/29
- Sarah Circle meetings - Tues 10/1 and 11/5
- Blessing of the Animals - 4 pm Wed 10/2
- Troop 8 Carwash - Sat 10/5
- Brunch Church - Sun 11/17
- Father Martin Browne, Office for the Promoting of Christian Unity, Vatican - Sun Service 10/6
- Conversation and Q+A with Fr. Martin and Rev. Jeff - Rodda Hall 11:15 am, Sun 10/6
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Prayers Lifted on Sunday, September 15th
- Of healing, for a young couple who have lost a baby through a miscarriage - Ron Y.
- Of concern and healing, for a friend in drug rehab.
- For parents of young children.
- For children, youth, young adults as they navigate these seasons of life.
- Of healing, for Vera L. who has been diagnosed with ALS - Steve D.
- For Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, as she begins her ministry in the Greater NJ Conference of the UMC.
- For peace in Israel and Palestine.
- For peace in Ukraine.
- For peace in Sudan.
- For refugees and internally displaced people fleeing from violence.
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The Adult Discussion Group meets regularly on Sunday mornings after worship to further discuss the week’s gospel lesson. Occasionally, we focus on specific topics for Advent and Lent. This year we’ll also include discussions about what it means to live a Christian life. What does Paul say about that? What is faith, and how do we use it? What is prayer, and how does it work?
We’ll resume our weekly meetings on Sunday, September 22, at 11:15 in the Asbury Room after worship. Come join us.
Questions? Contact Ronald Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net.
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In response to interest and requests from parents in our congregation, this fall we’ll be offering a Faith Formation opportunity for children up to and including 4th graders during part of our 10:00 am worship service. Children will head to their Faith Formation group right after the scripture reading and before the sermon. The group will be led by members of the congregation, will include Singing and Signing with Peter Hill, and will meet twice a month. The dates for this opportunity in September are Sunday, September 15th (Rally Day) and the 29th.
After September, the group will meet on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Stay tuned for more details!
Faith Formation groups for Middle School (grades 5-8) and High School (grades 9-12) will meet following the 10:00 am worship service from 11:15 am - noon, beginning on Sunday, September 29th.
Questions? Interested in helping?
Contact Pastor Sharon Yarger at scyarger@optonline.net or at the church office.
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This Sunday's service on September 22nd at 10:00 AM will feature the sopranos and altos of the Covenant Choir singing You Say by Lauren Daigle. Join us!
Next up to begin for our new music program season will be the Wesley Ringers, starting on Tuesday, September 24th at 7:15 PM in the sanctuary. If you are not yet part of the bell choir but would like to find out more, please contact Peter Hill, Director of Music Ministries, at petepiano@mac.com.
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Vatican Official to Speak
at the Chatham UMC
Sunday, October 6, 2024
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Schedule
10am Worship: Father Martin Browne, Office for the Promoting of Christian Unity at the Vatican will preach. (Sanctuary)
11:15am Coffee Hour Round Table Conversation, and Q+A with Fr. Martin Browne and Rev. Jeff Markay (Rodda Hall)
Fr. Martin and Pastor Jeff met at The World Methodist Council meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden in August, 2024. They had some wonderful conversations and discussions about Catholic and Methodist Dialogue and ecumenical friendship. That conversation and friendship will continue on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at the Chatham UMC!
We hope you will invite your friends and neighbors, who are Protestant, Catholic, former Catholic, Spiritual But Not Religious, of any faith background at all, to come to Chatham UMC on Sunday morning, October 6th. It will be memorable!
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During the Sunday service on September 29th, we will be blessing Prayer Shawls made by members of our congregation.
Prayers Shawls provide the recipients with comfort and peace during good times and difficult ones.
If at some point you were given a Prayer Shawl and would like to have it blessed, bring it to church on the 29th!
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We will be giving out vote-ive candles on Sunday, September 22 as a prayer resource that can be practiced for the next 40 days that lead up to the national election. All are invited to light this candle and spend a few moments praying for peace. Along with the candle, a card with the following words will be available: | |
Thanks to the Church Council for organizing another terrific Rally Day Picnic. The food was delicious, the music was fun, the table conversations were wonderful! Here are some pictures | |
CUMC Food Distribution and Pantry
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CUMC Community Food Pantry will be participating in the the Chatham Sustainability Fair and EV Expo this Saturday. We would love to see you! After you've shopped at the Farmers Market please stop by our booth. | | | |
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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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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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