September 26th, 2024

Church News

Upcoming Events

Blessing of Prayer Shawls - 10am Service, Sun 9/29
Faith Formation (every 2nd Sunday after 10am service ) - commencing 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
Conversation and Q+A with Fr. Martin and Rev. Jeff - 11:15 am, Sun 10/6 Rodda Hall
Brunch Church - Sun 11/17

Prayers Lifted on Sunday, September 22nd

For peace with Justice in the Middle East.
For peace within, for peace in our nation, for peace in our world.
Of healing for Rosemary.
Of healing for Lou.
Of healing for Deb.
Of healing for Kris.
For Joe, who is waiting on a job offer.

Sarah Circle

will meet on

Tuesday, October 1

10:00 AM

in the

Asbury Room

Our program will be informal and a time to catch up on our summer activities.

All are welcome

On Sunday, the Adult Discussion Group looks deeper into Mark 9: 38-50, in which Jesus encourages his disciples to let others perform miracles when they follow his teachings, to remove those things that keep us from loving, and to be salt for each other.

What makes us salt in our relationships?

And does Jesus really want us to cut off our hand when we stumble??

Join us in the Asbury Room after worship at 11:15am.

Questions? Contact Ronald Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net.

Faith Formation News!

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 4^th 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 next date for this opportunity is this Sunday, September 29^th.

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.

This Sunday's service on September 29nd at 10:00 AM will will include the Choral Scholars with the Ukulele Orchestra and Mike Maguire, bass performing Caravan of Love. Join us!

The next music group that will be starting up for our new music program season will be the Instrumental Ensemble. If you play an instrument and would like to be part of the Ensemble email Peter Hill, Director of Music Ministries at petepiano@mac.com

Vatican Official to Speak

at the Chatham UMC

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Fr. Martin Browne, OSB, from the Office for Christian Unity at the Vatican will preach the sermon at the 10am Worship Service. All are welcome! He will then stay for coffee hour and a round table conversation with Rev. Jeff Markay and the gathered community at 11:15am in the Fellowship Hall. All are invited and welcome for coffee, tea, bagels, conversation and Q+A.

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!

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!

We will be giving out vote-ive candles again on Sunday, September 29 as a prayer resource that can be practiced for remaining 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:

CUMC Food Distribution and Pantry

Thank you

St. Patrick Church

Last week, 4 members from St. Patrick Church dropped off 4 car loads of non-perishable groceries that were collected at St. Pat's for the Food Pantry as part of the Chatham Interfaith Council initiative that asks local churches to get involved on a regular basis by collecting food monthly. Deacon Mark Nixon, and his wife Barbara volunteer every Wednesday afternoon at the Food Distribution and are are familiar with the process of sorting the food and stocking the shelves.

Chatham Sustainability Fair

Volunteers from the Wednesday Food Distribution came out last Saturday to crew the CUMC Food Pantry table at the Chatham Sustainability Fair.

Left to right are Mary Goodbread, Mark Nixon, Len Resto, Rob, Chris and Frank Fillemon and Catriona Smith. Missing from the picture are Rev. Jeff Markay, Anne and Barbara Bennett, and Devishree.