Chatham Interfaith Council Canned Food Drive

Come join the Chatham Interfaith Council in honoring the legacy of Dr. King by bringing canned goods to the Chatham United Methodist Church back parking lot, for the Community Food Pantry on Monday, January 15, 2024 from 10am-12NOON, and then join us for a brief service in our Sanctuary celebrating the life and wisdom of Dr. King.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Service

Monday January 15, 2024

12:00pm in the Sanctuary

Sponsored by the Chatham Interfaith Council and the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee of Chatham Borough.

Chatham United Methodist Church

460 Main Street

Chatham NJ 07928

chathamumc.org

Human Relations Sunday

January 14, 2024

The Human Relations Day offering supports social justice and outreach ministries that empower all God’s children to realize their full potential as human beings in relationship with one another. This fund helps encourage that potential through ministries like the Community Developers Program, multiethnic ministries and countless other projects across the United Methodist connection.

Special Giving envelopes will be available on Sunday, January 8th. Read more about this Special Sunday by clicking here.

Arthur Nunes

Visitation Hours with the Arthur Nunes Family will be Friday, January 19, 2024 from 5-7PM at Woody’s Funeral Home, 163 Oakwood Avenue Orange, NJ 07050. A special time of sharing words of remembrance about Arthur and prayers will be at 6.30pm. Funeral Service for Arthur Nunes, Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 9:30am (Note new time), Chatham UMC Sanctuary

Followed by burial at The Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Followed by luncheon in Chatham UMC's Rodda Hall.

CUMC volunteers needed:

If you would like to help with serving food and providing welcome and hospitality for the luncheon, please contact Hilary Stannard at: Hillystann84@gmail.com.

If you would like to help the CUMC Men’s Group with ushering and greeting, please contact Dave Bramwell at: dbramwell@gmail.com

Now that the busyness of the holidays is behind us and we are all looking forward to what the New Year has to bring, on behalf of myself and the Congregational Care Committee, thank you all, too many to name here, who participated in the Blue Christmas Service, held on December 16th, 2023. Following the service, a lady came up to me and shared that she first attended the Blue Christmas Service two years ago, following her sister’s death. She said “I found so much comfort in the music, prayers, message, and candle lighting that I have made it a point to attend each year since. I look forward to embracing the hope and assurance it provides for my everyday life.” Another person who attended with a friend, and it was her first Blue Christmas Service, said “I almost changed my mind at the last minute about coming, but I didn’t want to disappoint my friend after she had invited me. So, here I am and I am grateful that I came, it’s a beautiful service.” These are just a few comments; our Blue Christmas Service is for all who desire a time of peacefulness during the holiday season.

Sincerely,

Chris Fillimon

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Adult Discussion Group

After the reception for Sami in Rodda Hall, we’ll meet for an abbreviated study of Mark 1:4-11. Here, John the Baptist tells of the coming of one greater than he, and he then baptizes Jesus in the River Jordan. What do you know about your baptism? Who was there to see it? Join our Adult Discussion Group this Sunday as we meet in the Asbury Room at about 11:20am this week. Any questions? Contact Ron Yarger at ryarger@optonline.net. 

This Sunday’s 10.00am service will feature The Covenant Choir singing Mark Miller’s Home By Another Road. Join us!

The Ukulele Orchestra will next practice together on Saturday, January 27th at 10:00am, online and in person. For more information contact Peter Hill, Director of Music Ministries at petepiano@mac.com.

The Suburban Music Study Club will host a recital of classical music in Chatham UMC’s sanctuary on Sunday afternoon, February 11th at 3:00 p.m. Collaborating with the Plainfield Music Club, the program will feature: Viviana Kaszubski, voice, Paul DiDario, piano, Jonathan Morales, voice, accompanied by Peter Hill, piano, and Sophia Agranovich, piano. All are invited to this free recital. 

Chatham Interfaith Council

Invitation to Screen the Documentary:

The Case for Love

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

At 4.00pm or 7.00pm

The Chatham Interfaith Council meets together each month in our various houses of worship to pray, to share a meal, to plan and work together for the Common Good of all people in our community, especially those who are hurting. At our most recent meeting, we viewed a trailer for a new documentary entitled: The Case For Love. The documentary has been endorsed and promoted by the National Council of Churches of the United States of America, and features people of various backgrounds and affiliations, who are working to build bridges between people, and exhibit faithful love in very difficult settings. The Chatham Interfaith Council is encouraging our congregations to purchase tickets to see this documentary on the one night that it is being shown in movie theaters throughout the country: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 4PM and 7PM. The closest theater that is screening this documentary is the Cinemark Theater located at 1670 US Route 22 East, Watchung NJ 07069.

Here is the link to purchase tickets: https://www.cinemark.com/movies/a-case-for-love?showDate=2024-01-09

Here is the link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLTxUBCbLiQ

We hope you can come!

Sincerely,

Members of the Chatham Interfaith Council

Chatham United Methodist Church

460 Main Street

Chatham, NJ 07928

(973) 635-7740

Email: info@chathamumc.org