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Prayers Lifted on
Sunday November 5, 2023
During last Sunday's worship service, we received the following requests for prayers...
- Of gratitude, for and prayers for the peacemakers.
- Of gratitude, for family connections.
- Of healing, for Palestinians, for Israelis - healing, peace, love, safety.
- Of healing, for Laura, a family friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
- Of healing, for Rita M, a dear friend, who is going through chemo.
- Of healing, for Alex, as he continues with medical testing.
- Of healing, for my brother Tony, who his dealing with congestive heart failure. LC
- Of healing, for a daughter who is undergoing surgery for the removal of a large cyst.
- For Brian and his recovery after a fall.
- For Richard Z, whose mother entered eternal life on October 25. NC
- For war torn regions in the world especially in Ukraine, Israel and Palestine.
- For Dan O, recovering from a bike accident.
- For Brandon's Aunt who has stage 4 cancer.
- For Israeli refugees, Rivka and Divorilea.
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Sunday's November 12th service will feature members of The CUMC Ukulele Orchestra performing Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) by John Newton and Chris Tomlin. Join us!
The Ukulele Orchestra will next meet in-person and online Saturday, November 18th at 10:00am in the Asbury Room and on Zoom. For more information contact Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com.
If you play an instrument and would be interested in joining the Instrumental Ensemble, they will be performing on Sunday, December 4th. For more information contact Peter Hill at the above email.
Save The Date: The Suburban Music Study Club will host a recital on Thursday, December 14th at 10:30am in our very own CUMC Sanctuary featuring Mike Maguire, organ and piano, Lauryn Boyle, voice, with Peter Hill, piano, and Carol Walker, dulcimer. All are invited to this “Music For the Holidays” themed recital. Refreshments will be served following.
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Adult Discussion Group
Join Peter Hill, CUMC Director of Music Ministries, to discuss questions big and small around hymns, sacred songs, and hymnology with our Adult Discussion Group. Starting with defining a hymn and a hymnal the discussion will also explore the diversity of hymns and present-day questions like “what do hymns do for congregations and churchgoers?” and, “how can hymns provide spiritual substance in today’s world?” All are invited on Sundays, November 12th and 19th, at 11:15am in the Asbury Room after the morning worship service!
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On The Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men
By Richard Rohr
At September’s Men’s Breakfast Jeff introduced us to this wonderful collection of daily meditations. Richard Rohr, who last spoke at CUMC in 2017, is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, located in Albuquerque, NM. His Daily Meditations is a journey toward transformation.
Male spirituality isn’t typically seen as a “thing”, but it is. At the risk of sounding sexist, I’ll say that men are more typically outwardly focused, with competitive sports (and combat?) being an example of that. Men are less likely than women to be inwardly focused. Rohr takes us on a journey inward, to transform pain, hurt, and failure into love and acceptance – of ourselves and of others. Here are a couple examples.
From Day 10, “Every man wants to discover something, to find what is missing here by journeying to a new place. We forget that we take the same old self to the new place…. Eventually, the young man realizes that what he is searching for cannot be found externally. Nothing outside the self can substantially change us or make us happy unless it realigns us internally.” From Day 70, “Biblical faith is the freedom not to know, not to have answers for everything…faith is actually having the security to be insecure.” Each daily meditation concludes with a question or two, as a challenge to go inward such as, “How do I experience faith? How do others react to my faith?”
While I haven’t completed all 366 meditations, I know already that this is an excellent guide for men, and perhaps women, who are open to the possibility of transformation, to seeing themselves and things differently. Being an adult and having had some life experiences will help make this book more beneficial in my view. I’ll see that our library gets a copy.
Reviewed by Ronald Yarger
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Come for dinner, come see or show or even better participate in the Talent Show! A potato bar will be available for dinner complete with butter, chili, cheese, onions, salsa and anything else you like with baked potato! Free will offerings will fund our youth mission trip to RISE in July, 2024.
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Pumpkins might still be in the patch but we are already planning ahead for Thanksgiving, Advent, and beyond!
Here are a list of dates and events to keep in mind...
November:
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11/11 Thanksgiving in a Box Drive- 10am-noon CUMC rear lot
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11/18 Annual Turkey Drive 9am-2pm-look for the truck near CUMC rear lot
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11/21 Chatham Interfaith Thanksgiving Service- 7.30pm St Patrick Roman Catholic Church, 41 Oliver St, Chatham
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11/23 Happy Thanksgiving- (office closed noon 11/22 and reopens 11/27)
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12/3 First Sunday of Advent- Look for Poinsettia forms!
December:
Information about Sticky Bun Sales, Cookies4Life coming soon!
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Chatham High School Presents:
Macbeth
Chatham High School Auditorium
Thursday, November 16, 4:00pm
Friday, November 17, 7:30pm
Saturday. November 18, 7:30pm
From November 16-18, the Chatham High School Theatre Department will present their fall drama, Macbeth. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, the title character receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself until the people of Scotland begin to retaliate.
Macbeth is recommended for ages 13 and above.
Tickets for the Friday and Saturday performances are $12.00 for students, $15.00 for adults, and FREE for senior citizens (use the comp code: FREESC at checkout). Tickets must be purchased in advance online at https://chathamsd.booktix.com starting Monday, November 6.
Tickets for the Thursday performance are GENERAL ADMISSIONS only. $5 for students, $15 for adults. Senior citizens do not need a ticket for Thursday’s performance only.
Following the Thursday performance is a complimentary dinner for senior citizens. An RSVP for the dinner is required and reservations can be placed by emailing seniorfallplay@gmail.com . No ticket is required for this show, but an RSVP is needed to attend the dinner.
For more ticket information please email Alexis Irene at airene@chatham-nj.org .
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Masterworks Presents
Messiah Sing
Sunday, December 3, 2023
2:00 pm
Chatham United Methodist Church
460 Main Street, Chatham NJ
Conductor: Carol Walker
Celebrate the season! Sing those fabulous choruses from Handel’s Messiah with members of The Masterwork Chorus. Messiah is Masterwork’s signature piece. Each year since 1961, the chorus has presented its exhilarating performance of the classic at Carnegie Hall, always to standing ovations and often to a nearly full house.
Patterned after Masterwork’s popular Summer Sings, the Messiah Sing–Along will be conducted by Masterwork’s own Carol Walker. Following the singing, singers are invited to the church hall for holiday fellowship and a complimentary afternoon tea.
Reservations are not necessary, but please bring your own Messiah score if possible. A limited number of loaner scores will be available at the door. For further information, call Katherine Becker of The Masterwork Chorus at 973-919-2507.
Tickets can be purchased here.
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Masterworks Presents
Sounds of the Season
Sunday, December 10, 2023
4:00 pm
Chatham United Methodist Church
Conductor: Chris Shepard
Our holiday concert will feature music by conductors Chris Shepard and Martin Sedek, as well as Bach’s Advent Cantata, “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland”, BWV61. The Masterwork Women’s Ensemble will sing the original version of Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols”, led by Carol Walker.
Tickets can be purchased here.
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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 11:15 am meet with Jenee James and Peter Hill in Room 6. Music, a fun video, and activities related to the day’s Bible reading.
Middle School (5th-8th grade) –Sundays at 11:15 am meet with Matthew Beland in the Library for community building and growing together in our faith.
High School – Sundays at 11:15 am 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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