Please know our church and facilities remain closed due to the attempt at physical distancing to curb COVID-19.
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CUMAC Needs Assistance
During the COVID19 CRISIS
CUMAC has suspended all services except for suppling their families in need with fresh fruit, vegetables and healthy groceries, which are bagged and delivered to their homes.
Our help is needed to continue this mission. Since we cannot bring groceries to them a great substitute would be donations which would help them carry on with this program.
Please send donations to:
CUMAC
PO Box 2721
Paterson, N.J. 07509-2721
Many thanks for your help. Stay well and wear your face masks!
Ruth and Barb
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CUMC Covid Relief Fund
Food insecurity is growing in the greater Chatham community. At this time, we have established the
CUMC Covid Relief Fund. By donating to this fund, our CUMC family can provide united and confidential aid to local endeavors. One such effort we are initially supporting with this fund is the purchase of $25 gift cards to ShopRite for "Chatham Weekend Meals". These cards are intended for our school children and families who are dealing with food insecurity.
To see CUMC working with our Chatham community this Wednesday to pass out gift cards, bread, and fresh produce
Please Click Here
.
Checks can be made payable to Chatham UMC, and write in the memo line:
CUMC Covid Relief Fund.
CUMC members can also pay by via an online donation by clicking
Donate on our website and
selecting the
“CUMC COVID Relief Fund”
option.
Thanks in advance for your gracious generosity.
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Looking for
The Upper Room
?
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Birthday Wishes are Welcome!
Dave Wilcox's birthday was on May 17
th.
To send him a card, please use address below
.
David Wilcox c/o
Abigail Dankert
Brookdale Senior Living
8 James Street
Florham Park, NJ. 07932
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DEADLINE: June 2
nd
Celebrate Class of 2020
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Thursday, May 21
st
Did you miss our
Prayers Live @5 on Facebook last night? Don't worry. You can
rewatch by clicking here. You don't need to be on Facebook to rewatch this link. If you would like to participate this coming
Wednesday, May27
th on Facebook or you would like to submit a prayer request, see the information below for
Wednesday, May27
th
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Sunday, May 24
th
Our worship service will be posted on Facebook, YouTube,
and our Website by Saturday morning.
We hope you will worship with us, and share the links with those who have no church or cannot worship at their church during this time.
Sunday Zoom “Virtual Coffee & Conversation”
Join Us at 10:00am by clicking image below:
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Meeting ID:
680 233 812
Password:
015665
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Prayers Live at Five on Facebook
All are invited to tune into a brief Facebook Live event on
Wednesdays at 5:00 pm
. We will be lifting up some prayer practices that might be helpful as we navigate this new landscape. If you have prayer requests that you would like lifted up, you can type them into the comments section of the FB Live event or you can
email them to Pastor Jeff at
revjmarkay@earthlink.net
These Wednesday Prayers videos will be stored on our Chatham UMC Facebook page for those who are unable to participate on Wednesdays at 5PM.
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Thursday, May 28
th
Special Charge Conference Meeting, 5:30PM
On
Thursday, May 28 at 5:30PM we will have a
Charge Conference meeting at which every member of the Church Council has voice and vote regarding the Payroll Protection Plan loan/grant we received in April from TD Bank to support our payroll. All United Methodist Churches that have received PPP loans/grants, as a matter of protocol, need to announce and hold a Charge Conference meeting with the only agenda item being to vote on receiving the loan/grant.
If any in the congregation would like to be a part of the zoom meeting, please email
revjmarkay@earthlink.net.
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Sunday's Worship
:
Look for Pastor Sharon’s message for children on the worship video!
Sheets for readers and non-readers are available below for you to print at home!
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T
he Zoom Log-In for the following meet ups will be emailed. If you have not received an email, please contact Karen at
youthchatumc@optonline.net
.
Sunday School Kids of All Ages:
Join us Sunday at 10:30 on Zoom
for a Memorial Weekend Bible Trivia game. Check your phone or email for log-in info.
Submerge / Tween Time:
Thursdays at 4:00pm on Zoom
. Time to hang out, play some games, connect and help each other thru this time of social distancing.
Youth Group Hangouts:
Thursdays at 5:30pm on Zoom
for High Schoolers, Confirmands, RISE team.
Virtual VBC is in the works
.
We're looking for people to put their love of God, love of children and/or creative and technological skills to good use. If you’d like to get involved, contact Tom Kitson or Karen.
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Our latest music from Chatham UMC musicians come from Mike Maguire, piano and friends and members of the congregation performing
This Little Light of Mine.
The
Chatham UMC Ukulele Orchestra will host their next online sing and play-a-long on
Saturday, May 30
th at 11:00 a.m.!
Click Here! To join click the Zoom link. F
or ukulele music and/or more information please contact Peter Hill at
petepiano@mac.com
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The
Covenant Choir
is starting work on their first virtual choir project! The Choir will be singing Tim Oseik’s
Like A River In My Soul
. All singing friends are invited to participate; for more information contact
Peter Hill
at
petepiano@mac.com
.
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All are invited to
Wednesday Prayers via Facebook Live at 5PM.
This will be done every Wednesday for the foreseeable future.
If you have people and situations that you would like lifted up in prayer, please email them to:
revjmarkay@earthlink.net
and indicate whether you want the prayers to be confidential, or shared with the greater Chatham UMC community.
You are invited to participate in some contemplative practices and prayer by clicking on the link to our Chatham UMC Facebook page:
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A Time of Guided Meditation and Prayer…
Prayers lifted on May 20, 2020
For those who want to join hundreds of others who have been praying for the following people and situations, keep reading, and thank you.
Intercessory Prayers emailed or shared with us this week:
- Dave’s nephew Michael, recovering from a brain tumor surgery
- Hal’s niece Carol, a nurse on the front lines of caring for patients with Covid 19
- Those living alone without family support and without technology
- Those living with food insecurity
- Students graduating this year and facing an unknown future
- Blue collar workers who are disenfranchised, and restructured out of employment
- For the children of the security guard killed in Michigan
- For all who are unemployed and looking for meaningful work
- For Rev Kath Stone as she grieves the death of her father
- For those dealing with mental illness
- For those dealing with depression
- For those who are worried about them, and caring for them,
- For Jennifer, dealing with anxiety
- For therapists, pastors, counselors and chaplains, who are offering a compassionate heart and listening ear
- For Ariel, 21-year old member of a hospital staff as she cleans and wraps bodies before they are sent to the morgue
- For all seminarians preparing for ministry and trying to discern what is next in God’s call for them.
- For all who are dealing with loneliness, that they experience the movement from loneliness to solitude where they experience an inner contentment in their aloneness.
- For Tom G who is recovering from a back injury, and for Jody, Becca, Emma and Hanna as they care for him.
- For a friend’s daughter who is entering a detox facility after coming to terms with an opioid addiction.
- For Ray and his wife Kay who is recovering from a stroke.
- For Bill living with bad asthma
- For Erv M, and for Dave W who had birthdays this past week
- For all working in hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, in need of moments of grace, peace, rest, patience, resilience, and encouragement.
- Friends living in India and Bangladesh who are in the path of the cyclone
- Especially Petra’s friend Asma in Chennai
- Those in harm’s way after the failure of a dam in Michigan
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The scriptures and prayers that are being shared this week are below:
Scripture:
(Jesus prayed) “…Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.”
John 17:11
Prayer:
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us.
By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other,
and one in ministry to all the world.
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Volunteers are always needed for Ministry Outreach within CUMC
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Bread Ministry
:
If you would like to be involved in our Bread Ministry, please contact
Edit Ostrom
at:
nyuszi@mac.com
or
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Pop Up Outdoor Food Pantry
Take what you need or leave what you can.
A second shelving unit has been added to accommodate growing local need and pantry item contributions.
We are also grateful for the greater Chatham and Madison Community who have contributed to this new expression of care.
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Communities of Care Chatham UMC has recently set up
Communities of Care for those who wish to receive a call, a text or an email from someone at the Chatham UMC community.
If you would like to be in such a group,
please email the church office by clicking here.
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OPPORTUNITY FOR ONLINE LITURGISTS!
We’re reaching out to all church members for pre-recorded Gospel readings. We've created easy to follow instructions- just grab your cell phone and click below!
(Please remember to film Sunday’s Gospel message by the previous Tuesday!)
- Click Here for instructions
- Click Here to Sign Up for Your Slot Please note that dates are listed as Tuesdays on our Sign Up Genius because recordings are due on Tuesday.
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Seeking Resources/How to Help
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We offer links to resources you may need to help you or your loved ones through this trying time. Because CUMC has always been a loving community of dedicated ministry, we know you are also seeking ways to give back to those in need.
If there is a resource you would like to add,
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All submissions for next week's CUMC Weekly E-news are due to Eileen Ruggiero by Tuesdays, 2:00 PM Submissions may be emailed to
chatumc@optonline.net
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460 Main Street
Chatham, NJ-(973) 635-7740
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