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"Thursday Thoughts" with Pastor Cam

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Church Gardening Day- 10/4

Join us for the next Church Gardening Day next Friday! We will be meeting at 9:00 am. Bring your favorite gardening tools, water, gloves and bug spray. Contact connect@umcredbank.org for more information.

Red Bank Porchfest 2024- 10/5

Join us Saturday between 1:00 and 5:00 for a festive time of music and community! The parsonage porch will be featured this year! Click here for more information.

UMCRB Hosting "The Feast" at First Baptist Church- 10/6

UMCRB, along with the Mission & Service Committee, will be once again hosting dinner at “The Feast” at First Baptist Church, Red Bank. We will be there from 2:30-6:00 pm. If you would like to help for any amount of time, or donate food, please contact Elaine Baughman at (239) 896-4961.

Next Membership Class-10/6

Have you recently become a church member or are thinking about membership at UMCRB? Please let Pastor Cam know to receive a new members guide book and to be added to the class! Pastor Cam will be hosting new member fellowship and information service after service in the lounge on 10/6, 10/13, and 11/10. These sessions will offer opportunities to get to know one another more and provide space for questions and discussion about what it means to join The United Methodist Church and UMC Red Bank in particular!  

We need your trunk!

Please register to host a decorated trunk for this year's outreach event - Trunk or Treat - on October 27. Set up starts at noon and guests will be with us from 1-2:30. All you need to do is decorate your trunk and be prepare to hand out candy or prizes (nut free). This is a big attraction for the community and we'd love all hands on deck. If you are not into decorating, we need VOLUNTEERS to help set up and clean up, too. Register for both on the church website.

UWF Craft Group- 10/8

Craft Group will meet on Tuesday, October 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Library Lounge area. Come for all or as much time as you have available. We will be coloring Halloween and Thanksgiving designs and will even begin working on Christmas designs.

Halloween and Fall themed cards are featured at the Card Table in Fellowship Hall on Sunday mornings. Your purchases (at $1.00 each) will help UWF make their budgeted mission donations.

Mildred Ruth Circle-10/10

Mildred-Ruth will meet on Thursday, October 10 at 11 a.m. in the Library Lounge area. We will be putting together our three baskets for the UWF Silent Auction. If any Mildred-Ruth members will not be able to attend, please make arrangements to bring your presents in earlier as we plan to wrap our baskets on October 10. We will end the meeting with some time for devotions or other items you may have to share!

Prop Donations Needed for "Charlie Brown & the Great Pumpkin" Production-

The production of "Charlie Brown & the Great Pumpkin" needs donations of 4 old pillowcases (any color), and 5 old white sheets (top or fitted). We may write on them and/or cut them, so nothing you want back. Please see Bonnie Deroski to drop off. Thank you so much!

UMCOR Update:

Hurricane Helene has devastated parts of the southeastern U.S., bringing catastrophic wind, rain and flash flooding to many states and communities. 

In response, UMCOR is coordinating with affected annual conferences and supporting their local relief efforts. UMCOR has awarded solidarity grants to the North and South Georgia annual conferences with multiple grants in process for other annual conferences.

Additionally, UMCOR-trained Early Response Teams (ERTs) are coordinating efforts to support the removal of debris, tarping of roofs, and cleaning out of homes in hard-hit areas. 

Use the link below to donate directly to the recovery efforts.  

https://umcmission.org/advance-project/901670/

For a more in depth look at the UMC response to hurricane Helene, feel free to check out this article: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/united-methodists-offer-relief-after-helene

UWF Soup Sale-

The UWF still has some vegetable soup available for sale on Sunday, 10/6, for $5 per jar. Please come to Fellowship Hall after our Sunday worship and visit our table.

UWF Baskets-

The United Women In Faith (UWF) will be having their Fall fundraiser once again. We're having a Silent Auction and we're asking our church members if they'd like to contribute a basket to our auction.

We'd like to keep each basket under $100. If you'd like to contribute a basket, please let Gerri Poranski know (908-247-1259). The baskets will be displayed in Fellowship Hall on 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 and 11/10. The winners of each basket will be announced on 11/10.

UMC Social Principles 2024-

Join us for worship or watch the sermon series online between 9/22 and 10/3 to explore the history and foundational beliefs of our faith lived out in loving community!

Click here or on the image to download a printable pdf.

CROP Walk 2024-

Hurricane Helene - Your support in action!

Click HERE to see how Church World Service helps relief for Hurricane Helene. Your support of Red Bank CROP Walk contributes directly to their efforts.

Click on the image to join/donate to our UMCRB Youth Group Team!

Join Our Team of Door Greeters & Help Us Serve Our Community-

If you are available Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 11:45 am-12:15 pm , Wednesdays from 12:45-1:15 pm, or Saturday mornings, please consider signing up to be a door greeter for our community group meetings. Help our church serve the community by greeting group members during school hours (where the door must remain locked). Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F45ABAF2FA0FE3-community#/ or email Amanda at office@umcredbank.org to be added to our list of greeters. Thank you in advance for helping us serve our Red Bank community in this way.

BPC Food Pantry- Donations Welcome

The Backpack Crew has continued to serve the increasing number of people who are impacted by food insecurity in the midst of this health crisis. Food donations are greatly appreciated on the back porch of the church, Monday though Friday from 9 am to 3 pm.

The current donation request is SOUP OF ANY KIND.

Thank you for your continued support. Email us at backpackcrewnj@gmail.com with any questions.

Pastoral Care

If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care, please contact Pastor Cam at

(732) 747-0446.