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Connections
Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Worship Sneak Peek
September 23, 2021 at 10:00 am
Join us for worship this Sunday in person or online at 10:00 am as we continue into the second week in our sermon series Grace Made Visible. We'll be exploring what it means to say that all we have and all we are is a gift from God. Hope to see you either in person or online!
Reminder: We have resumed in-person worship and continue to live-stream the service on our website and YouTube channel.
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Join the Choir!
Our choir is back and singing in person! Join in the rehearsals on Thursday at 7 pm. Contact Evan Courtney for more information. ecourtney@umcredbank.org
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Wondering About the Bible with Children
This book discussion group is for anyone who has children in their lives. For 5 alternating Thursday evenings at 7pm starting October 7th on zoom. Come once, come all 5 times. You are welcome.
The book addresses the following questions: How do we talk about miracle stories, healing stories, and the creation stories? What about violence? What 's my role in helping children read, engage, wrestle, and grow into a deeper understanding of the Bible. Wondering about the Bible with Children is for those who come to the Bible with souls open to be fed and who want their children to seek faith and wisdom.
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Welcome Bonnie Deroski as our new Director of Children and Youth Ministries!
We invite you to join in welcoming Bonnie Deroski as our newest member of staff. Bonnie grew up in Rumson and was confirmed at St. George’s by the River. She spent a decade in the Ann Arbor area of Michigan and was a nanny there for a family for five of those years. She brings with her seventeen years of experience as the Director of Child and Family Life at Grace Christian Church in Tinton Falls. While at Grace, she also developed Vivid Worship, an intergenerational, interactive worship service; co-led the Beloved Community for Racial Reconciliation; and initiated an LGBTQ Inclusion Task Force. In her teens, she worked as a professional actor in NYC, and now helps to run the family business there, Carson-Adler Agency with her mother, Nancy Carson. She is the proud mom of two young adults – Shelly and Mark - and lives in Ocean County with her son and his Norwich Terrier, Daisy. She is excited to join the ministries of UMC Red Bank and get to know the children, teens and adults that make it alive. Her favorite scripture is Psalm 8:2 - "Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger."
You can also check her out on Instagram through the handle @deroskiB.
Welcome to the UMCRB family!
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Sunday School now underway!
- Adult Education class - 8:45-9:45 am on Sundays in person (online option on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm through Zoom)
- Confirmation Class (7th-9th grades) and Sr. High Sunday School - 8:45-9:45 am (masks required)
- Children's Sunday School Classes (2 year-olds through 6th grade) - begin in the 10:00 worship service and then are excused to classes after Children's Time (masks required)
Please follow this link to register your child today! Fast, easy and really helpful for the team. Thanks. https://forms.gle/cR6915BVBuTe3M4a6
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Adult Education In person or Online
Adult Education class is meeting 8:45-9:45 am on Sundays in person and has an online option on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm through Zoom. We will start the Fall with a DVD lecture by Father Richard Rohr on the stages of spiritual development. We are then looking to move into his book Falling Upward about moving into the “second half of life” and the failures, disappointments, or even tragedies that are often instrumental in our coming to question the values of the “first half of life” and begin the search for something deeper.
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Youth Group Season has kicked off !
Youth from 3rd through 12th grades are invited to join in the fun and fellowship every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8 PM. (NO DINNER THIS YEAR) - masks required. We are so excited to be back in person and growing together! Spread the word!
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Temporary Office Manager
As we are in the process of hiring a new Office Manager, our church office is being staffed by a wonderful team of volunteers. Please still use the office@umcredbank.org email address when you are contacting the main office.
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Small group walk at Dorbrook park Sunday October 3 at 2 p.m.
Join in a small group CROP Walk by meeting up at the tennis courts parking lot of Dorbrook Park with a water bottle at 2 pm on Sunday, October 3rd. You can follow the reservoir outer loop for a 2.3 mile walk or extend your walk by taking on a smaller loop after that. Water stations and rest rooms are available, and kids can enjoy the playground afterwards! “We walk because others have to walk.”
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Boiler Replacement Project
Over the summer we undertook a large capital improvement project to replace the boiler in the Christian Education wing of our building. Our whole building was shut down for 3 weeks in August due to asbestos remediation, but that stage of the project is complete and the old boiler has been replaced with a new one! There is still some work to be done in the basement, but great progress has been made. Many thanks to all who helped to move the furniture in the basement and for all the angel donors who helped to defray the cost of the project, which is estimated to total $124,460, a large portion of which will be funded from our endowment. To learn more about the scope of the project, click here to view a detailed presentation. We are incredibly thankful to the generosity of our saints who have gone before us and contributed to the endowment. If you would like to help defray the cost of this project, donations are more than welcome, either through a check with "Boiler Project" in the memo line, or an online contribution here. If you would like to learn more about how to plan your advanced giving to the church endowment to help secure the future sustainability of UMCRB for years to come, contact Pastor Jess, or click here to learn more about your planned giving options.
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Volunteer to Serve For In-Person Worship on Sundays
Click here or on the image below to sign up to be a Scripture reader.
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Backpack Crew 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 INSTANT OATMEAL PACKETS.
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CROP WALK October 17, 2021
We're participating in the 2021 CROP Hunger Walk to support CWS and help families who are struggling with hunger. We're asking you to join us - with your steps and your donations - to provide more meals for the growing number of people in our community who need them. and greater food security in the communities around the world.
Please donate to our team today!
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Craft Group
Craft Group will meet on Tuesday, September 28 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Lobby above the Church Library. Bring a mask and use the hallway to get to the meeting as school children may be using Fellowship Hall. Bring your own snack for our lunch break, including a cold drink. (We will not be able to make hot coffee or tea at this time.) We welcome new members to come help us make our cards.
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Book Club: October 23 at 1 p.m.
The book club will be meeting October 23 at 1 p.m. in the church library. Join us in our discussion of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. All are welcome!
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UMW Fall Fundraiser
The UMW is having their Fall fundraiser with a Silent Auction with gift baskets. If you'd like to donate a basket for people to bid on, please contact Gerri Poranski - 908-247-1259 - or catch her at Sunday church services. The baskets need to be ready by Sunday, 10/17/21, and the winners of the baskets will be announced on Sunday, 11/14/21
UMW will have a general meeting meet on Saturday, October 16 at 9:30 in the Fellowship Hall. We welcome all UMW ladies to come to the meeting.
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Balance and Strength Training -
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Tuesdays and Thursdays (on-line) at 12:00 pm
Online Balance and Strength Training with Janet Tartaglia. Beginners welcome! Items needed: chair (with no arms) and weights (can be 2 16 oz. water bottles), or you can choose to follow along without the weights. Exercises done with chair or standing, no floor work. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website.
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Online and In-person Yoga
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Join us online or in-person weekly on Wednesdays for yoga with Tiffany McCann. The Zoom connection information for each session is located on the calendar on our website.
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Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of pastoral care,
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