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Advent Options 2023- Through 12/17

This Sunday is the last chance to purchase Advent Options Gifts! Give the gift of food, stability, or shelter to someone in need. Now through December 17th, stop by the Advent Options table to purchase alternative Christmas gifts in support of the Women's Heart Warming Center at First Baptist Church (giving shelter and support to vulnerable women of Monmouth County), the CWS Blanket Fund (global disaster relief), and Waves of Education (providing quality education to the children of Uganda). Give a gift that gives back and bring a smile to friends and family.

Christmas Flowers-

Orders Due by 12/17!

Christmas flowers are a special way to help beautify the sanctuary this holiday season. They make lovely gifts for family and friends, too! Be on the lookout for an insert in the bulletin and online order forms at www.umcredbank.org.

Blue Christmas Joint Service- 12/21

Join us at Middletown UMC (924 Middletown-Lincroft Rd.) at 7:00 pm. Area United Methodists are gathering on the longest night of the year to offer an in person “Blue Christmas” Service for those who are struggling with grief and loss at this time of the year. The service will feature clergy from Middletown UMC, UMC Red Bank, and St. John’s UMC in Hazlet.

UWF Craft Group-

Christmas Cards Available

There are still some Christmas and Holiday cards left for sale at the UWF Craft Group Table in fellowship hall! There are many fun and festive styles to choose from. Help support the UWF's mission of good by purchasing some of these handmade cards for your loved ones this Christmas season. Please note: Craft Group will not be meeting again until January 9, 2024.

Christmas Eve Services-

This year, Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, so we will be transforming our 10:00 Sunday morning service into an intergenerational telling of the Christmas story! It will be fun and festive for all ages. Additionally, please join us Christmas Eve at 9 pm for our Traditional Candlelight Service. Let the beauty of the season fill you with joy as we welcome Christ, our Light, into our hearts in a new and fresh way this year.  

12 Days of Christmas Reflections-

Join us online for the 12 Days of Christmas at UMCRB! Each day starting on 12/25 and ending on 1/6, we will share a 5 minute or less video reflection on this Christmastide season. Some videos will be thoughtful, some will be humorous, and we hope that they will all edify your experience of Christ's light coming freshly into the world! The reflections will "premiere" each day at 7AM on our Church Youtube channel and will be shared on our Facebook page as well. They will be available on demand after premiering in their own playlist.  

New Year's Eve Brunch Service-12/31

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Stewardship: It's Pledge Card Time!  

We are setting sail into 2024, and we need your partnership! Don’t forget to turn in an estimate of giving card for this upcoming year.  Pledges and estimates are important in enabling us to financially plan for the upcoming year. If you need to amend or change your estimate at any time, that is totally okay. Pledges are an estimate, not a binding contract. We appreciate your support and your partnership.  Update: We are over a third of the way to our annual goal! Let's keep it going! 

UWF Book Club-1/25

Book Club is meeting on Thursday, January 25 at 1:00 pm in the lounge. The January selection is "Hello Beautiful" by Ann Politano. All are welcome to attend.

Door Greeters for Community Group Meetings Needed!

We are still in need of volunteers for our team of door greeters for the community group meetings. If you are available on for a support group meeting on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:45-1:15 and Wednesdays from 12:45-2:30; or for the women's sewing group class on Saturdays from 7:45-10:00 am, please contact Amanda in the office with your availability or sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F45ABAF2FA0FE3-community. We appreciate the constant generosity of our congregation here and send our heartfelt thanks to all who lend their time to help us serve the community.

Adult Education-

Join us for a 6 week series on the DVD "Jesus & Paul and Rome & America". Classes are held Wednesdays at 7:00 pm online and on Sunday mornings in the Church Lounge at 8:45 am. Contact Mark Hackler at hacker@optonline.net for more information. The zoom link can be found on the church calendar.

Backpack Crew Pantry

Donations Always 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 PASTA of any kind.

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