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Please join us Sundays at 10:00 am for Worship in person and online.

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From 10:00-12:00, all are welcome to bring their favorite title by an African-American author to read (or have read) for the group, or just join us and listen. Appropriate for all ages and especially families with children 2-12+ years old.

GreenFaith Meeting-2/25

The next GreenFaith meeting will be on Sunday, February 25th at 11:15 am in the lounge. Please come with your ideas on where we should focus our efforts in a changing environment. Take a look at this article about Bishop Agustín Altamirano Ramos and his efforts in Mexico here. Thanks for caring for planet earth.

Make Sure to Take Your Lenten Devotional Booklet this Sunday at Worship!

This year, we are taking a Lenten journey with the contributors of “A Sanctified Art,” as we journey with them through Lent reflecting on the spiritual practices of cultivating and letting go. Each week of Lent features scripture, poetry, and an opportunity to reflect through journaling and coloring. We hope that these resources will be helpful to you and will deepen the meaning of your Lenten journey!

Easter Flower Orders Start Sunday-

Springtime is here and the celebration of the renewal of Easter is coming soon! Starting Sunday through March 17, flowers for our Easter service can be purchased online or through paper form found in the bulletin on Sundays. They make wonderful gifts for family and friends and help beautify our Sanctuary. Flowers can be in memory, honor or celebration of friends or family. Plants are $20.00 each.

UWF Craft Group-2/27

Craft Group will meet on Tuesday, February 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Library Lounge area. Please come for all or whatever part of that time you have available. We will be working on Easter cards and making sure we have a good supply of cards for birthday, thinking of you, sympathy, anniversary, children's birthdays and baby showers, get well, sassy sayings, and blank cards to use as note cards. St. Patrick's Day cards are now available at the Craft Group Card Table on Sunday mornings. Your purchases help UWF make their budgeted mission donations!

HUBOB Super Soup Sale-3/3

Our Super Soup Sale will feature quarts of Soup, Chili, and more, such as biscuits and cornbread. Help the Church Budget by making some Soup and Chili and bring it to sell on Sunday March 3rd.  Sign up in Fellowship Hall to tell the HUBOB Team what you plan to make and you'll get your quart containers and instructions on labeling your soup. Soup will be on sale after the service on March 3rd. HUBOB!

The "Best Corned Beef in Town" is Almost Here!

Don’t miss out on the Annual Scholastic Assistance Committee Fund-Raising Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner—Takeout only--on Saturday, March 16^th, from 4:00 to 6:30. The cost of the takeout only dinner is $15.

 As was stated in the annual letter, you may also become a patron of the work of our committee by donating $20 and receiving one free ticket or donating $35 and receiving two free tickets. Again, we do not discourage larger donations. 

Tickets and/or Patron contributions will also be on sale in Fellowship Hall after church services, as well as at the takeout dinner itself. Please invite your neighbors and friends to come! Also, please bring your own bag/s!

We are also asking you to donate an hour or two of your time on that Saturday morning, or that Saturday afternoon/evening.  Please sign up in Fellowship Hall and/or let a Scholastic Assistance Committee member know you can lend us a hand.

Thank you for your continued and generous support of the work of our committee to supply financial help to our college/university students.

Any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to call Barbara Guenther at 732-203-1970.  

VBS 2024-Registration Open

Follow the clues to register your child or volunteer to help with this year's VBS - Seekers in Sneakers: Discover Jesus!  VBS is taking place in June 24-28, 9:30 am-12:00 pm for children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2024 to children who completed 6th grade in Spring 2024.

Geocaching activities will challenge children to dig into the Bible to find the way to Jesus. This journey of discovery has many twists and turns, so children will learn to:

- ask questions

- work with others

- shine their light in the world

- follow Jesus’ example of serving others, and

- trust Jesus when things go wrong

Visit https://www.umcredbank.org/vacation-bible-school-2024/ to register and/or volunteer.

Missionary Visit Was a Success- Thanks to All!

We welcomed our UM Missionaries from Tanzania – Mutwale Mushidi and Kabaka Alphonsine, with Saturday UWF programs and a sandwich seminar on Sunday.  Kabaka talked about some of her women’s programs and Pastor Cam sported his embroidered shirt, accompanied by Carol Rigler and Kathy Hackler in beautiful dresses produced from a bolt of cloth and batik designs with the skills learned in the First UMC of Dar es Salaam. The preschool program Kabaka directs is caring for many orphans and children who, otherwise, would not receive an early education.  Some classrooms are built, but funds are still needed for a small school bus and teacher salaries. The government has asked faith groups to do this work. Mutwale oversees the training of pastors and church construction going on, with needs such as roof and windows and the Church Center welcomes people for forums and congregational programs to “grow” the church in Tanzania.  This work has been going on for 37 years with support from many UM churches and their own dedication to this goal of making disciples.  Thanks to all who helped to connect us and inform us of our UM missions. 

Saturday Yoga

Get ready to move! YOGA is back! Every Saturday morning from 8:45-10 am in Room 114 or online. (the link can be found on the church calendar.) Join us for movement meditation and community. All levels are welcome. Bring a mat, towel and water. This is a donation based class to benefit UMCRB.

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 *HUNT'S* Tomato Sauce or any tomato sauce NOT in glass jars.

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

Worship Readers Needed!

Would you lend your voice to our worship service on Sundays? If this interests you, visit www.signupgenius.com/go/9040f45abaf2fa0fe3-worship1#/ to sign up to read. We appreciate the generosity of this congregation always being willing to serve our church in many ways. Contact Amanda in the office with any questions or if you need help signing up.