We are able to live our lives so smoothly thanks to the service of those in various sectors. We appreciate you.

Happy Labor Day!

During the last Sunday's worship service, we received the following requests for prayers...

• Of Healing for Bill B. as he continues to recover and Marge as she cares for him.
• Of Healing for Theresa; her cancer has returned.
• Of Healing for Jeremy K., Justin K's brother, who is recovering from Covid and also had to be rushed to the hospital for his removal of his appendix. (JK & AK)

Church Office Schedule

The Church Office will be closed on Friday, September 2^nd and on Monday, September 5^th. 

The Church Office will resume Friday office hours on September, September 9^th

Hold The Date!

Rally Day 2022 is Coming!

Rally Day, our annual community-building event, is Sunday September 18^th! We will start our day of with joyful worship in the sanctuary at 10:00AM. Following worship service, join us for grilled burgers and hotdogs, games, and fellowship! Please bring a side salad and/or a dessert. 

We will need you to RSVP so we can plan accordingly. In order for our day to be success, we will need some helpers to lend a hand. 

Please Click Here to use our Sign Up Genius. If you prefer, a paper sign up sheet will be available starting this weekend on the bulletin board outside Jeff's office.

Let’s start the new school year and launch our fall programs with a fun time filled with food, friends, and laughter! Hope to see you there.

Save Your Date!

It's that time of year...As we begin to settle into our routines this Fall, please think ahead and let us know if you will need to reserve a meeting room at the church. We expect our groups to resume meeting by then end of September and we would like to make sure your room is ready. You may reserve a room by calling the church office at (973) 635-7740 or email at chatumc@optonline.net

A Special Thanks

Last week we received a lovely "Thank You" letter from UMCOR Global Ministries expressing their gratitude for our support of their efforts to provide relief in Ukraine and for UMCOR Sunday. Together we were able to send $7,595.00! 

Click Here to read this letter. The original will be available on our bulletin board.

Thank You!

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Thank you to our volunteers last Sunday that helped tie Teal Ribbons around our trees. They look great! Turn the Towns Teal is an expression of support and solidarity for those dealing with ovarian cancer. To read more about this movement, Click Here.

Sunday, September 4^th

Sunday at 10:00 AM in our Sanctuary 

Our weekly coffee fellowship following the worship service will be outside the Narthex Main Street Doors. In addition to our usual goodies, we will have juice boxes and sidewalk chalk available for our youngest friends.

All are welcome to join us!

Our 10:00 a.m. Sunday service on September 4^th includes Mike Maguire & Peter Hill, piano four-hands, with Steve Davis, drums, performing This Little Light of Mine arranged by Mark Hayes. Our hymn sing before the service will include the hymns: Lord of the Dance, and Rejoice the Lord is King. Join us!

CUMC's Covenant Choir will begin rehearsals on Sunday morning of September 11^th at 8:45 a.m. in the Music Room. Our other music groups will begin later in September. If you would like information about the Covenant Choir or any of our music groups: The Wesley Ringers, the Wind Ensemble, the Praise Band, The Ukulele Orchestra contact Music Director, Peter Hill, at petepiano@mac.com. Singers and instrumentalists of all ranges of experience are welcome. 

See You Soon!

Sunday School Classes for ages Pre-K through Senior High will resume on Sunday, September 25^th at 11:15 am. We look forward to seeing you!

Coming Soon...

Meet our new Simpson Seminarian Intern for Youth Ministry, David Gaitán! David has been instrumental in helping us on Wednesdays this summer at the Community Food Distribution. David has already been preparing and planning some exciting youth events starting this fall. We look forward to sharing more information in the coming weeks! Stay tuned....

The CUMC Church Council has voted unanimously to follow the CDC Covid Data tracker for Morris County to evaluate weekly Covid levels. Going forward, this tracker will help guide us in determining our indoor mask usage for all CUMC functions. Covid levels and recommendations are updated weekly on Thursday nights by the CDC. These updates will be used at CUMC from Friday-Friday and will state if masks required (high level) or optional (medium/low). You may check to see what the current Morris County Covid levels are prior to coming by Clicking Here

Thank you for your ongoing patience, and expressions

of care for your neighbors!

The Center will be closed for the annual summer break 8/22-9/5. The Center will reopen on Tuesday September 6^th. 

Join Us for a Celebration of Local Community Culture and Diversity!

Saturday, September 10^th

12 noon -5:00 PM

50 Kings Road Madison, NJ

Community members can learn about different cultural groups while helping to promote empathy and inclusion.

This event will feature multicultural entertainment, speakers, food vendor, and booths hosted by local organizations featuring fun, creative activities for all.

The event is free to attend however, food and beverages as well as some activities will need to be paid for. 

For questions or if you'd like to participate please email Deb Coen at:

coend@rosenet.org

Chatham Emergency Squad

Blood Drive

Saturday, September 24^th

8:30 am - 2:30 pm

St. Patrick Church, 85 Washington Avenue, Chatham

Appointments are available at www.nybc.org/njdrive

Sponsor code 61961

Click Here to read flier

Tickets for Verdi Requiem,

On Sale Now!

The Masterwork and Worcester (MA) Choruses join forces with the Worcester Orchestra in a reprise performance of Verdi’s breathtaking Requiem – a musical tour de force guaranteed to provide an unforgettable afternoon.  SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM at 

Carnegie Hall

Family and Friends Save through September 15, 2022

10% off select seats use code MWF39876

30% off select parquet seats use code MWP39823

CarnegieCharge: 212-247-7800

Online Worship Liturgists Needed!

Please sign up to read and record yourself reading scriptures, this will be a blessing to our online worshiping community. 

Click Here to Sign Up

Can You Help the Bread Ministry?

The bread ministry is looking for more volunteers to assist in collecting bread from Panera. Please contact the church office for more information. Email Church Office Here

Communities of Care

If you wish to receive a call, a text or an email from someone at the Chatham UMC community?  Email Church Office Here

CUMC Community Food Pantry

 Help keep our food pantry and weekly distribution sustained.

 Click Here to donate online!

Want to know more about our Pop Up pantry and how to help? Check out our webpage Here.