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

• For those recovering from surgery.
• For the people of Ukraine.
• For the Community of Buffalo after the hate crime and mass shooting yesterday. For the soul of our country as we seek to heal the sins of racism and violence.
• For those who are dealing with Covid or long Covid.
• For the 1 Million families in the US who have lost a loved one to Coved, and the over 6 million families world wide who are grieving the death of a loved one to Covid. 
• Of Joy, Congratulations to Andrew Z. on his latest major achievement. 
• For recent graduates, guide their paths and open doors to them.
• For the Pike Family as they grieve Melda's death and give thanks for her life, that in you O Christ lives on.
• Peace and comfort to the Pike Family as they celebrate the life and resurrection of Melda. 
• Of Healing for families struggling with drug abuse. May they feel the support of God's love and find safe routes to wholeness.
• For Richard H.'s healing after heart procedure. 
• Of Concern for Kathy S. looking for affordable housing and employment.

Did you know that each month our members receive a mailing with weekly giving envelopes that include a letter from our Senior Pastor, Rev. Jeff Markay? For those that have chosen not to participate, you may now view Jeff's June 2022 letter by Clicking Here.

Ministry Opportunity at CUMC!

The Staff Parish Relations Committee is looking to hire a Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministry. This is a part time job of 25-27 hours per week, with salary commensurate with experience. The SPRC would also entertain the separation of these roles and the hiring of someone who is solely interested in serving as Youth Ministries Coordinator for 10-12 hours per week.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone you believe may be interested in this position and becoming a part of the new thing that God is doing here at CUMC!

Questions, interest, and resumes can be sent to:

Rev. Jeff Markay, Senior Pastor

460 Main Street

Chatham NJ 07928

www.chathamumc.org

revjmarkay@earthlink.net

office: 973-635-7740

The Church Office will be closed on Friday, May 27^th and

Monday, May 30^th in observation of Memorial Day. 

6^th Annual Jaime Pinaire's Live &

Virtual 5K Race & Fun Run

June 4^th-12^th

Jim Pinaire, one of our volunteers at the Chatham Community Food Distribution, has invited all members of the Chatham UMC to an event in memory of his son, Jaime. Jim has also been an a wonderful resource in helping our CUMC Community Food Pantry link with Table of Hope in Morristown. Each week, Jim supplies our pantry with much needed cases of protein and non perishable essentials. 

For more information about this event and to see the flier, Click Here.

The Memorial Service for longtime CUMC member, Jerry Cunningham, has been planned for Friday, June 10^th at 1:00PM in the CUMC Memorial Garden. Jerry entered Life Eternal on January 14, 2021 at the age of 88.

Save The Date!

Please join us on Saturday, June 11^th from 9:30 AM -12 noon for a little facility TLC, community, and a fellowship lunch at a Trustee Family Work day! We ask everyone to wear comfortable clothes while we work together on “housekeeping and fix up” projects for all ages and abilities. We will finish our morning and grill up some hamburgers and hot dogs and enjoy each other’s company in our spruced up space! We ask you to sign up so we know how to prepare for projects and lunch. A Sign Up Genius will be available next week. Questions, contact Meghan Muccilli at adminassistant@chathamumc.org

Time to Celebrate Our Graduates!

Deadline: Monday, June 13^th

If you are graduating or have a loved one that is graduating from Middle School level or above, please notify the church office. You may call (973) 635 -7740 or email your news to Meghan Muccilli at adminassistant@chathamumc.org.

Please include: the individual's name, from where they are graduating, if their studies are continuing, and the name of the next school they will be attending. Please send in your information no later than Monday, June 13^th to be included in the special graduate insert on Sunday, June 19^th.

Saturday, May 21^st 9:00AM 

The CUMC Mens' Breakfast will be held this Saturday, May 21^st at 9am on the back patio at Dave and Kelly Bramwell's house in New Providence. Please join us for conversation and breakfast, all are welcome. If you wish to bring your own chair, please do so. Address is below:

 50 Oxbow Drive

New Providence, NJ 07974

If rain is in the forecast, breakfast will be moved to the Asbury Room at CUMC, 460 Main Street in Chatham. (Dave will send an email on Friday 5/20 in the event of rain.)  

For any questions, please contact Dave Bramwell at 201-320-8625.

There will be no Christian Education classes

on Sunday, May 22^nd.

Join us in Rodda Hall after worship to wish our seminarian, Jesse Dicken, best wishes on  his next endeavor. Classes will also be cancelled on May 29th due to Memorial Day weekend. 

Any questions, contact Pastor Sharon at scyarger@optonline.net

The Adult Discussion Group will not meet this week as we’ll celebrate Jesse Dicken’s time with us in Rodda Hall. Our next meeting will be on June 5^th when Anita Hoffman leads our discussion of Paul’s epistles.  

During this Sunday's, May 22^nd, 10:00 a.m. service, the Covenant Choir will sing Thy Kingdom Come by Karen Marrolli. The Wesley Ringers will ring, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken during the prelude. Join us!

The Ukulele Orchestra will next practice online and in-person on Saturday, June 4^th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Asbury Room. For Zoom information contact Peter Hill at the below email address.

Let us know how we can minister to you through Chatham UMC’s music program and our music groups: the Covenant Choir, the Praise Band, the Wesley Ringers, and the Ukulele Orchestra. Contact music director, Peter Hill at petepiano@mac.com.

Chatham UMC has begun an effort to collect funds and then distribute those donations as reparations each time the congregation sings a Spiritual during the Sunday service. Early American Black Hymns and Spiritual Songs whose authors were not recorded never received the payment that they deserved when their music was published. This effort on their behalf is a small, but powerful, way to honor

their enormously important contributions to the lexicon of hymnody. CUMC will

soon send our first donation to the Newark Boys Chorus School. Our efforts in this

manner will be ongoing.

Online Worship Liturgists Needed!

Please sign up to read and record yourself reading scriptures, this will be a blessing to our online worshiping community. We have open weekends through Pentecost.

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. Sign Up 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

The community support and need of

our 24/7 pantry has grown.

 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.

Saturday May 21, 7:30 pm. 

The Concert Hall

Drew University

36 Madison Ave

Madison, N.J.

 Tickets Starting at $30.00

The Masterworks Chorus

invites you!

Come experience music inspired by the glory of nature with Aaron Copland’s Suite from Appalachian Spring and other beautiful songs by American composers. A program that is one of the most appealing and interesting concerts that Music Director Chris Shepard has ever designed. Aaron Copland's beloved Appalachian Spring-- a piece for orchestra alone-- is the inspiration for the program. 

The Senior Center of the Chathams is an independent, 31-year old non-profit organization located here in town and offer a wide range of programs, activities, and services to older adults in Chatham and the surrounding areas. Click Here to read the latest newsletter and learn about their fantastic programs.