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

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

In Our Prayers

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

For the community and families in Buffalo who are living in grief and fear.
For the people of Ukraine, those caring for the wounded, those who have welcomed refugees, and diplomats & bridge builders who are working for peace.
For the family & friends of Jenny S. entered Life Eternal last week.
For John M., uncle of Annie W., who entered Life Eternal last week.
For the GNJ Annual Conference Session on Monday and Tuesday.
Of Concern and Healing for Misty, my friend, in cardiac care. (PP)
Josie who is dealing with serious Covid issues. (SB &HB)
Of Concern and Healing for Matthew S. who is completing in-patient program. (SD)
Of Concern for Steve to have successful radion on his tumor. (HS)
Of Joy for Kate Z. for outstanding swimming awards & recognition in just her Freshman year at college.

More News...

Dear Friends,

We have 9 youth and 4 adults who will represent Chatham UMC on this year’s RISE mission trip. We are sending two teams that will help make homes safer, warmer and drier in northern Appalachia. This is the 41^st year of sending teams from Chatham UMC. It has been a mutual blessing for those who are giving and receiving for every youth and adult who have participated in this vital ministry.

We are in need of some serious fundraising support. We need to raise over $9,000 each year to send two teams to RISE for a week. If you would like to support this ministry, click on the Make a Donation below and you will be directed to our website donation page. Please choose RISE Youth to input your tax deductible contribution. Checks can also be made payable to CUMC, and earmarked RISE 2022. Thank you!

Make A Donation

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

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. Click Here to Sign Up with Sign Up Genius. There is also a Sign Up sheet on the bulletin board outside Jeff's Office if you prefer. 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.

This Week

Sunday, May 29^th

There will be no Christian Education classes on

Sunday, May 29^thdue to Memorial Day weekend.

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

The Adult Discussion Group will not meet this week as we celebrate Memorial Day weekend. Our next meeting will be on June 5^th when Anita Hoffman leads our discussion of Paul’s epistles.

This Sunday's, May 29^th, 10:00 a.m. service, will include Tom Belding, harmonica and Peter Hill, piano performing It Is Well With My Soul and the Covenant Choir singing Ruth Elaine Schram’s Kyrie, an arrangement of Dvorak’s Largo, with Leah VanDoornik, horn.

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.

During the Time for Young Christians on Pentecost Sunday, June 5^th, the children will teach the congregation to sing and sign: Spirit of the Living God.

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.

CUMC Ministry Opportunities

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.

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