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What's Happening at UMC Madison 11/8/21

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REMINDER


Sunday, November 14th is the Fourth Week in our Sermon Series Thin Places: Where God Meets Us

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10:00am - Family Worship Service

11:00am - Fellowship Hour



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It's that time of year again! Please donate to our Angel Tree to help brighten a family's Christmas. All gifts are due in to the church office by Wednesday, December 8th.


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Adult Small Group Book Study


Our next session will be held on Tuesday, November 9th at 10:30am in the Church library. We are reading Chapter 3.


Book choice: The Difficult Words of Jesus by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how these difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been understood over time, and how we might interpret them in the context of the Gospel of love and reconciliation.


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Sundays @ 4-5:30PM in the Fellowship Hall. We are in need of volunteers whose first language is English, who would be willing to be conversational partners with Drew students who are learning the language. Our hope is to deepen relationships in our community and learn from one another across culture and language. Students and volunteers are welcome. Any questions, contact Pastor Woo.

The Interfaith Food Pantry Network's Thanksgiving Program is officially underway this year. Last year almost 2,000 turkeys and holiday grocery bags were delivered. We will be collecting the following items at the church. For more information you can contact Katy Galton at galtonkaty@hotmail.com or the church office at church@umcmadison.org.



Thanks as always for your generous donations!


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Acorn Academy is hiring! When we say this is a great place to start, we’re not just talking about children preparing for elementary school. It’s also about our employees. When you join our staff, you’ll discover the joy of learning, as you grow and develop in your career, alongside the children in your care. As you inspire them to achieve, you’ll be inventing your future too.


-Competitive wages

-Health Insurance offered

-Supportive, working environment


Email Kareena Salo, Director of Acorn Academy: 

KSalo@acornacademyofmadison.com



New COVID-19 Developments


There has been a 30 percent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Jersey in the past two weeks. New Jersey’s Gov. Murphy said yesterday that he is “relatively hopeful” that restrictions will not have to reinstated, but he urged more people to get vaccinated in an effort to curb the upward trend. This afternoon, the CDC issued new guidelines, recommending that vaccinated people wear masks when indoors "in areas of substantial or high transmission." Vaccine resources, including the latest report from the CDC, can be found in the link below. At UMC Madison, we will continue to encourage but not mandate masks, unless COVID-19 trends in an alarming direction in the Morris County and nearby county areas. Please sanitize your hands, maintain social distance, and help keep one another safe.


https://www.gnjumc.org/covid19/2021-covid-19-vaccine/?utm_source=Essential+Actions+Email+List&utm_campaign=a10a63ca3b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_07_04_55_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7e88793012-a10a63ca3b-198669062

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UPDATE:

There are emails pretending to be from Robb Shoaf and other members of our congregation asking for Amazon Gift Cards to be sent to a friend or relative. Please do not respond to these. If you're in doubt as to whether an email is real, please pick up the phone and call that person.


Please be aware that there are emails and texts from Pastor Kate going out to our members asking for money. Do not reply to these as we have not sent anything out. You can contact Lisa in the office at 973-377-1231 or church@umcmadison.org if you have any questions.


Here is a link from the Federal Trade Commission on how to recognize and avoid Phishing Scams.

How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams


Our full re-opening plan is ready for all to read.



CLICK HERE to see more.


Welcome



If you haven't already done so please introduce yourself to our newest staff member, Woo Lim Kwak, better known as "Woo".


Woo is joining us as Student Assistant Pastor. You can learn more about Woo's worldly adventures by clicking this link.


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PRAYER LIST

  • Pastor Kate's family, on the death of her mom, Erika Glurich
  • Robb Shoaf
  • Katie King and her family
  • Vivian
  • Melda Pike
  • Kathy and her family on the loss of her mom Jane
  • Roseanne Fowler Bohner
  • Thayna, Kareen, Mike and all those suffering from anxiety
  • Inez Walling
  • Katie and her family on the loss of her husband Dan
  • Charlie, who lost his wife
  • Kathy, on the death of her mother Jane
  • Chin and Geford family on the death of Patrick
  • Family of Carmela Cecere on her death
  • Laurie's cousin Paul Milas, awaiting surgery
  • Healing for Kathy Paige, Karen's mother-in-law
  • The Fry family, on the death of Ken

If you have a prayer request, please contact Lisa at church@umcmadison.org

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Church Office Hours


Monday - Friday

9:00am - 3pm


If you have any news or announcements you would like to go into this weekly email, please contact Lisa in the church office at

 973-377-1231 or church@umcmadison.org

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