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The
Ministry Of Ushering We Need Help!
We need people to help usher or operate the light and sound system at each
of our Sunday services. We also need ushers for the three Christmas
Eve services ( 6:00, 8:00 & 10:00 PM). If interested, please
call Mark Reifsnyder @856/429-3816..
Wednesday
Dinner Menu
The Monthly Wednesday Dinner Menu will now be on a separate flyer page
where you can print out the registration form. Details are here.
The dinners will reume on January 4th, the menu's will be posted.
Remember, if you need a ride to call the office at 429-0403.
The
Messenger
The Winter Edition of the Messenger, the Newsletter of the United
Methodist Women is now up. Click Here.
Pastor's
Book Club
On January 5th, Pastor Diane's Book Club will meet at 7:30 PM at the
parsonage and will discuss again, "The Kite Runner". The
participants want to discuss this book another month so we can explore the
book more fully.
The book we will be discussing on February2nd and March 2nd is "Red
Tent", and on April 6th is "Dance of the Dissident
Daughter" by Sue Monk Kidd.
Church
Office Closed
The Church Office will be closed Friday, the 23rd, Monday and Tuesday,
December 26th & 27th, and Friday, December 30th.
Children
Impacted by AIDS
December 4th was AIDS Awareness Sunday when people around the globe stop to
remember and pray for people impacted by HIV. The decorated candle
on the Altar has been placed there by our HUMC Committee for Children
Impacted by AIDS. This month’s communion offering will be used in
their ministry with families impacted by AIDS in our area. This past
year, four families with a total of eleven children have had care
representatives from our church visiting them and helping to meet
emergency needs. We thank Great Plumbers for hooking up a used gas
stove we purchased for one family. Thanks to Carol Jeglic for
hosting a swim party at her home for our families. Thanks also to
the Rev. Bill McElwee and the Young Eagles for giving airplane rides to
one of our children. We also took a group of nine children from the
Cooper Hospital AIDS Clinic to
Philadelphia
for the day, including a “Ride the Ducks” tour.
Your financial support enables us to meet unforeseen needs and
also to bring a smile to kids in our area impacted by this incurable
disease. Thank you for your prayers and support
Saturday
Nighter's
We met her at the June UMW luncheon when the 55+ Club of
Neighborhood
Center
sang for us. She made the piano “sing” as she accompanied their
choir. On December 10th she will bring the music of Christmas to us
and have us join in with caroling.
Our
dinner that evening will be catered by Gary & Natalie Miller and
served at 6:30 PM in Propert Hall. Reservations are a must.
Please contact Dave Grayson at church or at
226 Cambridge Road
,
Cherry Hill
,
NJ
08034
; phone 667-3168. Cost $12.00, check made out to
Saturdaynighters-HUMC by Monday, December 5th.
All
members and friends are invited to make reservations and join us for an
enjoyable evening
Henderson
Settlement Report
Mae Roehr, Ivan Moyer and Norma Whitcraft recently returned from
Henderson Settlement. They
delivered two vans full of things for MIHOW (Maternal Infant Health
Outreach Workers). This
group assists 56 mothers, mostly single, in the Frakes, Kentucky area.
Thanks to many of you they took diapers, pull-ups, formula, infant
Tylenol, Desitin Cream, baby wipes, baby shampoo, baby wash, many
articles of infant and toddler clothing, tissues, a crib mattress, a
bassinet, and one van filled with new and used (in excellent condition)
toys. What fun it was to
drive along and hit a bump or turn a sharp curve and hear a few toys
talk or sing to you! It is
such a meaningful experience to know that in just a small way we are
providing assistance where it is desperately needed.If you have a group that would like to know more about Henderson
Settlement and the work being done there, contact Frank Cahill or Norma
Whitcraft. We have a PowerPoint
presentation we can share with you.
National
Prayer Card Ministry
HUMC is partnering with Chaplain Rina Terry, Chaplain at the Bayside State
Prison. Through a recent financial contribution, we will help
enlarge the National Prison Card Ministry provide for prisoners and their
families, friends, and loved ones. The program encourages open
communication from prisoners during important times in the lives of those
that they are emotionally and spiritually attached. “I was in
prison, and you visited me...”
God
& Country
Classes forming for Boy & Girl Scouts in grades 1-5 and 9-12. Contact
Dan Stephens at Dan@HUMYF.com or 428-7456
to sign up
Neighborhood
Center
Volunteer tutors needed to help young children with school work
(kindergarten through fifth grade). They are bused from Camden to HUMC on Wednesday afternoons for
tutoring from 4-5 PM. If
you are interested in helping, please call Kitty Mills @428-1369.
Frank
Baxter-Goodwill Bible Study
Dr. Robert Smyth is leading a study of the Minor Prophets of the
Hebrew Scriptures on Sunday mornings at 9:30.
The Goodwill Class and Baxter Class have agreed to merge and will
meet in the Chapel.
For a full description see the
Christian Education Page,
Spiritual Growth.
Christian
Prep School
A new Christian prep school will be opening in Gloucester County,
Bethel
Prep. The Headmaster will be Rev. Bob Barber, who was ordained in
the United Methodist Church.
Habitat
For Humanity
The Haddonfield Council of Churches has covenanted to build a home in
Camden for a family who is currently without one. A major "step of faith!" With God's help it is
believed members of our community's congregations can produce the people
needed to build the house and the $50,000 for materials. The spiritual
and physical needs of our neighboring city of Camden are beyond
calculation. This is ONE step towards hope and transformation.
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Bus
Ministry
Please call one of the following to arrange transportation
for the 10 AM service on:
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December
25 January
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Blaine
Purnell (429-8106)
Dave
Spratt (854-5703) |
B.Y.O.B.
(Bring Your Own Bear)
Operation Bear Hug
Help us make this our biggest year ever as we add Cooper Hospital to our
deliveries on Christmas Eve. Donate a new BEAR or sign up to help
deliver bears to patients hospitalized on Christmas. Drop bears in
playpen outside Leslie Robinson's office or give to any youth. Cal
Dan Stephens @ 428-7456 or email Dan at Dan@HUMYF.co
to sign up to deliver.
New
HUMC Website Staff!
Craig Pennell will join the HUMC Website team beginning in December. Craig
recently completed a course in Microsoft FrontPage and will use his
already existing expertise in Adobe Photoshop to modify and adjust the
many photos used on the site.
Last summer he attended a workshop at the Rohrer Technical Institute
branch of Camden County College where he built his own computer.
Craig is a Sophomore at the Greenburg School in Cherry Hill and active in
other activities at HUMC as well.
Welcome Aboard Craig!
New
Prayer Ministry
HUMC, in cooperation with First Methodist in
Collingswood, will be hosting an event on Prayer Ministry with Dr. Terry
Teyki. This will be a free, 24/7 prayer service available to
Christians around the globe. Whenever a person has a need they can
simply log on to the website and submit their prayer request; within
minutes the request will go out to team of members who are ready to
pray. Details will be posted as they become available. For
more info point you browser to
www.worldmethodistprayerteam.net
Bi-Monthly Chapel Prayer Meetings
A
Gathering of Prayer
This group will meet the third Wednesday of the month in
Brown Chapel from 7:00 to 7:30.
Join us every month to discuss modes of prayer and to pray for
what is in your heart and on your mind. The next meeting is Wednesday
November 30 at 7 p.m.
Ringers Needed
The Carl Welsher & Albert D. Holtz Handbell Choirs are
looking for people who are interested in joining one of these choirs.
Handbell ringing is an excellent way to praise God in our worship
services. Rehearsals are
fun, and they provide a unique opportunity for fellowship with other
ringers. Ability to read
music is helpful, but it is not absolutely necessary.
Many of our ringers began without this skill.
The choirs rehearse on Monday evenings and play during services
once a month between October and May.
If you would like to join one of these choirs or have some
questions, please call Ken Hall (795-4567) or Alexis Osborn (858-5049).
We would love to hear from you
Floral
Arts Guild
The Floral Arts Guild Workshop will be open three Saturdays in December -
the 3rd, 10th and 17th from 9 AM-5 PM. The Workshop is located at
1674-1678 Route 206 in Southampton Twp. (It is less than one mile
south of the Route 206 and 70 Circle, on the left heading south - watch
for the balloons!)
Enjoy light refreshments and warm fellowship as you shop our tremendous
variety of gifts, plants, decorator items, and Washington National
Cathedral Museum Shop pieces. You can also order evergreen wreaths,
swags, mantle garland, grave crosses and floral arrangements for the
holidays. All purchases support the Floral Arts Guild ministries.
United Methodist TV!
Umtv.org is an official site of the
Methodist Church and features on-line news clips. Among current
offerings are pieces on the Tsunami and children adjusting to the loss
of a parent.
Substitute
Openings
The
Neighborhood
Center
is in immediate need of Day Care and Preschool Substitutes.
Day Care hours are 8 AM to 5 PM Monday-Fridays; Preschool hours are 8 AM-4
PM Monday-Fridays. Partial days acceptable. Requirements are a high
school diploma with CDA or related college credits and experience working
with young children, strong moral/ethical principles with ability to
relate to young children, reliability. Job duties include
supervising and insuring safety and well-being of children, being alert
for the needs and/or problems of the children as individuals and as a
group, obtaining & distributing meals & snacks, keeping accurate
records.
Call Nancy Anderson @856/365-5295 x 104, or fax letter of interest to
856/964-3867.
Men's
Thursday Morning Bible Study
The
gathering begins with coffee and donuts at about 6:40 AM, followed by
forty minutes of verse by verse Bible Study. The group studying
of The Book of Galatians. Eugene Peters writes in his introduction to this letter of Paul,
“Through Jesus, Paul learned that God was not an impersonal force to be
used to make people behave in certain prescribed ways, but a personal
Savior who set us free to live a free life.” Galatians is a book about freedom - consider being a participant in
the conversation of this brief New Testament Book.
Energy
Conservation
With the anticipated increase in
utility costs, a suggestion is made to consider wearing layers while in
and around the church buildings or attending services, which will
help when we need to lower the thermostats to conserve energy costs.
Also, don’t forget to turn out lights when leaving a room. Every
little bit helps!
Monthly
Book Club
The next meeting of Pastor Pacione’s monthly Book Club will be Thursday,
December 1st at 7 PM in the
45 Warwick Road
parsonage. December’s book is “The Kite Runner” by Khaled
Hosseini Participants need to purchase and read the book before the
meeting. Please call the church office to register.
Flamingos
Invade!
You can invade your neighbors/relatives yards with a flock of Flamingos.
Great for special occasions birthdays-anniversaries. Cost is $30
to have a flock migrate to a yard for three days. See Dan Stephens
for details c/o the office at 429-0403
E-Z
Serve
If
you feel called to serve your church, we can use you to usher at the 9:30
service. It’s not really
ushering - more like setting up at 9 AM. Call Merrie Bender @856/429-4771 for specific details.
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