Shared Eucharist Celebration with ELCA - October 9th!
You are invited to participate in the celebration of shared Eucharist with our Brothers and Sisters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the East Calvary Korean United Methodist Church of East Brunswick, NJ.
The day will begin with worship at 10AM. In the afternoon, there will be break-out sessions at the Calvary and Aldersgate Churches. The day will conclude at 3 PM. Bishop E. Roy Riley of the NJ Synod of the ELCA and Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar of the Greater NJ Annual Conference of the UMC will celebrate at the Table.
Please read Bishop Devadhar's letter below.
Installation Service for DS Reverend Bobbie Rambach
The Installation Service for our new Raritan Valley District Superintendent, Reverend Bobbie Rambach, will be held on Sunday, September 19th, from 4 PM to 7 PM, at Christ United Methodist Church of Piscataway.
ALL are invited to attend.
Christ United Methodist Church is located at 485 Hoes Lane in Piscataway, New Jersey. For directions, please call the church office at (732) 463-1517.
Disciple One Online Course!
Disciple 1 Online will be offered by Rev. Lin Smallwood, Sergeantsville UMC, on Sunday afternoons at 4 PM, EDT. The class will begin on Sunday, September 12th and will meet weekly at that time for one-and-a-half hours. The class is open to anyone with access to the Internet!
To register for the course, go to the following website and follow the directions for registration:http://beadisciple.com/discipleonlinecourses/
For more information call Rev. Lin Smallwood, 908-303-1891 or Sergeantsville United Methodist Church at 609-397-2333 or e-mail <lin.smallwood(at)gmail.com>
More information is also available at: http://beadisciple.com
African Fashion Show and Brunch
Hosted by Covenant United Methodist Church, Plainfield
2010 Annual Conference
The Eleventh Session of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference will be held at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel & Convention Center, 1160 1st Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (1-610-337-2000), June 3-June 5, 2010.
The Annual Conference will begin with on‑site Registration June 3, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. The sessions convene at 10:00 a.m. with the Service of Tribute and Holy Communion. Early Registration is Wednesday, June 2, 2010 from 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Retirement Celebration for The Reverend Robert W. Scott, Jr.
The Retirement Celebration for The Reverend Robert Scott
will be held at
The United Methodist Church at Milltown
47 North Main Street
Milltown, New Jersey 08820
on Sunday, April 25th at 3 in the afternoon.
*Worship at 3PM in the sanctuary. Reception to follow.*
The combined choirs of the Spring Lake UMC and The UMC at Milltown will bring the gift of music to our worship.The Rev. Sue Moore is coordinating the service of celebration, and Marlene Terranova is coordinating the reception. You can reach Marlene at (732)545-6149, or by email at mterran204@aol.com if your church wishes to provide food or assistance for the reception. Please contact Sue at esmoore@alum.mit.edu if you have questions or suggestions with regard to the celebration service.
Those wishing to contribute to Reverend Scott’s retirement gift in the form of a check may do so in one of the following ways: You may consolidate donations at the local church level by combining member donations into a large check made out to “Reverend Robert Scott.” OR, you may issue a check payable to “Sue Moore,” who will consolidate donations into one large check to be presented to Reverend Scott at his retirement celebration.
Again, all donations should be given to Sue Moore at the Day of Learning or mailed to Sue at Rev. Sue Moore, PO Box 6, Durham, PA 18039 by April 22nd.* Any donations made after April 22nd will have to be placed with Reverend Scott’s gift at the retirement celebration on April 25th.
*Anyone wishing to gift over $1,000 should direct their tax-deductible donation through the Raritan Valley District Office (checks made payable to the “Raritan Valley District” and mailed to 105 Diamond Hill Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922) no later than April 22nd.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2010
The Raritan Valley District will hold their 2010 Annual District Conference on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield from 10AM to Noon. Your attendance* is requested as we make preparations for Annual Conference. We will be sharing in a time of worship, electing district officers, making special recognitions, and receiving reports on our ministry together. *Please let the district office know you will be attending by sending a brief e-mail, or by phoning or mailing the district office no later than Saturday, May 1st. Clergy who are unable to attend are asked to submit a written reason for their absence to the district office by May 1st.
See you there!
Covenant United Methodist Church
The Reverend Frank Davis
631 East Front Street
Plainfield, NJ 07060
PH. 908. 756.2684
www.covenantumchurch.org
DISTRICT RESOURCE DAY - March 20, 2010
Dr. Jim Fleming presents An Archaeological Study Of The Bible!
Hosted by:
Montgomery UMC, Rev. Tony Godlefski: 117 Sunset Road, Belle Mead, New Jersey 08502
*Begins with registration at 8:30 AM. Lunch will be served.
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PRE-RETIREMENT AND FINANCIAL SECURITY SEMINARS
The Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits has announced the dates for the annual Pre-retirement and Financial Security Seminars.
March 4, 2010-Pre-Retirement Seminar from 9:15AM - 2:30PM. This seminar focuses on those pastors that are planning for retirement in the next five years. This session will also feature a speaker from the Social Security Administration on Social Security and Medicare.
March 5, 2010- Financial Security Seminar from 9:15AM to 1:00PM - This seminar is designed to assist clergy who are more than five years from retirement. It focuses on financial planning for future needs.
Both seminars will be held at the Saint Mark United Methodist Church, at 465 Paxson Avenue, Hamilton Square, NJ. Further questions may be directed to Alexa Taylor, Conference Pensions Coordinator at 732-359-1038. Registration forms and directions may be downloaded from the GNJ website under Finance & Admin/Pension & Retirement/Clergy Retirement Seminars.