Thursday, April 21, 2022


WORSHIP



Masks are optional during worship.

Sunday services at 8 am and 10 am this week will be Morning Prayer. 

    
       Sunday School

Sunday School resumes this week with Mary Foster leading.  All children are welcome!



Prayers


We ask your prayers this week for Morgan, Meghan, Rick, Jennifer, Dot, Don, Kevin, Brian, Cora, John, Amaryllis, Martha, Marcy, Kathy, Michael, Gloria, Beth, Mark, Marilyn, Sophia, John, Sarah, Mary and Matt.

Please notify the office if you have any changes or additions to the Prayer List.


SUNDAY SPEAKER SERIES 


Refugee Resettlement
This Sunday, 4/24, we welcome Don MacGowan and his wife, Diane Grabowski 

Don and Diane will explain how five congregations joined together to sponsor and host a refugee family in Morris County. Working with Church World Service, St. Peter's and five other Episcopal churches in the regional ministry network agreed to provide housing and support for a refugee family. It started with cleaning up the unoccupied rectory at St. John's, Boonton, furnishing it from top to bottom, and then welcoming a family of seven (dad, mom, and five children) in early December. Since then it's been a series of opportunities and challenges to help them acclimate and adjust to their new surroundings. Almost every aspect of life for an Afghan family is different from our lives in the U.S., ranging from language, to religion, to eating habits, and more. Working with the family has opened everyone's eyes to the many things we take for granted as Americans, and has helped everyone involved appreciate cultural differences around the world.


Upcoming Speakers 


May 15 - All the Way Up, Empowering Adult Learners in and around Newark

June 12 - Notre Dame Committee on Human Trafficking


Upcoming Events


An Evening with Pádraig Ó Tuama

Poet, Theologian, Story-teller, Community-Builder

Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 7PM in the Sanctuary of the Chatham UMC.

Topic: Poetry and Prayer

Followed by a round table discussion, and Q+A with the gathered community.



Saturday, 4/30, the Chatham United Methodist Church will host a Drive Thru Drop Off to benefit North Porch. Between the hours of 10 am and Noon, please drop off any baby supplies including diapers, formula, jars of baby food and baby wipes.


Mother's Day Chinese Music Concert


May 8, 2022 at 11:30 am, after Sunday Service
Performed by Mrs. Sylvia Wong​

Music Instruments including Gu Zheng, Eu Wo, Wu Lo Silk and Bamboo Flute 




Donate Your Used Bikes!



On Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Faith Lutheran Church, 524 South Street in New Providence, will again be collecting second-hand bikes for use by adults and children in Third World countries.The collection is being conducted on behalf of Pedals for Progress (P4P), an organization which annually recycles 6,000 bicycles for persons in developing countries. Any repairable bike will be accepted!



Harmonium Choral Society June 3-5 Open Hearts weekend 


June 4th , 1pm - NJ premiere of the 2021 documentary Pieces of Us at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, NJ,

Friday, June 3rd at 7:30pm and Sunday, June 5th at 3:00pm - Harmonium’s Open Hearts concert at Our Lady of Sorrows, 217 Prospect St., South Orange, NJ.

On June 4th at 6:00pm - catered fundraising dinner featuring Prince Manvendra from India at Christ Church in Short Hills, 66 Highland Ave, Short Hills, NJ, followed by a dessert reception at 7:30pm. There will be music and Prince Manvendra will speak about his humanitarian work.

For details visit: https://www.harmonium.org/specialevents, call 973-538-6969, or email manager@harmonium.org.



NEWS



Announcing...


Sun Spriggs and her husband, Dale, will be moving to California to be closer to their children. Sun's last day as Deacon at St. George's, Maplewood, will be May 8th.



News from the Diocese

Easter message from Bishop Hughes and more



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