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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!
(2 Corinthians 5:17) Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! I pray that the year 2017 will bring much joy, hope and love to your life and the lives of all of your loved ones. May each of you enjoy a happy and healthy life in the Lord.
I am excited to see how
God will guide us this year. I am ready to be surprised by God’s
unexpected blessings and opportunities that will come our way. I am ready
to be molded by God’s Spirit to be more attentive to the yearnings of God for
me, for us, and for our church. How about you?
Let’s put our hearts, minds, and prayers together. Let us focus our energy and resources to build up our beautiful and blessed faith community here in Newton. Let us use our passion and compassion to reach out to our new friends in the community who have yet to hear the Good News of life and love. Let us dare to dream God-sized visions and move forward. Let us make our church a truly Christ-centered community of faith for anyone and everyone in God’s name. May you have a truly blessed and hope-filled New Year! God loves you and so do I. See you in Church. Eagerly Walking With God and With You, Pastor Jennifer
January 2017 Issue Deadline for Next Issue: January 22
First United Methodist Church
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FINANCIAL UPDATE
I want to thank everyone who has sent in their pledge for 2017. To date we have received 52 pledges totaling $116,942.00 to-wards our budget for next year. I am currently working on the budget to be presented to Finance and Council in January. If you have not sent in your pledge card and have pledged in the past years, please considering mailing it in as soon as possible so that I can firm up the budget for next year. If you have re-quested Giving Envelopes, they will be on the table in the Nar-thex over the next few Sundays. Please pick them up at your convenience.
Our income is currently at $227,422.00 and our expenses are at $228,753.00, putting us in the RED by $ 1,331.00. In the past couple of weeks we have had a number of snow plowing bills for either snow or ice. This has used up some of the money set aside for the Conference obligation. All of the other current bills and payroll taxes are paid in full and we are still at ten months paid of our Mission Obligation to the Greater New Jer-sey Annual Conference. Although we are ahead of where we were financially at this time last year, we still have a way to go to meet our goal of all bills paid 100%. I know that if we all work together we can close the small gap that still remains. I thank you all on behalf of the Finance Committee. ~Shirley Spooner
Bless us, O Lord, and bless the time and seasons yet to come.
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.
And fill this New Year with your kindness,
that we may be glad and rejoice all the days of our life.
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JANUARY WORSHIP
SCHEDULE
Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.
JOY Contemporary Service: 9:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 1 Combined Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion & Epiphany Sunday UMW Award Recognition Service Pastor Jennifer preaching 10:30 a.m. Jan. 8 1st Sunday After Epiphany Contemporary Service 9:00 a.m. Mark Hontz preaching 10:30 a.m. Jan. 15 2nd Sunday After Epiphany Contemporary Service 9:00 a.m. Joe Capitulik preaching 10:30 a.m. Jan. 22 3rd Sunday After Epiphany Contemporary Service 9:00 a.m. Kathleen Meredith preaching 10:30 a.m. Jan. 29 4th Sunday After Epiphany Contemporary Service 9:00 a.m. Traditional Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Sunday
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Friday, January 6, 2017
7:30 p.m.
Coffee House
It’s an Epiphany!
Come and Discover Jesus
with a fellowship of family, friends and some of the great songs and
joys of Christmas and the new year.
Featuring Kathleen Meredith and Hontz Family
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JOY CONTEMPORARY SERVICE Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
Our JOY Fellowship Contemporary Service will be back on Sunday, January 8 at 9:00 a.m. Come and enjoy a comfortable setting with excellent praise music, inspiring messages, and fun fellowship. You’ll be glad you did!
Our Mission: Transform the world with God’s love
by being and making disciples of Jesus Christ.
Our Vision: Reaching and serving all people with
God’s message of hope.
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Would you like to bake bread together?
Pastor Jennifer invites 6-8 people to this fun gathering. It will take a total of 3 hours from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and we’ll eat freshly baked bread and nice soup. It will be one of the Saturdays in January or February. If you are interested in this small group gathering, please contact the church office or Pastor Jennifer.
Skylands District Foundational Leadership Learning Day A basic training for administrative committees and other local leadership Date: Saturday, January 21, 2017 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Location: Butler United Methodist Church, 5 Bartholdi Ave., Butler, NJ 07405
New Lenten Bible Study on Payer Please come to our new Lenten Bible Study on Wednesdays: 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5.
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SMALL GROUP MINISTRY CHRIST CARE GROUP (Merle Tanis’ Group) Small group worship, discussion, prayer, and fellowship. Contact Merle: 973-271-0464. WEDNESDAY LUNCH CLUB Meet at noon for a nearby lunch. Contact Pastor Jennifer. DIAKONIA/UMW Watch for our special mission recognition awards in January when we recognize members of our congregation who have served our church in an outstanding way this past year. LYDIA CIRCLE No meetings scheduled until March. Contact Lynne: 973-948-5641. PRAYERS & STITCHES, January 11 & 25 Learn to create hand knitted/crocheted shawls. Contact Melinda McCoy-Miller: 973-579-6465. YOUTH GROUP Contact Thomas Hontz: [email protected] WORSHIP DANCE GROUP Contact Melissa Mohan: 973-820-3813.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT…
MEMORIALS, SPECIAL GIFTS & ESTATES
When special occasions arise, consider the “Perfect Gift” which perpetuates our church, providing special needs beyond the operating budget, and making a lifelong connection for individuals. Acknowledgement cards are mailed to donors & families.
Volunteers are key to our ministry.
This month we resume the 185th Anniversary Restoration and Renewal projects. Brighten up your winter doldrums by volun-teering to brighten up the church with fresh paint – we will be painting the chancel area, door jambs, restroom partitions, hall walls, etc., etc. Volunteers may contact Dave Hontz or call the church office.
The church roof is leaking !! Estimates for repairs exceed $40,000. Please consider a gift to the 185th Anniversary Capital Fund Drive to help finance this expensive project. Pledge cards available in the narthex – beneath the chancel cross replica – or a check may be marked to indicate that gift is for the roofing project.
Painters needed!
Memorial gifts received this past month In Memory of: Given by: Anna, Ernest and Richard Harris Lois Mitchell Special Gift: Pastor’s Discretion Fund Independent Living Residents of Metcalf units at Bristol Glen Communities.
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ANNUAL SOUP SALE SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
A nice variety of homemade
soups in quart containers. All soup is homemade by our members. Only $6 per quart --a treat and a bargain!
Available for purchase In Holland Hall
Sunday January 22, 10:00 ‘til noon Proceeds will benefit World Missions as we reach around the world to make a difference through the
United Methodist Church.
SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN JANUARY
Jan. 1, 8, 22, 29: Communities of Hope – an outgrowth of the Future of Hope which successfully aided those impacted by Superstorm Sandy, is a mission arm of the United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey. Our Bishop has stated his new ‘hope’ for New Jersey, ‘I can imagine at least five Hope Centers in every county which will create more than 100 Hope Centers throughout GNJ’. Support this new mission by helping to fund the purchase of nails, tools, etc. to develop affordable housing.
Jan. 15: Human Relations Day – Martin Luther King Day Strengthening outreach to communities in the United States and Puerto Rico and encouraging social justice work with at-risk youth.
Special offering envelopes are provided in weekly bulletins; checks may be mailed and marked according to
mission selected.
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FUMC MEMBER NOTES
Christmas Coffee House, December 2nd
Baptism of Lorelei Joan Regula—December 4th
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Church Christmas Party Lunch, December 11th
Moravian Love Feast, December 11th
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FRIENDS
Condolences to the Elliott Family on the passing of Evie Cornwell’s mother, Martha, on December 12th. Please keep the entire family in your prayers.
Condolences to the McCue Family on the passing of Russell McCue on December 19th. Please keep Lois and the entire family in your prayers.
Charles Tice, Rebecca Schick, Bobby Jacinto Henry Repp, Claus Seebeck, Gail Ewin, Lorraine
Virga, Shirley McCracken, Betty Lawrence, Peter Mahler, Rebekah Meredith, Eleanor Windt, Trevor Wilinski, Lois McCue, Nelson Lawrence, Donna Meisinger, Wilinski Family, Cornwell Family, McCue Family, Audrey States, Christopher Parsons (Kathleen Meredith’s brother), Laura Nelliojan, Joanne Martin, Albert Huff, Walt Wilinski, Kathy, Kay Sumki and family, Theresa Iliff, Fran Caton, Joanne Holland (Rev. Holland’s daughter-in-law), Emily Pedersen and family (Melinda McCoy-Miller’s sister-in-law), Dan Streeter, Ted Lambros and family, Hilda Mann (Merle Tanis’ mother), Karen Popjes, Kim Best, Josh Navey, Agnes Benenati, Allison Stapel, Timothy Plimpton (Linda’s brother), Maggie Hung Chang, Linda Harrington and Members and Friends at Bristol Glen.
Continuing Prayers – Bill Coe, Diane Bozzone, Eileen Seaman, Cooper Mufferi, Rev. Dorothy Gilbert
Andover Nursing – Margaret Miller Forest Manor – Betty Lawrence Out-of-State – Gladys Heckman
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Lydia Circle Christmas Gathering - Dec. 16
BARGAIN BASEMENT CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY 14
The Bargain Basement will be closed until Jan. 14th. No donations until Feb. Please only bring donations when the room is open. We will also be opening on Fridays begin-ning January 20th from 6-9pm. We need lots of help so if you have some time — even if it’s two hours on Sat. let me know. Thanks to every-one who has donated or helped out. This has been such a great success we have made over $7000 for the whole year. Yeah!!!! Let’s hope for even a better year in 2017. Please pass on the word about this treasure hunt to your friends and family.
Open Saturdays 9-1. Open Fridays beginning Jan. 20th, 6-9pm Linda Plimpton, 973-222-0487.
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First United Methodist Church 111 Ryerson Avenue Newton, NJ 07860
Phone: (973) 383-4450 Fax: (973) 383-0084
www.newtonumc.com [email protected]
BIRTHDAYS
01/01 Dan Fortini, Michael Galinski, Mabel Washer 01/02 Devon Doyle 01/03 Seth Tavolaro 01/04 Matthew Mason, Rachel Mason
01/05 Lloyd Baldwin, Sr., Steve Russell 01/07 Lindsay Gorab, Kelsey Snellen 01/08 Sami Kelly 01/09 Brett Dudziec 01/10 Craig Albert, Michael Doyle, James Whitby 01/11 Kevin Churchill, Maryann Grimm 01/12 Emiddio Bozzone, Jessie Goytil, Mark Hontz, Katherine Schneider 01/14 Courtney Barker, Jacqueline Kovach, Charles Tice 01/15 Megan Quinn 01/17 Marian Mearns, Claus Seebeck 01/18 Abbey Current, Lawrence Pittenger IV 01/22 Sarah Decker, William Decker, Jr., Shirley Spooner 01/23 Christina Grosso 01/24 Oliver Myers-Dallas, Beatrice Titus 01/26 Rev. E.T. Holland 01/27 Amelia DeWire, Scott Ulmer, Kristopher Vogt 01/28 Matthew Leusink, Matthew Russell, Shane Russell 01/29 Karen Mitchell, Emily Pittenger 01/30 Denton Uptegrove 01/31 Brian Babcock, Floyd Brendler, James Frasier
Is your birthday missing or listed incorrectly? Let the church office know so that we may correct our records!
Pastor Rev. Dr. Jennifer Cho
Office Administrator Jerri Gilsky
Director of Music Henry F. Repp
Contemporary Worship
Music Coordinator Christie Mazurkiewicz
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HANDEL’S MESSIAH January 22, 4:00 p.m. The Unity Choir will present the annual concert of Handel's Messiah on Sunday, January 22 at 4 p.m. New singers are welcome.
Bring your own score. We use Schirmer edition. I think there are 3 scores left from last year for sale at $10.00 each. Phone or email [email protected], 973-347-0945.
DATES:
Friday, January 6 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 7 at 2 p.m. NOTE THE TIME CHANGE
Sunday, January 8 NO REHEARSAL
Saturday, January 14 at 10 a.m.
Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, January 21 DRESS REHEARSAL at 10 a.m.
CONCERT Sunday, January 22 at 4 p.m.
GROCERY CARDS
Remember to BUY GIFT CARDS before you go to the grocery store and help the church the MORE people that use the cards the MORE the CHURCH receives. They are also good for gifts and food baskets. Please see Linda Plimpton, after church.
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U. S. PAYMENT SERVICES Merchant Services Visa Mastercard ATM
Thomas Spooner V. P. Regional Sales
414 Route 15 South Wharton, NJ 07885 Tel: (973) 663-5021 Fax: (973) 663-0086 Cell: (973) 452-4121
Email: [email protected]
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Newsletter Staff Editor: Jerri Gilsky Preparers: Irene Blauvelt, Marion Lanterman, Jean Maher, Ethel Musser, Lynne Sherman The newsletter is produced 11 times per year. Deadlines are the third Sunday of the month. It is also available via e-mail or on the church’s website.
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