GumWrapper newsletter for February/March 2021
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Love Your Neighbor Campaign: Ideas for Each Day
OVER THE NEXT 28 DAYS LET’S DEMONSTRATE LOVE AND KINDNESS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES! The challenge is to complete at least one act of kindness each day. Open pdf here to find ideas or create your own. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR CAMPAIGN: The Children & Family Ministry team has developed a month long Love your Neighbor campaign. …
Opening for in-person worship on limited basis starting 2/21
“If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” 1st Corinthians 12:26-27 Dear Church Family, Last year during Lent, we had to shut down our in-person gatherings and go into isolation. Well, I’m happy …
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Special virtual conference of Greater New Jersey, January 22
Report by Darlene Simmons, Lay Member to Annual Conference. Dear GUMC Family, A special virtual conference of Greater New Jersey was held on January 22 at 4:00 PM. The purpose of the meeting was to adopt a revised budget and legislation to sustain the mission and support its congregation and clergy in light of …
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Love Your Neighbor Campaign
Our Children & Family Ministries team is focusing the month of February as our “Love your Neighbor” campaign. This is to focus our minds and energy on showing Gods love to everyone even in disagreements and an unsettling world. YOUR church loves you! MY church loves you, will be sayings you will hear and see …
Bible Study for Lent
We will be begin a new 6 Week Lenten Series, Jesus: The God Who Knows Your Name, a Book and Study written by Max Lucado. More details will follow soon! Do you ever feel like Jesus couldn’t possibly know what you are going through? He’s the God of the universe after all! Does he really …
Today, 1/21, is National Day of Prayer
Dear Friends in Christ, Today is a National Day of Prayer for the Nation. I call on all United Methodists to spend time in prayer and how to be a better citizen. I have written a prayer that you are welcome to use today or with your congregation on Sunday. I invite you to share …