CONNECT GRATEFUL WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONNECT GROUPS OCTOBER 2017

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1 OCTOBER 2017 CONNECT GRACE-FILLED COMMUNITY INSPIRED WORSHIP TRANSFORMATIONAL MISSION GRATEFUL Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:4-6 Several years ago, my family and I participated with other members of our church in a day of service gleaning apples. We partnered with an organization called America s Grow-a-Row which had agreements with an apple orchard, where volunteers could come on a given Saturday and pick up all of the apples that had fallen on the ground, but were still usable. These apples were good to be eaten, but were not allowed to be resold because they had fallen off of the tree. Our group collected several tons of apples, which would have otherwise rotted on the ground, and they were distributed through another United Methodist church in the city of Newark for people who had little access to affordable, nutritious food. Our daughter, Annelyse, was a year and a half old - but got such joy by picking up apples and dumping the basket into a larger container. When we see how abundant the gifts are around us and find ways to share them, it is an act of generosity. But, I have learned that generosity first stems from a place of gratitude. When we can truly appreciate and are grateful for the people, resources, opportunities, and blessings in our lives, we are more willing to share and invest in the success and happiness of other people. Starting on October 8, Pastor Christina and I will be preaching a 4-week sermon series called #Grateful. In a day and time where anxieties are high, and negative headlines and bickering through social media seem to abound, it is important to root ourselves in gratitude. Like the apples on the ground, there is more than enough to share if we can first see them as gifts and not things to throw away. In Grace and Gratitude, Rev. Chris Heckert, Sr. Pastor WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONNECT GROUPS Wednesday nights at HUMC are a great opportunity to connect with others in a small group! If you are looking to join a Connect Group, join us on Wednesday nights at 7pm, beginning October 4! If the group size grows large, we ll split into smaller groups. All are welcome! If you have a Connect Group and would like to use the church on Wednesday nights to meet, contact the church office to reserve a space. haddonfieldumc.org 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ P: (856) #haddonfieldumc /HaddonfieldUMC

2 WORSHIP SCHEDULE: SATURDAY CASUAL SERVICE WITH 5pm in Chapel SUNDAY TRADITIONAL 8am in Chapel CONTEMPORARY 9am in Fellowship Hall CHILDREN S SUNDAY 9am ADULT SUNDAY 9am & 10:30am MOMS 10:30am in Room 303 SR. HIGH SUNDAY 10:30am in the Youth Room TRADITIONAL 10:30am in the Sanctuary MONTHLY NEWSLETTER (USPS ) 29 WARWICK ROAD HADDONFIELD, NJ HADDONFIELDUMC.ORG PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT AUGUST PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT CHERRY HILL, NJ AND ADDITIONAL ENTRY OFFICE VOL. 9 NO TRUNK OR TREAT Trunk or Treat is fun for the whole family! Children go from car trunk to car trunk in the HUMC parking lot in their costumes, play games, and collect their treats! Join us for music, hot dogs, and a best decorated trunk contest on October 29 at 4pm! Please help us to plan this event by registering your trunk with Jean Jules at jjules@haddonfieldumc.org. We also need wrapped/unopened candy for Trunk or Treaters! If you would like to donate individually wrapped candies to Trunk or Treat, please leave them in the labeled box in the Welcome Center. DINNERS FOR EIGHT A group of eight adults, sharing food and fellowship in someone s house that s Dinners for Eight and a great way to get to know others in your church family! Sign up by October 15 by contacting the church office. All dinners will be held on Friday, November 3. We need both hosts and guests, so please indicate which you d prefer when you sign up. The host provides the main course and guests help by bringing side dishes. Saving Grace will be available for babysitting that night, but must be reserved in advance. BUS MINISTRY UPDATE! It is with a tremendous spirit of gratitude that we announce that our church has been gifted a new bus by an anonymous donor! This new 2017 Ford e450 bus will have a wheelchair lift and will provide our bus ministry with handicap accessibility to better serve our congregation. This will replace our current bus which is in need of cost-prohibitive repairs. To God be the glory!

3 SERMON SCHEDULE: BROTHER ROGER OF TAIZÉ CLASS This October, join Pastors Chris and Christina for a 4-week class on the life of Brother Roger and the monastic community of Taizé, France. Classes will be held on Sunday nights at 7pm in Fellowship Hall, beginning October 1. HUMC IS NOW ON FACEBOOK LIVE! We are excited to announce that we will be live streaming our Contemporary Worship Service on Sunday mornings, starting this month! You can watch a live feed of the service every Sunday starting at 9am EST from your computer at facebook.com/haddonfieldumc or by using the Facebook app on your ios or Android device by visiting the Haddonfield UMC Facebook page. You can also view replays of each service on our Facebook page. We are continuing to stream our 10:30am Traditional Worship Service each Sunday from haddonfieldumc.org/livestream and in the Haddonfield UMC app. NEW WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY! Join Pastor Christina on Wednesday nights for a new Bible study designed for busy lives! In 24 weeks, this study covers the entire Bible and is great for anyone looking to learn more about the Bible no familiarity necessary! The class will be Wednesday nights at 7pm, beginning October 4. Each participant will receive an Old Testament and New Testament manual to use for the study (suggested donation is $35 to help cover the cost of materials). Register for the class by ing Pastor Christina at clelache@haddonfieldumc.org or Bring your questions and come ready to explore Scripture! SERIES: #GRATEFUL OCTOBER 8 #Success Rev. Chris Heckert Philippians 3:4-14 OCTOBER 15 #Amazing Rev. Chris Heckert Philippians 4:4-9 & Matthew 22:1-10 OCTOBER 22 #Wow Rev. Christina Lelache Matthew 22:15-22 OCTOBER 29 #Generous Rev. Chris Heckert Matthew 22:34-40 HUMC has collected a total of $5,782 in monetary donations that will go directly to aid those who are recovering and rebuilding after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. We also collected items for over 20 cleaning buckets that will be used to help start the recovery process and mucking out after the flooding that took place. The recovery process will be long for many, and your donations are still needed. If you feel led to give, please make your check out to HUMC and make sure to include UMCOR Disaster Response in the memo line. YOU CAN VIEW OUR SERMONS ONLINE ANYTIME AT HADDONFIELDUMC.ORG/ SERMONS, OR WATCH WORSHIP IN REAL TIME EACH SUNDAY AT 10:30AM THROUGH OUR LIVE STREAM AT HADDONFIELDUMC.ORG. THE 9AM WORSHIP SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON FACEBOOK LIVE! 3

4 UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS Oct. 6 Your Saving Grace Oct. 8 - Family Skate Night SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 1 World Communion Sunday IGNITE Conference - No Youth Group Brother Roger of Taizé Class 7pm 2 HUMECC Book Fair Mission Team Meeting 7pm 3 HUMECC Book Fair HUMECC Back to School Night 6pm Christian Education 7pm Trustees Meeting 7pm Oct Symphony in C Virtuosi Series Oct. 29 Trunk or Treat 8 Free Health Screening 8:30am Family Skate Night 5:30-7:30pm Brother Roger of Taizé Class 7pm 9 Columbus Day - Office is Closed Stephen Ministry Supervision & Continuing Education 7pm 10 Tuesday A.M. Book Group 9:30am Pre-Baptism Class 6:30pm 15 Haddonfield Fall Festival (rain date) Children s Choir Rehearsal 10am 16 Steeple Club Luncheon 12pm 17 Helen Kim Circle Meeting 6:30pm Visitation Team Meeting 11:30am OCTOBER BUS MINISTRY SCHEDULE Brother Roger of Taizé Class 7pm 4 To arrange a bus ride to worship for the 10:30am service, please call: Oct. 1 Walter Douglas Oct. 8 Brian Dengler Oct. 15 Cindy Plucinski Oct. 22 Dave Restrepo Oct Jeff Clark Symphony in C - Virtuosi Series 4pm Brother Roger of Taizé Class 7pm 29 New Members Class 1pm TRUNK OR TREAT 4pm No Youth Group 23 Spirituality Team Meeting 7pm UMW & Steeple Club Trip ONGOING WEEKLY ACTIVITIES SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 7:30am: AA 8am: Traditional Worship 9am: Contemporary Service 9am: Christian Roundtable Class 9am: Emmaus Class 9am: Koinonia Class 9am: Children s Sunday School 10:30am: Traditional Worship 10:30am: Moms Group 10:30am Kid s Club 10:30am: Sr. High Sunday School 5:15pm: Youth Choir Rehearsal 6pm: Jr. High Youth Group 7pm: Sr. High Youth Group 9:30am: Tai Chi 6:30pm: Boy Scouts Meeting 6:30pm: 24 Hours Group 6:30pm: Tiger Cub Meeting 7:30pm: Holtz Handbell Rehearsal 24 Prayer Shawl Ministry 1pm Finance Committee Meeting 7pm 1pm: Fun & Fitness for 55+ 7pm: Contemporary Praise Team Rehearsal

5 OCTOBER 2017 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY HUMECC Book Fair HUMECC Book Fair HUMECC Book Fair Wednesday Night Dinner Resumes 5:30pm UMW Executive Board Meeting 10am Your Saving Grace 6pm Disciple Fast Track Begins 7pm Open Connect Group Begins 7pm Stephen Ministry Supervision & Continuing Education 10am UMW Luncheon 12pm Haddonfield Fall Festival 10am-5pm 18 Card Ministry 7pm 19 Susanna Wesley Circle Meeting 10am Disability Task Force Friends for Life Bowling Outing 5-10pm WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 4:30pm: Children s Choir Rehearsal 5:30pm: Wednesday Night Dinner 7pm: Open Connect Group 7pm: Disciple Fast Track 8pm: Cherry Hill Young People AA 9am: Men s Bible Study 9am: Women s Bible Study 1pm: Fun & Fitness for 55+ 6:30pm: 24 Hours Group 6:45pm: MasterChorale Rehearsal 8:30am: AA 5pm: Worship Service 8:10pm: Chancel Choir Rehearsal 5

6 ANNOUNCEMENTS OCTOBER MISSION OFFERING The mission offering for October will support World Communion Sunday, which funds graduate racial-ethnic scholarships in the US and around the world. You can give throughout the month by writing World Communion Sunday on your check or envelope. THE STEEPLE CLUB The October Steeple Club luncheon will be Monday, October 16 at 12pm. A presentation by Rev. Bob Costello will be given on his experiences in the Holy Land. Lunch will be provided for a cost of $5 per person. Please make a reservation to Leslie Robinson at or ljrobinson527@gmail.com. All are welcome! FALL FESTIVAL On October 14 from 10am-5pm, come to downtown Haddonfield for the annual Fall Festival and Craft Show! HUMC will have a table with information about our many programs, as well as some fun giveaways! Stop by the table and enjoy the festival with us! BLESSING BAGS Do you travel for work? Will you be going on a vacation soon? The HUMC YOUth Group is asking that you collect unopened or unused toiletries and bring them to Checkerboard Square to assemble Blessing Bags for homeless persons. Additional needed items include: breakfast bars/cereal bars/granola bars/protein bars, applesauce, peanut butter & cheese crackers, Vienna sausage in poptop cans, single-packaged nuts and trail mix, coffee, winter gloves, new socks, individually wrapped plastic utensil packets, gallon-sized Ziploc bags, small bottled water, and foil tuna packs (not requiring can opener). All donations are greatly appreciated! Please bring donations to HUMC by November 5. WELCOME, JEAN JULES! We are excited to welcome Jean Jules on our staff as Assistant Pastor for Laity Engagement! Jean has been approved by SPRC as a candidate for ministry in The United Methodist Church and is in his third year at Princeton Theological Seminary. Jean brings many gifts to our church, including his vibrant faith and love for all people. Please join us in welcoming Jean! IGNITE 2017 Greater New Jersey Annual Conference will hold its yearly youth conference, Ignite, from September 29-October 1. This is an event where youth from all over Greater New Jersey head to Wildwood, NJ for a weekend to come together for worship, music, and mission, as well as listen to speakers such as Reggie Dabbs and contemporary Christian artists, including Meredith Andrews. Last year HUMC took 27 youth to Ignite, and this year 43 amazing youth are attending! BRIGHT SPOTS 6

7 WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS & ACTIVITIES WEEKLY SCHEDULE 5:30-6:45pm Dinner 6:30pm - Birthdays & Anniversaries Pianist: Susan Boyd 6:35-6:55pm: Program or Hymn Sing Pianist: Susan Boyd Oct. 4 - The South Jersey Harp Trio Oct Hymn Sing with Kym Weiler Oct Missions with Rachel Cicalese and John & Joan McCann ONGOING ACTIVITIES 4:30-5:15pm Children s Choirs 6:30pm Childcare 7pm Open Connect Group 7pm Disciple Fast Track Bible Study Oct Hymn Sing with Alisyn Stoffel DINNER SCHEDULE Oct. 4 - Chicken Francaise Baked Stuffed Potatoes Vegetable Du Jour Kids: Chicken Fingers with French Fries Oct Baked Meatloaf Baked Potatoes Peas Kids: Same Menu Oct Lasagna Roulades Sausage and Peppers Vegetable Du Jour Kids: Penne Pasta with Meatballs Oct Carved Roasted Pork Tenderloin Roasted Red Potatoes Vegetable Du Jour Kids: Hot Dogs with French Fries DINNER RESERVATIONS ARE DUE BY THE MONDAY OF EACH WEEK RSVP Options: 1. Place reservation form in the box in the Welcome Center or the collection plate during worship 2. Go to and fill out our online form 3. reservation to kbertoldi@haddonfieldumc.org or call ext. 213 Adults (13+) meals: $10 each Children (4-12) meals: $4 each Children (3 and under): no charge Take-Out Orders: Adults $10/Children $4 Gluten-Free Options: no extra charge 7

8 29 Warwick Road Haddonfield, NJ MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS In honor of Merrie and Phil Bender s 50th wedding anniversary from Angela Berges, Karen Cox, Janet Dover, Ardie Emery, Barbara & Ken Kohl, James Miller, Jim & Diane Morton, Harry Paul, Sam & Jim Spina, Harry & Linda Towner, and Teckla Volpe. In honor of Wayne & Harriet Richmond from Ed & Marilyn Pratt. In memory of Bill Schell from Elva Barnes, Barbara J. Dare, Connie & Bob Dilks, Marjorie J. Haynes, Gregory Irlich, Jane Johnston, Nancy Marienski, Richard & Marti Milne, George & Barbara Semple, Veronica Town, and Mark C. Walters. In memory of Pat Munro from Wilbur Wanamaker, Jr. In memory of Eve Brittain from Frank & Carol Cahill, Ellie Cheney, and Ginny & Bill Dengler. In memory of Myrtle Stillwell from Norma Whitcraft. In memory of my sons Winfred and Phillip from Betty Parker. In memory Bobby Lacy from Bill Lacy. For Henderson Settlement in memory of Norma Whitcraft from Nancy & Millard Banker, Merrie & Phil Bender, Frank & Carol Cahill, Ellie Cheney, Ginny & Bill Dengler, Joann D Italia, Eloise Douglas, Jean Flohr, Deborah Garwood, John & Livia Hawkins, John & Joan McCann, Larry Parr, Carol & John Scarborough, Barbara & George Semple, Frank & Norie Wisniewski; For the Friends of Music Fund in memory of Norma Whitcraft from John & Livia Hawkins; In memory of Charles Dorman from Joy Frederick; In honor of Fred & Jean Astmann from Chuck & Joanne Edwards. PLANNED GIVING As we look ahead to HUMC s bicentennial and beyond, there is much that is yet to come and we know that God will continue to use HUMC as a place of discipleship and transformation. We need your help! Your financial support has been critical to our ability to fulfill and expand our mission, and a planned gift will ensure ongoing mission and ministry for centuries to come. To learn more about our new Living Ministry Funds, which support our ministry initiatives, facilities and music program, please contact the church office.