2023 Advent Devotionals
Throughout the four weeks of Advent (starting on Sunday 12/3), we have the opportunity to journey through a series of daily devotional articles. These articles are part of a booklet which is available at our church (no charge!). The articles are presented in electronic format in this website post.
Read More2022 Advent Schedule Brings us Home (12/2022)
Advent 2022 will be a time to celebrate “Home”- a chance to come “home” to a closer relationship with our Creator-God. Infused with tradition, this season’s events will warm, inspire, and give all of us opportunities to share God’s love with a needy world.
Read More2022 Advent Devotional Booklet
The 2022 Advent Devotional Booklet gives daily devotional articles for the 40 days of Advent. And, this year, the booklet also includes devotionals for the 12 days of Epiphany. The entire booklet is presented here in PDF format.
Read MoreAdvent Wreath Pre-Prayers for Christmas
The Advent Wreath shouldn’t be stuck in front of the church sanctuary. Keep the light burning day by day as you prepare for the next week’s worship and reflect on the previous week. This post uses excerpts from the Daily Devotions for Advent booklet to guide you through each of the wreath’s four candles.
Read More2021 Advent Devotionals: Preparation and Reflection
The Advent Devotional booklets for 2021 are available. If you haven’t received a printed copy, you can access the articles electronically by opening this post.
Read MorePastor’s Ponderings: Self-Reflection for Advent
John Wesley stressed that we need to “renew yourself from time to time, closely examining the state of your soul.” Peter reminded us to “be self-controlled and alert” … to “stand firm in the faith.”
During this pandemic,we need to re-connect to the Holy Spirit as never before. In this article, Pastor Jim offers encouragement on how we can do that.
Advent 2020 Schedule: Masked but Moving (December 2020)
COVID has turned things upside down, but it doesn’t stop us from preparing for the arrival of Christ into our lives. We have a full but different schedule of opportunities during the Advent season.
Read More2020 Advent Devotionals Look Forward
“God has something good for you this Advent!” Members of churches in our area have produced a daily devotional guide which will help us discover what God wants to share with us during this journey, and these 27 devotional articles are presented in this website post. Use them to to Lighten your journey through this Advent season.
Read More2019 Advent Schedule Looks Forward to Jesus (12/2019)
Advent is a busy time around PUMC! This post will help you keep track of the many worship, celebration, and service opportunities available to you during this holiday season. Plug in as we look Forward and Within to see Jesus this year.
Read More2019 Advent Devotional Looks Forward
An Advent Devotional booklet has been produced by several area churches, and hard copies are available in our Narthex. An electronic version of the booklet is rendered in this post. Follow these daily articles throughout Advent and look forward to the Christ.
Read MorePreparing the Way for Jesus (Advent 2018)
Can it be December already? Are you ready for Christmas 2018??? We have a full schedule of worship, music, and giving events (plus some food), that will help you get ready for Christmas.
Read MoreAdvent 2017 Devotional Helps Prepare the Way!
Members from several local churches have come together to produce a Daily Devotional for this year’s Advent season. The booklets were published in hardcopy form and distributed within the participating churches, but electronic copies of the devotions are presented here. If you want a printed copy, visit or contact one of the participating churches: Trinity United Methodist Church (Mullica Hill) Zion Community Church (Clarksboro) Evangelical UMC (Clarksboro) New Hope UMC (Penns Grove)...
Read MoreGet Ready for Jesus! 2015 Advent Events (12/2015)
The season of Advent is a gift from God. It’s a special time of the year when families, friends, and churches across dominations join together to celebrate the incarnation… the wonder that somehow God became human and walked this earth in the Person of Jesus. And yet, sometimes we get so bogged down in the parties, shopping and “things we have to do” that we miss the wonder. And so this year we offer an opportunity to Slow Down. Plug into the activities that will...
Read MorePUMC Preparing the Way with Advent Events (12/2014)
Christmas is a busy time for all of us. For PUMC, Christmas not only means traditional celebrations with friends and families, but it also means a celebration of Advent; of the first coming of our Lord and Savior. And so we worship, serve, pray, teach, and yes- party during this Christmas season.There’s a lot going on, so this post will give an overview of what’s happening in our Advent schedule. There are Four Weeks in the Advent Season, and then the first Sunday after...
Read More2023 Vacation Bible School to Shine a Light on God’s Love! (6/26/23)
This year’s Vacation Bible School will start on June 26. It will be held between 6-8PM on each evening during that week. We’re going to lunch into a cosmic quest to discover God’s Light and then to have a blast as we shine that light into the world.
Read MorePastor’s Ponderings: The Most Useful Tool
Discouragement is the Devil’s most frequently used and most effective tool. How can we fight against it? In this offering, Pastor Jim gives us some insight on how to become more encouraging.
Read MoreVirtual Vacation Bible School Discovers Real Treasure! (6/28/21)
You’re Treasure! No, that’s not poor grammar… YOU are the treasure! Our 2021 Vacation Bible School showed us that God knows us, hears us, comforts us, forgives us, and chooses us. God Treasures Us!
Read MoreMissionaries Forge Ahead Despite Pandemic (Dec. 2020)
As advent approaches, missionaries around the world don’t take a vacation. Even amidst this global pandemic, these dedicated servants find new ways to use what they have to share the gospel with a world that needs Jesus. Our Missions Team compiled this “global tour” of updates on the Missionaries that we support.
Read MorePastors Ponderings: Hope Until the Disaster Passes
In the midst of the pandemic, Pastor Jim points us to scripture to remind us of God’s promises of love and protection. This hope and encouragement also challenge us to become God’s ambassadors of “hope” to the world.
Read MorePoinsettias Point to Families (Order by 12/14/20)
Covid doesn’t stop Poinsettias! Orders for our 2020 Christmas Poinsettias are due on December 14 (the 7.5″ posts cost $13 each).
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