PUMC Helps Send Mexican Kids to School
One of the ministries we support is a United Methodist Church in La Palmilla, Mexico. They are a growing church without the financial means to provide the resources needed by their ministry. For years, we have raised money and sent mission teams to La Palmilla to help them build a new sanctuary. The construction has finally been completed, and the church dedicated their new sanctuary in 2016. But sending their children to school is another difficulty they have. In the US we take it for...
Read MorePUMC to Remember the Least of These on World Communion Sunday (10/7/18)
World Communion Sunday is one of six United Methodist church wide special Sundays. Christians around the world set this day as a way to recognize and celebrate missions and ministries empowered by God throughout His Church. On October 7, we will join thousands of other Christian congregations as we receive the sacraments of Holy Communion. During this service, our prayers will focus on “the least of these” throughout the world. We will lift up those devoted missionaries who are the hands and...
Read MoreSmall Groups Gather in a Big Way this Fall! (10/2018)
Our Small Groups are up and running for the Fall 2018 season. Some new groups are forming and others are picking up from where they were before the summer. The entire schedule is summarized in this post.
Read MoreTanzania Testimony (9/16/18)
Where’s Tanzania? Are there United Methodists there? What are they doing and why should we care? During our annual Conference in 2018, Greater New Jersey committed to a relationship with the United Methodist Conference of Tanzania. Their bishop, Bishop Mande Muyombo, was a guest at our conference in May and helped preside over our service of ordination. In June, our own bishop (Bishop John Schol) traveled to Tanzania with at team from New Jersey. Rev. David LeDuc and the...
Read MorePreschool to Open its Tenth Season! (9/10/18)
Our preschool, Our Father’s House, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! The new school season begins on September 10.
Read MoreAppalachia is Coming to PUMC to Exhibit Crafts (10/20 – 10/21, 2018)
Red Bird Mission (serving the people in rural Appalachia), will bring their Craft Fair to PUMC on October 20-21. Mark this weekend on your calendar. It will be a chance to catch up with our friends from Kentucky (and maybe to get a jump on your Christmas shopping too!).
Read MoreYouth Group Ready to Launch New Season of BLAST! (9/16/18)
B.L.A.S.T., PUMC’s youth group, is kicking off this year on Sunday September 16. All youth going into grades 6 through 12 are invited to join the gatherings throughout the year! We gather every Sunday at the church from 6-8PM, and we’ll have a bunch of special events throughout the year.
Read MoreCamp Meeting Wraps Up 2018 Season (8/26/18)
The Pitman Grove Camp Meeting held its 148th season this summer. For ten Sunday evenings during the summer we heard a variety of messages and music.
Take a week-by-week tour of the 2018 Pitman Camp Meeting season.
Camp Meeting Revival! (Camp Meeting, 8/27/18)
What is “Revival”? How does that play out in real life? Pastor Bret Walker inspired us with his music and his powerful insight into how we can re-connect with God. This service (8/26/18) closed out the 2018 Pitman Camp Meeting season.
Read MoreMemory Support Group Forming (10/2018)
The Fall semester of Small Groups will be announced soon. But one of the new groups that’s forming will help those of us who are dealing with any kind of dementia or memory loss (either for ourselves or for loved ones). Here’s more info: A Memory Support Group will start meeting in early October (in the church). Led by Eileen Oczkowski, weekly conversations will include the spectrum from mild memory loss to Alzheimer’s. We will share ideas & learn creative ways to cope...
Read MoreTwo Billboards Outside of Fellowship Hall (8/22/18)
Have you been in the Fellowship Hall recently? You may have been there but passed them by, but two bulletin boards have been announcing events and sharing information for a long time. The first board (closest to the Narthex) holds missions news and is updated by the Missions Committee regularly. The second board, closer to the kitchen displays community news. Often, fliers come in the mail with a request to share the information with the congregation. These get posted on the NEWS bulletin...
Read MoreSunday School to Kick Off Season with a Luau! (9/16/18)
Fall has arrived. That means cooler weather, back to school, and- a new season of our Sunday School. We’re planning to get the ’18-’19 year cooking by holding a Rally Day Luau on Sunday, September 16 from 9:30 -10:30 AM. Join us for moving-up grade levels and kicking off the year. There will be games, a waterslide (bring your bathing suit!!), and a bounce house.
Read MoreRite of Passage and a Personal Journey (8/19/18)
What do you do when you feel lonely, rejected, and in despair? During his sermon on Native American Sunday, Lay Speaker Steve Ozkowski wove together the stories of three people to show us how we might respond.
Read More2018 Lay Leadership Academy on Track (10/6/18)
The annual Laity Leadership “Academy”, a one day workshop, will be held on Saturday 10/6/18. You can pick one workshop from the five “tracks” that are available and learn tools and skills that will help you strengthen our church. The deadline for registration is 9/7/18.
Read MoreGod Will Provide! (Camp Meeting, 8/19/18)
You need a close parking spot. You need a new car. You could really use a winning lottery ticket!
The Bible says that God will provide all of our needs. What’s that really mean? Pastor John Inverso (First UMC Glassboro), took a look at this question during his message at the 8/19/18 Camp Meeting.
PUMC to Celebrate Native Americans Sunday (8/18/18)
During our services on Sunday August 19, we will celebrate Native American Ministries. Steve Oczkowski, a PUMC Lay Speaker, is also affiliated with the Mohawk Tribe. He will deliver the message during both services, reminding us of the gifts and contributions made by Native Americans to the United Methodist Church and to society. Steve’s message is entitled: “Rite of Passage: A Personal Journey”, and he will share of his walk with God. The scripture will be Luke...
Read MoreElvis Could Sing, But Jesus is King!
“Elvis could sing, but Jesus is King!” What’s it mean to be “king”? How is it that the “king of rock ‘n roll” doesn’t measure up to the “King of Kings and Lord of Lords”???
Read MoreCrossing the Commitment Line (Camp Meeting, 8/12/18)
Richwood UMC hosted the 8/12/18 Pitman Camp Meeting. Rev. Steve Herman challenged us with his sermon and Sanctified inspired us with their music. Are you ready to commit to God, or are your toes wiggling just short of the line?
Read MoreOur Beautiful Savior is Willing And Able (Camp Meeting, 8/5/18)
Oh the beauty of this Man Jesus! During his 8/5/18 Camp Meeting message, Jeff Crispin challenged us to go deeper than the snapshots of beautiful experiences. We need to trace it all beck to Jesus!
Read MoreShare a Burden or Carry a Grudge?
We carry a lot of things. Sometimes we carry a grudge against someone; we just don’t like them because of something they did long ago. But we can also carry a burden for someone; we share their burden and show them love because God loves us. What are you carrying?
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