Our Father’s House Needs Volunteers! (7/1/14)
Our Father’s House Preschool We are always looking for volunteers to come and assist with the children. All sessions are just 2½ hours. If you think that you could come one day a week (or more) and volunteer, we would love to hear from you at ourfathershouse@pitmanumc.org or by calling 589-5812. Please consider sharing your love for the Lord with our little ones. + + + + + + + + For more info about Our Fathers House, check out the OFH Page on this...
Read MoreUMW to Collect Food for Pitman Pantry (7/20/14)
Pitman Pantry Collection on Sunday July 20… Thank you for your continued support of the Pitman Food Pantry in June. Our next collection is Sunday, July 20. We will be collecting cereal and jelly. The Pitman Pantry gives away 70-80 boxes of cereal each week so the need is great. This is especially true over the summer as school breakfast and lunch programs have ended. Our August collection will be on Sunday, August 17. For more information about this vital local mission, email us at...
Read MoreClimates for Spiritual Growth (6/29/14)
The sermon on June 29 was given by Larry Bakely, our church’s lay leader. The message was entitled, “Climates for Spiritual Growth,” and the scripture was the entire first chapter of the book of 1 Samuel. Click Here to read the story of Samuel’s birth, as told in 1 Samuel 1… The Challange… In the April edition of the conference newspaper (“The Methodist Relay”) Bishop John Schol wrote an article on Church Vitality. In his article, the bishop...
Read MoreCan You be Googled?
When designing a website, one of the first things you’ll hear about is “SEO”- Search Engine Optimization. One of the top goals of any website is to show up on the top of that first page when somebody does an Internet search. Search engine providers use things known as “crawlers” or “robots” which constantly search the Internet to build up their database of search terms and sites. If you’re managing a website, you want to use terms that these...
Read More2014 Vacation Bible School Escapes the Wilderness! (6/27/14)
God Provides! The theme of year’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) was “Wilderness Escape: Where God Guides and Provides.” Classes were held for kids from Nursery through 5th grade They learned all about Moses through games, several interactive activities, cool crafts, and songs. The classeswere organized around “tribes” that visited several “shops” around the church building which showed them how the Isrealites lived during their time journeying through the wilderness to...
Read MoreDeclarations of Independence (7/4/14)
As we prepare to celebrate the 4th of July holiday, we express our thanks for the freedoms we are blessed with in this country. But God gives us more than civil freedoms. We’re surrounded by God’s grace and freedoms that are expressed in a variety of ways. Here are a few expressions of freedom… The US Declaration of Independence. The 4th of July holiday celebrates the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Click below to open up the entire text of the...
Read MoreWhy Go to Church???
Here’s an interesting thought from an email that’s been floating around lately… Why go to Church? If you’re spiritually alive, you’re going to love this! If you’re spiritually dead, you won’t want to read it. If you’re spiritually curious, there is still hope! Why Go To Church? A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I’ve gone for 30 years...
Read MoreThere Must Be 50 Ways (to welcome a pastor)
On Sunday July 6 we will welcome Jim and Judy Bolton and their daughters to Pitman. As we begin to embrace Rev. Bolton as our pastor, here are some practical things we should be doing. Check out the following link… http://www.churchleadership.com/50Ways/NewPastor.html?id=tweet20140515
Read MoreBLAST to Bite into a Rivershark’s Game! (9/6/14)
Take me out to the ball game… to kick off BLAST. We are planning a family trip to the Camden Riversharks Game on: Saturday, September 6th at 5:35 PM Reservations needed by Tuesday July 1! We need a minimum of 20 people. If your family is interested in going to the game, please contact Andrea Kier, or drop an email to BLAST@PitmanUMC.org. Please respond no later than Tuesday, July 1st, with the number of people attending, so that we can reserve the tickets. + + + + + + + ...
Read MoreBuilt to Serve (6/15/14)
Pastor Larry gave his final sermon at PUMC on June 15. The title was “Built to Serve” and the scripture was Galatians 5:1-13… Galatians 5:1-13 Gal 5:1-15… So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. 2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3 I’ll say it again. If you are trying to...
Read MoreCongregation says Goodbye to Pastor Larry and Pastor Kee (6/15/14)
Sunday June June 15 was Father’s Day, but another issue weighed on our minds as we worshiped on that morning. Several months ago it was announced that the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference had decided to not re-appoint Rev. Dr. Larry Potts to our church as our senior pastor. Instead, he will be appointed to the Franklinville UMC. In addition, our Associate Pastor, Rev. Kee Young Yang will be appointed as the senior pastor of the St. Paul’s UMC in Bayhead NJ. Pastors in the...
Read MoreGrace Rains Down
“Don’t Put Up Umbrellas When Grace Rains Down” What is Grace? How’s it Rain Down??? Grace is when we get something that we don’t deserve. Mercy is when we DON’T get something that we DO deserve. Genesis chapter 3 tells us that there’s something messed up within humankind that makes us want to love ourselves more than God. Somehow wired within us is this pride that makes us want to try to get along without God, or even to think that we could do a...
Read MorePastor Transition Schedule (6/22 – 6/29)
Last night (June 8) we celebrated the ministry of our pastors; Rev. Kee Young Yang and Rev. Dr. Larry Potts. But our time with them is running short. Here’s the schedule for the upcoming Sundays during this transition period… June 15 Pastor Larry and Pastor Kee’s last Sunday with us. June 22 No clergy will be present, but God’s work continues. The choirs will lead a service looking back at our heritage and praising God for our church. It will be a celebration of...
Read More“Support Our Troops” Coupons- Mission Completed!
Because the cost of sending coupons to “Support Our Troops” now exceeds the benefit, the Missions Committee has decided to discontinue this ministry. If anyone wishes to send coupons on their own, please see Mary Conover or Grace Kier for instructions. Thank you to everyone who has so faithfully supported this mission.
Read MoreHelp our Vacation Bible School to Escape!
Our Wilderness Escape Needs Your Help! Ok. You say that you can’t teach. You can’t sing. You don’t think you can cook and you don’t have a pool. But you can still help out with our upcoming Vacation Bible School. This year’s VBS will be held during the week of June 23-27 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Yep- PM. In the evening. And, it will start out with a dinner at 5:00PM. The kids (Nursery through 5th grade) will be following a curriculum called “Wilderness...
Read More2014 Vacation Bible School is Here! (6/23/14)
Are you ready for an adventure to escape through the wilderness? After months of planning, our Vacation Bible School week is nearly upon us! The Wilderness Escape is here! VBS starts on Monday June 23. Vacation Bible School will be held during the week of June 23-27, in the EVENINGS! And the best part… it starts out with Dinner. So you can make this a family event. Here’s the nightly schedule: 5:00 PM- Dinner in the Fellowship Hall (free for all who show up!) ~ 6:00...
Read MorePUMC Celebrates the Ministry of Pastor Larry and Pastor Kee (6/8/14)
On the evening of Sunday June 8, we held a covered dish dinner and celebrated the ministries of our pastors, Rev. Kee Yang and Rev. Dr. Larry Potts. It was a huge turnout, a lot of food, and time of special memories and celebration. Effective July 1, our Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Larry Potts will be appointed to the Franklinville United Methodist Church and our Associate Pastor, Rev. Kee-Young Yang will become the senior pastor of the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Bayhead, NJ. Rev....
Read MoreLife Filled with the Holy Spirit (6/8/14)
Sunday June 8 was a busy and special day in the life of our church. First of all, it was Pentecost Sunday! And, during both services we were able to participate in the confirmation of the nine youth who were in this year’s confirmation class. And in the evening, we celebrated the service of our pastors. But, Sunday morning also marked the last sermon preached by Pastor Kee in our church. Pastor Kee spoke on Acts 2:1-21, and the title of his sermon was “Life Filled with the Holy...
Read MoreChoirs to Lead Services on June 22 (6/22/14)
The choirs and praise team will lead both services on June 22. Using music, narration, and the Word, the choirs will lead us through a journey celebrating our church’s heritage and history. But more than a look into the past, we will celebrate how God has always been faithful to us. As written in the letter to the Hebrews, we are surrounded by a “great cloud of witnesses.” As we enter this transition period between pastors, we will look to the past so we can...
Read MoreChuck Knows Church
You may have noticed that our website contains numerous links to a video series called “Chuck Knows Church.” These videos are posted on YouTube and are produced by the United Methodist Church’s Global Board of Discipleship. They provide a light hearted yet informative look at some of the key elements of our faith. Nope- His Name’s not Really Chuck… It may be surprising to learn that the presenter in these videos isn’t actually named Chuck! ...
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