United Methodist Women’s to Host Annual Tea (5/1/16)
The annual UMW Tea will be held on Sunday, May 1 at 4:00PM in the Fellowship Hall. This event supports our UMW’s missions. Here’s what’s on the menu: Variety of Teas Chicken salad on lettuce cup Mixed Greens salad Pasta Salad Fresh Fruit garnish Rolls Tickets can be purchased for $15.00 from circle leaders, church office, Helen Scaletti or Cindy Pownall. Bring your favourite tea cup and saucer… and your appetite! + + + + + + + + For more...
Read MorePUMC Scrambles to Organize Easter Egg Hunt! (3/26/16)
Easter eggs… Really? Eggs represent life, and new life comes from the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. So we’re going to use the symbol of Easter Eggs to help teach our children about the true meaning of Easter… and to have a little fun while we’re at it! On Holy Saturday, March 26, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, we will host our 8th annual Easter Egg Hunt. There will be lunch, a “special presentation,” and (of course) plenty of Easter eggs. Last year’s Egg...
Read MoreOur Father’s House Rocks! (2/25/16)
We need to put Jesus Above All else! Is He greater than your favorite TV star? Is He greater than your favorite athlete? What about music? Is Jesus your favorite Rock Star??? On Thursday Feb. 22 a group from Our Father’s House (our preschool), joined their own “rock band”, picked up their plastic guitars, started out with “ABC Rock” and then moved on by “rocking” to many Spiritual Hits such as: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands I’m Happy...
Read MoreBoy Scouts set to Hold Spaghetti Dinner! (4/2/16)
PUMC is honored to host Boy Scout Troop 55, and one of the great things about that is their annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser! This year’s dinner will be served in our Fellowship Hall on Saturday April 2, from 4-7PM. Here are the details: Menu: Spaghetti & Meatballs, Salad, and… Etc. Food: Tastes great! Service: Friendly, and Fast as an Eagle! When: Saturday April 2, 4-7PM Price (adults): $10 Price (kids): $8 (smaller portion) This is an annual...
Read MorePUMC to Host Blood Drive (1/29/16)
The Red Cross will visit our Fellowship Hall on Friday January 29 to give us a chance to help replenish their blood banks. Local hospitals are always in need of blood; transfusions and re-supply to save lives every day. Consider doing your part. If you are able to donate, please stop by our church any time between 2:00 – 7:00 PM. You should expect to spend 60 minutes for a whole blood donation (or 90 minutes for a double red donation). Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are...
Read MorePreschool Shines in Christmas Pageant (12/10/15)
Our Preschool, Our Father’s House, presented their annual Christmas Pageant before an adoring crowd of parents, grandparents, and PUMC members. After a welcome and announcements by Pastor Jim and OFH director Eileen Salmon, the kids took over. They took us through the story of Christmas with short songs and lots of energy. The kids presented everything from the Christ Child, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, magi, angels… and even cows. ...
Read MoreHooks ‘n Needles for God Opens a Mitten Tree (11/28/15)
The Hooks ‘n Needles for God group, which uses their talents to create blankets and prayer shawls is collecting gloves and mittens to help needy children keep warm this winter. Amidst all of the Christmas Decorations in our church, there is a very special Christmas Tree in the rear of the sanctuary: The Mitten Tree. Hooks ‘n Needles got things off to a good start by hanging their own items, but there is still plenty of space left on the tree! If you have any children’s...
Read MoreStar Tree to Brighten up Christmas for Needy Families (12/13/15)
Last week, during our annual “hanging of the greens,” many lights, garlands, nativities and trees were brought out to remind us of this special season. One of those trees is very special; we call it our “Star Tree,” and it was placed in our Narthex. This Christmas tree is adorned with Yellow stars, and each star bears the name of a child from our town who is in need of our help. To participate in this ministry… Remove a star with the child’s name on it...
Read MorePreschool Kids Learn How to Brush Up! (12/1/15)
A Dental Hygienist from Washington Township Dental Associates visited our Preschool (Our Father’s House) to show the kids how to take care of their teeth. She presented a fantastic program for the children and gave them a “goodie bag” that they could take home. No, the “goodie bag” didn’t contain leftovers from Halloween! But the toothbrushes and the other contents in the bag will reinforce the need of proper dental hygiene. Here are a couple of...
Read MorePUMC Marches in Pitman Christmas Parade (11/28/15)
On the Fourth of July, crowds line Broadway and a parade of floats heads north towards our church. On Thanksgiving weekend, a smaller (colder) crowd lines Broadway as a parade of floats heads south from our church. And we joined the parade with a float of our own! It was a warm evening, even if a bit drizzly. But the moisture didn’t dampen our enthusiasm and joy of kicking off the Advent season. As we rolled through the center of town, we sang Christmas Carols and joined with the town...
Read MoreMen Rake Up! (11/14/15)
The Men of our church got the chance to get together on Saturday for two seemingly different activities. First we gathered at the church for a Bible study on Romans chapter 1. After that, we “gathered” at a local park to rake leaves. The leaf raking was our participation in Pitman’s “Clean Communities” project in which civic and church groups work to clean up an assigned roadway or piece of land. For us, money earned from this morning of work helps pay for our...
Read MoreBreakfast & Trunk or Treat: AM for Mexico and PM for Pitman! (10/24/15)
Saturday October 24 was really an all day affair in our Fellowship Hall and Parking Lot! In the morning we held a Breakfast Buffet and Yard Sale to raise funds to support our friends’ church in La Palmilla Mexico. In the evening we just threw a party and had some fun by inviting the community to our annual “Trunk or Treat” night. Here are the details… AM- Breakfast Buffet and Yard Sale The breakfast buffet was organized by our United Methodist Men’s...
Read MoreHundreds Get a Shot at PUMC! (10/21/15)
What does October bring to mind. Time for Halloween? Cooler weather? Falling leaves? How about flu shots! In recent years the Gloucester County Department of Health has provided a series of free flu shot clinics. This year, 37 different clinics were held. As in recent years, our church’s Fellowship Hall served as one of the clinic locations. The clinic was held on the morning of Wednesday October 21, from 9:00 to 10:30. The clinic was open for only 90 minutes, but they expected...
Read MoreYouth Lead the Way!!!
Sometimes adults think of youth as “so and so’s son or daughter” or of a demographic that we somehow need to attract and create programs for. But the people we call “Youth” are a dynamic part of our church. Recently we have seen three examples of their leadership and how they have contributed to our church and its mission. The list could go way beyond these three items, but here’s a taste of the contributions that they are always making… 1: ...
Read MoreSecond Grade Sunday School Class Does First Class Act! (5/3/15)
Clothe the Naked, Feed the Hungry… As a mission project for Lent, the First, Second, and Third Graders of our Sunday school class collected canned goods and donated them to the Angels of God. Angels of God is ministry in Pitman providing clothing and food to the needy. Earlier in the year we collected coins and gave a large donation to them as well. They were so excited to see our children being generous to people in need. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice...
Read MoreOur Father’s House Celebrates the Class of 2015! (5/27/15)
It wasn’t just a “Graduation”… it was a celebration. A celebration of a program, of teachers, of parents, and of children. Divided into classes named “Busy Bees,” “Friendly Yellow Fish,” and “Friendly Orange Fish,” a total of 37 four-year olds marked the end of their experience in Our Father’s House and the anticipation of the next phase of their education. It is our prayer that these precious children not only learned how to...
Read MoreBLAST Sends a Response to Trinity UMC’s Food Challenge (5/3/15)
The Trinity UM Church in Clayton challenged our youth group (BLAST) to raise 400 lbs of food for the Pitman Food Pantry. It was to be collected in 4 months. Here’s the post about The Challenge. Well, PUMC answered the challenge and ended up doubling the 400 lb goal in less than 1 month. We’ve still got 3 months to go, So- we’re raising the goal to ONE TON! Here’s the Post about the New Goal. BLAST put together the following slideshow as an “official...
Read MorePUMC Surpasses Food Collection Challenge! (4/26/15)
Flocked! BLAST is Challenged! On Sunday March 15, the Youth Group of the Trinity UMC in Clayton challenged our BLAST Youth Group to raise 400 lbs of food for our local Food Pantry. The 400 lbs was to be raised within 4 months and donated to the Pitman Food Pantry (Click Here for more information on “The challenge”). On Sunday April 26, members of our Youth Group announced that we had raised over 800 lbs of food (and by the end of the day that number had risen to over 1000). ...
Read MoreWorld H_nger Can’t be Solved Without You! (5/2/15)
The signboard message said: WORLD H_UNGER CAN’T BE SOLVED WITHOUT YOU Really? it’s up to ME to solve a big problem like world hunger? No- it’s not up to YOU alone, but you are needed. It’s as if each of us has a piece of the jigsaw puzzle and the problem can’t be solved unless each of us contributes what we’ve been entrusted with. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much...
Read MoreOur Father’s House Knows that “Jesus is the Way” in May (5/1/15)
In each month of this school year, Our Father’s House (our pre-school) is featuring a verse from the Bible and then putting that verse in action through mission. Here’s what’s happening in Our Father’s House during May…This month’s verse is John 14:6… “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ” NIV This Month’s Mission Project… We will close out...
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