Check out what’s going on this week at the United Methodist Church of Red Bank!
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Connections
E-blast for the UMC of Red Bank
Thursday, February 8, 2018
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Church Clean-up
THIS SATURDAY – February 10th from 8-11 AM
We need your help clearing out our second floor Christian Education wing as we prepare
for some renovations. Bring your back brace, knee brace or just your glasses! There’s
work for all strengths and abilities. We need people who can move furniture, boxes,
and other stuff between floors, but we also need people who can sit and clean out
files or shelves. Come for an hour or as long as there is work to do (and believe
it, there’s a LOT to do!)
Contact Barb Valenti at barb.mellenti@gmail.com with any questions or if you really

want to help but can’t come of these days.
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Ash Wednesday
Wed, February 14th
Two worship opportunities to center our hearts as we enter Lent.

* UMW sponsored worship at 12 PM, followed by a light lunch
* Evening worship at 7 PM in the Sanctuary
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Murder Mystery Dessert Theater
Feb. 17th @ 7 PM
It’s 1943 and we are all passengers on the Oceania, a ship sailing from Canada to
Britain, but onboard saboteurs, spies, assassins, and traitors may be among our
ranks and it will take all our crew’s cunning to discover who is up to what and
solve the murder of our captain! Stop by in Fellowship Hall on Sunday to make your
reservation for the journey and help us piece together the puzzle of a lifetime!
Tickets: Adults $15 and children (under 12) $12.
Remember: IT’S ALWAYS TIME TO HUBOB!
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Back Pack Crew Gala
March 3rd, 2018 – 6-10pm Oyster Point Hotel
Click here to learn more about ticket purchasing. 
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Supporting the church through our commitments
Last week in worship, we presented our commitments for how we will support God’s
work through our church in 2018. If you have not turned in your commitment card,
it’s not too late. please mail your commitment card to the attention of Sheila Leavitt
in the main office, or email it directly to her at sleavitt@umcredbank.org 
If you need one, you can pick one up in the main office,

or you can download andprint one here 

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Join us this Sunday (2/11) in worship as we wrap up our epiphany exploration of
who Jesus was and still is for us today. In our scripture this week, we hear of
Jesus heading up to the mountaintop and transforming into a shining presence. Join
us on Sunday as we unpack what this scripture holds for us and how it challenges
us to shine brightly in our own lives.
Click here for a preview of Sunday’s bulletin and announcements. 

Upcoming Worship:
2/11 – Shining Brightly
2/14 – Ash Wednesday (12pm and 7 pm)
2/18 – Finding Your Cave: Listening Spaces
2/25 – Finding Your Breath: Listening to Our Bodies
3/4 – Finding a Word: Listening to the Texts
3/11 – Finding Your Power: Listening for Healing
3/18 – Finding Your Mystic: Listening Beyond the Voices
3/25 – Finding Your Purpose: Listening to Your Heart (Palm Sunday)
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Pastoral Care
If someone is hospitalized or in need of a pastoral visit
please contact the church office at
732-747-0446 or email sleavitt@umcredbank.org
If you have a pastoral emergency please contact Rev. Jessica Naulty at
908-400-2343 or jbnaulty@umcredbank.org 

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 United Methodist Church of Red Bank | 247 Broad Street | Red Bank | NJ | 07701