United Methodist Church
in Green Village
500 Spring Valley Road
Green Village, NJ 07925
973-377-1459
You are welcome and encouraged to visit the church.
If you are searching for something to believe in or belong to, you are not alone.
Our hearts, our minds and our doors are always open.
If you are interested in becoming a member, please call our Pastor, Rev. Clarissa.
Worship Service
Sundays at 10:00am
Communion - 1st Sunday of each month.
Church School - Sundays at 10:00am September thru June.
Nursery Care Provided. |
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Members List:
Pastor:
Rev. Clarissa South Holland
Organist:
Evita Sadamin
Lay Leader:
Peggy Fawcett
Youth Minister:
Geny Kimbrell
Music Minister:
Elizabeth TaylorLinks Section
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Community Outreach
SPRING FOOD COLLECTION
This is the month when we ask the children to take part in the food drive for Market Street Mission.
Each Sunday we receive non-perishable foods, following the suggested schedule below:
1st Sunday - Pasta/Rice
2nd Sunday - Canned Meats and Tuna
3rd Sunday - Canned Fruits, Vegetables and Soups
4th Sunday - Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Juice)
BLESSING OF CREATION
The purpose of this service is to be "witness to God's and the church's love, care and concern for creation. As we recognize our mutual interdependence with God's creatures, the chruch's witness of stewardship is strengthened".
If you have not attended this service, you have missed a fun service. You're invited to bring your pets, plants or other living things to be blessed. This is a service that children "beg" to attend, so please bring your children, grandchildren, friends and others. If it should rain, the service will be held in Fellowship Hall.
FIRE FIGHTER'S SUNDAY
Service at 10:00am. All area fire fighters and auxiliary members are invited to join in a special worship service in a special worship service. Members of the
Green Village Volunteer Fire Department provide fire safety tips, along with a look at a real fire truck for the church school children. This is one of our Sunday School childrens' favorite Sundays. It always gives our children an opportunity to see how we "do" the word of God in the world. Everyone is invited to join together in a special coffee fellowship after the service.
UNICEF
The Church School students will not only be out for treats, they'll have their UNICEF boxes with them! We hope they will be brought back jingling! Start saving your extra change now; a little goes a long way. This is a wonderful way for children to help children.
We will also have a UNICEF box in Fellowship Hall for the adults to fill. Why not drop in the loose change you have with you each Sunday. You'll hardly miss it.
Remember, October is UNICEF month and October 31 is National UNICEF Day!
VETERAN'S DAY
A service and laying of the wreath is held at the Memorial Stone on the green in Green Village at 11:00am. Come and join us.
TOY DRIVE
Collection site for new, unwrapped toy donations to be delivered to Weichert Realty Toy Drive.
CHILDREN'S PAJAMA COLLECTION
Last year our collection of pajamas for homeless children was so successful, we have decided to collect them again for an organization called "Bridges Outreach". This organization "bridges" suburban communities with Newark. One of the groups it supports is a YMCA homeless shelter for children. During the Christmas season, they are collecting new pajamas for homeless boys and girls between the ages of 0 - 18. Currently there are 170 children in the shelter. We have committed to providing 60 pajamas in the following sizes:
Infants (age 0 to 12 months) - An average of 20 in the shelter. Mostly boys.
Toddlers (age 2 to 4 years) - An average of 30 in the shelter. Mostly girls.
Children (age 5 to 9 years) - In this age group, we are collecting one boys and one girls pajamas in each size.
If you would like to donate pajamas there are some ways you can help:
You can buy pajamas for a child between the ages of 0 and 9 years. We ask that you wrap the gift and attach a card listing the child's age and sex (i.e., Girl - Age 7).
You can take a tag from Fellowship Hall with a specific request on it, buy that item, and return it to Fellowship Hall.
Don't like to shop? You can make out a check to the church and in the memo write "PJs for Children". We will make the purchase for you.
Feel free to attach a note or card for the child.
All pajamas need to be brought to Fellowship Hall by December . Bridges Outreach will deliver them to the shelter.
HOT DOG SUPPER
Join your neighbors at the church at 4:30pm for hot dogs, chips and hot chocolate. It's free, it's fun and it's fellowship. Afterwards, we sing Christmas carols to celebrate the season. Shortly before 6:00pm, we take a short walk down the luminary-lit road to the
Green Village Fire House where we await Santa's arrival.
SOLDIER ANGELS - Ongoing
The Youth Group is collecting items for our deployed soldiers. Suggested items are:
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Food Items
Beef Jerky
Canned Fruit (w/pop-tops)
Chex Mix
Chocolate Candy
Dried Fruit
Gatorade Powder
Granola/Cereal Bars
Hard Candy
Instant Soups
Kool-Aid (w/sugar)
Microwave Popcorn
Nuts
Pudding Cups
Slim Jims
Spices/Condiments
Summer Sausage
Trail Mix
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Toilet Articles
Body Lotion
Chapstick
Cough/Cold Medicines
Eye Drops
Foot Powder
Razors
Shave Gel/Foam
Sun Screen |
Other Items
Antibacterial Wipes
Batteries
Books
CDs
Cooling Bandannas
Disposable Cameras
DVDs
Frisbees
Magazines
Nerf Balls, etc.
Playing Cards
Water Guns
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DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT - Ongoing
If you would like to donate money directly to a humanitarian agency, this can be done through United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). UMCOR is the not-for-profit humanitarian agency of the United Methodist Church.
Since 1940, UMCOR's mission - providing relief in disaster areas, aiding refugees and confronting the challenge of world hunger and poverty - has helped heal the hurts of humanity. UMCOR maintains a corps of trained disaster response specialiss for quick reinforcements of national efforts, and keeps a supply of relief materials in warehouses for dispatch when and where required. 100% of you money goes directly ot the disaster area.
If you would like to participate in this work, you may send a check, payable to "Green Village United Methodist Church" and write in the memo area "UMCOR". The church will forward your tax-deductible gift.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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