Sunday worship at 11:15am -
In-Person and on YouTube
Boonton UMC: A fun, musical, relevant, relational, and compassionate church
where people find hope, healing, and wholeness.
This Sunday, we continue in the joy of the Easter season, and we are especially joy-filled to receive our five newest members into the life of Boonton UMC! We hope you can join us in welcoming and celebrating them.
According to Ephesians 4, God has apportioned to each of us grace and gifts, equipping the saints for works of service as a goal of the church as we grow and mature in Christ. No matter how long you have been walking with the Lord and however long you have been a part of our church, may we continue to build the body of Christ up in love, as each does its part wherever and however we're called.
Join us as we continue in this joyous season together! Whether in-person or on YouTube, we look forward to seeing you for Sunday worship at 11:15am!
We will carpool together, meeting at the church at 8am and leaving by 8:10am for those participating.
NEXT WEEK:
Join us at Boonton Town Hall on Thursday, May 4th at 12 noon
for a special National Day of Prayer Service for our community!
Intro to the Bible Course
Starting Tuesday, May 16th
You can sign up in the narthex this Sunday! This course will take place weekly on Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm, starting May 16th. You can email Steve Bodensiek atstbodensiek@gmail.com to find out more!
What is the Bible? How did it come to be? How can we understand it better? This class is not a class where we learn about Bible doctrine, but a class where we learn about the Bible itself, and give you the tools you need to understand it better.
Wednesday Morning
Bible Study
Join us as we continue in our new study of 2 Corinthians! We'll meet every Wednesday at 11am in the church narthex.
Where?: St. John's Episcopal Church (226 Cornelia St, Boonton, NJ)
When?: 11am-1:30pm on Saturday, May 27th and every 4th Saturday following
If you are able to help by serving or contributing a dish for this Community Luncheon, please let Martin Garry know by calling him at (973) 568-2112 or by letting Pastor Donald know at (973) 771-9511. Thank you in advance for your help with this missional endeavor!
Special Gatherings/Meetings
United Methodist Men: Breakfast Meeting at Paul's Diner in Mountain Lakes on Saturday, May 20th at 8:30am.
United Methodist Women: Luncheon at Boonton UMC on Sunday, May 13th at 1pm.
Hungry to Whole
Our next Hungry to Whole gathering will be Wednesday, May 10th from 6:30 to 8:00pm. We encourage you to invite a friend, neighbor, or co-worker and bring a dish to share if you can!
For any tithes and offerings you have for this Sunday, we invite you to bring them with you and drop them off in the offering plates when they come around during the offertory song of our service.
You are also welcome to continue giving in the following ways:
We invite you to gather with people throughout our district to pray and intercede for all the hurt, pain, violence, and destruction in our nation and in the world.
A message from our District Superintendent, Rev. Eunice:
We are living difficult days indeed!
Our communities are hurting, our country is hurting, our world is hurting. Hate, violence, discrimination, racism, and injustice are rampant. There is war, natural disasters all over the world like flooding, tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes, like the recent ones in Turkey and Syria that killed over 42,000 people. There is chaos everywhere. Some of us are going through or have a loved one who is going through a difficult illness, broken relationship, addiction, abuse, loss of a loved one, unemployment, lack of resources. There is so much trouble in this world. Sometimes we feel that there is nothing we can do because it is quite overwhelming. But God call each one of us to persevere in our faith, trust in God, move us into action and pray without ceasing. God also calls us to pray as one body, the Body of Christ to pray and intercede together for a hurting world. For this reason, I am inviting all church members of the Skylands District, clergy, and laity alike, to gather on Saturday, May 13th for communal prayer and intercession.
Siblings in Christ, we have not gathered in person as the Skylands District for three years. This will be a great opportunity to pray together and have fellowship with one another.
