SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE

(runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day Weekend)

8:30am--Traditional Worship

featuring wonderful traditional organ and piano music

soloists and small ensembles

Communion Every Sunday

10:00 am--Contemporary Worship

Featuring our Foundation Praise Team

Communion on the First Sunday of the month

Single Dads Group!

Alternating Sundays at 11:00 am

  Led by George Rodney, Stephen Minister

All Single Dads are welcome!

Please contact Rev. Christina for more info!

 czito@bridgewaterumc.org

Children are welcome at all services but Child Care is also available

(for those under 5) at all services

Sunday School

and Terrific Tuesday

are fun !!!

Please call the church office (908) 526-1414

or email Rev. Christina at

czito@bridgewaterumc.org

or

Anita Walton at

awalton@bridgewaterumc.org

Lemonade on the Lawn!

Come and join us outside for refreshments before or after services.

This Sunday's lemonade fellowship will be an old fashion picnic. There will be a variety of salads and fresh fruits topped with the fellowship and love of our fellow churchgoers.  

Come and join us for a sip of homemade lemonade, iced tea, or iced coffee and get to know both the current members of our church and welcome folks who may be visiting for the first time.  All are welcome!  Come and break bread with us and enjoy our old fashion picnic. 

After nominal food costs all proceeds from Lemonade are gifted to the Pastor's discretionary fund and the BUMC general fund.  Your open hand in giving allows other open giving hands in maintaining vital church ministries and helping people weather people weather personal crises.

LOTL begins after the first service at 9:30am ~ just look for the gathering on the side lawn next to the parking lot.  Invite your neighborhood friends to join you for church, sunshine and a little refreshment.  Remember, during the summer, every Sunday is visitor Sunday when you bring a friend to worship!

A Stephen Ministry

Congregation!

Is God calling you

to be a

Stephen Minister? 

Contact Rev. Christina

czito@bridgewaterumc.org

BUMC CARES MINISTRY:  Helping all be purposefully employed!

Are you well connected in business, in human resources for your company, or know of openings for professionals in your business?  OR Are you unemployed or under-employed?  The CARES (Christian Action Resource and Employment Services) ministry of BUMC is junderway!  The mission of this ministry is to be supportive of members of the congregation who are looking for meaningful employment for their lives.  There is a bulletin board for connecting with one another in the main hallway between the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall Check it out! 

If you either have connections that can be helpful for this ministry, or are in need of finding out about a new employment opportunity, please email Gerry at gtamburro@aol.com.  Thanks be to God for a church with so many resources for sharing!

Support Group

for Those Looking for Work

We now have a support group for those who are unemployed as they make the journey back to gainful employment!  If you are interested please contact me vmbrendler@att.net  This is a joint venture of the CARES network and our Stephen Ministers! 

Summer is almost here –

can Vacation Bible School be far away?

August 3 -8

Reminder!!! 

The Registration fee for VBS

goes up to $20 on July 1st!!!

Register today!!!

Click on this link to get a copy of the registration form:

Learn How to Use LinkedIn

Facebook and Twitter

RE-RUN COMING BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!!

The BUMC CARES (Christian Action Resource & Employment Services) and Stephen Ministry groups are sponsoring an interactive social and business networking seminar at the Bridgewater United Methodist Church, 651Country Club Road in Bridgewater NJ in just a few weeks following the very successful session last Sunday evening!

The featured speakers will be Fran and Bill Lytle, who are power users and mentors in various networking techniques.   Their topic will be networking with LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.  This seminar will show you how to get started and make use of these computer networking tools. 

LinkedIn is a business networking site that can be used to locate jobs, persons and business opportunities. Employers can list jobs and job seekers can review company and hiring manager profiles.  In turn, Facebook is a tool for locating and connecting family, friends and coworkers. Twitter is a quick exchange forum that asks and answers the question, “What are you doing?”   So, whether you are interested in learning how to use the most powerful business network (LinkedIn) or the most popular social networks (Facebook, Twitter), this session is for you.  Don’t be left behind in this new networking environment.  You won’t find all this information in one place anywhere else; so be sure to attend.

Check back for a firm date!!!!

Calling all Gardeners

and Want-to-be Gardeners
We have a "new" garden ministry at BUMC called THE MUSTARD SEED MINISTRY.  We meet every Wed. evening from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the Peace Garden; to garden, share in fellowship, scripture and prayer throughout the summer.    We are looking for people to adopt certain garden areas  or planters around the church to garden and maintain, as well as volunteers to prune, clip, weed, beautify and possibly expand gardens around the church grounds.  We will also be recruiting people to volunteer to be "Adam and Eve" for one week during the summer.  Adam and/or Eve is a person or family would be responsible to water our gardens  daily for one week in the summer.  If you have been gardening for years or have never gardened  before we would love to have you join us.  Please join us on any Wed. evening from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. now- Aug. 26  or  contact Gretchen Lima gretchenlima@aol.com for thoughts, questions and suggestions.

The Trustees are also inviting those without a green thumb to join in for devotions and then attend to some odd jobs around the church plant! 

Other Offerings for Growing in Faith: