PINELANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CHURCH NEWS 12/22/2024
OUR ADVENT SCHEDULE
SOMETHING FUN...
DRESS IN YOUR CHRISTMAS BEST!
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SUNDAYS w/ PINELANDS
WORSHIP / FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
- WORSHIP @ BATSTO - 9:00 am
- SUNDAY SCHOOL @ BATSTO - 9:00 am
- COFFEE / FELLOWSHIP - 10:00 am
- WORSHIP @ GREENBANK - 10:30 am
- BIBLE STUDY @ NESCO - WEDNESDAYS - 6:30 PM (ON BREAK UNTIL JANUARY)
- OFFICE HOURS (Call Pastor Danny - Phone: 609-222-0990)
- MONDAY EVENINGS - By appointment only
- WEDNESDAY EVENINGS - By appointment only
- TUESDAY & THURSDAYS - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- FOOD PANTRY @ NESCO -MONDAYS - 4-7 PM
- FISHING CLUB ~ FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH 7:00 pm @ The BRIDELS HOUSE
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SEND A GIFT TO PINELANDS UMC
PLEASE MAIL YOUR GIFT TO:
Pinelands United Methodist Church
5213 Pleasant Mills Rd.
Sweetwater, NJ 08037
Join Us This Sunday...
FIND IT IN THE BIBLE ~ WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS:
GIFT EXCHANGE ~ FEAR for LOVE
Lamentations 3:19-32
Isaiah 11:1-10
Luke 1:46-56
1 John 4:7-19
PINELANDS CHURCH EVENTS:
ADVENT BIBLE STUDY WITH ATCO
6:30 pm @ Atco
CHRISTMAS EVE w/ PINELANDS UMC
FISHING CLUB MEETS ~ JANUARY 8th
PANCAKE BREAKFAST ~ FEBRUARY 1st
MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ~ IT'S EASY
Have something to announce??
🛐 🙏 PRAYER REQUESTS 🙏 🛐
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." --Philippians 4:6 ESV
Pastor Danny Clark & Family
Frances Ernwood
Barbara Kurowski
Wilma Brown
Linda Hirst
Linda Green
Sean Plasket
Kathy Simpkins
McCartney Family
Marge Clifton
Anna Walker
Stephen Lister & Family
Denise
Jerry
Tom Rheault
Brian Plasket
John Allebach Sr.
Nicholas Cellini (Serious Motorcycle Accident)
Paul Cowan
Dave Dixon (Parkinson's Disease)
Melodee Ashby
Sandra Allebach
David & Emily Elkin
Faith Penrose Brandt
Courtney Warner
Evelyn Roland
Larry Acker
Margie Cochran
Ciara McCarthy Burke
Lou Massey
Denny & Joy O’Shaughnessy
Robert S.
Prayer for Little Jack
The Family of Kathy Clark
Carol Petitt
Joanne Wunsch
John Mascio Jr.
Loraine Roe
Robyn & Kent Grohne
Brenda Malave
John Mascio IV
Ed Rabush
THOSE THAT SERVE:
Kaitlin DeLucca (US AIR FORCE)
Tiernan James (US COAST GUARD)
Max Lister (US ARMY)
Riley James (US MARINES)
Billy Cheatham (US MARINES)
Jarrad Moscicki (US NAVY)
Our President & Military
GOD WINKS...
ADVENT WEEK 3 ~ JOY
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SUNDAYS ~ UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS
NJ STATE PARK POLICE ~ TOY DROP
WHERE DID ALL THESE GIFTS COME FROM?
WONDERING WHO TO THANK?
Our ANNUAL GIFT DRIVE and CHRISTMAS BAG DISTRIBUTION is a collaboration of many different sources. The collection of gifts start with the GIVING TREE at MULLICA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT where community members, staff and students are able to “ADOPT A CHILD” and fill a wish or two of personal items. It begins with the "ANGEL TREE" at PINELANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH where CHURCH FAMILY, CHURCH GOERS and FRIENDS are able to take a tag or two to ADOPT A CHILD. These tags fill in personal items that are requested by the CHILD'S FAMILY, the tags are intended to FILL THE NEEDS and A WISH or TWO that are PERSONAL in NATURE!
The NJ STATE PARK POLICE in conjunction with PINELANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH collect toys throughout the local community during DECEMBER from local businesses in town where they set up donation boxes. Thanks to BURLINGTON COUNTY K9 SEARCH and RESCUE, ELWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT, NJ STATE POLICE, DeMARCO’s LANDSCAPING, MULLICA REC for assisting our community.
Our very own LOCAL jeep club, PINE BARREN VENOM holds an annual “STUFF THE JEEP TOY DRIVE” each December where JEEPS from all over NJ gather in our town, bringing Jeeps stuffed to the roof with toys! TRULY AMAZING EXPERIENCE!
BOONDOCKS MARKET & GRILL make it their mission to get our COMMUNITY KIDS on BIKES every year! This is NEAR and DEAR to our HEARTS! Kids should be OUTSIDE riding bikes!
SWEETWATER YACHT CLUB of SWEETWATER MARINA AND RIVERDECK collect toys and gifts from all of their members and donate them to PINELANDS CHURCH for filling WISHES.
Donations of gift cards and monetary gifts from the MULLICA TOWNSHIP EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, MULLICA TOWNSHIP PTA, PINELANDS CHURCH FAMILY, FRIENDS OF PINELANDS CHURCH and other anonymous contributions help provide the rest, especially for the DIFFICULT WISHES of TEENAGERS!
Once all of the GIFTS are collected, and the PERSONAL ITEMS are sorted by FAMILY IDENTIFIERS our very own CHRISTMAS ELVES spend DAYS and NIGHTS working tirelessly in SANTA’s WORKSHOP to make sure WISHES get filled for every boy and girl on the list. Every FAMILY BAG is filled with the utmost thought and care. The ELVES try to FILL as many SPECIFIC WISHES as possible. The GOAL is that CHRISTMAS MAGIC is felt by EVERY CHILD receiving these gifts. JOY on CHRISTMAS MORNING and a SMILE from a CHILD! MERRY CHRISTMAS to ALL! A SAVIOR IS BORN!
Pinelands United Methodist Church
“The Elves”
5213 Pleasant Mills Rd
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Mullica Township School District
MTEA / Mullica PTA
PO Box 318
Elwood, NJ 08217
Pine Barren Venom Jeep Club
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
Boondocks Market & Grill
4873 Pleasant Mills Rd.
Sweetwater, NJ 08037
Sweetwater Yacht Club
https://sweetwateryachtclub.com/
PO Box 745, Hammonton NJ 08037
Sweetwater Marina & Riverdeck
https://sweetwaterriverdeck.com/
2780 7th Avenue
Sweetwater, NJ 08037
NJ State Park Police
Wharton State Forest
BOONDOCKS DONATED BIKES
Getting the Community Kids Outside and Off Electronics!!
NJ STATE PARK POLICE
These Two Coordinated the "STUFF THE JEEP EVENT"
with PINE BARREN VENOM JEEP CLUB
CHURCH FAMILY UNLOADING
MANY HANDS make LIGHT WORK!
SANTA CHECKING IN with the ELVES!
Thank You SWEETWATER VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY for bringing SANTA on YOUR SLEIGH!
CEDAR CREEK WRESTLING TEAM ~ TOY SORTING
ELVES DON'T REST!
Santa's Workshop 2024...Christmas Morning Smiles!
5 Days, Loads of Elves Packing & Sorting, Lots of Chaos in Santa's Workshop, Bags packed with Tender Love and Care, Wishes Filled for Sure, 45 Families, 101 Children, Nesco Volunteer Fire Department Santa Run, Ready for Last Minute Calls! Santa's Coming...THANK YOU for YOUR HELP!
Even the Littlest Elves Work Hard!
GRUMPY ELVES WORK HARD TOO!
Send your CHRISTMAS ADVENTURES to...
Text Pictures and Description to Liz Rabush 609-412-5918
WORTH THE TIME:
AROUND THE TOWN...
Where in the World is JIM PLAYING?
Upcoming One Man Band Events:
ICE SKATING ~ RENAULT WINERY
HAVE A SUGGESTION??
HISTORIC BATSTO VILLAGE
CONTACT US:
Pinelands United Methodist Church
PASTOR DANNY CLARK: dclark3129@gmail.com
BATSTO CHURCH - 9:00 am
SUNDAY SCHOOL @ BATSTO - 9:00 am
FACEBOOK LIVE / PINELANDS UMC - SERMONS WILL BE RECORDED & UPLOADED
GREEN BANK CHURCH - 10:30 am
BIBLE STUDY - WEDNESDAY NIGHT @ NESCO - 6:30 pm
Email: pinelandsumc@gmail.com
Website: www.pinelandsumc.org
Location: 5213 Pleasant Mills Rd, Hammonton, NJ, USA
Phone: 609-222-0990
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