Gloria Dei Lutheran, Chatham, NJ

February 7: SouperBowl of Caring and Youth Sunday at 10:00 service. Our Confirmation youth will be leading the service, including the sermon!

February 14:  Both services will use the Cross-Connections bulletin! Children’s choir sings at 10:00!

February 17: Ash Wednesday. Three services:

Noon - a short spoken service (15-20 minutes)

4:30 - a service for children and families (15-20 minutes)

7:30 - traditional service with Holy Communion

February 21: First Sunday of Lent. Regular services at 8:30 and 10.

February 28: Second Sunday of Lent. Regular services at 8:30 and 10

The sharing of the Christmas pageant will be offered during the 10:00 service on Sunday, January 3 — the second Sunday of Christmas!  PLEASE JOIN US — AND INVITE FRIENDS AND FAMILY — FOR A CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT 10:00 AM, SUNDAY JANUARY 3!

Read more at http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/Our-Brand/Ads/Print/Senegal.aspx 

God Made Me!  God Made Me!

Jesus Loves Me (with the help of the adult choir)  Jesus Loves Me

(Click on the links above; you may need to use Windows Media Player)

All ladies are invited to join us for our annual Advent by Candlelight on Sunday, December 6 at 5:00.  It is an evening of food, music, drama, and companionship, and we hope that you’ll be there and bring friends!  This evening prepares us for the activity of the holiday season by re-focusing us on Christ.  A freewill offering will be received to support the good work of the NJ Battered Women’s Shelter.

The new Cross-Connections service will begin on September 13 at 8:15 a.m. This second worship service will be 45 minutes long, and include one contemporary worship song as well as one hymn from the hymnal.  There will also be communion, the same sermon as at the 10:00 service, and some time for quiet prayer.  Please consider trying this new worship opportunity.  Many thanks to the 2nd Service Task Force (Chris Smith, Peter Becker, and Lisa Vaga) for their hard work, as they spent more than a year investigating the possibility of a second worship service, eliciting feedback, and making the recommendation to council to proceed with a new service.

See an expanded article from the Alternative Press here to learn more:

Rally Day is September 13.  Rally Day is our kick-off to the new year.  It will be the first day for the Cross-Connections service, Sunday School will begin during the 10:00 service, and we will have council and teacher installations.  Further, our annual Church Picnic will be at noon.  So, come to worship, go home and get changed, and bring back a side dish for lunch.  Burgers and hot dogs will be provided.

Our fall work day is Saturday, September 12, 8 a.m. to noon.  Come out to help get our building and grounds looking good for the fall and to set up the tent for Rally Day!  At the April work day, we got much done, had a great time, and saved the congregation $2500.  Come for as much time as you are able - even a little bit helps!  Families are welcome, as kids can help clean the nursery or join in a variety of projects.  We will have lunch together around noon for those who can stick around.