Alloway United Methodist Church, Alloway, NJ........Faith, Grace and Relationship with God!

 

MAY IS THE MONTH OF HONORING AND REMEMBERING

***Welcome to Alloway United Methodist Church***

Alloway United Methodist Church

 

******Welcome to Alloway United Methodist Church******

Welcome to Alloway United Methodist Church, located at 10 Church Street in the little town of Alloway, NJ.  Alloway is a very small town with one traffic light, one store, one gas station, one school, a post office, one Township Office Building,

One Methodist Church and That's Us!

 We're Little BUT Mighty!

AND AS WE KNOW

Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow!!

Our Church Community

We are a community of people whose hope and purpose in life is to extend the influence of God the Almighty Father, and Our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ in our world. The Bible is central to all that we believe and guides our lives, and relationships.  Our experience of the power of Jesus Christ motivates and leads us forward to reach out to the world around us, loving others with the love that comes from God Himself.

We are a group of Christian believers who celebrate our faith and focus on experiencing our lives together.

 In Psalm 133:1 we read:

 "How wonderful and pleasant it is when Gods people live together in harmony".

Life is meant to be shared with one another.

This is Christian Fellowship!

We worship together on Sunday morning as a group and that's just wonderful

 BUT

we should also make and take opportunities to worship in our smaller church groups whether it's a Sunday School Class, taking part in the United Methodist Women's Group, attending the Men's Prayer Breakfast or part-taking in any of the many other smaller church groups that make up THE CHURCH.

We hope you will join in on our journey to follow God's plan for developing loving relationships and finding encouragement from fellow Christians as we worship together and give the glory to:

God Our Almighty Father

and

Jesus Christ, Our Lord & Savior!

 

 

We are still on a mission to: FILL THE PEWS!!!!

Read the research below and maybe you too will wish to help fill our pews......Come Join Us!

When we are under God’s grace and protection, we have nothing to worry about or fear.

Research: “How to stay safe in the world? Today, where is the safest place?” 

Conclusion: If you want to stay safe, you should

  1. Avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20% of all fatal accidents.
  2. Do not stay home because 17% of all accidents occur in the home.
  3. Avoid walking on streets or sidewalks because 14% of all accidents occur to pedestrians.
  4. Avoid traveling by air, rail, or water because 16% of all accidents involve these forms of transportation.
  5. Of the remaining 33%, 32% of all deaths occur in hospitals. So, above all else, avoid hospitals.

But, you will be pleased to learn that only .001% of all deaths occur in worship services in church, and these are usually related to previous physical disorders. Therefore, logic tells us that the safest place for you to be at any given point in time is at church! And Bible study is safe too! The percentage of deaths during Bible study is less. So attend church, and read your Bible. It will save your life. It has worked for over 2,000 years.

 

Here are some interesting facts about Memorial Day—some you may know, some you may not!

* Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868.* Memorial Day was originally called “Decoration Day.”

* Memorial Day was originally created to honor Union soldiers who’d died while fighting in the Civil War. Because of this, southern states did not observe Memorial Day until after World War I, when the holiday was expanded to include soldiers from all wars.

* The red poppy is a traditional symbol of Memorial Day (many veterans wear them to commemorate the day).

* The poppy was inspired by (World War I-era) John McCrae poem “In Flanders Fields”:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

* The “though poppies grow in Flanders fields” in the poem is thought by some to refer to the blood stains from shallow graves where soldiers were buried.

* In 1924, an artificial poppy factory was created in Pittsburgh, PA, and employed veterans who needed work.

* Memorial Day observance peaked in the first part of the 20th century, when aged Civil War veterans attended parades in towns across America.

* Memorial Day observances were at an all-time low in the 1960s, then experienced a resurgence in the 1980s.

* On the Thursday before Memorial Day, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They patrol the cemetery 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing.

* This tradition, called “Flags In”, has been in place since 1948.

* In 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years. This coincided with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial.

* “Memorial Day” did not become the holiday’s official name until 1967, when federal law declared it.

* In 1968, Memorial Day was moved from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May in order to ensure a three-day weekend.

 

Happy Memorial Day to everyone…

and

Thank you to all the troops and families that sacrifice so much

for us.

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

Our Annual Yard Sale will be held on.....

Saturday, June 2nd in the Social Hall

Donations can be delivered to the Church on

Thursday May, 31st & Friday June 1st.

 

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2012 Vacation Bible School

will be held:

July 16th-20th from 9:00am-12:00noon

@

Alloway United Methodist Church

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Our Pot Pie Takeout Dinner

was a HUGE success!!!!

Thanks to all who worked so hard to make it so!

and

To all who patronized this event we shout out a loud

THANK YOU!

 

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2nd Annual Voices of Christmas Program

was held on

Tuesday, Dec. 20th

@

7:00pm

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If you missed it....you missed a great program and a great time!!

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 20TH

FOR

OUR 3RD ANNUAL

"Voices of Christmas Program"

 

If you would like to take part in 

Voices of Christmas 2012

Watch our website for practice times or call:

(856) 459-9313 for more information

We are not professionals…we come out to make a joyful noise!

 

 

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Please Note:  Praise Team Practice and Youth Group have resumed!

Check our Calendar for dates & times.

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REMINDERS

 

Sign up for Scripture Reading and Kid's Conversation

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Card Ministry Cards…Our cards need everyone's signature and are

Located on the back table

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Sunday School teachers are needed - Please contact Donna Davis or Karen Gilbert

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**Youth Group each Sunday at 3:00 pm

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rayer Requests may be requested during the service

Or by calling:

(856)935-5219

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Campbell's labels, General Mills box tops labels, cancelled postage stamps and aluminum can tabs

are still being collected.

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Staff & Leaders

STAFF

Pastor:Byungil Ahn

Pianist:Erica Fox

Church Secretary:Kim Price

LEADERS for COMMITTEES & PROGRAMS

Lay Leader/Church Council Chair:Chris Gilbert

Trustees Chair/Cemetery Caretaker:Clem Jamison

Pastor-Parrish Committee Chair:Nancy Mitchell (Canton UMC)

Lay Member to Conference:Ella Lounsberry

Church Treasurer:Cathy DeHart

Financial Secretary:Karen Gilbert

Outreach Chair:Kay Pedrick

Disaster Relief:Michele Bradbury

Nurture:Michele Norton

Witness:Marie Heil Scott

United Methodist Women:Michele Norton

Adult Sunday School:Bacon Mc Cormick

Children's Sunday School/Church Council Sec:Donna Davis

Community Youth Grp: Pastor Ahn

Youth Advisor:Robin Zane

Community VBS:Michele Norton

Sunday School Treasurer:Michele Bradbury

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