WORSHIP & EVENTS
May 19th - Worship 9:30am
in person & via zoom
“For the beauty of the Earth…” and so begins a familiar song of praise.
Join us this season as we celebrate beauty! From the culinary arts, to music, to fabric arts, to visual arts, we’ll celebrate beauty all around us.
Previous services can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/@brooksideUCC
Check your email for new opportunities to help on Sunday mornings, in addition to hosting coffee hour
HIKE WITH BCC!
Mark Texel has been kind enough to lead another pop- up BCC group hike. It is planned for Saturday morning, May 18, 2024, which is also "National Kids to Parks Day"!!
The Hike will be at Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area and features an approx. 3-mile loop, including the famous tripod rock and a portion of the glacial erratic trail. About 2 hours round trip. A family friendly hike with some moderately steep sections. Folks should arrive at the park's Boonton Avenue Visitors Center (472 Boonton Avenue Montville Township, NJ 07045) around 8:45 am so we can be on the trail around 9. This is a very popular hiking area so the earlier start the better to avoid the crowds and have parking. Après-hike lunch and beverages for those who are available at the Reservoir Tavern in Boonton ( 92 Parsippany Blvd, Boonton, NJ 07005).
Please let Pat Behnke know by text (973.580.4659) or email (PLBehnke@gmail.com) if you are attending. This gives us the ability to contact you if weather or other events require notifications to you.
Support Our Hunger Walk 2024 Team!
We are fundraising to help nourish.NJ ensure that no child in Morris County has to go without enough to eat this summer. Help us reach our fundraising goal by making a donation! Every dollar counts in the fight to end summer hunger!
in the community
Help Make Mendham Rock!
Did you know Mendham was officially incorporated in 1749? Think about it, neighbors growing together and supporting each other for 275 years. That rocks! As part of the year’s celebration, Mendham Arts Council member Ginny Pados Beutnagel invites you to join her in painting rocks with positive sayings, designs, or funny messages to share or keep. The goal for this towns-wide project is to create 275 stones by the 4th of July!
Adults are invited to join Ginny on Thursday, May 23rd at the Mendham Township Library at 7pm. Let’s add some music and snacks and a donation box to help boost the Mendham Township Library!
Keep the painted rocks or leave them at the “Take a rock, Leave a rock” basket located at the Borough gazebo. We want everyone to have a hand in celebrating being a community. Tag creations with: #mendhamrockart.
Regional Youth Event - July 28-31
Join Pastor Nicolette this summer with current 7-12th graders* from Maine to Maryland who will gather for fun, faith, and fellowship. This year’s event will be held at Silver Lake Camp, where Nicolette has been a volunteer chaplain for the last several years. There's a lake for swimming, a high and low ropes course for challenging, and all sorts of opportunities for learning and growing.
Click Here for More Information & To Register
If cost is a barrier, please reach out to Nicolette. Camp is for everyone, and this is a really special opportunity.
Sign up HERE to get email updates about RYE.
RYE webpage- bookmark this for handy reference.
For more information, contact Debby Kirk at kirkd@sneucc.org
5Rhythms
Big thanks to those of you who supported our Spring 5Rhythms series with Sayrah Garrison!
Sayrah will be offering a 3 day 5Rhythms intensive in June, so be sure to visit her website to learn more about this rare opportunity to dive deeper into this transformative movement practice!
In our Hearts, In our Prayers:
The prayers shared aloud on Sunday morning*
Those who are in the process of healing
Those who mourn, especially several members of our church who have lost parents recently.
Those impacted by natural & humanmade disasters in Israel & Palestine, Ukraine and other sites around the world
Those who are caregivers
Those who feel broken in body, mind, or spirit
Those in times of discernment and change
Our leaders, our communities, our nation
*Prayers shared on Sunday morning are NOT published here, except by explicit request. If you would like a prayer included in @Brookside, please email office@brooksidechurch.org