Announcements
The pumpkins are here!
Pumpkins with a Purpose Pumpkin Patch 2025, The Pumpkins are Here-
Volunteers are Needed; The pumpkins are here! The patch has been set up and sales are brisk!
Thank you to all who have volunteered so far! What we still need are volunteers to sell pumpkins and to rearrange and turn them as necessary throughout the month. Paper sign-up forms are in the Narthex, or sign up online.
If you need an invitation to sign up online, please email Don Henrich at uechenrich@yahoo.com.
Carter is a diverse community of faith grounded in scripture, experience, tradition, and reason. Sunday services are in our Needham sanctuary at 10:00 am and live-streamed on social media. Our service is a blend of both traditional and contemporary worship styles that we hope you find uplifting, fulfilling, and comfortable! To get a preview of what worshiping with us is like, visit our Sermons page to view an example of a recent service
Catch our services at the following times:
- Wednesday: 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
- Friday: 1:00 p.m.
- Comcast: 9
- Verizon: 29
- RCN: 15
Needham Cable Schedule
Saturday, October 25
10:00 a.m. Piano Studio
2:00 p.m. GPS (Decorating)
6:30 p.m. GPS (Special Dance)
Sunday, October 26
20th Sunday after Pentecost/Reformation Sunday
9:00 a.m. Bell Practice
10:00 a.m. Worship
11:30 a.m. Faith Forum
6:30 p.m. Al-Anon, Volunteer Office
Tuesday, October 28
8:00 p.m. AA
Wednesday, October 29
6:30 p.m. GPS
7:00 p.m. Trustees (Zoom)
Thursday, October 30
7:00 p.m. PS96
7:45 p.m. Choir
Friday, October 31
6:30 p.m. AA, PM Hall
Saturday, November 1
10:00 a.m. Piano Studio
Sunday, November 2
All Saints Sunday
10:00 a.m. Worship
11:30 a.m. Faith Forum
4:00 p.m. Girl Scouts
6:30 p.m. Al-Anon, Volunteer Office
Pumpkin Patch Open Daily
Sunday: 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00p.m.
Afternoon Game Event November 8, 4-6 pm
Join your church family and friends for fun and games! All ages are welcome! Games and snacks will be provided – but feel free to bring your favorite snacks or games to share.
Charge Conference, November 10, 7 pm
This year Conference is doing something new. This year we will have a Charge Conference with the United Methodist Church of Newton at our church. This will be an in-person meeting. In addition to our regular business items, we will share with each other about who we are and about our communities. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Church Workday - November 15!
Please join your Carter church family at the upcoming Church Workday, November 15 starting at 8:30am! With a bit of time and energy, you'll be supporting this community in a major way. We'll be working on Fall clean-up projects big and small to get the church ready for Winter. All ages and abilities are welcomed! Lots of coffee and snacks will be served. If you are available for the whole
morning or for an hour, many hands make light (fun) work. R.S.V.P. by November 8th to Marjie Lane Marjie_l@outlook.com or Tom Taylor tomtaylor17@alumni.virginia.edu. The Trustees look forward to seeing you there!
The pumpkins are coming, the pumpkins are coming!
The pumpkins are here! The patch has been set up, and sales are brisk! Thank you to all who have volunteered so far! What we still need are volunteers to sell pumpkins and to rearrange and turn them as necessary throughout the month. Paper sign-up forms are in the Narthex, or sign up online. If you need an invitation to sign up online, please email Don Henrich at uechenrich@yahoo.com. See you in the patch!!"
Faith Forum
Create Your Personal Lord's Prayer. We all know the Lord's Prayer, but this summer, one of the guest pastors encouraged us to make it personal. Rev. Annie Baker-Streevy urged us to move beyond recitation to a more meaningful, heartfelt conversation with God. Please join us on Sunday, October 26th, after worship in the parlor as we use the Lord's Prayer as a framework and replace each line with our own words and thoughts. It will be another great opportunity to share our faith with each other.
At Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, the Generic Ministry Drive is underway, inviting members and attendees to contribute essential items to support those in need.
A dedicated bin stationed in the narthex awaits donations.
Please donate clean items with no holes or stains. They are currently in need of the following toiletries: Deodorant, shaving cream, conditioner, and lotion. Additionally, adult sleeping bags and adult backpacks. Women's Underwear size 5+8. For men's clothing, they need long-sleeve T-shirts in size large, jeans in sizes 35 and smaller, waterproof coats in sizes large and extra-large, and belts for both men and women. They are requesting sweatpants in all sizes, hoodies in all sizes, and socks as long as they can be used and have no holes. There is a bin in the narthex for these items.
Through collective generosity, the Carter Memorial community endeavors to make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals facing various challenges.
We are offering a separate Sunday School class for older children. Meeting in PM Hall, we plan to offer more challenging and fun activities around the week's Bible lesson. We also need more teachers to staff this to keep up with our increasing number of children (Hooray!). Please see Tim or a member of the Children's Ministry Team. You can also sign up online to help.
Join us for Sunday School at 11:45 am
Our youth program at Carter offers a nurturing environment for kids in 6th through 12th grades to grow together in their faith and commitment to Christ. Weekly youth Sunday school offers a space for middle and high school students to engage Scripture, ask questions, share experiences, work through problems, and foster a personal, relevant faith.
Youth Group
In addition to weekly Sunday school, our youth have several opportunities to connect. One of the core tenets of our youth development approach is getting youth engaged in mission and outreach as a way to better understand and engage with the world around them.
"The yarn forms the stitches, the knitting forges the friendships, the craft links the generations."
The Knitting Group gathers on the first and third Tuesday mornings of each month from 10:00 am until Noon in the Volunteer Office.
Join in the fellowship and fun. All are welcome!
Questions? Call Cindy Vietor at 781-235-2090.
Bread of Life is Carter's meal ministry, offering a meal to any who comes. Whether needing food, fellowship, or community and the love of God, Bread of Life welcomed all to a home-cooked meal.
Before the pandemic, Bread of Life met on the first and third Tuesday evenings with a fellowship time, music, and service with a smile. Volunteers set up, cooked, served, and cleaned up each meal, including Carter members, community friends, and teens learning about community service. Costs were paid through free-will donations and Mission funds.
We are currently working to bring our kitchen up to the new requirements of Needham Public Health. When that work is done, we hope to restart the ministry.
If you would like to help with Bread of Life, please contact Beth Henrich at brhenrich@yahoo.com to volunteer. We will keep you all up to date on our progress and plans.