Niagara Frontier E-Connection October 16

Niagara Frontier District E-Connection

October 16, 2018

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The next E-Connection will go out on Tuesday, October 30

Julie's hours: Mon 8:30-1; Tues 8:30-4; Wed-Thurs 8:30-1; Fri 8:30-3

Attachments referenced in the newsletter now have individual links in the section below.

Thought to Ponder - Jesus leaving the 99 to find 1 seems illogical, irrational and senseless - until that 1 is you. Matthew 18:12-14

Items to look for:

* New sexual harassment policy for NYS employers

* Sight & Sound trip

A message from Mike Block,

our Director of Missional Engagement

Dear Friends,

It's going to be a long road of recovery and rebuilding following Hurricane Michael, the most powerful hurricane in nearly 50 years to hit the continental U.S. The Florida Panhandle was hit hardest. The flooding caused by heavy rain, the storm surge, and the fierce wind ripped some homes, churches, and businesses off their foundations, left many without a home, and in some cases, resulted in death. Thousands are still without power and it will remain like that for some time.

As the Director of Missional Engagement for the Upper New York Conference (UNY), I ask you to do the following:

Invite your congregation to participate in a special gathering for victims of Hurricane Michael. All donations can be forwarded to the Conference Office in a single check made out to Upper New York Conference with "Disaster Relief" written on the memo line. Monetary donations can be used to purchase supplies in bulk used to assemble United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) kits.
Assemble UMCOR Cleaning Kits (Flood Buckets) either as a congregation or work with neighboring churches to assemble kits together and either bring them to the United Methodist Center in Liverpool or drop off supplies at one of the locations closest to you listed here. Click here for assembly instructions
If our location in Liverpool is too far, consider organizing a "HUB on the Road," where neighboring churches work together to purchase items together and assemble buckets as a group. It costs about $75 to assembly one cleaning bucket if items are bought at cost at your local grocery or convenience store. If your church or group is interested in saving money and producing two kits for the price of one, send your donation to UNY Mission Central HUB and I'll order the supplies for you at a bulk rate and have it shipped directly to your church. I'll be sure the items meet UMCOR requirements.

Please keep those affected by Hurricane Michael in your prayers. If you want to be added to a listserv to learn more about volunteer opportunities, including possible mission trips to Florida, Georgia, or the Carolinas, please email me at [email protected]. For questions or more information, feel fr

ee to contact me at (315) 898-2066.

Grace and Peace,

Mike Block
Director of Missional Engagement

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This is from Pastor Katie Zettle

The news has stopped reporting about flooding issues, but the need is great. Please consider colleting items or money for the UMCOR cleaning buckets. If you want to work on a specific few items, we need Black garbage bags-(33-45 gal size), clothesline (50ft-100 ft), Liquid household cleaner (Lysol, pine sol 16-40 oz). SPONGES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIST. $3 donation for shipping each bucket can also be included. All items can be dropped off at Harris Hill UMC -8495 Main St, (corner Harris Hill Rd) Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday from 8:30am-2pm or call the church for evening drop offs. 716-632-4688 or [email protected]