E-News from the Valley! November 21, 2018
Please note that the District office will be closed Nov 19-23.  If you  have an emergency please contact 
DS Vonda via her cell phone.


Click here to go to the Genesee Valley District website.

Items you would like to see in the E-News should be submitted to the district office by Monday at noon.
As mentioned at our Fall Pastor Meeting - when you receive a phone call from the District office the number will show up on the display as 315-898-2081.  All district offices have been moved to the conference phone system.  

PLEASE continue to use our direct line 585-340-9525 to 
return phone calls.
CALENDAR EVENTS

Thursday, November 29, 2018
Praise & Worship
Hilton UMC
7:00-9:00pm

informed to transform 10!
GVD Leadership Training Day
Holy Boldness -  Boldly Living Our Faith
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Asbury First UMC
8:30am - 2:45pm
ATTENTION:  Your help requested with a  Youth Survey

Peter Lagueras is the Director of Youth Ministries at Rush United Methodist Church, and he is a Genesee Valley Co-District Lay Leader. 
He will be leading a workshop on youth ministry at a spring event, "Informed to Transform". In preparation for his workshop, Peter would like as many youth as possible from across the conference to fill out the following survey. Please answer each question as honestly and completely as possible. Your real responses will help Peter to better prepare and lead his workshop in February. 
I would like to emphasize that this survey is anonymous with the 
hopes that it will allow the youth the freedom to faithfully answer 
these questions.  They will have to log in to fill out the survey, but that is only to limit one response per person, no one will see their emails.  



If you have questions, you can email Peter at ( peterlagueras@gmail.com) or call/text him at  (585) 309-6960.

Order of Elders Gathering
All Upper New York (UNY) elders are invited to join UNY Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb as he welcomes Bishop Grant Hagiya from the California-Pacific Annual Conference on December 6, 2018 from 
9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. for an Order of Elders Gathering at
 the Holiday Inn in Liverpool.
 
This will be a time of worship, learning, and fellowship and qualifies 
for .5 CEU. The registration cost is $25 and includes lunch. 
The registration deadline is November 28. 
Click here to see the schedule for the day and/or to register.
Red Bird Mission 2018

Many of the churches in GVD are participating in this vital mission.  Click here for the shoe box information.
If you have any questions, you can contact the Endwell UMC at 607-754-5735 or Dave Alexander at 607-743-8955.
 


Drop off points so far are:
Livonia UMC
21 Summers Street
Livonia, NY 14487
585-346-3511

Perry First UMC
35 Covington Street
Perry, NY 14530
585-237-5369
Please call to set up time before Nov. 25th
Saturday, December 1,  2018       
Advent and Christmas: Strategies for Surviving AND enjoying the Season                                      
For many of us, the holiday season is difficult; at a time meant to be joyous, it is often fraught with anxiety and busy-ness.  This all day 
retreat in the city of Rochester will give you a preparatory respite as well as some tools to use going forward into your own particular enjoyment of the season.  We realise not everyone can give a whole day, so this 'day'  will have two different parts, 
9:30-11:30am and 1:00-3:00pm. 
You may sign up for one or both, $25 for one, $40 for both 
(bring your own lunch). 
To register go to www.revsonretreat.com or send us an email to  
Genesee Valley District
of the Upper New York Conference 
of the United Methodist Church 

Pamela Braun, District Co-Lay Leader
Peter Lagueras, District Co-Lay Leader
Betsy O'Flynn, Adminstrative Assistant
Rev. Vonda J. Fossitt, District Superintendent

MAILING:  1050 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
PHYSICAL:  1040 East Ave, 2nd Floor, Rochester, NY 14607
sorry - no fax available at this time