Events In & Around
The Mountain View District
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Local Churches & Pastors to Pray for This Week
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Whitesville UMC & Their Leadership Kim Smith
Addison UMC & Pastor David Preisendanz
Alfred & Angelica UMC's & Pastor Stephen Crowell
Allentown & Bolivar UMC's & Elva Cornell CLM
Arkport & Bishopville UMC's & Pastor Dena Stevens
11/12/19
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Events In & Around the Mountain View District
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Happenings
For the Week of Nov. 12-18, 2019
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TURKEY DINNER
WHEN: Saturday, November 16th, 2019
WHERE:
New Beginnings UMC
300 E. Miller St.
Elmira, NY
TIME:
4:30pm-til
COST: Adults: $10 Seniors: $9 Children: $5
MENU: Turkey and ALL the trimmings including pies!!!!
Take-outs available
11/12/19
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
IN & AROUND the DISTRICT
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Odessa-Catharine UMC
WHEN: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019
WHERE:
Odessa-Catharine UMC
305 Church St.
Odessa, NY 14869
TIME:
9:00am-2:00pm
- Lunch
- Bake Sale
- Vendors
- Door Prizes
- Pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus (10-12)
11/4/19
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Mark your calendars!!!!
Mountain View District's Winter
Lay Servant Ministries
Mountain View's Winter Lay Servant Ministries Training is scheduled for the following:
WHEN: Sundays: January 5th, 12th, 26th and February 2nd. (Snow date is February 9th)
WHERE: Campbell UMC
8516 Main St.
Campbell, NY 14821
TIME: 2-5pm
COST: $15 plus you order & purchase your own books
REGISTRATION:
Ends DEC. 20,2019
Registration and payment must be received by the December 20 deadline, mailed to:
Marilyn Farwell, Lay Servant Registrar
2119 A College Ave.
Elmira Heights, NY 14903
OTHER INFO: You
MUST ATTEND ALL 4 course sessions
The following classes will be offered:
Basic Course, taught by Larry Crandell & Susan Silhan
Called to Preach, taught by Pastor Veronica Seeley & Peter O'Neill
Accountable Discipleship, taught by Rev. Nancy Adams
Click here for Lay Servant Flyer & registration form.
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Mentor Training Being Offered
If you are an ordained elder or LLP completed COS, then you are eligible to become a mentor for others in the candidacy process or licensed and completing their COS. FREE mentor training is provided (and required) for those who would serve as mentors.
WHEN: Tues., Nov. 19th, 2019
WHERE:
Finger Lakes District Office
12 North Park St., Suite 11
Seneca Fall, NY 13148
TIME:
1:00-3:00 pm
COST:
Free
MORE INFO:
315-781-0188 or email
9/30/19
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Continuing Education Requirements for Clergy
Attention: All clergy under appointment or assignment are required to complete
2 CEUs (20 contact hours)
per year
OR accumulative
8 CEUs (80 contacts hours)
per quadrennium and will
provide documentation to the
District Superintendent, unless enrolled and attending Course of Study or Seminary Degree Program.
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ATTENTION! All Course of Study Students planning on attending the UNY Satellite School at The UNY Conference Center in Liverpool NY
December 13th will be here before you know it!!!!!
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT
to register.
There is no reason to WAIT to the last minute to register!!!
No Money is needed to register!
You are billed closer to the date of classes.
ALSO:
Please be aware that the
class you want to take
may close BEFORE the deadline date if they reach the quota for the class. You may not realize that
OTHER Conferences Licensed Local Pastors can attend any of the Wesley Seminary Satellite schools.
Register NOW
for the Winter Weekend of COS in UNY. Again, you no longer need to send your money with registration....Wesley Theological Seminary will bill you later.
The
deadline to register for the
Winter Weekend of the
Upper New York Satellite
School - is
Friday, December 13th.
Your registration needs to be in the HANDS OF WESLEY SEMINARY before
Friday, December 13th.
Courses being offered for the Winter Weekend are:
- 121-Bible 1: Introduction
- 224- Administration & Polity
- 424- Ethics
Please remember that once you complete the registration form it has
two "stops" to make before it can be sent to Wesley Seminary:
1st Stop: District office; once Nancy signs the form, we mail it to
2nd Stop: COS Registrar; once Betsy O'Flynn signs it, she sends it to Wesley.
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Also make sure you have both your WTS (Wesley Theological Seminary) ID # and the PID from GBHEM (you may obtain your PID by contacting Pam Frost at:
Please do not send the registration form directly to Wesley; you cannot be registered for a class without the required signatures. Please send your registration form and 1 stamped envelopes (I have pre-addressed labels already made for Betsy) to the District office as far in advance as possible to ensure that you meet the
December 13th deadline for Winter Weekend classes.
AGAIN:
Please be aware that the
class you want to take
may close BEFORE the deadline date if they reach the quota for the class.
9/23/19
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This is the Resource that Nancy recommended
to you at the Fall Pastors Meetings
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How to use VitalSigns
We introduced you to VitalSigns, a platform that can help your church to track key indicators and uncover important insights.
Click here
to watch a video that shows you just how easy this program is to use.
Track data, gain insight, and help your church with VitalSigns
The VitalSigns dashboard is a tool that allows churches to track church growth indicators, such as weekly worship attendance, professions of faith, small group participation, missional participation, and financial giving. It is a deeper level of insight, support, and accountability that tracks and trends vital information in an easy-to-understand dashboard.
The General Council on Finance and Administration pays for this software through General Church apportionment's - which the Upper New York Conference paid in full in 2016. The UNY Conference began using VitalSigns about 18 months ago, and so far, 38 UNY churches have signed up.
Click here
to learn how VitalSigns can help your church.
For more information about the VitalSigns tool, free to all United Methodist
churches, contact Aaron Bouwens, Upper New York Conference Director of Vital Congregations at
AaronBouwens@unyumc.org
9/23/19
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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Mark your calendars!!!!
Mountain View District's Winter
Lay Servant Ministries
Mountain View's Winter Lay Servant Ministries Training is scheduled for the following:
WHEN: Sundays: January 5th, 12th, 26th and February 2nd. (Snow date is February 9th)
WHERE: Campbell UMC
8516 Main St.
Campbell, NY 14821
TIME: 2-5pm
COST: $15 plus you order & purchase your own books
REGISTRATION:
Ends DEC. 20,2019
Registration and payment must be received by the December 20 deadline, mailed to:
Marilyn Farwell, Lay Servant Registrar
2119 A College Ave.
Elmira Heights, NY 14903
OTHER INFO: You
MUST ATTEND ALL 4 course sessions
The following classes will be offered:
Basic Course, taught by Larry Crandell & Susan Silhan
Called to Preach, taught by Pastor Veronica Seeley & Peter O'Neill
Accountable Discipleship, taught by Rev. Nancy Adams
Click here for Lay Servant Flyer & registration form.
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Check out this website. ResourceUMC is a new, comprehensive website that empowers you to search for and quickly find resources and tools from across the connection.
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The November Bridge is now available
The latest issue of the Bridge is now available for download. It is available in both color and black & white formats.
Click here to select the version you prefer and make copies as necessary.
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Rev. Nancy Adams
District Superintendent
Patti Gridley
District Administrative Assistant
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Mountain View District Office
PO Box 706
Bath, NY 14810
(Our Location Address) 35 Wilkes Ave., Suite 101
Bath, NY 14810
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We DO have a Facebook Page!
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