Mohawk District E-newsletter for Churches and Pastors
December 11, 2019

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Advent Blessings for
Mohawk District Churches



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Prayer Focus


Week of December 8


Greig UMC

and

Turin UMC

Dorothy Spear
and
Parrish Lewis

Week of December 15


Hamilton: Park UMC

and

Waterville UMC


Rev. Bryant Clark



Pray for the family of Shirley Rankins , 89, who died Dec. 6. Shirley was the mother of
Pastor Sharon Rankins-Burd.

Prayers are needed for
Barbara Edwards , spouse
of Henry Edwards (Poolville UMC), who is recovering
from a fall and surgery.
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Click here for a copy of
the 2019-20 Prayer Calendar
Services for Rosemary Johnson

Rosemary P. Johnson, 76, passed away Nov. 11.
A Memorial Service will take place at 2 p.m., this
Saturday, Dec. 14, at South Otselic UMC. Rosemary
was the spouse of Rev. Carl Johnson, retired.
Conference Ministry Teams Seek Nominees

The Nominations Committee is accepting nominations for almost all Upper New York Conference ministry teams. Their team has begun its work of developing a list of nominees for consideration at our upcoming Upper New York Annual Conference session (May 28-30, 2020). 
 
While each Conference ministry team has a focus, all exist to equip clergy, laity, and their churches to live our mission of making disciples for the transformation of the world. The Nominations Committee believes all the gifts needed to live this mission have been given to the people of Upper New York by God. Prayerfully consider serving as a member of one of our Conference ministry teams.  
 
Click here for a description of the ministry teams that have vacancies. Nominees may complete a nominations form on Survey Monkey. Should you need to print the form, please use the Survey Monkey link.

For questions or information, contact Rev. Tony Hipes at tjhipes@gmail.com.
Change in insurance carrier starting January 1, 2020

The UNY Board of Trustees recently sent a letter to all churches
in the UNY Conference to inform them of the plan to change the Conference's insurance carrier from Church Mutual to Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company. Click here to read the letter. 
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Delta UMC Christmas Cookie Sale
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dec. 14,
Corner of Hawkins Corners Road
and Route 26 North, Rome, NY
Wide selection of homemade cookies
$10 pp. Gloves and containers provided.
The church is accessible for people
with different physical abilities.

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New York State Minimum
Wage increases Dec. 31, 2019
Applies to all non-exempt employees.
This includes churches who have non-
exempt employees. For questions,
contact Tracy Rickett, UNY
Human Resources Generalist,
at (315) 898-2017 or   TracyRickett@unyumc.org .   
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