Mohawk District News to Use 11-21-18

Mohawk District E-newsletter for Churches and Pastors

November 21, 2018

Hello Mohawk District

Thanks for your ministry in

God's churches across the Mohawk District. Please pass along this Mohawk District

E-newsletter to church staff, teams and organizations. We

hope you will use this

invaluable resources as we

work to promote the missions, ministries and events of the Mohawk District. New subscribers are welcome.

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Prayer Focus

Week of November 25

Georgetown UMC

and

Hawkinsville UMC

Ray Clark

Pray for the Early

Response Team (ERT)

from Upper New York

currently providing assistance

in North Carolina. The team

is from Bemus Point UMC serving in Havelock, N.C.

The team will clean flooded homes, remove debris, and place tarps on roofs following

damage from hurricanes.

Click here for a copy

of the Prayer Calendar

District Office on Vacation

The Mohawk District Office is closed Nov. 16-Nov. 26 for staff time off. We will reopen at 9:30 a.m., Nov 27. Enjoy your holiday!

Misson of Peace heading to India Dec. 2010-Jan 2021

Mission of Peace is headed to India from the end of Dec. 2020 through mid-Jan. 2021. Those applying must be either in their high school senior year or younger at the time of the trip. Click here to download an application. The deadline to register is March 15, 2019.

District Pastors, Deacons, Lay Pastors Invited to Celebrate

RSVP by Nov. 27th

New Faith Communities Learning Opportunities

Launchpad 2019 - A two-day Bootcamp for anyone planting a New Faith Community in Upper N,Y Feb. 1- 2, 2019. Cost is $99 for leader, $25 for each additional team member, plus hotel cost and supper/breakfast. Lunch is included. To register, click here

for a form. Registration and payment due by Jan. 25 ^th to Anne Hutchins.

See the form for instructions.

All Pastors are Invited to Connect Through

Mohawk District P astor A rea C onnect Groups

North PAC - 10 a.m., Dec. 6 , Boonville UMC (1st Thur. ongoing)

Find Your PAC Group

Christian Preschool Coordinator/

Lead Teacher

CenterPoint Christian Fellowship Church in Barneveld is praying over and seeking the individual God might be calling to serve as our Part-Time Christian Preschool Coordinator & Lead Teacher. If you have a passion for helping children learn and grow, we would love to hear from you. Salary is negotiable. For information, call 315 896-5111. Send resume references to:

CenterPoint Christian Fellowship Church

Attn: CenterPoint Preschool

8021 State Route 12 Suite 18

Barneveld, NY 13304

RSVP by Nov. 28th

Order of Elders

10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dec. 6

Holiday Inn, Liverpool, NY. All elders are

expected to attend.

Click here for information.

There are changes that will affect Upper New York churches and employees in the new year. Effective Dec. 31, New York State's hourly minimum wage rate is increasing to $11.10. All employers in the Upper New York Conference must pay non-exempt employees minimum wage regardless of how many people they employ. Click here to read more about the wage increase.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, New York State (NYS) Paid Family Leave is increasing to 55% benefit and 10 weeks for eligible employees. Click here to learn more about the updates and changes.

Due to a new law, every employer in New York State is required to establish and distribute a sexual harassment prevention policy. The policy can be distributed in writing or electronically. Employers are encouraged to have employees acknowledge receipt of the policy, and to post a copy of the policy where employees can easily access it.

Every employer is also required to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention training by October 9, 2019. This is an annual requirement as part of the new regulations.

Additional resources for sexual harassment training will be shared once information has been gathered. Click here for details on NY State's Sexual Harassment regulations.

If you have any questions regarding New York state's sexual harassment requirements, please contact Tracy Rickett, Upper New York Conference's Human Resources Generalist, at 315-898-2017 or TracyRickett@unyumc.org .

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New Hartford, NY 13413

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315-797-1777

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