Mohawk District E-newsletter for Churches and Pastors
December 5, 2018
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Advent Blessings
Mohawk District
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Prayer Focus
Week of December 9
Hamilton: Park UMC
and
Waterville UMC
Pastor Bryant Clark
of the Prayer Calendar
Prayers are needed for
Pastor Cory Jones
,
Whitesboro: Trinity, as he recovers from surgery.
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Holiday Schedule:
District Office will be
closed for Christmas
and New Year's Holidays
Dec. 21 through Jan. 1.
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Advent Devotion – Make Room for Hope
by Joe Iovino, United Methodist Communications
At Christmas, we can lose focus on what is most important, thinking more about what we want than what we already have in Christ.
In the United States this year, Amazon.com released its first-ever, print, toy catalog for Christmas. It even included stickers to help family members highlight the items they most want this year.
We sometimes come to Christmas from a place of lack. We ask our kids what they want for Christmas and make wish lists of our own. We worry about having enough money to get everyone the gifts we’ve imagined they so desperately want.
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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
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to Anne Hutchins.
See the form for instructions.
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Misson of Peace heading to India Dec. 2010-Jan 2021
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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.
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Share Some Firewood This Winter
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Lowell UMC is facilitating the distribution of firewood for those who heat their homes with wood heat and are not able to easily afford the cost of purchasing firewood. If you have unused firewood on your property, the church will try to match the one who needs it with the one who has it. Hardwoods will burn the best. Call 315-264-1149, or 315-510-3464. Find a flyer
here.
Share the project with your church!
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Give to the Neighborhood Center this Christmas
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The Neighborhood Center offers so many services to the needy:
Kinship Care Management, Transitional Living Skills, Community Health Workers and Child Care Services, just to name a few. The Neighborhood Center is located in Utica, New York, at:
624 Elizabeth St. Utica NY 13501
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Clergy face some unique challenges when it comes
to things like social security payments, estimated tax payments, housing allowances or exclusions and reimbursed expenses. Your corner tax preparer may not understand the unique situation of clergy and finding a tax preparer who does understand can save you substantially in money and aggravation. Join Rev. Don Joiner, certified financial planner, to get help navigating the preparation of taxes under the new tax laws as well as to plan for a sound financial future. It's free to attend:
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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)
South/Southwest PAC -
10:30 a.m., Dec. 11, First UMC in New Hartford
MV East PAC -
5 p.m., Dec. 17, Herkimer UMC
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Christian Preschool Coordinator/Lead Teacher
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CenterPoint Christian Fellowship Church in Barneveld is praying over and seeking a
Part-Time Christian Pre- school Coordinator & Lead Teacher.
Must have a passion for helping children learn and grow. Salary is negotiable. For information, call 315 896-5111. Resume and references to:
CenterPoint Christian Fellowship Church
Attn: CenterPoint Preschool
8021 State Route 12 Suite 18
Barneveld, NY 13304
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If you are covered by the Upper New York (UNY) Conference insurance plan,
MetLife will continue to offer both the "low/base" and "high/buy up" plans at the same rates as 2018 Coverage will be effective Jan. 1 through Dec. 2019. The UNY Conference will continue to pay the full amount premiums for the "low/base" plan for all eligible participants. Those electing for the "high/buy up" plan will incur the same cost as last year for the additional coverage. Contact Julie Valeski in the Benefits Office at (315) 898-2001 or
email her
by Dec. 7 only if you want to change your plan.
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Safe Sanctuaries Training will be offered from 1:15 to 4:30 PM, Saturday, Dec. 16 at North Main Street UMC, 316 N. Main St., Gloversville, NY 12078.
Please register for the training by emailing to the lead facilitator- Joyce Royal - at
jrroyal@aol.com
When responding please identify the church you attend.
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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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Our Community Center
Opens at North Western UMC
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Our Community Center offers coffee, light lunch, games, conversation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fridays. New suggestions welcome. People with disabilities can access the Center. Located within North Western UMC, 9925 State Route 46, Westernville, NY 13486.
Click here
for a flyer.
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Cookie Sale
9 a.m. until sold out
Dec. 8, Delta UMC
Corner of Turin Road and
Hawkins Corners Road
Rome, NY
Price: $10/per pound
The church is accessible
for those with disabilities
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Cookie Walk
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, West Schuyler UMC
297 Wood Lane
Utica, NY
Price: $8/per pound
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Cookie Walk
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Dec. 8
Maynard UMC
9626 Maynard Drive
Marcy, NY 13403
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Christmas Cookie Sale
(Order by Dec. 16)
Pick up Dec. 21, 4-6;
Dec. 22, Noon-2 p.m.
Floyd UMC
Route 365, Floyd, NY
Cookies $10/pound;
Pumpkin Logs $7/$7.50
Call 315-865-8344
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Mohawk District Office
105 Genesee Street
New Hartford, NY 13413
315-797-1777
Please use back entrance (full glass door) for Mohawk District
**Office Hours: Generally Tues., Wed., Thurs., 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m,
Other times by appointment.
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