Events In & Around
The Mountain View District
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Hi, Friends.
I want to encourage you to avail yourselves of a wonderful opportunity coming up in January and February, namely Mountain View District's Winter Lay Servant Ministries Training. Please see elsewhere in this newsletter for more information and to register – and please register soon, as the December 20th deadline is quickly approaching.
Pastors – please encourage your congregations to take advantage of this opportunity to increase their leadership capacity, which can only strengthen your congregations!
We all need to continually be asking, “Where and how is God calling me to serve – inside and outside the church – to His glory?
Is God calling you to take any of the following?
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.
Laypersons, please prayerfully consider this opportunity. Pastors, again please encourage your parishioners to prayerfully consider this opportunity.
God bless, and may each of us - lay and clergy – always be seeking where and how God is calling us to increase our leadership capacity for His glory.
With You in the Journey,
Nancy
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Local Churches & Pastors to Pray for This Week
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Avoca & Mitchellsville UMC's & Pastor Barre Butts
Bath Centenary UMC & Pastor Leanne Zeck
Beaver Dams UMC & Their Leadership
Belmont & Scio UMC's & Pastor Stephen Crowell
Big Flats UMC & Bob Briggs, CLM
11/18/19
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Events In & Around the Mountain View District
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Happenings
For the Week of Nov. 18-25, 2019
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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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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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18th ANNUAL
WINTER FANTASY
WHEN: Saturday, December 7th
WHERE:
First UMC Horseheads
1034 West Broad St.
Horseheads, NY 14845
TIME:
9:00am-3:00pm
COST: FREE
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Homemade Pasta Bake- for Take-out
- Professional Vendors
- Street of Shops
- Door Prizes
- General Store
- Christmas Shop Dollar Store
- Antiques & Collectables
- Holiday House
- Sweet Shop
11/18/19
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REMINDER to Pastor's & SPPRC
Church profiles and pastor profiles are due to be updated by Dec.1. Please use the online system to update:
Click here
You
don't need
to
submit hard copies
of the profiles;
just update online
. Please remember to save often, as some people have lost their work. If you have questions, or need your sign-in information, contact Patti in the District Office. (607) 962-8047 or
mountainviewdistrict@unyumc.org
11/18/19
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Bishop Webb's letter following
the Council of Bishops meeting
After recently returning from the Council of Bishops meeting in Lake Junaluska, Upper New York Area Resident Bishop, Mark J. Webb, sent a letter to the UNY Conference, expressing how he will continue to invite and participate in conversations that seek to engage deeply with the current reality of The United Methodist Church. He also expressed how he believes that God can use our current brokenness as a springboard to multiply our Wesleyan DNA through different expressions of Methodism that will allow our diversity of theological thought and contextual practice to flourish untethered from conflict.
In this letter, Bishop Webb also refers to a letter drafted by all the Bishops.
11/18/19
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
IN & AROUND the DISTRICT
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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.
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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