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Good Friday Digital Worship Experience
The District Leadership Team of the Mohawk District has provided a free digital Good Friday Worship Experience that can be used by all District Churches. Find the link below to use with your church or for your own personal worship time.
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District Prayer Focus
Week of March 28
Oneida: First UMC
Oneida: St. Paul's UMC
Rev. Bob Wollaber
the 2020-21 Prayer Calendar
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Prayers Still Needed
Healing prayer is needed for Pastor Mark Dawn Hediger (Middleville/ Salisbury Center/Stratford) who are recovering from COVID symptoms.
Healing prayers for Heidi Bradseth, spouse of Rev. Anthony Bradseth (Dolgeville, Oppenheim, St. Johnsville), who is in the midst of a long recovery following surgery.
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Holy Week Worship Opportunities
Sunrise Services - April 4th, Easter
Morning Star UMC and Ilion Baptist Church are offering Sunrise Worship beginning at 7 a.m., April 4, Easter Sunday, at Russell Park in Ilion. Russell Park is located off Frederick and Park Streets. Enter through the Park Street entrance behind Remington Arms according to the Village of Ilion website.
Steuben UMC offers an in-person sunrise service 4-4-21 at Starr Hill look out. There is a devotion at 6:15 am. All welcome. Dress warmly and wear a mask.
Directions to Starr Hill Lookout:
From Holland Patent: take Route 274 to Steuben UMC, turn right onto N. Steuben Rd, turn right on Starr Hill Rd. follow until you get to the lookout.
From Rome, Route 365 toward Floyd: turn left on Soule Rd., follow to Steuben UMC, pass the church staying on N Steuben Rd., turn right onto Starr Hill Rd., follow to lookout.
From Rome, Route 46: turn right on 274 to Steuben UMC, turn left onto N Steuben Rd., turn right onto Starr Hill Rd., follow to lookout.
Send additional unique virtual or outdoor worship options for Holy Week to: mohawkdistrict@unyumc.org by March 24th.
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Clergy now eligible for
COVID-19 vaccine
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New York State’s Governor Cuomo has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. The following New Yorkers
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Children's Home of Wyoming Conference Annual Golf Tourney |
Get ready to golf, eat, and support our Mission to partner with children, families and communities to inspire hope, develop skills, and cultivate healthy relationships for positive futures. Once again the Tournament will take place June 25th at Traditions in Johnson City, NY. |
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Early Bird pricing available until
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Individuals: $125/Team: $500
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Appalachian Local Pastors' School - Summer |
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ALPS-MTH is offering a special SUMMER 2021 session of COS 324 Preaching. Please read COS 324 course announcement. Register in March or April if you want to be sure there is space in the course, which is limited to 12 students. Use the regular COS Registration form on www.alpsumc.org to register for the Summer Preaching course--but write COS 324 SUMMER-Dr. Minger on the Registration form beside the course list. Course assignments and syllabus will be emailed as soon as you register or if you email let us know you have given your DS your registration form. Syllabus is not on the ALPS website. The zoom class weekends are July 30-31 (Friday and Saturday) and August 13-14 Friday and Saturday. Send your COS course registration forms to approve as soon as possible.
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ALPS-MTH plans to offer a special SUMMER session of COS 321 Gospels. Register in March or April to be sure there is space in the course. The registration cut off for COS 321 is June 1 so students will have time to order books and do their pre-work. The course instructor is Dr. Russ Sisson. Use the regular COS Registration form. Find it at: www.alpsumc.org but write COS 321 Summer-Dr. Sisson on the Registration form beside the course list. The course syllabus will be emailed as soon as you register or if you let us know you have given your DS your registration form. Syllabus is not on the ALPS website. The zoom class weekends are July 16-17, 2021 and August 6-7, 2021. Send your COS course registration forms to approve as soon as possible.
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Annual Conference 2021
The 12th Session will take place virtually June 17-19, 2021. The Upper New York Conference is working with Good News TV Media Ministry to provide a positive virtual experience.
Who will attend: All clergy and laity representatives to the Annual Conference Session
When is Annual Conference: June 17-19, 2021
Where will Annual Conference Take Place: Virtually
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Equalization Members to Annual Conference
Each year additional voting members to Annual Conference (see article above) are needed to balance the votes between non-clergy and clergy, in other words, make the number of non-clergy votes equal to the number of clergy votes. To achieve this,
Each District in the UNY Conference selects a predetermined
number of non-clergy to vote on behalf of the District.
If you would like to serve in this capacity, please fill out the application and return it to Mohawk District. The District Superintendent and District Lay Leader will review the applications and invite some to serve. All applicants will be notified following this process. Please remember, submitting an application is not an automatic guarantee you will be asked to serve. For those invited to serve as equalization members, they may register upon receiving notification from the Mohawk District Office they are invited to serve. Applications will be approved on a rolling basis. Deadline for applications to be received for Equalization Member is April 15, 2021.
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Upper New York (UNY) Mission Central HUB is preparing for the coming spring to support survivors affected by the different disasters (floods and high winds) that may impact our area. In partnering with the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), UNY’s status of kits on hand is low at
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best. The most requested items are cleaning and hygiene kits. Those who can support our communities by assembling kits in your homes or churches, please share projects so we can offer support and possibly share your methods with others. Any number of kits helps.
Please review the list for contents of each kit. If you cannot provide complete kits, we can use individual items to help complete other kits that arrive incomplete.
The HUB at the UNY Conference Center will remain closed until further notice. However, there is a tent outside the Conference Center where kits can be dropped off. You can also make arrangements to drop off kits at the HUB by calling MaryBeth Ingalls at 315-372-0285 or emailing her at marybethingalls@unyumc.org or calling Mike Block at 315-491-0497 or emailing him at mikeblock@unyumc.org.
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Saturday, March 27 - Safe Sanctuaries Training on Zoom
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The Upper New York Annual Conference Team will be hosting our standard Basic Safe Sanctuaries training via Zoom 9 AM to 12:30 PM, Saturday, March 27.
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You must REGISTER for the training.
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Mission of Sharing God's Word and
Financial Gifts with Those in Need
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Read a heartwarming account of God's work through mission. Certified Lay Speaker Dave Dudgeon says, "I took the Word with me in the form of 50 New Testament Bibles and 100 copies of the Gospel of John..... The mission of that church is to bring people to Christ..."
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Reminder -- Local Church Annual Audits
are Now Overdue--Keep Sending them In
The Local Church Annual Audit was due March 15, 2021, to the Mohawk District Office: 105 Genesee St., New Hartford, NY 13413, mohawkdistrict@unyumc.org.
Also the following reports were due in February 2021. Churches may still send them to the Mohawk District Office: mohawkdistrict@unyumc.org, or 105 Genesee St., New Hartford, NY 13413. Let us know if you need help.
- Report of the Trustees
- Report of the Finance Committee
- End-of-Year Financial Report (any format)
- 2021 Church Budget (any format)
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Increasing Your Outreach with Technology |
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United Methodist Communications Training offers affordable online courses, with professional instruction available on YOUR time. We provide instruction on how to engage church members and seekers in your community, reach out beyond the church’s walls, and share God’s love through the latest digital tools. Check out topics like:
- Leading Remote Worship
- Video Editing for Churches
- Digital Media for Ministry
Plus many more titles. Take a look and expand the impact of your ministries.
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Lay Servant Courses - Open to All
The following courses are available to keep certification current or become certified as
Lay Servant or Lay Speaker.
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Basic Course: Basic Lay Servant
6-9 p.m., Mondays, April 12, 19, 26 and 6-9 p.m., Thursday, April 29.
Advanced Course: Leading Prayer
6-9 p.m., Wednesdays April 14, 21, May 5: Saturday, May 1: 9-1 p.m.
Advanced Course: Lay Pastoral Care
7-9 p.m., Wednesdays, Apr. 28th, May 5th, 12th, & 19th
Zoom: Course Fee $15. Click here for registration -- extended to April 1.
Imagine No Racism
2-5 p.m., Thursdays, Apr. 22nd, 29th, May 6th, 13th, & 20th
Zoom: Course Fee $15. Click here for registration -- extended to April 1.
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UMC Clergy Education Offering Courses for Credit in April 2021
Apr. 14 - Developing Effective Communication to Grow Your Church
Kevin Slimp. Click here to register or for information.
Apr. 20 - Ways to Enhance Online Discipleship in Your Church
Rachel Gilmore. Click here to register or for information.
Apr. 22 - Starting and Sustaining Effective Hybrid Ministries
Anne Bosarge. Click here to register or for information.
April 29 - Love Thy Neighbor: Staying the Course Toward Racial Reconciliation: Part 1
Patricia Sanders Hall. Click here to register or for information.
May 11 - Love Thy Neighbor: Let's Get Busy With sustainable Actions: Part 2
Patricia Sanders Hall. Click here to register or for information.
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The Mohawk District Office staff will be available
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays,
generally. Call the District 315-797-1777, or
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Mohawk District Office
105 Genesee Street
New Hartford, NY 13413
315-797-1777
Regular Hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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