Mohawk District News to Use 12-18-19

Mohawk District E-newsletter for Churches and Pastors

December 18, 2019

Advent Blessings for

Mohawk District Churches

We hope you enjoy this

resource as we promote

the missions and ministries

of the Mohawk District. Please share this issue of the Mohawk District's E-Newsletter with church members and staff, teams and organizations.

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Prayer Focus

Week of December 15

Hamilton: Park UMC

and

Waterville UMC

Rev. Bryant Clark

Week of December 22

Herkimer UMC

and

Jordanville Federated Church

Pastor Joelle Faulks

and

Pastor Scott Hocking

Week of December 29

Bishop Mark Webb

and

Upper New York Cabinet

Pray for the family of

Virginia Spraker , 102,

who died Dec. 16th. Mrs. Spraker is the mother of Pastor Gary Spraker, serving Bouckville, Deansboro, Madison and Oriskany Falls UMCs.

Condolences to:

Pastor Gary and Cherie Spraker

7112 New Yorker Ave.

Canastota, NY 13032

Click here for a copy of

the 2019-20 Prayer Calendar

The Mohawk District Office is closed Dec. 20-Jan. 1 for vacation/Christmas/New Year's. For emergencies,

please call and leave a detailed message.

No District E-News Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. The next issue will be sent Jan. 8th. Send news to include a minimum of eight days in advance.

SAVE THE DATE

Churches and Pastors:

Please mark your calendars and share with your church's leaders that the District Leadership Summit will be Feb. 1, 2020. More info to come in January.

Please start sharing the date NOW before calendars fill up. This Summit will provide valuable information and training for church leaders, both clergy and laity.

Click Here for Registration

Get Ready to Embark: Destination God

OUTWARD! Youth Conference registration is open. Gather your youth and adult leaders and get ready to roll! This event takes place March 13-15 at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool and focuses on an outward expression of God's love Youth groups will have an opportunity to get a taste for mission work by going on short excursions away from the hotel as well as have more opportunities to do things together and work toward creating a God-like community around them.

Cost is $70/pp and includes t-shirt. Meals are on your own (not included). Overnight stay is $115 per room per night. Up to 5 people per room is allowed. A $10 charge for an additional roll-away bed applies, first come, first served basis.

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 .

Find a Nominations Form Here

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.

A training seminar series in ‘CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION’

for both clergy and laity, takes place at Casowasco Feb. 19-20

and Mar. 11-12. Participants will attend all dates. The all-inclusive

cost is $690 a person. Registration info coming soon!

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NEW W-4 Form from Internal

Revenue Service for 2020

Any new church employee in

2020 or a current one who

wants to change tax withholding

for 2020 must use the new form.

Find the form here.

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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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