1085 E. Genesee Street
Office: 324 University Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
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Greetings!
Here is your weekly news from UUMC.
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Pastors Message
Greetings,
I was told pastors have slow and carefree summers in the life of the church. This is not at all what I have found. There are so many moving parts at UUMC as we prepare for Autumn! The Leadership/Governing Board gathered last week for a Saturday brainstorming retreat! We toured the building (and enjoyed a snack at each level), dreamed of what God is calling us to do with this large building, and set some goals for the next 12 months.
There will be more information to come in regard to Sunday School, building revenue, and ministry! For now, please join us on a tour of the full building Sundays in August, information on your children participating in Sunday School or volunteering for Sunday School or adult Christian education.
In addition, a special gathering called “150 Years & Counting” hosted by the Legacy Committee will be on September 11th after worship. This will be a Fellowship Luncheon where committees will have updates and opportunities, new bold initiatives will be shared about the church and more! Please mark your calendar for September 11th.
As you know the supply chain has impacted our Livestream equipment installation and now it looks as though it may drastically change the food system including emergency food sites like the Food Center @324. A Food Bank of CNY grant last year lasted for 11 months. This year it looks as though it will last only 2 months.
This brings me to a conversation about our Outreach ministry. I have heard recently that folks don’t know if their donations directed to our Outreach is truly being used for Outreach. I’m here to share with you that it is even if you are not directly buying the eggs, protein, or vegetables. Our previous financial system did not allow for the tracking as we would have liked. Therefore, we have updated our financial system this summer. This will make the use donations and grants very transparent. I am so excited for this system called “Aplos” to fully launch. We are almost there. In the meantime, please know anytime you have donated to our Outreach program it has been used for food for the Food Center@324, Bagel Breakfast (which expanded
with your support), winter coats, Holiday Foods, salaries, additional electrical work so we could add more freezers and refrigerators for the food and the building itself.
Our building, our congregation represents so much to our community and city. We are known for our love, hospitality, food access, clothing closet, music, welcoming worship and social justice. None of this can happen without a building.
All this to say, the new financial system will make funds more transparent and we will probably be continuing to ask for your generosity as the food supplies ebb and flow in the next 12 plus months.
I am truly sorry if you have felt your generous donations have not been documented properly. I hear you and therefore I/we are working to make it right.
This has not been a slow and carefree summer but it has been blessed. Our devotional time at the retreat highlighted our vision statement. Feeding God’s People (all people): Body, Mind and Spirit which comes from John 21: 16-18. Jesus tells us when we love him we are to feed and care for people. Thank you for being such an important part of this ministry!
Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Peace,
Pastor Alicia
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The UUMC Legacy Circle Asks the Following Question:
Whom can I name as beneficiaries of my estate?
- Family members
- Friends
- Individuals
- Trusts
- Church, i.e., UUMC
- Charities
- Organizations
How do I choose the beneficiaries? Here are some considerations.
- Does anyone depend on me financially?
- Are you married?
- Do you have children?
- Do you have complicated family dynamics?
- Do you have relationships outside the family needing your support?
- Do you wish any specific assets to remain in the family? (heirlooms,
- property, etc.)
- Do you wish to provide support for your church,charities or nonprofits?
- What are the tax consequences?
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Sunday Worship | 10:30 a.m.
In-Person and on Facebook Live
Click Below to Join Worship on Sunday
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Please note: Every worship service remains "live" on our Facebook page. You are able to watch every one that has been done since we began online worship. They never go away. If you are unable to begin at 10:30, you can watch it at your leisure another time.
We will be worshipping outside on the westside of the building on Sunday. Please bring a lawn chair if possible!
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The next few weeks we will be striving to experience worship
and a life of faith “like a child.” This week we will experience a child-
like church camp based worship. Next week, my message will be talking
about the things the children of our church feel we should be talking
about. The third week of August is Holy Hilarity Sunday. Please get
ready to reach deep into your memories to your childhood so that you
may also worship Jesus “like a child.”
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Scripture: Matthew 18:2-4 NRSV
Worship Music
Offertory: Aimee and Emma deBerjeous
Camp Songs such as "This Little Light
Of Mine"
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Kids Corner
Check out one way to connect with your children as you all connect with scripture. Click Here
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Volunteer Opportunities
NEW-Wednesday, August 10, 2022, Picnic Dinner Gathering, Set up assistance needed 5-6pm, Greeters (outdoor) 5:30-6:15pm, Clean up 7:15-completion. Most all efforts will happen outside of UUMC in our (new) West Lawn
Thursday, August 11, 2022, 9-completion, approx. 3hr. volunteer opportunity Pack Emergency Food boxes with shelf stable foods. Move cases of food from basement storage rooms into basement food packing room. Assembly line style unpack food case into single household distribution box. Work entails; lifting 25+lb. cases of foods, pushing 100+lb on hand trucks/carts & remaining on one's feet for the entire activity.
Friday, August 12, 2022, 9-12:30pm, Emergency Food Distribution 3.5hr. volunteer opportunity. Inside & Outside effort. Work entails; Completing Emergency Food Box packing, Unloading Food Bank truck, moving boxes into guest's personal vehicles, working with the general public and many volunteers as a team. Additionally, repeated lifting of 25+lb., remaining on one's feet for the duration of the event, and effective communication with many folk are points of effort for this event.
NEW-Sunday, August 14, 2022, 10-10:45am, UUMC Greeter. Welcome the congregation, guests and visitors to worship. Distribute bulletin at entry points. *more Greeters are needed on August 7 and August 14, 2022. Contact Pastor Alicia for more information pastor@uumcsyracuse.org
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Ongoing Requests
Men’s Sneakers and Shoes - All sizes needed!
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Parking Lot Clean Up
Our resident gardener strikes again! A big thank you to Diane G. for reclaiming our parking lot!
Before Diane got to work pulling weeds the overgrowth from behind the fence was so bad that the parking spots next to it were unusable. But as an expert gardener, who is passionate about beautifying our space, Diane had it all cleaned up in just a single morning!
Thank you Diane for all your hard work!
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Thank You Letters
From Camp Casowasco
Dear Church Members,
I would like to thank you for helping pay for me to attend camp and giving me an amazing experience.
Camp has given me the opportunity to get closer to God and helped me learn how to be a leader.
I enjoy helping kids find their way to God and helping kids connect their emotions to God. It's truly been a wonderful experience.
Thank you,
Joel Cooper
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Dear Church Members,
Thank you for the opportunity to socialize with other kids at camp. I am truly grateful to you for giving me an unforgettable experience this year.
I really enjoyed learning to swim and spending time in the water, it was not something I could do last year.
I am truly thankful for the helping hand and leading me closer to God.
Sincerely,
Erick Jah
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School Supplies
We are about halfway with the requested amount of school supply you've donated to the children of Eastern Farm Workers members. THANK YOU for your generosity!! Please continue to donate to this important effort. We will have a donation bin ready to accept donations each Sunday morning and at the SUMM picnic on Wednesday 8/10/22 evening at UUMC.
We are asking our congregation to supply the following:
27 pairs of safety scissors • 70 single subject spiral notebooks • 71 3 ring binders
113 mini packs of Kleenex • 159 travel bottles of hand sanitizer • 50 packs of crayons • 50 packs of colored pencils • 50 packs of colored markers
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Please note: Prayer requests and comments submitted in the chat during our online service are public knowledge, as the church’s Facebook page is open to all.
As a caring church, we hold one another in prayer. The names in the next sentence are selected each week from the church directory, generally in alphabetical order. This week, please pray for:
Bill Dunn
The requests list below come from the previous Sunday’s worship and those received during the week.
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Amanda & Josh: Found a bit in their bed. Entire family is getting rabies vaccines.
Ann O.: Prayers for Dave H. and his family. Dave is dealing with serious health issues.
Anonymous: For the family of Beth D. on the death of Beth’s mom Lois.
Anonymous: A friends marriage & spiritual wholeness.
Anonymous: Beth D’s family as they cope with the passing of her mother.
Anonymous: In memory of Robert Moore.
Anonymous: Please keep Kim Kromer Murphy in your prayers. She had surgery yesterday for a shattered kneecap after a fall at home, and she is now dealing with horrific post-operative pain. Prayers for her comfort and for swift healing.
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Connie: Prayers for the family of Jim (second cousin) who died this week.
Erika V.: Prayers for Maria S and family
Gail T: Please pray for Ellie and her family, a friend’s dog who has an advanced form of cancer.
Jayne H.: Peace and light for the people of Ukraine.
Lois M.: Keep Sunday Morning volunteer Andy in your thoughts as he undergoes hip replacement and
recovery.
Mike R.: Prayers for some friends who are in a better place.
Sharon: Pray for all those healing.
Sharon: Please pray for my friend Sandy for healing and hope.
Sherri C.: Prayers Sarah and family, Sue and family., Jayne and family, Julie and Marc.
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Save the Date!
August 10 at 6-8 p.m.: SUMM Picnic at UUMC.
UUMC will provide the hot dogs, paper products, condiments, rolls & Ice Cream Truck.
We will need your help to make this fun and special. Other congregations will bring: Chips: Brown Memorial • Beverages: Gethsemane • Fruit or Vegetables : Erwin First • Sides: Bellevue Heights and St. Paul's • Lawn Chairs: Everyone!
Here's the schedule:
5pm: set up and fire up the grills • 6pm: Supper • Worship • Ice Cream Truck
As the party winds down: Clean Up
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Please Spread the Word and Attend:
Commemorating US Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
and Call to Action to Prevent Nuclear War
Sponsored by the Syracuse Peace Council
Sunday August 7: Hiroshima Day Ritual, Remembrance, and Dish-to-Pass Picnic. Begins at 5:30pm at Willow Bay Picnic Area, Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool.
We will honor the lives lost or forever affected by nuclear weapons in Japan and everywhere and focus on informal community building around our movement for peace and safety.
Tuesday August 9: Nagasaki Day Commemoration, Press Conference, and Call to Action Participants gather at 11:30am in front of the Onondaga County Courthouse, 401 Montgomery Street, Syracuse. Program starts at 12:00 noon.
A tableau demonstration will depict the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for the future that can be brought about by collective action from the public and our elected representatives.
The tableau will be followed by brief remarks from elected officials and activists. Dr. Don Hughes, anti-nuclear weapons activist and Lemoyne College Professor, Mickey Belosi, President of Central New York NOW, Mary Kuhn, County Legislator, and others will speak about the immediate risks of nuclear and climate catastrophe due to war in Ukraine. They will also address how the cost of nuclear weapons, including the amount paid by Onondaga County residents alone (estimated thirty-two million per year) robs local communities of resources for urgent needs like health care, childcare, lead poisoning, public transportation, and climate change.
The public and the press are invited to both events.
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Upper New York United Women in Faith
2022 Mission U - Luke 13
A Transformative Biblical Curriculum for Adults, Youth and Children
Thursday, August 18 – Saturday, August 20, 2022
Fayetteville United Methodist Church
601 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY 13066
Please join us for this special time of learning, service, fellowship, and fun!
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Daily Anti-Racism Prayers
Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church offers anti-racism prayers emailed to you Monday through Friday. To sign up to receive them, click the link below.
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Please click the link below to read United Methodist news from around the country and world on UM News Digest.
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Contact Us
Alicia Wood, Pastor
Beth DuBuois, Pastoral Accomplice
1085 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY
315.475.7277
Email | office@uumcsyracuse.org
Facebook | uumcsyracuse
Twitter | @uumcsyr
Instagram | uumcsyr
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