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Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024
District Office hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays; 8 AM to 5:30 PM except Thursdays, 8 AM to 2:30 PM. Call Carrie Boyer @ (518) 608-1246 or send an email to carrieboyer@unyumc.org
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Note:
District email address has changed!
Please begin sending all emails to carrieboyer@unyumc.org The adirondackdistrict@unyumc.org is no longer being used.
And a reminder that Carrie is now working remotely
The District Office is no longer located in the Newtonville UMC in Latham. Carrie Boyer, the administrative assistant, is now working from her home office. The phone and email are (518) 608-1246 and carrieboyer@unyumc.org
Our mailing address will remain the same: PO Box 511, Newtonville, NY 12128 until further notice.
Our District Superintendent, the Rev. Debbie Earthrowl can still be reached at her current phone and email (518) 391-3215 and debbieearthrowl@unyumc.org
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Safe Sanctuary Basic Training: Feb. 3
An UNY Basic Safe Sanctuary training will be held via ZOOM from 9 AM to 12:30 PM Saturday, Feb. 3.
To register, click here.
To learn more about Safe Sanctuaries, click here.
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Registration Open for Skye Farm Camp Summer Camp!
In the summer months we host a resident Christian summer camp where all youth from ages 6 to 18 are invited to spend a week or more at one of our exciting summer camp programs.
Click here to view the program offerings and to register.
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Save the dates
for 2024 District Days
In the new year, Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez will be visiting local churches in all 12 districts from February to April. District Days are a way for the bishop to meet with laity and clergy across Upper New York. Clergy meetings are scheduled for each visit from 1 to 3 PM and another meeting will be held for laity (and clergy who couldn't attend earlier gathering) from 7 to 8:30 PM. All United Methodists of Upper New York are invited and encouraged to attend a gathering closest to you.
Bishop Hector will visit Shenendehowa UMC in the Albany District on Tuesday, April 9. The church is located at 971 Route 146 in Clifton Park.
He will visit the Community United Methodist Church of Chestertown in the Adirondack District on Wednesday, April 10. The church is located at 11 Church St., Chestertown.
To view the entire schedule, click here.
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You're invited to Conference Worship event tomorrow - live or via link
Mark your calendar to join the UNY Conference staff tomorrow, Jan. 10 at 9 a.m. for our next “Together in Worship” event. Watch remotely on Facebook or in-person at the United Methodist Center, located at 7481 Henry Clay Blvd. in Liverpool. Everyone is invited to attend, regardless if you’re clergy or laity.
Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez will deliver a message about attitude. He'll reflect on the difference it makes to enter into challenges and opportunities with a God-like attitude.
If you can’t join us in-person, click here to join remotely. (You do not need a Facebook account to watch.)
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Please begin entering important church statistical data now. Deadline is earlier this year:
Feb. 15
Just a reminder pastors and church leaders can start entering information in the statistical tables in ACStats. Information must be submitted by end of day on Feb. 15.
Login usernames and passwords will need to be recreated and information created last year will not be entered into the 2023 statistical tables. Pastors: Please note that you cannot use the same email address twice for two different churches and/or users. This can be solved by adding additional digits, like your GCFA number, at the end of your email address for the second church.
To learn more, click here.
ACStats help and user guide. Click here
Local Churches will need to create all new Usernames and Passwords upon initial entry into the platform.
Pastors who serve more than one church: Please remember that you cannot use the same email address twice for 2 different churches/Users. It's advisable to use the church's email address if you have one, or if not, this can be solved by adding additional digits at the end of your email address for the 2nd church like your GCFA #
Ex: Email Address/Username: AwesomeGod@gmail.com541236
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7 trends affecting church leaders in 2024
WASHINGTON — Staff of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership identify seven trends church leaders should keep in mind in reaching new people in 2024. Many of these trends are daunting, reflecting the long-term decline in worship attendance. But the staff also see glimmers of hope.
Click here to read commentary.
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Get news and compelling articles from UM News
The United Methodist Church is shifting and adapting. People are coming together amid crises, sharing God’s love in unique ways, planning for a future filled with hope and opportunity.
As it has done so in the past, the UM News team will continue to report on important issues and provide compelling articles and breaking news to help you stay informed. Go to UMNews.org to find the full spectrum of content to find the full spectrum of content. Even better: Get the inside scoop and never miss a beat by subscribing to the Daily and Friday Digests.
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Make the #BeUMC Toolkit
a part of your everyday essentials
The right tools make even the toughest jobs easy. To help you with your work, we’ve created the #BeUMC Toolkit, which is full of digital resources to help your congregation be the Christ-centered, grace-filled, committed people of God they desire to be. The #BeUMC campaign reminds us of the best version of who we say we are, faithful followers of Jesus Christ seeking a better world. Explore messaging and share success stories to sustain the #BeUMC campaign at your conference or local church. To begin, click here.
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Download UMC Special Sundays Planning Calendar
The 2024 Special Sunday planning calendar highlights all the Special Sundays, Awareness Sundays and Annual Conference Sundays of the year. The calendar offers tips and tools to ensure you provide all the opportunities for your church to come together and make an impact throughout the world. Download the calendar by clicking here.
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Northern Flow District offering two ZOOM lay servant classes
If you would like to register or would like more information, please feel free to contact Administrative Assistant Tammy McAdam at tammymcadam@unyumc.org
Both classes are being offered online via Zoom.
"What the heck is a Methodist anyways!?"
Have you ever been curious what United Methodists believe? Have you ever been confused with the church jargon used in our services and meetings? What the heck is polity?
This class is designed to help answer those and many other questions you may have about what the United Methodist church believes and more importantly why do we hold on to those beliefs.
This is an advanced credited course and will begin on January 30th lasting five weeks for two hours each session. Classes will be offered in person at First United Methodist Church of Gouverneur and online via Zoom.
"The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation"
Thomas Porter
Pastor Donna Fitchette is offering this Advanced Lay Servant Course. The dates are the following:
January 23rd, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
January 30th, 2024 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
February 6th, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
February 13th, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
February 20th, 2024 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
You can register by emailing tammymcadam@unyumc.org or
missuaprilsue@hotmail.com
You can order your book here
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Quaker Springs UMC seeks Spanish educational materials for Mission Trip to Guatemala in February
Update: We have a Spanish music CD that we'd like to copy - we need about 10. Does anyone have the capability of doing this for us? Please contact Linda Campbell @ lcampbellfarrell@gmail.com
This ran in earlier newsletters. The mission trip has been postponed until February (initially scheduled for November). If you're out and about and come across these, in Spanish please, for our upcoming Mission Trip to Guatemala please purchase them for me and I’ll buy them from you, or if you’d like to donate, bless you and thank you!! Or if you find any K-6 grade educational material in Spanish or slightly used, I will gladly pick it up from you! The church is in the Adirondack District. To make a monetary donation, send to Linda Campbell, PO Box 52, 160 Cemetery Rd., Victory Mills, NY 12884. Please make check out to Quaker Springs UMC with Guatemala mission in the memo line. Thank you in advance. We leave in February Guatemala. For more information contact Linda Campbell from the Quaker Springs UMC @ lcampbellfarrell@gmail.com
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JANUARY 9, 2024
God is Our Guide
Nelly R. Reina (Córdoba, Argentina)
Link
READING FOR THE DAY
Psalm 16:1-11
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God will faithfully guide me.
TODAY'S PRAYER
Almighty God, show us the path that leads to the fullness of joy in you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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2024 - Endings and Beginnings - Part 6
I was delighted to be able to get some photos of Nature adorned with a coat of snow. For me, another reminder that almost without exception there is something good that can come out of all the events of life.
When the events are tragic; it is difficult to think of how anything good can come out of them. For me the answer is not that there is something good in the actual event; but that God can somehow enable it to be a time of learning and/or strengthening. It may simply be motivation to work to make sure nobody else has to experience that tragedy.
I also believe that my faith in God being at work to make all things work together for good doesn’t lessen the pain that tragedy brings or reduce the need for compassion for those affected by tragedy.
In the final analysis it means as the Apostle Paul would proclaim in his letter to the Christian community in Rome that God’s love is stronger than anything in Heaven or on Earth. See Romans 8:18-39.
Today’s photo was taken on January 5, 2024 on Little Pond Trail outside Bennington, Vermont.
Shalom,
David E. Smith, Pastor
Mayfield & Northampton at Fish House United Methodist Churches
Phone or Text: 518-572-4051
Email: revdavid76@gmail.com
You can find this and other devotions in my blog at www.adirondacksights.wordpress.com. You can also find more of my pictures on my web site www.revdavidimages.com.
You are invited to join us for our Monday evening Prayer Group at 7:00 pm and our Wednesday Bible Study at 7 PM. Both are being offered in person at the Mayfield UMC and on Zoom which can be accessed using the following link on your computer, tablet, smart phone or by calling in on the provided phone number.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7356408548
Phone Call In: 1-929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 735 640 8548
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EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Nia" dance, Mondays and Fridays, ongoing, Schroon Lake Community Church
Nia with Emily is a low impact dance designed for everybody regardless of age, health, or fitness level. Using a system of 52 moves designed to work every joint in your body, while delivering full-body conditioning, leaving you energized, mentally clear and emotionally balanced. Nia helps with balance, stability, weight loss, anxiety, stress, flexibility, joint health, cardiovascular health and so much more! It’s done barefoot to fun music. Mondays at 6 PM and Fridays at 10:30 AM. $10 per class; students 18 and younger, no charge. Classes are held at the Schroon Lake Community Church on the corner of US Route 9 and Leland Avenue. It’s a day by day class, you can come anytime. To view the flyer, click here.
Christ Closet Thrift Shop, First Fridays and every Saturday, Argyle UMC
Fill a reasonably priced small, medium, or large bag at the church's thrift shop, 12 Sheridan St., Argyle. Clothes, shoes, toys, household items for the whole family. Open 2 PM to 5 PM the first Friday of every month, and each Saturday, 9 AM to Noon.
Everything Free Saturdays, Salem UMC, 29 West Broadway
Every Saturday: Everything Free Ministry is open 9 AM to 1 PM
For questions, contact Cindy Miller @ cindymmiller1@gmail.com
Ongoing
Bottle and Can Drive, Porter Corners UMC, 512 Allen Rd., Porter Corners (12859). You can leave your bags or boxes at the back door of the church, or if you have a large quantity, pickup is available. Call Jane Decouteau (518) 893-2289. Please consider posting this flyer in your church: Click here
'Connect', 6:30 PM Fridays
Connect is a small group through the United Methodist Church, made up of young adults (18 to 35) who gather every Friday at 41 E Main St, Cambridge, NY 12816 at 6:30 pm to play board games, watch movies and talk about important issues and topics. These topics range from financial planning and resume writing to the differences between hemp and marijuana.
You can contact Gracie Lynn Evergreen with questions, glb12592@gmail.com or (518) 932-3925. Visit our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/connectgamenights/
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