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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Please pray for a speedy recovery for Pastor Alicia as she is out sick
with Covid-19. She will be reachable for by phone and email next week.
For immediate Pastoral Care, please contact Pastor Beth
@ pastoralaccomplice@uumcsyracuse,org
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CDC recommends masks in Central New York
again as Covid levels rise.
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Food Insecurity Message
Pastor Beth DuBois
Grace and peace to you, brothers and sisters in Christ.
Yesterday, the White House convened the first conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in the last 50 years, promising to end hunger in the US by 2030. Recently, headlines have celebrated reductions in food insecurity for US households and households with children. Some attribute this change to increased food assistance programs and higher benefits during COVID. Some raise concerns that these benefits, intended as temporary aid, create dependence on the government for basic needs. We will be studying issues around food insecurity in our adult education group on Sunday nights, beginning in October, on zoom.
No matter who is in the White House, what party controls Congress, or what headlines you read, here at University United Methodist Church, we are about meeting and feeding hungry people. We take as much food as we can and give it away as quickly as we are able. Every Friday and Sunday, rain or shine, snow or sleet, roughly 1200 people are fed.
As you know, scripture is full of messages that command us to love our neighbors. Finding ways to bring food into our community is only one of the ways we follow that command. I hope you will keep supporting this effort and, if you haven’t had a chance, stopping by and seeing what we do together – Fridays from 10AM to Noon or Sundays from 9AM to 10AM.
Please remember to bring in some offerings for our Thanksgiving Bags:
• Jiffy Corn Bread Mix
• Boxed Cake Mix
• Can of Frosting
Our goal is to collect 250-300 of these items.
In addition, if you are able, please consider supporting our efforts with:
• A monetary donation in any amount that allows us to purchase food
• A Grocery Store Gift Card
• Fresh Winter Produce (winter squash, sweet potatoes or white potatoes)
Every contribution you make moves us closer to our long term goal of eliminating our work as food pantries and creating a society where no one is hungry.
May it be so.
Blessings, Pastor Beth
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Do You have Friends or Family Heading to the Dome?
Please let your friends and family know that UUMC will be renting out our parking lot (the fenced in lot and spaces near the building) for game days and events! The cost is $20 per space and the proceeds go directly to support our Outreach efforts.
If you are a member and you usually park at UUMC, please contact the office so we know to expect you. You are always welcome to make a donation, but payment from members is not expected.
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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.
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The Sacrament of Holy Communion is a taste of the Kin-dom of God. Our sharing in this common meal as a beloved family of God, receiving this means of grace in an unbroken line throughout this history of our community of faith, is a way of lifting the veil on the heavenly banquet. World Communion Sunday invites us to lean into the beautiful reality of the communal church at worship that is the global church. Every Lord’s Day in every time zone, there are devoted Christians worshiping our Triune God. Whether under the shade of a tree, in a rice paddy, by a creek bed, in a grand cathedral, or in storefronts, Christ-followers all over the planet are praying and singing in indigenous ways using their languages. What a glorious picture of worship in the kin-dom when we grasp the fullness of the body of Christ and sing and pray with
Today’s Altar Flowers were provided in remembrance
of Don Koten from his family.
Worship Music
Prelude “Panis Angelicus” by Cesar Franck
Offertory “At the Table of the World” by Brain Wren and Carl Johengen
Postlude “Reverie” by Alexandre Boely
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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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Ongoing Requests
Cold Weather Gear: Hats, Gloves, Scarfs & Winter Coats.
Children & Adult all sizes needed.
Hygiene Products Needed: Shampoo,
Soap, Deodorant, Tooth Brushes & Tooth Paste
to arrange drop-off time.
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UUMC October Community Breakfast Volunteer Registration
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YOU’RE INVITED!
We had a great time at our last Peanut Butter & Cream Cheese Packing Party and got a lot packed! We are looking for a few more folks to join us for the next one on Thursday, October 6nd from 9:30 - 11:30 in the big kitchen. Invite a friend to join us, and come for fun, fellowship & a chance to be part of our Outreach effort for our weekly Sunday Breakfast.
Call Joyce Flynn at (315)480-6767 with questions. Hope to see you there!
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The Wiffenpoofs Preform at UUMC
The famous Yale A cappella singing group, the Wiffenpoofs, will be performing at University Church on October 10th at
3 pm. This will bring many new people into our sanctuary who will be inspired by Pastor Alicia’s welcome speech to check us out further.
https://whiffs.ticketbud.com/the-yale-whiffenpoofs-in-syracuse-university-united-methodist-church-fcc9dd79-7948322f540e?fbclid=IwAR0G4injWqwD_VE0a83wY4nlHkDtPtEnGFqlGs3svLY9Ki5fAhy1Av0I3kQ
If you are interested in volunteering as a host, please contact Ted Finlayson-Schueler at schoolbusted@safetyrules.net.
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Spiritfilm: Convergence: Courage in a Crises
Our September Spiritfilm is October 1! Saturday nights have filled up in September. Other dates: October 29, November 19 and December 17. Our first selection is Convergence: Courage in a Crises, a series of documentaries on responses to the covid crises. Hope everyone can get it on Netflix. See review: https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/reviews/view/29094/convergence-courage-in-a-crisis. Plan an in-person conversation at the Price/Fought home in The Hamlet, 6305 Hamlet Crest down near the circle. Time: 7:30. Will let you know if plans change.
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UUMC Announcements
October 2: World Communion Day. UUMC challenges the congregation to bring in 250 boxes of Jiffy Corn Bread Mix, 250 Boxes of Cake Mix & 250 Containers of premade Frosting. What will you bring to help us meet this goal?
Men’s Group: We would like to start a men’s group in September. Please email Mark Letham if you are interested in joining or would like more information at mrletham@comcast.net.
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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:
Barbara Fought & Nelson Price
The requests list below come from the previous Sunday’s worship and those received during the week.
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Angela P.: Prayers for her Grandpa.
Ann O.: Prayers for Dave H. – for severe health issues.
Carol B.: Please keep in your prayers Pastor Alicia, Karen Q. and Bruce W., all of whom have tested positive for COVID. Please pray that they each have mild cases and a rapid recovery.
Joseph & Letha F.: Prayers for our Soldiers.
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Katrina: Please pray for my friend who is in Chemo for Cancer and please pray for everyone!
Mamie B.: Is not well today and asks for prayers for her health.
Molly P.: Prayers for a friend and his family after the unexpected death of her cousin.
Sharon S.: Please pray for the Huners family.
Valerie Y.: Prayers to keep us healthy.
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If you would like to join our prayer circle, please contact Carol Boll at cjlboll76@gmail.com. |
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Annual Church/Charge Conference
November 9th at 6:30 at St. Paul's UMC.
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Get your tickets now!
In 1989, at just fifteen years young, Dr. Yusef Salaam was tried and convicted in the “Central Park Jogger” case along with four other Black and Latinx young men. The Exonerated Five spent between seven to 13 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit, until their sentences were overturned in 2002. Since then, they have received a multi-million dollar settlement from the city of New York for its injustice and have been profiled in award-winning films, including The Central Park Five documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon and most recently the Emmy award-winning Netflix limited series When They See Us, written and directed by Ava DuVernay.
Over the past two decades, Yusef has become a family man, father, poet, activist and inspirational speaker. He continues to utilize his platform to share his story with others and educate the public about the impact of mass incarceration and police brutality rooted in our justice system. He regularly advocates for criminal justice reform, prison reform and the abolition of juvenile solitary confinement and capital punishment, specifically restoring “humanity” of those incarcerated and those trodden down by the spike wheels of justice. Yusef is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama (2016) and more recently has shared his story and stance on current issues on CNN, MSNBC, REVOLT TV, NPR Atlanta, FOX and more.
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“Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice” is the subtitle of “Better, Not Bitter.”
Yusef Salaam has a message to be heard by all concerned with the travesties of our criminal justice system…in the context of the larger schemes of personal commitments.
The ACTS Race Matters Book Club will gather Monday October 3 @ 7 PM on zoom to discuss Salaam’s work.
Syracuse residents will also have an opportunity to hear him on Tuesday October 11 in the Civic Center. He will be the 2nd speaker in the annual Authors Lecture Series sponsored by the Friends of the Central Library. Go to https://www.foclsyracuse.org/
Tickets are still available to hear Brit Bennett, author of best-13 selling “The Vanishing Half” on Tuesday September 13. Book Club members felt that her novel on racial identity is one of the best books they have ever read.
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Save the Date, Sat. Nov. 19, Bishop Webb's Farewell Gathering
You are invited to Upper New York (UNY) Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb’s farewell/retirement gathering on Saturday Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m. at the Upper New York Conference Center, 7481 Henry Clay Blvd. in Liverpool. Join others throughout the Conference to celebrate Bishop Webb’s 10 years of ministry as Bishop of the UNY Conference. More details will be released once they become available.
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Contact Us
Alicia Wood, Pastor
Beth DuBois, 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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