AROUND THE CORNER
December 16, 2021
|
|
Around the Corner will be published/distributed
every other week. Next Issue Jan. 6th, 2022
|
|
"Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign:
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
|
|
Please send directly to UMCOR using Advance #901670
Please do NOT send to the District or Conference Office.
|
|
|
|
Announcement: Mask Mandate for all Church Gatherings (Dec. 13 - Jan. 15) |
Unless a church enforces a strict vaccination requirement, all persons entering church buildings must wear an appropriately fitting mask covering to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, effective Dec. 13 through Jan. 15.
As per the governor’s announcement, “any person, past their second birthday and medically able to tolerate a face covering, must wear an appropriate mask while in any indoor place, regardless of vaccination status. However, businesses and venues can choose to implement a vaccination requirement, requiring proof of vaccination as a condition of entry inside the business or venue. Whichever requirement is selected, it must apply to all within the business/venue’s capacity, including staff, patrons, visitors, and guests. A business and venue cannot do a “combination” requirement.”
To properly enforce a vaccination requirement, every person’s vaccination status must be confirmed prior to entering the church facilities. Any church unable to accomplish this should require all persons to wear a mask.
|
|
Important Information to Share |
|
Cornerstone District Website |
Please be aware that the only website that Cornerstone District is using is the one found on the Upper New York Conference Website.
Please Pass this information on to others!!!!
|
|
There is NO Physical District Office |
Please make sure that you share this information as well. There is NO Physical District Office in Cornerstone. Please make sure that you mail anything that needs to go to the District Office to this address:
Cornerstone District Office
PO Box 687
Bath, NY 14810
|
|
Pastors & Their Churches to in Prayer for Month of Dec. |
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Lord send your spirit in this place.
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Send us love, send us pow'r, send us grace.
-- Ken Medema--
December 5- Clymer & North Clymer UMCs. Pastor Kevin Costner, his wife Heather and their sons Caleb & Joshua.
December 12- Cuba & Friendship UMCs. Pastor Becky Worth, her husband William and their family.
December 19- Delevan & West Valley:St. Paul’s UMCs. Pastor Nancy Preston, her husband Richard and their family.
December 26- Dewittville-Hartfield & Mayville UMCs/ Rev. Mark Parsons, his wife Jan and their family
.
January 2- East Otto UMC. Missy Ulinger, her husband Timothy and their family.
|
|
|
|
Bishop Webb announces clergy appointments |
Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb and the Upper New York Conference announce 17 ad interim appointments and four retirements pending approval of clergy session. View the full list of changes here.
|
|
District Office
Will Be Closed
|
Patti will be out of the office Dec. 16- Jan. 3
If You Have An Emergency
Please Contact the District Superintendent
Please call 315-898-2089 and leave a message
OR
|
|
|
Educational Opportunities |
|
Course of Study Participants |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU
If you are registering for a COS class at GBHEM – you will need to list the name and email of your COS registrar. That information is as follows:
Betsy O’Flynn
We have had several lately list BOMregistrar@unyumc.org – this delays or causes you the student to miss the class entirely.
|
|
|
|
Simple Guidance for Preachers on Christmas Eve
As pastors and congregations prepare to receive guests on Christmas Eve, Bishop Kenneth H. Carter offers simple, heartfelt advice. Keep the sermon brief but grace filled. Appeal to people’s generosity. And make sure those inspired to begin their faith journeys are invited to take the next step.
Barry Howard names some dos and don’ts to help make your Christmas Eve service meaningful and welcoming. A festive and effective Christmas Eve service, he says, can go a long way toward building durable relationships and enhancing community connections.
Learn how your congregation can make a good first impression with first-time visitors. 50 Ways to Welcome New People provides strategies and tips to ensure your visitors feel truly welcome and at home in worship, plus guidance on visitor follow-ups and ways to be more inviting in your church.
|
|
Lay Servant Courses Offered Around the Conference |
|
|
|
Preaching During Lent & Easter
Bishop Sharma Lewis-January 11th
|
Bring two pens. You’ll need them. Bishop Lewis always brings new, fresh, information to each of her webinars. She will cover her tips related to sermon preparation, topics, preaching tips and more.
As clergy, we are called, among other things, to preach. Bishop Lewis, author of best-selling Lenten guide, Journey to Transformation, will be with us January 11 to lead a one-hour session on Preaching During Lent.
Bring two pens. You’ll need them. Bishop Lewis always brings new, fresh, information to each of her webinars. She will cover her tips related to sermon preparation, topics, preaching tips and more.
|
|
Cornerstone District Office
PO Box 687
Bath, NY 14810
716-665-2423
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
