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Announcements for June 20 -June 26:

Joys and Concerns for Prayer: 

• Healing: Jean, Lee, Anita, Charlotte, Sung Jun Park
• Dorothea and Kristen as they grieve Rich
• Robin, asking for prayers for her son
• Pat, prayers for her son and his family 
• Joyce, father leaving hospital in hospice care
• Avella, for a family situation
• Prayers for more fruitfulness and more opportunities to live and share the love of Jesus as God calls us. 

Food Pantry: Thank you for supporting this ministry so generously! The pantry currently could use tuna, pasta, sauces, soup, vegetables, and flour. If you can donate some of these items this week, you can bring them during regular pantry hours or contact the church to arrange a drop-off time. 

 We also need volunteers to help with both deliveries or in-person hours. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Scott directly. 

We would like to get a refrigerator for the pantry to store some of the perishable goods. If anyone knows where we might find one, contact Pastor Scott. 

Bible Study: Our Bible study continues helping people discover new truths and get closer to God. You don’t have to be completing the Disciple I curriculum to join our conversations. Anyone is welcome to listen and participate as they wish. We keep it real, and we have a really good time. If you’d like the link, please contact the church. Note that there will not be Bible study on June 30. 

Grief Share: We will be starting a new cohort of our grief support ministry on Monday, July 19, at 7:00 PM. If you know someone who has recently lost someone and could use the support of a caring community, have them contact us. The new cohort will begin on July 15. 

Adult Sunday School: We are excited to resume Sunday School classes on Sunday, July 11 at 10:00 AM. If you would like to join an interesting conversation about applying Jesus’ teachings and other Biblical principles to your life, this is the place for you. The book and coffee are provided. Just come on out.  

Mark Your Calendars: 

• July 11 – Adult Sunday School begins at 10:00 AM 
• July 17 – Church workday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• July 19 – Griefshare begins – Mondays at 7:00 PM online
• August 1 – Worship on the lawn; church cookout
• August 29 – Back to School Sunday

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! The last fifteen months have been hard. Everyone experienced big challenges, whether they were related to finances, mental health, grief, or something else. These challenges may have folks may coming out of this time feeling differently about God. As society reopens, with new challenges emerging and other challenges ongoing, how is your faith? Do you still believe in a God that can defeat giants and calm storms, or has this experience shaken your trust in the God of big things? Join us this week as we take a look at two of God’s miracles in scripture and refresh our perspective on The God of Big Things.

Here is some information to help you participate in worship online:
The response to our interactive opening prayer is, “Come to us Father God; We have faith in your Almighty hand!”
• Today’s songs are “To God Be the Glory” and “He Leadeth Me.” Look up the words online, and you can sing along.
• The scripture reading is 1 Samuel 17:20-49 and Mark 4:35-41.
• Please leave a prayer request in the comment section so that we can celebrate God’s kindness and discern God’s will with you.
• Share an offering in our app in Givelify or send a check to the church.

We’re looking forward to worshipping with you. Have a blessed Lord’s day, everyone!

Announcements for June 13 -June 19:

Joys and Concerns for Prayer: 

• Healing: Jean, Lee, Anita, Beckett, Jon, Charlotte, Sung Jun Park
• Dorothea and Kristen as they grieve Rich
• Robin, asking for prayers for her son
• Pat, prayers for her son and his family 
• Joyce, father leaving hospital in hospice care
• Prayers for more fruitfulness and more opportunities to live and share the love of Jesus as God calls us. 

Food Pantry: Thank you for supporting this ministry so generously! The pantry currently could use tuna, pasta, sauces, soup, vegetables, and flour. If you can donate some of these items this week, you can bring them during regular pantry hours or contact the church to arrange a drop-off time. 

We also need volunteers. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Scott directly. 

We would like to get a refrigerator for the pantry to store some of the perishable goods. If anyone knows where we might find one, contact Pastor Scott. 

Bible Study: Our Bible study continues helping people discover new truths and get closer to God. You don’t have to be completing the Disciple I curriculum to join our conversations. Anyone is welcome to listen and participate as they wish. We keep it real, and we have a really good time. If you’d like the link, please contact the church. 

Grief Share: We will be starting a new cohort of our grief support ministry on Monday, July 19, at 7:00 PM. If you know someone who has recently lost someone and could use the support of a caring community, have them contact us. The new cohort will begin on July 15. 

Hearts and Hands: Hearts and Hands is a nonprofit community agency that seeks to assist people in the community by providing various types of assistance such as grocery shopping and rides to shop or medical appointments. More information is available at the following link: https://www.hnhcares.org/index.cfm?. If you know anyone who might be interested in volunteering or could use the services, contact them directly. 

Adult Sunday School: We are looking for someone who would interested in helping lead our Adult Sunday School class. The curriculum would be provided for you, and you would share teaching duties with Paul. If you’d like more information, talk to Pastor Scott. 

Annual Conference: Our church is one of 850 that is connected through the Upper New York Annual Conference. All pastors and one layperson from every church will be meeting from June 17-19 to discuss the ministry we perform together in the world. Please be in prayer for our bishop and everyone who will be participating so that we discern and walk in God’s will. 

Mark Your Calendars: 

• July 11 – Adult Sunday School begins at 10:00 AM 
• July 17 – Church workday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• July 19 – Griefshare begins – Mondays at 7:00 PM online
• August 1 – Worship on the lawn; church cookout
• August 29 – Back to School Sunday

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Many of us are familiar with Jesus’ teachings that use mustard seeds. One of his lessons tells us that even though the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, it will grow into such a huge bush that birds can nest in it. We hear it, and many of us hear the lesson that if we have even the smallest amount of faith we can accomplish great things. There may be more to the parable than that. Jesus is also teaching us a powerful lesson about how God works in the world. We need to trust God to be at work and we have to play our part in God’s plan. What’s out part you ask? What does that have to do with the mustard seed? Join us on Sunday as we explore “Blinded By Science.”

Here is some information to help you participate in worship online:
The response to our interactive opening prayer is, “God is always at work, growing the kingdom in ways we may not understand.”
• Today’s songs are “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” and “Spirit Song.” Look up the words online, and you can sing along.
• The scripture reading is Mark 4:26-34.
• Please leave a prayer request in the comment section so that we can celebrate God’s kindness and discern God’s will with you.
• Share an offering in our app in Givelify or send a check to the church.

We’re looking forward to worshipping with you. Have a blessed Lord’s day, everyone!

Announcements for June 6 -June 12:

Joys and Concerns for Prayer: 

• Healing: Jean, Lee, Anita, Beckett, Jon, Charlotte, Sung Jun Park
• Friends affected by the fire at the senior complex, especially Harriet
• Robin, asking for prayers for her son
• Pat, prayers for her son and his family 
• Joyce, father leaving hospital in hospice care
• Prayers for more fruitfulness and more opportunities to live and share the love of Jesus as God calls us. 

Our brother in Christ, Rich Haug, went to be with the Lord this past Thursday. Rich was a longtime member of our church family. He was one of our worship leaders, served on our Leadership Team, and helped with our building maintenance for years. Please keep his wife Dorothea, his daughter Kristen, their family, and those who were close to him here in prayer as we celebrate his life and grieve his loss.  

Food Pantry: Thank you for supporting this ministry so generously! The pantry currently could use produce and bread. If you can donate some of these items this week, you can bring them during regular pantry hours or contact the church to arrange a drop-off time. 

We also need volunteers. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Scott directly. 

We would like to get a refrigerator for the pantry to store some of the perishable goods. If anyone knows where we might find one, contact Pastor Scott. 

Bible Study: Our Bible study continues helping people discover new truths and get closer to God. You don’t have to be completing the Disciple I curriculum to join our conversations. Anyone is welcome to listen and participate as they wish. We keep it real, and we have a really good time. If you’d like the link, please contact the church. 

Grief Share: We will be starting a new cohort of our grief support ministry on Monday, July 19, at 7:00 PM. If you know someone who has recently lost someone and could use the support of a caring community, have them contact us. The new cohort will begin on July 15. 

Hearts and Hands: Hearts and Hands is a nonprofit community agency that seeks to assist people in the community by providing various types of assistance such as grocery shopping and rides to shop or medical appointments. More information is available at the following link: https://www.hnhcares.org/index.cfm?. If you know anyone who might be interested in volunteering or could use the services, contact them directly. 

Adult Sunday School: We are looking for someone who would interested in helping lead our Adult Sunday School class. The curriculum would be provided for you, and you would share teaching duties with Paul. If you’d like more information, talk to Pastor Scott. 

Church Workday: We’ll be having another church workday to complete some of the projects around the church building on Saturday, June 12, from 10:00 to 2:00. If you can be there for any part of the time, come lend a hand as we continue to make ur space even more beautiful. 

Annual Conference: Our church is one of 850 that is connected through the Upper New York Annual Conference. All pastors and one layperson from every church will be meeting from June 17-19 to discuss the ministry we perform together in the world. Please be in prayer for our bishop and everyone who will be participating so that we discern and walk in God’s will. 

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

A lot of folks are looking for God in their lives. It can be hard to see how God is working in their circumstances or understand what God is saying. Jesus understood this problem, and at times he had to confront people who challenged what he was doing because they didn’t recognize it as God’s work. This morning we’re talking about how we might see the movement of God. Join us this week as we discuss, “Seeing God at Work.”

Here is some information to help you participate in worship online:

The response to our interactive opening prayer is, “We will praise our God for the ways we see God at work!”
• Today’s songs are “Be Thou My Vision” and “Open the Eyes of My Heart” Look up the words online, and you can sing along.
• The scripture reading is Mark 3:20-35.
• Please leave a prayer request in the comment section so that we can celebrate God’s kindness and discern God’s will with you.
• Share an offering in our app in Givelify or send a check to the church.

We’re looking forward to worshipping with you. Have a blessed Lord’s day, everyone!

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

Many of us love to use our minds. Most folks love figuring out “whodunits,” Jeopardy questions, and brain teasers. We welcome engaging challenging ideas. That said, it can also be easy to fall into overthinking. We can fall into a trap of working on a problem or pursuing a perfect answer to the point of paralyzing ourselves. That’s easy to do in faith because the questions don’t have easy answers, the mysteries aren’t quickly resolved, and some of the ideas are so complicated. This week is Trinity Sunday, where we celebrate the incredible Triune Nature of God as Creator, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity is a perfect example of a place where either overthinking is easy. That’s not what God hopes for us. So, how do we engage this big idea without killing our faith or desire to grow? Join us this week as we discuss, “Don’t Overthink it.”

Here is some information to help you participate in worship online:
The response to our interactive opening prayer is, “Praise be to our God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!”
• Today’s songs are “Holy, Holy, Holy” and “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee.” Look up the words online, and you can sing along.
• The scripture reading is John 3:1-17.
• Please leave a prayer request in the comment section so that we can celebrate God’s kindness and discern God’s will with you.
• Share an offering in our app in Givelify or send a check to the church.

We’re looking forward to worshipping with you. Have a blessed Lord’s day, everyone!

Announcements for May 23- 29:

Joys and Concerns for Prayer: 

• Healing: Jean, Lee, Rich, Anita, Beckett, Charlotte, Harriet, Sung Jun Park
• Sherry, grieving the loss of her father
• Robin, asking for prayers for her son
• Pat, prayers for her son and his family 
• Joyce, her father has been put into hospice care

Food Pantry: Our ministry is continuing to bless people in our neighborhood. After this Friday’sdeliveries, we will need all of the staples, especially, cereals (please no overly sugary options), pasta, sauces, rice, soups, cooking oil. If you can donate some of these items this week, you can bring them during regular pantry hours or contact the church to arrange a drop-off time. 

We also need volunteers. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Scott directly. 

We would like to get a refrigerator for the pantry to store some of the perishable goods. If anyone knows where we might find one, contact Pastor Scott. 

Bible Study: Join us to discover some unusual lessons about grace and our relationship with God. You don’t have to be completing the Disciple I curriculum to join our conversations. Anyone is welcome to listen and participate as they wish. We keep it real, and we have a really good time. If you’d like the link, please contact the church. 

Grief Share: We will be starting a new cohort of our grief support ministry on Thursday nights at 7:00 PM. If you know someone who has recently lost someone and could use the support of a caring community, have them contact us. The new cohort will begin on July 11. 

Hearts and Hands: Hearts and Hands is a nonprofit community agency that seeks to assist people in the community by providing various types of assistance such as grocery shopping and rides to shop or medical appointments. More information is available at the following link: https://www.hnhcares.org/index.cfm?. If you know anyone who might be interested in volunteering or could use the services, contact them directly. 

Adult Sunday School: We are looking for someone who would interested in helping lead our Adult Sunday School class. The curriculum would be provided for you, and you would share teaching duties with Paul. If you’d like more information, talk to Pastor Scott. 

Church Workday: We’ll be having another church workday to complete some of the projects around the church building on Saturday, June 12, from 10:00 to 12:00. If you can be there for any part of the time, come lend a hand as we continue to make ur space even more beautiful. 

Annual Conference: Our church is one of 850 that is connected through the Upper New York Annual Conference. All pastors and one layperson from every church will be meeting from June 17-19 to discuss the ministry we perform together in the world. Please be in prayer for our bishop and everyone who will be participating so that we discern and walk in God’s will. 

There’s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place, and we know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord! It’s Pentecost Sunday! Fire is dangerous; so, we work hard at controlling it. We hang detectors to alert us to its presence. We have extinguishers to help us fight it. Fire is destructive, but we also know we need it for light and warmth. The Bible tells us in Acts 2:3,4 that at Pentecost “They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Are you fighting the fire inside you, trying to keep it under control? Imagine how your world might change if you let the Spirit truly take over. Yes, some things would be destroyed and other things would be transformed. All of it would lead to God’s glory. Isn’t that what matters, though? Join us this week as we “Let It Burn.”

Here is some information to help you participate in worship online:

The response to our interactive opening prayer is, “Unite us, Holy Spirit!” 

• Today’s songs are “Sweet, Sweet Spirit” and “Spirit of the Living God.” Look up the words online, and you can sing along.

• The scripture readings are Acts 2:1-21 and John 16:7-15.

• Please leave a prayer request in the comment section so that we can celebrate God’s kindness and discern God’s will with you.

• Share an offering in our app in Givelify or send a check to the church.

We’re looking forward to worshipping with you. Have a blessed Lord’s day, everyone!

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! This week we conclude our series called Courage: Jesus and the Call to Brave Faith. This week we’re discussing how being loved and loving others build courage. As disciples called to continue the mission of our Risen Lord in the world, understanding that we are loved and loving all of God’s children is key to rising to meet the many challenges in front of us. Click here to join us this morning on Facebook Live at 11:00 as we talk about ” Love and Courage.”

Here is some information to help you participate in worship online:

The response to our interactive opening prayer is, “Sing praises to God, who fills the world with forgiveness and grace. ”
• Today’s songs are “To God Be The Glory” and “Oh How I Love Jesus.” Look up the words online, and you can sing along.
• The scripture reading is “Luke 24:44-53.”
• Please leave a prayer request in the comment section so that we can celebrate God’s kindness and discern God’s will with you.
• Share an offering in our app in Givelify or send a check to the church.

We’re looking forward to worshipping with you. Have a blessed Lord’s day, everyone!