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REMINDER
If you are mailing your Charge Conference Forms please send ALL forms on the CHECKLIST to the address below. None of these forms go to the Conference Office.
Thank you!
MAILING ADDRESS:
Genesee Valley & Mountain View District Office
PO Box 129
Tyrone, NY 14887
Phone: 607-962-8047 or 315-898-2075
Email: pattigridley@unyumc.org
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Please Send Your Church Happenings & Events
If your church is having an event please send me the details and or flyer.
Please include the following information
WHEN:
WHERE: Name of Church, physical street address, city and zipcode
TIME:
MENU:
COST:
HOW TO REGISTER: if there is registration required
CONTACT: if there could be possible questions that need answering
The newsletter will go out the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month. Please send me your information by the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays.
Please send your information to me at
pattigridley@unyumc.org
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SCAM ALERT!!!! PLEASE LET YOUR CONGREGATIONS KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING
One of our clergy has learned that several folks in his congregation have been contacted using his name. The person asks for the person to get gift cards for him to use for people in need. The request initially is for $300 and a subsequent phone call ups it to $500. The person knows the person’s home address. A person will come to the house to pick it up, or they are encouraged to take a picture of the gift card and text it back. The state troopers have taken on the case and are investigating. Perhaps a warning to other pastors of this type of scam might be a good idea.
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Bishop's Retreat
All Upper New York clergy and their spouses are encouraged to register for the 2024 Bishop’s Retreat. Join Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez for his first ever Bishop's Retreat January 16-18, 2024 at the Radisson Hotel in Corning, NY. The theme for this year's event is "Thrive" based on the Scripture by John 10:10 (AMP), "I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]."
Click here to view the scheduled itinerary, learn about the keynote speakers, and see the different workshops being offered. Free childcare is provided for those who register in advance. Registrants can earn 1.0 full Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit.
Click here to register
Grace And Peace,
The Bishop's Retreat Planning Committee
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Genesee Valley District Events & Happenings | |
Carlton UMC is Missing 2 CD's
Carlton UMC is missing 2 CD's that accompany The Faith We Sing Hymnal. (#7 and #10). If your church has a couple of extras lying around and you're wondering where they belong, please let me know. Also, if you are a pastor and served at Carlton in the past, please check your CD's. We really could use them since there is no accompanist for the hymns.
Thanks so much for checking.
Cindy Haag
cindyhaag@live.com
585-298-2754
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Home for the Holidays
The Brick Church Bazaar
WHEN: Fri. Oct. 27th & Sat. Oct. 28th, 2023
WHERE: North Ontario UMC
7200 Ontario Center Rd.
Ontario, NY 14519
TIME: 9:00am-3:00 pm
CONTACT: 315-524-9509
Dine In & Take Out Lunch available Friday & Saturday 11am-1:30pm
Crafts, Baked Goods, & "Next to New" Items
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Gainesville's Last Hymn Sing for this Season
WHEN: Sunday Evening, Oct. 29th, 2023
WHERE: Gainesville UMC
7 S. Main St., Gainesville, NY
TIME: 7pm
CONTACT: Pat at 585-689-4033
Come, join us for an hour of praise, prayer, song and laughter with refreshments after.
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United Church of Livonia
WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 31st, 2023
WHERE: United Church of Livonia
21 Summers St.
Livonia, NY
TIME: 5-7pm
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Genesee Valley District Lay Servant Ministries Committee Presents
The Fall Training Retreat
WHEN: November 3rd-5th, 2023
WHERE: Asbury Camp & Retreat Center
COURSES: Basic Lay Servant Course
Advance Courses:
Prayer, Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders, or Accountable Discipleship: Living in God's Household.
For more detailed information and registration please click the button below.
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Pancake Breakfast
North Chili United Methodist Church
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2023
WHERE: North Chili UMC
2200 Westside Drive., Rochester, NY 14624
TIME: 8-10 am
COST: Adults-$7, Ages 5-10yrs. $4, Children under 5 are FREE
MENU:All you can eat Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Juice, Coffee or Tea.
From the Men’s Breakfast Group
Featuring Barry’s Magic Griddle!
Come for Breakfast, Stay for Fellowship!
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Craftapalooza
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2023
WHERE: Elmgrove UMC
1500 Spencerport Rd., Rochester, NY 14606
TIME: 9am-2pm
There will be multiple vendors selling a range of hand-made crafts and also a "New to You" sale
CONTACT: 585-247-4973
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Election Day Chicken 'N' Biscuits
Take Out Only
WHEN: November 7th, 2023
WHERE: Avon United Methodist Church
130 Genesee St.
Avon, NY
TIME: 4:30-7:00pm or until sold out
MENU: Chicken 'n' Biscuits, Coleslaw, Corn, Applesauce and Dessert
COST: Adults- $13 Under 12-$6
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Take Out Spaghetti Dinner
WHEN: Wednesday Nov. 8th, 2023
WHERE: United Church of Livonia
21 Summers St.
Livonia, NY
TIME: 4:30-6pm or sold out
MENU: Spaghetti, Sauce, Meatballs, undressed salad and garlic bread
COST: Donations accepted
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53rd Annual Holiday Fair
WHEN: Saturday, November 18, 2023
WHERE: Bloomfield High School
Oakmount Avenue
TIME: 9am-3pm
COST: Free Admission
LUNCH: 11am til sold out
SPONSERED BY: Ionia United Methodist Church
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