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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Sunday Morning Announcements 11-22-15
Additional:
1) United Methodist Student Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of November, Nov. 29 this year, and furnishes scholarships and loans for students attending United Methodist-related and other accredited colleges and universities. Want to learn more? Click here for an explainer video about Student Day and to learn how The United Methodist Church is making a difference in students' lives.
2) Perry’s Official Book, Henry Loves Hills, makes a perfect Christmas gift for young and old. A project of Read Around Perry (RAP), with support from the Town of Perry and its bicentennial committee, the book tells the story of a school bus named Henry as he travels the hills of Perry. Driven by Ed, Henry faces his biggest challenge during a snowstorm, reminiscent of the Blizzard of ’77. Readers will see local landscapes and buildings in the illustrations by Dan Butler. The story, written by Patrick Brennan, mentions many local roads, streets, buildings, and the region’s agriculture and parks. Henry Loves Hills is available at Burlingham Books for $17.99, plus tax. Proceeds support RAP’s community literacy programs.
3) VOLUNTEER NEEDED: If someone is available to help pack Thanksgiving Baskets on Tuesday, November 24th at 9:00 AM. Please let Pastor Ray know. Thanks.
4) Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I share with you a statement from the President of the Council of Bishops, Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr., on the recent acts of violence in Paris. I join the rest of the Council of Bishop and United Methodists around the world in holding up in prayer the people of Paris and all those impacted by violence, and I invite you to pray with me.
The President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops issued the following statement about the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris:
John 11:35
Jesus wept.
This week, we weep for those in Paris. We weep for the senseless violence. We weep for the innocents whose lives were cut short. We weep for those who are grieving, who are frightened, who are hurting. We weep for those whose hearts are breaking, in France and all over the world. As several world leaders have stated, this is an attack on all humanity.
Even as we weep, we know that God is with us, that he sustains us with hope and that he will dry our tears. Once again, the forces of evil have tried to dominate; but, as disciples of Jesus, we must make our witness that the darkness will not overcome our light.
Let us be in prayer for Paris and the people of France. These events have impacted them in the way Sept. 11, 2001, grieved the U.S. Also, please pray for communities around our world that will not make the news, but cringe under the threat of violence. May the Holy Spirit guide us in ways that will break this cycle of violence.
Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr.
President, Council of Bishops
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
In Memorial
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Pedersen, age 83, of Perry, died on
Wednesday November 11, 2015 at the Wyoming County Nursing Facility in Warsaw
where she had been residing. Betty was born in Perry, New York on August 18, 1932 a daughter of the late
Charles and Ruth A. (Simens) Schofield.
Betty was a graduate of Perry Central School, she worked for many years at the
M&T Bank in Perry where she was a personal banking advisor, she retired in
1992. She is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Perry where she was a
former treasurer and a former member of the Perry Home Bureau. She enjoyed
reading, golfing, traveling to Myrtle Beach, and spending time with her family
especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by a daughter: Sally Elizabeth (James) Hare of Warsaw; four sons:
Roy Richard (Barbara) Pedersen of Bradford, PA., Ronald Dean (Sandra) Pedersen
of Wayne, PA., Russell Vincent (Terry) Pedersen of Homer and Eric Jon Pedersen
of Perry; a sister: Shirley “Jean” (Chester) Walek of Perry; a brother: William
(Irene) Schofield of Perry; a sister-in-law: Patricia Schofield of Perry; 16
grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Richard, who died on July 21, 2009; and a brother, Robert Schofield.
Family and friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Friday, November 13th at the
Eaton-Watson Funeral Home, LLC., 98 North Main in Perry. Funeral services will be held on Saturday November 14th at the First United
Methodist Church, 35 Covington St. in Perry at 11:00 am. She will be laid to rest in Glenwood Cemetery in Perry.
A luncheon will be served after the church service and following a trip to Glenwood Cemetery. Judy M. will organize the lunch and will need volunteers to help. Please contact her at: 689-0547 if you can assist in any way.
Memorials may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st St., Suite
800, Miami, FL 33131 or visit www.parkinson.org, or to First United Methodist Church, 35
Covington St., Perry, NY 14530.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Sunday Morning Announcements 11/08/15
UNY’s UM HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS MEMBERS: Are you interested in learning about and sharing church and pastoral history? Then the Upper New York Commission on Archives and History wants to know who you are. Those interested should send their name, mailing address, phone number, email address, areas of interest, and particular skills to Nancy Rutenber at 18 Briarwood Terrace, Albany, N.Y. 12203-5309 or email Nancy at nancy_e_rutenber@yahoo.com. For more information, contact her at home at (518) 456-0412.
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