Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Informed to Transform is Feb. 6th

Hi Folks,
I have attached a word document below that has an expanded description of the Workshops offered at the "Informed To Transform" Leadership Training Day on Feb. 6th in Canandaigua. Please look it over to see if you are interested in joining a few of us from PFUMC, please "click" on the Registration link below, SOON, as the Registration DEADLINE is only 3 days away on January 29th.
IF you are inclined to join us, please let me know asap. We will provide transportation for all who wish to attend.
Thanks, Pastor Ray

Click here for a brochure of the event.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The Gainesville United Methodist Church is hosting a Quilt and Fiber Show this Saturday, January 16th from 9 am to 2 pm.  Quilts and other needlecraft items will be on display. There will also be Make-and Take Craft Lesson available and free refreshments including chili.  Gainesville UMC is located at 7 South Street (Rt. 19) in Gainesville. 

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Congratulations to PFUMC for having paid 100% of our ministry shares!!! 

Finance announces 2015 Ministry Shares update - The Upper New York Conference celebrates the achievements of congregations - both large and small. We are proud to announce that as of Jan. 3, 495 churches have paid 100 percent of their 2015 Ministry Share. Because of their faithfulness, we are making disciples of Jesus Christ and transforming the world. To see a list of congregations that have paid 100 percent of their 2015 Ministry Share, click here. That list will be updated until the final deadline to submit Ministry Shares to the Conference Office, which isJan. 12.
Upper New York job postings   
District Administrative Assistant, Finger Lakes District Office: The Upper New York Conference is accepting applications for a part-time Administrative Assistant for the Finger Lakes District Office in Geneva (up to 29 hours per week). This position is responsible for providing complete and confidential administrative support to the District Superintendent in his or her work as outlined in the most current version of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. The deadline to apply is Jan. 20Click here for more information and to apply.

Conference Payroll & Accounting Support Specialist: The Upper New York Conference has reopened the search and is accepting applications for the full-time position of Payroll & Accounting Support Specialist for the Finance Ministry Area. The Payroll & Accounting Support Specialist will be responsible for processing Conference payroll in an accurate and timely manner and ensuring proper allocation by journal entries for all payroll- and benefits-related activity. The deadline to apply is Jan. 19Click here for more information and to apply.

HUMAN RELATIONS DAY - TOGETHER, WE EXTEND A HELPING HAND TO THOSE IN CRISIS SO THEY CAN OVERCOME FORMIDABLE OBSTACLES.
Human Relations Day is January 17, 2016
Turn on the news or drive around the outskirts of your town and you will find what Jesus called “the least of these.” Those living in the margins of society, struggling to survive. People like:
  • An immigrant teenager in Texas’ poorest county, being recruited by a local gang
  • A father struggling for sobriety in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • An Oklahoma woman recently released from incarceration looking for work
Over and over Jesus served people like this, embracing them. And that’s what we want to model as the people of The United Methodist Church. To continue the ministry of Jesus we established Human Relations Day as a Special Sunday that calls all of our churches to participate in helping all God’s children to realize their potential.
Will You Support the Ministry of Christ Among Those on the Margins?
Will you continue to support Human Relations Day? Will you continue nurturing at-risk youth, strengthening communities’ self-improvement efforts and advocating for the oppressed? Rev. I Maliik Safir, whose church works with those gripped by addiction in Little Rock, sums up the work of Human Relations Day by recalling Jesus’ story of the Good Samaritan: “to meet the poor, the disadvantaged and the underserved at the places where others have robbed them and help them to recover from the wounds of social inequality.”

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Feb. 6th Workshops

Hello Friends, 
I am forwarding a link to INFORMED To TRANSFORM a training event offered in our GV District on Feb. 6th.

Since the Church Revitalization info meeting that WAS to be held last year at Camp Asbury was cancelled, I hope that some of you who are interested in seeing what our Conference offers in church building programs will consider attending that particular workshop. People who are serving in various areas of responsibility in our church may want to attend one of those training sessions.
Donna and I plan to attend a couple of these workshops and hope you'll consider joining us! We can take 5 additional people in our van, and if more want to go, we will carpool. Notice that some are offered before lunch & others are held after lunch.

Please let me know ASAP if you plan to go and we will be sure to register soon. ALSO, while the cost for the whole day is $25, including lunch, BUT, we do have scholarship funds available to pay half or all of that fee (see me).
Thanks!
Pastor Ray


Just a reminder - PLEASE spread the word:

Registration is now OPEN!!


informed to transform 7! Leadership Training Day
Guest Speaker: Rev. Clif Christopher, Author of "Not Your Parents Offering Plate"

In response to feedback and requests for more programming on Stewardship, informed to transform 7 is changing up the format this year.  We are pleased to welcome our special guest Rev. Clif Christopher to this year's program.  
We sincerely hope that you can join us on February 6, 2016.

Click here for a brochure of the event
 Click here for a Flyer for your church

Genesee Valley District of the Upper New York Conference 
of the United Methodist Church 

Pat VanVleck & Terry Norsen -  District Co-Lay Leaders
Betsy O'Flynn, Adminstrative Assistant
Rev. Ted Anderson, District Superintendent
1100 South Goodman St., Rochester, NY 14620

Sunday, January 3, 2016