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The
Messenger
Geneseo United Methodist Church
December 2014 - January 2015
From the Pastor
I am sitting here a week, or so, before Thanksgiving
and I’m trying to write you this letter; which should have
a Christmas theme to it since it is for the December
newsletter. But it isn’t easy; we’re still in our
“Committed to Christ” series, (I just preached on giving.),
and my head and heart are still deeply into that. The one
thing that is helping is the weather; there’s a couple of
inches of snow on the ground and it is below freezing so
it feels like Christmas.
As I’ve been reflecting on writing this letter one
theme keeps going around in my head; the giving part.
As I noted above I just preached on “giving,” and we
recently sent out the commitment cards for
stewardship. And with Thanksgiving coming up next
week I can’t get the idea of “giving” out of my mind.
As we get closer and closer to Christmas the world
will try selling us on the idea that the best gift…; the
most important gift…; the most appreciated gift…; will
be purchased at their store.
But for followers of Jesus at Christmastime we
remember, and celebrate, the greatest, most wonderful
gift we have ever received; Jesus the Christ, God’s
eternal Son. And in him we find salvation…the healing
Soup Supper and Family
Wellness Series
and wholeness our spirits long for. That belief in God’s
gift is the key theme of the gospel.

In John’s gospel we are told: “For God so loved the
world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life.” (John 3:16).

In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he wrote: “He who
did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us
all…” (Romans 8:32)

In the letter to the Ephesians we read: “For it is by
grace you have been saved, through faith—and this
is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God…”
(Ephesians 2:8)
This Christmas my hope and prayer is that you will
rejoice in the most wonderful and amazing gift the world
has ever seen:
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given…
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
(Isaiah 9:6)
Wednesday, December 17
6:00 pm
Soup, Tossed Salad, Bread, Dessert,
and Beverage
6:30 pm
Annual Christmas Sing-a-Long with
the Brass Ensemble and Jim Varner
on piano.
Advent Season Programs
A listing of our church’s Advent season programs,
activities, and worship services is included in this issue of
The Messenger, with the hope that everyone will take
note and make plans to avail themselves of all that has
been planned for you.
We’ve included the theme and scripture reading for
each week in Pastor Keith’s Advent Sermon Series –
“From Humbug to Hallelujah”
Celebrating Florence Breem’s 100th birthday on October
12th. More than 50 jars of Smucker’s jams, jellies and peanut
butter were donated to the Geneseo Parish Outreach Center
in her name.
Sunday, November 30th
“Breaking the chains we’ve forged.” Isaiah 53:4-6 and
Galatians 6:7-8
Advent Party in the Fellowship Hall from 12:00 noon to
2:30 pm. Please sign up if you can participate.
Sunday, December 7th
8:30 am Contemporary Worship Service
10:30 am Traditional worship service, with the Bell Choir
“Rekindling the joy of Christmas.” Luke 1:39-56
Sunday, December 14th
8:30 am Contemporary Worship Service
10:30 am Christmas Cantata, “A Song of Emmanuel,” by
Lloyd Larson, performed by the Adult Choir
“Christmas is for people.” Matthew 1:18-25. (The sermon
will only be in the Contemporary service that day.
Halloween Party
October 25, 2014
Wednesday, December 17th – 6:00 pm Soup Supper and
Holiday Sing-a-Long with the Brass Ensemble and Jim
Varner providing the accompaniment.
Sunday, December 21st
8:30 am Contemporary Worship Service with the
Youth/Children’s Choir
10:30 am Traditional Worship Service
“The Hope of Christmas.” Isaiah 11:1-10 & Luke 2: 1-20
Wednesday, December 24th
4:00 pm Family Life Christmas Eve Service
10:00 pm “Lessons and Carols” with Communion
Members
of
Geneseo UMC and the
Board of Trustees
accept the restored
copy of our 1887 Long
Point church picnic
picture,
from
the
Conesus
Lake
Association,
at
a
special reception held
at Long Point Park on
October 12.
Sunday, December 28th
8:30 am Contemporary Worship Service
10:30 am Traditional worship service
“The transforming power of Christmas.” 2 Cor. 5: 14-21
Wednesday, December 31st – Family New Year’s Eve
Party 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm with potluck dinner, games,
movie, and Watch Night Communion Worship Service.
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Lifting Up Our Brothers and
Sisters in Christ
Wrap-up
Our church has participated in Trick-or-Treat for
UNICEF for between 20-25 years now, and this year’s
donations came to a total of $300.00.
Always guided by Jim and Beth Feuerstein, this annual event has probably donated thousands of dollars
for this charity – in the neighborhood of $6,000.00 has
been the “guestimate!”
As a part of the door-to-door canvass, participating
Sunday School kids always enjoy a pizza supper together,
and then join in with the Halloween Party for all of the
kids in our church. This is planned, prepared, and guided
by the GUMY group. Plans are also made to have collection boxes available for members of the congregation to
make a contribution on the Sunday after Halloween.
Grateful appreciation is directed to the Feuerstein’s,
to those adults who have helped “behind the scenes,”
and for the donations given by our congregation members when approached.
Africa 360 Challenge
During the 2014 Upper New York
Annual Conference session, a farreaching campaign called "Africa
360" was initiated. It combines the
conference's on-going support of Africa University with a
campaign called Imagine No Malaria. The goal is for our
conference to raise a total of $2 million for "Africa 360,"
with $1 million going to support Africa University and $1
million being sent to the Imagine No Malaria project.
To date, approximately $300,000 has been raised of
the 2 million dollar total (this having been collected for
the Africa University Scholarship program). To help
procure the remaining funds, Bishop Webb has issued a
challenge to every congregation in Upper New York to
raise at least $1,000 between now and the 2015 annual
conference meeting in May, where it would be collected
and blessed. In issuing this challenge, Bishop Webb
stated, "United Methodists are people who not only
care, but back up their compassion with action, and
together we accomplish BIG things." May God guide us
as we do our best to meet Bishop Webb's "Africa 360"
challenge.
As a result of our very successful August 150 Family
Yard Sale, our Outreach and Missions Committee has
been able to donate $500.00 to each of the following
Rochester United Methodist churches: West Avenue
UMC, Emmanuel UMC, Wesley UMC, and Grace UMC.
The above-mentioned churches will apply these gifts
to their programs which are dedicated to their urban
ministry programs.
An additional $5,000.00 was earmarked for our
continuing Parish Outreach Center’s expenses for an
array of medical kinds of support.
The above gifts have all been made possible from
our Yard Sale efforts, of which, 10% of the profits are
deposited to our Benevolence (mission and outreach)
Fund.
Give Back While You Shop
New Donation Program! The General Council on
Finance and Administration of the United Methodist
Church is pleased to present UMCmarket, a
tremendously rewarding opportunity to earn money for
your church.
How it Works: Every store at UMCmarket is happy to
pay a percentage of the purchased amount as a
donation to your church. There is no additional cost or
charge for either the church or the shopper. The stores
send us their contributions within a variable time frame
of 30-90 days. Once your church reaches $100 in total
donations, a check will be mailed to your church.
Signing Up is Free! Most churches are already listed in
our system. You and your members can easily sign up
for free. When you go to UMCmarket, you will click on
the “Get Started” button. You will have the option to
sign up with your Facebook account or enter your email
and create a password. You will then be prompted to
download our Easy Give Button and find your church.
With these three simple steps, you are ready to shop
and donate!
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To find more information, or to participate, go
to www.umcmarket.org. There are 100’s
of stores, motels, airlines, and more
to choose from – something for
everyone!
Fall Church Conference
A new format was used for our Fall Church Conference, led by our District Superintendent, the Rev. Ted
Anderson, this year.
Ten area United Methodist churches gathered at the
Livonia UMC for a joint worship service, which featured
some lovely, but pertinent, praise hymns, which were
accompanied on the guitar by our worship leader.
This was followed by individual church ‘break-out
sessions” for the purpose of approving our most recent
church conference meeting minutes (July 2014), and our
budget for 2015, including our pastors’ compensation
packages.
Geneseo’s gathering, which was the second largest
“contingent” in attendance, was facilitated by the Rev.
Cathy (Hall) Stengel, who was recently appointed as senior pastor at the Rush UMC, and “claims” OUR community of faith as having been the “birth place” of her decision to enter divinity school, following her matriculation
from SUNY Geneseo.
She led discussions centered around some salient
questions regarding our ministry here, how we might be
impacting those around us, how we are cultivating disciples, and how our church is connecting people to Jesus.
The general consensus of our participating leadership group was that this had been a very productive and
uplifting conference - and it was easy to see that this
kind of gathering was a unique and special way for our
District Superintendent to connect with several churches
in a single day.
Amongst the junk faxes that
we receive for trips to the
Caribbean or Cancun and
the advertisements for the
Yellow Pages, I recently
received one beginning
“Collection Agency Service. Our fees are 20% from
recovered amount, it includes attorney fees. Money
paid to you directly from the debtor…”
I realize that these companies spam whatever fax
numbers they can find, but I thought I should send an
email back to them letting them know that we, here at
Geneseo UMC, are in the habit of forgiving our debtors.
The United Methodist Women’s annual Holiday Bazaar has been planned for Saturday, December 6th, form
10:00 am – 2:00 pm, and held throughout the church.
Last minute helpers for all of our various venues are always appreciated, so give one of the following chairpersons a call offering your help:
Granny’s Attic (gently used items) – Dorothea Prine,
243-5188
Book Room – Ginny Youtzy, 243-1225
Café – Carolyn D’Angelo, 519-4021 or 205-4928 (cell)
Baked Goods – Linda Parnell, 243-3189 and
Carol Becker, 243-2324
Fresh Greens Arrangements – Myrt Merritt, 243-0462
Boutique (Crafts and everything else) – Joan Herring,
243-4767 & Cindy Parker, 493-5811
Any lightly used items, still in working order will be
accepted for “Granny’s Attic” beginning the first week of
December. Used books for the Book Room will also be
accepted at that time.
Volunteers are also needed to help create fresh
greens arrangements for the Greens Room. Myrt Merritt
and her crew work from 9 – 3, throughout the week preceding the bazaar.
And, of course, the invitation is extended for everyone to come and browse, make your purchases, and enjoy a wonderful lunch at the Café! All of the profits from
this annual sale go towards the organization’s mission
and outreach, both locally and far away.
Kathy Rosier
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FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES
Family Snowflakes
Families can celebrate their uniqueness with this
cooperative craft project.
Activity
GUMC Family Life Ministry
invites you to join us for a
Family Friendly New Year’s Party!
Games!
Stuff Needed: Small craft sticks, assorted buttons,
and a hot-glue gun (or fast-drying craft glue).
Movie!
Pot-Luck Dinner!
Do: Have family members each create a stick person
representing themselves using craft sticks and buttons.
Small families can create extra stick people to represent
extended family members such as grandparents, aunts,
or uncles. When everyone is finished decorating their
stick figure, glue the feet of the stick people together to
form a snowflake.
Ask: Is it really true that no two snowflakes are
alike?
Say: Scientists say the differences between snowflakes are limitless. Many snowflakes look alike-even
under the microscope-but at closer examination, they
differ. God created each person unique, which makes
every family in the world unique too. Because each person in our family is unique, our family is one-of-a-kind…
just like a snowflake.
Read: 1 Corinthians 12:4-6: “Now God gives us many
kinds of special abilities, but it is the same Holy Spirit
who is the source of them all. There are different kinds
of service to God, but it is the same Lord we are serving. There are many ways in which God works in our
lives, but it is the same God who does the work in and
through all of us who are his.” (Today’s Living Bible)
Party Favors!
Communion!
When: December 31st @ 4:00pm—9:00pm
Where: Geneseo United Methodist Church
Who: All ages are welcome!
RSVP - Pastor Karen Woodworth
243-3160 or 243-4749
Please bring a dish to pass
if you are able
Follow Us to
GUMY!
(Geneseo United Methodist Youth)
Additional questions for older children:
Ask: Why do you think God made us all different?
What are the benefits of everyone being different? What
are the challenges of everyone being different?
Do: Hang your unique snowflake on your tree or in
a window to remind your family members to rejoice in
the uniqueness of the family God has given them.
All youth in grades 9 - 12 are invited to join us.
Friends are welcome too!
December 21st, 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Christmas Party
January 9 - 11
Winter Weekend at Camp Asbury
(Genesee Valley District Youth Event)
Watch for news about GUMY
for kids in grades 6 - 8
Prayer: God thank you for making us a family. Help
us to work together to serve you as a family. Amen.
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PARISH HEALTH
MINISTRIES CORNER
Pitching to the Baby Boomers… Again
In our innocent or not so innocent youth, we sat
transfixed in front of the TV on Saturday mornings,
lost in the adventures of the Lone Ranger, Sky King,
Fury, Lassie, Circus Boy, Rin Tin Tin and others. And
throughout each show, our impressionable young
minds were subjected to an array of commercials
touting the pleasures of every conceivable sugarysweet cereal… Fruit Loops, Cocoa Puffs, Cocoa
Krispies, Lucky Charms, Frosted Flakes, Trix, Sugar
Crisps..
We didn’t know the health risks; nor did our parents.
It was a simpler time, a care-free era where Genetically
Modified Organisms (GNOs) was unheard of, Bovine
Growth Hormones (BGH) had not yet been invented and
Country of Origin Labeling was a non-starter. We didn’t
know to be afraid of what we ate, we poured whole milk
on our cereal, and marveled as it turned into cocoa
before our eyes, or became tinted from the multicolored
marshmallows. And we repeated the jingles:
Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs! Silly Rabbit, Trix are for
Kids! They’re Magically Delicious! They’re G-R-E-A-T!
…unaware of how the cute cartoon elves and
animals were contrived to call us to action. As pawns in
the marketing game, we would harass our parents until
they purchased these cereals for us.
As Baby Boomers grew, we were inundated with
another theme… too much sugar was bad for you, eggs
were bad for you, red meats were bad for you, pork was
bad for you; the food pyramid needed to include a
balance of food types – proteins, meats, dairy,
carbohydrates, fats. A confusing array of contradictory
'expert' medical opinions assaulted us for years:
Butter is bad… no, margarine is bad… no, butter;
Eggs are the perfect food;
Nowadays, a strange phenomenon is occurring…
sugary cereals are again being marketed to us… the Baby
Boomers who were targeted before!
Current
commercials feature the Lucky Charms elf hovering over
a woman at the break room of her workplace where she
sneaks a spoonful of Lucky Charms from someone’s bowl
(yuk!) and says, “Oh, I forgot how good these tasted!”
and a couple who have put their kids to bed break out an
old Atari game – and Fruit Loops to snack on as they
play. The marketing gurus who bring us the ads were
obviously counting on triggering the good memories we
had as children. They’re betting that we, who would not
buy these sugary cereals for our kids, will buy them for
ourselves!
Is it working?
Submitted by Dorothea Prine, “For Your Health”
Flower Arrangements Help the POC
Brad Farthing, retired floral designer and a recent
new member here, created lovely Autumn floral
arrangements which he donated for the benefit of the
Geneseo Parish Outreach Center.
According to them, more than $100.00 was offered
by those who purchased these bouquets and table
decorations.
As he pledged when transferring his church
membership to GUMC, he has already started giving of
his “time, talent, and gifts” – and, furthermore, he’s
begun creating holiday arrangements which will be
offered at our December 6th
Holiday Bazaar! Look for
them as you do your
Christmas shopping on that
day.
no, egg yolks are bad… no, egg whites are bad’
White bread is bad for you… no, wheat bread is
bad… no, no, and no.
We grew up with a cacophony of warnings
screaming in our ears, until we were convinced that
food, in general, was just not fit to eat. Our kids paid the
prices, with sugared cereals being banned from the
breakfast table. (Now, Uncle Sam wants us to try
flaxseed cereal. Is anyone willing to give it at try?)
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4520 Genesee Street
Geneseo, NY 14454
(585) 243-3160
(585) 615-2975
[email protected]
www .GeneseoMethodist.org
Ministers:
Rev. Dr. Keith Griswold
Mrs. Karen Woodworth
and the Congregation
Wesley Campus Minister: Dawn Merritt
[email protected]
Communications: Kathy Rosier
Name: Dawn Merritt
Today’s Devotion: Jesus’ prayer,…“The goal is for all
of them [Believers] to become one heart and mind ~ just
as you, Father, are in me and I in you, so they might be
one heart and mind with us. Then the world might
believe that you, in fact, sent me. (John 17:23 The
Message)”
A Conversation: A collegiate1 medical study that
concluded, in brief, that when people sing together their
hearts start beating together.
Goal: Find a favorite song of Christmas “that our
hearts might beat as one.”
Personal interview survey question: “I’m doing a
survey of favorite Christmas songs among those in their
twenties. Will you share what is your favorite Christmas
song?”
Expectation: To be ignored.
Results: I was unexpectedly surprised and amazed
at the willingness to share in conversation not only
about favorite Christmas songs, but why it was their
favorite.
Some examples include: learners of
management starting singing, “chestnuts roasting by an
open fire…”; financial field learners, “Little Drummer
Boy”, “Jingle Bell Rock”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas”;
Psychology learners all responded,
“hmmm”, followed by three favorites all including
“Silent Night”, one couldn’t remember the name but
played it on the flute with her mother’s guitar
accompaniment, and another “O Come, O Come
Emmanuel”; an environmental studies student started
singing, “….dashing through the snow…”, continuing his
way singing “Jingle bells, jingle bells….”; auto and diesel
mechanics students chose “Silent Night” and “Oh, Holy
Night”; a student of renewable energy shouted, “the
California Raisins singing ‘Joy to the World’!”; teaching
students selected “The Cherry Tree Carol”, and “Do You
Hear What I Hear”; and there was one that didn’t say
the area of study, instead thinking out loud, “When we
went to St. Agnes we always started the day by singing a
song together. My favorite? Probably “What Child Is
This”.
Comparison: Survey with “church folk” of every
age, showed that the results and reasoning behind the
answers were strikingly similar. (Even at least one from
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each group citing, with a sly grin, the long-time radiobanned, “Grandma Got Run-over By a Reindeer”).
Conclusion:
1. Knowledge of Christmas songs bridge gender,
ethnicity, age, interests, economics, status, politics,
membership, spirituality, nationality. Christmas is
universal.
2. In a hurried, harried culture, people willingly stop to
consider a question about Christmas. Christmas is
important, at least enough to consider its
importance.
3. While Christians have not reached the goal Jesus
prayed for in the devotion, by God’s grace we still
get the privilege to open doors.
4. Asking this simple question enabled conversations I
thought were closed, corrected other assumptions,
and overall enabled a greater understanding of this
wonderful season with deepened gratitude and
appreciation.
Final Thought: May Christmas harmonies blend
with Christ’s gift of peace to you and our world
throughout the coming year.
1
Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of
Gothenburg in Sweden
Stained Glass Window
Update
Our stained glass window pledge campaign totals
are as follows: pledges-to-date amount to $39,035.00;
$19,784.00 of that amount has already been paid; and
$19,250.00 is yet to be paid.
Our engineering design work is being handled by Tim
Brinduse, of TAB Architects, Geneseo, who is planning to
begin his work on our project in the next two weeks,
weather permitting. An professional drawing is one of
the requirements of the Geneseo Town code
enforcement officer.
Valerie O’Hare, of the Pike Stained Glass Studio,
Rochester, has received input from the Board of
Trustees, and will begin sketching out her concept for
our window design sometime after Thanksgiving, which
will allow our reconstruction project to begin next
Spring.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
"On behalf of my brother, Bob, and my aunt, Jane
Blackburn, I would like to thank GUMC for the $300
donation made in our names toward the Parish Outreach
Center (in recognition of our efforts with the 150 Family
Yard Sale & Wellness Fair). We have always been so
impressed with the many services the POC provides for
those in need in the Geneseo area, and are touched by
this sincere expression of gratitude."
Bill Lewis (yard sale chairperson)
On behalf of the Geneseo Parish Outreach Center,
Inc., I want to thank you for your donation in the amount
of $2,500.00 for the Center from the GUMC Benevolence
Fund. we appreciate your support of the Parish
Outreach Center. As you know, donations from the
community make it possible for us to continue to serve
the uninsured and underinsured in our area.
Thank you again for your continued support of the
Parish Outreach Center.
Linda Weaver, R.N.
Executive Director
I am profoundly grateful to all in this community of
faith who have so lovingly cared for Jane and me as we
faced challenges in my health and sadness in the death
of my brother-in-law Chuck Rudolph this Fall. Thank you
for your lovely cards, encouraging words, ceaseless
prayers and, most of all, for your willingness to be God’s
love in our lives. I thank God for His willingness to share
His love through you and I thank each of you for
choosing to feed and comfort us with that love.
I pray that each of your households and this
community of faith will continue to be bathed in God’s
grace as you continue to nurture all whom He brings to
our door.
With Much Love,
Mike Garrett
We at Northwest Neighborhood Outreach Center
and the people we serve, thank you for your generous
donation of $500. Your donation is the exact amount of
the bill for the new sign we put upon our Dewey Ave.
refurbished Education Center.
We thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, your
timeliness and your generosity in helping us move
forward with our expanded programs to better reach
people in need.
Once again, thank you for your donation and for
thinking of NNOC.
Diane Argauer, Executive Director, NNOC
Bill and June would like to thank our congregation
for their “appreciation gift” (for years of service as
GUMC custodians). Our holiday trip to visit family in
North Carolina will be the benefactor. Thanks so much.
Thank you to all who sent food, treats, and cards
following my knee replacement. Thanks too for all of
the prayers. I am very thankful for my church family.
Tim Kreutter
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Peg Folts
Liv. Co. Center for Nursing & Rehab
11 Murray Hill Drive
Mt. Morris, NY 14510
Deloris Hanrahan
427 E. Main Street, Apt 108
Batavia, NY 14020
John Krenzer
3266 Stanton Parkway
Caledonia, NY 14423
Norrie Mann
Morgan Estates
4588 Morgan View Road, #68
Geneseo, NY 14454
Arlene Parry
Morgan Estates
4588 Morgan View Road, #43
Geneseo, NY 14454
Georgianna Phillips
5623 Megan Drive
Geneseo, NY 14454
New Member
Julie Daggett Bennett
transferred her church
membership
to
our
congregation on Sunday,
November 16th, during the 10:30 am worship service.
Married to Mark, and the mother of two adopted
children, Kendall and Brendyn, who was baptized during
that service, Julie is happily ensconced in her Family Day
Care business.
We extend a warm welcome to Brendyn Mark Jace
Bennett, who was baptized into our Christian family at
the late service on November 16, 2014. Brendyn was
joined at the altar by his parents, Mark and Julie, and big
sister, Kendall.
Always having thought of adopting some day, since
she is also an adopted daughter, Julie’s two-year child
care business is “right up her alley!” She feels that her
entry into this business is really a blessing and hopes to
be a positive influence in the lives of those children she’s
caring for.
May we remember to keep Brendyn, and all children
of this church, in our prayers, and to keep our covenant
to surround them with a community of love and
forgiveness, so that they may grow in their service to
others, and become true disciples, walking in the way
that leads to life.
In her spare time, Julie loves being a party planner
(their son’s baptism reception is a prime example of
that!), she loves to cook, and when she can find some
relaxing time, reading is what interests her most!
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______ I will pick up the plant ______ Give to a shut-in to enjoy
________________________________________________________
My/Our name that will appear in the bulletin insert:
To the Glory of God
In appreciation
Name of honoree _________________________________________
In celebration
In memory
Choose one of the following for each plant. PLEASE PRINT
Check # _________
Cash
amount enclosed $___________
I wish to purchase ________ plant(s) at $8.00 per plant
To order your poinsettias please fill out the information below.
Return this form, with payment, to the church office or place in the
offering plate, BY Monday, December 8, 2014. Make checks payable
to GUMC Flower Fund. If you have any questions please call Carol
Becker (243-2324) or Ruth Briggs (243-0964). Plants will be displayed
on December 14.
The annual Christmas Poinsettia Sale is a fund raiser for the Flower
Fund to help provide altar flowers throughout the year. What a great
way to decorate our sanctuary during the holiday season and support
the church!
(on display, beginning December 14)
Poinsettia Sale
Welcome to your church family, Julie!
POC Volunteer of the Month
Linda Weaver, the Executive Director of our Parish
Outreach Center, is our professional volunteer-of-themonth whose biographical sketch is outlined in this
article.
Our nominee is the wife of Gerry Weaver and is the
mother of Laura (McMindes) Page, Michael McMindes,
and three step children; has 16 grandchildren and one
great granddaughter. Her older son, Larry McMindes,
passed away from a brain tumor a number of years ago.
Linda started working at the Craig Developmental
Center in Sonyea in 1979. She earned her Associates
degree in Nursing from Genesee Community College in
1982 and was awarded her Bachelor of Science degree in
Nursing from Alfred University in 1988. She worked at
Rochester Psychiatric Center as a Nurse Administrator
and retired in 2003. Linda also served in the United
States Army Reserves from 1979 – 2006, and retired a
Lieutenant Colonel.
Linda estimates that she is involved with her Parish
Outreach Center duties 1,500 hours annually, but does
try to take walks in Letchworth State Park three times
weekly. She also enjoys crocheting and taking trips
traveling with her grandchildren, and enjoying her
vacations with Gerry.
Our church’s program to help the uninsured and
underinsured was started in September 2004, when
Pastor Nadine Graham was our church leader. since
then, a total of 1,258 clients have been served by our allvolunteer staff, with patients coming from eleven nearby
counties.
Our professional volunteer help over these past ten
years has included 8 doctors, 3 nurse practitioners and
physician’s assistants, 14 nurses, and more than 50
paraprofessional volunteers who have all helped keep
our program growing each year.
Linda reports that mental health, diabetes, and
dental issues are the three largest numbers of client’s
diagnosis outcomes, but health issues run the gamut
from vision, hypertension and hearing problems, as well
as other medical issues.
All age groups are represented in the patient
records, with our medical team always trying to practice
preventive medicine whenever possible. This allows
small health issues to be monitored early and before
larger and more costly problems develop.
When asked what she is most proud of, Linda’s quick
response was to “give all glory to God, for he has
provided whatever has been needed, and those needs
have always been met when they present themselves."
Ecumenical Book Review
Thursday, December 6th will see the last Ecumenical
Book Review in 2014. Dr. William Cook will review
“Deep River,” by Shusaku Endo.
“A trip to India becomes a journey of discovery for a
group of Japanese tourists playing out their ‘individual
dramas of the soul.’ Looking for absolutes, each
character confronts the moral ambiguity of India's
complex culture, in which good and evil are seen as a
whole as indifferent to distinction as the Ganges River,
which washes the living and transports the dead. This
novel is a fascinating study of cultural truths revealed
through a rich and varied cast.”
The first review of 2015, on Tuesday, January 8th,
will find James Willey reviewing “Who Killed Classical
Music?: Maestros, Managers, and Corporate Politics,” by
Norman Lebrecht
The book “offers a start-to-finish history of classical
music, explaining how the twentieth century has
reached a radical transformation period in which
orchestras have become out of reach to most people,
left only to the elite who can afford their exorbitant
ticket prices."
A music writer for the Sunday Times and other
publications, Lebrecht believes that the less-than-artistic
motives and dealings of present-day star performers,
managers, and corporate owners are ruining the art. He
presents hard evidence of massive corruption and
artistic sell-out in all facets of the field and charts the
resultant decline in audience interest.
Reviews take place at noon at the Wadsworth
Library on Center Street, Geneseo. You are
also invited to come early and bring a
brown bag lunch at 11:30 am.
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USHERS
Serving This Month
December 7th
8:30 - Warren & Marty Linsner
10:30 - Paul & Barbara Schmied
December 14th
8:30 - Brandon Hilyard
& Lisa Rosier
10:30 - TBA
December 21st
8:30 - Brian & Marian French
10:30 - TBA
December 28th
8:30 - Bill Lewis & Dave Pearson
10:30 - TBA
January 4th
8:30 - Warren & Marty Linsner
10:30 - TBA
January 11th
8:30 - Ken & Julia Hathaway
10:30 - TBA
LECTORS
December 7th
8:30 - Tom Porter
10:30 - Ginny Youtzy
December 14th
8:30 - Karen Bailey
10:30 - Brenda Bota
December 21st
8:30 - Dan Meierdiercks
10:30 - Mary Jo Johnson
December 28th
8:30 - Bill Lewis
10:30 - Nick McEneany
January 4th
8:30 - Anita Youtzy
10:30 - Bill Lewis
January 11th
8:30 - Kathy Rosier
10:30 - Dorothea Prine
Tidbits: News,
One Bite at a Time
Northwest Neighborhood
Outreach Center in Rochester
Jerry Weaver, Bill Lewis, Peggy Linton and Lucille
Kane took a ham and scalloped potato dinner to 45 folks
at the NNOC on November 11, 2014. Peggy Linton and
Carol Becker made cookies for the dessert. If you go with
us you are allowed one cookie as your pay. One client
said "my mother used to make cookies." Continue to
pray for the NNOC and the folks they serve.
Jerry Weaver presented Diane Argauer, director of
NNOC , with a check for $500 from the GUMC Mission
and Outreach committee. She was overwhelmed and
told us that it was the balance they needed for the
outdoor sign at their Educational Center on Dewey Ave.
God is good all the time.
SUNY Geneseo Care Packages: We’re putting
together “Finals” (mid December) care packages for
SUNY Geneseo students. You can help by contributing
any of the following: candy canes, packages of hot
chocolate, popcorn, post-its, pens, and snacks. Gifts of
money to purchase “odds and ends” will also be
gratefully accepted. Please sign the list, found outside
the sanctuary, indicating what you will donate so we
don’t end up with too much of one thing, and not
enough of another. There will be a collection basket in
the hall outside the sanctuary.
Packages will be assembled on December 9 at 9:30
am, to be delivered later that day. Volunteers are
welcome! Please see Bonnie Kreutter for details.
Forty-nine shoeboxes were donated to Samaritan’s
Purse Operation Christmas Child this year. (It was easy
to lose count with so many!)
"A small shoebox can teach a child about the love of
God, lead him or her to faith in Christ, inspire pastors,
and plant new churches. What goes into the box is fun,
but what comes out is eternal." Thank you for your
generosity!
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The Cross in the Manger
If there is no cross in the manger,
there is no Christmas.
If the Babe doesn’t become the Adult,
there is no Bethlehem star.
If there is no commitment in us,
there are no wise men searching.
If we offer no cup of cold water,
there is no gold, no frankincense, no myrrh.
If there is no praising God’s name,
there are no angels singing.
If there is no spirit of alleluia,
there are no shepherds watching.
If there is no standing up, no speaking out, no risk,
there is no Herod, no flight into Egypt.
If there is no room in our inn,
then “Merry Christmas” mocks the Christ Child,
and the Holy Family is just a holiday card,
and God will loathe our feasts and festivals.
The Power to Carry On
Sometimes the power of prayer is the power to
carry on. It doesn’t always change your circumstances,
but it gives you the strength to walk through them.
When you pray through, the burden is taken off of
your shoulders and put on the shoulders of Him who
carried the cross to Calvary.
-- Mark Batterson in The Circle Maker
For if there is no reconciliation,
we cannot call Christ “Prince of Peace”.
If there is no goodwill towards others,
it can all be packed away
in boxes for another year.
If there is no forgiveness in us,
there is no cause for celebration.
If we cannot go even now unto Golgotha,
there is no Christmas in us.
If Christmas is not now,
If Christ is not born into the everyday present,
then what is all the noise about?
The Gift of Grace
At Calvary a man was dying who deserved hell. He
was a thief. He was a murderer. Yet in the last
moment he turned to Christ and said "Lord, remember
me when You come into Your Kingdom" (Luke 23:42).
In that moment Jesus turned to him and said, "Today
you will be with Me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43).
I expect to see that man in Paradise. That man is in
heaven today. Not because he could come down from
the cross and be baptized. Not because he could come
down from the cross and take communion. Not
because he could come down from the cross and give
money to charitable work. Not because he could come
down from the cross and live a good life. He had been
a wicked, godless man, but he was saved by the tender
mercy and grace of God.
-- Ann Weems in “Kneeling in Bethlehem”
And that is what brings us to the cross. You will
never understand what the cross means until you
understand in your own life the assurance that God
gives in His Word: "By grace you have been saved
through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the
gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8).
-- Billy Graham
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Sunday
December,
2014
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Sunday
Geneseo
United Methodist
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Sunday
7
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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31Family
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8:00
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9:00 PM
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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6 Saturday
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2014
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10:30
AM Set-up
- 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Bazaar
Morgan Estates
HOLIDAY
Worship
BAZAAR-FH&C
10:30
AM
- 11:00 AM 10:00
AM - 2:00 PM
OFFICE
Friday
Saturday
Morgan Estates
HOLIDAY
CLOSED
5 Bazaar
6 BAZAAR-FH&C
WorshipSet-up
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Morgan Set-up
Estates
HOLIDAY
OFFICE
Bazaar
Worship
BAZAAR-FH&C
CLOSED
OFFICE
CLOSED
Bazaar Set-up
12
13
26
27
OFFICE
9:00
AM - 10:00 AM
CLOSED
Y@H Exercise-FH
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
12Martial Arts Class- 13
FHAM - 10:00 AM
9:00
12Y@H Exercise-FH 13
7:00
9:00 PM
AM - 9:00
10:00PM
AM
Martial
Arts ClassY@H Exercise-FH
FHPM - 9:00 PM
12
13
7:00
9:00
AM -Arts
10:00
AM
Martial
ClassY@H Exercise-FH
FH
SUNDAY
SCHEDULE:
7:00
PM - 9:00
PM
8:00
AMArts ClassRoom 6B is open for a
Martial
FH
quiet time of prayer.
8:30 AM
Contemporary Worship
9:30 AM
Sunday School
Senior Choir Rehearsal
19
20 Time
Fellowship
9:00
AM - 10:00 Blood
AM Pressure Checks
9:30-10:20
Y@H Exercise-FH
10:30
AM
Traditional Worship
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
19Morgan Estates 20
Worship
9:00
AM - 10:00 AM
7:00
PMExercise-FH
- 9:00 PM
Y@H
19
20
Martial
Class10:30
AM-Arts
-10:00
11:00
AM
9:00
AM
AM
FH
Morgan
Estates
Y@H Exercise-FH
Worship
19
10:30
AM - 11:00 AM 20
7:00
PM
PM
9:00
AM - 9:00
10:00
AM
Morgan
Estates
Martial
Arts ClassY@H Exercise-FH
Worship
FHPM
10:30
AM- -9:00
11:00
7:00
PMAM
MorganArts
Estates
Martial
ClassWorship
FH
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Martial Arts ClassFH
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Y@H Exercise-FH
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
26Martial Arts ClassFHAM - 10:00 AM
9:00
26Y@H Exercise-FH
7:00
9:00 PM
AM - 9:00
10:00PM
AM
Martial
Arts ClassY@H Exercise-FH
FHPM - 9:00 PM
26
7:00
9:00
AM -Arts
10:00
AM
Martial
ClassY@H Exercise-FH
FH
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Martial Arts ClassFH
27
27
27
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS:
Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri., 10:30 - 4:30 pm
PASTOR KEITH’S OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday
PASTOR KAREN’S OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays
You may reach us by:
phone at 243-3160 or Pastor Keith's cell at 615-2975
email at [email protected]
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Geneseo United Methodist Church
4520 Genesee Street
Geneseo, NY 14454-1501
(585) 243-3160
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U. S. Postage
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January, 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
January, 20151
Tuesday
Wednesday
January,
2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Epiphany
6
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Alzheimer's
Support Group-W
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Trustees
Committee-3
6 Epiphany
5
7
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Prayer Breakfast-W
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
7 Senior Choir-SANC
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
8:00
AM - 9:00
AM
Worship
Team-3
Prayer
8:15
PM -Breakfast-W
9:00 PM
7:00
PM
- 9:00 PM
Choir-W
7 Bell
Senior Choir-SANC
8:00
AM
9:00 PM
AM
8:00 PM -- 9:30
Prayer Breakfast-W
Worship
Team-3
7:00 PM
PM -- 9:00
9:00 PM
PM
8:15
Senior
Choir-SANC
Bell Choir-W
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Worship Team-3
8:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Bell Choir-W
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Alzheimer's
Support Group-W
5
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Trustees
Epiphany
6 Committee-3
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Alzheimer's
Support Group-W
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Trustees
Committee-3
12
13
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Craig Senior
Prayer Breakfast-W
Messenger
Companions-FH&K 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Assembly-3
at Heart Ex
13
14Young
15
Brd-3
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
8:00 PM
AM -- 7:00
9:00 PM
AM
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
5:00
Craig Senior
Prayer Breakfast-W
Messenger
Finance
AM - 12:00 PM
Assembly-3
13Companions-FH&K 10:00
14Committee-3
15
Young
Heart
Ex
7:00
PM
--at9:00
PM
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
8:00
AM
9:00
AM
1:00
PM - 2:30 PM
Brd-3 Choir-SANC
Senior
Craig Senior
Prayer
Breakfast-W
Messenger
5:00
PM
7:00
PM
PM
PMPM
Companions-FH&K 8:15
10:00
AM- 9:00
- 12:00
Assembly-3
Finance
Bell
Choir-W
Young
at
Heart
Committee-3 Ex
Brd-3
7:00
PM - 9:00 PM
5:00
PM -Choir-SANC
7:00 PM
Senior
Finance
8:15 PM - 9:00 PM
12
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
12
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
14
Youth Winter Weekend @ Camp Asbury
15
16
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Y@H Exercise-FH
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Estates
16Morgan
Worship
9:00 PM
AM -- 9:00
10:00PM
AM
7:00
Y@H Exercise-FH
Martial
Arts Class10:30
FH AM - 11:00 AM
16
Morgan
Estates
7:00
PM
9:00
AM -- 9:00
10:00PM
AM
Worship
Koinonia-W
Y@H
7:00
PM Exercise-FH
- 9:00 PM
10:30
AMArts
- 11:00
AM
Martial
ClassMorgan Estates
FH
Worship
7:00
PM - 9:00 PM
7:00
PM - 9:00 PM
Koinonia-W
Martial Arts Class-
17
17
17
January 2015
5
Saturday
3
Geneseo UMC
Monday
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Contemporary
Worship-SANC
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
4
Fellowship Hour-FH
8:30
AMAM
10:30AM
AM- -9:30
11:30
Contemporary
Traditional
Worship-SANC
4 Worship-SANC
9:30
AM -- 4:00
10:30PM
AM
1:30
PM
8:30
AM - 9:30
AM
Fellowship
Hour-FH
Young
at Heart
Contemporary
10:30
AM - 11:30 AM
(TENTATIVE)Worship-SANC
Traditional
FH&K
9:30
AM - 10:30 AM
Worship-SANC
Fellowship
Hour-FH
1:30
PM - 4:00
PM
10:30
AMat- 11:30
Young
Heart AM
Traditional
(TENTATIVE)Worship-SANC
FH&K
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
11Young at Heart
(TENTATIVE)8:30
AM - 9:30 AM
FH&K
Contemporary
Worship-SANC
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
11
Fellowship Hour-FH
8:30
AMAM
10:30AM
AM- -9:30
11:30
Contemporary
Traditional
Worship-SANC
11Worship-SANC
9:30
AM
AM
12:00
PM-- -10:30
6:00AM
PM
8:30
AM
9:30
Fellowship
Hour-FH
Alcoholics
Contemporary
10:30
AM - 11:30 AM
Annonymous-FH&C
Worship-SANC
Traditional
9:30
AM Winter
- 10:30 AM
Youth
Worship-SANC
Fellowship
Weekend
@Hour-FH
12:00
PM - 6:00
PM
10:30
AM
- 11:30 AM
Camp
Asbury
Alcoholics
Traditional
Annonymous-FH&C
Friday
2
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Adoption Support
Y@H Exercise-FH
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Group-SrHi
10:30 AM
- 11:00 AM
Estates
1 New Year's Day 2 Morgan
3
Worship
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
9:00 PM
AM -- 9:00
10:00PM
AM
7:00
Thursday
Saturday
Adoption
Support
Y@HFriday
Exercise-FH
OFFICE
Martial
Arts ClassGroup-SrHi
AM - 11:00 AM
New Year's Day 10:30
1CLOSED
2 FH
3
Morgan Estates
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
9:00
AM - 10:00 AM
Worship
Adoption Support 7:00
Y@H
PM Exercise-FH
- 9:00 PM
Group-SrHi
10:30
AMArts
- 11:00
AM
OFFICE
Martial
ClassMorgan
Estates
CLOSED
FH
8
9 Worship
10
7:00 AM
PM -- 10:00
9:00 PM
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
9:00
AM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
OFFICE
MartialExercise-FH
Arts ClassPraise Band-SANC
Y@H
Tiger Cubs
CLOSED
FHPM - 9:00 PM
7:00
PM - 9:30 PM
7:00
(O'Brien)-N&8
Scout
Martial Arts Class- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
8 Boy
9
10
Roundtable-FH&C
FH
Cub Scouts
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 3:00
PM - 4:00 PM
(O'Brien)-FH
Praise Band-SANC
Y@H Exercise-FH
Tiger Cubs
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(O'Brien)-N&8
8 Boy Scout
9 Martial
10
Arts Class4:00
PM - 5:30
PM
Youth
Winter
Weekend
@ Camp
Asbury
7:00
PM
8:00
PM
9:00
AM
10:00
AM
3:00
PM
- 4:00 PM
Roundtable-FH&C
FH
Cub
Scouts
Praise Band-SANC
Y@H Exercise-FH
Tiger
Cubs
(O'Brien)-FH
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(O'Brien)-N&8
Boy Scout
Martial Arts Class- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Roundtable-FH&C Youth
FH Winter Weekend @
Cub
Scouts
Camp
Asbury
(O'Brien)-FH
Sunday
4
Thursday
New Year's Day