Connector September 2016 - Open Doors Community Parish
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Connector September 2016 - Open Doors Community Parish
NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT DISTRICT A publication of The New York/Connecticut District, of the New York Annual Conference, of the United Methodist Church Rev. Elizabeth J Ott, District Superintendent Chan Gillham, Administrative Assistant P.O. Box 3007 Stamford, CT 06905 203 348-9181 [email protected] Marilyn McCarter, editor 34 Kelly Lane Pine Island, NY 10969 845 258-4361 [email protected] September 2016 Edition . The alien who lives with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:34) Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:1) I’ve just returned from Houston, Texas where I attended the Global Clergywomen’s Gathering and also the World Methodist Conference. What an experience! Over 27 nations were represented at the Clergywomen’s event. At the World Methodist Conference, the different languages being spoken made a rumbling sound as voices recited the same prayers and sang the same songs in different words. I counted at least 7 different booths among the translators and when the scripture was read, it often included readers in at least a dozen differing languages and dialects. Not surprisingly the theme of both gatherings was “ONE” – one people, one faith, one church, one body in Christ Jesus. Yet the question became increasingly clear – How can we be “ONE” in a divided world? As I reflected on this question I was reminded of the quote from Charles Dickens’ historical novel about the events leading up to and including the French Revolution, Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” How appropriate to the time we live in with its technology and transportation that make it possible to communicate and travel all around the world! Education can hardly keep up with the astounding advances in knowledge and information! We are seriously talking about conquering many of the world’s most horrible diseases. Organ transplants and prosthetics are being formed with 3-D copiers and bits of matter. Yet, there is also terrible poverty, hunger, lack of resources, violence, and groups that, using religion as a mask, foster tribalism and seek to return us all to the dark ages of separation and fear. In our own nation, racial violence and hatred have Continued next page The Traveling Preacher continued... led us to the edge of an abyss that many fear will cause another war of division which with modern technology and guns would be far worse than the Civil War where we lost more lives than in all the other wars in our history. On the plane ride home I found myself thinking about my grandfather. He was born somewhere outside of Carmel, NY in the late 1800s and was either an orphan or abandoned child. At the age of four, he was taken in by a local family and put to work on their farm where he did chores and picked fruit every summer to earn money to buy shoes so he could go to school. Later, he left the farm, and worked for the circus as a “tent boy and animal handler”. He oystered in the Bronx and took any kind of work in New York City that he could find. This was during one of the greatest immigration periods in our nation’s history. Ellis Island saw thousands of people coming to our shores every day and if you go to visit the museum you can see pictures and hear stories of those who came looking for opportunity and freedom from nearly every country in Europe. The museum also tells how as people settled in their new homeland, they went into neighborhoods where everyone came from the same places they did – there was “little Italy” but there was also “little Denmark”, “little Armenia” and “little Ireland”, as well. Everyone wanted to be around people who spoke their language, ate their food, dressed in the way they dressed, worshiped the God they knew, and were born, married, lived, worked and died in ways they understood. Of course, there was prejudice. Some was anti-Semitic as Jews were excluded from many work and educational opportunities. Sometimes the discrimination was hidden but in other places signs were openly posted - the most famous perhaps is – “JOB OPENINGS! No Irish need apply!” This is also the era of the segregated water fountain, rest room, lunch counter, school and trolley with the “Whites Only” signs that stayed in place until they were removed after the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s. So, my grandpa, who served his country as a Marine in WWI, and who lived in this country all of his life, would never apply for any work where there was a restriction of any kind on who could or could not apply. Why? Because he didn’t know who he was. He didn’t know if he was Irish, or Italian, or Lithuanian, or Armenian, or German or French or …..whatever. So he just assumed that he “was” all those things and more. Grandpa came to understand that what he was didn’t matter because as a Christian he had no nation, race or tribe or family except one – Christ and Christ alone. And that’s what he taught all of us. “You’re Christian!” he used to say, “That’s who and what you are.” So, I think there’s an answer in grandpa’s way of accepting who he was for how we all are going to “be church” in the world we live in today and how we can be the people Christ calls us to be in these “best and worst of times”. I believe we must be the people who are “no people” except “God’s people”. To belong to Jesus, the signs we post in our hearts and in our homes and in our churches and in our world, DISCIPLES NEEDED. PEOPLE LIKE YOU WELCOME TO APPLY! Because, really, we’re all people, like my grandpa, who don’t are signs that say to anyone – know who we are until we find ourselves, whole and complete, through the grace and mercy and love of God. We who are all immigrant, orphaned children before we find our “ONE HOME” in God. We have no right to exclude anyone else from the blessings and gifts we’ve been given and when we really live this way, loving God and others with all our heart and mind and spirit, we will be well on the way to becoming the “ONE PEOPLE” God calls us to be! Peace, Betsy NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~2~ NY/CT Upcoming DATES DCOM Retreat @ Olmsead Center, 9am-4pm Go Preach! Lay Servant Course @ UMC of Hyde Park, beginning September 19, 6:45 – 8:45pm (dinner at 6pm) District Superintendency Committee @ Mt Kisco UMC, September 19 6:30pm Annual Clergy Day @ Danbury UMC, September 21, 9am-1pm Bishop’s Retreat @ Stony Point Retreat Center, September 27 & 28, begins 10am Transforming Evangelism Lay Servant Course @ Yorktown UMC, beginning October 17, 6:30pm The DS is in the office, schedule permitting, on Monday through Thursday. Cabinet Meetings change from week to week. Friday is her customary day off. To reach Betsy, you may email her at [email protected] or call the district office at 203-348-9181. Emails and phone messages are answered at the earliest opportunity. NYAC upcoming events of note: Bishop Bickerton’s Installation – September 25, Salem UMC, 3pm For directions, parking and other details, go to nyac.com Prison Ministry Symposium – October 1, Grace UMC, NYC, 9:30am Effective Christian Leadership in a Multicultural World: CCOR Anti-Racism Training – October 13 & 14, Bishop Molloy Retreat Center, Jamaica. NY Installation of Long Island East District Superintendent Rev. Julia YH Yim – October 16, Bible Korean UMC, Dix Hills NY The New York Annual Conference through the grace of God embodies a beloved community of hope, building up a healthy Body of Christ, with heart-warmed United Methodists in mission for the transformation of the world. NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~3~ OUT & ABOUT the District… On Saturday, May 21, the Mountainville UMC family hosted the community in peace and love by offering burgers, smoothies, and live music for several hours. Golden oldies were performed as well as traditional and contemporary hymns. A jazz group rounded the day off putting them all in the groove to “go forth in peace and love.” The church family hopes to continue this as a new tradition the Saturday before Memorial Day. And yes....they hope to offer the VERY popular smoothies again! Vail’s Gate UMC continued their summer tradition of collecting school supplies for children sheltered at Safe Homes of Orange County, gathering such needed items as pencils, erasers, pens, crayons and composition books. Vail’s Gate UMC The Vail’s Gate Visitor On June 2nd, at a special City Society event in NYC, Darien UMC was the recipient of the Camp Olmstead Award for outstanding support. The award was presented at a benefit to raise funds for camper scholarships, at Christ Church UMC in Manhattan. Darien UMC and Bishop Jane Allen Middleton were recognized for their commitment to the service of children and their relationship with Olmsted Center. Darien UMC Tower Tidings On Sunday, August 14th, the Highland Mills UMC hosted the Glorification Singers, a quartet from Long Island who have been ministering the Word of God musically for over 25 years. Their harmonic voices in song, as well as words from Scripture and of personal testimony, lifted all in attendance above the oppressive heat with the reminder to always “WALK THE TALK” as we live like Jesus in PEACE and LOVE with all!!!! This was one of Highland mills’ ongoing efforts to reach out to the community in love, peace, and respect for all. ✻ Poughkeepsie UMC sent out several mission teams this summer: In late June a team of 18 participated in the MFUGE mission trip to Philadelphia to perform inner-city mission work. Later in July, 12 team members traveled to Ensenada Mexico to minister to a church community, and upon returning 21 team members headed off to serve right in their own community for a week through Bridge Builders. MEXICO Poughkeepsie UMC The Journey NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~4~ OUT & ABOUT the District continued… Fourteen youth and eight adults from UMC of Hyde Park headed for Frostburg, Maryland for an exciting week, June 26-July 2 at Camp Hope, their annual Appalachian mission trip. The theme for the week was ‘The Lifelong Race’ to know Jesus and to know His Kingdom. A comparison was made to Olympic athletes who put in long hours of endless work for their extreme accomplishment of being in the Olympics. The team was assigned three different work CONGREGATIONAL CARE CHALLENGING HEIGHTS sites this year please with pray…. duties for the week including scraping and painting, yardwork, building ERS THIS MONTH: stairs, digging ditches, and staining. These physical repairs lead to the building of relationships Levy Jimmy Gilbert Annie Nedick Raymond Kenneson homeowners and repairing the lives of the people inSAYS this community… youth from THANKThe YOU as See Richwith GagliarditheHarry Madison Mattie Vavaro Boyer UMC of Hyde Park also participated in a weeklong mission called, ‘Bridge Builders’ which is conducted locally E SERVINGING IN OUR MILITARY; with the teamsESPECIALLY: consisting of youth and adults from several churches. Bridge Builders began seven years ago with Greiner Matt Peters only one church participating. This year’s ecumenical program included nine churches with 120 youth (12 from NANT MISSIONARIES: Hyde Park UMC). arnock, UMCOR TERM PRAYER LIST: UMC of Hyde Park Messenger a Behuniak, Diane Brophy, Helen Browning, Dave & Marcia Damore, Joseph Kuo, LoSasso, Teri McGuire, Beverly Parrott, Eldon Parrot, Bobby Perry, David Ruggles, n Siktberg, Two teams from Yorktown UMC participated in UMARMY projects this summer: Six NY and built two ramps, cleaned yards, hung sheetrock, Twenty youth and adults went to Claremont, NH and built stairs, painted, stained, washed and gardened. E HOMEBOUND, IN NURSING HOMES AND CARE FACILITIES: peopleJohnwent Blenkinsopp, Nora Dailey, Marge Engelson, Vera Macaulay, McKim, to Amityville, McNally, Jeanne Segnit repaired doors and railings. 6/05 - Scott Koeber 6/18 - Don TompkinsUMC Yorktown 6/06 - Jill Marino 6/19 - Jason Keefe 6/06 - Georgiana Stewart 6/19 - Margarita Boyle The Messenger 6/21 - Sal Tavano IV CHALLENGING HEIGHTS 6/09 - Carolyn Castellani 6/09 - Bob Hankins 6/22 - Ben Treadwell 6/12 - Jenna Chiappalone 6/24 - Cheryl Murray 6/12 - Karen Park 6/13 - Bobby Perry 6/25 - Tommy Johnston SAYS THANK YOU 6/23 - Colleen Dresser 6/09 - Nathan Treadwell 6/27 - Andrea Keefe uo, s, ns 6/02 - Monica & Michael Strang 6/06 - George & Colleen Dresser 6/24 - Al & Peg Hanson 6/27 - Nathan & Lucy Treadwell oyle V ell ser ay Challenging Heights delivers social justice interventions to children, women, and underserved communities in the coastal and farming communities of Ghana. Trinity-Boscobel UMC The Tower ston e IS NEWS FROM YOUR CHURCH MISSING? Send articles and pictures for publication in the Connector to: [email protected] and add to your newsletter distribution list. NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~5~ OUT & ABOUT the District continued… Revelation Celebration Music Festival has turned out to be an extraordinary event taking place right next door to the New Milford-Edenville United Methodist Church. New Milford NY UMC has ventured out to try new ways to spread the good news in the community in order to see the vision and mission of the United Methodist Church come into full flourishing. Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 was a day of gospel music, freedom messages, petting animals, pony rides, hula-hoops, bubbles and more. Event visionary Michael McClelland states, “My original thought was to get Sonrise Mountain Revival up on the mountain at Jamie’s… Look what happened! God is GREAT!” Sonrise Mountain Revival did come. However, they were not alone. Mercy Shore, Journey Worship, Band 288, Sons of the Most High, Rev. Wendy Paige, The Paul Family, Risen, Force for Good, Areayla Paul, Brett Boyd, and The Solid Rock Band all came to participate, providing a full day and evening of live Gospel music. In addition to music, the festival featured “The King’s Bible Ministry” led by George Pomante. The children were able to walk through Noah’s Arc and learn about the various ways the Bible has shaped government and leadership throughout nations in world. At the exit of the arc, families received free Bibles and CDs. Leaders from Teen Challenge and City the social epidemic of addiction that is Rev. Wendy Paige said, “It was crescent moon to the field of playing and laughing, grownups hula right along, diverse music with love and grace in the to see.” Michael McClelland includes, “Just the way top at Jamie Rickey’s Farm…Close to heaven that wait for next year. So inspiring, good things are Derrick Watson declares, “The best is yet to come.” of Angels gave life-changing testimonies that combatted destroying the lives of many youth in our communities. something to behold, from the dragonflies, kids running and hooping and kids hula hooping air. Truly it was a remarkable sight it was meant to be… the mountain day.” Dawn DiLasio says, “I can't happening in God's name.” Rev. This is what happens when you put a team of believers together to strategize an effective way to reach the community. God provided success. The team consisted of myself, Pastor Crystal Paul, as the Host; New Milford worship minister Michael McClelland, Pastor Gregg Gaffney who also served as MC, Richard Ferguson and Jamie Rickey, owner of RickeyFarm. With an urgency to reach the community we serve, my goal as the host pastor was to obtain a “Direct Hit” with a mission to spread messages of faith, unity, peace, and love through music, nature and family fun. The team has been meeting every Tuesday evening since May to plan an event that every person, regardless of differences, could enjoy. Glory to God we had about 300 people come to the mountain for Revelation Celebration. Next year we want to continue to extend the invitation to all the district churches. If you did not have the opportunity to experience this family fun outdoor heavenly experience, you would not want to miss it next time. Pastor Crystal Paul, New Milford-Edenville UMC NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~6~ Glocal means Local + Global. That's the nature of the United Methodist Church - "Local" churches + "Global" Ministries + "Global" members. Therefore every Local Church within the United Methodist ought to claim her GLOCAL identity. Congratulations to the following churches in the NY/CT District that were presented the following Glocal Mission Awards during the Mission Celebration on Friday June 10, 2016 at the annual conference at Hofstra University. Gold Warwick UMC Yorktown UMC First UMC Stamford Silver Bronze Grace UMC Newburgh Cold Spring UMC Grace, Putman Valley South Highland UMC NY/CT Connector September 2016 Trinity-Boscobel UMC Vails Gate UMC Brewster UMC Holmes UMC Purdys UMC Jesse Lee Memorial (Ridgefield) Greenwich First UMC NY/CT District ~7~ GoPreach! MondayEvenings:9/19,9/26,10/17,10/24&11/07/16 6:45–8:45(DinnerAvailableat6pm,FreeWillOffering) NY/CTDistrictoftheUnitedMethodistChurch ClassLocation:UMCofHydePark 1ChurchStreet,HydePark,NY12538 MailFormto:TerryTemple,174RooseveltRd,HydePark,NY12538 Cost:$20.00MakeChecksPayabletoNY/CTLayServantMinistries (Sincetimeislimited,youmayregisterviaemailandbringformandchecktoclass) Questions: Contact:[email protected] Pleaseprintlegibly. Name:______________________________________________________________ HomePhone#________________________CellPhone#_____________________ Work#______________________________E-Mail__________________________ StreetAddress:________________________________________________________ City/Town:___________________________________State_______ZIP__________ ChurchMembership:_____________________________District:________________ LeadingagroupofChrist’speopleinacoursetitle“GoPreach”isagreathonorandanequallygreat responsibility.BasicandCertifiedLayServantswhoacceptthisleadershiproleareentrustedwith representingbeforeGodallofChrist’speople.“MayGod’sblessingssurroundyouasyouexplore preachingtheGospelofJesusChristinaworldthatneedssodesperatelytohearthewordofGod.!” (GoPreachpg.3)UndertheguidanceofmyPastor,IdesiretoexploremyfaithjourneyintheUnited MethodistChurchbyattendingtheAdvancedLayServant“GoPreach”course. IMPORTANTINFORMATION: • Attendeesmustpurchase2books“GoPreach”textandthe“YouCanPreach”workbookand bringthemwithyou.AvailableatAmazon,CokesburyandUpperRoom. • Priortothestart,pleasereadtheintroductionandchapter1of“GoPreach”andspend timeinprayerfuldiscernmentfortheleadersandallwhotakethecourse. NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~8~ Course Title: “Transforming Evangelism” A New Advanced Lay Servant Course for everyone. Dates: Monday Evenings - 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, and 11/21. Time: 6:30PM -8:30PM Host: Yorktown UMC, 2300 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Interested? Contact or Mail or Email Application to: Marie Bell [email protected] , phone 914-382-9808, address 230 Henry St. Buchanan, NY 10511 Cost: Registration $20.00 payable to NY/CT Lay Speaking Ministries and you must purchase your own book. Leaders: Marie Bell PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Name____________________________________________________________________________ Home Phone #________________________CellPhone____________________________________ Email Address: ____________________________________________________________________ Street Address: ____________________________________________________________________ City/Town: _________________________________State__________Zip______________________ Church Membership: _______________________________________District__________________ Course Description: “Perhaps it's time to reexamine John Wesley's model of evangelism as a full, natural circlewhere it's a communal beginning point rather than a solitary end. The central motive of authentic evangelism is: Having received a message that's made all the difference in our lives, we desire to share that message with others in the hope that it will transform their lives as well. Wesley models an evangelism that reaches out and welcomes, invites, and nurtures, and speaks to both head and heart. "Evangelism is about relationship." _______________________________________ ______________ Signature of Applicant Date IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Book: “Transforming Evangelism” The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith by Henry H. Knight III, F. Douglas Powe Jr. Book may be purchased from Cokesbury for $9.00 and Upper Room Bookstore www.upperroom.org or Amazon for $14.00. Reading Chapter 1 & 2 prior to the first class is recommended. NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~9~ A Service of Celebration to welcome the new Resident Bishop of the New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton Sunday, September 25, 2016 3:30 PM Pre-worship Concert 4:00 PM Worship Salem United Methodist Church 2190 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., (129th Street & 7th Avenue) New York City Light refreshments will follow the service. REGISTRATION FOR 2016 BISHOP’S TRI-DISTRICT RETREAT SEPT. 27-28, STONY POINT CENTER, 17 CRICKETOWN RD, STONY POINT, NY 10980 OUR NEW BISHOP WANTS TO TALK WITH YOU! ComeandmeetBishopBickertonandenjoydiscussionswith yourfellowUMCclergyinthisrelaxingvenueinthebeautiful HudsonValley. PLEASEFILLOUTANDRETURNTHISREGISTRATIONFORMBYSEPT.20.NOREGISTRATIONSWILLBE ACCEPTEDAFTERTHATDEADLINE.CHECK-INBEGINSAT10AMON9/27;NOWALK-INS! COSTPERPERSON:Double,$130;Single,$190;Commuters,$35.Thepriceincludesfourmeals:lunchand dinnerthefirstday,andbreakfastandlunchthesecondday.Ifcommuterswanttostayandhavedinner withusthefirstday,theirpriceis$50forthatday. MAKECHECKSPAYABLETOCATSKILLHUDSONDISTRICTUMC. PLEASEPRINT NAME_______________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS_____________________________________________________________________ PHONE__________________________________CELLPHONE___________________________ EMAIL_______________________________________________________________________ CHURCHNAME_____________________________________________DISTRICT____________ NAMEOFPERSONYOUWISHTOROOMWITH_______________________________________ SPECIALFOODORACCOMMODATIONRESTRICTIONS___________________________________ MailyourcheckwiththisformtoPAULMEADOR,1309StateRte.143,CoeymansHollow,NY12046. YourcheckmustbemadeouttoCATSKILLHUDSONDISTRICTUMC. Questions?CallPastorPaulMeador, 518-756-2812or518-756-9485. New York Annual Conference THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 20 Soundview Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606-3302 1-888-696-6922 ext. 233; 914-615-2233; fax 914-615-2244 Mission and Outreach Office July 13, 2016 Dear Pastors, I bring you greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I also like to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to you for supporting the Youth Ambassadors In Mission ministry through prayers. The Youth Ambassadors In Mission will be traveling to Ghana in February 2017. I am inviting you to nominate one or two youths from your church to be considered for the YAM mission journey to Ghana scheduled on February 17-27, 2017 at a total cost of $2,900. Due to the selection process of participants I kindly request that you send your applicant’s information as soon as possible in order to meet the following deadlines: 1. September 15, 2016 – the names, email addresses, contact phone numbers of youths and parents are sent to Rev. Joseph Ewoodzie. 2. September 30, 2016 – The application form fully completed and the written paper on “Why do you wish to participate” attached with the deposit of $800.00 payable to NYAC/YAM. Mail all documents to: Rev. Joseph Ewoodzie Mission Coordinator New York Annual Conference The United Methodist Church 20 Soundview Avenue White Plains, NY 10606 3. October 31, 2016 - the list of all YAM 2017 participants will be announced. 4. December 10, 2016 – Required YAM orientation meeting. As always, I am so grateful for your partnership in this youth ministry and I look forward to working with you. Yours truly, Rev. Joseph Ewoodzie Conference Mission Coordinator PrisonMinistrySymposium Saturday, October 1, 2016 9:30am – 4pm Grace UMC 125 West 104th Street New York, NY SchedulefortheDay 9:30 Arrival, registration, coffee etc. 10:00 Worship 11:00 Panel: How do we minister with the incarcerated and families? Moderated by George Chochos 11:45 Break 12:00 Workshops (Ministrywiththoseincarceratedandtheirfamilies) • • • • • • Changin’ Your Game Plan Kairos Outside Fortune Society Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. Never Forsaken Re-entry Ministries, Inc Tools to Stop Solitary: Building Lifelines through Letters & Solidarity through Virtual Reality 12:45 Lunch and exploring information tables 2:00 Panel: How can we advocate for change in the criminal justice system? Moderated by Kara Gotsch 3:00 Workshops (advocacyforcriminaljusticereform) • • • • • Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility in New York Think Outside the Cell How Faith Communities Can Support Humane Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Lobbying 101 3:45 Break 4:00 Final wrap-up and communion Fordescriptionsofallworkshops,andtoregister,gotonyac.comandclickoneventscalendar NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~13~ Sponsored and Hosted by The Presbytery of Long Island and the PRC - Practical Resources for Churches, Generosity Rising: Lead a Stewardship Revolu8on Saturday October 1, 2016 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Led by Dr. Scott McKenzie Westminster United Presbyterian Church 109 Udall Road, West Islip, NY 11795 In Generosity Rising, Dr. Scott McKenzie calls for nothing less than a revolution in stewardship. In this workshop you will come to understand in a clear and compelling way, why now is the time for a stewardship revolution.You will be given specific guidelines and instructions for recruiting a team of revolutionary stewardship leaders. You will leave this workshop with a plan for your next steps toward a true Generosity Rising revolution in your church. Specific topics to be discussed include: The Call for a Stewardship Revolution The current state of giving Naming the enemy in our midst A new stewardship declaration How to Start a Stewardship Revolution Being a revolutionary leader Recruiting and training the right leaders Strategies for Success Best practices Creating your personal plan for revolution Dr. Scott McKenzie is a partner and Sr. Vice President with Horizons Stewardship. Dr. McKenzie has worked in stewardship for over 25 years as a denominational leader and now as a partner and Senior Vice President with Horizons Stewardship. Scott has worked in Presbyterian Churches from Pennsylvania to California and Colorado to Florida. He has a Ph.D. in spiritual formation from Duquesne University. He is a co-author of Climb Higher: Reaching New Heights in Giving and Discipleship and Bounty: Ten Ways to Increase Giving in Your Church. Generosity Rising: Lead a Stewardship Revolution in Your Church was released on March 1 of 2016. Registration and breakfast begin at 9:00 am Day includes breakfast & lunch. Each participant will receive a copy of the book Generosity Rising Discount Pricing for member of: Presbytery of Long Island, Metropolitan New York Synod ELCA, New York Conference The United Methodist Church, Suffolk Association of the UCC PRE REGISTSTION FEE $10 pp for $20 at the door PRE REGISTRATION FEE for all other $20 per person $25 at the door. To Register: Pay On-Line with MC, Visa or e-check at www.prcli.org To receive an invoice & pay by check call the PRC 631-486-4350 Name Church Address Phone Email Stewardship Webinars Register on our website www.prcli.org Webinar: Crowdfunding 101: How To Run a Successful Campaign, from Prep Through Appreciation! Tuesday, August 9, 2016 7:00 to 8:00 PM Eastern Leader: Dana Ostomel This webinar is designed to give participants an overview of crowdfunding, as well as step-by-step direction for how you can take advantage of what a crowdfunding platform has to offer. The focus will be on the lifecycle of a campaign, from prep through appreciation, with a heavy emphasis on the best ways to market your campaign to engage new audiences. You will walk away with concrete steps that you can take to execute immediately. Please come ready to chat about the campaigns you have in mind so that we have an interactive and lively discussion! Webinar: Embracing Stewardship Tuesday, August 23, 2016 7:00 to 8:00 PM Eastern Leader: Grace Duddy Pomroy To many embracing stewardship can feel a bit like embracing a porcupine, especially when stewardship is just another code work for financial giving to the church. Join me as I explore what stewardship is really all about and share a few ideas to help members and leaders of your congregation embrace stewardship together. Webinar: Millennial and Giving Tuesday, October 4, 2016 7:00 to 8:00 PM Eastern Leader: Grace Duddy Pomroy Join me as we explore together how generational giving patterns affect stewardship ministry. We'll look particularly at how Millennials are already generous and how the church can come alongside them to support them in their journey to live grateful, generous lives. Recorded webinars Unlocking the Secrets of Bountiful Generosity Session 1 Unlocking the Secrets of Bountiful Generosity Session 2 Leaders: Kristine Miller & Scott McKenzie The Generosity Project- A Cross+Gen Approach to Stewardship Leader: Linda Staats Register on our website www.prcli.org Stewardship Resources C1358 C1359 C1360 C1361 C1362 C1363 C1364 C1366 C1367 C1368 C1703 C1724 C2891 C3061 C3167 C3282 C3504 C3567 C3645 C3664 C3668 R10519 R10520 R10947 R20406 R22678 R22679 R22895 R22906 R22907 R23053 R23069 R23070 R23108 R23321 Kit, Kit R23333 R23342 R23348 R23618 R23637 R23682 R23752 R23755 R23813 R23870 Book R23938 R24112 R24206 R24209 R4991 R7624 Book R8115 R8896 Book Speaking of Stewardship: Model Sermons on Money and Possessions, Book Multiply the Gift, Book Giving Together: A Stewardship Guide for Families, Book Good Sense Budget Course, Kit Creating Congregations of Generous People, Book Growing Givers' Hearts: Treating Fundraising as Ministry, Book Generous People: How To Encourage Vital Stewardship, Book Giving and Stewardship in an Effective Church, Book A Step at a Time, Book Faithful And Wise: Being A Good Steward, Videotape First: Putting God First in Living and Giving Program Guide, Flash Drive Ask, Thank, Tell, Book Bounty: Ten Ways to Increase Giving at Your Church, Book Stewards in the Household of God, Booklet Celebrating the Offering, Book Generosity Rising, Book Bounty: Ten Ways to Increase Giving at Your Church, Book Climb Higher: Reaching New Heights in Giving and Disciple ship, Book Embracing Stewardship, Book Giving:Growing Joyful Stewards in Your Congregation Vol ume 18: Live Simply, Magazine Stewardship Manual: A Guide for Year-Round Financial Stewardship Planning, Booklet The Price of Faith, Book Afire With God, Book Stewardship & Fairness, Book Fifty-two Ways to Teach Stewardship, Book Simply Enough Study Guide, DVD Simply Enough DVD, DVD Enough Stewardship Program Guide, Book Extravagant Generosity Program Guide CD, CD Extravagant Generosity Program Guide, Book Sixty-Second Stewardship Sermons, Book Stewardship and Giving: How to Increase the Financial Sup port of Your Congregation, Booklet Stewardship and Giving: How to Increase the Financial Sup port of Your Congregation, Booklet Practicing Extravagant Generosity Book Committed to Christ: Six Steps to a Generous Life Boxed First: Putting God First in Living and Giving, Flash Drive Bounty: Ten Ways to Increase Giving at Your Church, Book Rich Church, Poor Church, Book First: Putting God First in Living and Giving Children's Lead er Guide, Book Treasure Program Guide and Flash Drive, Flash Drive Fearless Church Fundraising, Book Inspiring Generosity, Looseleaf Binder Committed to Christ: Six Steps to a Generous Life, Book Maximize: How to Develop Extravagant Givers in Your Church, Book Let the Children Give: Time, Talents, Love, and Money, Multiply the Gift, Book PROPEL: Good Stewardship, Greater Generosity, Book Embracing Stewardship, Book Giving:Growing Joyful Stewards in Your Congregation Vol ume 18: Live Simply, Magazine Money Is Everything, Book A Christian View of Money - Celebrating God's Generosity, Creating Congregations of Generous People, Book At Ease - Discussing Money and Values in Small Groups, If you are clergy, a lay pastor, or a member of a District Committee on Ordained Ministry or BOOM and you have not fulfilled your anti-racism requirement, this is your opportunity! DATES/LOCATIONS Choose either: October 13 & 14 - Stony Point Center, Stony Point, NY or October 18 & 19 - Bishop Molloy Retreat Center, Jamaica, NY TIME: Begins 8:30am and ends the second day at 4:00pm COST: Free ($250 paid by Religion and Race) REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.NYAC.COM Registration deadline is one week prior to the event. All must be present the entire time to receive credit for the training. A summary will be forwarded to the Cabinet. Contact Sheila Beckford at [email protected] if your plans to attend change, as we have to pay for no-shows. NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL HEALTH CLINICS AND SEMINAR FOR UNITED METHODIST MINISTERS AND/OR SPOUSES 2016-2017 MARK J. MUNDY President & Chief Executive Officer You are cordially invited to participate in a health clinic at New York Methodist Hospital. Each year twenty-four United Methodist ministers and/or their spouses come from the New York Annual Conference to enjoy this experience with us. In the four days you are here you will receive a thorough physical examination and any follow-up tests that may be indicated. There will also be time to tour the Hospital and participate in seminars on recent developments in health care. You will get a penetrating view of your mission hospital at work. In addition, you will be performing a unique function for us, for your presence here will remind the entire Hospital family of our ties to the “People called Methodist,” which go back over 130 years. We are proud of the support the churches provide us, and, in turn, these clinics are our “thank you”...our contribution to the health of parsonage families. I look forward to greeting you personally at one of these clinics. Sincerely, Mark J. Mundy President & CEO REV. ELIZABETH A. BRADDON Coordinator, Pastors’ Clinics Historical Sketch New York Methodist Hospital, the “Mother Hospital of Methodism,” was chartered in 1881. Today New York Methodist is a modern, 651-bed acute care teaching hospital serving a constituency that includes Brooklyn and far beyond. While most patients have private or public insurance, the Hospital gives tens of millions of dollars in charity care each year. The Red Stocking Christmas Appeal in our churches, as well as generous wills and legacies, enable us to extend healing to the needy. We believe this is the ministry you want us to perform, an outreach mission of the church, fulfilling Christ’s command to heal the sick. We invite you to come and share in this heritage of our vital ministry. Join us for our next health care clinic. Clinic Objectives Clinic Dates 1. To protect the health of the participant through proper diagnosis and treatment. 2. To inform the participant about healthcare trends, new technology, facilities and developments. 3. To provide an intimate look at your New York Methodist Hospital. 4. To encourage personal and fiscal concern in the supporting parishes. New York Conference All Districts October 24-28, 2016 New York Conference All Districts March 13-17, 2017 Who is Invited? Clergy and/or their spouses from the New York Annual Conference are invited to participate. Preference is given to active clergy serving pastoral appointments, as well as their spouses. Preference is also given to those who have not participated in the clinic in the past five years. Clergy and spouses may attend together or separately. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so respond promptly. What to Expect A stay of four days and nights (Monday evening until Friday afternoon). You will room at the Hospital and eat most meals in the cafeteria, courtesy of New York Methodist. A thorough physical examination with routine and special laboratory and radiographic tests. If you are referred for certain advanced procedures, it may not be possible to schedule all of them during your stay. A consultation with your doctor, projecting your immediate and future health concerns. How to Register The registration form is available through the conference email communications. Please enclose the completed application form with the $50 registration fee via postal mail to Rev. Elizabeth A. Braddon, the Coordinator of the Pastors and Spouses’ Clinics, at 9B Lanphiers Cove Rd., Branford, CT 06405. Rev. Braddon may be reached by telephone at her home office by calling 203.481.2789. Make your check payable to New York Methodist Hospital. Cost Each participant will pay a registration fee of $50.00. Room, board, lab fees, examinations, x-rays and consultations are covered by the Hospital. The Hospital will bill your insurance and waive any copayment costs. Doctors, nurses and staff members of New York Methodist Hospital are happy to provide this clinic for you. Talks by physicians, nurses, administrators, social workers, chaplains and other Hospital personnel participating in seminars. Tours and explanations of modern medical facilities, including, among others, the Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, the Emergency Rooms, and Sleep Disorders Laboratory. Discussions with Hospital staff about the current state of health care as well as physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care. NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL APPLICATION FORM FOR PASTORS’ HEALTH CLINIC 2016-2017 Patient Information Name Date of Birth Address City State Zip Home # Cell # Female Work # Email: Ethnicity Religion Native Language Marital Status Male Birthplace Single Married Need Interpreter? Divorced Widowed Next of Kin Name Phone # Address Relationship D.O.B. (Date of Birth) City Emergency Contact Phone # Address State Zip State Zip Relationship D.O.B. (Date of Birth) City Insurance Information Primary Insurance Policy I.D. # Name of Insured (if not patient) Relationshtip to Patient Address D.O.B. Employer City State Name of Insured (if not patient) D.O.B. City Church District Date Submitted Ph. # Employer Address Conference Zip Policy I.D.# Secondary Insurance Relationshtip to Patient Ph. # State Zip Clinic Date Requested First Time Repeat (what year attended?) Please return the completed form and the $50 registration fee via postal mail to the Office of the Coordinator at the address below. Make your check payable to New York Methodist Hospital. Please call the Office of the Coordinator for further instruction. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR Rev. Elizabeth A. Braddon 9B Lanphiers Cove Rd., Branford, CT 06405 Phone 203.481.2789 Cell 631.487.2292 Email [email protected] Act of Repentance Service to be held at Cos Cob Saturday October 15, 11am Members of the Committee on Native American Ministries (CoNAM) will be making a pilgrimage to the area of the “first cited as largest massacre location”*, on October 15th at 11am. An Act of Repentance Service will be held at Tomac Cove, in Cos Cob, CT, on Saturday October 15, at 11am. From author Missy Wolfe’s book, Insubordinate Spirit pg 208: “Perhaps one of the reasons that this grotesque event, where possibly more people perished than the Mystic Massacre of 1637, remains obscure is that its location, unlike that of Mystic, has never been verified by professional archaeologists. It is against federal laws to disturb the remains of America’s native people.“ However, she goes on to say that Tomac Cove has been proposed as one of the four locations of the Munsees massacre. Ms. Wolfe is still convinced that the reservoir area that we (Pastor Steve Peiffer, Dan and Elaine Winward) also scouted as our end-point, is generally the correct place because of the abundance of rivers and water there, enabling Native peoples from all over the area to travel to the encampment, because it was a special new-moon festival when they were attacked, and there were many different tribes present. Our CoNAM is fulfilling the promise we made at our NY Annual Conference in 2015 and the words that our then Bishop Jane Allen Middleton said that “we should never forget”. We will take up her challenge and follow through in this humble service. This service will be led, in part, by Cyndi Kent (Southern Ute) and Rev. Steve Peiffer (First UMC Wallingford). For more information or to join us on October 15, please contact: Elaine Winward Co-Chair CoNAM [email protected] Bev Powless Committee members involved in this service: Rev. Steve Peiffer, Rev. Doug and Carol Osgood, CoChairs Myrna and Walt Clinton, and Elaine and Dan Winward. * quotes from Insubordinate Spirit: A True Story of Life and Loss in Earliest America 1610-1665 by Missy Wolfe © 2012 NY/CT Connector September 2016 ~20~ You are cordially invited to a Day of Learning and Connecting Understanding the Impact of Addiction and Supporting Recovery: Strategies and Tools for Clergy and other Congregational Leaders Thursday, September 15, 2016 Registration/Continental Breakfast: 8:30 AM Program: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Lunch Provided) Radisson Hotel Manchester 700 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03101 This free seminar provides a unique opportunity for clergy and other congregational leaders to receive the latest information, resources and strategies on how to educate and give hope to individuals and families suffering from the impact of substance use disorders. HOPE for NH Recovery Host: Co-Hosts: New Hampshire Council of Churches New Hampshire Interfaith Council Presenters Rev. Fred L. Smoot, M.Div., Ph.D., C.P.E. Supervisor, Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, CA Sis Wenger, President/CEO - National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) Objectives ● Raise awareness of how addiction to alcohol and other drugs impacts individuals and their families; ● Discuss the role of clergy and congregations in offering information, hope and recovery support for individuals and family members (especially children and youth) affected by alcohol and drug abuse; ● Review core competencies for clergy and other pastoral ministers and learn of practical strategies for implementation of community and faith prevention and recovery support programs; ● Connect with local prevention, treatment, and recovery support organizations to address substance use disorders and the faith community's role in prevention, screening and brief intervention to arrest the problem and recovery support. Certificate of Participation for 6 NAADAC Contact Hours will be available. This seminar is provided by The Clergy Education and Training Project® of NACoA in collaboration with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) and the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (AAPC) The training and materials are funded by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). ONLINE REGISTRATION http://tinyurl.com/zu4a8mn Please register by Friday, September 2 to reserve your place for this free training, materials and lunch. Questions: Contact Bret Smith - Phone: 603-935-7524 - Email: [email protected]
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