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Hamburg United Methodist Church
116 Union St
Hamburg, New York, 14075
(716) 649-8080
Worship Sundays at 10 am
Important Announcements from the Church Office
The Church office will be closed on Friday May 22nd.
Additionally the church building will be closed on Monday May 25th in observance of the Memorial holiday.
Sandwich Ministry is an Outreach Program that represents HUMC people in action. Our church helping others in our community.
These families suffer from food insecurities, housing instability, lack of transportation and anxieties.
We serve sandwiches and fruit to the people living in hotels within the Hamburg Area.
Come Join Us!
We meet every Friday at 2:0ppm in the church kitchen. At 3:00pm we deliver to the families.
At that time we offer hope and shine a little of God's love. This is God's grace to all.
We would like to thank our congregation for their prayers and support. We have the faith to continue.
Sandwich Ministry operates on the generosity of individuals of our church who providing the supplies for the ministry.
Questions ask Ginger & Leo
Adult Sunday School
John Meader's Adult Sunday School will continue 9am in the Parlor following "Jesus is Lord" by Tom Berlin
All are Welcome and books are provided.
NEW H.U.M.C ‘s Book Exchange
Effective immediately any member may On your honor Take one book leave/one book from our book case located on the mezzanine 2nd floor by the elevator.
(This experiment has no connection with the Church Library
located off the Gathering Space)
These will be books you personally own and trade
for one available in the bookcase. If you have other current in good condition books you wish to donate they would be appreciated to maintain this experiment.
Thanks for helping. Any question ask Pam Walters or Jerry Schneggenburger
Support Seneca Street United Methodist Church
Hamburg UMC is invited to support the ongoing ministries of Seneca Street United Methodist Church, located at 1218 Seneca Street in Buffalo. Seneca Street UMC is the last church presence in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood and serves the community through worship, meals, food support, children’s programming, seasonal outreach, and community care. All donations go directly to support Seneca Street’s ministries.
Seneca Street offers Sunday worship at 1:30 p.m., a giveaway at 2:30 p.m., and a community meal at 3:00 p.m. They also host a Wednesday Soup and Sandwich meal with Bible chat from 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Urgent Food Shelf Need
There is currently an urgent special need for non-perishable foods for Seneca Street Church. Hearty non-perishable items are especially needed, including tuna, soups, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti sauce, pasta, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, and canned goods.
A collection box is available in the gathering space. Please place donations there as you are able. For additional questions, reach out to Caroline Schneggenburger.
Current Needs
Vacation Bible School Support
Seneca Street will host Vacation Bible School Thursday, June 25 through Monday, June 29, from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., with a Sunday picnic on June 28 at 3:00 p.m. Mission teams from three United Methodist churches in North Georgia will bring more than 100 youth and adults to help with VBS and home repair projects. Pastor Dee needs to know how people can help by June 1, and donations should be arranged before Pastor Dee’s last Sunday at Seneca Street on June 7.
Needed items include paper cereal bowls, spoons, paper plates, 8 oz. paper cups, napkins, healthy snacks for 125 children, soft granola bars, vegetables, Goldfish crackers, juice boxes, lemonade mix, fresh fruit, kids’ cereal, milk, breakfast bars, chips, popcorn, cookies, and lunch items. Seneca Street is also seeking meal sponsorships: taco meal sponsorship — $250, hot dog meal sponsorship — $250, and sandwich material sponsorship — $250. For Monday’s field trip, they need pizza for 200 people, totaling $576, and two buses, totaling $850.
Sunday Meal Ministry
Groups, families, or individuals may sign up to provide a Sunday community meal throughout the year. Meals serve approximately 80–100 people at 3:00 p.m. on Sundays. Food may be prepared and brought, volunteers may help serve, or a full meal may be sponsored for $400.
Food Shelf Needs
The food shelf is always in need of canned goods, pasta, sauce, tuna fish, peanut butter, jelly, juice, milk, butter, cereal, laundry detergent, dish detergent, and hygiene products.
Afterschool Program Needs
The afterschool program needs healthy snacks, soft granola bars, Goldfish crackers, lemonade mix, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, cereal, popcorn, applesauce, juice boxes, non-sugary beverages, and school supplies.
Thanksgiving Outreach
For the Thanksgiving meal and food giveaway on November 24, Seneca Street will need more than 130 turkeys and 25 rotisserie chickens, along with pies, rolls, fresh potatoes, vegetables, bread, milk, eggs, peanut butter and jelly, and other pantry and household items.
Christmas Outreach
Seneca Street will also be sponsoring children and families for Christmas. They hope to help approximately 150 children. Sponsors are needed by October 20, and gifts will be gathered by December 19. Toy drive donations, clothing items for all ages, and gift cards to Tops, Aldi, Walmart, and Tim Hortons are also needed for teens and families.
Ongoing Supply and Building Needs
General supply needs include paper cups, cereal bowls, paper towels, paper plates, plastic silverware, coffee cups, coffee, creamer, 55-gallon drum garbage can liners, body soap, washcloths, and shower towels. Seneca Street is also seeking support for building projects, including masonry work, cement repairs, stained glass repair, and help designing a new website.
For more information or to coordinate donations, contact Seneca Street UMC at (716) 368-8914 or Pastor Dee at (585) 330-2710. Donations and questions may also be directed to givetosenecaumc@gmail.com or Pastordeefinch@gmail.com
Farewell Letter to Supporters of Seneca Street U.M. Church
May 1,2026
Dear Friends and Supporters of Seneca Street UMC,
The times are a changing in our walk together with Seneca Street United Methodist Church. This church continues to be involved in the Seneca Babcock area providing love and a beacon of hope and light in many ways. Thank you for your continued kindness, partnerships, and funds in dedication to Seneca Street Church ministry. Beginning July 1, it is time for me to move into new adventures in Rochester to serve as the Pastor of Nurture Ministries at Asbury 1st UMC.
At the heart of Seneca Street Church are its people deeply rooted in the neighborhood where everyone has various needs. Church leadership people are from the neighborhood and have discovered purpose in loving and serving their neighbors, standing with them through life’s challenges. The church people have found purpose in feeding our neighbors in belly and soul. As Pastor, my ministry has been to love and serve in many ways. For many years the church has rented the building 5 days a week to Pastor Brian and Cheryl for the non profit CDC. This organization cares for community needs with staff and volunteers providing for all ages as they have for many years. The Community Development Corporation provides the after-school program and provides support in many ways to help people in the community. They will continue to serve the neighborhood out of the church building providing resources for all ages. They are not ministry of the church but we work together to provide a safe space for all ages to improve self-worth and education and spiritual formation.
I am confident that the seeds we have planted together will continue to grow and bear fruit. I encourage you to remain steadfast in your support for this mission church, trusting that God will lead and guide the church community forward in new ways. Prayers are needed as the church moves into a part time pastor appointment due to financial challenges. The church continues to provide spiritual support and food ministry three days a week and will need support to continue the ministry.
May God bless you as we all move forward in supporting this mission opportunity that impacts lives in many ways. The strength of this church lies in its people from the neighborhood, who have found purpose in loving and serving their neighbors while journeying alongside them through difficult times. We need you to continue to support it.
With gratitude and love,
Pastor Dee Finch
Ongoing Fundraiser For Little Lamb
Please consider donating your empty bottles and cans to the Bottle & Can Redemption Center at 4255 Clark Street in Hamburg. Thank you!
Tai Chi is back in person in the fellowship or Zoom Weather Dependent, Please contact Caroline Schneggenburger for details.
Due to continued technical issues with Facbeook Live, We will be streaming solely to Youtube for the foreseeable future.
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COFFEE HOUR COMMITTEES
JANUARY- DECEMBER 2026
MAY : SPRC
JUNE: FINANCE
JULY : TRUSTEES
AUGUST:PRAYER CARE SHARE
SEPTEMBER: COLUMBARIUM
OCTOBER: MEN’S GROUP
NOVEMBER: FINANCE
DECEMBER: SPRC
Groups are to provide goodies/ snacks
each Sunday of the month they are scheduled.
CALLING FOR COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERS
Did you know HUMC has committees whose members volunteer to host coffee hour once or twice a month? Most of these volunteers are on several committees where they are repeatedly hosting to provide goodies each Sunday.
We are opening this ministry up to Individuals or families who would be willing to occasionally be hosts or hostesses.
It’s simply making coffee, lemonade, bringing homemade or store bought items, and cleaning up afterwards.
A sign-up sheet is located on the counter in the gathering space, outside the front office
Where you can pick a Sunday of your choosing.
Would you consider joining in this time of fellowship?
Please get in touch with Sue Gagne with any questions.
Order of Worship
Sunday, May 24, 2026 10 am
Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Almighty God, you have raised up servants to proclaim the gift of redemption and a life of holiness.
For our spiritual forebears, Susanna, John, and Charles Wesley; Barbara Heck, Jacob Albright, Philip William Otterbein, and Martin Boehm, inspired by your Spirit, we give thanks.
In their ministry, through their difficulties, and in spite of their weaknesses,
you were their hope and their salvation.
You led them and their followers to create the heritage that is ours.
We praise you for the women and men, young and old, who followed them, who gave themselves unselfishly for the welfare of the Church, whose commitment and vision encouraged and supported the Church.
Their talents, enthusiasm, idealism, and dedication infused the Church with energy.
Their outstanding gifts and witness shaped our thought and life. We praise you for these countless members of your Church, whose names we now remember.
Silence is kept to remember the names of saints.
And we give you thanks for the place of our rich tradition among the churches which comprise the Body of Christ.
With all your people throughout creation, give us a new vision, new love, new wisdom, and fresh understanding, that we may serve you more fully; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
OPENING HYMN: “Spirit of Faith, Come Down” #332 UMH
OPENING PRAYER
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit to enkindle the zeal of Christ’s followers waiting in Jerusalem for his promised gift. Pour the same inspiration on your people here assembled, and on the Church of Christ throughout the world. Revive the power of the gospel in our hearts, that it may be to us a sacred trust for the blessing of all creation. Enable your Church to spread the good news of salvation, so that all nations may heart it in their own tongues, and welcome it into their own lives.
Protect, encourage, and bless all ministers of the cross, and prosper their words and works, so that Jesus, being lifted up, may draw all people unto him, and the kingdoms of the world may become the Kingdom of our Lord and of Jesus. Amen.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
SCRIPTURE: Acts 2:1-21,1 Corinthians 12:3b-13, John 7:37-39 Read by Rose Caldwell
SERMON: ""A Fresh Fiery Baptism" Rev. Dr. David Nicol
CHOIR ANTHEM: “God’s Been Good”
PRESENTATION OF THE 2026 JULIA PLATT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE PEACE TITHES & OFFERINGS tithes.hamburgumc.org/Give
DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow” #95 UMH
The Great Thanksgiving
Please See Slides for Sung Responses
THE LORD'S PRAYER
SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP
CLOSING HYMN: “In Christ there is no East or West” #548 umh
BENEDICTION
