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7/28/23 Friday Flash

  • Jul 28, 2023
  • 3 min read





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Hamburg United Methodist Church

116 Union St

Hamburg, New York, 14075

(716) 649-8080

Worship Sundays at 10 am




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A labeled collection bin is in the Gathering Space Coat Room.


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Directions:

South on Versailles Plank Rd Past Route 438

Right on Buffalo St (Over Cattaraugus Creek Bridge)

Immediate Left on S Water St.

Turn Right on Main St. at Versailles Sprague's General Store

Continue up the hill, church on the left, and picnic on the right.

HUMANGO

(Hamburg United Methodist Annual Golf Outing)

Sunday, August 20, at Byrncliff golf course, Varysburg

Our 26th annual outing of golf, dinner, basket auction, beautiful weather and lots of fun

will start with registration at 11:00am and first tee off at 11:40.

This is a CHURCHWIDE event. Not limited to golfers.

Everyone can participate by donating items for the baskets, buying tickets for the auction,

or coming just for dinner at 6:00pm.

A poster will be in the Gathering Space with more information.

This is a fun event. The golf is a scramble-format so you don’t have to be a pro golfer to play.

Gather your foursome or contact the Office if you need partners.

Registration sheets are in the Gathering Space.

Dave Engberg and Matt Edie






HUMC ‘S 26TH ANNUAL HUMANGO EVENT


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Once again, we are looking forward to having a fun and successful HUMANGO fundraising event on Sunday, August 20, 2023. Your participation and donations will help make this a success.


We appreciate any donation that you can make. We are looking for completed theme baskets, gift certificates to restaurants or stores, individual items to put in baskets, and empty baskets to use. Completed baskets with shrink wrap and bows are greatly appreciated, but we can complete it with the clear bag and bow if you cannot. Please label your basket with the group or individual’s name that is donating. We would like to make sure that donors are recognized on the dinner placemat at the HUMANGO event at Byrncliff Golf Resort.


All baskets and gift certificates need to be left at the church by July 31 or given to Pat Adema (716) 206-4687 or Sue Gagne (716) 200-8996.


Completed baskets, labeled with the donor’s name and “For HUMANGO,” can be left on the labeled shelf or in the labeled box in the coat room.


Completed baskets will be on display on Sunday, August 13. Tickets will be available this one Sunday for you to purchase. Thank you very much for your donations and support.


Pat Adema and the HUMANGO Committee

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The Church office is glad to announce that services going forward will be streamed via YouTube Live, in addition to the current Facebook Live services. You can access the Youtube live stream on our Youtube Channel, or directly on our church website homepage.


Please make sure to "Like" and "Subscribe"

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Coffee Hour Schedule

AUGUST- Sarah Circle


Groups are to provide goodies/ snacks

each Sunday of the month they are scheduled.


Please get in touch with Sue Gagne or Joyce Spencer with any questions.

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Order of Worship

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#


ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP We come broken. This is a story of hope. We come fearful. This is a story of peace. We come cynical. This is a story of liberation. We come empty. Listen for the story of life.

OPENING HYMN:”Jesus, Lover of my Soul” #479 UMH

OPENING PRAYER

Our heavenly Father, We, your humble children, invoke your blessing on us. We adore you, whose name is love, whose nature is compassion, whose presence is joy, whose Word is truth, whose Spirit is goodness,

whose holiness is beauty, whose will is peace, whose service is perfect freedom, and in the knowledge of whom stands our eternal life. Unto you be all honor and all glory; though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

JULIA PLATT SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION


SCRIPTURE: Genesis 32:22-31 Read by: Dave Rood Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52


SERMON: "Wrestling with Mystery" Rev. David A. Nicol

SPECIAL MUSIC: “His Eye is on the Sparrow” Sung by Jon Sentz

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE PEACE TITHES & OFFERINGS tithes.hamburgumc.org/Give DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow” #94 UMH

CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER For sung responses, please refer to slides

THE LORD'S PRAYER

SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP


CLOSING HYMN: “You are my All, in All” #3040 Worship & Song


BENEDICTION POSTLUDE


August 2023 Newsletter

  • Jul 27, 2023
  • 6 min read

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Hamburg United Methodist Church 116 Union St Hamburg, New York, 14075 (716) 649-8080 Sundays at 10 am

Also Streamed Via Facebook Live & Youtube



Dear Saints,


On Monday, July 24, SPRC approved the recommendation of the hiring committee for a part-time director of Sparks of Hope Recovery Support Center. We will arrange for Carolyn Grassmick to join us in worship soon, but if you can meet her at Sparks or in the rest of her work in the next few days, please welcome her to the role! Carolyn brings years of experience in youth ministry and in developmental work with the Roman Catholic diocese that she will be using to expand fundraising efforts, recruit and train volunteers, and help us find a clear direction to develop new programming for the Sparks of Hope ministries.


I hear worship was rich and worthwhile while I was away between July 14-24 doing doctoral work. I have a rough draft of the Historical chapter of my thesis completed, and I plan on completing the Biblical/Theological chapter and the Literature Review and Research Methods chapters during my next time out of the office. As a reminder, I will not be in the office between July 31 and August 13, but I will be leading worship and celebrating with all of you in Versailles on Sunday, August 6, at 10:30 AM! Please be sure to come, and bring a dish to pass! My hope (and plan) is to complete the first draft of the thesis by the end of the week of August 21-27.


As I wrote last month, partly because of my thesis work, I have been thinking a lot about vocation. What does accepting God’s call on my life or yours mean? Most of the time, it means to seek to live for Jesus and to share that life. Sometimes, in dramatic circumstances, it can mean far more. One of my favorite novels is The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. The main character, addressed by the remnant faithful in a communist revolutionary state, calls him “Father,” otherwise he is only called “the whiskey Priest.” He is a shadow of his former self, afraid of mortal sins he’s committed and yet more faithful than when things were “normal.” Constantly hiding with an increasingly fearful flock, he meets people, hears their confessions, assures them of God’s grace, and says Mass, all while he is sure of his unforgiven sin weighing on him. Unlike the other priests who sought safety in accepting the forced marriage or leaving the State, the whiskey priest stayed and continued embodying Christ for the people.


We are called, collectively, to embody the presence of Christ in the world. I hope and pray not to find myself like Graham Greene’s Whiskey Priest—but regardless of my faithfulness or yours, the grace of God is enough to guide us to living so the world can see Jesus!


In Christ’s Service, with you,


Pastor David Nicol



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Announcements from the Office


Office Closures


The Church office will be closed September 5th-8th, 11th & 12th.


The office will be putting together an announcement slideshow for the gathering space. Content is accepted weekly and due on Wednesday Morning to the church office.


**Please note for repeating slides, the last Sunday it should be run.


Office hours

Monday- Thursday: 9am-2pm

Friday: 9 am-Noon


Email us!!

Jeannine Vanwey: Music@hamburgumc.org

Patrick Fitzgerald: AV@hamburgumc.org

Cristina Glover: Office@hamburgumc.org



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The labeled Collection bin for Operation Good Neighbor can be found in the Coatroom.

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HUMANGO

(Hamburg United Methodist Annual Golf Outing)


Sunday, August 20, at Byrncliff golf course, Varysburg

Our 26th annual outing of golf, dinner, basket auction, beautiful weather, and lots of fun

will start with registration at 11:00 a.m. and first tee off at 11:40.

This is a CHURCHWIDE event. Not limited to golfers.

Everyone can participate by donating items for the baskets, buying tickets for the auction,

or coming just for dinner at 6:00 pm.

A poster will be in the Gathering Space with more information.

This is a fun event. The golf is a scramble format, so you don’t have to be a pro golfer to play.

Gather your foursome or contact the Office if you need partners.

Registration sheets are in the Gathering Space.

Dave Engberg and Matt Edie



HUMC ‘S 26TH ANNUAL HUMANGO EVENT


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Once again, we are looking forward to having a fun and successful HUMANGO fundraising event on Sunday, August 20, 2023. Your participation and donations will help make this a success.


We appreciate any donation that you can make. We are looking for completed theme baskets, gift certificates to restaurants or stores, individual items to put in baskets, and empty baskets to use. Completed baskets with shrink wrap and bows are greatly appreciated, but we can complete it with the clear bag and bow if you cannot. Please label your basket with the group or individual’s name that is donating. We would like to make sure that donors are recognized on the dinner placemat at the HUMANGO event at Byrncliff Golf Resort.


All baskets and gift certificates need to be left at the church by July 31 or given to Pat Adema (716) 206-4687 or Sue Gagne (716) 200-8996.


Completed baskets, labeled with the donor’s name and “For HUMANGO,” can be left on the labeled shelf or in the labeled box in the coat room.


Completed baskets will be on display on Sunday, August 13. Tickets will be available this one Sunday for you to purchase. Thank you very much for your donations and support.

Pat Adema and the HUMANGO Committee


Holiday Homespun Bazaar coming in November


As you can tell by its name, our annual bazaar has always highlighted homemade items that are sold to raise money for our church and for the mission work of what was formerly “United Methodist Women” but now ”United Women in Faith”. Here are some homemade item ideas for both men and women to make:


Sewing: placemats, runners, aprons, pot holders, tote bags, wine bottle holders, glass cases or cell phone cases, garden flags, wind socks


Knitting or crocheting: scarves, hats, mittens, sweaters, shawls, afghans, baby things


Woodworking: cutting boards, bookends, bird houses, small magazine racks, toys


Special creations for children


Gifts for teachers or others: packaged treats like popcorn, nuts or candy


Eldercare items: catch-alls for walkers, bibs, lap blankets, décor for room


Jewelry: necklaces, bracelets, scarf necklaces


Décor: wreaths, dried flower arrangements for fall or Thanksgiving, winter or Christmas, wall or table decorations, ornaments, candle holders


Artwork: decorated vases or jars, ceramics, notepaper, thank you notes, artwork display.


Photography: homemade photo frames, photo displays, calendars, other items that make use of photos on phones


Young plants


Things for Pets: leashes, collars, coats, pillows, toys


So many possibilities – Do these mentioned whet your creative appetite? You only need to check the internet for even more ideas for bazaar crafts. It is early but a good time to start some projects. Would you all think about contributing? More information about the bazaar to follow.

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RETIRED MEN’S FELLOWSHIP

Retired Men is on break during August. Lunch gatherings begin again in September.

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August Selections from the Church Library

  1. The Windhorse by Elaine Brook and Julie Donnelly. Julie Donnelly has been blind since age eight due to glaucoma and goes to work as a switchboard operator with the help of her guide dog. She makes friends with Elaine Brook, who has a similar adventuring spirit and love for the outdoors. Together, they trek to the 18,000-foot summit of Kala Patthar in Nepal. This is a moving story of their astonishing adventure, achievement, and inner exploration told with a lightness of touch and humor to inspire us all.

  2. Reflections of Heaven – A Millennial Odyssey of Miracles, Angels and Afterlife by Peter Shockey. Stories of divine intervention in people’s lives have long been in the author's mind. Beginning with his own story, he shares accounts of others who relate their miraculous experiences, ranging from visions of heaven to the presence of angels. He then explores the patterns of divine intervention in history and In the Bible. His inspiring book is full of provocative thoughts and great stories.

  3. Twelve Ordinary Men – How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness and What He Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur. Jesus’ disciples weren’t saints or scholars or even religious sages. They were ordinary men, hopelessly human, remarkably unremarkable, but they were available and obedient to the Master’s call. This book will put you in their shoes so that you can understand their doubts and hopes. And you will hear the power of Jesus’ words in a new way. If Christ can accomplish his purposes through the lives of ordinary men like these, imagine what He has in store for you.

Summer is a good time to relax and read. Our church library has a good collection of books for your reading enjoyment.


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Join us for a virtual fellowship! This group is a place to share prayer requests, devotions, concerns, joys, and even some humor with your church family. Join the Hamburg UMC Fellowship group on Facebook.

PRAYER CONCERNS? If you would like someone added to our church prayer list, call Barb Meader (648-1273) or email her at bmeader712017@gmail.com, or contact anyone who is a Prayer, Care, and Share member. Daily we lift the concerns that have been shared with us.


“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4: 4-7)





7/21/23 Friday Flash

  • Jul 21, 2023
  • 3 min read





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Hamburg United Methodist Church

116 Union St

Hamburg, New York, 14075

(716) 649-8080

Worship Sundays at 10 am




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Directions:

South on Versailles Plank Rd Past Route 438

Right on Buffalo St (Over Cattaraugus Creek Bridge)

Immediate Left on S Water St.

Turn Right on Main St. at Versailles Sprague's General Store

Continue up the hill, church on the left, and picnic on the right.


HUMC ‘S 26TH ANNUAL HUMANGO EVENT


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Once again, we are looking forward to having a fun and successful HUMANGO fundraising event on Sunday, August 20, 2023. Your participation and donations will help make this a success.


We appreciate any donation that you can make. We are looking for completed theme baskets, gift certificates to restaurants or stores, individual items to put in baskets, and empty baskets to use. Completed baskets with shrink wrap and bows are greatly appreciated, but we can complete it with the clear bag and bow if you cannot. Please label your basket with the group or individual’s name that is donating. We would like to make sure that donors are recognized on the dinner placemat at the HUMANGO event at Byrncliff Golf Resort.


All baskets and gift certificates need to be left at the church by July 31 or given to Pat Adema (716) 206-4687 or Sue Gagne (716) 200-8996.


Completed baskets, labeled with the donor’s name and “For HUMANGO,” can be left on the labeled shelf or in the labeled box in the coat room.


Completed baskets will be on display on Sunday, August 13. Tickets will be available this one Sunday for you to purchase. Thank you very much for your donations and support.


Pat Adema and the HUMANGO Committee


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The Church office is glad to announce that services going forward will be streamed via YouTube Live, in addition to the current Facebook Live services. You can access the Youtube live stream on our Youtube Channel, or directly on our church website homepage.


Please make sure to "Like" and "Subscribe"

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Coffee Hour Schedule

JULY- Trustees

AUGUST- Sarah Circle


Groups are to provide goodies/ snacks

each Sunday of the month they are scheduled.


Please get in touch with Sue Gagne or Joyce Spencer with any questions.

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Order of Worship

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#


ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP Weeds and seeds, growing together.

Each will influence the other.

What will we learn from the weeds?

Trials and tribulations, choices that have not always worked out. Weeds can teach us about perseverance — consider the tough dandelion plant pushing its way up through the pavement — for some it’s just a weed, but for others there are lessons to be learned.

What will be gained from seeds?

Inside each one of us is a special person, waiting to be nurtured to wholeness. Each seed is unique; each has its own gifts to offer.

In God’s garden, God’s love extends to both – asking both to consider what each has to offer to a hurting world.

OPENING HYMN: “March to Zion” #733 UMH

OPENING PRAYER

Gracious and loving God, as we gather here, we bring our weariness, triumphs, fears, and doubts before you. Open our hearts to your surprising message of hope for all. Lift us up, O God, and lead us on paths of service and reconciliation. Warm our hearts with your love, empower our spirits, and unite us in friendship, peace, and hope. In the name of Jesus, our Savior, we pray. Amen

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 28:10-19 Read by: Pat Adema Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43 SERMON: “Grace Among the Wheat and Weeds” Rev. Dr. G. Ewart Morris SPECIAL MUSIC: “Sheep May Safely Graze” by JS Bach, Piano & Organ duet Jeannine Vanwey & Emma Glasgow


RESPONSIVE HYMN: “Grace Greater than Our Sin” #365 UMH


PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE PEACE

TITHES & OFFERINGS tithes.hamburgumc.org/Give

DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow” #94 UMH


CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

GREAT THANKSGIVING

The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

...And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven

we praise your name and join their unending hymn:


Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,

Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.


...And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,

we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving

as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us,

as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.


...Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,

all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father (God ), now and for ever. Amen.

THE LORD'S PRAYER


SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP


CLOSING HYMN: “We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” #418 UMH

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE


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It is the mission of HUMC to make disciples of Jesus Christ and to spread His Gospel through the full commitment of all our resources.

ADDRESS

116 Union St.

Hamburg, NY 14075

716-649-8080

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office@hamburgumc.org

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