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Friday Flash 7/1/22

Jul 1, 2022
4 min read

Hamburg United Methodist Church

116 Union St

Hamburg, New York, 14075

(716) 649-8080

Worship Sundays at 10am

SAVE THE DATE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

HUMANGO RETURNS!

After a couple year hiatus,

HUMANGO (Hamburg United Methodist Annual Golf Outing) Committee

Is planning this year’s golf outing

BYRNCLIFF GOLF AND BANQUET RESORT

VARYSBURG

So Make your plans for golf and dinner, get your foursome lined up and

Be ready for a great Day

25th Annual HUMANGO Golf Outing

Sunday, August 21, Byrncliff Golf Resort

Raffle Baskets needed!

Completed theme raffle baskets, or new item donations to include in baskets, are greatly appreciated by July 31. Please label for HUMANGO and put Pat Adema’s name on them and leave in the church coat room. Thank you for your generosity! Questions, call Pat Adema at (716) 306-4687. Thank you!

Sparks of Hope Recovery Support Center will be hosting an open house on Saturday July 23, 2022. As always we are most grateful for the love and support that we receive from pastor David and our church family, here at HUMC. Our goal is to make people in our community aware of Sparks of Hope and also the great number of other agencies in our area that specialize in Recovery support. A number of their representatives will be present at the open house. Keep us in your prayers and any from of assistance (now and always) would be appreciated.

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"

If you are interested in joining a Bible study our church has 4 of them available for you to attend now. Just show up no appointment needed.

Sunday 9:00 AM. John Meader is leader in the parlor.
Monday at Sparks of Hope at 10:30 AM Bob Shaw leader.
Wednesday at 7:00PM Dave Rood leader in parlor (GROW)
Thursday at 10:00 AM Carlos Ortiz leads in the Library

Any further information available through church office.

Wondering How You Can Help the People of Ukraine?

United Methodists and others wishing to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country may contribute to Advance #982450, UMCOR International Disaster Response and Recovery. This fund will provide direct assistance to those in Ukraine as well as assistance to Ukrainians fleeing to neighboring countries.

Gifts to support the people of Ukraine can be made in the following ways:

Online at https://umcmission.org/advance-project/982450
By toll free telephone: 888-252-6174
By check with “Advance #982450-Ukraine” written on the memo line, either mailed and addressed to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY, 10087-9068 or given at or through any United Methodist church

One hundred percent of all Advance contributions go to the designated cause.

The United Methodist community in Ukraine, though quite small, is actively engaged in assisting neighbors in need. Global Ministries is in touch with the Church’s leadership as well as with church leaders in countries welcoming those who are fleeing from violence in Ukraine.

Coffee Hour Schedule

July- SPRC

August-Prayer, Care & Share

Groups are to provide goodies/ snacks

each Sunday of the month they are scheduled.

Please Contact Sue Gagne or Joyce Spencer with any questions.

Order of Worship

Sunday July 3, 2022 Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/HamburgNYUMC/live_videos Youtube Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRWld9XtaLY0WpX7JsXEcw

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP Lord, We confess our day to day failure to be truly human. Lord, we confess to you. Lord, we confess that we often fail to love with all we have and are, often because we do not fully understand what loving means, often because we are afraid of risking ourselves. Lord, we confess to you. Lord, we cut ourselves off from each other and we erect barriers of division. Lord, we confess to you. Lord, we confess that by silence and ill-considered word We have built up walls of prejudice. Lor, we confess that by selfishness and lack of empathy We have stifled generosity and left little time for others. Holy Spirit, speak to us. help us listen to your word of forgiveness, for we are very deaf. Come, fill this moment and free us from sin. OPENING HYMN: “This is my Song” #437 UMH

OPENING PRAYER O God, keep our whole country under your protection. Wipe our sin from this land; lift it up from the depth of sorrow, O lord, our shining light. Save us from the deep grief and misfortune, Lord of all nations. Bless us with your wisdom, so that the poor may not be oppressed and the rich may not be oppressors. Make this nation having no ruler except God, a nation having no authority but that of love. Amen CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 5:1-14 Read by Melanie Zioloko Galatians 6:1-16

SERMON “A New Creation is Everything” Rev. David Nicol

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

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

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: “Grace Greater than Sin” #365 UMH

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

July 2022 Newsletter

Jun 28, 2022
7 min read

Hamburg United Methodist Church 116 Union St Hamburg, New York, 14075 (716) 649-8080 Worship Livestream: Sundays at 10am Via Facebook Live & Youtube

Worship Live Stream

Online Giving

From The Desk of Pastor David Nicol

Dear Saints,

The last couple of years, amid a global pandemic has dramatically changed the way the world around us looks. As a community, we at Hamburg UMC need to re-vision how we will implement our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ and transform our community through his grace.

As we now begin to emerge into a hopeful future, where COVID-19 is becoming another endemic disease, the world has changed from what is was in March of 2020 in profound ways. Pandemic related interruptions in global production and transportation of goods has left us in a kind of 21st century exile. The world of easy access and inexpensive goods driven by the last several decades of globalization have been shaken. War in Ukraine has further destabilized fuel on the global market, due to sanctions on Russian oil production, and food commodities, due to farming and transportation disruptions in Ukraine, one of the most fertile food producers on the planet. The ways we have lived for the early 21st century are currently unsettled!

Similarly, two years of intermittent lock-downs have disrupted attendance patterns in the local church, and the aforementioned economic ways we have always done things has strained giving in many congregations while simultaneously increasing operating costs. While giving remains relatively strong for us, our costs are rising month over month, as they are likely for you at home. So far, the outlook is more challenging than expected, but not bleak—but any of us who has opportunity to be generous may find a welcome opportunity in giving to support our ongoing mission. In many ways, HUMC has fared well, we have enough screens online each Sunday to total our pre-pandemic attendance when added to our in-person numbers, at least over the last two months. However, there are over 58,000 residents of the town of Hamburg, and our 90 attendees is a tiny fraction of the mission field! We must ask ourselves, are we continuing to worship by rote, or are we open to the movement of the Holy Spirit where the Lord will again do shocking and amazing things among us?

Isaiah foresaw a day in the life of Israel when the LORD God would again do miraculous things among the people. I believe the recent rebound in attendance, and the powerful things happening at HUMC, at Sparks of Hope, and the amazing potential partnerships we see before us are a testament to what God is doing and wants to do in and through Hamburg UMC. Worship has rebounded, we have more children than we have for several years. At Sparks, the ministry is rebounding and seeing new life. Last month, a substantial number of HUMC folks joined Lincoln Memorial UMC to stand in solidarity in their neighborhood where the Jefferson Avenue Tops shootings occurred—we were blessed.

God is doing a new thing. Will we hear and see? I hope we will. As your Pastor, I have spent some time thinking and praying about our future. I want to propose four possible goals for our next few years, goals I believe resonate with the vision God has for us in our neighborhood.

Rebuild the foundations of our Children’s and Youth Ministries. Developing resources for the next generations of disciples needs to be high on our priority list. Some of this might not look like the “glory days” tomorrow or for a long time, and may always be different. However, committing our energy as a congregation to this work is essential.
Fostering partnership with Lincoln Memorial UMC, continuing our support for Seneca Street UMC, and extending our partnership with Four Corners UMC and Gowanda and Versailles UMCs. These are not the same, but offer the chance to seek the peace of the city (and beyond, Jeremiah 29:7) and to develop a strong vision for how we can work for the good of Jesus Christ in our neighborhood and the surrounding areas.
Continued work to strengthen our outreach and discipleship ministries. The growing success at Sparks of Hope raises the question of when we might need a director, and the need for many more volunteers to staff the center in the days to come. The addiction epidemic has only become more profound during COVID. Overdose numbers are at an all-time high again, and we spent months where churches were closed for AA meetings, but bars and liquor stores served take-out. There is tremendous work to be done, and we have a powerful faith-based resource on our property growing in its successful service to others.
COVID disrupted how we lived as a community, but it also gave us new opportunities. To stay connected, we upgraded our technology. This September, we will test the possibilities a bit, by hosting Voices of Addiction in our sanctuary. We now stream to Facebook Live and YouTube every Sunday, and will be able to extend the reach of Voices as well. My hope is that Hamburg UMC might find a way to extend our ministry using our technological tools to become a host for workshops, speaker events, and community activities. We have the ability to connect anywhere in the world, while also offering break-out spaces throughout the building. This might allow new and creative ministries to flourish for the Greater Buffalo area, but also touch the world.

My hope is these possibilities will open conversation and lead to refinement of the mission we have together for the months and years to come. I look forward to seeing what new things the Lord will do in and through us in the increasingly post-COVID world. I trust God will continue to give Hamburg UMC fresh vision to implement our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ and transform our community through his grace.

In Christ’s Service, with you,

The Rev. David Nicol, Pastor of Hamburg UMC

CHURCH FAMILY

In Remembrance:

Kathleen (Kay) Cornell – born February 25, 1932 – joined the church triumphant May 19, 2022. A memorial service was held June 25.

Carol M. Brudo – born July 11, 1932 – joined the church triumphant June 1, 2022.

A memorial service was held June 13 in California.

The righteous live forever: their reward is with the Lord.

Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends.

Announcements from the Office

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: 9am-Noon

Email us!!

Pastor David: PastorDavid@hamburgumc.org

Jeannine Vanwey: Music@hamburgumc.org

Lisa Link: ChristianEd@hamburgumc.org

Kathy Manguso: Treasurer@hamburgumc.org

Patrick Fitzgerald: AV@hamburgumc.org

Cristina Glover: Office@hamburgumc.org

It is time to collect your "treasures" for Granny's Attic and deliver them to Room 19. If you have any questions, contact Judy Engberg, Carolyn Schneggenburger or Barbara Lockwood.

SAVE THE DATE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

HUMANGO RETURNS!

After a couple year hiatus,

HUMANGO (Hamburg United Methodist Annual Golf Outing) Committee

Is planning this year’s golf outing

BYRNCLIFF GOLF AND BANQUET RESORT

VARYSBURG

So Make your plans for golf and dinner, get your foursome lined up and

Be ready for a great Day

HUMC CHURCH LIBRARY

The Citadel by A.J. Cronin. This is the story of a young physician portraying his career through successes and failures, happiness and sorrows. Andrew Mason shows early promise of doing great things. From his start in a small town through his realization of a London practice, this sincere, conscientious young man is almost broken and defeated by the arrogance and smugness of his superiors. Later, craving material success, he discovers that its attainment means compromising his honor. This novel emerges as a piercing, soul-searching account of a man who tried to be a good doctor but thought it didn’t pay. A great novel about a doctor by a doctor who is a great novelist.
The Call – The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul by Adam Hamilton. What would lead a first century rabbi to travel for thousands of miles by land and sea to be beaten, imprisoned and ultimately beheaded for his faith? The Call is the story of the Apostle Paul whose writings have shaped the lives of so many people, a man second only to Jesus in his influence on Christian faith and whose witness defines what it means to follow Jesus Christ. Paul’s writings have impacted lives, and God still speaks through his words to help us know Christ and live as his followers.
The Art of Serenity – The Path to a Joyful Life in the Best and Worst of Times by T. Bryam Karasu, M.D. We all face adversity, both man-made and natural. How do we survive the loss of a loved one, a betrayal, illness and even impending death, and still find meaning in our lives? Even a “normal life” can seem empty, despite material possessions, success, power and pleasure. We may try many ways to find fulfillment and meaning, but often the hollow feeling that something is missing returns. The author offers a way to authentic and soulful happiness through a combination of soul and spirit culminating in a belief in God. There is no best place to start and no best time to begin. Start where you are and start now.

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

Join us for 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 member of Prayer, Care and Share. Daily we lift up 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)

Friday Flash 6/24/22

Jun 24, 2022
4 min read

Hamburg United Methodist Church

116 Union St

Hamburg, New York, 14075

(716) 649-8080

Worship Sundays at 10am

25th Annual HUMANGO Golf Outing

Sunday, August 21, Byrncliff Golf Resort

Raffle Baskets needed!

Book Club will meet Monday, June 27, in the Library to discuss Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain. Please join us to design a reading list for the Fall when Karen Klimecko will keep us on the straight and narrow for 2022-23.

Please make sure to "Like" and "Subscribe"

If you are interested in joining a Bible study our church has 4 of them available for you to attend now. Just show up no appointment needed.

Sunday 9:00 AM. John Meader is leader in the parlor.
Monday at Sparks of Hope at 10:30 AM Bob Shaw leader.
Wednesday at 7:00PM Dave Rood leader in parlor (GROW)
Thursday at 10:00 AM Carlos Ortiz leads in the Library

Any further information available through church office.

Wondering How You Can Help the People of Ukraine?

Gifts to support the people of Ukraine can be made in the following ways:

Online at https://umcmission.org/advance-project/982450
By toll free telephone: 888-252-6174
By check with “Advance #982450-Ukraine” written on the memo line, either mailed and addressed to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY, 10087-9068 or given at or through any United Methodist church

One hundred percent of all Advance contributions go to the designated cause.

Coffee Hour Schedule

June- Finance/Endowment

July- SPRC

August-Prayer, Care & Share

Groups are to provide goodies/ snacks

each Sunday of the month they are scheduled.

Please Contact Sue Gagne or Joyce Spencer with any questions.

Order of Worship

Sunday June 26, 2022 facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/HamburgNYUMC/live_videos Youtube Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRWld9XtaLY0WpX7JsXEcw

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP Come to Christ, that living stone, rejected by the world, but in God’s sight chosen and precious. We have responded to Christ’s call, and seek to be built into a spiritual house, a living reminder of God’s presence on earth. Once we were no people, but now we are God’s people, called out of the darkness into God’s marvelous light. Therefore we sing with the church in all ages: Blessed be your name, O God, our Redeemer. By your mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. OPENING HYMN: “Here I am Lord”#593 UMH

OPENING PRAYER Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live and movie and have our being, you created us for yourself, so that our hearts are restless until they find rest in you. grant to us such piety of heart and strength of purpose that no selfish passion may hinder us from knowing your will, and no weakness from doing it. In your light may we see life clearly and in your service find perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Read by: Matt Glasgow Luke 9:51-62

SERMON ”Receive Our Calling(s)” Rev. David Nicol

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

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

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: ”The Summons” #2130 TFWS

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

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