12/26/25 News Flash
- Cristina Glover
- 60 minutes ago
- 3 min read
Hamburg United Methodist Church
116 Union St
Hamburg, New York, 14075
(716) 649-8080
Worship Sundays at 10 am
There will be no Adult Sunday School this Sunday December 28,2025.
John Meader's Sunday School Class will resume on Sunday January 4, 2026
at 9am in the Parlor.
Ongoing Fundraiser
Please consider donating your empty bottles and cans to the Bottle & Can Redemption Center at 4255 Clark Street in Hamburg. Thank you!
Join Us in Reading Through the Bible in 2025
Would you consider reading through the Bible in 2025? Together as a church community, we can embark on this yearlong journey of faith and discovery. A Bible in a Year reading plan is available outside the church office and will also be published monthly in the newsletter. You can also access it online here: Bible in a year reading plan
Dedicating about 20 minutes a day to Scripture is a wonderful way to grow closer to God. Many who have done this discipline before share how it reveals surprising connections between different parts of the Bible and provides a deeper understanding of God’s love and guidance.
We hope you’ll join us on this meaningful journey of faith and exploration!
You can also Read and Listen to Today's Reading Online (FREE!)
Tai Chi is back in person in the fellowship Hall for the Winter
Due to continued technical issues with Facbeook Live, We will be streaming solely to Youtube for the foreseeable future.
Please make sure to "Like" and "Subscribe"
COFFEE HOUR COMMITTEES
DECEMBER 2025 PRAYER CARE SHARE/Cozy Quilts
JANUARY- DECEMBER 2026
JANUARY: MENS GROUP
FEBRUARY: SARAH CIRCLE
MARCH: MISSIONS/OUTREACH
APRIL: COZY QUILTs
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, December 28, 2025 | 10 am
Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Christ is born; give him glory!
Christ has come down from heaven; receive him!
Christ is now on earth; Exalt him
O you earth, sing to the Lord!
O you nations, praise him in joy, for he has been glorified!
OPENING HYMN: “Good Christian Friends Rejoice” #224
OPENING PRAYER:
Send, O God, into the darkness of this troubled world,
The light of your Son.
Let the star of your hope touch the minds of all people
With the bright beams of mercy and truth;
And so direct our steps that we may ever walk in the way revealed to us,
As the shepherds of Bethlehem walked with joy
To the manager where he swelled
Who is now and ever reigns in our hearts, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon: “Jesus and God’s Grace” Rev. Dr. David Nicol
Choir Anthem: O, Who’s that Yonder?
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE PEACE
TITHES & OFFERINGS tithes.hamburgumc.org/Give
DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow” #94 UMH
Carol Communion
Please See Slides for Sung Responses
THE LORD'S PRAYER
SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP
CLOSING HYMN: “Go Tell it on the Mountain” #251 UMH
BENEDICTION