7/18/25 News Flash
- Cristina Glover
- Jul 18
- 5 min read
Hamburg United Methodist Church
116 Union St
Hamburg, New York, 14075
(716) 649-8080
Worship Sundays at 10 am
Hello Church Family,
The Respite Program is looking for clean metal cans from soup & veggies for a craft. If you’d like to contribute to our stash, please wash them & remove labels, then put in a bag with “respite” printed on it & put on the Coat room shelf in far left corner.
Thanks, Lisa Rood
RAFFLE BASKETS & GIFT CERTIFICATES
NEEDED
For HUMANGO — Hamburg United Methodist Annual Golf Outing
Byrncliff Golf Resort & Banquets
2357 Humphrey Road, Varysburg, NY 14167
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Join us for a great day of golf, fellowship, and fun—culminating in a delicious Prime Rib Dinner featuring exciting raffle baskets and gift certificates to win!
We are seeking raffle basket donations and gift certificates valued at $50 or more.
Popular themes include:
Buffalo Bills, Sabres, or Bandits fan gear
Coffee & teas
Family games & activities
Automotive supplies
Italian dinner night
Pet supplies
Lottery ticket tree
Grill & picnic items
Holiday-themed baskets
Gift certificates to places like Home Depot, Lowe’s, local car washes, Wegmans, Tops, Aldi, Walmart, Lockwoods, or your favorite restaurants are always a big hit!
If possible, please complete baskets with wrap and a bow, and place them in the church coat room by August 1.
Questions?
Contact Pat Adema at (716) 206-4687.
Want to participate in HUMANGO?
To sign up to play golf or join us for dinner, reach out to: Matt Edie, Rollin Shoemaker, Sue Gagne, Jason Krell, or Pat Adema.
Looking to help in another way?
We’re also looking for volunteers to help solicit donations from local businesses. Forms will be available on the counter outside the church office.
Thank you for your continued support and generosity!
EARLY NOTICE:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP AT SENECA STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THIS YEAR?
Easy! No experience necessary… It’s great fun !!!
The Annual Children’s Reading Camp will be held mornings only) from July 21-Aug 2 on Monday, Tuesday, (No Wed.), Thursday and Friday, again based out of Seneca Street United Methodist Church. If you can help either (or both) weeks, we would be very grateful! Even one day …
Important! Even one or two days…would be perfect!!
INFO: Call, email, text Rollin Shoemaker today. 444-5537 rollinshoe@roadrunner.com
ANNUAL FLEA MARKET
TOMORROW SATURDAY, JULY 19 2025
9AM-3PM
SHOPPERS NEEDED!
COME BY! SEE WHAT WE HAVE FOR SALE!
Live Music during the flea Market provided by Phoebe Glover on her Guitar starting at 10am. Stop by and have a listen!
She's Back—and so is the Bazaar!
Granny’s up in the attic hunting for treasures to sell at her tables—and you should be too! It’s time to start gathering those clean, gently used household items that she’ll proudly display and sell at this year’s Bazaar.
Important Reminder from Granny:
She’s tough but fair—only clean, usable household goods will be accepted.
No appliances, please!
Room 19 is now open for donations.
This year’s Annual Bazaar, hosted by the United Women in Faith and supported by the whole church, will be held November 7 & 8. In addition to all your favorite traditions—like the bake sale, pecans and fruitcakes, and the soup and chili sale—this year’s event will also feature an expanded vendor fair in place of the usual HUWF crafts.
Questions? Contact Bazaar Co-Chairs: Rose Caldwell or Sue Gagne.
Ongoing Fundraiser Little Lamb Fundraiser:
Please consider donating your empty bottles and cans to the Bottle & Can Redemption Center at 4255 Clark Street in Hamburg. Thank you!
Join our Communion team.
Bring your passion for baking to our Communion bread-baking group and connect with like-minded individuals! Our six-week rotation schedule allows for flexibility and we provide a contact sheet to facilitate communication. If you're unavailable on your scheduled date, simply arrange a switch with a fellow member.
To join, contact Sue Gagne at 716-648-3460.
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!)
Spring is here! Tai Chi is back in person in the fellowship Hall or Pavillion
weather permitting
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 Schedule
July- Trustees/ Columbarium
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, July 20, 2025 | 10 am
Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
From where we are to where you need us,
Jesus, now lead on.
From the security of what we know to the adventure of what you reveal,
Jesus, now lead on.
To refashion the fabric of this world until it resembles the face of your kingdom,
Jesus, now lead on.
Because good things have been prepared for those who love God,
Jesus, now lead on.
OPENING HYMN: “God of Ages” #698 UMH
Opening Prayer
Our lives are cluttered, Lord Jesus, By too many things And too much to do.
We are driven by the need to succeed And distracted by our service.
We have often lost our way.
Forgive us.
Let us, like Mary, Find the one thing that is needed And sit at your feet. Amen
Scripture: Amos 8: 1-12, Luke 10: 38-42 Read by: Cheryl Bell
Sermon: “ One Thing is Necessary” Rev. Dr. David Nicol
RESPONSIVE: “I’m going to Live so God Can Use Me” #2153 TFWS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE PEACE
TITHES & OFFERINGS tithes.hamburgumc.org/Give
The Great Thanksgiving
For sung responses, refer to the slides
THE LORD'S PRAYER
SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP
CLOSING HYMN: “All Who Love and Serve your City” #433 UMH
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
