8/10/25 News Flash
- Cristina Glover
- 20 minutes ago
- 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 ON DISPLAY
For HUMANGO — Hamburg United Methodist Annual Golf Outing
Byrncliff Golf Resort & Banquets
2357 Humphrey Road, Varysburg, NY
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Raffle baskets and gift certificates for HUMANGO will be on display in the Gathering Space on Sunday, July 27 and Sunday, August 10. Tickets will be available for purchase on both days. We are so grateful to all the individuals, groups, and businesses who have generously donated! Additional donations are still welcome and will be added to the display.
All proceeds support the ministries of Hamburg UMC.
Tickets may be purchased from Sue Gagne or Pat Adema before or after worship on Sundays. Cristina will also have tickets available during church office hours.
If you’ve already donated a basket—thank you! A few were dropped off without names, so if you donated and haven’t already told us which one is yours, please check in with Pat Adema.
Not a golfer? You’re still invited to join us at Byrncliff!
Come for the Prime Rib dinner ($60) or spend the afternoon swimming and enjoying mini golf. Afternoon passes are $17 for adults and $14 for children.
For more information, please contact a member of the HUMANGO Committee:
Matt Edie, Roland Shoemaker, Jason Krell, Sue Gagne, or Pat Adema.
Thank you for your continued support!
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
August- Church Council
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, August 10, 2025 | 10 am
Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
May those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
Yea, our heart is glad in God, because we trust in God’s holy name.
Let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise!
We praise you, O God; We acknowledge you to be the Lord.
OPENING HYMN: :”How Firm a Foundation” #529 UMH
Opening Prayer
Almighty God, you sustained your people with manna in the wilderness and with bread and fish by the sea of Gaililee.
Sustain us today, not only with physical food, but also with spiritual food, by the bread of life who is our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
Scripture: Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16 CEB, Luke 12: 32-40 NRSV Read by: John Meader
Sermon: “Where is your Heart?” Rev. Dr. David Nicol
RESPONSIVE PRAYER :
We often act like we are the only children in your family God.
Our arrogance has caused divisions where none should be.
We forget that through Christ we have been adopted
into the family you have chosen for your own.
And we forget others were adopted from other ethnic groups,
and other denominations of the Christian Church.
We have not loved them as brothers and sisters should be loved, nor have we loved the unity for which Christ prayed.
Remind us again that our adoption
has become a reality only by the precious blood
of your Son, Jesus Christ.
Never let us forget that we are members of your family,
not by inheritance, but by loving and grace-filled adoption.
All pray in silence
Brothers and sisters, Jesus’ blood has paid the cost of your sin. Through Jesus you have become God’s children in God’s family.
Now live up to the family name that you have been given,
By loving God and one another with all your hearts. Amen.
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:”I Know Whom I Have Believed” #714 UMH
BENEDICTION