Honeoye Falls United Methodist Church

Announcements

• Save the Date - Rally Day 9/9/18

  Rally Day – September 9th

  Golf Outing: Come out and play 9 holes of Golf at Lima Country Club, 7470 Chase Rd., Lima NY 14485 at 1:00pm. There will be sign-up sheets in the books. Any questions, contact Duane Thompson.

  The Thompson’s will host a family picnic at their home, 2630 Clay Street in Lima at 3:30pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen relationships and get to know new people. You only need to bring a dish to pass; the table service, beverages and meat will be provided. There will be sign-up sheets in the books. For questions call the Thompson’s at 624-1423.
• Two's Together '18-'19 School Year Openings!

  Two's Together still has openings for the upcoming school year!

  
• Food Closet Summer Needs

  
• Church Leadership Positions Need to be Filled for 2019

  This year we need volunteers to fill three important positions within our church. They are: SPRC Chairperson, currently Lynn Shipe, Operations Chairperson, currently Walt Mathias, and Leadership Team Chairperson, currently Sarah Mathias. According to the Book of Discipline, the rules of our denomination, the SPRC Chair and Operations Chair may only serve three years. I have served as Leadership Team Chair for four years and it’s time for a change. This provides a break for the person retiring and a new view of church business from the person taking on this new role. In the past, this church has followed the strategy of moving leaders from one position to the other - Leadership Chair to SPRC Chair or Operations Chair to Leadership Chair. Please know that Lynn, Walt and I ARE NOT going to switch positions; and will be taking a year off from administrative duties.

  SPRC (or Staff Parish Relations Committee) Chairperson has the most job restrictions. The person must have served on SPRC currently or previously and must be a member of the church. SPRC works with all church employees to make sure their jobs go smoothly and work gets done. There is a committee of people that meets perhaps 9 times per year and the Chair also attends Leadership to report on SPRC meetings, keeping confidentiality in mind.

  Operations Chairperson keeps track of church finances and the care and repair of the church building and parsonage. No, this person need not be handy or a CPA! He or she does need to ask questions about needs and progress and ask for volunteers. The Committee meets perhaps 7 times per year and the Chair also attends Leadership to report. Walt spends about 5 hours per month on this function.

  Leadership Chairperson meets with leaders from each church committee: worship, Operations, Education, SPRC, Lay Leader to Annual Conference, and the Pastor to do the work of the church. We hear and respond to reports, concerns, needs and celebrations in the various aspects of the church. The group meets 10 times each year and the meetings are less than 2 hours long. I spend about 5 hours each month on this function.

  Ideally, new volunteers would be able to attend meetings and learn procedures starting in November. Pastor Mary is generous with her time and talent to help people with details and responsibilities of the job. Obviously, Lynn, Walt and I would be available to answer questions. Please prayerfully and thoughtfully consider volunteering for these positions. We will not continue in our current roles and so others need to step forward to help the church run smoothly and continue its work in the world. Speak with one of us, Lynn, Walt or myself or Pastor Mary to learn more and volunteer.
• Nursery Substitutes Needed!

  Staff Parish Relations Committee has determined that there is a need to develop a small pool of substitutes for Nursery Care during Sunday Worship. If you are interested in serving in this way, Safe Sanctuary training and a Background Check would be required. Please express your interest to Pastor Mary, Lynn Shipe, Chair or Nancy Winans, Liaison to Nursery.
• Handicap Accessibility Space Dedication Celebration

  We will be celebrating the completion of our Handicapped Accessibility Project on Sunday, October 14 at worship and lunch. People from the community, past church members, family and friends are invited to join us on this special exciting day. More details will be available soon!

  Please save Sunday, October 14 on your calendar as a day of Celebration!
• Tile Order Forms for the Disability Lift & Entrance Fund Raiser

  Tile Wall Fundraiser for the Lift Project

  We will be selling tiles to install on the wall of the new lift area as our first fundraiser to repay the money borrowed to make this project a reality. We will be selling tiles thru the early summer and then plan a day to paint/decorate them in late summer/early fall.

  The tiles can be sold to anyone – family, friends, people in

  the community – please help us spread the word about this amazing fundraiser. For those of you that would like to participate but do not feel you want to decorate a tile – we

  will have people on hand to create your tile for you.

  Imagine how beautiful our new lift area will look once we fill

  the walls with sayings, artwork, and designs from people that have helped make this dream a reality.

  Please fill out the information below, place in envelope

  provided and return envelope in the offering plate

  along with cash or check

  (made payable to HFUMC with Tile project in the

  memo line)

  Name: _________________________________________

  Address: _______________________________________

  Phone: ________________________________________

  Email: _________________________________________

  Size how many total due

  4 inch: _______ x $35.00 = _________

  8 inch: _______ x $40.00 = _________
• WV Mission Trip Recap!

  

   

  Fourteen people from Honeoye Falls, Ionia, Rush, Buffalo, Virginia and Pennsylvania met in Richwood, West Virginia to help homeowners with house repairs and upgrades. We stayed in a United Methodist parsonage in the center of town and drove to the four sites. 

  The tasks were varied, challenging and interesting. The first project was to add a post to support a porch roof. Next, many people worked on a home for a family of 10. New kitchen cabinets and a laminate floor were installed as well as two exterior doors. We also cleaned up the yard, filling 2 dumpsters with ‘stuff’. Our next homeowner had been flooded out of his trailer home and so built an efficient and tiny home out of hardwoods. Our team installed ceilings, paneling and flooring in his kitchen, bedroom and bath. Finally, the entire team worked on “Miss Sally’s” home. The exterior of her home needed much TLC because nothing had been done for 15 years.  Her deck was leveled, roof rebuilt, facia replaced, window and siding were replaced. Miss Sally is a quilter and was eager to show off her work and a large collection of valuable feed sack fabrics.  She also baked an amazing cake for us as a thank you.

  Ramps, wild onions, are in season and we enjoyed them in breakfast potatoes cooked by our Construction Supervisor, Buck on Thursday morning. Friday night we had dinner at a local diner and again enjoyed ramps with our hamburgers. It was a week of learning new skills, talking with homeowners, playing cards, eating yummy food, working hard and laughing. 

  Thank you to everyone in the congregation who has donated to Mission and Outreach and we all appreciate your prayers. Please consider joining us for our next trip, we have lots of fun as we work to help people improve their home.

  ~Sarah Mathias
• Two's Together Registration Info for the '18-'19 School Year