Honeoye Falls United Methodist Church

Announcements

• Ionia UMC Strawberry Social

  
• 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 = _________
• A response to threats of violence in our community

  For I hear the whispering of many—
      terror all around!—

   

  These words from psalm 31:13, strike a familiar note for us as we hear about the threat of violence at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School for Friday, April 27, 2018.  Unfortunately, violence (especially violence in school settings) has become too frequent.  With this latest threat striking so close to home, we, the Honeoye Falls faith community join with the Honeoye Falls-Lima school community in its concern and we add our sincere hope that no incident shall come to pass.

  We also stand united in our commitment to the Gospel truth: that violence for violence sake is never acceptable.  The kinds of threats that our community now face are based in and seek to further our sense of fear.  We call upon the community to recall Jesus’ command to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, and all our souls, and all our minds, and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22).  As Christian leaders, we know there is no fear in love. 

  We encourage the community to unite in the common call for safety, for compassion, for wisdom, and for courage.  We thank the School District and local Law Enforcement for their comprehensive and thoughtful response.  God give us strength to respond to the threats that come too frequently, wisdom to diffuse the danger, and the will to make hope our hallmark, not fear.

  May God protect us and bless us all.

  With faith and courage,

  The HF-L Faith Community
• 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
• Become a F.I.S.H Transportation Volunteer!

  FISH (Friends in Service Here) Transportation is a community organization, serving Mendon, Honeoye Falls, North Bloomfield, West Bloomfield and Lima. This is for transportation for those who do not have anyone to take them to a doctor, dentist, etc. Clients call our service a day before they need a ride. Our dispatchers get the information from the clients and in turn connect a driver with the clients. We are in need of both volunteer drivers and dispatchers. If interested call Marjorie Vogt at 585-624-8388.

  Recently we have had some folks in our church community who have been in need of transportation. If you would like to help out by becoming a driver or a dispatcher, we will be having an information meeting at HFUMC. Please let the Church Office 624-3387, Pastor Mary 585-497-7041 or Lynn Shipe 624-4219; 585-752-2787 know of your interest.
• Spring 2018 Women's Bible Study

  

   

  Winning the Worry Battle, Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua by Barb Roose

  The Women’s Daytime Bible Study will be using the book, Winning the Worry Battle by Barb Roos this Spring. Our group meets on Wednesdays from 11:45-1:00. We will start up again on Wednesday, April 18th. Bring your lunch if you wish. Books are available from Cokesbury or Amazon. We invite you to join us. Please contact Lynn Shipe (624-4219 or 752-2787) with any questions. 
• Two's Together Registration Info for the '18-'19 School Year