Honeoye Falls United Methodist Church

Announcements

• Walk to Emmaus

  
• Ash Wednesday Service

  
• Taco Tuesday - March 10!

  
• Mission Trip Opportunity - Flower City Work Camp - April 5-9, 2020

  Students grades 7 - 12 are eligible to attend.

  Cost: $150 per youth (family discounts & scholarships available).

  Adults: No Charge

  We, as a church, are able to send 2.5 youth for every 1 required adult leaders.
   

  Required Leaders: (Applications – Deadline January 17, 2020) Register online at: https://www.flowercityworkcamp.org/volunteer-app/
   

  • Work Site Leaders – These leaders must be present Sunday evening and all-day Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

  • Roving Experts – These leaders are adults skilled in one or more major home repair areas: electrical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, roofing, etc. Roving Experts are not assigned a particular work site, but are available during Work Camp to assist Site Leaders with labor-intensive, skill-specific projects or consultations. Roving Experts must be available Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Camp.

  • Sidewalk Club Leaders – These leaders oversee a mini-Vacation Bible School type ministry experience that operates alongside Work Sites in City neighborhoods. These leaders must be present starting Sunday afternoon and all-day Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

  • Agency Support Leaders – Leaders oversee Agency Groups (helping at Heritage Christian Service Locations). These leaders must be present Sunday evening and all-day Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

  • Sport Camp Coaches (Basketball or Soccer) – The Coach works with Work Camp teens to help lead skills and scrimmage events at a City-based mini-camp. These leaders must be present starting Sunday afternoon and all-day Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

  • Overnight Leaders – Each church must submit at least one male overnight leader and one female overnight leader for each of the four nights of Work Camp. Different leaders may serve each night, but there must be a minimum of one male and one female leader enrolled for camp by the deadline (Only need Male, as we only have male youth eligible to attend).

  • Lunch Coordinator – Churches also must provide a Lunch Coordinator to oversee providing lunch to at least one site during the three work days of Camp (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)

  • Clean Up Volunteer(s) – at the end of the week we need to clean and restore the two Host Church locations that host Camp. These volunteers will assist in a variety of ways to clean and reset the churches back to their normal operational footing.
   

  Other Leaders (these do not count for our 2.5:1 ratio): (Applications – Deadline February 21, 2020) - Register Online at: https://www.flowercityworkcamp.org/volunteer-app/

  • Gofers – support Work Site teams by responding to requests for materials or other supplies. Gofer activities include purchasing and delivering materials, moving tools or supplies between sites and transporting students as necessary. All purchases are reimbursed within 48 hours. These leaders must serve for the full week of Camp.

  • Kitchen Crew – feed the hundreds of student and adult volunteers who eat breakfast and dinner at the Host Churches during the week. Volunteers can either help to prepare and serve meals provided at Home Base or help with the Snack Bar in the evenings. You can schedule your preferred time slot at the end of your application.

  • First Aid Workers – Nurses or EMT’s provide 24-hour on-site first aid care in the event of injury or illness. These professionals also administer or supervise the taking of medications. Duties are spread among several individuals as schedules permit. You can schedule your preferred time slot at the end of your application.

  • Security Team – These volunteers provide security and information at Home Base each morning, evening and overnight during the week. They help ensure that Flower City Work Camp is a positive, nurturing, and safe place in which our students serve.

  • Prayer Walk Leaders – these leaders oversee Work Site Teams as they go on a daily Prayer Walk in the neighborhood in which they are serving. Prayer Walk Leaders make it possible for the students to be bold in prayer as they take a walk around the neighborhood, praying for the people and needs they encounter. You can schedule your preferred time slot at the end of your application.

  • Merchandise Team – we operate both a snack shop fundraiser and branded apparel shop fundraiser in the evenings at Camp. We need a small group of folks to run those retail operations. It is a great place to interact with the kids.
• Stewardship Update

  By now, you should have received the HFUMC 2020 Stewardship letter and pledge information in the mail. If you haven’t, please contact our church secretary Jillian Lloyd at office.hfumc@gmail.com or call 624-3387. Pledges are a critical part of our planning for next year as the operations committee reviews our known expenses and evaluate our anticipated resources for the next year. Some of our expectations for next year include the following:
  1. We plan to meet our commitment to the United Methodist Conference through our ministry shares.
  2. We plan to improve and maintain our historic 140-year-old church building which includes a recently completed access lift to our finished basement area.
  3. We plan to preserve and maintain our beautiful rare pump organ in our sanctuary.
  4. We plan to maintain our parsonage, a home for our Pastor located in Honeoye Falls.
  5. We plan to meet our standard monthly expenses required for gas, electric and the copier lease to keep our day to day operation going.
  6. We plan to provide salaries for our pastor, secretary, organist, cleaning person and nursery attendant.
  7. We plan to pay back a portion of the $40,000 loan borrowed from the Hennessey Endowment Fund to cover a portion of the completed accessibility addition.
  8. We plan to continue our commitment to improving our Sunday worship service, to provide Christian education through Bible studies and Sunday school along with continuing mission and outreach projects to support local, national and international causes.
  Please consider what you can contribute to our 2020 HFUMC Ministry with your financial support, time or talents. If you would like more information, contact any member of the Operations or Leadership Team.
  A reminder for those who gave through EFT in 2019, you will need to renew your EFT authorization annually.
  Bob Winans, rwinans@rochester.rr.com - Operations Committee (Finance/Building & Grounds) Chairman and member of the Leadership Team

   

  2019 Stewardship Letter

   

  2020 Pledge/EFT Form
• Ministry of Music

  
• Reception Chairperson Needed

  Most of us have greatly enjoyed the multiple celebrations our church has had over the past few years. For these we owe our current Reception Chairperson, Jan Connor, our thanks. However, Jan has decided to step down as chair in order to pursue other church interests. So, we are currently in need of a new Reception Chair. This person will take responsibility for organizing receptions that follow special church events. These are mainly the receptions following weddings and funerals but may also include celebrations after other special occasions such as baptisms and graduations. Jan is willing to assist the next chair, and can answer any questions those interested in the position may have. Please contact Gary Albright, 582-1473, if you are willing to volunteer for this position.