LANSING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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1 LANSING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 32 Brickyard Road, Lansing, New York Corner of Brickyard Road & Route 34B Church Website: Church Office: Pastor Alison Schmied CHURCH AT WORK December 25, 2016 TODAY GIVING THANKS! Helpers for Jr. & Sr. High Christmas Party Big thanks to everybody that helped with the youth Christmas parties this past Sunday! Every contribution, big or small, was greatly appreciated! Thank you :) We also collected a nice pile of socks and mittens to be donated to the rescue mission, so thank you for those donations as well! Children s Christmas Pageant Wrap-up There has been a lot of feedback about how enjoyable this year s children s Christmas pageant was! The kids did a wonderful job, and all of the adults and youth that helped bring it to fruition deserve A LOT of recognition and praise! (especially Denise Wyszkowski!) Monday - Friday, December 26th - 30th LUMC Office Closed Sunday, January 1st New Year s Day Monday, January 2nd New Year s Day Observed LUMC Office Closed 10:30 a.m. Bible Study at Woodsedge

2 Tuesday, January 3rd 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Needleworkers Group 6:30 p.m. LIFT at Crossroads Wednesday, January 4th 9:00-11:30 a.m. Safe Sanctuaries Meeting 9:30-11:30 a.m. Women s Bible Study 12:00-2:00 p.m. Staff Meeting 6:00 p.m. Bells Angels Rehearsal 7:00-8:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal Friday, January 6th 6:00-8:00 p.m. Jr. High Youth Group (Fellowship Hall) 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth Group (Robin s Nest) Saturday, January 7th 7:00 a.m. Men s Breakfast at Linda s Diner 8:30-10:30 a.m. Youth Mission Pancake Breakfast at LUMC 10:00-11:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl/Caregivers Meeting Sunday, January 8th 10:30 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages 5:30-7:00 p.m. Kids in Action Now (K.A.N.) Meeting 6:30 p.m. Youth Mission Meeting at All Saints Adult Ministries Reminder DEADLINE: TODAY!, Sunday, December 25th Registration for January Adult Ministries programming is needed by the end of TODAY!, December 25th. Adult Programming sign-up sheets are in the Fellowship Hall, or Karen Veaner at AdultMinistries@LansingUnited.org. Classes with fewer than 6 registered participants will be cancelled. Adult Sunday School Sundays December 25th & January 1st - No Sunday School Merry Christmas and Happy & Blessed New Year! Sunday, January 8th Bible Genesis: How God Used One Imperfect Family to Change the World An introduction to the stories of Genesis with an emphasis on exploring different ways of approaching Bible study with Rev. Daisy Kirkpatrick, M. Div. The Wired Word -- with Judy Hinderliter Confront world news with scripture and hope. The Wired Word pulls topics straight from the headlines and offers thought provoking questions to encourage us to dig deeper. Join in a rich discussion of current events in relation to scripture and everyday life. Listening: A Meditation Practice -- with Shared Leadership Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10) Join us for a time of Holy awareness.

3 LUMC Office Closed Christmas Through New Year s Holidays Tomorrow, Monday, December 26th, through and including Monday, January 2nd The church office will be closed Monday, December 26th, through and including Monday, January 2nd, in observance of the Christmas and New Year s Holidays. The office will resume regular hours on Tuesday, January 3rd. There will be no weekly on Wednesday, December 28th, and no Church At Work (CAW) on Sunday, January 1st. received in the office next week will be read and responded to as soon as possible when the office reopens in January. No Youth Group This Friday, December 30th Due to the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus, we are taking a break from Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group for a couple Fridays. We ll pick back up on January 6th! Wesleyan Covenant Service Next Sunday, January 1st, 9:00 a.m. John Wesley encouraged people to be methodical about following Christ, earning the name "Methodists." In the first Sunday worship service of 2017, you are invited to enter into a covenant in the Wesleyan tradition, making a plan and a promise to follow God s leading in our lives. The heart of the Covenant Service is the prayer in which we commit ourselves to serving God in every aspect of our living: at church, home, school, work, play or elsewhere. In addition to participating in covenant renewal ritual in worship, you are encouraged to sign the covenant and keep it in the place where you pray on weekdays, so that it will remind you of your intention and promise to seek out and follow wherever God leads. No Pancakes & Prayer Monday, January 2nd Due to the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus, we are taking a break from Pancakes & Prayer for a couple Mondays. We ll pick back up on January 9th! LUMC LIFT - Ladies In Fellowship Together Tuesday, January 3rd, 6:30 p.m. Meet other LUMC ladies for an evening of dining out, laughter, and good conversation. LIFT meets on the first Tuesday of each month at Crossroads Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. to share food, stories, and love. Please join us! Women s Bible Study Resumes Wednesday, January 4th, 9:30 a.m. Women s Bible Study resumes in the new year on Wednesday, January 4th, at 9:30 a.m. Let Us Make Breakfast For You Saturday, January 7th, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at LUMC Lansing Youth Mission will hold a pancake breakfast Saturday, January 7th from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Lansing United Methodist Church. In addition to pancakes (with all the toppings, of course), our youth will be serving sausage, fresh fruit, scrambled eggs and beverages. Where can you get a breakfast like that for just $5 per person?! Or you can bring your family of four or

4 more for just $20. Tickets are available from any Lansing Youth Mission team member or at the door. All proceeds will go to assist Lansing Youth Mission s trips to San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala in February and April of New Adult Education Opportunities at LUMC in 2017 Naam Yoga Class (in Fellowship Hall) Saturday Mornings, Beginning January 14th, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Physical and emotional health is the health of the bodies in which we live, and we are therefore urged to be careful how we live. (Ephesians 5:5). Naam Yoga is physically and spiritually therapeutic and rehabilitative. It is for people of all ages and all levels of flexibility. Anyone can do it! Wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat. Food for Thought: Ecclesiastes -- Soup, Salad and the Meaning of Life -- with Pastor Alison Sundays, January 22nd - February 26th, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Building Committee Update Please Save the Dates! (January 22nd or 29th) The next phase of the LUMC Forward Building Project is approaching. Although the date has not been formally set, the members of the church will be asked to gather either January 22nd or 29th for a special church conference to vote for the final approval of the proposed building project. The meeting will be in the church sanctuary at 10:00 a.m. At that time, the building committee will present the progress on the project since the last vote, the revised project budget, and details about bank financing. The exact time of the meeting will be announced from the pulpit two weeks before the meeting and will be published in the church bulletin and the weekly update. New United Methodist Hymnal Survey From the desk of Rev. Jackson Henry, Director of UMC Music Ministries: Hello, friends and colleagues! The United Methodist Church plans to present a new hymnal to General Conference for approval in We want this hymnal to represent the whole denomination, and invite all United Methodists to participate in several surveys related to hymnal content. The link for the first survey, which is about favorite and least favorite hymns in The United Methodist Hymnal, The Faith We Sing, and Worship & Song, is HERE. The next survey, which will focus on desired content for the new hymnal, will be released in January. Other research related to music, worship, and culture from around the global United Methodist community will follow. Please click on the link above, and help us gather data for this important work! Peace, Rev. Jackson Henry SOLID 2017!!! January 27th - 29th at Casowasco Oh baby! It s almost January, and around here, January = SOLID! All 7th-12th graders are invited to go to the BEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR! Registration forms are located in a blue binder on Kevin s office door. Please return the registration form with a $25 deposit as soon as possible! Checks can be made out to LUMC with SOLID registration on the memo line, and give it directly to Kevin (please do not put it in the offering plate). Mark your calendars NOW!!! Seriously. Your teenager does NOT want to miss out on this!

5 Safe Sanctuaries Training Opportunity at LUMC Saturday, February 11th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon WHO: All LUMC members with responsibility for the safety of children, youth, and vulnerable adults in the churches ministries, who did not participate in the Spring 2016 training; and those wishing to refresh their training status. Class size is limited to 40 participants. PRE-REGISTER: Before February 1st. To register, please contact Pastor Alison Schmied at alison.schmied@gmail.com or sign up in Fellowship Hall. BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Upper New York Annual Conference Safe Sanctuaries training team. There is no charge as Ministry Shares benevolences from local churches cover the expenses. January Birthday List The list of January birthdays is available on the table in the Narthex. Please let the office know of any needed updates, additions, or deletions. Thank you! Attendance Last Sunday: Worship 165 Nursery 3 Prayer Concerns Peg Stoyell The Barré Family Gay Johnson (friend of Marcia Larsen) Prayer requests can be written on a Prayer Card and placed in the offering plate.