NEWFANE UMC NEWS MARCH 2020

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

The next meeting of the UMW will be held on March 10th in the Gathering Room at 10:00am. Debby Yarger will have refreshments. Coffee & tea will be served. Please remember to bring your one paper or soap product for the Food Pantry, along with your calendar. We will be discussing our monthly commitment of doing food for Lockport Cares - March date is the 16th --- and the monthly "goodie" for Sunday, March 22nd. After the business meeting, we will be preparing St. Patrick Day tray favors for the Reflections rehab which is now at the Lockport Hospital. Anyone is invited to join us for the monthly meeting. You are always welcome!! Sandy Allen, President

CHURCH COUNCIL Dan Cushman our Treasurer reported that our December balances were $4,120.28 in Current Expenses, $38,043.22 in the Checking Account and $10,398.18 in Wills and Memorials. Kevin Luckman Jr reported that the cost of Parsonage renovations so far is $5,059.27 and that we will spend $1,788 for new stove, dishwasher, dehumidifier (for the basement) and stove hood. The Council approved $3,777 to have Advanced Environmental & Restoration Services clean the black mold located in the basement of the Parsonage. This work will be done at the end of February and has a lifetime guarantee. National Grid offered an energy saving grant to have us change over our fluorescent lights in the church to LED lighting. We expect a $191 savings per month, our cost is $1,723.23.

We will have our annual Chiavetta’s Drive Thru Chicken BBQ on April 2. As always, we need your support, however you can! If you plan on using a room in the church, please let Amy know, so there are no conflicts.

Our church is sponsoring a program called Save the Michaels of the World. It is an informational meeting for everyone in Newfane, and will be held at the Town Hall, March 12 at 7pm. This Lockport group helps people and their families with addiction issues.

Sandy Smalley thanked everyone for their support at the first Birthday Luncheon. Brian Scott reported that Missions Soup Supper on Jan. 25 collected $558 for the Miller Hose Fire Company.

Thank you to Diane Steel for organizing our very successful Winter Carnival. We had over 70 children, with their parents playing carnival games in our Dining Hall Sunday, February 23, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. An event this past fall, Trunk or Treat, was very successful, so plans for a similar Carnival developed into the winter affair. Pre-schoolers were able to pin the carrot on the snowman, paddle balloons into a basket, toss ping-pong balls into cups, play miniature golf, duck races, snowball fight, have their face painted, just to name a few of the games. Light snacks were provided at this free event. This is an exceptional outreach program for our church and lets the young families in the area that we are “family friendly”. Continue to read this newsletter to find the many other programs we are implementing here at NUMC and in the community!

Bill Neidlinger

Retired Men’s Breakfast Group at Gordie Harper’s

Every Wednesday morning at 8:15am

CHIAVETTA CHICKEN BAR-B-QUE

Thursday, April 2nd

4:00pm – ?

at the

Newfane United Methodist Church 2699 Main Street, Newfane, NY 14108

Donation: $10.00 per dinner

Take-outs Only Drive thru style

Menu: Chicken half Potato Salad Cole Slaw Roll & Butter and Dessert

Call for Tickets: 778-7011

Pre-sale Dinners must be picked up by

PASTOR’S CORNER

Season of Lent Those of you who

read music are

familiar with “rests,”

those places in

between notes which

create a pause, allow

for rhythms to

develop, for silence to

be experienced, for

notes to resound without

clashing with another

unless dissonance is

desired. You will hear

me speak of Selah, or a

Hebrew equivalent of a

musical rest as we move through Lent. Our series

for the next several weeks is Selah - Life in a Minor

Key as we make room to pause and consider Psalms

in particular in preparation for a time of reflection

on Christ’s passion and resurrection. You do not

need to be at every worship service to understand

the whole series, but it

may be a time when

you make it a priority

to be with others in our

faith community to

pause, to reflect, and to

refresh.

Details for Holy

Week are not

worked out yet,

but will be shared

in the weekly

emails as well as

April newsletter.

We hope to

welcome some new members into our congregation

on Palm Sunday, experience a meal and communion

together on Maundy Thursday and observe Good

Friday with a service. The tradition of joining our

brothers and sisters from Exley and Olcott UMCs at

the lake for sunrise on Easter morning will continue

as well as a Joy-filled Easter Sunday morning

service here. It is a full schedule of coming

together, but I

am reminded at

this time of the

year that we

can’t get to

Easter without

Holy Week

Thank You! Ken and I would like to thank everyone who came to the Open House last

month! It was wonderful to have you in the parsonage and to get to know you better. There

will be more opportunities as the months go by for those who were unable to attend and we look

forward to those times together. - Pastor Marilyn

SAVE THE MICHAELS OF THE WORLD There will be an drug awareness and information gathering on March 12th at 7:00PM in the Town Hall presented by Save the Michaels. This event is being sponsored by our church and we will be providing refreshments. Please see Sandy Allen if you are interested in providing homemade cookies. There will also be training of Narcon and most Recovery Coaches from the Lockport Unit will be on hand to answer questions. We are blessed that the founder of Save the Michaels, Avi Israel will be speaking. Please plan on attending as we never know when this disease will present itself to our families or friends. We are hopeful that this presentation will save lives in the Newfane area.

ATTENTION ALL LADIES OF THE CHURCH On Thursday, March 26th, at 1:00PM, there will a gathering for all ladies of the church in the dining room for fellowship and refreshments. This is something new and we are reaching out to ladies who are not able to attend the regular Sunday worship service. There will not be a meeting or commitment sign up for anything if you attend. We will have cookies and coffee/tea. This is just a get-together to visit. We will also have a time to help you learn more about your telephone if you need help. We are hoping that there will be enough interest to make this a monthly event. Come and enjoy. Bring one of our shut-in ladies if they are able to leave home for a short time. For more information, contact Linda Anderson or Sandy Allen.

Lay Leader Ponderings March 2020

A new Bible Study will begin on Wednesday March 4th at 5:30 PM using the UMC Discipleship Ministries #See All the People initiative resource “Engaging Your Community: A Guide to Seeing All the People” by Junius B. Dotson. We, as a member of the Body of Christ, are called to make disciples of Jesus. We do this by being engaged with the community around us and in relationship with the people of our community. We need to see the people around us. It is our hope and prayer that this study will help us do that better. If you are interested in joining this study group but the meeting day or time is not good for you, let me know and we will arrange a second meeting day/time.

Lyn Ende, CLM, Lay Leader

TRUSTEES

The mold remediation will take place at the parsonage on Wednesday, February 26th and they should complete the project in one day but if not will come back on Thursday to finish. New LED lights were replaced all over the church. The existing lights were used but new Led bulbs and ballasts were installed. 99 fixtures were changed. Looks much brighter now! The outside door locks will be changed on the church building. Trustees will work on an agreement that must be signed before receiving a key. Keys will be limited.

UMCOR says “Thank You” In response to the $270.00 donation made to the United Methodist Committee

on Relief (UMCOR) through your response to the Missions Committee special

offering and Sub sale, we have received a thank you letter from Thomas G.

Kemper, General Secretary and Roland Fernandes, COO and General Treasurer.

“Dear Friends in Mission,

Thank you!

The dear people you just helped with your gift to UMCOR may never have the

opportunity to meet you, but if they did, I am certain their response would be –

Thank you!

Since 1940, UMCOR has served as the humanitarian agency of The United

Methodist Church, providing disaster response and relief to areas impacted by

natural and man-made disasters around the world.

And through your financial support, you are serving within a vital network of

interactive relationships as UMCOR responds to increasingly-frequent and

destructive storms – sharing 100% of donated funds with those in need!

Together, may we continue to reveal the love of God for men, women, and

children of all ethnic, racial, cultural, and national backgrounds and to demonstrate

genuine love for our neighbors.”

We will observe UMCOR Sunday on March 22.

UMCOR lives out signs of Christ’s

extravagant grace in the world by

prayerfully working with

communities that are overwhelmed

by natural or man-made disasters.

UMCOR builds on the strengths of

what is already available in a

community and actively involves the

people affected in recovery efforts.

One of the wonderful aspects of The

United Methodist Church is that we

can do so much more together than

we ever could do on our own – and

through our connection UMCOR has

been doing this for 80 years.

By mobilizing trained volunteers

who are already living in the community, purchasing emergency supplies and food

from local merchants and channeling funds through trusted partners who are

already on the ground, UMCOR is uniquely positioned to respond quickly after a

disaster and to remain invested in rebuilding, even after these needs are no longer

in the news. Recovery is a long-process for individuals and communities.

UMCOR also works with communities to train leaders to address infrastructure

concerns, climate change and environmental degradation

The special offering received on UMCOR Sunday helps support the small but

impactful UMCOR staff who are specialists in disaster response and recovery.

Funds also ensure adequate training for emergency response coordinators,

construction volunteers, and case

managers who assist victims of

disasters, chain saw gangs and

sheetrock installers.

Because we join our church’s

offerings with those of United

Methodist congregations around the

world, UMCOR remains strong in its

day-to-day operations. When needs

are immediate, UMCOR can respond

quickly and efficiently with signs of

extravagant grace and expert

assistance.

This offering helps

make it possible for 100

percent of our gifts

toward disaster response

to go directly to help

those negatively

impacted

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR MARCH

USHERS: (Note: Ushers should be at the church by 10:30 a.m.) LITURGISTS:

Mar. 1: Dave Stevens, Paul Conrad, Neil Luckman, Jim Burnett Mar. 1: Pam Poole Mar. 8: Ken Hannah, Keith Robinson, Sharon Tomaino, Ed Yarger Mar. 8: Lyn Ende Mar. 15: Kevin Luckman, Chuck Hoy, Kevin Luckman, Jr., Dave Ende Mar. 15: Jeff Scott Mar. 22: Dan Cushman, Dennis Schultz, Kevin Gow, Ron Steel Mar. 22: ____________ Mar. 29: Sandy Smalley, Phyllis Graham, Jackie Duchscherer, Frank Arcovio Mar. 29: Dave Ende

*Sandy Smalley, Chairperson Ushers *Carol Dillabough, Chairperson Liturgists

GREETERS: (Note: Greeters should be at the church by 10:30 a.m.)

Mar. 1: ______________ Mar. 8: Sarah Davey Mar. 15: _____________ Mar. 22: _____________ Mar. 29: _____________

*Barb Smith, Chairperson Greeters

ACOLYTES: ALTAR FLOWERS:

Mar. 1: Bryson Davey Mar. 1: _____________ Mar. 8: Blake Davey Mar. 8: Sarah Davey Mar. 15: Bryson Davey Mar. 15: ______________ Mar. 22: Blake Davey Mar. 22: ______________ Mar. 29: Bryson Davey Mar. 29: ______________

*Dave Ende, Chairperson Acolytes

1. Cora Long 13. Tracey Murphy 22. Ann Vaughn 2. Nicole Svetlik Matthew Schultz Karen Conrad 3. Tom Wirth 14. Diane Steel 24. Jason Mollica Zachary Brown Kevin Luckman, Sr. Larry Coons 4. Michelle Witkop 15. Pastor Marilyn 25. Sarah Wright 5. Dick Anderson Chris Say Dilan Gominiak Brenda Balcom 19. Casey Smalley 28. Robert Audette Mark Phillips 20. Virginia Dy 29. Frances Scheilke 7. Rose Marie Dube Kathy Perry Mary Durgan 9. Avery Poole 21. Emily Morrissey 31. Dan Huntington

10. Michelle Shufelt Julie Nankey Janice Smith

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◄ February

March 2020 April ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 S. S. -9:45 am Worship/Communion – 11:00 am

2 Exercise – 6:00 pm

3 Bible Study –Seeking Sisters-10 am Girl Scouts-6:00 pm Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm

4 Bible Study-5:30 pm Exercise – 6:00 pm Bell choir – Group B-7:00 pm

5 Toddler Time-10:00 am Paint class -5:00 pm Missions meeting-7:00 pm

6

7 AA-3:00 pm Turkey Dinner-4:30 pm

8 S. S. – 9:45 am Trustees-9:45 am Worship-11:00 am

Daylight Saving Begins

9 Yoga-4:30 pm Exercise – 6:00 pm

10 Bible Study –Seeking Sisters-10 am Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm

11 Bible Study-5:30 pm Exercise – 6:00 pm Finance-7:00 pm

12 Toddler Time-10:00 am Paint class -5:00 pm Save the Michaels at Town Hall-7:00 pm

13

14 AA-3:00 pm

15 S. S. – 9:45 am Worship-11:00 am Birthday Lunch

16 Yoga-4:30 pm Church Council- 6:00 pm Exercise – 6:00 pm Bell Choir-7:00 pm

17 Bible Study –Seeking Sisters-10 am Girl Scouts-6:00 pm Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm

18 Bible Study-5:30 pm Exercise – 6:00 pm Bell choir – Group B-7:00 pm

19 Toddler Time-10:00 am Paint class -5:00 pm

20

21 Pinewood Derby in dining room AA-3:00 pm

22 S. S. – 9:45 am Worship-11:00 am

23 Yoga-4:30 pm Exercise – 6:00 pm Bell Choir – 7:00 pm

24 Bible Study –Seeking Sisters-10 am Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm

25 Bible Study-5:30 pm Exercise – 6:00 pm

26 Toddler Time-10:00 am Women’s Get together-1:00 pm Paint class -5:00 pm

27

28 Safe Sanctuary training – 9am-12 noon in dining room AA-3:00 pm

29 Men & Boys Communion Breakfast -7:00 pm S. S. – 9:45 am Worship-11:00 am

30 Exercise – 6:00 pm

31 Bible Study –Seeking Sisters-10 am Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm

TO:

United Methodist Church of Newfane

P.O. Box 69, 2699 Main Street, Newfane, NY 14108

(716) 778-7011

Church Mission Statement: “Pray First, Walk Together

and Transform Lives for Christ”

Rev. Kim L. Smith, Pastor

e-mail: newfanemethodist@verizon.net

Worship Hours: Sunday School: September – May – 11:00 a.m. September – May – 9:45 a.m. June, July, August – 10:00 a.m.

MARCH 2020

United Methodist Church of Newfane 2699 Main Street P. O. Box 69 Newfane, NY 14108

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