Message From District Superintendent Rev. Suzanne Block

Important Information For You to Know

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REMINDER

As of August 31st there is not a physical office. Genesee Valley & Mountain View District's Superintendency Administrative Assist is now working totally from home office.

Please make sure that you make sure that update your contacts for the district office as follows.

MAILING ADDRESS:

Genesee Valley & Mountain View District Office

PO Box 129

Tyrone, NY 14887

Phone: 607-962-8047 or 315-898-2075

Email: pattigridley@unyumc.org

SAVE THE DATE

Fall Clergy Meeting Dates Scheduled

Please Mark your Calendars for the Fall Clergy Meetings!

Genesee Valley District

The Fall Pastor’s meeting has been scheduled

Thursday, September 21^st, 2023, 10am-1pm

This meeting will be held at the

Penfield UMC

1795 Baird Rd.

Penfield, NY 14526

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Mountain View District

The Fall Pastor’s meeting has been scheduled

Wednesday, September 20th , 2023, 10am-1pm

This meeting will be held at the

Bath Centenary UMC

3 W. Washington St.

Bath, NY 14810

Please Send Your Church Happenings & Events

If your church is having an event please send me the details and or flyer.

Please include the following information

WHEN:

WHERE: Name of Church, physical street address, city and zipcode

TIME:

MENU:

COST:

HOW TO REGISTER: if there is registration required

CONTACT: if there could be possible questions that need answering

The newsletter will go out the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month. Please send me your information by the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays.

Please send your information to me at

pattigridley@unyumc.org

Genesee Valley District Events & Happenings

Prayer Requests

Delicious Chicken Barbeque

WHEN: Friday, September 15th

WHERE: Elmgrove UMC

1500 Spencerport Rd.

Rochester NY 14606

585-247-4973

TIME:3:30 PM-Until sold out

MENU: Dinner includes:

Half-chicken, salt potatoes,

applesauce, cole slaw, roll, and dessert

COST:$15.00 each, or two dinners for $25.00

Ionia UMC

Fall Festival- SAVE THE DATE

WHEN: Sept. 16th, 2023

WHERE: Ionia UMC

2120 Elton Rd. (just off Rt. 64 & North of Rt. 5 & 20)

TIME: All day long

Food available: Coffee & Donuts 7:30-9:30 AM

Chow Hut-Hot dogs, burgers & more 10 AM-4:30 PM

Chicken BBQ- 11:30 AM til sold out

Cake & Dessert Wheel

Coin Toss, Door Prizes, Hyrides to the Wolk Observatory, Children's Games & Crafts, Historical & other Displays & Demonstrations and much, much more.

For more info go to www.ioniaumc.org

For tractor parade information: contact John Bennett 585-657-6245.

For vendor booth information: contact Marna Evans 585-624-4993.

Come for a fun fall day in the country!

Ionia Fall Festival

Tractor Flyer

Genesee Valley District UWF

Annual Meeting

WHEN: Sat., Sept. 23rd, 2023

WHERE: Dansville UMC

5 Chestnut Ave.

Dansville, NY 14437

TIME: 9:30am-Registration

10am-1pm-Meeting & Lunch

COST: $10 per person

HOW TO REGISTER: click here for registration-Register by Sept. 16th

Chicken BBQ

Drive Thru Only

When: Saturday, October 7

Where: Bergen United Methodist Church, 27 S. Lake Ave, Bergen, NY 14416

Time: 4:30 pm till gone (Drive-thru Event Only)

Menu: 1/2 BBQ Chicken, Salt Potatoes, Beans, Applesauce, Roll, Dessert

Cost: $14 per dinner

Dinner Registration: (585) 494-1312

Contact/Questions: (585) 494-1312

Bergen Chicken BBQ Flyer

UMC of Livonia

Drive thru Take Out ONLY

Annual Turkey Dinner

WHEN: Sat., Oct. 14, 2023

WHERE: Livonia UMC

21 Summers St.

Livonia, NY

TIME: 2:00-7:00pm or until sold out

MENU: Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Squash, and Dessert

COST: $15 Adult Dinner- $10 Child Dinner

Genesee Valley District Lay Servant Ministries Committee Presents

The Fall Training Retreat

WHEN: November 3rd-5th, 2023

WHERE: Asbury Camp & Retreat Center

COURSES: Basic Lay Servant Course

Advance Courses:

Prayer, Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders, or Accountable Discipleship: Living in God's Household.

For more detailed information and registration please click the button below.

GVD Fall Lay Servant Retreat Brochure

Youth Minister

Geneseo UMC

4520 Genesee St.

Geneseo, NY

Church office: 585-243-3160

GeneseoMethodist@gmail.com

Description:

Primary duties would be to build a network of youth and their families, lead Youth Group, teach Junior and Senior High Sunday School classes and plan other programs for the youth including connecting with our United Methodist Conference Youth organization. Knowledge and use of social media is a must! Persons involved in continuing education are preferred. Application, job description and the Safe Sanctuary Policy may be obtained at the Church Office by calling 585-243-3160 or by emailing GeneseoMethodist@gmail.com.