Announcements

• Safe Sanctuary Training
  

  The United Methodist Church holds that Reducing the Risk of Sexual Abuse: Safe Sanctuaries is one of the “social structures that are consistent with the gospel” (Book of Discipline, ¶122) allowing our sanctuaries, classrooms, mission encounters, camps, and retreats, and all spaces where we gather to worship and serve God to be places of trust. Safe Sanctuaries policies stress the importance of the Biblical mandate from Matthew 19:14, “Allow the children to come to me, don’t forbid them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people like these children.” (CEB)

  A Safe Sanctuaries training for FUMC will be led by Marty Van Lenten Becker in Fellowship Hall on Sunday, March 31, from 12:30-3:30 pm. This time frame has been chosen to accommodate members who attend both the 10am and 5pm services. It is a time for fellowship as well as learning, and lunch will be served! As FUMC Safe Sanctuaries Task Force member Allison Bookhout stated in the last issue of The Reporter, "Ideally, every adult in the congregation would have the training."

  To register for this important course, email Marty at marty.vlb@gmail.com or Allison at bookhoutajay@gmail.com, or call the church office at 432-4102 by Sunday, March 24.

• Tuesday Lenten Study

  March 26th: Finding Your Power: Listening for Healing – “Prayer and Healing” with Bruce Epperly

  April 2nd: Finding Your Mystic: Listening Beyond the Voices – “Meet the Committee” with Carl McColman

  April 16th: Finding Your Purpose: Listening to your Heart – “Do You Want to be Made Well?” with Doug Pagitt

• Lenten Sampler Series

  March 23rd -- Prayer Beads; No class March 30th (Reconciling Churches are meeting in Syracuse); April 6th -- Praying in Color; and April 13th -- Walking Prayer. Please register with the church office so we'll have enough materials on hand.

• Sing a New Song! A Psalm Sing
  

  Sing a New Song!  A Psalm Sing celebrating God’s grace in Jesus Christ will be held at 5:00 PM on Sunday, March 31st in the sanctuary of First United Presbyterian, Oneonta (the “Red Door” Church at the corner of Main St. & Walling Ave.) hosted by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America.  The RPCNA tradition of Psalm singing goes back to the Covenanters from Scotland who established Presbyterian churches in our area in the late 1700s and early 1800s.  RPCNA worship today continues to include only singing of the Psalms a cappella. Refreshments to follow.  All are welcome. 

  Note: Please do not park at Friendly’s Restaurant.  They will tow cars of non-customers.

• Listen
  

  Our Lenten series is "Listen" by Dr. Marcia McFee. A brief synopsis is below. You can watch the trailer here.
  
  Have you ever misplaced your phone–which is on vibrate of course–and
  then asked someone to call it? We get really still and really quiet. Our
  ears perk up in all directions in order to be ready to hear that little buzz. It
  is a quieting down and high alert all at the same time. This Lent we will
  quiet things down and heighten our attention to the “still, small voice” of
  God and our own True Self. Listening through prayer as well as
  meditation on holy texts is an ancient Lenten practice. Come and rest,
  come and listen.

• March 2019 Reporter
  

  March 2019 Reporter

• A New Way to Donate

  We are offering a new way to donate to our regular offering and current fund raiser at FUMC using Vanco Payment Solutions (Vanco Give+) as suggested by our Conference and insurance company.

  Here is a short video to show you how to use the system. If you wish to use a mobile device, you can get the app through Google Play and the App Store through Apple.

   

• Worship Schedule - 10:00 am & 5:00 pm Sundays

  Our 10:00 am is the more traditional service with choir. The 5:00 pm is our contemporary service with CrossFire.