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Welcome
Please Come and Worship With Us!
Sunday Morning Schedule
Sunday messages will be recorded and placed on our Facebook page. (Facebook link is in the upper right hand corner of this welcome page.)
We are back to in-person worship.
We will meet at 10:00 a.m. for a single worship service each week.
Rios de Agua UMC (Bi-lingual service) will meet at 3pm.
Masks and social distancing will be required. Prescreening will be performed.
All Are Welcomed!
We are located at 1924 Maiden Lane, Rochester, NY 14626, near the corner of Long Pond Rd and Maiden Lane.
*For weather related closings, please see our policy tab above.
For September through June: This schedule is currently on hold due to COVID restrictions.
9:00 am - Traditional Worship Service (Nursery & Children's Church)
10:00am - Fellowship (Coffee) Hour/Discipleship/Education Hour (For ages 4-adult)
11:00am - Praise & Worship Service (Nursery & Children's Church)
3:00pm - Rios de Agua UMC Service (Bi-lingual)
Being God's Love to our neighbors at all times.
Thank you for visiting our website! Greece United Methodist Church is a community of faith in Jesus Christ who find our purpose in the Bible, in Wesleyan theology, and in the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church. It is our desire that persons of any race, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, social or marital status, or personal characteristic will feel welcome among us.
We welcome people of faith to join us in worship, fellowship, learning, and mission. We also welcome people who are curious, or questioning, or who don’t have a clue what church is all about.
It is our hope that you will find first a place of welcome, and eventually a community of love and a relationship with Jesus Christ. We welcome you to our website. It is our hope to welcome you to our church home in the near future.
In Christ's love,
Pastor Matt Stengel
Announcements
further details.
Food of the Month Donation for Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf:
Please join us each month as we collect a specific food request for the Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf.
November we are collecting :
Canned fruit - pears, pineapple, applesauce, apricots, mixed fruit
Pork & bean, beef stew, chili, & black beans
Please donate regular sizes—most households are 1-4 people.
Your donations of food help to feed our neighbors in Greece and Charlotte. Thank you
You can drop food off during our office hours - 9AM-1PM, Momday- Thursday in Commons area. Ray & Gale Huber will see that it gets to the food shelf.
or
Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf: Drop off items on Monday 9 to 11 am, Tuesday 10:30 to N, Wednesday 4:30 to 6 pm, or Saturday 9:30 to 11 am. 500 Maiden Lane.
Thank you!
Tuesday Morning Book Study -October 27th
Tuesday Book Group:
Seize the Day
By Joyce Meyer
We meet Tuesdays @ 10:00am at Linda Hoffman's house. COVID restrictions will be upheld - Masks & social distancing.
Please see our screening questions in the COVID tab. If you answer yes to any of them, we please ask you to refrain from coming.
Contact Linda Hoffman for information or a book. (lmhoffman@rochester.rr.com)
Page Turner Book Club - October 27th
October's selection is:
Emma in the Night by Patti Callahan
Join us Tuesday, October 27th in Fellowship Hall. All are invited. COVID restrictions will be upheld. Masks & social distancing. Please see our screening questions in the COVID tab. If you answer yes to any of them, we please ask you to refrain from coming. A Zoom meeting will also be set up for those who are uncomfortable in attending. Email Debbie Babbage at dbabbage@rochester.rr.com for Zoom invitation.
See Page Turners, under Ministries/Groups for more details about Page Turners and upcoming selections.
ZOOM Book Study - October 28th
New Study!!!!
Join us Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 on Zoom for our virtual book study. The book study starts Wednesday, September 30th. We start with "Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit" by Francis Chan. All are invited to participate.
Books can be ordered on Christianbook.com, #WW700889. The ebook is available through Greece Public Library's Hoopla app.
Please email Debbie Babbage at dbabbage@rochester.rr.com to get on the Zoom invitation.
9/30 - Intro & Chapter 1: I've Got Jesus. Why Do I Need the Spirit?
10/7 - Chapter 2: What Are You Afraid Of?
10/14 - Chapter 3: Theology of the Holy Spirit 101
10/21 - Chapter 4: Why Do You Want Him?
10/28 - Chapter 5: A Real Relationship
11/4 - Chapter 6: Forget About His Will for your Life!
11/11 - Chapter 7: Supernatural Church
Newsletter Deadline - November 15th
The December 2020 newsletter deadline for articles and announcements is September15th. Please email your articles/announcements/pictures to Katie at greeceumc@outlook.com. Put Newsletter in subject line.
Caring is Sharing - This page is devoted for the purpose of sharing ideas, recipes, book reviews, notes of encouragement, etc. It’s an opportunity to reach out to all who read our newsletters, especially during the present COVID-19 restrictions. Our plan is to continue this section well after the restrictions are lifted. If you would like to share something on this page, please email Debbie Babbage at dbabbage@rochester.rr.com. Put Newsletter in subject line.
Church Council Meeting - November 24th ZOOM
DUE TO THE COVID RESTRICTIONS, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY ZOOM.
The Church Council will meet on Tuesday, November 24th at 7:15PM in Room 9. Commitee leaders, please have your reports ready.
All are invited to observe.
Undie Sunday - November 29th
Please bring in new packages of children's underwear for the local schools and adult underwear to give to the Open Door Mission.
Salem Nutritional Center - Suspended until further notice.
Salem is still operating, doing meals for pickup only, and they are operating with a reduced staff (basically by invitation only). No "outside" volunteers are being used at this time. We will keep you updted when we resume our schedule.
Salem Nutritional Center, Tuesday, 9:00am—2:00pm
Please join us for a morning of serving. Meet/leave Church at 9:00. At 9:30, lunch prep begins. Serve 100—150 hungry people at noon. Return to the church at 2:00pm. We need 10 people there each time. It is a very satisfying ministry. See Pastor Matt for details.
Pastor Matt's Bible Study - Suspended Until Further Noticed
Bible Study with Pastor Matt
The Gospel of John
Starting Thursday, February 6th - April 2nd (No class 2/27)(No 12PM class on 2/13-We will review chapters 2 & 3 on 2/20)
Two Sessions Each Thursday
12pm—Kerrison Room at GUMC
7pm—The Villages (in Village Square) behind Unity Hospital on Long Pond Road.
Anyone may attend either session, and you may switch between them.
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