The Connector1

The Connector
The Newsletter of the Long Island East District Bishop Martin D. McLee, Resident Bishop
of the New York Annual Conference Rev. Adrienne Brewington, District Superintendent
of the United MethodistChurch Barbara M. Atchison, Editor
Phone: (631) 366-2396 Email:
Fax: (631) 366-4842 Website: nyac.com

NOVEMBER2013

2013 INTERCESSORY PRAYER CALENDAR

Week of Of November 3 Week of November 17

Liturgical Color : White or GreenLiturgical Color: Green

24th Sunday after Pentecost26th Sunday after Pentecost

St. Albans: Grace (LW)Staten Island: Summerfield (MET)

St. James (LE)Staten Island: Woodrow (MET)

Stamford, NY (CH)Stony Brook (LE)

Stamford: First (NC)Stratford (CT)

Stamford: Korean (NC)Sugar Loaf (NC)

Stamford: Springdale (NC)Summit (CH))

Staten Island: Bethel (MET)Sundown: (CH)

Tarrytown (MET))

Thomaston (CT)

Week of November 10Week of November 24

Liturgical Color: GreenLiturgical Color: White or Gold

25th Sunday after PentecostChrist the King/Reign of Christ

Staten Island: Christ English (MET)Torrington (CH)

Staten Island: Christ Korean (METTown of Esopus (CH)

Staten Island: Faith (MET)Township (CH)

Staten Island: Korean (MET)Trumbull: Long Hill (CT)

Staten Island: Marn-Baeksung (MET)Trumbull: Nichols (CT)

Staten Island: St. Mark’s (MET)Tuckahoe: Light and Life (MET)

Staten Island: St. Paul’s (MET)Tuckahoe: Asbury-Crestwood (MET)

(Yonkers Asbury-Crestwood) Ulster

OUR STEWARDSHIP

The following is a report on our District’s faithfulness in our connectional stewardship. It reflects monies received in the Annual Conference financial Office by September 30, 2013 - 100% indicates that these churches are current to date on the apportioned amount due to date.

Paid 100% for the Year

CutchogueSag Harbor50% Smithtown

FlandersWading River46% Sea Cliff

Freeport/HispanicWesthampton Beach44% Westbury

Glen CoveWoodbury35% Bellport

Greenport96% Plainview34% Huntington CSH

Hempstead/Hisp.95% Westhampton33% Hicksville

Islip94% Babylon32% Amityville/Simpson

Kings Park89% Commack24% Dix Hills

Orient89% East Hampton24% Franklin Square

Uniondale89% Farmingdale17% NHP Korean

Paid 100% Plus89% Massapequa16% Lindenhurst

Lake Ronkonkoma89% Riverhead15% Bay Shore

Setauket84% Albertson15% East Norwich

Paid 100%78% Southold11% Coram

Amityville/First67% Stony Brook11% Hampton Bays

Bayport67% Baldwin11% Hamptons

Bellmore67% Merrick0% Bethpage

Bible Korean67% W. Hempstead0% Center Moriches

East Moriches63% Centerport0% Commack Korean

East Northport61% Sayville 0% Hauppauge

East Quogue59% Hempstead/Eng.0% Hillside

Huntington Station57% Bayville0% Old Westbury

Northport56% Central Islip0% Patchogue

Port Jefferson Station55% S. Floral Park0% Port Jefferson

Port Washington54% East Meadow0% St. James

Seaford50% Freeport/Eng.

LI East District Youth Council Of the United Methodist Church

Invite all Youth 6-12th grades to

YOUTH ALIVE 2013

Youth leading youth in worship and workshops!

Prayer

PAM

MISSION ACTION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013 @ 6:30 PM – 10:00pm

FARMINGDALE UMC, 407 Main Street, Farmingdale

Please bring a non perishable item to be donated to

LI Council of Churches food pantry.

CCYM (Conference Committee on Youth Ministries) will host games and an ice cream social immediately following program!

Please note that by attending this event you understand that photos and or video may be taken during the event and these photos/videos may be shown at future church, district, or conference events, to help promote and recognize our youth. They will not be used for public viewing.

Please be sure to have permission slips for each youth attending this event, you can use your own permission slips or use the one attached. Also, you must have sufficient adult coverage for your group.

If you have questions, you can contact Shanna Wurth @ or 516-524-0012 (call or text).

PERMISSION SLIP AND MEDICAL RELEASE FORM

Youth Alive – November 9, 2013

I give permission for the person named below to attend the District Youth Alive at Farmingdale UMC on November 9, 2013. I understand that photos and or video may be taken during the event and these photos/videos may be shown at future church, district, or conference events, to help promote and recognize our youth.

NAME OF ATENDEE: ______

ADDRESS: ______

BIRTHDATE: ______

PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME: ______

DAYTIME PHONE: ______EVENING PHONE: ______

OTHER CONTACT: ______

DAYTIME PHONE: ______EVENING PHONE: ______

CHURCH ATTENDING WITH: ______

ADULT CHAPERON: ______

MEDICATIONS:

CURRENTLY TAKING: ______

CANNOT TAKE: ______

HEALTH CONCERNS: ______

FOOD ALLERGIES: ______

INSURANCE CO: ______

POLICY NUMBER: ______

DOCTOR’S NAME: ______PHONE: ______

In case of a Medical Emergency, I understand that every effort will be made to contact Parent and/or Guardian. In the event that I cannot be reached, I hereby give permission to the physician selected by my child’s youth leader to secure proper treatment and or hospitalization.

I also agree that my insurance will be used for such medical care and I am aware that I will be billed for any medical care not covered by my insurance.

Signed by: ______Date: ______

Relationship to Youth: ______

LI United Methodists Respond to Disaster

Long Island now has three UM Disaster Relief Centers that are receiving, orienting, and deploying teams of volunteers to help individuals and families clear debris, clean out muck, remove damaged cabinets and wallboard, and perform mold treatment. The Centers are headquartered at the St. Mark’s UMC, RockvilleCenter, the Freeport UMC, and Community UMC, Massapequa. Below are contact numbers and email addresses for the three centers:

St. Mark’s UMC(516)

Freeport UMC(516)

Community UMC(516)

Volunteers from outside of the area are being housed at the St. Mark’s in RockvilleCenter and at the Hicksville UMC. For the LI West District, contact Pastor Bob Grimm at St. Mark’s. For LI East, contact Warren Ferry, District Disaster Response Coordinator at (631) 875-5204.

We Need Volunteers!

The demand is much greater than the volunteers currently available to meet it. Churches are encouraged to recruit volunteers from among their members as well as from their communities. Volunteers do not need to be skilled. However, we are grateful for those with carpentry, plumbing, and electrical experience. In addition to physical work in home, we also need volunteers to staff the command centers, serving meals to volunteers, do counseling with homeowners. Volunteers and teams should register on the NY Annual Conference website: and also contact the District Coordinator or the site through which they want to volunteer.

Regarding Donations…

The best form of donation is money, which can be used to purchase the specific tools and supplies that we need. Donations can be made to UMCOR through Please do not collect or deliver material donations without first checking with the District Coordinator and/or the Disaster Relief Site Manager beforehand. We have limited space to store cleaning products and our sites are focusing on sending out work teams, leaving food and clothing distribution to other houses of worship and agencies.

GLORIFICATION SINGERS

The Glorification Singers would love to come to your church.

We are Christian recording artists and our music has played nationally on Christian radio. In addition to writing our own original music, we use popular contemporary Christian songs to enhance our individual testimonies. The music is always approved by the Pastor or Worship Leader. We honor and respect those congregations which take a more conservative approach to worship music and we offer music suitable for all churches. We will work to have a God glorifying time of worship through music. The worship services are always Christ centered.

We are all either Local or Certified Lay Speakers from the Westhampton UMC, L.I. East District. We have been together ministering the Word of God through song for almost 25 years. We have led Sunday morning services, ministered in coffee houses, churches, and retreat centers across denominational barriers. We have also served as worship leaders on mission trips. We were honored by the New York Annual Conference of the UnitedMethodistChurch and received the “Harry Denman Award for Group Evangelism”.

The Glorification Singers will minister either on a Love Offering or Honorarium basis; both with a minimum fee, based on travel expenses. Please contact The Glorification Singers, at 1-(631)-369 -3975 or 1-(631)-874-2071 or for further information contact us online at

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CHURCH SECRETARY POSITION AVAILABLE

The United Methodist Church of Hempstead at 40 Washington St. in Hempstead is looking for a secretary that is able to spend 35 hours per week in the office Monday through Friday. This person must have computer and data entry skills and be proficient in technology.

Ability to speak Spanish would be a plus but not necessary. For more information or to schedule an appointment for an interview call 516-485-6363 and ask to speak to the pastor.

SEEKING MUSICIAN FOR A CHURCH IN MERRICK

One “any-aged” person (young or old), of any sex or religiousorientation to play piano/keyboard or 3 manual Baldwin

To grow music program in harmony with Pastor & Choir Membersat small local Protestant church in WesternNassauCounty

 Includes: Playing service music at the 10am service of worship &

accompanying singing of hymns, year ‘round

Except for a 2 week time-off period

Leading a choir rehearsal (currently @9am Sundays) and conducting a musical number weekly during service, from September thru June.

Also: additional services for Lent/Easter & Christmas

1st dibs on weddings & funeral @ separate, additional fee

Musician would:Plan & develop music that supports the pleasingand faithful worship of God Interact routinely (via phone, email or in

person) w/pastor about worship, including attending 2-3 Worship Planning meetings, annually.

Communicate in a timely manner w/ church secretaryto re

lay data needed for weekly program.

Salary: negotiable, but not less than $8,000/annually (foran estimate of 4 hrs/weekly, on average)

 Contact: MaryAnne Brantley @ 516-826-2181 or Rev. Morgan, or cometo see the church & us at:1425 Merrick Avenue, - Merrick, NY11566 -(exit 24, off Southern State Parkway)

United Methodist Church of Uniondale is seeking an organist and a church secretary. Interested candidates can call 516-481-9809.

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Community

Church UNITED METHODIST

100 Park Boulevard, Massapequa, NY11758  (516) 541-7008

Recovery Worship: A Journey Into New Life

Anexperience of recovery and healing from addiction and other life struggles

Join us on the first & third Mondays at 7 p.m.

We link the 12-steps with Christ-centered worship

“Recovery begins when we recognize that our bondage is too great for us.
We are not powerful enough to break these chains. Either we will find a
power greater than ourselves to help us, or we will stay in bondage.”

– Dale and Juanita Ryan

James Street Players

proudly presents

Meredith Willson’s Musical

“Miracle on 34th Street”

Kris Kringle played by Rev. Tom Carney

Reserved Seating: Adults $20, Students / Senior $18

Group Rates Available (12 or more) $16 per ticket

(service charge applies for online orders)

The James Street Playhouse is Located at:

Babylon United Methodist Church

21 James Street, Babylon, NY 11702

Show Dates:

Friday, Nov. 22nd @ 8:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 23rd @ 8:00 PM

Sunday, Nov. 24th @ 3:00 PM

Tuesday, Nov. 26th @ 8:00 PM

Friday, Nov. 29th @ 8:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 30th @ 8:00 PM

For Tickets Call:

631-649-4140

– or –

Visit our website at:

Tickets

Church Secretary Position Available

Christ Church United Methodist

545 Old Town Rd.

Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776

Church Secretary

Start date: November 4, 2013

P/T 20 hours Monday – Friday

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Salary commensurate with experience

The church secretary is an integral staff position in providing a central point of communication for congregants, leadership and visitors; providing general office assistance to the Pastor and church committees.

The position requires personal and professional integrity, excellent communication skills, outstanding organizational abilities, proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, Power Point and willing to learn new computer technology. The ability to multi-task and easily switch between projects is essential to this position.

Resumes accepted until 10/21/2013

Pastor Randy Paige

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From the District Coordinator of Missions

“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” [Mt.25.40]

At our recent District Mission Fusion Event, held on October 5 at Centerport UMC, we heard about mission opportunities local, regional, and global. So many ways to connect to others in the name of the risen Christ! In one of our workshops we talked about food pantries, and the idea emerged that it would be good to gather information about our own food pantries. Please let me know if your congregation has a food pantry or supports one nearby to you. Maybe in the future we’ll find a way for food pantry teams and coordinators to get together and share resources, problems and solutions.

Contact me with any information or questions you have. Lorraine De Armitt, Westbury UMC. 516.334.3595

The Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist

732 Donlon Place, West Hempstead, New York 11552

516 483-7922

Rev. Sarah Diane Ford, Pastor

CHURCH SECRETARY POSITION AVAILABLE

Start Date: Early December

Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays

3 hours each day

We are looking for someone for general office duties, such as answering the phone, preparing bulletins, typing letters, compiling finance information, etc, and to interact with the congregation, visitors and assist the Pastor and church committees.

The position requires personal and professional integrity, excellent communication skills, organizational abilities, be proficient in Word, Excel and Power Point and be willing to learn new computer technology. The ability to multi-task and easily switch between projects is essential.

Please contact Pastor Ford at or (516) 483-7922.

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Something to think about

God Knows the Answers – Max Lucado

Thomas came with doubts. Did Christ turn him away?

Moses had his reservations. Did God tell him to go home?

Job had his struggles. Did God avoid him?

Paul had his hard times. Did God abandon him?

No. God never turns away the sincere heart. Tough questions don’t stump God. He invites our probing.

Mark it down. God never turns away the honest seeker. Go to God with your questions. You may not find all the answers, but in finding God, you know the One who does.

“Good Grief”

A three part exploration in the reality of change and the grieving process.

All of us have experienced changes of different sorts in our lives. The holiday season is often a time of mixed blessings, the joy of the present holiday season mixed with the remembrance of what is no longer. We will explore the different types of loss and the experience of grieving.

The 1st and 2nd gatherings are talks on the reality of change and the nature and purpose of grieving. The 3rd gathering is a service of remembrance and healing.

Date & time: Saturdays November 9th, 16th, & 23th, begins @ 2pm. Followed by a time for coffee/cake and fellowship.

Place: Wesley UMC 619 Fenworth Blvd. Franklin Square, NY 11010

Join us as we walk through the valley.

The exploration will be lead by Rev. Hal Low, MDiv., Pastor at Wesley UMC. Pastor Hal has given this program at a number of locations over the last few years. He has considerable experience in the field of death and dying, and life transistions: including 9 years experience in a Gerio-psychiatric setting, and 3 years crisis counseling for people affected by HIV/AIDS. Pastor Hal did his CPE at North Shore University Hospital and interned on the Psychatric, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Palliative Care Units.

Send all donation to: Long Island East District -357 MacArthur Blvd.- Hauppauge, NY11788

Make checks payable to LIE District with Habitat Methodist House on the memo line

YES, WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE!!!

Please fill out the form below and return it to Ethel Abbott at 200 Garfield Street, Centerport, NY11721

CHURCH NAME______

ADDRESS ______

PHONE ______EMAIL______

PASTOR ______EMAIL______

CONTACT PERSON NAME ______

ADDRESS______

PHONE ______EMAIL______

SUGGESTIONS FOR RAISING FUNDS

1. Calendar for family donations and house banks. Banks are available from

Habitat. Both Port Jefferson and Centerport have used this project.

2. Music concerts. FirstChurch of Amityville does this regularly.

The last one raised $2,000.

3. Spaghetti dinners or lunch or barbecues. All Methodists love to eat!

4. Collect "loose change" in a giant water bottle outside your sanctuary

5. Bake sales

6. Bike-a-thon (Babylon is planning one)

7. Buy a Brick. Suggested price $1 or $5, Use a doll house and paste on paper

bricks with donors name on it. Centerport made $500 with this project.

8. Have a Habitat Day and take a special offering. We can provide speakers for your

service, coffee hour, women's or men's groups or mission teams.

9. Get your Youth and Sunday School involved.

10 Make your activity fun and meaningful. People will respond if you ask.

Let’s have All 77 Churches in LI East District contribute to this worthy cause

right here on Long Island. Every dollar will help. Thank you.

Calling all adults 21-35 who are looking for Christian friendship, regardless of if you have been a Christian your whole life or just started thinking about it yesterday. We are a Non-denominational group all are welcome.

D.I.S.H

Discovery, Insight, Share, Hangout Group

For the Forgotten Generation.

(Just chill with us, you’ll see we’re cool)

Location:

Hicksville United MethodistChurch

130 West Old Country Road

Hicksville, NY11801

When:

Every Wednesday 9p.m

Contact:

Josh Wolfinger: 347-753-1743

Join our Facebook group at D.I.S.H. make sure you put the periods there are a lot of groups with this name sorry

NYAC Early Response Team (ERT) Application

Name: ______Home Phone: ______

Street Address: ______Cell Phone: ______

City, State, Zip: ______

Date of Birth: ______Sex:______Email address: ______

Church: ______

Church Address: ______Pastor's Name and Phone #: ______