Office Hours Tu/W/Th 10-2 | Phone 518-885-6886 | Pastor's Phone 518-309-3737
Welcome as we worship online and in person. Share a warm welcome with others. Coffee hour is held in the Connections Café following the service. Coloring sheets, offering envelopes, and mission baskets are located near both entrances to the church.
Thank you!
On June 4, we welcomed Steve Mitchell as our guest speaker. Thank you, Steve, for leading us in worship!
Peace With Justice Sunday was June 4
Our Social Principles call us to love our enemies, seek justice, and serve as reconcilers of conflict. We insist that the first moral duty of all nations is to work together to resolve by peaceful means every dispute that arises between or among them. Each Annual Conference has a Peace with Justice Coordinator developing local social justice ministries. Fifty percent of our special collection next week remains in our annual conference to support this ministry.
The Directories Are Here!
If you did not receive your directory, they may be picked up in the office during office hours. If you are unable to make it during that time, please let the office know and we can work out a way to get it to you. Since there is a limited number of directories, we ask that you take only one.
Pastor Kelly’s Farewell Gift
At Pastor Kelly’s Farewell Luncheon on June 18th, we will be celebrating her six years of service with us. A collection is being taken up so a gift may be presented to her. If you would like to donate, please do so by June 11th. Donations may be dropped off at the church office, left in the collection plate in an envelope marked Pastor, or handed directly to Joyce Garlock.
Hannaford Supports our Food Pantry
BSUMC Food Pantry has been selected again by the Store Leadership Team at Hannaford. This means that we will receive $1 from every $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag sold during the month of June at Hannaford at 11 Trieble Avenue, Ballston Spa. Help the Food Pantry and buy a Fight Hunger Bag… or two!
Skye Farm Camp Registration Open
Skye Farm Camp will be open to campers and financial assistance is available. Families who send multiple campers are eligible for a sibling discount. For more information about this year’s programs you may go to their website at skyefarmcamp.org. The camp is located at 1884 E. Schroon River Road in Warrensburg. Contact site director Robyn Vernon if you have questions at robynvernon@unyumc.com.
Are You Interested in Helping?
There is a need for people to become involved in our Facebook, website, sound system, and live stream systems. Mark Warner has been doing this work for the past 5 ½ years and will be sorely missed. Please consider talking to Mark to see how you can help. And thank you, Mark, for your dedication.
Fair Trade Coffee or Chocolate
Fair Trade products are available! Chocolate bars (Sea Salt with Caramel Crunch or Sea Salt with Almonds - sorry, the Extra Dark Panama bars are gone), and coffees (Regular breakfast blend, Hazelnut, and Decaf) can be purchased by contacting Stan Lockwood at 518-885-1552 or at stosh964@gmail.com. Remember that with summer approaching, chocolate will be available for a limited time. Enjoy some chocolate or coffee soon!
Prayer Requests
Please join our prayer group. This is an on-line way of praying for each other and praising God for what is happening in our lives. If you are interested in being involved, please contact the office to be set up.
Thrift Shop and Food Pantry
The Thrift Shop is open Tuesdays from 9:30 till noon; the Food Pantry is open on Wednesdays -- since January, in its new location in the Fellowship Hall of the church -- also from 9:30 till noon.
Thank you to the people who donate their time and effort to make all of these offerings possible. There are many clients and they appreciate your help.
BSUMC's Online Presence
Our services are posted to Facebook and on our website. If you Like it on Facebook and share it, it will reach many more people than if it is just on our Facebook page. You can also direct anyone to the This Week's Service page of this site, on the Videos tab (https://www.ballstonspaumchurch.org/this-weeks-service.html), where the service is posted weekly.
Upcoming Events
June 4 - Peace with Justice Sunday / Guest speaker Steve Mitchell
June 4-10 - Pastor Kelly on vacation
June 13 - Church Council meeting. 7 pm (via Zoom)
June 18 - Pastor Kelly’s last Sunday; Celebration potluck for her service
Celebrations!
We have three birthdays this week:
If you have a birthday, anniversary, or graduation to celebrate (college, high school... even kindergarten!), please send it to the office. We love to celebrate!
From your Staff Parish Committee
One of their responsibilities is to serve as a liaison between the congregation and the pastor. They offer counsel to a minister but aren’t their supervisor. They help a pastor discern how best to use their time and gifts to effectively serve the congregation. This team is also responsible for supporting the pastor and their family, ensuring vacations are scheduled and all is well cared for at the parsonage. They evaluate the pastor’s effectiveness annually.
This team is also in charge of writing job descriptions for church staff, then hiring, evaluating and terminating their job if necessary. They recommend salaries and benefits for all staff. If you have questions, compliments, or concerns to share about any of the church staff or the pastor please communicate with our team. Nothing sent anonymously will be reviewed. The goal is to listen, understand and discern whether or not some action or recommendation might be needed. The team (listed below) will be back in touch and communicate what is done, or has been decided.
A Hymn Story
The hymn, “Blessed Assurance”, was written 150 years ago in New York City by Fanny Crosby and Phoebe Palmer Knapp. It was almost instantly popular and in its first year was published in three different publications. In the past 150 years it has been recorded by many artists including Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, CeCe Winans, Glen Campbell, and Third Day. It is number 369 in the United Methodist Hymnal.
Volunteers for Next Sunday
Sound George Wilson
Projection AJ Schmidt
Liturgist Dolores Wilson
Music Cathy King
Ushers Mary Drake & George Mallette
Coffee Hour Janet & George Mallette
Farewell Celebration Luncheon June 18th after worship service
Come and join us to celebrate Pastor Kelly’s 5 1/2 years of service with us on her last Sunday of leading us from the pulpit. Let us, in a spirit of love, wish her God’s blessings as she moves forward on her faith journey. Kindly sign up for the luncheon (sign-up sheet in the Connections Café or using the form below), and list what you will bring as a dish to share by June 11th, so we can prepare appropriately.
Have a blessed week
Thank you!
On June 4, we welcomed Steve Mitchell as our guest speaker. Thank you, Steve, for leading us in worship!
Peace With Justice Sunday was June 4
Our Social Principles call us to love our enemies, seek justice, and serve as reconcilers of conflict. We insist that the first moral duty of all nations is to work together to resolve by peaceful means every dispute that arises between or among them. Each Annual Conference has a Peace with Justice Coordinator developing local social justice ministries. Fifty percent of our special collection next week remains in our annual conference to support this ministry.
The Directories Are Here!
If you did not receive your directory, they may be picked up in the office during office hours. If you are unable to make it during that time, please let the office know and we can work out a way to get it to you. Since there is a limited number of directories, we ask that you take only one.
Pastor Kelly’s Farewell Gift
At Pastor Kelly’s Farewell Luncheon on June 18th, we will be celebrating her six years of service with us. A collection is being taken up so a gift may be presented to her. If you would like to donate, please do so by June 11th. Donations may be dropped off at the church office, left in the collection plate in an envelope marked Pastor, or handed directly to Joyce Garlock.
Hannaford Supports our Food Pantry
BSUMC Food Pantry has been selected again by the Store Leadership Team at Hannaford. This means that we will receive $1 from every $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag sold during the month of June at Hannaford at 11 Trieble Avenue, Ballston Spa. Help the Food Pantry and buy a Fight Hunger Bag… or two!
Skye Farm Camp Registration Open
Skye Farm Camp will be open to campers and financial assistance is available. Families who send multiple campers are eligible for a sibling discount. For more information about this year’s programs you may go to their website at skyefarmcamp.org. The camp is located at 1884 E. Schroon River Road in Warrensburg. Contact site director Robyn Vernon if you have questions at robynvernon@unyumc.com.
Are You Interested in Helping?
There is a need for people to become involved in our Facebook, website, sound system, and live stream systems. Mark Warner has been doing this work for the past 5 ½ years and will be sorely missed. Please consider talking to Mark to see how you can help. And thank you, Mark, for your dedication.
Fair Trade Coffee or Chocolate
Fair Trade products are available! Chocolate bars (Sea Salt with Caramel Crunch or Sea Salt with Almonds - sorry, the Extra Dark Panama bars are gone), and coffees (Regular breakfast blend, Hazelnut, and Decaf) can be purchased by contacting Stan Lockwood at 518-885-1552 or at stosh964@gmail.com. Remember that with summer approaching, chocolate will be available for a limited time. Enjoy some chocolate or coffee soon!
Prayer Requests
Please join our prayer group. This is an on-line way of praying for each other and praising God for what is happening in our lives. If you are interested in being involved, please contact the office to be set up.
- We ask for prayers for the Staff Parish Relations Committee who are overseeing the changing of pastors.
- Mary Drake thanks God for her church family and asks for prayers for her sister LouAnn who is mourning the passing of her son.
- Diane Solotruck asks for prayers for both of her granddaughters. Both have pneumonia.
- AnnMarie Williams thanks God for being with her and keeping her going.
Thrift Shop and Food Pantry
The Thrift Shop is open Tuesdays from 9:30 till noon; the Food Pantry is open on Wednesdays -- since January, in its new location in the Fellowship Hall of the church -- also from 9:30 till noon.
Thank you to the people who donate their time and effort to make all of these offerings possible. There are many clients and they appreciate your help.
BSUMC's Online Presence
Our services are posted to Facebook and on our website. If you Like it on Facebook and share it, it will reach many more people than if it is just on our Facebook page. You can also direct anyone to the This Week's Service page of this site, on the Videos tab (https://www.ballstonspaumchurch.org/this-weeks-service.html), where the service is posted weekly.
Upcoming Events
June 4 - Peace with Justice Sunday / Guest speaker Steve Mitchell
June 4-10 - Pastor Kelly on vacation
June 13 - Church Council meeting. 7 pm (via Zoom)
June 18 - Pastor Kelly’s last Sunday; Celebration potluck for her service
Celebrations!
We have three birthdays this week:
- Karen Parlapiano (6/3)
- Joyce Garlock (6/4)
- Diane Solotruck (6/9)
- Gayle & Bob Lawrence (6/5)
- Trisha & David Heffernan (6/6)
If you have a birthday, anniversary, or graduation to celebrate (college, high school... even kindergarten!), please send it to the office. We love to celebrate!
From your Staff Parish Committee
One of their responsibilities is to serve as a liaison between the congregation and the pastor. They offer counsel to a minister but aren’t their supervisor. They help a pastor discern how best to use their time and gifts to effectively serve the congregation. This team is also responsible for supporting the pastor and their family, ensuring vacations are scheduled and all is well cared for at the parsonage. They evaluate the pastor’s effectiveness annually.
This team is also in charge of writing job descriptions for church staff, then hiring, evaluating and terminating their job if necessary. They recommend salaries and benefits for all staff. If you have questions, compliments, or concerns to share about any of the church staff or the pastor please communicate with our team. Nothing sent anonymously will be reviewed. The goal is to listen, understand and discern whether or not some action or recommendation might be needed. The team (listed below) will be back in touch and communicate what is done, or has been decided.
- Dolores Wilson - dolwil64@gmail.com
- Pam Hannan - mrsh279@gmail.com
- Marion Coton - mcoton1@nycap.rr.com
- Ruth Persons - rpersons@outlook.com
- Joyce Garlock - joyce.garlock@coldwellbankerprime.com
A Hymn Story
The hymn, “Blessed Assurance”, was written 150 years ago in New York City by Fanny Crosby and Phoebe Palmer Knapp. It was almost instantly popular and in its first year was published in three different publications. In the past 150 years it has been recorded by many artists including Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, CeCe Winans, Glen Campbell, and Third Day. It is number 369 in the United Methodist Hymnal.
Volunteers for Next Sunday
Sound George Wilson
Projection AJ Schmidt
Liturgist Dolores Wilson
Music Cathy King
Ushers Mary Drake & George Mallette
Coffee Hour Janet & George Mallette
Farewell Celebration Luncheon June 18th after worship service
Come and join us to celebrate Pastor Kelly’s 5 1/2 years of service with us on her last Sunday of leading us from the pulpit. Let us, in a spirit of love, wish her God’s blessings as she moves forward on her faith journey. Kindly sign up for the luncheon (sign-up sheet in the Connections Café or using the form below), and list what you will bring as a dish to share by June 11th, so we can prepare appropriately.
Have a blessed week
