Niagara Frontier District News
June 17 E-Connection
June 21, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
There is a lot of new items in this edition of the E-Connection, the Niagara Frontier District newsletter! It goes out twice a month (around the 1st and 15th). Please send items you would like included to Julie in the District Office. The next issue will go out July 1. …more
June 3 E-Connection
June 3, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Here is all the latest and greatest news from Niagara Frontier Distict in the June 3 E-Connection! The next issue will go out June 17. …more
May 3 E-Connection
May 6, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Here is the May 3 edition of our district newsletter, the E-Connection. The next issue will go out May 17. Please send any items you would like to be included to Julie in the District Office. …more
2019 Laity Banquet UPDATED
April 4, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Please share this information with your church family! We will celebrate the significant ministry of the laity in our churches on Sunday, May 19 at our 15th Annual District Laity Banquet. This is a wonderful time to come together as a district for fellowship, food, music and worship. Everyone is invited, even if your church is not recognizing anyone this year. Remember to bring your noise makers! The chicken entree has …more
Advanced Lay Servant Course
April 2, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders This course will guide lay servants seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward vitality, building on the congregational strategic planning resource, "Does Your Church Have a Prayer?" Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders will first define the three disciplines of Christian transformational leadership and the four qualities of Christian transformational leaders. Courses will be held Wednesday nights, June 12-July 17 (skip …more
NYS & IRS Compliance Workshop
April 2, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Since October 2018 the NYS Labor Department has mandated that each employer of one or more employees, including church employers, adopt a specific Sexual Harassment Policy, which includes a complaint form. NOTE: This is not the same thing as a Safe Sanctuary policy. In addition, NYS is mandating Sexual Harassment Training for each employee. This must be completed by October 2019 and each year thereafter. Beth Buckley, Attorney at Law, will lead …more
Camp & Retreat Ministries
April 2, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Our conference has a wonderful network of camp and retreat centers, why not check out what they have going on! Conference Retreats is a list of the retreats scheduled through December 2019. Page one is a list by date and page 2 is by location. Camp & Retreat Open Houses lists the dates you can go and check out each of the locations in person! …more
Spiritual Formation Group
April 2, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
DS Carlos will lead a spiritual formation group that meets on certain Thursday mornings from 10am-Noon at Bowmansville UMC (5344 Genesee St., Bowmansville). This group is for anyone (clergy or lay) who wants to have a deeper relationship with Christ through consistent Bible study and prayer. This group will help you develop a system that works for you. It will also provide support and encouragement between the participants. …more
Live Weekly Devotional Time with DS Carlos!
April 2, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Start your week off with a live, interactive 15 minute devotional time with DS Carlos on Facebook on Monday mornings at 7:30am beginning Monday, April 1. Go to the NiagaraFrontier District Facebook page. It will be a time of reading scripture, prayer with time for questions, prayer requests or comments via Messenger or text. …more
April 1 E-Connection
April 2, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
For all the latest news from Niagara Frontier, click here for the April 1 edition of the E-Connection! It's no joke! The next issue will go out April 15. Please send items you would like to be included to Julie in the District Office. …more