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Seneca Street UMC offers thanks for holiday generosity

December 1, 2014 / By Beth DiCocco / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Seneca Street UMC Pastor Brian Rotach offered the following message of appreciation to the "many churches that responded to the food emergency at Seneca Street Church in Buffalo, following record-breaking snow fall."

Pastor RotachGOD IS GOOD! Tons of food came in from every direction! 

Only 20 turkeys and 30 meal boxes had been committed before the storm – down more than half from last year. After Niagara Frontier District Superintendent the Rev. Wayne Butler and the Conference's special appeals, we had 71 turkeys, all the "fixin's" and food for emergency boxes that 90 families picked out for themselves.

And there's still more food! We'll have canned goods for all of the 40-plus families that will come this Sunday afternoon (Nov. 30) for dinner and/or baked goods.

And if there's still some left, we'll put it in our pantry to meet ongoing requests for food in the neighborhood.

One church also gave us more than $500 in $25-gift cards to Tops supermarkets that we'll continue to give out strategically.

You demonstrated God's love for the less fortunate in a way most around here will long remember.

This amazing United Methodist connection made the most difficult week of the year into a time for families to celebrate God's goodness.

Thank you and God bless you!

Volunteers needed in Western New York

Volunteers are still needed in Western New York to assist in the recovery from the record-breaking snowfall. The area Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster Team (VOAD) has set up this phone line for those needing assistance or volunteers who would like to help: (716) 677-3940. There may also be a need for flood buckets/clean up kits. To learn more about how to help, contact District Disaster Response Coordinator Rick Koch at (716) 523-7187.