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Tent-a-Thon |
 Tent-a-Thon
to benefit Habitat for Humanity of the Capital Region, was
held August 12-19 - Over $20,000 raised this year!!!
(In spite of torrential downpours and record rainfall) |
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Mission of Peace
Benefit Concert - |
September 10 - Friday -
5 PM - Italian Fest Dinner and at 7 PM - a Mission of Peace
Benefit Concert with guest artists: "The Messengers" - an
a capella quartet!
The night of dinner and entertainment will benefit Cheryl Arnott
and Janna Neitzel's mission trip to India. |
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Homecoming/Open
House Sunday! |
September 12
Please join us at 9:00 am for a continental breakfast and
worship at 9:30. Say hello to old friends, meet new
ones and sign up the kids for Sunday School! We will also
have a "Ministry Fair" to display our various Ministry Team
Opportunities! |
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Igniting Ministry
Workshops |
September 18 - Igniting Ministry
Workshops at McKownville UMC
Troy Conference is sponsoring the Northeast Regional Igniting
Ministries training event here.
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Multi-Cultural
Sunday - |
September 25 - Our worship will be have a Multi-Cultural
Emphasis with special music! |
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Annual Pumpkin
Festival |
Our 7th Annual Pumpkin Festival
October 1st, 2005 - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Join us for games, face painting, and more!
All proceeds are for the Guilderland Youth Group to help fund
their mission projects and other activities.
Pumpkin are available daily until Halloween. |
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Brooks Chicken BBQ |
Saturday, October 1st - 11 am - 7 pm at
McKownville UMC!
Adult Dinner - $8.00 (take-out or eat-in)
1/2 Chicken - $6.00 (take-out only)
Child's Dinner - $6.00 (Eat In Only)
Come and enjoy a delicious Chicken Dinner including baked
potato, coleslaw, rolls, and cake. Famous Brooks sauces
and marinades are also available. |
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Harvest Party! |
Harvest Party!
Saturday, October 30th - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Games, Activities, Fun, Snacks! Come in Costume!
All Pre-K thru 5th Grade children are
welcome! Grandmas and Grandpas are encouraged to come to
see the Costume Parade! |
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Advent Music
Festival |
 The
Guilderland Interfaith Council's Advent Music Festival
December 4th at 4 pm at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church.
Adult, Youth, and Handbell choirs from 8 area churches will participate.
Refreshments will be served following the service. |
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Annual Christmas
Party! |
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 Our Annual Christmas
Dinner, Craft Sale, & Concert
Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005
5:30pm - Social Time
Cheese, Dip, Vegetables, Crackers, Punch
6:15pm - Dinner
Roast Beef, Turkey & Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad,
Desserts, Coffee, Tea, or Milk
After Dinner Entertainment by "Back
in Business" Barbershop Quartet.
Congregation, Relatives, and Friends Invited!
$11.00 per Adult, $4.00 Children 6-12, Age 5 and under free.
Proceeds to benefit the aids orphans trust & purchase dining
room tables and chairs. |
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Jesus' Birthday
Party |
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Jesus'
Birthday Party will be celebrated on Sunday, Dec. 18th.
Cake will be served after the first service and a party for the
children will take place during the second service.
Persons bringing
gifts for the needy families of Guilderland are asked to return
their
wrapped gifts on that day or before. |
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Journey to
Bethlehem |
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 December
18 - Christmas Through the Ages...
3 to 6 pm - Free and open to the public! Live music while
you wait to be transported into the "time tunnel" where you will
see scenes of Christmas' past
Pictures of past events are available by going to
www.guilderlandyouthgroup.org and selecting "pictures" on
the menu bar, then selecting "Journey to Bethlehem" |
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Christmas Eve
Services.... |
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 Christmas Eve: Two
worship services at 5 pm and 7 pm!
Worship for younger families will be
held at 5:00pm.
Candlelight service of lessons and carols is at 7:00 pm. |
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Adult Snowshoeing
and Cross Country Skiing |
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 Adult
Showshoe and Skiing weekends at Skye Farm Camp
Showshoeing Weekend:
Feb 3 thru 5
Cross Country Ski
Weekend : Mar 3 thru 5
Get Details and Print the Registration
Form |
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Family Expo at
Crossgates.. |
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The Fellowship and Growth Team
coordinated plans for our church to participate in the Regional
Family Expo at Crossgates Mall on Saturday, April 2, 10 am-7 pm.
We handed out literature about our church and other
give-aways, and we had photos displayed of activities in our
church and groups in action! |
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Celebration
Luncheon.. |
Dedication Sunday is April 10 -
Immediately following 10:30 am Worship Service, please join us
for a complimentary Celebration Luncheon! No reservations
necessary - ALL are Welcome! |
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Multi-Cultural
Team Program... |
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Mussarat Chaudhry will give a
talk on "The Role of Muslim Women in Islam" on April 11 at 7 pm
in the Sanctuary. There will be a question and answer
period after her talk and the evening will conclude with
refreshments. We hope you will take this opportunity to
attend an informative and interesting evening. |
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Holy Humor
Sunday... |
Holy Humor Sunday is April 24th!
This year's Holy Humor worship service will feature a Christian
video segment called "The Birth of a Clown" - the adult choir
will offer a humorous piece called "The Mississippi Squirrel
Revival" - We'll have a light-hearted Mission Moment about new
canoes for Skye Farm and a few surprises to brighten your day. |
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Crop Walk
- May 1, 2005 |
The Annual Crop Walk for the Capital District
was Sunday, May 1st!
It
will begin at First Lutheran Church of Albany at 1 pm.
Can you walk or pledge to support a walker? |
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Brooks BBQ -
April 27 2006 |
Our Semi-Annual Brooks
Barbeque was held Saturday,
April 27!
Another huge
success! A
BIG THANK YOU to all who helped!
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After School
Program each Friday During The School Year |
 Are
you a Son Beam ? Are you in grade's 2-5? Are you free on Friday
afternoons from 3-5pm? If you are then McKownville United
Methodist Church has just the thing for you. Come on over to the
church on Fridays for games, crafts, snacks and all around fun
and we will celebrate TGIF after school each week. Registration
forms are available on the back table or you can register when
you get there. If you have any questions call Christine Smith at
281-0604 or Angela Stott at 456-6528. |
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Mother's Day
Brunch! |
 Mother's Day - May 14
The Christian Education Team will host a Mother's Day Brunch
from 8:45-11am in the Celebration Center. Come before or
after church for breakfast. Anyone who is a mother or has
a mother is welcome.
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Youth Sunday! |
Youth Sunday - June 12
Our youth lead in worship and performed some meaningful and
provocative skits. Our graduating seniors delivered their
goodbye messages. Congrats to our grads and good luck in
the future! |
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Back Yark BBQ - June
19th |
Back Yard BBQ!!!!! We have so much to celebrate:
Class Day - Father's Day - HS
Graduations - Bible Sunday
Join us after worship on Sunday, June 19th for back yard BBQ and
celebration!
Grill will be set up and lunch will be served about 11:30 am.
Your donation of a side dish to share will round out the feast!
Please sign up in the back of the Sanctuary. No RSVP
necessary! |
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Brooks Chicken BBQ |
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Saturday,
May 5th - 11 am - 7 pm at McKownville UMC!
Adult Dinner - $8.00 (take-out or eat-in)
1/2 Chicken - $6.00 (take-out only)
Child's Dinner - $6.00 (Eat In Only)
Come and
enjoy a delicious Chicken Dinner including baked potato,
coleslaw, rolls, and cake. Famous Brooks sauces and marinades
are also available. |
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Book Sale May 5th |
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 Our
‘Many Crowns’ Children’s Choir is sponsoring a book sale on May
5th, the day of the Brooks BBQ from 11am-6pm. If you
have any questions, please contact Kelly Visker.
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Crop Walk - May 6,
2007 |
The
Annual Crop Walk for the Capital District will be held Sunday,
May 6th!
It will begin at First Lutheran
Church of Albany at 1 pm.
Can you walk or pledge to
support a walker? |
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Mothers’ Day, May 13th |
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The Hudson Unit of the Covenant Players, a traveling Christian
drama group, will return for both worship services. Their
presentations are always entertaining and inspiring. Be sure to
be here! |
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Membership Sunday is June 10th! |
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 Ten adults are participating in an eight-week church membership
class with Rev. Butler. New members will be received and our
long-term members honored during the 10:30 worship service on
June 10. |
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Children and Youth Sunday is June 17th |
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We
will honor our church school leaders and students of all ages.
And our summer worship schedule of one worship service at 9:30
a.m. begins that day, too. |
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30th
Anniversary Musical Celebration
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 Nancy Clarke’s 30th Anniversary Musical
Celebration is Sunday June 24th.Come to thank and
honor Nancy for her 30 years of musical leadership here at
McKownville! |
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Celebration Luncheon.. |
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Dedication Sunday is April 22 - Immediately following 10:30 am
Worship Service, please join us for a complimentary Celebration
Luncheon! No reservations necessary - ALL are Welcome! Come
celebrate “Our Spiritual Home”. |
