We all enjoyed a joint worship service at Climbing Bines and a picnic to follow along with Dresden and Milo Center United Methodist Churches. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 08-20-26 There were nearly 80 people at our combined church service and summer picnic this past Sunday at Climbing Bines along with Dresden and Milo Center churches. We enjoyed singing and a lovely worship service. Pastor Jeannine told us how Peter may have been impulsive but he had faith and courage challenging Jesus to walk on water if it was really him. This occurred after the miracle when a few fish and loaves of bread fed over 5000. Pastor Jeannine had the children gather and showed them a few objects. She asked them if they could walk on water. She showed them a few objects like wood and aluminum foil and asked them if these objects would float or sink. She ended with telling them that we need to keep faith in Jesus. If we take our eyes off Jesus, we sink. Jesus tells us to walk with him! Don’t forget the Hope Walk coming up this next Saturday at Penn Yan Fireman’s Field. There will be opportunities there to make the luminary bags to light the path at the end of the ceremony. It’s a beautiful ceremony and time to give tribute to those that have passed from cancer or are facing its effects. Come worship with us at 9 AM on Sunday. We have a very loving church.

Many of us are getting ready Hope Walk on August 22 by decorating luminary bags and honor or memory of friends or loved ones filled with sand to be lit during the ceremony. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 08-13-26 Thank you, Stacy Wyant for giving us our message today. and Chris Wyant and Laurie Prinzivalli for the children’s message. They told us that even God has a sense of humor, and he never makes mistakes. Stacey showed us the divine provisions that we have. Jesus is the breath of life. His message was based on the scripture from Matthew 14: 13-21. This is very familiar scripture of how Jesus made five loaves of bread and two fish more than enough to feed 5000 people who had come to hear Jesus speak. The scripture is in all 4 gospels, which shows us what an important message it is. God‘s provisions are complete. Jesus performed miraculous things. Stacy remind us to take a breath and pace ourselves. We are always so busy. The Earth is moving fast is our the sun and galaxy. Remember to be thankful and enjoy your life. August 22 we will be serving the chicken barbecue at Oak Hill. Everyone loves their chicken- come and visit us and get your dinner. Later that day from 4 to 9:30 PM is the Hope Walk at the Firemans field in Penn Yan. We are preparing our luminary bags. Prior to the Hope Walk is a garage sale with a free will offering. Bring items for the sale and choose some things for yourself! August 30 is music Sunday at church! Lots going on this summer! Come and worship with us at 9 AM on Sundays!

Stacy Wyant is a fan of the Bluff Point United Methodist Church! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 08-06-26 Pastor Jeannine showed the children a box of brownie mix. She wondered if the kids like brownie sundaes. Do they like brownies? Do they like to share? Would they eat the mix by itself? No, you need eggs, water and oil and to spray the pan before you bake. You have to add things… we need to add others in our lives to make our lives complete as well! Pastor Jeannine told us we need to turn things over to God. We need to pray. God is with us when we step out of our comfort zone. He’s with us all the time! Christine Wyant has raffle tickets for a camp for special needs children that the PY Rotary is sponsoring if you are interested! The winner will receive some beautiful folding Adirondack chairs. Ron Miller is in charge of the Hope Walk on August 15th at Fireman’s field. Please support this! All the money collected supports people affected by cancer in Yates County. All the money stays locally. There will be a yard sale that morning- please bring donated items early that day and pick up other things you might need for a monetary donation. Thank you, Dick Smith for reading scripture today. We’re always glad to have visitors in our congregation. Please come and join us Sundays at 9 AM.

Thank you Christie and Marilyn for tasty snacks! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 07-30-26 Our lesson this past Sunday was about weeds among the wheat. Gathering the weeds before harvest would upset the wheat. Pastor Jeannine lamented about the English garden. An English garden is a design of the master gardener. There are no weeds to detract from the flowers. Pastor Jeannine asked us if this would be nice if our world was like this. Christian life is a journey. Church is like a messy garden. We welcome all…a hospital for sinners, not a museum. Jesus welcomed the tax collector and prostitutes. He felt they would enter the kingdom of God first. We will be selling cookies at the community concert in the park on July 29th. We also will be selling the Oak Hill barbeque chicken on August 22. Lots of opportunities for service. Come worship 9am Sundays with us!

Thank you, Dick Smith for reading our scripture this past week! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 07-23-26 Pastor Jeannine asked the kids if they had ever grown anything. She talked about planting seeds. If you sow seeds on the carpet, will they grow? If you spread them on the ground, will they grow or will they grow better with water, sunshine and if they are covered with dirt? God hears us like we nourish and tend to our plants and seeds. God nourishes us and tends to the heart of our souls. In addition to tending to our plants, we need to tend to our friendships. Sometimes we don’t see someone for a long period of time and when we catch up it is like we never had been apart. Whatever the situation, we need to cultivate our friendships and relationships with active communication and love. God touches us and we touch the lives of others. Please come worship with us. You are new to the area or just even visiting we openly welcome you to our worship services at 9 AM on Sundays.

Here are two of our 4th of July firecrackers! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 07-16-26 This past Sunday was our Fourth of July Sunday as we celebrated our 250th birthday of America almost everyone in the congregation wore red, white, and blue and celebration of the day. Pastor Jeannine showed the kids a jar of elbow macaroni and shook it. She has the kids if they like to eat dried macaroni or would eat macaroni with macaroni and cheese or with butter if it was cooked. The macaroni comes to life when it’s cooked. She also told them about dried bones. Can these bones live again? God brings life into us with the power of the Holy Spirit and calls his people back to himself. She told them about a vision of dried bones. The dried bones represent the nation of Israel in history they represented bones on the floor of the valley. Pastor Jeannine told a story of the Statue of Liberty with the torch and book message. One little girl asked her parents if they could help the lady hold up the torch. She felt that her arm was getting tired. And on the Fourth of July, we celebrate freedom, justice, and mercy just like our church bell, we need to ring freedom’s bell. Happy summer and we hope that you all enjoyed the Fourth of July holiday as we celebrated our Country’s special birthday! Our sincere condolences to the family of Dana Schillinger. Dana and Helen have been long-term members and supporters of Bluff Point United Methodist Church. They are both in church almost every Sunday. Dana was in church last Sunday before he passed rather suddenly this past Tuesday. On military occasions, he would often wear his uniform which still fit him. We will miss his kind ways but know than our brother in Christ is with Jesus. Please keep Helen in your prayers.

Leah Dibble helps with fellowship after church. We enjoy our social time. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 07-09-26 School is out for the summer! We have many enthused children that are happy about summer vacation, although this year we do not have any graduates. We do have two students in college. Pastor Jeannine recognized many members of the church that have helped with nursery and Sunday school through the year. We love our kids and are glad that we have active programs to support their growth and learning about Jesus. They also get to have some playtime and crafts while in Sunday school. Pastor Jeannine told the kids and the adults the story about Abraham and Isaac. Isaac was born when Sara and Abraham were very elderly and he was very much loved. God told Abraham to go up the mountain and build an altar. The idea was that Isaac would be sacrificed, sadly, is Sarah and Abraham had waited many years to be parents. Abraham listened to God, and believed God would provide a sacrificial lamb. Abraham trusted God and believed that he would provide, and not have to sacrifice his son. This lesson shows us that we need to believe and trust in God. The lesson is based on scripture from Genesis 22: 1 through 14. God meets us in our times of need, however, sometimes we need to ask him for his help. Our church has had several recent passings of elderly congregation members, which has tested many of us with these losses. We need to trust and obey God- it’s not blind faith but trusted faith, that he will provide for us in times of need. Snacks this week or courtesy of Joyce Wiedrich and Leah Dibble. We do enjoy our fellowship after church! Please come join us at church at 9 AM on Sundays. We have a loving congregation and a very caring minister.

Pastor Jeannine asked the kids if they had hobbies, like birdwatching! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 07-02-26 Pastor Jeannine asked the kids if they had hobbies like building things, reading, taking pictures or birdwatching. Did God like birdwatching? Maybe his hobby was looking after us. We are more precious to him than a whole flock of birds. God loves all the sparrows and all the birds and takes care of them, but we’re more precious to him, and he will take care of us. Pastor Jeannine is overwhelmed with her love for children and her grandchild, with another one on the way soon. God, his unexpected blessings. God creates possibilities when everyone else sees impossibilities. If God promises it, he will perform it. Our promise is not dependent upon the economy, gas prices, rising grocery prices. God promises a future. God loves us. Remember the story of Ishmael. He was seen as an outcast but God saw him as a leader. You may be overlooked but God sees you as a promise. God sees us and hears us. We celebrated Father’s Day. The kids passed out cookies to all the guys. Our men love baked goods! School is out- be careful of kids running around and riding their bikes! See you in Church on Sunday!

Marguerite Miller gave the children’s sermon with a telephone game and message for them to share, all about Jesus Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 06-25-26 Wow, this year is half over already- where does time go? This past week Pastor Jeannine and Phil were out of town and Stacey Wyatt gave the message based on faithfulness. We’ve been talking about love, joy, kindness and faithfulness. We need a divine faith. Our scripture reading was from Matthew 9: 35 through Matthew 10: 8. The disciples made Simon Peter start a church. Our church of Bluff Point was started in 1838 and moved to its present location in the 1890s. One of our congregation members had a grandfather whom helped dig the basement by hand for the current church. Stacey Wyatt told us about several people who have had a divine faith. One was Horatio Spaddord,a businessman from Chicago. He had a very successful business and he and his family planned a journey to Europe. His wife and children went ahead because he still had business to complete. And November 22, 1873, the vessel that his family was on struck an obstacle and sank. His four daughters perished, however his wife survived. After learning of this tragedy, he wrote the hymn- It is well with my Soul, which we sang as our last hymn. Despite unimaginable tragedy he was able to praise the Lord. Despite any obstacles in our life, we need to keep our faith and realize that God will look after us in any circumstance. Faith gets us to heaven and while on earth we need to grow our faithfulness.