Joyce and Charlotte fill luminaire bags with sand for the Hope Walk. Over 600 bags were lit at dusk and memory, and an honor of people who have faced cancer. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 8/4/25/2025 We had a busy week! Many of us supported the Yates County Hope Walk. All money is raised stay in Yates County to help those who are receiving cancer treatment. They were over 600 luminary bags that were lit at dusk in memory and an honor of those that we know that faced cancer. We also enjoyed a tour boat ride on the Erie Canal between Waterloo, going through three locks, passed Seneca Falls. Many of the kids had never seen the locks work before and were quite inspired that the canal was built 200 years ago and dug by hand! In church, Pastor Jeannine asked the children if they found new things being scary. God gives us skills and abilities and with practice we can do the tough things. She continued with her message to the adults, asking them if they had ever been asked to do something they didn’t want to do or felt they didn’t have the skill set for. Our scripture lesson was from Jeremiah 1: 4-10. Jeremiah did that choose to be a prophet. This was not his career move, but it was God‘s word. God made the choice to call Jeremiah. Jeremiah, however, made many excuses of why he should not do this role, but God did not take no for an answer. Sometimes we ignore nudges from God, however we need to trust in God and not doubt ourselves. What were you called to be? Pastor Jeannine wanted to be a youth leader is a young girl. God was patient and kept nudging her until is an adult she went into the ministry. We are glad she took that nudge in is our pastor! So her sermon was called Yahbut! God does not want to hear our excuses! Say yes to the Lord, not Yahbut! We are back on track with choir practice and fellowship after church, now that the summer season is turned into fall! Please consider joining the choir. All the choir members have a great time as they learn the new music for our services. See you in church 9 AM Sundays!