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All our little angels in our Angel choir had two musical numbers that brought joy and smiles from the congregation. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 12/11/2025 We had 101 people in our congregation this past Sunday. It was great to see the church pews filled! We have Music Sunday on the 5th Sunday of each month with 5 Sundays. The next will be in March 2026. Pastor Jeannine talked with the kids about the gift God gave us- Jesus! She told them we need to be prepared. Some of us bake, sing and light candles to prepare for Christmas. She pointed out the empty stable in our church. The wise men, Mary and Joseph, and the Shepards are on their way traveling. They will travel towards the stable awaiting the birth of Jesus. They will also move around in the church as they get closer to our stable! Thank you to everyone who gave of their time to participate in ringing the bells for Yates County Christmas-on a beautiful 50° day. We also have many who will be helping with distribution. Music Sunday was special. Marguerite and Ron Miller put in so much time with the choirs to make for a wonderful service. The choir sang several numbers. Meridyn Whitford sing a solo, Kaylee Will, granddaughter of Chris and Stacy Wyant, played a piano solo. Gene James gave a beautiful rendition of the Lord‘s prayer. Michele Covert read a poem, entitled The Engine, written by Blanche Fingar. What a poet she is! What a special service it was from beginning to end! On music Sunday, we also pass the bucket to raise funds for a local organization. This month the buckets were passed for Yates County Christmas. Many things going on at church. Don’t forget to bring hats, mittens and scarves for our mitten tree. We also will be having an angel tree family. Keep posted! Please come and join our wonderful country church. 9 AM Sundays! It was nice to see the church all decorated for Christmas!
The kids are getting ready for music Sunday. They love to sing, and we love, listening to them! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 12/04/2025 We hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving. Now we are into the advent season. Where has the year gone? Our service this past week started with Donna Johnston talking to us about Yates County Christmas. The distribution is December 2-4 at the Benton fire Hall. Distribution includes helping a family when they shop for hats, gloves, socks, underwear, an outfit, books, toys, a coat, and blanket or quilt. Last year 278 families including 657 kids in Yates county were served. What a wonderful mission that our church is proud to be part of. Pastor Jeannine asked the children if they ever had trouble thinking of what to pray for. She told them a good way to remember was to put their hands together with their thumbs toward them. The thumb is to pray for people who are close to us. The pointer finger is to pray for teachers and parents. The long finger is to pray for our leaders. The ring finger is to pray for those sick or need, and the pinky finger (not to be forgotten) is to pray for yourself. God wants us to pray. He may sometimes trip us to get our attention! Our church has an active prayer chain. We make phone calls to all our prayer warriors. Pastor Jeannine feels praying is one of the most important things we can do as it does change things. The scripture was from Colossians 1: 11-20. In this passage, Paul was in prison-society he prayed and had faith with a positive outlook even when he was in a bad situation. We should pray in the knowledge of God, even when we don’t know the outcome. We need to continue our faith that God sent his son to us. Come join us in our faith based church at 9 AM Sunday service!
We have an active prayer shawl ministry started years ago by Nancy Wilmott. Our congregation prays over these beautiful shawls, and then they are given to the person they were chosen for. Today two ladies mentioned friends that are in need of prayer and chose a prayer shawl especially for them. Hopefully these prayer shawls will give them strength and show the love of those who are caring and praying for them. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 11/27/2025 Pastor Jeannine started the service today telling the children about Abraham Lincoln. She gave the children all a penny, and asked them who was on the penny… (concurrently the last penny was minted this week in the United States although there are still millions in circulation). Abraham Lincoln was president during a difficult time in our history. He felt he could not fail because of the assistance of a divine being. Pastor Jeannine asked the children how they would spend $100,000 if they had it. She showed them a picture of her favorite candy bar. Some of the kids said they would buy chicken nuggets, others said they would buy slime. One child said that he would help others. God gave his son to us to help us and show us the way. The scripture this week was from Luke 21: 5-19. It to be a rather dark passage, discussing the destruction of a temple and foreboding the end of times. The positive thought in the passage tells that not a hair and your head will perish if you stand firm in your faith. We have hope in Christ. Pastor Jeannine told the story of the movie, Poseidon Adventure. The ship overturned, and the only way out was going up to the bottom of the ship, and the back to the front. The Pastor on board gave instructions and those that listened and followed were saved from disaster. The world can be a scary place, but in faith we can tackle it. Monday Bible studies at 3 PM will be on the topic of experiencing Christmas. Everyone is free to join. Don't forget to bring your mittens, hats, and scarves for the mitten tree! Feel free to join in on ringing the bells for Yates County Christmas from 9a-4pm in front of Tops supermarket Wednesday, November 26. This is the day that Bluff Point United Methodist Church joins in this mission every year, raising money for distribution at Yates County Christmas. Music Sunday is coming soon! Everyone has been practicing for the Gala musical event on November 30 at church at 9 AM. Bring your family to enjoy this special service. As you can see our church is thriving. There have been recent rumors circulating again that our church is closing. This certainly is not the case. We are an active, loving church. We thrive in coming together to worship and to support the larger community. We offer Sunday school and nursery to our younger members, and are happy to have several young families among us. We welcome visitors. Come join us Sundays at 9:00 am.
Bluff Point UMC
Outreach Missions
United Methodists have believed, from the beginning, that each of us is called to participate in the outreaching ministry of Jesus Christ. John Wesley described this work in simple, practical terms: "Do all
the good you can, in all the places you can, to all the people you can."
We, at Bluff Point UMC, are on a journey to share the message of Jesus through our actions. Below is a current list of the mission related activities supported by our church family. Feel free to investigate each ministry, pray about your involvement and contact us.
Local Missions
- Prayer Shawl Ministry
- Backpack Ministry
- Keuka Food Pantry Ministry
- Adopt-A-Highway
- The Living Well Mission
- Grandma’s Kitchen
- College Student Ministry
- CROP Walk
Advent Season Missions
- Thanksgiving Baskets
- Mitten Tree Collection
- Angel Tree Mission
- Yates Christmas Program
National Missions
- United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
- Operation Christmas Child – Shoebox Ministry
- Blanket Sunday
- Haiti Dress and Shorts mission
