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Trish DeMondfort and Gene James share conversation and friendship before church began. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04/23/2026 Happy spring! Finally, some welcome warmer weather! And two more of our snowbirds have returned, Blanche and Roger. Welcome back to the fold! We have missed you! Our Bible study time has changed to Saturday- beginning Saturday, May 9 at 9 AM. we will be studying Max Lucas- Tame your Thoughts. Books are available on Amazon. Pastor Jeannine asked the children if they had ever seen or heard of something that happened that you couldn’t believe. She cited the book Ripley’s Believe it or Not. A couple of things that were in there that she told the children was that a chicken laid a square egg and another astonishing event was that a teenage girl hula hooped with 68 hula hoops at a time. WOW! those are things that are hard to believe. In our Christian life, it might be hard to believe that Jesus was raised from the grave. In our scripture lesson, John 20: 19-31 we see that one of the disciples, Thomas doubted that Jesus had returned and was raised from the dead. He needed proof by seeing the marks on his hands from him being nailed to the cross. Do we often have worries. Pastor Jeannine said her mother was a perpetual worrier. She worried about the kids. She worried about what would happen to her things when she went to a smaller home. God is here for us. Stuff is not our life, but memories are- God never walks away. We had a wonderful brunch after church. It’s so good to see everyone participating in and enjoying the conversation and delicious food. Speaking of food, we are planning a church pancake supper at 5 PM on May 16. We will be taking pictures of congregation members at 4 PM on that date prior to our dinner for an updated directory. We will be taking pictures at other times if that date is not convenient. Our road clean up is scheduled for May 15 at 9am, weather permitting . This is one of our missions where we pick up trash on a 2 mile stretch of 54-A twice a year. Mark your calendars!
Easter Blessings from BPUMC! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04/16/2026 Pastor Jeannine told us again about the Easter story. What an Easter surprise! Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary went to the tomb where Jesus was buried. An angel was sitting on the stone, which was rolled away. The angel said to them- Don’t be afraid- He is Risen. The Mary’s must’ve been very afraid. But when they understood, they went into the town to spread the word. What are our fears? There are many things that we can’t do anything about. Pastor Jeannine told us that her mother was a grand worrier. She worried about the most minute things. Some of us worry about our health or other concerns. Don’t be afraid- we need to turn our worries over to Jesus. We have to have faith and believe. None of us get out of this alive, but Jesus did. Jesus was raised from the dead. The cloth that covered his face was folded and put on the tomb. This was a sign that Jesus is coming back. Death could not hold him down. Jesus was wrapped in a heavenly gown. Thank you to our choir for two beautiful anthems today. The choir also has been going to homes of some of those that are ill, and recently to the Homestead nursing home to sing to residents, including one of our own members. Happy spring. Hopefully the weather will soon cooperate!
Thank you, Marguerite Miller for directing the children and providing us with several cute songs as we celebrate music Sunday and Easter week beginning today with Palm Sunday. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04/09/2026 Pastor Jeannine related to the children and the congregation the story of Palm Sunday. Jesus entered the city with great cheers of Hosannah and a parade. Coats were put on the ground for the donkeys to walk on. As the week progressed . the cheering of Palm Sunday turned to proclamations to crucify Jesus. This week reminds us what Christ went through for us. The tomb could not keep him or his message from us. Pastor Jeannine showed the children how Jesus is their living hope and has set us free. Please save any bed sheets, mattress, pads, or blankets for quilts that will be made by the group from My Brothers Keeper. These quilts are distributed at Christmas time for Yates County Christmas. Michele Covert read a beautiful poem entitled- God Speaks to us, written by Blanche Fingar. This past Sunday was also Music Sunday. The choir performed several numbers and Meridyn Whitford provided a beautiful solo entitled Sunday Sermons. In addition, Meridyn has been singing with the adult choir! Thank you, Meridyn, and our wonderful choir under the direction of Ron Miller. Our children also had two choir numbers. They are such an addition to our service. They also passed out palm crosses to the congregation members. Several of us will be traveling to Gettysburg for the memorial service of Bruce Westerdahl to be held there on April 25th. Bruce was our pastor for many years and a devoted member of our church along with his wife Nancy. He spent most of his growing up years in Gettysburg. For years, several of us joined the Westerdahl’s to decorate wreaths to put on the Gettysburg national Cemetery, and also the military cemetery at Quantico. We participated along with school children in the wreathlaying ceremony at Gettysburg. It’s nice to see the spring flowers popping up. It’s been a long winter. The sunshine and warm temperatures are so appreciated. It’s also good to see our snowbirds returning from the south. Norm and Sherri Hunt were back in church with us on Palm Sunday. See you in church at 9 AM on Sundays!
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
