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2024 News
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Oct 10
Trunk or Treat
Join us for Trunk or Treat in the church parking lot on Thursday October 31, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Download and print a PDF flyer at the link below.
Lasagna Dinner
Join us for Lasagna Dinner at the church on Saturday October 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m. *** Menu: meat and meatless lasagna, salad, Italian bread, brownie Sundae. Dine in or take out. *** Download and print a PDF flyer at the link below.
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Sep 3
Charge Conference
Charge Conference will meet Tuesday October 8 at 7:00m p.m. at the church.
Donate Baked Goods
The Fellowship Outreach Committee is asking congregation members to donate baked goods for the Harvest Day Fundraiser. Please sign up on the signup sheet if we can count on you for some cookies, pies, brownies, breads, or whatever is your specialty. Baked goods should be delivered to the church kitchen by Friday, September 13th. Please include a list of ingredients so labels can be made. If you have any questions, please contact Deb Williams.
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Aug 15
Fall Harvest Festival
2024 Fall Harvest Day will be held Saturday, September 14 from 9 a.m.—2 p.m. at the church. Mums, pumpkins and gourds, corn stalks, straw bales, hamburgers, hotdogs, and baked goods. Please join us! Download a flyer at the link below.
Flyer...
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July 7
Welcome Pastor BB & Family
We extend a warm welcome to Pastor BB and his family. Pastor BB recently arrived in Cortland and was present for his first Sunday with us today. Read more about Pastor BB and his family at The Pastor's Page, at the link below.
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June 8
Sunday Service Time Change
Our collaboration with Freeville and Harmony Methodist churches will affect Cortland FUMC Sunday service starting time. Our church Council has met and after much discussion it was decided that an 11 am service would work best. Starting Sunday July 7 our worship service will start at 11 am. Pastor Douglas “BB” Watson will be doing his first service with our church on Sunday July 7 at 11 am. He will be doing Sunday services at Freeville at 8 am, Harmony at 9:30 am, and then return to cover our church service at 11 am. Pastor BB will be residing in our parsonage. We understand change is always difficult but trust you will be in prayer about this change as we transition to our new pastor and collaborate with Freeville and Harmony churches.
Council Chair
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June 8
Event Photos Needed!
Please email photos and videos of events to webmaster Jason Signor for the Our Lives Together page! The more I have to work with, the better! Thank you!
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April 14
Church Interior Repairs Photos
The church interiors repairs project page now has photos! View them at the link below.
Upcoming Events
We have new events planned for the coming months! Please Join us. See the schedule below. You can also view the events on our calendar and print a flyer. See the links below.
download a printable PDF flyer
for all events in the list below.
FRI. MAY 3
Community Game Night & FREE Pizza
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
SAT. MAY 4
"SCRAP-TASTIC"
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cottons fabrics 7 panels - $1 per gallon
SAT. MAY 18
Spring Flower Sale
9:00 a.m. until gone.
SUN. MAY 26
Bones East Concert (Trombones)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
FRI. JUNE 7
American Red Cross Blood Drive
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
To schedule a donation appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.
FRI. AUG 2
American Red Cross Blood Drive
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
To schedule a donation appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.
SEPT. 14 OR 21 (TBD]
Harvest Day Sale
9:00 a.m. until gone.
SAT. OCT. 19
Lasagna Dinner
Time (TBD)
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Feb 11
Upcoming Special Events
We have some upcoming special events now through May. Please Join us. See the schedule below. You can also view the events on our calendar at the link below.
FEBRUARY 14
Ash Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Worship
MARCH 16
Woes Carnival
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Print the flyer for this event here.
MARCH 24
Palm Sunday
10:00 a.m. Worship
MARCH 28
Maundy Thursday
7:00 p.m. Worship
MARCH 29
Good Friday
7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
MARCH 31
Easter Sunday
7:00 a.m. Sunrise Service Outdoors
10:00 a.m. Worship
APRIL 7
Holy Humor Sunday
10:00 a.m. Worship & Laugh
Church Interior Repairs Update
The ceilings and walls inside our church that were damaged by the roof leaks sustained over the past several years have been repaired. The work performed by Michael Burk and his construction workers were expertly done in the front entrance, hallways, office, library, as well as the Fellowship Hall, Quiet Room, kitchen, and classrooms. Read more at the new Renovation Projects page. Select the link to the "2024 Interior Repairs Project".
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Jan 10
Church Interior Repair
Now that roofs on all three church structures have been replaced, work will soon begin on the interior of the church to repair the ceilings and walls damaged by the roof leaks sustained over the past several years. Repairs will be done in a priority sequence starting with areas where mold has built up and people meet and congregate in places like the office, entrance way, and Cry Room. Repairs to the rest of the areas in the church such as the hallways, library, Fellowship Hall, and classrooms will be completed for as long as our roof fund balance holds out. The roof fund balance will be carefully monitored as the project progresses. No money will be taken out of our operating fund to cover the cost for any of these repairs.
Community Game Night
We will be having another Community Game Night on Friday, January 12, 2024, from 6:00-10:00 PM at the church. Please join us!
Safe Sanctuaries Training
Safe Sanctuaries training will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the church. Adults 18 and older must receive Safe Sanctuaries training and be compliant before working or volunteering with children, youth, and adults of First United Methodist Church.
