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Weekly Wakeup for the week of April 6, 2025
AA meets at our church every Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thu nights between the hours of 6:30 - 8:00 PM. The meetings are closed so please respect their privacy - which they take seriously. If you have a need to contact/communicate with them please contact Erik Jacobson, Lead Trustee, 518-703-3902 or erik11.jacobson@gmail.com . Erik is the designated church liaison.
Choir Rehearsal, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm.
All are invited to participate in “A Lenten Journey to the Cross with UMC Area Churches. Final service this Lent, will be held on Tuesday at 6:30pm, April 8@Eastern Parkway UMC, Speaker: Sally Halsey from FUMC. Light refreshments after each service will allow time for fellowship. Please contact Pastor Doug if you have any questions.
Scotia UMC will be hosting a Maundy Thursday Dinner Worship on April 17th, beginning at 6pm. Please let us know if you would like to attend and look for the food signup sheets to ensure we have plenty of food for all.
Good Friday service will be hosted by Alplaus UMC at 6:30 pm.
The Rummage Sale will be Friday, May 2nd from 9-3 and Sat., May 3rd- 9-1. Volunteers are needed to start sorting and do set-up on Thursday, April 24-26 and Monday, the 28th, through Thursday, May 1st. Sign-up sheets will be posted on the hall bulletin board. PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LISTS!
Also, church folk can now bring their donations. Please put them in Classroom 1.
Sunday School this week - There will be no Young Disciples time this Sunday (due to our Communion service) and on Easter Sunday.
For the older students, Amazon Prime has a new series House Of David with new episodes every Thursday. This would be a great watch and springboard for discussion for adults and (at parental discretion) for older teens (as it is rated 13+) since we have begun discussing the Biblical figure, David.
Palm Cutting Party will be held on Wednesday, April 9th at 4:00 pm (note this is a change in time) in the middle classroom. Bring something to cut with and a pair of gloves to help separate the palms. Thank you! Deb Cieslak
Our directory is out of date! If everyone could please provide an updated email address, phone number and home address for each member of your family. Please put this information either on a note and drop it off in the workroom or the Loomis Room on Sunday after church, or email scotiaumoffice@gmail.com.
The SUMC Church & Society Social Justice Group will meet every 3rd Wednesday at 1:30PM from now until May. Summer meetings to be determined at a later date. See upcoming dates: April 16, May 21.
CROP Walk- Schenectady’s CROP Walk is set for Sunday, May 4th at St. Kateri Tekakwitha School, 1801 Union Street, Schenectady, 12309. There is a way for everyone to participate in fighting hunger. Each year Crop Walk collects funds to help the hungry locally and around the world. Please support your church CROP Walk this year by signing up to walk or sponsor an individual walker. See our display after church to sign up or sponsor a person. If you would like to sign up and donate, online go to events.crophungerwalk.org and search for ScotiaUMC Circuit Riders. For more info, please see Susan Van Vorst after church.
CROP Walk- Schenectady’s CROP Walk is set for Sunday, May 4th at St. Kateri Tekakwitha School, 1801 Union Street, Schenectady, 12309. There is a way for everyone to participate in fighting hunger. Each year Crop Walk collects funds to help the hungry locally and around the world. Please support your church CROP Walk this year by signing up to walk or sponsor an individual walker. See our display after church to sign up or sponsor a person. If you would like to sign up and donate, online go to events.crophungerwalk.org and search for ScotiaUMC Circuit Riders. For more info, please see Susan Van Vorst after church.
Please consider volunteering for any of the various needs to help support Scotia UMC. Sign up lists are located on the bulletin board across from the elevator in the hallway outside of the sanctuary.
June is Pride Month and will be here before we know it. Burnt Hills UMC would appreciate our participation in making bracelets again this year. For the next couple of months, we will continue to make bracelets for Pride Month. There are kits available to take home and to make while you are watching TV. They are fun to make! Ask Carole Jacobson for one! We will also continue to talk about upcoming events and how we are going to move forward as a group to address important issues in our community. See Carole at Church on Sunday and pick up a kit, you can contact Carole at misscarole4h@gmail.com or text 518-207-7686.
June is Pride Month and will be here before we know it. Burnt Hills UMC would appreciate our participation in making bracelets again this year. For the next couple of months, we will continue to make bracelets for Pride Month. There are kits available to take home and to make while you are watching TV. They are fun to make! Ask Carole Jacobson for one! We will also continue to talk about upcoming events and how we are going to move forward as a group to address important issues in our community. See Carole at Church on Sunday and pick up a kit, you can contact Carole at misscarole4h@gmail.com or text 518-207-7686.
Faith UMC’s Ladies Banquet, Saturday, May 10. Join us as we learn more about Beatrix Potter and her animal friends. Please advise the office if you are going.
Fight Hunger Bag Program until April 30th from Sycamore Collaborative they are
this month’s partner for Hannaford’s Fight Hunger Bag Program! For every $2.50 spent on a Fight Hunger Bag, $1 will be donated to them. Head on over to Hannaford at 262 Saratoga Road, Route 50, Glenville, NY, to participate!
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