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WATCH LIVE OR PAST SERVICES ON YOU TUBE:
The YouTube link for the worship livestream is below. Clink on the link, and once on our page, click on the word "LIVE" and you'll be connected to our live broadcast. If you want to watch later in the day, you clink on this same link and follow the same process.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyjvslUcE-7o-AUWFs3C8g
CHURCH HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING 2026 BROOKS BARBECUE DATES
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, October 1
Doors open at 3:30 PM and we start serving at 4 PM. We will serve until we sell out.
Dinners include: chicken, baked potato, roll, applesauce and homemade brownie.
Prices
Chicken dinner $16
Chicken only $9
Sauces $5
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
During this time our young people will experience church, but on a kid’s level…they will meet in Room 4, immediately following the Children's Message, where they will worship with music and video to learn a new song each week, then they will listen a bible story from an age- appropriate translation and do a fun activity in response to the reading. Sunday school elements, but in a slightly different format.
We are looking for volunteers to help out in Children's Church. You will not have to teach every week, you will be added to a rotation schedule. The curriculum, activity and schedule will be prepared ahead of time by Joy Bufano, the Coordinator of Youth and Family Ministries. The volunteers are in charge of administering the lesson plan and aiding the youth in the activity. See Joy if you should have any questions!
YOUTH ZONE PROGRAM
Our new Youth Zone program is for teens in grades 6-12. Twice a month during coffee hour, volunteers are gathering with the youth in the youth room for games and snacks, and opportunities to build community together. The kids have given it rave reviews thus far, and we hope to begin having Youth Zone every week.
WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY: We'll resume on September 16.
If you haven't checked out our Zoom Bible Study on Wednesday evenings, we encourage you to give it a try! We gather on Zoom at 7 PM, and begin with an opening prayer, a few minutes of silence, a song, and then some kind of theology conversation. We have a group conversation about the scripture lessons for the upcoming weekend. This fall we will be reading "The Tears of Things," by Richard Rohr. The book will examine the biblical prophets, and the model that they are still today for the prophetic work each of us is called to do in the world, in the face of racism, hate, violence, war and the myriad of other social issue that we face each day. We talk about God, and we have fun together too, so come and join us. The link will come out each week from Carrie in the church office, so be looking for it on Wednesdays! To be added to our church email, contact Carrie at (518) 785-6789 or [email protected]
FOOD PANTRY
Thank you to all of those who faithfully give each week. Items mysteriously appear in the downstairs pantry which makes me smile every time I open the magic silver doors. We have been getting donations from others who use our church building and community members have been seen leaving items as well. This is a well utilized ministry. Stocking the pantry lightly on a daily basis seems to be successful in making sure that everyone who is in need gets at least something. Thank you for your ever faithful giving! If there are any questions or problems please contact Sue Brooks at: [email protected]
VISITATIONS
If you have someone that would like a visit, please contact Pastor Nick at [email protected]
DONATION / VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES
FREE ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLUB (updated May 2026)
Come practice speaking English
Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 85 Chestnut Street, Albany
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Drop by once or be a regular
Sponsored by: Journey United Church of Christ, Westminster Presbyterian Church and Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE)
For more information contact Pastor Heather Kirk-Davidoff: [email protected]
CAPITAL CITY RESCUE MISSION
Newtonville United Methodist Church is presently doing an outreach program for the Capital City Rescue Mission.
We have volunteered to serve dinner on the 2nd Monday of each month from 5:00 – 7:30pm. There are 5 volunteers needed each month to serve the guests. Young volunteers must be at least 16 years old and accompanied by an adult.
Parking is available across from the Mission in a closed DMV parking lot. Mandatory: face masks, hair net, gloves and apron, which are all part of what the Mission supplies to the volunteers.
Please contact me if you are interested in this program or have any questions: Gail Cotler, 518-441-4853 phone/text or [email protected].
From Sara Weinman of USCRI
(U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants/Albany)
Our English program is growing! We’ll be adding additional English classes throughout the week, giving our community even more opportunities to learn and practice English. Keep an eye out for an upcoming email with our expanded fall schedule. But as always, if anyone wants to join the class, they can stop by our office for information or they can email our ESOL Education Coordinator - Claire Stiglmeier - [email protected].
With our English program growing, we’re also looking for volunteers to assist with our evening English classes from 5:00–7:00 PM. Right now, these classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Monday and Wednesday evenings being added soon.
Our evening classes focus on business and professional English and are generally geared toward students with slightly more advanced English skills. The goal is to help students strengthen the language and conversation skills they can use in the workplace and as they advance in their careers.
And you absolutely do not need to be a teacher or have teaching experience to volunteer! We’re looking for people who are patient, kind, and comfortable helping students practice their English. The teacher will always lead the class, but volunteers may work one-on-one with students or help lead a small conversation group when the class breaks into groups.
If that sounds like something you would enjoy, please reach out! It’s a great evening volunteer opportunity and a very direct way to help someone build their confidence and skills.
We also have a very specific need this week: three adult men’s bikes.
Three of our clients recently got jobs, which is amazing! The challenge now is getting to work. They can use the bus during the week, but the bus does not go to their work location on the weekends, and it is a very long walk from the closest available bus stop.
This is one of those situations where something as simple as a bike can make a huge difference. Combining a bike with public transportation would give these three individuals a much more reliable way to get to and from work.
If you have an adult men’s bike that you’re no longer using, we would love to put it to good use! New or used is absolutely fine, as long as it is safe and in working condition and does not need repairs or new tires.
Our school supply drive is still going strong! I can’t thank everyone enough for everything you have already donated for our students. Amazon.com
I know we frequently share our Amazon Wish List, but you absolutely do not have to use Amazon to contribute. You can shop wherever is most convenient for you, bring donations directly to our office, or have an order shipped to us at:
USCRI Albany
155 Washington Ave, Suite 1
Albany, NY 12210
To view the flyer, click here
To view our Essential Items Shopping List: Click here
Thank you for being such an important part of the USCRI Albany community. Your generosity continues to amaze all of us.
Sara, Community Engagement Coordinator, USCRI
(518) 992-5348
OTHER NEWS
THE RESPONSE (UMW Magazine)
The Response magazine is an award-winning publication, is the official magazine of United Methodist Women and is published by the national office. Each issue will touch your heart, stir your soul, and challenge your mind. Topics and issues cover spiritual growth, mission outreach and reports on our local, national and international work. Here is the link: https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/response Password [email protected]; zip code 12110
UPPER ROOM
Daily Devotionals are available at https://www.upperroom.org/devotionals. There is an app available for both Upper Room and Alive Now, so you can get them right on your phone or tablet. Printed copies are available in the elevator alcove.
The NUMC Little Food Pantry is available 24 hour per day/7 days per week for anyone in need of emergency food or personal care items. If you would like to donate simply leave your items in the food pantry cabinet, located in the rear parking lot.
Financial offerings can be mailed to the office, either in your regular offering envelopes or marked "Attn: Financial Secretary" to P.O. Box 7, Newtonville, NY 12128. For electronic giving on a regular basis, please contact the church office and we will help you set that up. We sincerely appreciate your continued financial support.
WATCH LIVE OR PAST SERVICES ON YOU TUBE:
The YouTube link for the worship livestream is below. Clink on the link, and once on our page, click on the word "LIVE" and you'll be connected to our live broadcast. If you want to watch later in the day, you clink on this same link and follow the same process.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyjvslUcE-7o-AUWFs3C8g
CHURCH HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING 2026 BROOKS BARBECUE DATES
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, October 1
Doors open at 3:30 PM and we start serving at 4 PM. We will serve until we sell out.
Dinners include: chicken, baked potato, roll, applesauce and homemade brownie.
Prices
Chicken dinner $16
Chicken only $9
Sauces $5
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
During this time our young people will experience church, but on a kid’s level…they will meet in Room 4, immediately following the Children's Message, where they will worship with music and video to learn a new song each week, then they will listen a bible story from an age- appropriate translation and do a fun activity in response to the reading. Sunday school elements, but in a slightly different format.
We are looking for volunteers to help out in Children's Church. You will not have to teach every week, you will be added to a rotation schedule. The curriculum, activity and schedule will be prepared ahead of time by Joy Bufano, the Coordinator of Youth and Family Ministries. The volunteers are in charge of administering the lesson plan and aiding the youth in the activity. See Joy if you should have any questions!
YOUTH ZONE PROGRAM
Our new Youth Zone program is for teens in grades 6-12. Twice a month during coffee hour, volunteers are gathering with the youth in the youth room for games and snacks, and opportunities to build community together. The kids have given it rave reviews thus far, and we hope to begin having Youth Zone every week.
WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY: We'll resume on September 16.
If you haven't checked out our Zoom Bible Study on Wednesday evenings, we encourage you to give it a try! We gather on Zoom at 7 PM, and begin with an opening prayer, a few minutes of silence, a song, and then some kind of theology conversation. We have a group conversation about the scripture lessons for the upcoming weekend. This fall we will be reading "The Tears of Things," by Richard Rohr. The book will examine the biblical prophets, and the model that they are still today for the prophetic work each of us is called to do in the world, in the face of racism, hate, violence, war and the myriad of other social issue that we face each day. We talk about God, and we have fun together too, so come and join us. The link will come out each week from Carrie in the church office, so be looking for it on Wednesdays! To be added to our church email, contact Carrie at (518) 785-6789 or [email protected]
FOOD PANTRY
Thank you to all of those who faithfully give each week. Items mysteriously appear in the downstairs pantry which makes me smile every time I open the magic silver doors. We have been getting donations from others who use our church building and community members have been seen leaving items as well. This is a well utilized ministry. Stocking the pantry lightly on a daily basis seems to be successful in making sure that everyone who is in need gets at least something. Thank you for your ever faithful giving! If there are any questions or problems please contact Sue Brooks at: [email protected]
VISITATIONS
If you have someone that would like a visit, please contact Pastor Nick at [email protected]
DONATION / VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES
FREE ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLUB (updated May 2026)
Come practice speaking English
Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 85 Chestnut Street, Albany
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Drop by once or be a regular
Sponsored by: Journey United Church of Christ, Westminster Presbyterian Church and Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE)
For more information contact Pastor Heather Kirk-Davidoff: [email protected]
CAPITAL CITY RESCUE MISSION
Newtonville United Methodist Church is presently doing an outreach program for the Capital City Rescue Mission.
We have volunteered to serve dinner on the 2nd Monday of each month from 5:00 – 7:30pm. There are 5 volunteers needed each month to serve the guests. Young volunteers must be at least 16 years old and accompanied by an adult.
Parking is available across from the Mission in a closed DMV parking lot. Mandatory: face masks, hair net, gloves and apron, which are all part of what the Mission supplies to the volunteers.
Please contact me if you are interested in this program or have any questions: Gail Cotler, 518-441-4853 phone/text or [email protected].
From Sara Weinman of USCRI
(U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants/Albany)
Our English program is growing! We’ll be adding additional English classes throughout the week, giving our community even more opportunities to learn and practice English. Keep an eye out for an upcoming email with our expanded fall schedule. But as always, if anyone wants to join the class, they can stop by our office for information or they can email our ESOL Education Coordinator - Claire Stiglmeier - [email protected].
With our English program growing, we’re also looking for volunteers to assist with our evening English classes from 5:00–7:00 PM. Right now, these classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Monday and Wednesday evenings being added soon.
Our evening classes focus on business and professional English and are generally geared toward students with slightly more advanced English skills. The goal is to help students strengthen the language and conversation skills they can use in the workplace and as they advance in their careers.
And you absolutely do not need to be a teacher or have teaching experience to volunteer! We’re looking for people who are patient, kind, and comfortable helping students practice their English. The teacher will always lead the class, but volunteers may work one-on-one with students or help lead a small conversation group when the class breaks into groups.
If that sounds like something you would enjoy, please reach out! It’s a great evening volunteer opportunity and a very direct way to help someone build their confidence and skills.
We also have a very specific need this week: three adult men’s bikes.
Three of our clients recently got jobs, which is amazing! The challenge now is getting to work. They can use the bus during the week, but the bus does not go to their work location on the weekends, and it is a very long walk from the closest available bus stop.
This is one of those situations where something as simple as a bike can make a huge difference. Combining a bike with public transportation would give these three individuals a much more reliable way to get to and from work.
If you have an adult men’s bike that you’re no longer using, we would love to put it to good use! New or used is absolutely fine, as long as it is safe and in working condition and does not need repairs or new tires.
Our school supply drive is still going strong! I can’t thank everyone enough for everything you have already donated for our students. Amazon.com
I know we frequently share our Amazon Wish List, but you absolutely do not have to use Amazon to contribute. You can shop wherever is most convenient for you, bring donations directly to our office, or have an order shipped to us at:
USCRI Albany
155 Washington Ave, Suite 1
Albany, NY 12210
To view the flyer, click here
To view our Essential Items Shopping List: Click here
Thank you for being such an important part of the USCRI Albany community. Your generosity continues to amaze all of us.
Sara, Community Engagement Coordinator, USCRI
(518) 992-5348
OTHER NEWS
THE RESPONSE (UMW Magazine)
The Response magazine is an award-winning publication, is the official magazine of United Methodist Women and is published by the national office. Each issue will touch your heart, stir your soul, and challenge your mind. Topics and issues cover spiritual growth, mission outreach and reports on our local, national and international work. Here is the link: https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/response Password [email protected]; zip code 12110
UPPER ROOM
Daily Devotionals are available at https://www.upperroom.org/devotionals. There is an app available for both Upper Room and Alive Now, so you can get them right on your phone or tablet. Printed copies are available in the elevator alcove.
The NUMC Little Food Pantry is available 24 hour per day/7 days per week for anyone in need of emergency food or personal care items. If you would like to donate simply leave your items in the food pantry cabinet, located in the rear parking lot.
Financial offerings can be mailed to the office, either in your regular offering envelopes or marked "Attn: Financial Secretary" to P.O. Box 7, Newtonville, NY 12128. For electronic giving on a regular basis, please contact the church office and we will help you set that up. We sincerely appreciate your continued financial support.
