Pathfinder

  It has been an extremely busy fall. Let me see if I can cover a few highlights:             First, our nominating committee met on 3 separate occasions through the month of October to fill some empty seats on our boards. We elect elders, deacons, and trustees each year (these are the boards of our church). Elders serve our church by providing vision and shepherding the congregation. Deacons serve our church by providing ministries of mercy; they are the arm of compassion in our congregation. Trustees serve our church by leading our efforts to steward the resources God has given us.           A majority of the nominating committee is selected at our annual meeting, with 1 more member chosen from among the deacons and 2 more chosen from among the elders. Once elected, a board member can serve 2 terms of 3 years each (a total of 6 years) and then they must cycle off. If you have serv...

  As autumn arrives, so does the need for fall cleaning and preparing our buildings for colder weather. While our Trustees and Friends have done many jobs like installing thermostats and lighting, cleaning and painting, there are still many jobs to be completed. Please join us on November 2 for our Fall Work Day. We will begin at 8:00 a.m. but feel free to join us when you can.   We appreciate your help in keeping our buildings clean and efficient. In His Service, Mary Ellen and Carl for the Trustees

  The Session met on 10/17 with the Deacons and Trustees to go over the 2025 budget. We started by discussing Proverbs 8 which speaks of wisdom. We should seek wisdom and love wisdom, because it comes from God. It provides abundance, an inheritance and enduring wealth and prosperity. We spent time praying over this and asking God for wisdom. We have some larger expenses that could come up in 2025 such as the boiler under McLean Hall, landscaping, copier and possibly a Children’s ministry coordinator. We discussed where those funds would come from if needed. There has been interest in a children’s church/Sunday school committee. We are excited to see how they want to pursue our children and teach them about Christ. We have also had several volunteers for a rapid response team to respond to medical emergencies at the church. If you are interested in either of these teams, please let the office know. We discussed the devastation from the two recent hurricanes. We have $500 set a...

  All business, no prose is the model for this month's message. Some may wonder why previous articles devoted so much attention to the Open Door Mission in Glens Falls. Besides trying to keep the many folks who have regularly volunteered there informed, the Open Door is the designated local mission that APC officially supports and as such it's important that we keep you aware of issues involving it. As you may or may not be aware, the ability of APC congregants to continue volunteering at Open Door has been on hold over the past few months. The good news is that the technical problems associated with the Mission's new, online “Volunteer Hub” have been rectified and you will once again be able to volunteer not just to serve meals, but for a number of varied tasks...and have the option of choosing the days and times that would be most convenient for you. First, here's how to access and navigate the “Hub”. Once you have logged on to their website at https://opendoor-ny...