September 2019
First United Methodist Schenectady MoonBee
Please join us for a fun evening as we make and assemble MoonCatcher Kits. Don’t sew? No problem - we have plenty of jobs for everyone. If you sew, please bring your machine. Also - please remember to bring disposable menstrual products for donation to local food pantries and shelters. Did you know that you cannot purchase menstrual products with food stamps. Help us address period poverty here at home!
Find out more »October 2019
American Brass Quintet
The American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time, celebrated for peerless leadership in the brass world. Committed to the promotion of brass chamber music through education, the American Brass Quintet has been in residence at The Juilliard School since 1987 and the Aspen Music Festival since 1970. The New York Times recently wrote that “among North American brass ensembles none is more venerable than the American Brass Quintet,” while Newsweek…
Find out more »December 2019
Rose Window Reflections
Come one, come all to the Sanctuary between Wednesday, December 4th and Friday, December 6th from 2-3:30PM to see the sunlight shine through the beautiful Rose Window and encircle the cross on the Altar. Everyone is welcome.
Find out more »Caroling to Our Homebound and Lunch
Young and old alike, come gather to bring some joy and Christmas music to those members of our church family who are not able to get out often. After church on Sunday, December 8th we will get together for lunch, then go out to visit and sing carols with the homebound. If you have ever had the pleasure of being visited by our church carolers or if you have been on of the carolers in previous years, you'll know what…
Find out more »Carol Sing Around the Fireplace
Following worship and Coffee Fellowship everyone is invited to gather around the fireplace in Fellowship Hall for our annual carol sing, led by Dominick Giaquinto, our Music Director.
Find out more »Long Night Advent Service
A Long Night Advent Service, held on or near the longest night of the year, is designed for those who find Christmas a difficult season. We hear constantly about the happiness of the season and about getting together with family and friends. Yet grief, broken relationships, unemployment, illness, pain, and isolation can make us feel very alone in the midst of the celebrating. This special service, which will include music, prayers, and readings, is to help us reflect on God…
Find out more »Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols
As is our tradition at FUMC, we will have our annual worship service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 22nd at 10 AM. In a Service of Lessons and Carols, the story of the Nativity of Jesus is told through scripture and song. We will welcome the Emery String Quartet as well as members of our Chancel Choir for this service. Dominick Giaquinto will serve as organist and Mitch Haverly will be the conductor. The congregation will be invited…
Find out more »Christmas Day Service
This unique service will feature a live Nativity! For over 70 years, First United Methodist Church of Schenectady has welcomed Christmas with a Dawn Service. Families and friends gather in the sanctuary by 6:30AM for carols and the Christmas story. The church is lit only by candles as worshipers enter silently into the sanctuary to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Come as you are!
Find out more »March 2020
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY: Elizabeth Pitcairn, Concert Violinist
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY: The State of New York has announced a ban on gatherings of more than 500 people in the interest of slowing down the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. There are no further details but any updates will be posted promptly to this page. Violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn has earned a stunning reputation as one of America's most beloved soloists. Performing with many of the major orchestras in some of the most famous concert halls, Ms Pitcairn…
Find out more »May 2020
Isabelle Demers, Concert Organist
Concert organist Isabelle Demers is rapidly becoming recognized as one of North America's most virtuosic organists. Possessing "bracing virtuosity" (Chicago Classical Review), she has enraptured listeners worldwide with spellbinding performances. A native of Quebec and a graduate of Juilliard, she is Organ Professor and Head of Organ Program at Baylor University in Texas.
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