Pawling United Methodist Church

10/21/2026

Please join us on Sunday, October 25, 2026 for our 22st Sunday after Pentecost worship service, in person or on Zoom from Pawling UMC at 11:00 am. All are welcome!

Our Parish Worship Services

Poughquag United Methodist Church, 21 Church St, Poughquag, NY 12570

9:15 am - in person-Pastor Carl Franson

Pawling United Methodist Church, 2 Dutcher Ave, Pawling, NY 12564

11 am - in person or on Zoom - Mark Hubert

Verbank United Methodist Church, 8 North Clove Rd, Verbank, NY 12585

11 am - in person- Pastor Carl Franson

Invitation to join our Zoom worship service:

TO JOIN OUR SUNDAY ZOOM WORSHIP SERVICES STARTING PROMPTLY AT 11:00 AM PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88464358811...

Meeting ID: 884 6435 8811

Passcode: 489479One tap mobile+19292056099,,88464358811 #,,,,*489479 # US (New York)Dial by your location• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)Find your local number: Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen SharingZOOM also enables TELEPHONE ONLY CONNECTION to the meeting, meaning that you would be able to hear the service and participate, but would not be able to see it.The information that you will need for telephone only access:1. Dial 1 929 205 6099 (It will say "Welcome to Zoom)2. Enter 884 6435 8811 # (Enter your meeting ID followed by #/pound)3. If prompted ENTER the password 4894794. You will now be in the meeting.5. You will be on mute. Please do not unmute yourself unless you have a prayer request during the "Prayers of the People" section of the service. You can unmute yourself by pressing 6.6. Please announce yourself and wait for someone to call on you.

10/19/2026

https://youtu.be/Mwll2AU3s2E?si=7CF06vvstSRzaE0a

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10/17/2026

Please join us on Sunday, October 18, 2026 for our 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service, in person or on Zoom from Pawling UMC at 11:00 am. All are welcome!



Our Parish Worship Services

Poughquag United Methodist Church, 21 Church St, Poughquag, NY 12570

9:15 am - in person-Pastor Carl Franson



Pawling United Methodist Church, 2 Dutcher Ave, Pawling, NY 12564

11 am - in person or on Zoom - Pastor Carl Franson



Verbank United Methodist Church, 8 North Clove Rd, Verbank, NY 12585

11 am - in person- Joanne Yager

Invitation to join our Zoom worship service:

TO JOIN OUR SUNDAY ZOOM WORSHIP SERVICES STARTING PROMPTLY AT 11:00 AM PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88464358811...

Meeting ID: 884 6435 8811

Passcode: 489479One tap mobile+19292056099,,88464358811 #,,,,*489479 # US (New York)Dial by your location• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)Find your local number: Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen SharingZOOM also enables TELEPHONE ONLY CONNECTION to the meeting, meaning that you would be able to hear the service and participate, but would not be able to see it.The information that you will need for telephone only access:1. Dial 1 929 205 6099 (It will say "Welcome to Zoom)2. Enter 884 6435 8811 # (Enter your meeting ID followed by #/pound)3. If prompted ENTER the password 4894794. You will now be in the meeting.5. You will be on mute. Please do not unmute yourself unless you have a prayer request during the "Prayers of the People" section of the service. You can unmute yourself by pressing 6.6. Please announce yourself and wait for someone to call on you.

10/17/2026

https://youtu.be/YSta2d3KIgE?si=Gn9PsAV8qlCeykkm

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

09/30/2026

Please join us on Sunday, October 4, 2026, for our 19th Sunday after Pentecost worship service, in person only this week. All are welcome!

Our Parish Worship Services
Poughquag United Methodist Church, 21 Church St, Poughquag, NY 12570
9:15 am - in person-Pastor Carl Franson

Pawling United Methodist Church, 2 Dutcher Ave, Pawling, NY 12564
11 am - Communion Service, in person - Pastor Carl Franson

Verbank United Methodist Church, 8 North Clove Rd, Verbank, NY 12585
11 am - in person- Joanne Yager

09/23/2026

Please join us on Sunday, September 27, for our 18th Sunday after Pentecost worship service, in person or on Zoom from Pawling UMC at 11:00 am. All are welcome!

Our Parish Worship Services

Poughquag United Methodist Church, 21 Church St, Poughquag, NY 12570

9:15 am - in person-Pastor Carl Franson

Pawling United Methodist Church, 2 Dutcher Ave, Pawling, NY 12564

11 am - in person or on Zoom - Mark Hubert

Verbank United Methodist Church, 8 North Clove Rd, Verbank, NY 12585

11 am - in person- Communion Service - Pastor Carl Franson

Invitation to join our Zoom worship service:

TO JOIN OUR SUNDAY ZOOM WORSHIP SERVICES STARTING PROMPTLY AT 11:00 AM PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88464358811...

Meeting ID: 884 6435 8811

Passcode: 489479One tap mobile+19292056099,,88464358811 #,,,,*489479 # US (New York)Dial by your location• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)Find your local number: Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen SharingZOOM also enables TELEPHONE ONLY CONNECTION to the meeting, meaning that you would be able to hear the service and participate, but would not be able to see it.The information that you will need for telephone only access:1. Dial 1 929 205 6099 (It will say "Welcome to Zoom)2. Enter 884 6435 8811 # (Enter your meeting ID followed by #/pound)3. If prompted ENTER the password 4894794. You will now be in the meeting.5. You will be on mute. Please do not unmute yourself unless you have a prayer request during the "Prayers of the People" section of the service. You can unmute yourself by pressing 6.6. Please announce yourself and wait for someone to call on you.

09/23/2026

https://youtu.be/OlLLn08e5do?si=SLMnwNqwUELlVVP6

09/18/2026

Please join us on Sunday, September 20, for our 17th Sunday after Pentecost worship service, in person or on Zoom from Pawling UMC at 11:00 am. All are welcome!

Our Parish Worship Services
Poughquag United Methodist Church, 21 Church St, Poughquag, NY 12570
9:15 am - in person-TBA

Pawling United Methodist Church, 2 Dutcher Ave, Pawling, NY 12564
11 am - in person or on Zoom - Mark Hubert

Verbank United Methodist Church, 8 North Clove Rd, Verbank, NY 12585
11 am - in person- Joanne Yager


Invitation to join our Zoom worship service:
TO JOIN OUR SUNDAY ZOOM WORSHIP SERVICES STARTING PROMPTLY AT 10:00 AM PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88464358811...
Meeting ID: 884 6435 8811
Passcode: 489479
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,88464358811 #,,,,*489479 # US (New York)
Dial by your location
• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Find your local number: Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing
ZOOM also enables TELEPHONE ONLY CONNECTION to the meeting, meaning that you would be able to hear the service and participate, but would not be able to see it.
The information that you will need for telephone only access:
1. Dial 1 929 205 6099 (It will say "Welcome to Zoom)
2. Enter 884 6435 8811 # (Enter your meeting ID followed by #/pound)
3. If prompted ENTER the password 489479
4. You will now be in the meeting.
5. You will be on mute. Please do not unmute yourself unless you have a prayer request during the "Prayers of the People" section of the service. You can unmute yourself by pressing 6.
6. Please announce yourself and wait for someone to call on you.


Southeastern Dutchess Cooperative Parish
"Our mission is to affirm God’s grace and reach out with ministries that connect the needs of the people with the love of Christ, both as a parish and in support of our member churches"

09/18/2026

The Pawling UMC Thrift Shop will be closed this Saturday to allow the workers to attend the funeral of a beloved congregant.

09/18/2026

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of beloved Pawling UMC congregant Bette Slocum.

Bessie “Bette” Slocum a lifelong Pawling, NY resident, passed away Wednesday September 16, 2026, in Poughkeepsie, NY at the age of 82
Bette was born August 5, 1944, in Danbury, CT, daughter of the late Alfred and Bessy (Curry) Burgess. She attended Dover Plains Schools and on December 8, 1963, she married William Slocum in Dover Plains, NY. They lived in Pawling where Bette volunteered at the Resource Center for over 30 Years and was on there board of directors for 19 years, she was a member of the Pawling Central Baptist Church, she enjoyed traveling, gardening and flowers
Bette was predeceased by her husband William on April 27, 2019. She is survived by her son William Slocum Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Poughquag, NY, daughter Nancy Amador Giron and her husband Luis of Wingdale, NY and stepdaughter Susan Bowden of Hopewell Jct., NY: Grandchildren Liam, Shane, Krista and Conor Slocum and step granddaughter Melissa Birdsell: great grandchildren Sadie Mae and Tanner Joseph, step great grandchildren John Robert and Evan Birdsell and great-great step grandchild Raven Birdsell. She was predeceased by her sister Helen Wilcox.

Visitation will be held on Saturday morning 10:00 am to 11:00 am followed by a funeral service at 11:00 am at the Dwyer Funeral Home, 23, South St., Patterson, NY with the interment to follow in Quaker Hill Cemetery in Pawling.

Contributions in Bette’s memory may be made to the Pawling Resource Center, 126 East Main St., Pawling, NY 12564