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VIM mobile shower trailer nears completion; still needs prayers, funds
Written: 5/22/2012
Pictured above is the mobile shower facility, showing the depth of the unit. For more photos on the progress, visit St. Paul's UMC's website. Photo courtesy St. Paul's UMC.
On June 9, a six-stall mobile shower facilit...
Four churches had the drive to Change the World
Written: 5/22/2012
The Rev. Craig Buelow, left, and the Rev. Stephen Crowell get ready to sprinkle Mr. Carey's new red car on May 20 during the Change the World service at Delevan Town Park. Photo by Eric Comstock.
The 8 a.m. su...
23 UMC ministers to be ordained, commissioned, welcomed on June 2
Written: 5/22/2012
During the Upper New York Annual Conference Session, 23 ministers will be ordained, commissioned or welcomed. Area Resident Bishop Marcus Matthews (center) recently met with some of these clergy members at Casowasco Camp & Retr...
DS Mudge preaches at Pre-Conference Briefing
Written: 5/19/2012
Some 1,000 members of the Upper New York Annual Conference were registered to attend the Pre-Conference Briefing at the War Memorial in Syracuse.
Adirondack District Superintendent William Mudg...
Four projects highlight Conference Leadership Team presentation
Written: 5/19/2012
Since June 19, 2010, the Conference Leadership Team (CLT) has been tasked with and working on discerning, discovering and helping the Upper New York Annual Conference (UNYAC) commit to a path of ministry.
During their presentation at the Pre-Conference Briefing at the War Memorial, Syracuse, member...
Budget, brief reports wrap up Pre-Con morning
Written: 5/19/2012
Conference Treasurer Sherri Mackey answers questions regardind the budget. Photo by Matt Williams
The morning at the Pre-Conference Briefing on May 19 was rounded out by brief reports from the Council ...
Understanding the 'dynamics of gender-specific groups'
Written: 5/19/2012
United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men were the topic of a laity workshop May 19. Photo by Matt Williams.
“Men and woman are wired differently, and that is not always a bad thing.”
Those words we...
Workshop challenges laity to 'own your Methodist roots'
Written: 5/19/2012
Workshops for laity following the Pre-Conference Briefing included a session on the newly renamed Lay Servant Ministries (formerly Lay Speaking Ministries). Photo by Matt Williams.
Carmen F.S. Vianese, director of Lay...
Discover who you are at the Conference Camp & Retreat Centers
Written: 5/19/2012
Associate Director of Camp & Retreat Ministries Mike Huber presented a workshop for laity during the Pre-Conference Briefing. Photo by Matt Williams.
Whether you have two children or six children, you love them eq...
First-time attendees urged to 'be engaged' at Annual Conference
Written: 5/19/2012
Scott Johnson offered a primer on how Annual Conference works and how those attending for the first time can best fulfill their role. Photo by Matt Williams
By definition, Annual Conference happens every year, but tha...
Building vital congregations: Johnson asks laity to build relationships
Written: 5/19/2012
Conference Lay Leader Scott Johnson speaks at the May 19 Pre-Conference Briefing. Photo by Matt Williams.
For a time of centering during the afternoon laity session at the Pre-Conference Briefing, Upper New York Annua...
2012 Upper New York retirees honored
Written: 5/18/2012
Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Marcus Matthews welcomed this year's class of retirees, easily identified among their families and friends by their corsages and boutonnieres of yellow roses, to the annual retirement banquet, saying:
“Good afternoon, beautiful people. You look so beautiful...
Answering questions about 2012 Session
Written: 5/17/2012 5:41:28 PM
Most of the questions posed during the District Informational Days have been answered. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section was updated today with answers about Plentiful Harvest, pensions, health benefits and Africa University.
Pension and Health Benefits FAQ's
Plentiful Harvest FAQ's
Af...
Bishop offers encouragement to 2012 clergy candidates
Written: 5/17/2012
Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Marcus Matthews speaks with the candidates for commissioning and ordination May 16 at Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center in Moravia.
One is expecting her first child in November. A...
2012 retirees to be honored at banquet Friday
Written: 5/17/2012
The Upper New York Annual Conference’s annual Retirement Banquet will be on Friday, May 18, at the Holiday Inn, Liverpool. There are 21 honorees in this year’s class.
The annual event honoring retiring clergy is hosted by the Board of Pension and Health Benefits and the Board of Ordaine...
Yes, you can get your can to Annual Conference
Written: 5/17/2012
Since June 2011, the churches of the Upper New York Annual Conference have been working on the HANDS4NY campaign to feed 1 million people in one year.
We are asking everyone attending this year’s Annual Conference Session to bring a canned food item for donation during the HANDS4NY presentati...
Hudson Falls' CROP Walk steps it up
Written: 5/15/2012
Bill Albrecht (right), the top fundraiser during the 2010 CROP Walk at Hudson Falls UMC, kisses Dusty the llama alongside Tom Albrecht (left), who was picked by Bill to kiss the llama with him. This year's event raised a r...
Clergy pension, 'lay servants' among modifications at GC Session
Written: 5/10/2012 4:01:02 PM
The 2012 General Conference is adjourned, but that doesn't mean the news developments are over. We will continue to keep readers informed about more General Conference news as it develops.
Among the actions taken at General Conference were some that directly affect annual conferences and local chur...
Youth choir, orchestra from Maryland seeks accommodations in Conference
Written: 5/10/2012 2:42:36 PM
As the youth choir and orchestra from the Damascus United Methodist Church, Damascus, Md., plans their annual tour, this year to Montreal, they are seeking accommodations in the Upper New York Annual Conference to bookend their trip.
The Charles Wesley Singers and the Academy of Saint Cecilia Youth...
Applications now available for UM Foundation Merit Scholarships
Written: 5/10/2012
Students of Syracuse University are eligible to apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation.
The Foundation Merit Scholarships are allocated annually to a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior at four-year colleges and college preparatory schools that are a...
