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    United Methodists of Upper New YorkLiving the Gospel. Being God's Love.


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    2023 Annual Conference

    After three years of meeting virtually due to the COVID pandemic, United Methodists of Upper New York were able to gather in-person for the 2023 Annual Conference at Onondaga Community College's SRC Arena in Syracuse on June 1-3, 2023. 

    Pre-Conference Workbook
    Worship Booklets
    Daily Notes
    Articles and Videos
    2023 Offerings
    Agenda


    Pre-Conference Workbook

    The 2023 Pre-Conference Workbook, formely known as Journal, Vol. I, is now available. Click here to download or view the workbook and click here to view addendums to the workbook. To purchase a copy ($4.99 plus shipping and handling), click here


    Worship Booklets 

    Opening Worship - Thursday, June 1 at 10:30 a.m.

    Memorial Service - Friday, June 2 at 10:30 a.m.

    Service of Commissioning and Ordination - Friday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m.


    Daily Notes

    June 1, 2023

    June 2, 2023

    June 3, 2023


    Articles and Videos

    Articles from Annual Conference 2023

    Opening Worship Transcript- Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez's message

    Videos from Annual Conference 2023


    2023 Offerings

    Here's how your donation will make a difference and when each donation will be collected. Click here to make a donation.

    • UNY Mission Central HUB (Opening Worship) is a place for local churches to actively engage in outreach and disaster response ministries. Located inside the United Methodist Center in Liverpool, the HUB offers trainings for the Conference's Volunteer in Mission and Disaster Response teams and is also a place where volunteers collect and assemble flood buckets, hygiene kits, menstrual hygiene kits, and more. The UNY Mission Central HUB is the perfect answer to local churches who feel called to expand their outreach ministries.

    • Clergy Care Fund (clergy session) assists clergy who need financial support.

    • Helping Hands Fund (laity session) raises money to be used by the Upper New York Cabinet to assist congregants in need of financial assistance.

    Agenda

    Thursday, June 1

    9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

    Check-in & Registration opens

    10:30 a.m.

    Opening Worship (Offering for Mission Central HUB)

    12:00 p.m.

    Lunch

    12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

    Registration opens

    1:30 p.m.

    Clergy Session (Offering for Clergy Care Fund)
    Laity Session (Offering for Helping Hands)

    3:00 p.m.

    Break

    3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

    Registration opens

    3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    Plenary

    5:30 p.m.

    Dinner
    Retiree/Ordinand Dinner (by invitation only)

    7:30 p.m.

    Plenary (if necessary)

    After Plenary ends

    Ordination Rehearsal

     

    Friday, June 2

    7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

    Registration opens

    7 a.m.

    Continental Breakfast

    8:30 a.m.

    Gathering Music

    9 a.m.

    Episcopal Address

    9:30 a.m.

    Plenary

    10:30 a.m.

    Memorial Service

    12 – 1:30 p.m.

    Lunch
    Memorial Service families Luncheon (Invitation Only)

    1:30 p.m.

    Learning Session: Rev. Trey Wince

    2:30 p.m.

    Plenary

    5:30 p.m.

    Dinner

    7:30 p.m.

    Ordination & Commissioning Service

     

    Saturday, June 3

    7 a.m.

    Continental Breakfast

    8:30 a.m.

    Gathering Music

    9 a.m.

    Learning Session: Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo, General Secretary GCORR

    10 a.m.

    Service of Passage and Reading Appointments

    11a.m.

    Plenary

    12:30 p.m.

    Closing Worship

    1 p.m.

    Adjourn

     

    With more than 100,000 members, United Methodists of Upper New York comprises of more than 675 local churches and New Faith Communities in 12 districts, covering 48,000 square miles in 49 of the 62 counties in New York state. Our vision is to “live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to be God’s love with our neighbors in all places."