Perspectives: “Bishop Webb’s letters of support to UNY clergy”
Bishop Webb: March 25, 2021
March 25, 2021 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb / 2 Comments
Dear Colleagues in Christ, Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ! As you prepare to experience and lead your congregation into the scared of Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, I wanted you to know of my prayers for each of you. I continue to be blessed by the faithful ways in which you live out God’s call upon you. I …more
Bishop Webb: July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb
The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on July 1, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ! Today marks the beginning of a new appointment year within the United Methodist Church and I wanted you to know how grateful I am for each of you and for your continued …more
Bishop Webb: April 29, 2020
April 29, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb / 2 Comments
The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on April 14, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Dear Friends, We pray for our world; those stricken by the Coronavirus; those grieving the loss of loved ones; the lonely and those separated from friends and family; the medical personnel and caretakers in many places; those who risk their own health to serve in …more
Bishop Webb: April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb / 1 Comment
The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on April 14, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My followers to go to Galilee. They will see Me there.” -Matthew 28.10 Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! In the midst of all the disruption, sickness, death …more
Bishop Webb: March 31, 2020
April 2, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb / 1 Comment
The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on March 31, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing” . . . Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make …more
Bishop Webb: March 24, 2020
April 2, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb
The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on March 24, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Dear Friends, I want you to know that each of you continue in my prayers during these unusual and remarkable days. It has been a blessing to witness the many creative ways in which you are leading and providing ministry. Today, as the Cabinet met, …more
Bishop Webb: March 17, 2020
April 2, 2020 / By Bishop Mark J. Webb
The following email was sent from Bishop Webb on March 17, 2020 to clergy, certified lay ministers, and other congregational leaders in the Upper New York Conference. Dear Friends, Just this afternoon I sent a letter to the UNY Conference regarding the extraordinary season we find ourselves in due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. I wanted to follow that letter with this note to you as a clergy leader. I am grateful for …more
Bishop’s words to clergy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
April 2, 2020 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
On Mar. 17, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began changing the world in ways that would have been hard to imagine even just a couple months earlier, Upper New York Area Resident Bishop, Mark J. Webb, wrote his first in a series of letters to the clergy of the Upper New York Conference. His inspiring words and pastoral advice have been gathered in this blog series for all who wish to see …more