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Conference Office closed
November 16, 2018 / By Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Due to the inclement weather, the Conference Office in Liverpool will be closed today, Nov. 16. It is scheduled to reopen Monday, Nov. 19. …more
Important 2019 dates
November 14, 2018 / By UNY Communications
Before you know it, 2019 will be here. There are several very important dates that you should add to your calendars as we look forward to 2019. Jan. 8, 2019—This is the last day you can submit your 2018 Ministry Shares. Feb. 15, 2019—Upper New York (UNY) Annual Conference Reports are due. Late Feb. 2019—The 2020 UNY Narrative Budget Booklet will be available online. March 15, 2019—UNY Annual Conference Petitions and Resolutions are …more
Celebrating friendship at East Rochester United Methodist Church
November 13, 2018 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Smiles, handshakes, and hugs greet you as you enter the basement of the East Rochester United Methodist Church. Four years ago, this basement was transformed into one of Heritage Christian Services’ (HCS) 29 Day Centers in the Rochester-Buffalo area for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At a Nov. 9 Thanksgiving celebration, gratitude was expressed by both the day program enrollees and staff for the partnership that the Rev. Todd Goddard, …more
Appointing planters for New Faith Communities
November 12, 2018 / By Rev. Dave Masland. Director of New Faith Communities
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the Advocate, which focused on appointmnt-making in the United Methodist Church. For the past six years, the Upper New York (UNY) Conference has been very blessed to have a Bishop who is very committed to planting New Faith Communities. Bishops make decisions about who will sit on their appointive cabinets, helping in the consultation process that leads to …more
Mentoring for Effectiveness: A Personal View
November 12, 2018 / By Rev. Robert Kolvick-Campbell, Sherrill: Christ UMC
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the Advocate, which focused on itinerancy. In the midst of newly ordained pastors, or even longer serving pastors, the situations of ministry can become a bit much to handle. Self-care can be forgotten and hopes can fall short of God’s vision for us. We …more
Mentoring for Effectiveness: A Personal View
November 12, 2018 / By Rev. Robert Kolvick-Campbell, Sherrill: Christ UMC
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the Advocate, which focused on itinerancy. In the midst of newly ordained pastors, or even longer serving pastors, the situations of ministry can become a bit much to handle. Self-care can be forgotten and hopes can fall short of God’s vision for us. We …more
Planter Leadership Development Group… a PLD group for planters
November 12, 2018 / By Rev. Dave Masland / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
What is it? Six monthly meetings, starting in November and ending in May. We will gather from 9:30 a.m. untill 2 p.m. on weekdays (dates to be negotiated, during the first one, by the group). We will be reading and discussing four important books about: the spiritual life of the leader, developing a disciple making system in your NFC, and being an effective adaptive …more
Compete for the Golden Bucket Award
November 7, 2018 / By Mike Block, Director of Missional Engagement / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Upper New York (UNY) Conference Mission Central HUB is announcing the Golden Bucket Award. Beginning Oct. 1, 2018 through May 25, 2019, the District that donates the most UMCOR cleaning kits will be awarded the coveted Golden Bucket. Each month, the UNY Communications Ministry Area will share the collection results and a certificate will be displayed showcasing which District collected the most for that particular month. If you are bringing kits to UNY …more
Social Holiness Concerns: the youngest Palestinian Political Prisoner
November 6, 2018 / By Dianne Roe
Shadi Farah had just turned 12 years old when he and a friend were taken into Israeli police custody in December 2015 because Israeli settlers complained they looked suspicious. Under interrogation and torture Shadi "confessed" that he wanted to stab a soldier. No actual stabbing, or attempt at stabbing had taken place. Yet Shadi was charged and sentenced to prison. Almost three years later Shadi is still in detention. …more
UNY completes a successful medical mission trip in Vieques, Puerto Rico: Article 3 of 3
November 6, 2018 / By Ryan Bennett
Editor’s Note: Click here and here to learn more about this mission trip team by reading previous articles. Hello, my name is Ryan Bennett, and the mission trip to Vieques, Puerto Rico in September is the first mission trip I’ve ever been on. It was pretty much everything I could have asked for, considering we went to a place that got slammed by Hurricane Maria. …more