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Gouverneur First UMC successes in Mission and Outreach
April 23, 2018 / By Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Quick
One of the two priorities Gouverneur First UMC has is growing disciples who are engaged in mission and outreach. We’re working on growing in mission and outreach by connecting our community and congregation ever more deeply, loving our neighbors with concrete, hands-on and face-to-face actions: Every year, we host a “We’ve Got Your Back to School” event for families, offering backpacks, school supplies, and …more
Imagine No Racism launches in Upper New York
April 23, 2018 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
This past Saturday, April 21, marked the launch of the #ImagineNoRacism (INR) initiative that the Bishop’s Taskforce on Eliminating Racism has spent months planning. The launch took place simultaneously across all 12 Upper New York Conference districts and began with a moving worship experience. The Opening Worship liturgy started with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King quote, “Our goal is to create a beloved community, and this …more
Getting Ready for Annual Conference: Worship
April 23, 2018 / By Rev. Rachel Morse
Boldly Living our Call to Acknowledge Christ, Follow Christ, and Offer Christ. Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb is using Mark 8:27-38 for his opening sermon, Wade in the Water. He will invite us to remember our baptismal call to acknowledge, follow, and offer Christ to the world. Opening Worship: Acknowledge Christ During this service, we will have the opportunity to “enter the narrative, …more
CLT and DLTs work towards clear disciple making processes
April 18, 2018 / By Stephen J. Hustedt / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Upper New York Conference Leadership Team (CLT) met with the District Leadership Teams (DLTs) at the United Methodist Center in Liverpool on Saturday, April 14. The focus of the meeting was designing systems to have intentional disciple making processes (DMPs) in every Upper New York church, which would be no small task. The teams have been preparing to engage in this work for well over a year. Last spring DLTs …more
Gloversville Foothills UMC to commence building a new worship and mission center
April 17, 2018 / By Rev. Terrence O’Neill, Retired
After a ten-year hiatus, the Foothills United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that it has reignited their dream to build a new worship and mission center along Rt. 30A across from the new Wal-Mart Super Center in Gloversville. Ten years ago, this project came to a sudden halt due to the unexpected and tragic death of Foothills’ pastor combined with the economic collapse of the 2008 “Great Recession. …more
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the United Methodist Church
April 17, 2018 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
April 23, 2018 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the merger of Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church, which created a new denomination, The United Methodist Church. Consider holding commemorative events at your local church sometime between April 22, the Sunday before the April 23 anniversary, through May 20, Heritage Sunday. Heritage Sunday is set aside for remembering our legacy as United Methodists. The theme for this year’s Heritage Sunday …more
Annual Conference Special Meal: June 1 Palestinian Dinner
April 16, 2018 / By UNY Communications
The theme of this year’s Palestinian Dinner held during the 2018 session of Annual Conference is, "Valuing Palestinian Children." Pilgrims from Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb's 2018 Holy Land Trip are especially invited to this year's eighth annual UNY Palestinian Dinner during Annual Conference. The dinner will be held at 5:15 p.m. on Friday June 1 at St. George’s Macedonian Church (5083 Onondaga Road …more
Introducing the Annual Conference App
April 16, 2018 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Upper New York (UNY) Conference is excited to announce that there will be an Event app available to use at Annual Conference this year from May 30-June 2 at the Onondaga County College SRC Arena in Syracuse. Now you will have the option to access everything related to Annual Conference right from your phone or tablet instead of thumbing through pages upon pages of materials in your packet. Upper New …more
Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church is spicing it up
April 16, 2018 / By Shannon Hodson / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Imagine relying on a local food pantry to make ends meet for your family. Common nonperishable food enables your family to have oatmeal or dry cereal for breakfast and perhaps pasta and sauce for dinner. Some food pantries such as Saratoga Springs’ Franklin Community Center, supply perishable goods as well. Over 900 individuals who rely on this food pantry to conquer hunger can add fresh dairy products, meat, and veggies …more
Getting ready for Annual Conference: The layout of SRC Arena
April 10, 2018 / By Vicki Swanson
To help attendees feel prepared for spending a few days at a new facility at the 2018 Annual Conference, held May 30-June2 at the SRC Arena on Onondaga County Community College (OCC)’s campus, this article will share some general information about the layout of the space we are occupying at OCC. We will be publishing a map of the parking lots just prior to Annual Conference so that …more