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Conference Board of Trustees shares report
May 30, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The report presented by the Conference Board of Trustees Friday was supported. The role of the board is to manage Conference assets, including real and personal property and funds. John Jackson, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, addressed the crowd. “We work for you; we are you,” Jackson said. The discussion centered on the announcement of the pending purchase of a new Conference headquarters located at 7481 Henry …more
2016 GC, NEJ delegate election results through Friday evening
May 30, 2015 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Members at the 2015 Annual Conference session have elected the following members toward completing the delegations for the 2016 General and Northeastern Jurisdictional conferences. Listed in order of election, the delegates are: General Conference lay delegates: Dr. Scott Johnson, Greg Forrester, Riley O’Flynn, Carmen Vianese, Marthalyn Sweet, and Blenda Smith. General Conference clergy delegates: The Rev. Bill Allen, Adirondack District Superintendent the Rev. Bill Mudge, Northern Flow District Superintendent, the …more
Leadership Report mobilizes UNY 2.0
May 30, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
What do phones and the Upper New York Conference have in common? “Phones have evolved to a point where early users would barely recognize them. At their core they are still much the same, but their capacity has increased exponentially,” a voiceover said in a video played during the Conference Leadership Report. “In the Upper New York Conference, our story is the same. Upper New York United …more
Friday lunch grace
May 29, 2015 / By Christian Vischi / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Friday’s grace before lunch at the 2015 session of Annual Conference was provided by Ariel Gold and her son, Elijah, who are Jewish Americans living in Ithaca. They spent the 2014 end-of-the-year holiday season traveling to the West Bank. They will share about that experience during the 21st annual authentic Palestinian buffet hosted by Upper New York’s Task Force on Peace and Justice in Palestine/Israel. …more
UMCOR collection at AC ‘15
May 29, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
During Thursday’s day-long collection at the 2015 Annual Conference session, Conference members contributed 120 flood buckets and more than 50 other UMCOR relief supply kits to be used for disaster relief around the world. …more
Bishop Webb auctioneer extraordinaire
May 29, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Upper New York Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb had a small request Friday morning: a cup of coffee. Well, good things come in threes, and he received three hot cups of Joe. “I value coffee so much, but I value Africa 360 so much more,” Bishop Webb said. And with that, he added another item to his resume: Auctioneer. Bishop Webb auctioned the three cups of coffee to raise …more
Conference body affirms closure, discontinuance of churches
May 29, 2015 / By Christian Vischi / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Members at the 2015 session of the Upper New York Annual Conference affirmed the closure of churches through discontinuance or abandonment. The discontinued or abandoned churches include: Albany District Broadway United Methodist Church of Rensselaer (Discontinued) at 1550 Broadway, most recently served by Local Pastor Edward Whited Hagaman United Methodist Church (Discontinued) at 122 S. Pawling St., most recently served by Local Pastor Cynthia Leonard Crossroads District Erieville UMC (Discontinued) at 2600 Erieville Road, …more
Bishop Devadhar: Notes, reflections on The Lord’s Prayer
May 29, 2015 / By Christian Vischi / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
A familiar face came home to lead Bible Study on a familiar piece of scripture. Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar of the New England Conference gave the first part of his Bible Study on The Lord’s Prayer found in both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In his introduction of Bishop Devadhar, Upper New York Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb recounted Bishop Devadhar’s lineage to the episcopal post …more
Resolutions, petitions, and conversation circles: Human sexuality at AC ’15
May 29, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Following Thursday’s conversation circles (May 28) – where participants gathered in groups of 10-12 people to discuss eight resolutions and petitions related to human sexuality – at the 2015 session of Annual Conference, voting members immediately voted on those eight resolutions and petitions. Because of a rule in the Organizational Motion approved on Wednesday, the eight resolutions and petitions that refer to human sexuality were discussed in conversation circles and …more
Life is eternal, love is immortal
May 29, 2015 / By Kathleen Rubino / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Rev. Dr. Theodore J. Weeden Sr., retired, made a trip to the Holy land. He took a picture of a sunrise on the Sea of Galilee and another of the “Wailing Wall” in Jerusalem. He exposed the same film twice, resulting in a “miraculous” creation of a Galilean sunrise emerging from the “Wailing Wall.” “The sunrise is God’s promise that …more