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Young adults add their pieces to the puzzle to break down the walls at Young People’s Service
posted on June 5, 2018 | Search Score: 0
Elyse Muder and Maya Smith kicked off the Young People’s Service on June 2 at the 2018 Annual Conference session with a skit. Maya wanted to start a Bible study but wasn’t sure she could do it and felt awkward about talking about her faith outside of church. Elyse encouraged…
Petition and Resolution Results at the 2018 Upper New York Annual Conference
posted on June 5, 2018 | Search Score: 0
Discussion and voting for the petitions and resolutions brought to the 2018 Annual Conference session began in the afternoon plenary on June 1 and continued through the June 2 morning plenary. Here are the results of each resolution. UNYAC2018.1-on Guidelines for GC 2019 Delegation, not supported This resolution called the…
Annual Conference 2018
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The Ninth Session of the Upper New York Annual Conference was held May 30 - June 2, 2018 in Syracuse, NY. Daily Notes Daily Notes cover the highlights of the previous day in a bullet-point format and serve as a valuable tool in helping Conference members pull together reports for…
Bishop Webb celebrates many at the Service of Blessing and Anointing
posted on June 1, 2018 | Search Score: 0
The Service of Blessing and Anointing was held June 1 at the 2018 Annual Conference session at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena. It was a celebration! InsideOut had the crowd singing verses from Father Let your Kingdom Come at many times throughout the service: “You make all things new You…
Recommendation results from AC2018
posted on June 1, 2018 | Search Score: 0
Voting on the Upper New York Conference recommendations began in the morning plenary on June 1 and extended through the afternoon plenary at the 2018 UNY Annual Conference session held at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena in Syracuse. The results are as follows: Recommendation from the Accessibility Committee – Disability…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/recommendation-results-from-ac2018
Rev. Jones explains how to get the past out of our eyes to attain an extraordinary future
posted on June 1, 2018 | Search Score: 0
For more years than most, the most hapless team in baseball was managed by Charlie Brown, said Study Leader the Rev. Dr. L. Gregory Jones of Duke Divinity School. One of the problems with his winless team involved the team’s outfielder Lucy, who was always daydreaming and thinking of boys.…
Study Leader Rev. Dr. L. Gregory Jones says we must stop ‘going back to Egypt’
posted on June 1, 2018 | Search Score: 0
Back in the early days of airplane travel, it took longer to go from east to west than west to east. One time, a plane flying from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles fell into heavy fog for a while. “The pilot said, ‘I have good news and bad news. First…
Clergy and clergy spouses remembered at AC2018 Memorial Service
posted on June 1, 2018 | Search Score: 0
On May 31 at the 2018 Annual Conference session, a Memorial Service was held to honor Upper New York clergy members and clergy spouses who have passed away since the 2017 Annual Conference session. Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb introduced the service. “I hope you know…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/clergy-and-clergy-spouses-remembered-at-ac2018-memorial-service
Actions taken during Trustees Report
posted on May 31, 2018 | Search Score: 0
The Upper New York Conference Board of Trustees shared their report May 31 at the 2018 Annual Conference session during the afternoon plenary. President of the Upper New York Board of Trustees Rich Barling began by discussing the great energy and work happening in the United Methodist Center, making special…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/actions-taken-during-trustees-report
Mold discussion dampens Commission on Equitable Compensation Report
posted on May 31, 2018 | Search Score: 0
The Rev. Lauren Swanson, chair the Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation, presented the commission’s report May 31 at the 2018 Annual Conference session. “It has been our mission to equip struggling local churches to establish sound financial footing so they can build leadership capacity, make disciples, and transform the world,”…
Business as usual during Conference Board of Pension & Health Benefits Report
posted on May 31, 2018 | Search Score: 0
The Conference Board of Pension & Health Benefits presented their report Thursday at the 2018 Annual Conference Session at the SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. The board’s Chair, the Rev. Mary Rublee, started by acknowledging the board members. “The board is made up of dedicated and active…
Leadership Report presented comically, but discussion gets serious
posted on May 31, 2018 | Search Score: 0
The Leadership Report was presented on a fun note, with Conference Lay Leader Susan Hardy describing how she thought her first meeting would go through a video of Conference Leadership Team members saying one-liners, sharing their opposing views as stats, and posing next to those stats. Then the Rev. Steve…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/leadership-report-presented-comically-but-discussion-gets-serious
Bishop Webb opens worship at AC18 with a message to acknowledge Christ
posted on May 31, 2018 | Search Score: 0
“Are you persistent in your pursuit of God, or is it a hobby? Do you strive to experience and claim the things of God with the same diligence that you strive to experience and claim the things of the world? ... What is your response when Jesus says ‘Who do…
Session shares examples of laity boldly living their call
posted on May 31, 2018 | Search Score: 0
Laity Session for the 2018 Upper New York Annual Conference session kicked off promptly at 7 p.m. May 30 at the SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. Upper New York Conference Lay Leader Susan Hardy started the evening with an introduction of Upper New York Area Resident Bishop…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/session-shares-examples-of-laity-boldly-living-their-call
Being God’s love in downtown Syracuse
posted on May 30, 2018 | Search Score: 0
To many people leaving work in downtown Syracuse, it may have seemed like an ordinary, hot and humid late May Wednesday—until they heard a Christian rock band jamming out with a crowd around them. Wednesday May 30, 2018 marked the second annual Celebrating Christ in the City, an outdoor worship…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/being-gods-love-in-downtown-syracuse
Mission Central HUB hosts UMCOR kits event
posted on May 30, 2018 | Search Score: 0
Before the start of the 2018 Upper New York Conference session, dozens of UNYC members gave back to the community. The UNY Mission Central HUB hosted an event May 30 in which volunteers helped assemble hygiene kits and flood buckets for the United Methodist Committee on Relief. UNY Director of…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/mission-central-hub-hosts-umcor-kits-event
Mohawk District E-Newsletter May 29, 2018
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Read lots of news and find events for your church's ministry in the May 29, 2018, edition of the Mohawk District E-Newsletter https://conta.cc/2x9g9Nu
http://www.unyumc.org/news/mohawk-district-e-newsletter-may-29-2018
Whitney Point UMC’s Sew ’n Sews ministry makes a difference in the lives of 10,000 girls
posted on May 23, 2018 | Search Score: 0
Picture 10,000 vibrant dresses in bright blues with checkered trim, or fuchsia a with floral trim, purple with paisley trim, or entirely floral in bright pinks, reds, turquoise, or yellow—gorgeous dresses. These dresses are for little girls in impoverished communities all over the world—dresses that were once sheets and pillow…
Inviting and Inspiring Worship: Highlight on Asbury First UMC
posted on May 23, 2018 | Search Score: 0
In the United Methodist tradition, worship is ultimately about “an encounter with the living God through the risen Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.” Or, so says our Book of Worship. Unfortunately, many people (including some clergy) are more likely to experience boredom in worship than God. To…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/inviting-and-inspiring-worship-highlight-on-asbury-first-umc