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Daily Advocate issues available
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
The daily Advocate is a special publication during the Annual Conference session. It is published as a recap of the prior day's events. Saturday, May 30 issue Friday, May 29 issue Thursday, May 28 issue
2014-2015 Clergy Appointments
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Clergy in The United Methodist Church are individuals who serve as elders, deacons, commissioned ministers, and local pastors under appointment of a bishop (full and part-time), who hold membership in an annual conference, and who are commissioned, ordained or licensed. Click here for the full list of the 2014-2015 Clergy…
Conference Board of Trustees shares report
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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.…
2016 GC, NEJ delegate election results through Friday evening
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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.…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/AC15-delegate-elections-Friday
Leadership Report mobilizes UNY 2.0
posted on May 30, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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…
Friday lunch grace
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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…
UMCOR collection at AC ‘15
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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.
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/umcor-collection-at-ac-15
Bishop Webb auctioneer extraordinaire
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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…
Conference body affirms closure, discontinuance of churches
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/closure-discontinuance-of-churches-ac15
Bishop Devadhar: Notes, reflections on The Lord’s Prayer
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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,…
Resolutions, petitions, and conversation circles: Human sexuality at AC ’15
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/ac15-HS-resolutions-petitions
Life is eternal, love is immortal
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
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…
Equitable Compensation recommendations adopted
posted on May 29, 2015 | Search Score: 0
The power of amendment is infectious. Judy Craigmile, a lay member at First United Methodist Church in Phoenix, proposed two amendments for the first time – and on the spot. The amendments were related to the Housing Policy under the recommendations from the Commission on Equitable Compensation. The first resolution…
Election results through Thursday’s lunch period
posted on May 28, 2015 | Search Score: 0
With 24 hours of plenary session behind them, members at the 2015 Annual Conference session were less than one-sixth of the way toward electing 28 representatives needed for conferences in 2016. Three laity – Dr. Scott Johnson (elected on Wednesday), Greg Forrester, and Riley O’Flynn – and one clergy member…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/AC15-delegate-election-thursday
Connecting Seniors to Technology
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Bridging the Digital Divide: Connect seniors to technology Many older adults are still skeptical about the practical applications or benefits of technology. Some may need assistance to learn how to use digital devices and access Internet resources. According to data by the Pew Research Center, approximately 40 percent of all…
Young Adults ‘Pass The Baton’ at Thursday morning worship
posted on May 28, 2015 | Search Score: 0
Young Adult Ministry led morning worship on Thursday, May 28, at the 2015 Annual Conference session. As Laurel O’Connor, field coordinator for Africa 360, said, “It’s all about how we tell the story … a Biblical story told not as much by words but by actions.” So that’s exactly what…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/AC15-young-adults-worship
Healing and repenting at AC ’15
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The Rev. Dr. Thom White Wolf Fassett, retired, member of the Seneca Nation, led the Act of Repentance & Healing of Relationships with Indigenous Persons (AOR) Wednesday, May 27, at the 2015 Upper New York Annual Conference session. He focused on a theme of unity throughout the evening. “Ultimately we…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/healing-and-repenting-at-ac-15
AC ‘15 news briefs for Wednesday, May 27
posted on May 28, 2015 | Search Score: 0
The following is a round up of news items from the Upper New York Annual Conference session on Wednesday, May 27. Clergy, laity session offering top $5K Just prior to dinner on Wednesday evening, the total offerings received during the morning’s laity and clergy session were announced. The Helping Hand…
http://www.unyumc.org/news/article/ac-15-news-briefs-for-wednesday-may-27
Conversation starter: Organizational Motion approved
posted on May 28, 2015 | Search Score: 0
Save for an amendment that “strongly urges” participants in the conversation circles to refrain from wearing objects that indicate their preference on the topic of human sexuality, the Organizational Motion was adopted as originally presented by a super majority vote. The approved motion means that seven resolutions for the 2016…
AC ’15 welcomed to Syracuse by SU chancellor
posted on May 28, 2015 | Search Score: 0
On behalf of 21,000 students and thousands of faculty and staff at Syracuse University, University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud welcomed the members of the 2015 session of the Upper New York Annual Conference to his university’s backyard. Syverud, who assumed the university’s leadership post from Nancy Cantor in January…