Upper New York Area - United Methodist Church
Monday, February 08, 2010
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PBS documentary has ties to resident bishop of the New York AreaThe Rev. Dr. Marcus Matthews, Resident Bishop of the New York West Area (North, Central, and Western New Yo
 rk region) and soon to be Resident Bishop of the entire Upper New York Area (all of New York State outside of Greater New York and Long Island), was a senior at South Carolina State University, a predominantly black college in Orangeburg, S.C., when the Orangeburg Massacre featured in this documentary happened. Read more ...Upper New York is now on YouTube Upper New York Annual Conference Deborah O'Connor-Slater speaks at the Key Leader's Event, January 23, 2010.Photos of Key Leaders event online On Saturday, about 120 people from across Upper New York gathered in Liverpool to learn and dream. See photos on the Upper New York website and on the new conference Facebook page .The Critical Questions Team on the Local Church is also using Facebook to communicate and to welcome input from around the Area: see their page.
Conference Advance Specials in Upper New York:Applications are invited for ministries seeking designation as Conference Advance Specials.
The application is available for download, and must be submitted by March 1, 2010
Advance specials are projects located within the bounds of the annual conference or episcopal area, whose ministry may extend beyond the bounds of the conference. Such ministries are supported by churches' second-mile giving to the designated Advance Special fund.
The application is due the Conference Secretary of Global Ministries (CSGM) by March 1, 2010 in order to be reviewed and recommended to be sent for approval at the organizing session of the new Annual Conference on June 19, 2010. Fuller information and instructions are included within the application document.
Creating a new "family album"...Send us a “family photo” of the life of your congregation – be creative! Include as many people as possible, in an activity or setting that expresses something about your shared life and ministry!
E-mail photos to Sandy Brands, Communicator in Troy Conference: sbrands@troyac.org. Photos should be of at least “medium” resolution. Include contact information including e-mail and phone, and the name of the church. Photos will be used on the web and at conference gatherings – share the life of your congregation with your sisters and brothers of Upper New York.
Meet the people who are helping to guide the creation of a new conference in Upper New York. Meet the members of New ACT and learn more about the sub teams and what the work they are doing.
Convener's Blog: New breath drawn
In a recent blog post, New ACT Convener Bill Gottschalk-Fielding reminds us that this year our new conference takes it's first independent breath! Pretty amazing. Read more ... |
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