Niagara Frontier District News
Bow Tie & Hat Day at AC
March 19, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
We like to have fun at Annual Conference and you can be a part of it by wearing a bow tie or hat (or both!) on Friday, June 7. Go crazy! Be creative! Any type of headwear works – hat, head band, fascinator – you’ve got time to find the perfect accessory. (Last year, our District Lay Leader, Jessica, wore Minnie Mouse ears.) Looking forward to seeing all the …more
Nominations Needed for 2020 General Conference
March 19, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Conference Committee on Sessions is now accepting applications from those who wish to be considered as candidates for the role of delegate to the 2020 General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference. The committee has expressed its hope that the pool of applicants will reflect the diversity of the Conference and The United Methodist Church. Men and women of all ages and ethnic, racial, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. …more
March 15 E-Connection
March 18, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
You can read the current E-Connection by clicking here. The next issue will go out around April 1. Please send any items you would like included to Julie in the District Office. …more
March 1 E-Connection
March 4, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Here is the newest issue of the E-Connection, our district newsletter. The next issue will go out March 15. Please send any items you would like to be included to Julie in the District Office. If you would like to receive the E-Connection in your inbox, please notify Julie. …more
2019 Equalization Members Needed!
February 21, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
It's that time of year again when we ask for Equalization Members to attend Annual Conference. These are lay people who can vote to help balance (equalize) the clergy who are voting. You can read the information letter to find out what you need to know and how much it would cost. If you want to apply, return the application by March 15. The application must have your pastor's …more
Feb. 15 E-Connection
February 21, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Here is the latest E-Connection, our district newsletter. The next one will go out March 1. Send your news items to Julie in the District Office. …more
Regional Gatherings with Bishop Webb
February 5, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Regional Gatherings with Bishop Webb after Special Session We do not know what to expect at the 2019 Special Session of General Conference (The Way Forward) taking place Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis, MO and this uncertainty can be uncomfortable. Whatever the outcome of Special Session is, our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world will continue. There may be a new reality that …more
February 1 E-Connection
February 5, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Click here for the current edition of our district newsletter, the E-Connection. The next issue will go out February 15. Please send any articles you would like included to Julie in the District Office. …more
2019 Catch the Spirit
January 15, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
This year’s theme for the Niagara Frontier District workshop day is Therefore Go and Make Disciples in My Name and is scheduled for Saturday, March 2 at Clarence UMC from 8am-3:30pm. Check out this year’s available workshops and remember your $20 cost includes lunch! See the Catch the Spirit brochure for workshop descriptions and registration form. Come and connect (or reconnect) with members of other congregations in …more
January 14 E-Connection
January 15, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Here is the first issue of the year for our district newsletter, the E-Connection! If you have any items you would like to be included next time, send them to Julie before February 1 (when the next issue goes out). Have a great day! …more