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Get ready to practice the virtual UNY Annual Conference
September 9, 2020 / By UNY Communications
As was previously announced, the Upper New York Annual Conference will be taking place virtually with the Clergy Session on Sept. 19 and Annual Conference on Oct. 3. Please note that the ordination service will take place in-person by invitation only on Oct. 2. All of those participating in the Clergy Session and voting members of Annual Conference will be able to practice how the virtual platform works on Friday Sept. 18 at 7 p …more
Voting at the 2020 UNY Annual Conference
September 1, 2020 / By UNY Communications
As previously published, the 2020 Upper New York (UNY) Annual Conference will be held virtually. Both the clergy session (to take place on Sept. 19) and the Annual Conference session (to take place on Oct. 3) will be livestreamed. Click here to see the agenda. Those who are eligible to vote must provide a login email and create a password to access the virtual meetings when they register for the clergy session and …more
Tentative AC2020 agenda
August 19, 2020 / By UNY Communications
As previously published, the 2020 Upper New York Annual Conference will be abbreviated and livestreamed on Oct. 3, with the clergy session taking place on Sept. 19 and the ordination (attendance by invitation only) taking place on Oct. 2. The tentative schedule is below with an added practice session for the logging in process. Registration and voting details will be released as soon as they are available. Friday, Sept. 18: 7 p.m. Practice Session (open …more
UNY Annual Conference to be held virtually
July 17, 2020 / By UNY Communications / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
As you are aware, earlier this spring, the Upper New York Conference postponed our Annual Conference with the hope of gathering together on Saturday, Oct. 3. The ongoing realities of COVID-19 and our commitment to the safety of those who will be a part of that gathering, has caused us to change these plans. After consultation with and approval by the Cabinet, the Committee of Sessions, the Board of Trustees, and …more
Upper New York Annual Conference Session postponed until Oct. 3
April 3, 2020 / By UNY Communications
Due to the ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday, April 2, Upper New York Area Resident Bishop, Mark J. Webb, after consulting with the Sessions Committee and the executive committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry, recommended to the Upper New York Cabinet that the Upper New York Annual Conference session, originally scheduled for May 28 – 30, 2020, be postponed. This recommendation was approved unanimously. October 3, 2020, a date previously …more
United Methodist General Conference to be postponed
March 18, 2020 / By Commission on the General Conference
Editor's Note: On Wednesday March 18, the Commission on General Conference released the following statement explaining that General Conferance will be postponed and will not be held May 5-15, 2020 as planned. The Executive Committee of the Commission on the General Conference has been notified by the Minneapolis Convention Center that they are restricting events at the venue through May 10, 2020, following recommendations by the Minnesota Department of Health, the …more
Sessions Team continues work on Annual Conference 2020
December 11, 2019 / By Stephen J. Hustedt / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
On Tuesday, Dec. 10 the Sessions Team gathered at the United Methodist Center in Liverpool to continue their work of planning for the 2020 session of the Upper New York Annual Conference. They shared both their ongoing work and new tasks that need to be completed to make Annual Conference happen. There were several important decisions made, including: The special offerings at Annual Conference will include offerings for Mission of Peace, the …more