Agenda
Restoration and Revival: Resetting for the Journey
223rd Annual Conference Session:
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, empower, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
1Peter 5: 10-11 (NRSV, Updated)
Friday session ended early; Annual Conference will resume at 9am on Saturday.
See agenda below.
Wednesday, June 22th
Clergy Session
Legislative Sections
Thursday, June 23rd Restore
Opening Session
6:00pm Gathering Music
Opening Worship
Preaching: Rev. Dr. Denise Smartt Sears
Offering JFON
Break
Opening of Conference
Welcome from Commission of Conference Session Co-Chairs
Rev. Young Choi and Mrs. Monique Blount
Organizational Rules Resolution and Rules Amendments
Conference Secretary, Margaret Howe
Rev. Gennifer Brooks
Presentation on Cooperative Parish Ministries - Bishop Bickerton
Presentations with musical interlude:
1. United Woman in Faith video
2. Reading of Appointments Metropolitan District
3. Retirees Recognition video
4. Global Ministries video
Blessing for the end of the day
Friday, June 24th Empower
Session 2
9:00 am Opening Future Forward- Empowering the Next Generation Reflections
Reading of Appointments: Catskill Hudson District
2022 NYAC Retirement Celebration Liturgy
State of the Church- Bishop Bickerton
Break
Recognition of Rev. Bill Shillady
Reading of Appointments: Connecticut District
Pathway to Becoming Anti-Racist Report
. Reading of Appointments Long Island East District
Lunch
Session 3
Future Forward - Empowering the Next Generation Reflections
Reports
1. Lay Leader
2. Cabinet
3. Pensions
4. Equitable Compensation
Break
Retirees Recognition videos (3)
Chancellor’s Report
Recognition of D.S. Sungchan Kim
Reading of Appointments Long Island West District
Africa University
Corporate Session
1. Trustees
Resolutions
Recognition of D.S. Tim Riss
Reading of Appointments New York-Connecticut District
Retirees Recognition videos (3)
Scholarship and Awards
Black College Fund video
Sandy Mantz (3 min video)
Offering (Rev. Denise Sears)
Shirley I. Parris Laity Service Award
Legislative Section Reports
Future Forward NYAC- Empowering the Next Generation
Closing prayer by Bishop Bickerton
Saturday June 25th Strengthen
Session 5
9:00 am Worship- Memorial Service
Rev. Bill Shillady, Preaching
Offering UMCOR
Retirees Recognition videos (3)
Mission Videos
Closing Reflections
Lunch break
1:00 pm Laity Session – David Teel – Director, Laity & Spiritual Development:
Link: https://link.gntv.info/nyac2022laity
Clergy Workshop:
Link https://link.gntv.info/nyac2022clergy
Sunday, June 26th
Service of Commissioning and Ordination-Establish
4:00 pm Ordination Service
Offering for Young Clergy Debt Assistance
