Ninth Session of the Upper New York Annual Conference May 30-June 2, 2018: Vol. I
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Letter from Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb .......................................................4
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Welcome letter from Conference Lay Leader, Susan Hardy..................................................................5
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Holy Conferencing Principles ..............................................................................................................6
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Organizational Motion .......................................................................................................................7
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Consent Calendar ...............................................................................................................................9
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2018 Annual Conference Agenda ......................................................................................................10
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Recommendations ...........................................................................................................................13
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Narrative Budget ..................................................................................................................................... 15
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Recommendation from the Accessibility Committee - Disability Awareness Weekend ....................... 47
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Recommendation from the Board of Pension and Health Benefits ....................................................... 48
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Recommendation from Camp and Retreat Ministries............................................................................ 50
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Recommendation from Equitable Compensation .................................................................................. 52
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UNY2018.SHRec.1 – Recommendation from the Social Holiness Team - Welcoming the Stranger ...... 54
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UNY2018.SHRec.2 - Recommendation from the Task Force on Peace with Justice in Palestine/Israel Advocating for the Rights of Children Living Under Israeli Occupation.................................................. 56
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UNY2018.SHRec.3 - Recommendation from the Social Holiness Committee - Fossil Fuels ................... 58
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UNY2018.SHRec.4 - Recommendation from the Task Force for Immigration - Radical Hospitality ....... 60
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UNY2018.SHRec.5 - Recommendation from the Social Holiness Team - Specify Peace and Justice Coordinator ............................................................................................................................................. 61
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UNY2018.SHRec.6 – Recommendation from the Social Holiness Team - Safe and Free from Firearms 62
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Closure of a Local Church – Binghamton: High Street United Methodist Church .................................. 63
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Closure of a Local Church – Blockville United Methodist Church ........................................................... 65
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Closure of a Local Church – Coopers Plains United Methodist Church .................................................. 66
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Closure of a Local Church – Earlville United Methodist Church ............................................................. 67
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Closure of a Local Church – Ellenburg United Methodist Church........................................................... 69
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Closure of a Local Church – Kenyontown United Methodist Church ..................................................... 71
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Closure of a Local Church – Lockwood United Methodist Church ......................................................... 72
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Closure of a Local Church – Jamestown: New Beginnings Fellowship United Methodist Church.......... 73
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Closure of a Local Church – Perrysburg -Dayton United Methodist Church .......................................... 74
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