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Troy Conference to host its final NEJCAH Annual Meeting in Vermont
Written: 2/24/2010 12:09:37 PM
By Karen Staulters   The Northeastern Jurisdiction of the Commission on Archives and History (NEJCAH) will meet at the Hilltop Inn in Barre, Vt., May 11 through 13. The event will be sponsored by the Troy Annual Conference, which will divide along state lines in July, with the New York chur...

Make worship better in 2010
Written: 2/24/2010 8:29:29 AM
Register now. The cost is $49 for a one-day seminar, $79 for both days.   Corral your worship team and bring them to a Midnight Oil seminar this spring. Get inspired. Learn how to make your worship services more creative. Give your congregation an experience of God through better use of ar...

High expectations shared as Upper New York Senior Executive staff named
Written: 2/23/2010
By Marilyn Kasperek Rev. Bill Gottschalk-Fielding Rev. Maidstone Mulenga ...

Announcement about shifts in supervision in the Albany Episcopal Area
Written: 2/21/2010
Bishop Susan W. Hassinger, interim bishop of the Albany Episcopal Area has issued the following announcement for both Wyoming and Troy Annual Conferences. Some time ago, the Rev.Jan Marsi, Superintendent of the Oneonta District for the past seven years, had indicated her desire to be appointed as a...

Outreach transformed
Written: 2/17/2010 3:36:08 PM
Does your church have a Food Shelf or offer a Community Meal? Are you involved in other outreach activities that engage folks with members of the community? Have you discovered that there are some individuals who will readily say, ‘sure, I’ll help,’ and there are others who know th...

New book on history of Troy Conference to be released
Written: 2/17/2010
By Karen Staulters The Troy Conference Commission on Archives and History, looking ahead to the June 30 dissolution of Troy Conference, has arranged for the publication of book, The Enduring Flame, to record the last decades of conference history. The book also includes a history of the camping pro...

What to do with Health Care and other UMCOR Kits
Written: 1/27/2010 1:24:24 PM
Churches can drop off Health and other UMCOR kits at the Conference Office, 396 Louden Rd., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, instead of sending them directly to the UMCOR depot at Sager-Brown in Baldwin, La., or to Mission Central in Pennsylvania. Conference office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a...

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Blog: I Am With You
Written: 1/15/2010 10:07:42 AM
a blog by the Rev. Larry Hollon, General Secretary of United Methodist Communications   Over the course of a lifetime, I have come to the conviction that we are closest to God when we are most vulnerable and exposed. When we are at our most human. The events in Haiti bring this conv...

United Methodists rescued from hotel rubble in Haiti
Written: 1/15/2010
By Linda Bloom, United Methodist News Service Three United Methodist church staff were rescued late Thursday night from the rubble of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Rev. Sam Dixon, top executive of the United Methodist Committee on Relief; the Rev. Clinton Rabb, head of Mis...

United Methodists lift up hope, prayers for Haiti quake victims
Written: 1/15/2010
By Kathy Gilbert, United Methodist News Service United Methodists are giving thanks, packing boxes of supplies, wiping away tears and, above all, praying as news comes in about the death and destruction in Haiti. Churches and annual (regional) conferences in the United States are starting to get w...

Haiti Emergency Bulletin Inserts available
Written: 1/14/2010 2:05:37 PM
A special insert for Sunday's bulletins is available to update congregations about the United Methodist response to the Haiti earthquake as well as provide information on how to contribute to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Haiti Emergency Advance #418325. The bulletin insert also ...

Bishop Hassinger calls for prayers for people of Haiti
Written: 1/13/2010
With many of you, I grieve over the news of the earthquake devastation in Haiti yesterday, the tremendous loss of life as well as damage to homes, hospitals, schools, and even the national palace. I call on all persons to pray for the people of Haiti as well as for those who are and will be res...

Revised application and brochure for 2010 Albany UN Seminar
Written: 1/9/2010 10:36:51 AM
Head to the U.N. and learn about God’s diversity in movies, TV, music   “Watcha Watching? Exploring how God’s diversity is expressed in movies, television and music,” is the theme of the United Nations Seminar on National and International Affairs, to be held at the Ch...

Statistical tables due by Jan. 30
Written: 1/6/2010
The  2009 Tables 1, 2 and 3 are to be submitted between Jan. 2 and 30. All church pastors were mailed their church’s username and password along with a set of directions in November. If you did not receive this information contact Troy Conference Statistician, Kay Runge at (518)...

Applications for YSF due by Jan. 20
Written: 12/18/2009
The Troy Conference Council on Youth Ministries (CCYM) will again supports youth related projects and missions through the distribution of the Youth Service Fund (YSF). YSF is a youth ministry program run by youth for youth in the United Methodist Church. YSF raises money and awareness about the man...

Updates from the Conference Treasurer�s Office
Written: 12/16/2009
Seasons Greetings from the Treasurer’s Office! Believe it or not, the final apportionment bills for 2009 have been sent out to churches. Please review your bill for accuracy, especially Column #4: total paid this year. If there are any discrepancies or questions, please call the Treasurer&rsqu...

Seasons of prayers
Written: 12/9/2009 3:14:04 PM
By Holly Nye Over the past two years, I have engaged in the practice, begun by Rev. Barbara Lemmel before me, of praying for several congregations each week. I have appreciated this connection to your communities, and I have been grateful for your letters describing your ministries and your concern...

Breathing through transition
Written: 12/9/2009 3:09:42 PM
By Evie Doyon While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2: 7-8NIV Isn’t this a nice, tidy delivery story? Mary gave birth,...

It�s not your parents� charge conference
Written: 12/9/2009 2:42:29 PM
By Sandra Brands This year, church charge conferences in the Adirondack and Embury districts have been different from the normal business as usual gathering. Congregations have been asked to invite community leaders—school nurses, high school counselors, DARE officers, volunteer fire departm...