Annual Conference is June 1-3, 2017 in Syracuse! Join us there!
Lunch is ServedWe will host a lunch on Friday, June 2 from 11.30am-1pm at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown: 100 East Onondaga Street, a quick block and a half from the OnCenter.
We gather to reconnect with our roots, envision our future, and commit to our work in Upper New York and in the United Methodist Church for the year ahead. Lunch is $5 for MFSA members current in their dues; the cost for all others will be $15, paid at the door. Click here for a membership form: Please plan to join MFSA for this very important time together. You must register for the MFSA lunch-the deadline is May 15: Click the link below, so we may order and pay for food. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd83Dvvw3b7a8pV-3yUaP4gP_Bdcx_gNXEQdAonfDhQ6MPEYg/viewform?usp=sf_link |
Respectful Demonstration
In 2013, UNY introduced our first Blue Armband Witness during the Service of Ordination. This is a silent, but visible, display of solidarity with our brothers & sisters who call to serve in the ordained ministry is rejected by the United Methodist Church.
As the clergy processed, about 25 adults & youth, lay & clergy, stood quietly offering armbands to those who hadn't yet received one, thanking those who were already displaying theirs, and smiling at & praying for those who would not or could not wear one.
It is a witness that has continued each Annual Conference since then...