E-News from the Valley! April 4, 2023

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This newsletter is sent out twice a month. Next issue is April 18th.

This is sent on Tuesday - Items you would like to see in the E-News should be submitted to the district office by the Friday before.

Genesee Valley District Office mailing address:

Genesee Valley District Office

PO Box 23206

Rochester, NY 14692

The Office is Open By Appointment

Office hours: Mon.-Thurs.

To set up a time to visit you may call the office at 585-340-9525

or email at geneseevalleydistrict@unyumc.org

NEW! Thoughts from our District Superintendent:

Everything Changes

All these changes! They shouldn’t surprise us. We have seen it coming for awhile…haven’t we?

It has even been mentioned here in previous news articles.

It seems we need reminders to prepare us to face changes.

Think about it… COVID caused us to make changes in the way we did things… but now many of us are going back to the way we have always done it. Yet… change continues to occur.

There are fewer and fewer pastors available to pastor our churches. Has our local church done anything to prepare for this change?

There are going to be fewer District Superintendents. Has our local church done anything to prepare for this change?

There are going to be fewer UMCs. Are we preparing ourselves for this change?

These changes will mean that we will have to make other changes if we want to continue to invite others to become disciples with us.

The world has changed around us… and now the church world is changing.

This week we celebrate the change from death to life!

We acknowledge that life…abundant life which God intends for us all…is always changing.

May we also celebrate the opportunity we have to move from dragging our feet to life-changing life!

amazing grace!

Blessings,

Ted Anderson

District Superintendent

NEW! District Administrative Assistants, Offices Reconfigured

This information originally appeared in the March 29th issue of the UNY Conference Weekly Digest. Click here to read the full article.

The Upper New York Extended Cabinet shared today, March 29, its plan to reconfigure how administrative support is provided to its districts. Beginning July 1, 2023, the current structure of eight part-time and two full-time administrative assistants serving districts will be replaced by six full-time Superintendency Administrative Assistants, each serving two districts as well as working collaboratively on the superintendency support team.

The new configuration of district administrative staff aligns with the reconfiguration of the Cabinet announced in January by Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez. Click here to read about the reconfiguration of the Cabinet.

By Jan. 1, 2024, it is anticipated all Superintendency Administrative Assistants and District Superintendents will work from home and all district offices will be closed. In this new arrangement, each district will still have a dedicated administrative assistant assigned to them.