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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

2019 General Conference: Stay informed with Mountain Sky!

  • Legislation tracking: Search for legislation submitted by petition number, keyword or submitter. Once General Conference begins, the information will be updated regarding the actions taken on each piece of legislation. Read More
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  • General Conference is happening. What can I do? You may feel far removed from the General Conference Special Session, but there are ways to support those doing the work and follow along. Learn more
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  • Communications during General Conference: General Conference will be livestreamed, and will be available at umc.org/live. United Methodist Communications has released a number of resources to help explain and communicate information for the Special Session. Find those in the links below.
  • Western Jurisdiction communications: Western Jurisdiction communicators will release a daily recap during GC2019, along with special updates, news and photos. Be sure to subscribe to their special Western Jurisdiction Update newsletter, which is hosted by the Oregon-Idaho Conference. Read the archived Jan. 4 edition | Read the Feb. 19 edition
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  • Social media: Throughout the Special Session of General Conference, you can engage with fellow Mountain Sky United Methodists using the following hashtags: #mtnskyumc #wjumc #UMCGC #OneChurch4All #BelovedCommunity #LoveinAction 
  • Contact a delegate: You may contact a delegate of the Mountain Sky Area through this online form. Also, bookmark the Mountain Sky on the Way Forward page.
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  • Schedule: The agenda for GC2019 is now available online.
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  • Prayer resources:
    • The Praying Our Way Forward team of the Council of Bishops has released details of the Day of Prayer, which will take place Feb. 23, the first day of GC2019. Learn more
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    • The Mountain Sky Conference sent a call to all United Methodists in our area to pray together at noon every day leading up to GC2019. See details and download the prayer card in this conference email. On Wednesday, Feb. 20, we'll release information about an ongoing prayer vigil for local churches or individuals to sign up for that will begin Feb. 22 and go through Feb. 26.
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  • Attendance: In addition to the delegates and staff attending GC2019, conference leaders would like to know if laity and clergy from the Mountain Sky Conference will be at General Conference in St. Louis. Please email Nancy Butterfield at nbutterfield@mtnskyumc.org if you would like to share your information (email and phone number) so we can add you to a group communication. We hope to gather all Mountain Sky attendees for prayer huddles and fellowship.

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