November 4, 2020
Dear Friends:
Please join us this Sunday, November 8, following worship at 11:30 a.m. to hear about and participate in a discussion about two new pieces of legislation that were passed by our GNJUMC Annual Conference in October. This session will be via Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8536670465?pwd=ZkdtNGM5Mi9xaUk5ejZMWWF6aHZjQT09
Or dial in: 929 436 2866, Meeting ID: 853 667 0465, Passcode: 7862
At this year’s virtual Annual Conference of the GNJUMC in October, a number of new pieces of legislation were discussed and approved. We would like to provide an overview of the Conference and details on two specific pieces of legislation: A Journey of Hope and A Resolution in Support of Black Lives Matter.
A Journey of Hope directly addresses the sin of racism and the oppression and enslavement of African Americans and Native Americans in the Greater New Jersey Area. A Journey of Hope establishes financial resources and sets specific actions and goals for increasing leadership diversity, ministries, and policies and procedures within our Conference. While having goals that go into future years, we at PUMC can begin our participation in this work now. Here is a link to more information about A Journey of Hope: https://www.gnjumc.org/2020annualconference/journey-of-hope/.
A Resolution in Support of Black Lives Matter calls us to recognize, engage in self-examination, engage in acts of mercy and justice, and to dismantle the sin of racism in GNJ.
Our Conference has taken a bold stand in passing legislation that affirms that racism is a sin and that, as Christians, we are called to dismantle it. At the session on November 8, we will review the legislation and begin a dialogue on what this means to PUMC as we live this charge.
Please plan to join us.
Blessings,
Pastor Jenny Smith Walz
Pastor Skitch Matson
Edwin Francisco, Lay Member to Annual Conference
Iona Harding, Lay Member to Annual Conference
Emelia Timpo, Lay Member to Annual Conference