On Tuesday, December 11, Pastors Gwyneth and Jamie travelled to a Tri-State District meeting at the Exeter UMC. We started with worship together and Holy Communion, followed by some discussion with our District Superintendents, Mike and Jan Davis. The biggest question on people's minds was the status of Vermont coming into the New England Conference as its current Troy Conference seeks to merge with the New York Conference. Whether Vermont decides to ask to be included in New England will be decided during the Troy Annual Conference in June 2008. New England would then vote on whether to receive Vermont in June 2009.It didn't take long until the party began though. Everyone brought $5 and under gifts for a good old-fashioned Yankee Swap. Each person drew a number, and starting with the lowest number each pastor selected a gift to unwrap and then could either keep or exchange it for some other unwrapped gift! It was a fun time with a lot of laughs.
We finished our time together with lunch (Methodists never get together without a meal). At Exeter UMC they have their kitchen right off the Sanctuary, and they had set up a beautiful dining area in the Sanctuary with candles and Christmas place mats. In addition, the church set up childcare so we were able to have some adult conversation.
Overall it was a great time, and well worth the drive to Exeter! Mike and Jan are hoping to set up more frequent district meetings throughout the year.
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