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We’re glad that you have visited the Prayer Room of Immanuel United Methodist Church in Camillus, NY!
    During the period of February 23-26, 2019 the United Methodist Church’s General Conference will meet in special session in St. Louis, MO.  This specially called session is charged with discerning God’s will for the United Methodist Church around issues of human sexuality.  Specifically, the delegates will deal with the issues of Ordination rites for our LBGTQ sisters and brothers, and the performing of same-sex marriages in our congregations.  
    As the General Conference delegates discern God’s will we are committed to supporting them in prayer. Immanuel’s prayer chapel will be open at 303 Kasson Rd., Camillus from 9:00am -9:00pm each of these four days.  If you’re in the Camillus, NY area, please stop in for a time of prayer with us!  Our virtual Prayer Room will be open 24 hours so that friends from around our connection and communities can join us in prayerful support of all our General Conference delegates.
    We believe that God has great things planned for the future of God’s Church and we can’t wait to watch as the One who created us recreates the United Methodist Church!
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

The following prayer was released Feb. 20 by the Council of Bishops and will be part of the worship liturgy at the opening of the 2019 Special Session of General Conference:
Gracious and loving God, who leads, teaches and guides,
You who offer compassion, grace and mercy, be with us now.
We passionately seek Your presence during challenging times and circumstances and we trust that you are moving in and around our lives.
We, as one part of your Body, the Church, go into the days and weeks ahead seeking to discern Your deep desire for us as The United Methodist Church.
Give us courage as we continue to live and respond to Your invitation to be Your hands, feet and voice.
We ask for a fresh wind of Your Spirit and guidance for each of us as individuals, for the faithful congregations, and for this global community of United Methodists.
We ask for Your wisdom and presence for those among us who have been called to serve as delegates as the Special Session of General Conference gathers today.
Grant them clarity and a discerning spirit as they seek to listen for You in their midst.
Reveal to them Your deep desire for our future as a church.
Give them and us the faith to lay aside our personal wants and needs so that we can be truly present to You, sit with You in reverence and awe, and listen deeply for the still small voice that woos us, comforts us, and invites us to that place where we can live fully and wholly into the Kingdom life that You desire for us. 
We lay all this before You as the deep desire of our hearts and minds in the name of Jesus, the Christ.  Amen

We invite you to pray for the Upper New York Annual Conference Special Session Delegates.  You can access their information by clicking here.
For more information about the Special Session please click here.

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