It is the Monday after Annual Conference and I'm still reverberating with all the activity that Annual Conference always holds. Sessions start at 8:30am and last late into the evening. Fortunately there is time to visit with friends ~old and new ~ during meal times, breaks and while walking back and forth from the dorms!

As always, the worship services were inspiring and alive with the Spirit! Retirees were honored, good friends who had passed were remembered and candidates for ministry were Commissioned and Ordained. In addition to the worship and business of the Conference, we had the chance to hear United Methodist preacher Rev. Zan Holmes deliver two thought-provoking messages.

If you've ever wondered what goes on at Annual Conference, you are welcome to visit the New England Conference Website to read the Conference News.

The most exciting part of Annual Conference was, undoubtedly, the welcome given to Vermont as Vermont churches officially became part of the new New England Conference! Vermont United Methodists joined with their sister states to become New England United Methodists. Welcome to your new Conference!