California-Nevada Annual Conference Virtual Session 2020

Plenary Sessions

Thursday, September 17, 2020

9:00 am – 1 pm   Call to Order and Plenary Session

• Opening Worship – And Know that I Am God
• Organizational Instructions, Motions and Late Items and Referrals
• Greetings from ecumenical leaders
• Laity Address
• Report of the District Superintendents
  • Ministry Highlights
  • Church Discontinuances
  • New Communities of Faith 
• Council on Finance and Administration
  • Report and Budget Presentation
• Board of Pensions and Health Benefits
• Conference Claimants Endowment Board Report and Presentation
• Honoring our Retirees
• Announcements
• Closing Devotional:  – Remembering those Most Impacted by COVID-19
  • Gathering of ACS OFFERING – Sheltering in Love UMCOR COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND

Friday, September 18, 2020

• Clergy Session

• Laity Session

• Service on Committing to Demilitarizing and Peace

Saturday, September 19, 2020

• Devotions:  Black Lives Matter and Racial Equity
• Board of Ordained Ministry
  • Report
  • Licensure of Local Pastors
  • Historical Questions
• Council on Finance and Administration
  • 2021 Conference Budget
• Equitable Compensation Report
• CORE Team Update
  • Strategic Plan
  • 2019 Resolutions
• Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development
• Honoring our Retirees
• Welcome of Retirees to the Retired Clergy Association and Presentation of Medallions and Certificates
• Black Lives Matter learnings from the United Methodist Context
• Recognition of Youth and Young Adults
• Awards
  • One Matters Award  
  • Bishop Mel Talbert Award 
  • Harry Denman Awards for Evangelism 
• Conference Commission on Religion and Race
• Commission on the Annual Conference Session
• Celebration of Appointments and Assignments for 2020-2021
• Black Lives Matter learnings from the United Methodist Context
• Closing Announcements and Motion
• Closing Devotion

Worship

Thursday, September 17, 2020

9:00 am 

• Opening Worship – And Know that I Am God

12:30 noon  

• Devotional:  Remembering those Most Impacted by COVID-19 and Gathering of ACS OFFERING
  • Sheltering in Love UMCOR COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND

Friday, September 18, 2020

3:00 pm

• Service on Committing to Demilitarizing and Peace

Saturday, September 19, 2020

9:00 am 

• Devotional:  Black Lives Matter and Racial Equity

7:00 pm  

• Memorial Service 

Sunday, September 20, 2020

10:30 am  

• Ordination, Commissioning and Recognition of Orders Service