Preliminary Agenda
Minutes of the November Meeting - Geraldine
Dudley, Moderator
Minutes of the 2003 Annual Meeting - Geraldine
Dudley
Unaudited Income Statement and Balance Sheet for
2003 - Fannie
Davis, Treasurer
Nominations from the floor for the Nominating
Committee - Ruth
Garwood, Board Liaison to the Nominating Committee
Report
of the Nominating Committee - Sean Murray,
Nominating Committee Chair
Elections - Geraldine
Dudley
Installation of Those Elected - Michael
Caine, Regional Conference Minister
Thanks to Those Whose
Terms Have Ended - Michael
Caine
Presentation regarding Boundary Training - David
Tucker, Ordination & Standing Committee Chair
Motion
regarding Boundary Training - David Tucker
Motion
regarding Harold Wilke Award - David Bocock,
Metro Meeting Planning Committee Member
Revitalizing Our
Churches - Cruz Echevarria,
Coordinator for Hispanic Church Development
Deer Hill Report - John
Werner, Deer Hill Board Chair
Revitalization of Fund for
Theological Education - Ronald
J. Williams Wells, Metro Board Chair
Announcement of Grants - Adrienne
Brockway, Metro Mission Priorities and Stewardship Chair
Invitation
to Forum on Gay Marriage - Linda
Tarry-Chard, Riverside Church
Invitation to the NY Conference
Annual Meeting - James
Thomas, NY Conference Planning Committee Chair
Thanks To
Our Host Church - Allen
MacLean, Metro Meeting Planning Committee Chair
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Unaudited 2003 Income/Expense Statement
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Unaudited 2003 Selected Balance Sheet Accounts
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Preliminary Report of the Nominating Committee
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Boundary Training in the Metropolitan Association
The Committee on Ordination and Standing and the Metro Board
bring this motion to the 2004 Annual Meeting:
For the well
being and integrity of those holding authorized (ordained) ministerial
standing in the Metropolitan Association, this Association in meeting
strongly recommends that all active persons holding standing participate in
and periodically renew participation in the New
York Conference "Boundary Awareness
Training" program or its approved equivalent.
It is further recommended that a record of
each person's participation be posted in the public records
of the Association.
Boundary Training helps clergy
be aware of the power dynamics in pastoral relationships, provides
a safe place to raise questions about appropriateness, heightens
awareness of boundary issues in congregations, and educates
about safety practices.
Boundary issues are much more complex
and encompass much more of a pastor's life than sexual misconduct.
They include, for example, holding the power of attorney for
an elderly parishioner or ethical issues for retired pastors.
Boundary Training helps clergy understand those who cross boundaries,
the victims of abuse, congregational trauma, interventions
that help, and the importance of self-knowledge, self-care,
and clarity about role.
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Proposal for Harold Wilke Award
 The Harold Wilke Award will be presented every Fall to an individual,
a church, or an organization that has made significant contributions
that commemorate the values and commitment to social justice
championed by Harold Wilke.
The award will consist of a plaque engraved
with the name of the award recipient to be held in the office
of the Metropolitan Association of the New York Conference. The
Metropolitan Association will make a $250 contribution in the
name of the recipient to the charity of the recipient's choice.
Harold
Wilke held his ordination standing in the Metropolitan Association
of the New York Conference and was a member at Ridgeview Congregational
Church in White Plains , New York.
In his long life, he was a former
pastor, author, denominational executive, and internationally
known advocate for disabled persons. He championed the Americans
with Disabilities Act with President George H.W. Bush. Within
the denomination, he promoted the cause of persons with disabilities
in his work with the Council for Church and Ministry that later
merged into the Office of Church Life and Leadership. Following
his retirement from the UCC, he founded the Healing Community/The
Caring Congregation, an international, interfaith group helping
churches in their ministries with marginalized and alienated
persons.
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