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JOYS AND
CONCERNS
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(As part of the Joys and Concerns
column each week, in addition to sharing happenings in the presbytery, we
are providing a rotating list of ministers, educators, and church leaders
whose names we would like for you to place on your prayer list.)
Please remember this week in your prayers: Vince Alig, Pastor of Walhalla
Church; Margaret Are, Member-at-Large residing in Jacksonville, Florida;
David Bailey, Pastor of Central Church in Anderson; and Larry Bates,
Interim Associate Pastor at First Spartanburg.
We
rejoice with Chuy, Rosario and Susie Gallegos as they travel back to
Mexico next week and have an opportunity to visit with family and friends
there. We pray for a safe trip for them and look forward to their return
to the presbytery Hispanic ministry at John Calvin Church.
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Outreach Program
for Children
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Outreach
Ministries, a sub-committee of the Nicholtown Presbyterian Church Witness
and Service Committee, is announcing the beginning of an Outreach Program
for children ages 4-12. This program will include Bible stories, arts and
crafts, music, fun and games, field trips, and other activities. The
first program will be this Saturday, June 16, from 1:00 until 3:00, at
Nicholtown Church. There will be a program also on June 23 and 30, with a
family picnic on June 30. All children and their parents are invited to
the picnic. Anyone interested can register this Saturday at 1:00.
Beginning In July and through December 2007, programs will be held on the
second and fourth Saturday of each month. Nicholtown Presbyterian Church
is located at 201 Carter Street in Greenville. For more information,
contact: Daisy Blake, Chair, Witness and Service Committee Outreach
Ministries, at 277-7567 or Gabrielle Robinson, Program Assistant, at
277-4631.
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LOGOS training
in Charlotte
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Get a hands-on introduction to the
LOGOS weekly ministry model while interacting and sharing with other
church leaders. See first-hand how the model works and learn about the
key foundations of the ministry. In this 2-1/2 day interactive learning
event, you will receive an energizing jump-start to getting your new ministry
going -- or a renewed commitment from your team.
Where and When: Sardis Presbyterian Church, 6100 Sardis Road,
Charlotte, NC 28270 - July 26-28.
Ministry members have one pre-paid training seat per registrant. All
others are $325 per person. A LOGOS- style dinner and two lunches are
included. Registration deadline is July 12, 2007. Go to the LOGOS website
to register.
LOGOS
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Columbia
Seminary Online Journal
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"New
Church, New Century" is the title of the latest issue of Columbia
Theological Seminary's free online journal, @ this point: theological
investigations in church and culture. According to co-editor, Mark
Douglas, this issue addresses movements shaking up "church
business-as-usual" with new kinds of worship, mission, evangelism,
and community. "Will this be the church of our children and
grandchildren? What do our `brick and mortar' churches have in common
with these communities? These are questions we're considering in this
issue." Douglas says.
Developed
with church members in mind and published twice a year, @ this point is
free and available only online at the website given below. Each issue
focuses on a particular topic from the perspective of a variety of
theological disciplines and includes a lead article, response articles,
and teaching resources to guide further discussion. All content can be
downloaded and reproduced without charge. Readers may also register to
receive e-mail announcements of new issues.
@ this point
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News from Board
of Pensions
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Effective immediately, when Plans Members call
the Board to apply for disability benefits, they will be transferred to
the Disability Team and not to Aetna. A representative on the Disability
Team will take initial information, verify eligibility and have Aetna
call the member to complete the formal intake process no later than the
next business day.
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Disaster
Response News
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Reminders!
The Presbytery Disaster Response Committee will hold a round table
discussion meeting at the presbytery office at noon on July 10. All
congregational disaster response coordinators and others who are
interested in the Foothills Presbytery response program are invited.
Bring a bag lunch and come prepared to discuss and listen.
The date has been set for the Pandemic Flu presentation. It will be held
on September 29 at 9:30 - either at the presbytery office or at
Eastminster Church. More information on this will follow.
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Where, O Where, Have Our Minutes Gone?
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With
the closing of the Presbyterian Historical Center in Montreat at the end
of 2006, all of the stored session minutes, membership books and
historical artifacts that were being kept at the Department of
History/Presbyterian Historical Society were moved this spring to
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for safekeeping.
Alternatively, churches can request that these records be safeguarded by
one of the nine PCUSA seminaries located in different regions of the
United States, thereby keeping them closer geographically to their points
of origin. Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, is
particularly suited to help in this effort, as it has been approved to
develop an innovative and exciting program for the study of Southern
Presbyterian history and theology. This new program will allow for the
continuation of the long, successful work of preserving the church's
archives, but it will also make Presbyterian history and heritage come
alive for this and future generations.
For more information about storing your records with CTS, contact Linda
Davis, Special Collections Librarian, John Bulow Campbell Library,
Columbia Theological Seminary. (Tele. #404-687-4615 or email DavisL@ctsnet.edu.)
Whether they are in Philadelphia or at CTS in Decatur, the records and
artifacts remain the property of the local congregation or presbytery
which submitted them for safekeeping and will be carefully and
professionally cared for. Additionally, they may be requested to be
returned at any time upon written authorization by the Clerk of Session.
If your congregation is unsure as to what has been confided to the
Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS can provide you with a printout
listing the records and items currently in their care. To request more
information or to request that items be sent to Columbia Theological
Seminary, churches can write to Margery Sly, Director and Assistant
Stated Clerk, Dept. of History, Office of the General Assembly, 425
Lombard St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147 (email: msly@history.pcusa.org).
(Reprinted
from the Providence Presbytery Presbyterian Times.)
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