Recent Updates |
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| Updated Jan 26 |
News: Two spots remaining for Post-Tornado Rebuilding Mission Trip to Tuscaloosa |
| New Jan 26 |
News: Bowl-a-Thon for Cameron, Sunday March 25 |
| New Jan 24 |
Youth: Youth invited to Presbytery, Saturday March 24 |
| Youth Mission Madness: Saturday April 28 | |
| New Jan 19 |
Docket for the January 28 Presbytery Meeting @ Penfield |
| New Jan 12 |
What’s New at the Resource Center: Items received in December |
| New Jan 11 |
Presbytery E-News for January |
| New Jan 5 |
Mission & Advocacy: Ministries Supported By the Presbytery in 2012 |
| New Jan 4 |
Grants: SDOP Grants Awarded |
| Mission & Advocacy: Take Action with Trader Joe’s | |
| Presbyterian Women: Winter update | |
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News
Church Leadership Development Day
For new and experienced church leaders
- Saturday February 11, 2012
Snow Date: Saturday February 18 - 8:30am–Noon plus optional “Working Lunch” courses 12:15–1:45
- At the Perinton Presbyterian Church,
6551 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd (Rt 31)
Perinton, NY [ map ]
- Seminars for new and experienced:
Elders, Deacons, Clerks of Session, Treasurers, Trustees, and Pastors
Registration Fee: $5 per person- Registration Deadline: Monday February 6
- Boxed lunch: $5 additional (must be pre-paid and ordered in advance), or brown bag your own
- Registration Form
Learn more here…
Two spots remaining for Post-Tornado Rebuilding Mission Trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Sat Apr 14–Sat Apr 21, 2012
- Cost: $585 Includes airfare, ground transportation, housing, and group meals (does not include baggage fees)
- Two spaces remaining. Act quickly!
- Registration Form
- Deadline: Friday February 10, 2012
All skill levels are needed and appreciated
Those who have not had the experience of disaster recovery work are especially encouraged to participate!
Learn more here…
Cameron Community Ministries
9th Annual Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser
- Sunday March 25, 1:30–3:30pm or 4–6pm
- Clover Lanes, 2750 Monroe Ave [ map ]
- Registration Form
Minimum entry fee of $25 per person. Each bowler that raises $150+ enters a drawing to win the grand prize!
You’ll get two games of bowling, shoes rental, pizza & pop & the chance to win many great prizes, like games, books, accessories, gift certificates and more! We hope you’ll ask your family, friends and/or church to sponsor you for more than the minimum as these funds help support Cameron’s programs all year round.
Timely Topics from the Resource Center
CHURCH AND THE CRISIS OF COMMUNITY: A PRACTICAL THEOLOGY OF SMALL-GROUP MINISTRY Author: Theresa F. Latini- The author lays out both a theoretical groundwork and a practical guideline for successful small-group ministry.
Examining the latest sociological research and the real-life practices of small groups in six congregations, she shows how well-developed groups—those with mission statements, leadership training, and solid organizational structure—can be a truly effective tool in the church’s work of transformation. Reserve this item
SAVING JESUS REDUX: LIVING THE QUESTIONS- Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the Christian Right and discarded by the Secular Left? Saving Jesus is a 12-session DVD-based small group exploration of a credible Jesus for the third millennium.
Join a host of experts for a conversation around the relevance of Jesus for the 21st century, including: Diana Butler Bass, Marcus Borg, Walter Brueggemann, John Dominic Crossen, James A Forbes Jr, Amy-Jill Levine, Brian McLaren, Tex Sample and John Selby Spong. Reserve this item
A YOUTH MINISTRY HANDBOOK
Editor: Kenda Creasey Dean- Most contemporary young people operate far enough from Moses’ moral compass that it never occurs to them that “OMG” has anything to do with the Ten Commandments, much less that it breaks one of them.
This book is written for those who have prayed “oh my God” for the young people whom the Holy Spirit has placed on our paths. It outlines talking points for the 21st century church’s reflection on adolescent discipleship formation, aimed at giving young people theological legs to stand on. Reserve this item
2012 Mission Funding Partnership
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
In Ephesians 2:10 we find powerful words proclaiming our identity and calling: “For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to devote ourselves to the good deeds for which God has designed us.” As individuals, as congregations, as a presbytery, and as a denomination, this is true—we have been carefully, lovingly fashioned by God and called to ministry together—called to great ministry that God has prepared for us!
As we live into this great calling, how exciting it is to understand—not just in our heads, but deep in our corporate bones—that we are indeed partners in ministry. We are a presbytery of 69 lively, uniquely gifted congregations. Our calling as a presbytery is to work together to encourage each church’s call to ministry and mission. This is the heart of our connectional nature as Presbyterians.
In the past year, we as a presbytery have taken bold steps to grow into this ministry. More than ever before, Mission & Advocacy and Congregational Development are encouraging mission that emanates from congregations, seeking to connect mission giving with hands-on opportunities. A key ingredient to this initiative is our partnership in ministry. Our ability to work together and yet to answer the call of our respective ministries is a unique gift that emerges when we put the work of the church above church work. Together we can have an impact on the lives of more people: those beyond our church attendees, individual communities, and organizational liaisons.
As a presbytery, we are keenly aware that the success and health of each individual church has an impact on the success and health of our presbytery as a whole.
As your Session undertakes the holy work of discerning how God is calling your church to use its resources for the coming year, please remember your brothers and sisters in this presbytery and in the larger church by paying your per capita and by making a generous gift to Presbyterian Mission. As the body of Christ, we can do far more to bring in God’s beloved community by working together than we ever could alone.
Together We Serve,
- Rev. Kathleen Madigan, Chair, Stewardship and Development
- Rev. Catherine Benjamin, Chair, Congregational Development
- Rev. Laura Fry, Chair, Mission & Advocacy
2012 “Triple-Play” Grant
Congregational Development, Mission & Advocacy and Resource & Education are collaborating with in the creation of a new “Triple-Play” grant process for congregations to apply in 2012 to receive funds in 2013.
We are seeking applications in which the categories of
- congregational health,
- community mission & advocacy, and
- leadership training
are combined in a single project, in a partnership of at least two Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations and at least one community agency or program.