Clergy Care & Development
About CC&D
The Clergy Care & Development Committee provides opportunities for clergy to further their spiritual and professional development in order to assist in providing pastoral care to clergy, their families and survivors.
See also:
- CC&D Mission & Membership
- Conferences & Seminars Updated Feb 26
- Continuing Education Updated Feb 14
Your CC&D contacts
- Mentor for New Clergy
- Colleague for ministers new to PGV
- Board of Pensions
- Local contact:
- Interested in being part of a clergy spouse support group? Contact
Clergy Retreat: Transition and Transformation
- New York City
- Monday October 27–Wednesday October 29
- Featuring:
- Stony Point Center,
- the Museum of Biblical Art,
- the Jewish Museum, and
- the Cloisters.
Save some study leave time and watch for more details. Curious? Contact
Sponsored by the Clergy Care and Development Committee and the Congregatoinal Ministries Committee
Look at us!
Photos from the 2007 Clergy Care and CLP Family Picnic are online in the Gallery
Mental Health Service Guide
The Mental Health Association of Rochester/Monroe County has released the 2007 edition of “Finding Your Way: A Guide to Mental Health Services in Monroe and Livingston Counties.”
This is a 97-page, spiral bound guide to mental health services in the two counties named in the title. It includes:
- emergency numbers,
- outpatient services (clinics, continuing day treatment, partial hospitalization),
- non-residential services (case management, comprehensive treatment, psychosocial clubs),
- residential program (licensed community residences, family care homes, single room occupancy programs, supported housing),
- vocational counseling and training,
- special needs programs (children, forensic, older adults, mental illness & chemical abuse), and
- agencies.
Listings usually include a brief description of the item.
The guide is available online at www.mharochester.org Free printed copies may be obtained through the Rochester office, 325-3145, and through the Livingston County Office, 266-3150.
Lectionary Study Group
The Lectionary at Lunch: Preaching with Preachers
- Mondays, 12:15–1:30pm
- In the Grace Beaven Lounge at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
- 1100 Goodman St S, Rochester, NY [ map ]
- Please bring your own lunch (Food and drink)
At these weekly collegial gatherings, preachers will together reflect both on “what went well” in the pulpit yesterday, and on the coming Sunday’s Lectionary readings. By attending to preaching as a communal vocation undertaken in partnership, we will hopefully deepen appreciation for the variety of contexts in which the Word is proclaimed and for the ways we can enhance our own ministries of preaching.
Facilitator:
- Barbara Moore, RSM, D.MIN
- Interfaith Ministry of Preaching
- Preaching experience in 13 denominations
- Faculty Associate, CRCDS
Contact Barbara at 585-271-1320 for more information.
Clergy and CLP
E-Mail Groups Reformulated
In order to provide more opportunities for communication among clergy and CLPs, clergy and CLP e-mail lists have been reformulated. There will now be two lists available for posting as follows:
clergy-discussion
@pbygenval.org
Recently renamed, this is an e-mail list of clergy and CLPs who voluntarily choose to subscribe. The purpose of this list is to foster voluntary discussion of issues of interest to people on the list. Replies to postings will go to the entire group to allow a group discussion. There are now 20 people on the list. Requests for subscription should be sent to .
Example Uses
- I’m thinking of trying … for comfirmation. Has anyone tried that?
- I think that point … in the report of the Task Force on the Peace, Unity & Purity of the Church is confusing. What do you all make of it?
- I was reading the Bible today and had this tremendous insight that I would like to share with you…
allclergyandclps
@pbygenval.org
This is an e-mail list of ALL clergy and CLPs. You do not need to request a subscription. If you are a minister or a CLP in the Presbytery of Genesee Valley, you are automatically part of the list. The primary purpose of the list is to foster communication among clergy and CLPs peers. Replies to postings will go directly to the individual initiating a message and not to the entire list. This list is not intended to be a discussion group, but a means of communicating information of interest to the group.
Example Uses
- I am planning on going to… event. Would anyone like to car pool?
- Two other pastors and I get together every month and bring cases from our ministries for peer review and support. We are looking for a fourth. Anyone game?
- Our church just built an outdoor labyrinth and I wanted to let you all know that any group or individual is welcome to come use it at any time.
We hope you will take advantage of these opportunities to communicate with your peers.
Of Special Interest for Retirees, Their Spouses or Survivors
The Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses or Survivors (ARMSS) is a national organization of the Presbyterian Church (USA), formed in 1997. Membership is open to retired Presbyterian Church (USA) clergy, spouses and their survivors. Membership is automatic when a minister is honorably retired, or is a spouse of an honorably retired minister or the spouse of a deceased minister.
Purpose
Through worship, major presentations, discussion groups, fun and fellowship, seek to meet the needs of the Honorable Retired, their spouses, and their surviving spouses.
Mission
The Association of Retired Ministers, their Spouses and Survivors is called by the grace of God to bear witness to their faithful service to Jesus Christ. Therefore, we covenant to:
- Advocate for the support and nurture of the retired clergy, spouses and their survivors in recognition and celebration of their contribution to the Church.
- Provide a continuing forum for retired clergy, spouses and their survivors in recognition and celebration of their contribution to the Church.
- Support and resource the governing bodies of the Church in their ministry to and with the retired clergy, spouses and their survivors.
- Assist retired clergy, spouses and their survivors, who are willing and able, to utilize their skills and abilities in ministry to the Church and the world.
Annual membership dues are only $20 for a single and $40 for a couple. For additional information, visit http://www.pcusa.org/olderadults/armss.htm.
Health Concerns
- Planning Your Health Care in Advance—Published by the Office of the Attorney General, State of New York, this guide offers information and sample forms regarding issues such as designating a Health Care Proxy and drafting a Living Will. The booklet is designed to provide individuals with the information they need to plan for the future, outline their wishes and make important health related decisions. Copies may be obtained by calling 518-474-7330.
- I Can Change: Helping you lose weight—A free weight management program offered by the Board of Pensions to BOP members and their covered family members. A professional health coach commits to working with you during your enrollment. You may enroll for the telephonic version or the online version and will receive a workbook and an At-Home Toolkit. To enroll, or to get more information, call 866-750-7361.
- I Can Relax: Helping you keep body and soul together—A free stress management program offered by the Board of Pensions to BOP members and their covered family members. A professional health coach commits to working with you during your enrollment. You may enroll for the telephonic version or the online version and will receive a workbook and an At-Home Toolkit. To enroll, or to get more information, call 866-750-7361.
- Bereavement groups offered by Lifetime Care. Groups include losses related to Alzheimer’s disease, parents, spouses, children, and others. Call 214-1414 for more information.