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| 868th Gathering of the Presbytery of Baltimore Healthy Boundaries Granite PC Blessing of the Bikers Mt. Paran PC 300th Anniversary Churchville PC Family Fun Golf Night Light Street PC Federal Hill Farmers' Market Light Street PC Fall Community Yard Sale Cross-Cultural Learning at New Life Korean PC Woods Mem'l PC New Counseling Groups Madison Ave. PC Bull Roast Brown Mem'l Woodbrook seeks Organist/Choir Director Being the Church in the City Summit Creation Justice Ministries Just Food Conference at Princeton Theological Seminary Spanish Language Classes October is Pastor Appreciation Month Prayers for Peace in the Middle East |
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Committee and Commission meetings will be held at the Presbytery's office (unless noted otherwise.)
Spiritual Leader Dev. Commission
will meet Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 6:30pm
Personnel Committee
will meet 1pm on
Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Gathering Team will meet at 2pm on Wednesday, Sept. 2
Steering Cabinet will meet 1:30pm on Wednesday,
Sept. 9
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Ministry Group Conveners Lunch
will be held at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 9
BAD Ministry Group will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 6pm at Ark & Dove PC
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Cuba Partnership will meet at 1pm on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Hunting Ridge PC
Baltimore/Dakota Learning Camp will meet at 7pm on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Catonsville PC
New Beginnings Event will be held at noon on Friday, Sept. 11 at Brown Mem'l Woodbrook
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Our Shared Ministry provides vital support to our Ministry Groups, Partnerships and Commissions.
As of this date $106,680.12 has been received toward the $220,000 budget for 2015 Shared Ministry.
We are
grateful
to the
Sessions of the following churches
who have already made part or all of their 2015 contribution
:
Ark & Dove
Ashland
Brown Mem'l Pk Ave.
Catonsville
Christ Our Anchor
Christ Our King
Churchville
Covenant
Dickey Memorial
Faith
Fallston
1st of Annapolis
1st of Bel Air
1st of Cumberland
1st of Frostburg
1st of Howard County
Frederick
Good Shepherd
Granite
Grove
Hagerstown
Highland
Harundale
Hughes Memorial
Hunting Ridge
Kenwood
Maryland
Mount Hebron
Mount Paran
Prince of Peace
Roland Park
Towson
Woods Memorial
God Bless!
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No Third Term for
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Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons
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PCUSA Stated Clerk
The church lives its life through the liturgical seasons. Those seasons remind us of the biblical story and prepare us to celebrate the gift of God's grace in Jesus Christ. In Advent we live in a season of expectations-the expectations of awaiting the promise of new life and a new way of living.
I firmly believe the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has entered into a new chapter of its common life. That chapter is full of much promise as we continue to follow God into the world. It also is my belief that this new chapter needs new leadership. I am therefore officially announcing that I will not stand for a third term as Stated Clerk.
It has been a great privilege for me to serve in the church in a variety of ministries. In every setting I have met wonderful people who are extraordinary witnesses for God. I have seen unselfish, faithful service from small children to mature saints. All of these images and stories I will carry with me always.
It has been a great honor to work with a talented staff-people giving of themselves because they strongly believe in their call to the work. It is a staff that is always striving to find ways to help, to encourage, and to listen to the wisdom of the greater church. We are blessed to have such servants.
Most of all I want to thank my wife Kathy. She has been an honest supporter and good listener. She has helped me to stay grounded. Her theological insights open my eyes daily to new visions of God.
The Lord has been good to me during these years. God has sent me friends to encourage and friends to challenge. The Holy Spirit has filled in for my many gaps. The gift of faithfulness in the life of Jesus Christ has inspired me to journey on the road with other disciples during this time of great change. I look forward to the future that God is calling the PC(USA) toward.
The Reverend Gradye Parsons
Stated Clerk of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Parsons was ordained in 1979 and served two congregations over 15 years. He also served as executive presbyter of the Presbytery of Holston for six and a half years. Parsons began working in the Office of the General Assembly in August 2000 and was elected Stated Clerk for his first term in 2008. A new Stated Clerk will be elected at the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), June 18-25, in Portland, Oregon. The work of the Stated Clerk Nomination Committee is underway, and the committee is currently seeking church-wide input.
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Presbytery
. . . and the
Wider Church
Churches
Granite Presbyterian Church will host a
"Blessings for Bikers" event at the Woodstock Inn (1415 Woodstock Road, Woodstock Md.) from 1-2pm on Sunday, Sept. 13. Rev. Terrence Alspaugh will officiate.
All are welcome.
Join
Mt. Paran PC
for a weekend of celebrating 300 continuous years of faithful worship, service to the community and sharing the gospel. Events are planned from Friday, Sept. 18 thru Sunday, Sept. 20.
Click:
300 Year Celebration.
Churchville Presbyterian Church will host a
Family Fun Golf Night at 6:30pm on Friday, sept. 18. Come on out and play a round of
Putt Putt, and enjoy the fellowship and laughter we always have!! This is a fun evening for all!!
Light Street Presbyterian Church's Session has approved plans to host a weekly Farmer's Marke
t
in Federal Hill.
Plans for the
Federal Hill Farmers'Market
include hosting
6-12 vendors weekly
throughout the
year. The market is slated to be open on Saturdays, from
2:30 - 5pm, beginning Oct. 24.
Light Street Presbyterian Church will also host its annual
Fall Community Yard Sale from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, Oct. 17.
DONATE
your unwanted
h
ousewares (NO used clothing ,please!);
VOLUNTEER
to sort and
price items; R
ENT
a space for $25
; and, SHOP
for some real
bargains while supporting
the church's mission.
For details,
call
t
he church office a
t 410.539.0125 or email
lightstreetchurch@verizon
.
Would you enjoy serving and learning cross-culturally this fall?
New Life Korean Presbyterian Church on Rolling Road has a group of younger, engaged English-speaking members who meet weekly Sunday afternoons. For a couple of months this fall, the group would welcome some help with leadership and facilitation. To learn more about this opportunity, contact Rev. Jeong Han, New Life's pastor, at 410.744.5711 or
[email protected].
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church's Counseling and Care Center is pleased to offer three new fall group classes to support families in the process of a divorce or bereavement. These groups will be facilitated by Aaryn Frick, LCSW-C, la state licensed therapist. Click Woods Counseling.
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
will host a Bull Roast from 2-6pm on Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Forum Caterers, 4210 Primrose Ave in Baltimore. Donation - $55 per person. For details, click
Bull Roast
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Brown Memorial Woodbrook is see
king an Organist/Choir Director for one weekly service and 1 weekly choir rehearsal preceded by a handbell rehearsal. For more information please contact
Alex Short, [email protected]
or 410.323.6519.
Other
Join
Creation Justice Ministries for the ecumenical World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on
September 1, 2015. Free ecumenical creation care prayer resources are available at
www.creationjustice.org.
From Sept. 24-26 -- Princeton Theological Seminary will host its first Just Food Conference
to cultivate conversations around food justice, food scarcity, the environment and opportunities for the church to engage in meaningful ways. Folks who come will also have an opportunity to visit the seminary's new Farminary! Or details, click Just Food Conference.
Do you work with the Hispanic community in parishes, schools, hospitals or other settings? Join Notre Dame of Maryland University for Spanish Language and Culture Part 1 classes on Tuesdays from September 22 through November 24. For more information, contact Linda Stilling, SSND, at 410.532.5306, send an e-mail to
[email protected]
or visit
www.ndm.edu/spanishlanguageandculture
A
Day of Prayers for Peace in the Middle East will be held at the Memorial Chapel, University of Maryland College Park on
Oct. 18 from 3pm to 5pm. Click
Peace for more information.
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