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Mid-Council Leaders Challenged to make PCUSA Anti-Racist and Multicultural
Presbytery Approves 2017 Budget
1st PC of Howard Co. Presents Talks on National Politics and the Environment
Granite will host a Jazz Vespers Concert
Catonsville Concerts at 3 Presents Concert Featuring Chamber Music
Brown Mem'l Woodbrook Seeks Church Office Manager
Mt. Hebron seeks Part-time Music Director
Woods Mem'l PC seeks an Interim Director of Missions
Association of Presbyterian Educators Conference (APCE)
Central Maryland Ecumenical Council's 14th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Breakfast
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Committee and Commission meetings will be held at the Presbytery's office (unless noted otherwise.)
Steering Committee
will meet at 1pm on Wednesday, Nov. 30
Committee on Preparation for Ministry meets at 3pm at Catonsville PC.
Commission on Reconciliation
will meet at 6:30pm on Wednesday, Nov. 30
Commission on Spiritual Leader Development will meet at 1pm on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Commission on Thriving Congregations meets at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Nov. 15
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BAD Ministry Group will meet at 7pm on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at Ark & Dove PC.
Susquehanna Parish Ministry Group
will meet at 7pm on Thursday, Nov 17. Location TBA
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At this date, the Presbytery has received $185,599 in Our Shared Ministry pledges. Just $40,401 short of our budget goal of $225,000. Thanks you!
Ark & Dove
Barrelville
Brown Mem'l Park Avenue
Brown Mem'l Woodbrook
Catonsville
Central
Cherry Hill Community
Christ Our King
Churchville
Covenant
Dickey Memorial
Faith
Fallston
First & Franklin
1st of Annapolis
1st of Bel Air
1st of Cumberland
1st of Howard Co.
Franklinville
Frederick
Good Shepherd
Govans
Granite
Grove
Hagerstown
Hancock
Havre de Grace
Hunting Ridge
Kenwood
Light Street
Maryland
Mount Paran
Northminster
Prince of Peace
Roland Park
Second
Springfield
St. John United
Towson
Woods Mem'l
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Please pray for
Pastor O. Morton Harris
(1st Presbyterian Church of Howard Co.) and his family as they mourn the loss of his mother,
Martha Jane Harris, who died after a lengthy illness on Nov. 10 in Martinsville, VA.
A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held there later this week.
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GIVING BOXES 2016
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Volunteers help distribute boxes of food to those in need.
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by
Ruling Elder Marlene Butler,
Co-Chair of Giving Boxes 2016
Since 2010, Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air has partnered with Knox Presbyterian Church in east Baltimore to feed the hungry through the Giving Boxes project. Three years ago, Grace Presbyterian Church in west Baltimore joined the partnership. Now each year just before Thanksgiving, over 1000 families receive a frozen turkey in addition to nonperishable goods.
In cooperation with the Partners in Care program, Maryland National Guard families living throughout the state of Maryland are also served.
But the Giving Boxes have also been a blessing for those who give. Friends, family, businesses, and even strangers have been moved to contribute, and many attest that their faith journeys have been enriched. Mission leaders
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Volunteers pack Giving Boxes.
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recount miracles large and small: construction workers who donate spare change, scout troops that collect canned goods, unsolicited grant applications
that mysteriously arrive in the mail, scores of volunteers who pack the boxes, and a company that provides a 48-foot trailer (and driver) to deliver the food to the inner city.
The Giving Boxes project has also provided a growing spiritual bond among members of Christ Our King PC, Knox PC and Grace PC. As an annual kick-off to the Giving Boxes project, the congregations gather for a chili supper, becoming one in the body of Christ as they worship together. Members of the three churches have attended each other's anniversary celebrations, prayer breakfasts, and men's and women's retreats. They have worked together p
roviding leadership for children's summer camps. Recently they have begun a tradition of coming together for fellowship at a Unity Picnic.
Churches in the Susquehanna Parish Ministry Group have embraced the project by providing financial support, collecting food, or volunteering to help pack the boxes at Christ Our King each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This year Box Assembly Day begins at 9 am on Nov. 19.
The project organizers continue to say when asked how all the many details of this project are accomplished each year that "Everything about this mission from the very beginning is being led by God. And when God speaks to us and leads us, we need to follow in faith."
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Presbytery
Mid-council leaders
challenged to embrace change, seek to make the PC(USA) an
'anti-racist multicultural institution.'
Read more about it here. . .
The
Presbytery of Baltimore approved the 2017 Budget at the 873rd Gathering on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Churches
First Presbyterian Church of Howard County will host a talk with a panel of environmentalist from 2-4:30pm on Sunday, Nov. 20 to discuss climate-related actions, participate in workshops and view the film, "Facing the Surge." This is a free event; childcare is available. Call 410.730.3545 or visit www.earthforumhc.org
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Granite Presbyterian Church will host a
Jazz Vespers
featuring The John Lamkin Sacred Jazz Quintet at 5pm on Sunday, Nov. 20 at Granite Presbyterian. There is no charge for admission but a free will offering and refreshments will be available for sale. For details contact Frank Owens at
fjowens@hotmail.com.
Catonsville Concerts at 3
presents cellist Jennifer Kloetzel and pianist Andrew Gerle in an eclectic program of chamber music at 3pm on Sunday, Nov. 20 at Catonsville Presbyterian Church. The concert is free. For details call 410.747.6180.
Brown Memorial Woodbrook is seeking a
Church Office Manager to assist with the clerical work of the program staff of the church and act as an ambassador for the church in the church office. This is a part time position, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 12:30pm. Applications may be submitted to
employment@bmwpc.org.
Click here for job description.
Mt. Hebron Presbyterian Church in Ellicott City seeks a part-
time music director who can play the organ, piano and direct a choir for a small church with a traditional program -- although the congregation is open to other genres.
Please direct inquiries to Pastor Adrian Pratt.
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church
seeks an Interim Director of Missions. The Interim Director of Missions (IDM) empowers the mission engagement of the whole church working in cooperation with WELCOME and other ministries to ensure that every member has an opportunity to Christian service. To learn more and apply for the position, click Interim Director of Missions at Woods.
Other
The Central Maryland Ecumenical Council's 14th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Breakfast will be held at 8am on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 at Ednor II Building, 1050 E. 33rd St. The event will feature The Agus-Shehan Conversation: Fighting Religious Bigotry And Building Allies.
Suggested Donation: $25. Breakfast is kosher and vegetarian.
For reservations cmec.reservations@gmail.com For details, visit www.cmecouncil.org or call 410.344.7984.
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