Because Presbyterians like ramen noodles:
Great night back at the P.O.W. (Presbyterian on Wednesday) program at First Presbyterian Church in El Campo! A scavenger hunt for the Souper Bowl of Caring netted a plethora of food, included a great deal of ramen!
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MISSION PRESBYTERY
WEEKLY NEWS
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Members of the Cuba Partnership Team of MOJC bring love, hugs and blessings to the members of Mission Presbytery from our partners in Cuba. And we mean MUCH love and MANY MANY Hugs and Kisses! Anyone who has visited Cuba knows how demonstrative they are in greeting and welcoming visitors. You read this summer about the trip the youth from two Austin Churches took and now we are excited to report on yet another more recent trip to Placetas, Cuba.
From December 4-10, 2019, a group representing Mission Presbytery's Cuba Partnership Team of MOJC traveled to and met with members and Pastor Marielys Diaz of the Iglesia Presbyteriana Reformada de Cuba (IPRC) in Placetas, Cuba. This is the 4th Mission Presbytery trip as presbyter-to-presbytery partners with the el Centro Presbytery of the IPRC. The purpose of the trip was to explore the potential commitment to a church-to-church partnership between Madison Square and the IPRC church in Placetas. MIssion Presbytery members travelling included: Edwin Blanton (Madison Square Presbyterian Church, San Antonio), Caly Fernandez (New Covenant Fellowship, Austin, Team Leader) , Kay McCloskey (Forest Hills Presbyterian Church, Helotes) and Pat Metcalf (Madison Square Presbyterian Church, San Antonio). The full report with pictures can be found on the
MOJC page/link.
Please contact MOJC or one of us if you are interested in this special partnership that MIssion Presbytery has with el Centro Presbytery in Cuba. We'd be happy to do a presentation at your church or speak informally with a group.
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What made the financial markets so great in 2019?
What does this mean for investments in 2020?
How will it impact your church or nonprofit?
If you've asked these questions, then this is the event for you.
Please join TPF and the experts of Segal Marco Advisors on Thursday, February 6th, at 11:00am CST/12:00pm EST for "THE WORD ON THE STREET:
2019 Overview and Investment Q&A
" to participate in this live event focused on what's happening with your investments in the past, present, and future. After this session you will be able to:
1. Review key market highlights for 2019 and what they mean for your investments
2. Outline TPF current active managers and discuss the ways each impacts TPF funds
3. Describe how the TPF portfolio and your investments are positioned moving into 2020
This is your chance to ask your questions and find out what's really happening from those in the know. Register today for this illuminating and educational webinar!
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OGHS Resources Available in Spanish and Korean
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Did you know that One Great Hour of Sharing resources are available in Spanish and Korean? Click the links below for more information.
¿Sabía que los recursos de One Great Hour of Sharing están disponibles en español y coreano? Haga clic en los enlaces de abajo para más información. (Google translation)
스페인어와 한국어로 1 시간의 공유 자원을 사용할 수 있다는 것을 알고 있습니까? 자세한 내용은 아래 링크를 클릭하십시오. (Google translation)
OGHS Bulletin Insert- Repairers of the Breach (
Spanish
:
Korean
)
OGHS Bulletin Insert- Building God’s Household (
Spanish
:
Korean
)
OGHS Minute for Mission- Repairers of the Breach (
Spanish
:
Korean
)
OGHS Minute for Mission- Building a Household with the Suffering and Vulnerable (
Spanish
:
Korean
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OGHS Minute for Mission- Long-Term Recovery from Hurricane Maria (
Spanish
:
Korean
)
OGHS Minute for Mission- Supporting Housing Security (
Spanish
:
Korean
)
OGHS Minute for Mission- Becoming the Household of God (
Spanish
:
Korean
)
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In the midst of polarization, poverty, hunger, meanness and need, our temptation is to find solace in "the good ol' days". However, Sallie and the prophet Jeremiah have another solution:
"Plant yourselves as well as your gardens. Get to know your neighbors. Make civic conditions around you better, for when your community flourishes you will flourish as well. God has promised us a future and a hope, and God always keeps God’s promises."
Read more about being hope in this week's edition of Sallie's Ponderings.
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Attention all Clerks of Session:
Clerk's Annual Questionnaire
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Attention all Clerks of Session! The 2019 Questionnaire was sent to clerks in December. In case you didn't get that email (or its lost in a sea of other emails), the link to the questionnaire is below
Reminder: the questionnaire is not sent to the presbytery office. If you cannot access it online, you can scan and email it to:
CAQ@pcusa.org
Or you can mail it to: Research Services 100 Witherspoon Street Louisville, KY 40202
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Annual Statistical Reports
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Online reporting
for the Annual Statistical Reports
will be open December 6, 2019-February 20, 2020
. Reports must be submitted no later than February 20, 2020.
Workbooks
in English, Spanish and Korean are available through the link below. Also use this link when you are ready to submit your Annual Statistical Report:
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Regional Liaisons Here to Help YOU
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So you know that you have a Presbytery staff that loves you and supports you, right? But you've got more "human resources" than that!
Each of the six regions of Mission Presbytery has three additional people who keep you in mind. You've got a
Regional
liaison who's responsible for keeping a handle on all the congregations in your region, and communicating with you about all the goings-on of the Presbytery. You've got a
COM
region liaison who makes sure your congregation has the coverage you need for COM-related issues. And you also have a
Pastoral
Care
liaison, someone who keeps an ear out for those who have an extra need for prayer or some TLC.
Each of these folks stand ready to work with you and get you what you need. But it works best if you keep the communications going both ways. If you know of a need, or an event, or anything that might need some extra attention, let these folks know. Get to know your liaisons!
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Do you need to reignite your vocational fire? Spark new thinking or doing in ministry? Reimagine life with clergy walking a similar path?
Apply for a clergy renewal grant from Austin Seminary’s College of Pastoral Leaders. Designed to reinvigorate your vocation, the College of Pastoral Leaders makes two-year, $10,000 grants to small groups of pastors to pursue a self-designed program for renewal, vitality, and pastoral excellence.
The 2020 Applications are now available! For more information and a copy of the application
visit the APTS website
.
Applications are due by May 15, 2020.
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Souper Bowl of Caring SMACKDOWN!
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SEE THE PROMO VIDEO HERE:
Mission Presbytery Souper Bowl Smackdown is underway and the competition is FIERCE! It's not too late to get involved and claim the Smackdown prize! Here's the leaderboard (click on each image to enlarge):
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Links below list the event rules, suggested donations and how to make the Souper bowl even more super!
Sign-up here so we know who’s participating:
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Seminars, Workshops, Programs
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Registration is open for the annual PAM Worship and Music Conferences at Montreat! 2020 is the 50
th
anniversary of PAM and we are excited to bring you this conference which features clinicians from PAM’s past and new faces of PAM’s future.
In addition, the conference will offer Confirmation courses for young people during week 2 of the event,
utilizing the
Big God, Big Questions
curriculum from Presbyterian Publishing Corporation.
Finally, t
hanks to a generous grant from the Central Mission Endowment Fund of St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Houston, PAM is delighted to offer more scholarships for our 2020 Worship and Music Conferences at Montreat. These St. Philip/CMEF Scholarships are available to large groups, small groups, and individuals too! In addition to the conference registration fee.
Information about the music conferences, confirmation courses and scholarships can be found on their website via the link below.
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Stronger Together:
A Clergywomen's Retreat
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Presented by:
The Empowering Women Network of the Synod of the Sun
For Ministers of the Word and Sacrament and Commissioned Pastors
Tuesday, April 14, 6:00 pm -
Thursday, April 16, 12:00 pm
Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center
Little Rock, AR
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- Stronger Together: A clergywomen's retreat (April 14-16)
- Commissioned Pastors Conference (May 13-16)
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Because Presbyterians love family portraits:
First Presbyterian Church of San Marcos family portait wall!
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Gonzales Presbyterian Church
is accepting PIF's for the position of full time solo pastor. If interested, please submit your PIF to
or send to Ralph McGaity in Gonzales, TX at
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Austin,
a progressive Presbyterian church in Austin,TX that is strongly committed to social justice and gender-neutral, Christian theology, is seeking an individual to serve as Church Administrator.
To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to this e-mail address:
Schreiner University i
s seeking a Full-time University (Campus Minister).
Memorial Presbyterian Church in Fredericksburg, Texas
is looking for a Stated Supply Pastor.
First Presbyterian Churches in Uvalde and Del Rio
First Presbyterian Churches in Uvalde and Del Rio are seeking a pastor to serve this yoked field. The position includes the use of the manse in Del Rio, a large four-bedroom home in great condition and a cash salary of $35,000 plus full Board of Pensions benefits and some additional reimbursement allocations for professional expenses and vehicle use. If you love the Texas ranchland, and enjoy the bicultural reality of the border region, please send your résumé and references to Laura Dabney, at Uvalde FPC (
lkddabney716@gmail.com
) and to Rev. Rob Mueller, Moderator of the Administrative Commission for FPC Del Rio (
revrwm@gmail.com
).
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We are Mission Presbytery, serving Christ in the World. In the Reformed Tradition, together we,
- Establish and equip congregations and session to carry out their missions;
- Recruit, receive, ordain, develop, and care for those called to service in the church;
- Enable mission and witness to the Gospel that congregations cannot accomplish alone; and
- Steward our resources faithfully and generously.
We are better together.
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