MONDAY IN MINISTRY March 25, 2019 Volume 15 Issue 13

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Grace Presbyterian Church Today in the Mission Yearbook for Prayer Rev. Wayne Meisel Rev. John Maltby Rev. Maltby's son in law Ilene's dad 

Griefshare at Kingston Church - starts Wednesday, February 13 at 7PM Clean Water for All God's Children/Give Up Water Bottles for Lent - March 6-April 20, by Pennington Church Mid-Day Lenten Services at Witherspoon Church - March 20 & March 27 Service for Barbara Crawford - March 30 at Kingston Church Discussion on Book "White Fragility" - April 1 at Princeton Municipal Building Community Room Rummage Sale at Hamilton Square Church - April 6 Rev. John Allen's Retirement - April 13 Rummage Sale at Witherspoon Church - May 3 & May 4 Presbyterian Women Spring Gathering & Annual Meeting - May 4 Strike Out Hunger NJ Softball Tournament - May 4 Triennium - July 15-20

CONGRATULATIONS! Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, was honored Friday evening in Trenton at "An Evening of Excellence and Women's Expo!" She was among several women honored as Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Non-Violence.

2019 PRESBYTERY MEETING HOSTS NEEDED We are asking for host churches for the following meetings listed in red:                        April 9 (Tuesday) – Fellowship Meeting May 11 (Saturday) June 11 (Tuesday) September 10 (Tuesday) – Fellowship Meeting October 8 (Tuesday) November 12 (Tuesday) - Flemington Click here to read about the responsibilities of Presbytery meeting host churches. Please email Ilene at iblackpnb@gmail.com . 

2019 PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH TRIENNIUM Time is of the essence!  If any of our congregations still have folks interested in attending this year's Youth Triennium, please sign up with our presbytery by clicking here . This gives Ilene, our registrar, your contact info for her records. This step is NOT a registration for Triennium. Once you sign up with our presbytery, you will get an email from Ilene telling you what your next steps are. So far, out of the 10 who signed up with our presbytery, only 4 are officially registered with Triennium. The deadline for signing up is FRIDAY, MARCH 29. Click here for all the details and instructions on how to register. July 15-July 20, 2019 at Purdue University

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For those congregations who have not submitted their pastor's Terms of Call for 2019, please do so as soon as possible. Click here for the 2019 Pastor Terms of Call spreadsheet.

2019 PRESBYTERY DIRECTORY  Here is what I sincerely hope is the FINAL version of our Directory, updated as of about 5 minutes ago. Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Click here for Part 3.

Senator Shirley K. Turner's 5th Annual Community Book Drive to benefit children ages 5-12 in Trenton Public Schools Pennington Church will be collecting books through April 29. Tell your neighbors and friends. You can help reduce summer learning loss by donating new and gently used books. The students' wish list: Bilingual (Spanish/English) Culturally diverse Comics/graphic novels Popular book series Career exploration STEM discovery Contact the church office with questions: 609-737-1221, x-10 or office@pennpres.org

Pat Deeney and Jim Weber are long-time leaders & members at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

YOU'RE INVITED! The Reverend John Allen's Retirement Open House Saturday, April 13 from 4:00PM- 8:00PM at First Presbyterian Church of Trenton RSVP by this Friday, March 29! Click here to RSVP and to find out all about this memorable event! 

Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church will be holding its second rummage sale on May 3 and 4th. The preview will be on Friday, May 3rd from 3 PM to 8 PM and the actual rummage will be on May 4th from 8 to 3 PM at the church. All are invited!

SEEKING FAMILIES AND CONGREGATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW RESEARCH STUDY ON MINISTRY WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES My name is Rev. Dr. Erin Raffety and I’m a cultural anthropologist and a pastor who studies disability and ministry. This year, I’m leading a research project (along with five research assistants) in order to learn from families with persons with disabilities about how congregations can improve pastoral care and ministry with people with disabilities. Click here to read more.

Pastoral Sabbath Spring Spruce-Up Day Youth Mission Retreat 2019 Summer Camp

CONTINUING EDUCATION AT PTS Click here to check out the ConEd offerings at Princeton Seminary.

2019 PRESBYTERY OFFICE HOLIDAYS Click here for the 2019 office holidays.

CLICK HERE FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES

"A cheerful heart is good medicine" Proverbs 17:22

PRESBYTERY STAFF Rev. Bob Tomlinson - Executive Director Rev. Dr. D. Paul LaMontagne - Stated Clerk Mrs. Ilene Black - Executive Administrator

The Presbytery Office is open Monday - Friday from 8:30AM-4PM.

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