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FROM RACHEL YATES, PRESBYTERY EXECUTIVE
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WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL: Your Chance To Weigh In
Being new to Wisconsin, I'm still assessing your seasonal changes. You greeted me with winter and the promise it wouldn't always be frigid.
Now, I sense your urgency about spring. Everything has sped up: pothole repairs, planting, and patio dining. It's as if the starting line gun were fired, and the race has begun. How fully can we enjoy the outdoors before it gets cold again? I've never experienced such a ...(
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HERITAGE CHURCH -
EZEKIEL
PROJECT
If you were at the Presbytery Gathering you learned about Heritage Church's connection to
Ezekiel CDC here in Milwaukee which rehabs homes and trains laborers. We received $1,059.90 for this project in our worship offering! If you didn't get a chance to donate, you can do so by sending a check to Heritage Presbyterian Church, c/o Tudor Oaks, S77W12929 McShane Drive, Muskego 53150, and put EZEKIEL in the memo line.
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Through your generous mission giving, Partnerships Commission was able to make a grant to support Habitat for Humanity in Milwaukee. Here is a thank you from Brian Sonderman, Executive Director:
"Thanks to your organization, Milwaukee families in need of affordable housing will have a safe and stable place to sleep at night. Your gift of $5000 is building a new home.
Your gift is directly supporting Midtown 100, Milwaukee Habitat's ambitious plan to build, rehab and repair 100 homes in the Midtown neighborhood over the next three years. Midtown 100 will create the highest concentration of affordable, single-family homes built in Milwaukee since WWII. You are making history!
We couldn't do this without YOU! Thank you for helping to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live."
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JUNE 13 - MILWAUKEE PRESBYTERY ZOO DAY!
YOU'RE INVITED! Presbytery Exec, Rachel Yates, and Associate for Ministry Vitality, Ann Gibbs are celebrating their June birthdays via a presbytery wide fellowship event. All congregation members, pastors, friends and family of the Milwaukee Presbytery are invited to join us at the zoo, June 13 at noon inside the main zoo entrance. There is no registration or agenda, simply come and have fun.
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Those aren't words that we usually put on our Session agenda or in the Order of Worship. When our communities experience gun violence in the places we always thought were safe, being prepared for an active shooter has now become vital. On June 6, at 6 pm, the Milwaukee Police Department is offering instruction on what to do in such a crisis. The invitation flyer provides more detail.
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PRESBYTERIANS WANTED -
COM expands liaison ministry
The presbytery's Commission on Ministry is working to increase both our connection to our congregations and our resource of people by expanding our liaison ministry. While members of COM will still be liaisons for congregations in times of transition or particular need, we are recruiting non-COM pastors and elders to serve on teams as a witness of pastoral care and congregational support from the greater church. Basic training will be provided. This initiative is new, so I am estimating that the time commitment will be roughly 18-20 hours
a year connecting with congregations. Skills desired for volunteers are: good listening skills, a positive attitude (cheer leader background a plus), and a desire to strengthen the body of Christ through authentic and supportive relationships. It's a big plus if you don't have all the answers or a desire to fix or save others. If interested, please contact Ann Gibbs, Associate for Ministry Vitality 414-292-2740 or
agibbs@pbymilwaukee.org.
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The Presbytery of Milwaukee will be open during the summer Monday through Thursday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
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PRAYERS AND CONCERNS AND JOYS
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Pastoral Words from Susan Stoll.
Connection
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It's a relational word that seems to be an underlying theme in Jesus' message to his disciples as recorded in John 15:5. Jesus wants his followers to
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Prayers.
We offer healing prayers for Deb Bergeson-Graham as she continues to recover from hip surgery. It's been a long recuperation process, so we lift up our intercessions on her behalf as she...
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This congregation no longer owns a church building. They worship at Tudor Oaks Senior Living Center, have about 100 members and a vibrant worship experience that blends both old and new. Their talented musicians provide an active brass choir, an adult choir, a chime group, and wonderful opportunities for all ages to participate musically. Answer is
here.
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FACILITATING HEALTHY PASTOR-CONGREGATION RELATIONS WORKSHOP - JULY 28
In the coming months, the Commission on Ministry will be hosting three training events for clergy and congregations led by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. Thanks to a grant from the PCUSA, the cost for this training will only be for the individual training manuals for each participant and even that shouldn't be a barrier. The first is Facilitating Healthy Pastor-Congregation Relations on Saturday, July 28 from 9-4:30 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Waukesha. First session cost is $18 per participant; led by Richard Blackburn, LMPC Executive Director.
Click HERE for more information and to register.
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SAN JOSE PARISH WELCOMES NEW PASTOR
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WEST GRANVILLE PC SEEKING CHOIR PIANO ACCOMPANIST
West Granville Presbyterian Church is looking for a Choir Piano Accompanist.
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CROSSROADS PRESBYTERIAN SEEKING CONGREGATIONAL CARE DIRECTOR -
Please click here for
more information
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SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN SEEKING THREE POSITIONS
Southminster Presbyterian Church in Waukesha is seeking to fill three positions:
Pastoral Intern or Associate Pastor for Christian Formation. Job description
here.
Director
for Christian Formation. Job description here.
Director of Children's Choir (K-5). Job description here.
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DELAFIELD PRESBYTERIAN SEEKS MUSIC DIRECTOR
Delafield Presbyterian Church is currently searching for a part-time music director to begin sometime before the end of August. General position responsibilities are as follows: d
evelop and lead the music ministry program for Delafield Presbyterian Church in a way that is creative, spirit-led, and in line with the mission, values, and theology of the church. Job description here.
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CALVARY SEEKS TO FILL TWO POSITIONS
Calvary Presbyterian Church in Milwaukee is seeking to fill two open positions:
Church Manager: job description
here.
Sunday School Educator: job description
here.
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FIRST IN WAUKESHA SEEKS FULL-TIME SUPPLY PASTOR
First Presbyterian Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin, is seeking a full-time stated supply pastor effective immediately. We are a small but warm and caring congregation seeking to share Christ in word and deed. Our church has been a fixture in downtown Waukesha for more than 170 years.
We are seeking a pastor who can guide us through a time of transition and lead us into a sustainable future, in whatever form that may take. We envision this as a full-time, 40-hour per week position. Benefits meet and compensation exceeds the Presbytery minimum requisites. Interested candidates should submit a resume to
presby1@sbcglobal.net
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YOU'RE INVITED TO BE ON THE PRESBYTERY'S FACEBOOK PAGE
Learn more about us on
Facebook
. Keep current with the pulse of the Presbytery.
Want to be on the
Presbytery's Facebook page? Send a summary of your
congregation's recent event, whether it be pancake breakfast or mission opportunity or special worship service, with photos and approximately 35 words of summary, so we can upload it for everyone to share. Please identify your church in the message and send it to
chalverson@pbymilwaukee.org
. Thanks for your contribution!
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO FRESH IMPRESSIONS
If you have an activity or event happening in your congregation and want to share it with our readers, please send it my way. We look forward to the inspiration!
chalverson@pbymilwaukee.org
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FUTURE PRESBYTERY GATHERING DATES
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- TUESDAY, September 11 - Kettle Moraine Presbyterian in Hartland, 4pm
- TUESDAY, November 27 - Linn Presbyterian in Lake Geneva, 4pm
- TUESDAY, February 19 - Living Hope Presbyterian in Menomonee Falls, 4pm
- WEDNESDAY, May 22 - TBD
- WEDNESDAY, September 25 - TBD
- THURSDAY, November 21 - TBD
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