MONDAY (ok, WEDNESDAY) IN MINISTRY
January 2, 2019
Volume 15 Issue 1
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- The family of Denyse Leslie, clerk of session of the Witherspoon Street Church, whose dad, Conrad Evelyn, passed away on Sunday, 12/16.
- Ilene's future daughter-in-law's aunt, who suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm on Sunday and is fighting for her life.
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The Presbytery's 2018 financial books will close on Monday, January 7, 2019.
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The IRS has announced that the business mileage rate for 2019 will be $.58.
Click here
for more info.
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Click here
to update your church's info for our 2019 Directory.
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Click here
to read Rev. Dr. Karla Koll's January Prayer letter.
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Click here
to check out the new Board of Pensions website.
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PENNINGTON CHURCH HOSTS "COME TO THE WELL" SERVICE
The next
Come to the Well Service
of peace, comfort, and support will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in Upper Titus Hall. All who could use a caring place to share thoughts and prayers are welcome to join us. Please don't hesitate to invite your friends who are not part of our congregation.
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INVITATION TO A STEWARDSHIP CONVERSATION
Greetings all,
I invite you to join Rev. Ellie Johns-Kelly and me for a Conversation on Stewardship in Changing and Challenging times, Sunday, January 6
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, from 3:00 to 4:30, at the Ewing Presbyterian Church. Ellie will be joining the Ewing and Covenant congregations in our combined worship that Sunday morning, preaching as the Ewing Church begins its Season of Stewardship.
Come join in this opportunity to share your thoughts, your ideas, your frustrations, over creating financially sustainable congregational life, and building gracious generosity among the members and friends of the congregations we serve.
Ellie Johns-Kelly serves the Presbyterian Foundation as the Ministry Relations Officer of the Northeast Region. She has worked with a number of the congregations in New Brunswick and surrounding presbyteries to create cultures of generosity. Her top priority is building relationships and resourcing churches to help them increase funding for their ministries.
I have served as the Transitional Pastor at Ewing Presbyterian Church for five years, and have worked with congregations in the midst of leadership change, cultural change, and financial challenge for 30 years. I look forward to sharing lessons learned from you with those I will be teaching as part of our denomination’s Transitional Ministry Education.
Come join us for an informal conversation; a chance to share ideas; learn about resources; and find partners in facing the very real challenges of church finances in these time.
Please let me know if you, or people from your congregation will be joining us so that we can provide you with refreshments.
Yours in Christ’s service
Paul Rhebergen
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EQUIPPING THE SAINTS - TRAINING FOR PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS
Saturday, February 2, 2019
at First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, New Jersey
Please circulate to members of your congregation, including elders, deacons, treasurer, clerk, youth leaders, outreach leaders, and more!
EQUIPPING THE SAINTS: TRAINING, CONNECTION AND INSPIRATION
Sponsored by Elizabeth, Monmouth and New Brunswick Presbyteries
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"ZOOM" MEETING ABOUT STATISTICAL REPORTS
From Kris Valerius, OGA Manager of Denominational Rolls and Statistics, & Assistant Stated Clerk:
"One of the things I strive for in my job is to provide mid councils with the tools they need to do their job as fluidly as possible. When I think about how things have changed from 10 or 20 years ago, the requirements have not changed but technology has allowed us to do things more efficiently and with a whole lot less paper.
Beginning in 2019, I will begin Conversations with Kris. These will be scheduled Zoom meetings on a variety of topics. I anticipate hosting these every couple of months.
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SEEKING MEDICAL HELP/ADVICE
The following is an email from Rev. Osbert James, moderator and minister of the Presbyterian Church in Grenada, received by a member of the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church. Our Bound Brook Church congregation knows him from the mission trips they’ve done in Grenada. Rev. James is asking for advice/help about having a biopsy in NY for suspected lymphoma. If anyone knows of oncologists, facilities, or whatever, please
click here
to email Ted Settle.
This is Osbert James in Grenada. How are you? I am writing because I am seeking some help for myself and wonder if anyone in your churches or Presbytery can help or point me to help. I have just had blood tests and a CAT Scan done and there is a suspicion that I might have Lymphoma. My doctor suggests that I go to New York, where I have family, to get a biopsy done. I do not know if there are any oncologists in Presbyteries around who might be able to help me in this situation. This is just me clutching on straws hoping one will hold me up. If an announcement in church or so can be made, someone may respond. I arrive in New York on January 6, 2019. I would understand if this is not
something you can do.
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2019 BIG TENT
August 1-3, 2019 at Baltimore, Maryland
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to subscribe to receive more info as it becomes available.
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"Be joyful always"
1 Thessalonians 16-18
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