Ministers, Educators, Administrators and Clerks,
please share this information with your congregation.  
August 15, 2018
Pre-retirement Seminar Available in October
Registration is open for a pre-retirement planning seminar from the Board of Pensions. Growing into Tomorrow… Today helps clergy and lay members and their guests explore steps they can take now to plan for their best retirement tomorrow. The two-day event is October 15 and 16 at St. Mark's Presbyterian in Bethesda, Maryland. Registration fills quickly, so don't delay.
Interest List Forming for 2019 Youth Conference
Triennium is a massive Presbyterian youth conference held every three years at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The conference is open to students in grades 8-12 for the 2018-2019 school year. Youth and adults considering attending can sign up for the conference interest list organized by Colleen Earp, POJ youth council director. Learn about the Presbyterian Youth Triennium at presbyterianyouthtriennium.org and c onta ct Colleen with questions or ideas.
Ashland Presbyterian Church Hosting Women's Retreat
The Ash Grove Women's Retreat, sponsored by Ashland Presbyterian Church, invites women of the Presbytery to Digging Deep: Excavating generational trauma and resilience through the healing lenses of faith and hope.   The event will be held October 26-27 at Richmond Hill Retreat Center in Richmond.

Dr. Paula Parker will lead the retreat. She is an ordained Presbyterian minister and adjunct assistant professor and senior program associate for the Center for Womanist Leadership at Union Presbyterian Seminary.
Dr. Paula Parker
Family Fun at First Presbyterian Richmond
First Presbyterian Church in Richmond is hosting a family festival September 9. Members of the community are invited to worship at 10 a.m. and stay for the festival after. Participants will enjoy food, fellowship, and fun.
Stated Meetings
Oct 20
Lord Jesus Korean, N Chesterfield

Feb 16, 2019
Presbytery of the James Stated Meeting
Three Chopt Church, Richmond

June 18, 2019
Presbytery of the James Stated Meeting
INVITATION NEEDED

Oct 19, 2019
Presbytery of the James Stated Meeting
INVITATION NEEDED
Into the Church Triumphant
Dr. Gladys Williams
August 4, 2018

Widow of Rev. Dr. Russell Williams

Memorial Service 
Sept. 19
3 p.m.
Clarksville Presbyterian Church
Rev. Choon D. Suh
August 5, 2018

Pastor Emeritus of the Richmond Korean Presbyterian Church

Memorial Service 
Aug. 11
10 a.m.
Richmond Korean Presbyterian Church
Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon
August 8, 2018

Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary, first African-American woman ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and a scholar of the womanist movement 

Memorial Service 
Sept. 10
11:30 a.m.
Union Presbyterian Seminary
Events
Sept 10-11
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, Richmond
Sept 21-22
Camp Hanover,
Mechanicsville
Sept 27
Camp Hanover,
Mechanicsville
Sept 27-Oct 4
Various locations
Oct 5-6
Camp Hanover,
Mechanicsville

Oct 6
Small Church Forum
Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, Richmond
Oct 15-16
Bethesda, MD
Oct. 26-27
Richmond Hill Retreat Center, Richmond
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Job Openings
Director of Worship Arts
 
Southminster Presbyterian Church in northern
Chesterfield County is seeking a new director of worship arts to conduct the sanctuary choir,
oversee our volunteer bell choir director, and facilitate creative, inter-generational music and

Accompanist
 
Southminster Presbyterian Church is seeking an accompanist for sanctuary choir rehearsals and Sunday worship services. View job description and apply . (PDF)
Interim Pastor

Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC is seeking an interim pastor. The interim pastor will be responsible for moderating the Session and for providing pastoral leadership and administrative oversight of the church’s ministries, including worship, music, preaching, teaching, mission service, stewardship, and fellowship.  View job description and apply. (PDF)