Because Presbyterians love an anniversary on the patio:
Our congratulations to Central Presbyterian Church, celebrating 180 years of ministry!
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MISSION PRESBYTERY
WEEKLY NEWS
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Presbytery Packet Now Available
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Parts 1 and 2 of the Presbytery Packet, plus an addendum, are now available via the Presbytery Meeting page of the website or click the links below.
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Featured Worksite: Perpetual Help Home
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Perpetual Help Home is a place of safety and Christian healing for women and their children in hardship circumstances. In addition to receiving housing, women are provided with job training, guidance in how to build and participate in a network of supporters, and education about achieving and maintaining financial stability.
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Needs: Paper goods (toilet paper, Kleenex, paper towels), diapers and wipes, and feminine hygiene products.
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Register now for the meeting and to sign up for the projects.
October Presbytery Meeting
October 25-26, 2019
First Presbyterian Church
2408 N Navarro St.
Victoria TX, 77901
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Childcare Registration for the October Presbytery Meeting is now open! Click on the link to register your children. Deadline is October 18th.
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Connecting Camp Scripture Themes to Your Home Church
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Reflections from a JKR chaplain on how to continue scripture study begun at camp
Rev. Chad A. Lawson of Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church served as a chaplain for a week at John Knox Ranch's first ever Family Camp. His experience there prompted two questions: How do I maintain this mountain-top experience throughout the year? What would it look like if my home life and ministry were filtered through this theme?
Find out more about how Thessalonians answered those questions.
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Save the Date!
Minding the Gaps: A Conversation on Economic Segregation in SA
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1-in-5 of our SA neighbors live below the poverty line! Our City is #1 among the major U.S. cities. We can do better! Compassion is key.
SAVE THIS DATE:
Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 pm.
Be a part of the solution by being a part of the conversation in addressing the economic segregation via community, equity, and compassion.
More details to follow soon. For now, know that we're in this together. We'll move forward and out of this together as well.
This year's seasonal series of the Faith-Based Initiative is evolving from casaLABS to Compassionate Conversations. Offered whenever there's a 5th Tuesday of the month this Fall Conversation is diving right into the thick of things.
FREE. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. BRING FAMILY & FRIENDS. BRING NEIGHBORS & STRANGERS. BRING FAITH & CIVIC LEADERS. BRING YOURSELF!
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Midwinter Youth Conferences 2020!
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January 10-12 and January 17-19, 2020
Midwinter Youth Conferences are an awesome opportunity for youth in grades 6-12 from around Mission Presbytery to join together at Mo-Ranch for faith, fun, and fellowship. We enjoy great speakers, small group Bible study and discussion, awesome music, crazy energizers, creative worship, new and old friends from around the Presbytery, and lots of time in the beautiful Hill Country. The scripture for the weekend is Romans 12: 3-11. Cost is $160 per person.
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We are living in transitional or "interim" times, writes Sallie. While this thought can make one "crazy", it's also a fertile time for change. Can we be blessed in the "interim" times?
Read more transitional thoughts in this week's
Ponderings
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Shop around the world without leaving town! Handmade jewelry, nativities, baskets, clothing and other quality gifts will be available at the Alternative Gift Market hosted by Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Eleven organizations will provide a wide variety of unique goods for sale. The market proceeds will support these organizations that promote human dignity and social justice to make a difference in people’s lives. From Panama there will be textiles with Mola motifs by Kuna artists. From South Africa you will see wire baskets from the Zulu tribe. You will find metal art created in Haiti along with jewelry and scarves from India. Nativities and other Christmas décor will delight those looking for unique designs. Organic gourmet coffee, chocolate and cocoa mix from around the world will tempt you, as will the soup, chili and cookie mixes made by women in Denver, Colorado.
Free and open to the public, purchases can be made using checks or cash only. Credit cards are not accepted.
We hope to see you there.
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SAVE THE DATE!!
Commissioned Pastors Conference
May 13-16, 2020
Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church, Richardson, TX
(Dallas area)
Event information and registration coming soon!
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Registration for the 2020 NEXT Church Gathering Now Open
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WHAT DO THESE STONES MEAN?
Witness, Power, and Hope
March 2-4, 2020
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel
Cincinnati, OH
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Seminars, Workshops, Programs
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- REFOCUS: A Learning Community of Care for People Who Work with Youth (Oct. 21-23)
- THRIVE Retirement Planning Seminar (BOP) (Oct. 29-30)
- IMAGINE:Compassion (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)
- Mediation Skills Training (Nov. 18-22)
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Because Presbyterians love all of God's creatures:
We don't know the name of this handsome friend, but they're somebody's faithful companion and was a part of the Blessing of the Animals service, held at FPC/Copperas Cove.
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Genesis Presbyterian Church in Austin
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seeks part-time Church Secretary.
First Presbyterian Churches in Uvalde and Del Rio seeks a full time Temporary pastor to serve in these
locations.
First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, TX seeks a Pastor/Head of Staff.
Schreiner University
seeks a Church Relations Specialist.
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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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