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Communion Training for Elders, Oct. 17
HRP will be training elders on the Eastern side of the Hudson, we'll be at the Freedom Plains church on 10/17 at 7:00 p.m. We will be in a smaller meeting room, so space may be limited to fewer than 20. Please RSVP to [email protected].
This training is for those elders whose training has lapsed (had training 2+ years ago)
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hose who haven't been trained yet,
those who have been authorized by their home-church Session (please bring a letter of endorsement from your church's Session with you to the training). The training includes
- Training in creating/officiating a service of Communion
- Introduction to the different parts of the service and what they signify
- Resource materials for creating the service
Please email Anne Wood to register for the training or with any questions at [email protected].
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Boundary Training for Pastors and CRE's, Oct. 22
On Tuesday, October 22, the annual Boundary Training event for the Presbytery of Hudson River will be held at Holmes Camp and Conference Center in Nunemaker. This mandated training is a HRP requirement set forth in policy enacted by the Presbytery.
If you have never attended Boundary Training, plan on attending from 2 PM to 8 PM. Dinner will be available at a cost of $15, by reservation. You will have received an e mail from the Presbytery office if you need to attend this training.
If you attended Boundary Training 5 or more years ago, you have reached the 5 year renewal anniversary for Boundary Training. Plan on attending from 5-8 PM. Dinner will be available at a cost of $15, by reservation. You will have received an email from the Presbytery office if you need to attend this training.
Please register and reserve dinner to:
[email protected].
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Leading In Anxious Times, Nov. 2
Everyone becomes anxious. It's part of being human. Sometimes anxiety motivates us to change. Other times it does just the opposite. This workshop is designed for pastors and leaders called to lead in anxious times.
The workshop will be led by pastor and coach Deborah Rundlett and is sponsored by the Leadership Development Team of Hudson River Presbytery. The workshop will be on Sat. Nov. 2 from 9:30-12:30pm will be held at Germonds Presbyterian Church, 39 Germonds Road, New City, NY. Cost is $10. RSVP by October 30 to [email protected].
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Legacy Grant-writing Workshop, Nov. 16
If your congregation is thinking about applying for a Legacy Grant from the Grants Committee, this workshop is for you. The workshop will focus on developing your sustainable project, writing a grant proposal and developing a proposal budget. You will have an opportunity to work with other church project teams to share questions and ideas as our presenter, Damien DePauw, walks us through the project development and application process.
Each project team or committee must send a representative to this workshop or an equivalent one unless they have an experienced grant writer on their team. Lunch will be provided.
The next HRP Legacy Grant workshop will be held in late Spring 2020.
Register now!
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Healthy and Vital Congregations
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Stewardship Tips
The Rev. Charles Barton who developed and leads Stewardship 101, highly recommended the following articles as you prepare for stewardship season from The Alban Institute.
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Two Helpful Resources for Congregations
Union Presbyterian Church has two useful resources to share!
Church-ish can be used for new members and others unfamiliar with Presbyterianism. The
Activities Review is invaluable to keep a focus and to evaluate intended purpose and outcomes of all church activities. It's an antidote for same-old-same-old! Union Church is having great success using them and thought they would be of use to other churches, as well. They were compiled by Interim Pastor, Sandy Larson and your modifications are welcome! Do you have great resources to share? Write
[email protected].
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Thanks, but No Thanks!
A message from Barbara Devir about calendars for men and women in prison.
I would like to thank the many churches which, over the years, have contributed calendars for
our brothers and sisters in prison. Unfortunately, due to a variety of reasons, I no longer have a way to deliver the calendars in the prison. So....Thanks, but no thanks!
I will not be accepting calendars this year for those who are incarcerated. However, that does not mean that your church should not collect them, (and I am sure some of you have already begun). Please do collect the calendars and share them with those in your community. When I have more than I need I share them with food pantries and other community programs. The joy I have experienced in watching families look carefully through the pile of donated calendars at our food pantry, finally selecting just the right one, is priceless. Me? I usually choose the calendar with the largest boxes! Other places to consider donating are health clinics, local jails, homeless shelters and nursing homes.
Again, thank you for all your support in the past and good luck as you make your own connections while discovering our brothers and sisters who would be happy to have a beautiful calendar. -- Barbara Devir
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Healthy Pastors, Healthy Congregations
The Healthy Pastors, Healthy Congregations program restores the financial health and wholeness of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastors so they may revitalize their congregations. This innovative financial education program combines pastor and congregational leader education with grants of up to $10,000 to qualifying pastors. First Presbyterian Church, Beacon, has signed up and Pastor Ben Larson-Wolbrink is encouraging others to join. The Rev. Dr. Carrie Mitchell, our area liaison to the Board of Pensions, can also assist you in learning more and becoming involved. She may be reached at [email protected].
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Take a Video Tour of the Great Things Happening at Holmes!
From the new lakeside chapel to blazed trails and a rebuilding for the future effort at Agape, Executive Director, the Rev. Bryan Breault, is your guide for "all things Holmes!"
In the video you'll learn more about an unfortunate car accident that led to the destruction of part of Agape I. Thankfully no one was hurt. But
Holmes could sure use your help with rebuilding efforts at Agape. Learn more on the video and
give.
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Mobilizing for Nonviolent Liberation,
Stony Point Center, Oct. 30- Nov. 5
Stony Point Center is pleased to host the first Nonviolent Global Liberation (NGL) Retreat ever to be held on the East Coast. NGL retreats have previously been held in Warsaw (Poland), California, and Mexico City. NGL is a community of practice that has grown out of the Nonviolent Communication movement. This fall's retreat will be led by a team of facilitators including Miki Kashtan, Uma Lo and Tarek Maassarani. Participants will focus on co-creating personal and collective capacity for interdependent living, practice, service, and contribution to support the possibility of a nonviolent global liberation. Read more and register now!
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Rick Ufford Chase gives a tour of Stony Point to PMA Board Members |
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Endorses Visionary 10 Year Plan for Stony Point Center
After months of intensive consultation with Run River Enterprises, the Presbyterian Mission Agency's Board voted last week to implement the first phase of its recommendations. The plan will build on SPC's existing commitments to radical hospitality, community building and engaged education, and position SPC as a "laboratory" for the PMA's
Matthew 25 church initiative.
SPC "has the potential to be a place of transformation as we live into our vision," said Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett, president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency.
Read the full report.
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Regional and National Events
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Come to The Table Synod Gathering, November 8-9
For Such a Time as This: Change, Crisis and Opportunity! Come to the Table! The Synod gathers every year to encourage the connection, fellowship, worship, and discernment of the leaders that make up our Synod. In the even years we gather in Synod Assembly - to affirm our connectional identity, to set goals and to handle necessary governance. In the odd years we gather at Come to the Table - to learn together about and be encouraged by the missional and ministry innovation being led by Presbyterians and other partners of our regional community.Join the Synod of the Northeast for a community building, justice-seeking, faith renewing gathering November 8-9 at Stony Point Center.
Learn more!
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PC(USA) Peacemaking Seminar Trips in 2020
Central American Migrant Trails, Feb. 17-28, 2020 aims to help concerned Presbyterians better understand the immigration context we are facing in the US with our Central American brothers and sisters and why they take the risk of embarking on this dangerous journey north with children in tow. Learn more.
Root Causes and Current Challenges of Forced Migration and Labor Trafficking, May 4-15, 2020 Since 1974, the Philippine government systematized its labor export program, in response to increasing unemployment and underemployment and social unrest...Almost 7000 workers per day, leave the Philippines to work in land-based and sea-based jobs. The labor force of Hong Kong domestic workers consists mostly of Indonesian and Filipina women. Learn more. |
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Resources for Education, Liturgy & More!
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Celebrate Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27
Presbyterians celebrate the tradition that grounds their faith on Reformation Sunday. It is always the last Sunday in October, marking the occasion in 1517 when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Check out these
resources and bulletin inserts from the Presbyterian Historical Society!
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Presbyterians Today Advent Devotional
During this holy season of Advent, we are invited to follow Jesus's command epitomized by Matthew 25:31-46 to love one another and care for "the least of these."
This year's devotional is very special. The Rev. Sherry Blackman, a Presbyterian pastor, chaplain and award-winning writer and poet, challenges us to fill our days of Advent with simple, practical and loving deeds that help our neighbors - calling each act of kindness a piece of "straw" for the manager to make a soft bed for the Christ child when he arrives on Christmas. Learn more and order copies.
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Looking for a Gift? Why not Give Justice?
Presbyterian Giving Catalogue
PC(USA) has a wonderful alternative gift program through which you can give a gift that will increase justice and sustainability in our world. These gifts help Presbyterian mission partners world wide advance their important work with communities near and far. For example, above a student helps build school gardens in Haiti. Great for birthdays, anniversaries and of course...Christmas!
Check it out.
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Feature-length Documentary about the Flint Water Crisis
Flint: The Poisoning of an American City, produced by the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. It is the first feature-length documentary about the Flint water crisis.
Learn more about the film here: flintpoisoning.org
and watch the trailer here:
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| Flint: The Poisoning of An American City |
The film will premiere in Flint on September 12th, and be screened in five cities around the country in September and October, including New York City, before being released on video on demand platforms. Each screening event will include a Q&A panel discussion with filmmakers, water/environment experts, and people from Flint who were featured on the film. You can subscribe to
[email protected]
to stay abreast of upcoming screenings.
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Could Your Choir Use 960 Anthems?!
The Presbyterian Church of New Rochelle seeks a loving home for some 960 octavos (anthems) which have copyright/publishing dates ranging from the early 1900s through the 1980s. Most are SATB, a few are SSAA and fewer still are SAB. The anthems have been card-catalogued and are contained in five (5) standard 15" x 52" file cabinets (shown; card catalogs are two (2) separate metal boxes atop the cabinets).
We are hoping that some church will be able to make use of these octavos, many of which are composed by the great composers (Beethoven, Holst, Mozart, Vaughn-Williams, etc.). Even the comparatively quotidian among them, composed by now-forgotten personages, offer a glimpse into well-composed, classic church music displaying sound voice-leading, before the era of pop/rock began to influence sacred short anthems sung at regular church services, and the morphing into the "Christian Contemporary" genre began. These anthems are not relics, but more precious antiques: although some of the texts and compositional settings are clearly dated and perhaps irrelevant to our own modern worship idioms, most are timeless and would provide joy to a choir who wishes to bring their special charms to regular worship services. Our organist has carefully reviewed every octavo! We are hoping that they will find their second music library within a new caring church.
We regret giving up this music, but, due to space considerations can no longer house them. We would welcome a small donation for them if that might be possible. Please email me, Tamara Cashour, Director of Music at [email protected] if you are interested!
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Hymnals to Give Away!
South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry has 100+ copies of The Presbyterian Hymnal, 1990 edition with a blue cover, to give away. Most copies are in excellent condition. If you are interested, please contact Anne Day at
[email protected].
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Interim PT Youth Dir. sought by Reformed Church, Bronxville
The Interim Youth Director will work with the pastoral staff to cultivate relationships with the youth (grades 6-12) and their families at The Reformed Church of Bronxville.
The position requires 10-12 hours per week, primarily on Monday evenings, 6:30-8:00pm (high school youth group) and Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:30pm (middle school youth group) and planning for those nights. Additional weekend hours, especially Sundays, may be required on occasion. This position is expected to last from October 2019 through early June 2020.
Read more.
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FPC of Forest Hills Seeks Full-Time Interim Pastor
The First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills is seeking a full-time interim pastor to exercise pastoral, administrative, and representational leadership, and to serve the needs of the church as identified in the
job description, which may be redefined as needed. Full info at:
https://www.presbyfh.org/interim-pastor-search .
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Nauraushaun Church Seeks Part-Time Organist/Pianist
Nauraushaun Church in Pearl River loves its music ministry and is seeking a part-time organist/pianist. Requirements include experience planning and playing for worship services, sacred music repertoire, professional contacts and creative ideas about liturgical music; support for the choir and collaboration with the choir director; planning special music with guests, instrumental or vocal, for Christmas, Easter and other holy days in the church year; overseeing care of the instruments. Back-to-back choir rehearsal and worship service on Sunday mornings. Eleven-rank Wicks pipe organ. Four weeks' vacation and competitive salary. Please contact Lise Chanin at the Naurashaun Church at 845 735 4565.
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All Souls Port Chester Seeks PT Christian Educator
All Souls Parish/The Presbyterian Church of Port Chester, NY is looking for a part-time Christian Educator to facilitate our Sunday Morning children's program. The position is four hours a week with 2.5 of those hours being on Sunday morning from 9 -11:30 am. The salary will be $18-$20 per hour commensurate with experience. Please send a cover letter and resume to
[email protected].
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 Don't let your friends miss out on all the fun! Help them stay abreast of all things Hudson River Presbytery with Hudson Happenings! This playful, informative, splashy communique helps your fabulous friends and congregants plug in to events, connect within and beyond your congregation, and discover useful and inspiring resources for life together! Sign up your session and your mission team and your spouse (heh, heh) today!
Filled with links to local, regional and national news as well as information on fabulous educational and advocacy events, it's your place for interesting news and events in Hudson River Presbytery, Synod of the NE and PC(USA). So why not share it with your friends?! And with the link below, your friends can also subscribe to other e-updates from the Presbytery! Invite them to go to http://tinyurl.com/m2l9kpj or share this fun photo of me (the link is embedded).
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