MONDAY IN MINISTRY
March 16, 2020
Volume 16 Issue11
PLEASE PRAY FOR:


  • Rev. Wayne Meisel

  • Rev. John Maltby

  • Those diagnosed with COVID-19, those who are self-quarantining, those who are afraid, those who are alone, and those on the front lines, caring for the sick and suffering.

  • Charles Kipp, the father of Rev. Marcia MacKillop, who has been transferred to skilled nursing and is not doing well.

  • Ilene's dad

  • All those who are sick, suffering, healing, recovering, lost, and alone
PRESBYTERY OFFICE INFORMATION

The Presbytery Office physical location will be closed until further notice but the staff are working remotely. If you call the office phone, the message will direct you to my cell phone. Please do call with any questions, issues, whatever. Or you can email me at iblackpnb@gmail.com . I am available Monday - Friday from 8:30AM -4:00PM, our usual office hours. Watch for emails and check our website for updates, closures, cancellations, and any other news. Stay well, stay safe.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION UPDATE

Click here to access the latest news from the World Health Organization concerning COVID-19.
OUR CONGREGATIONS' PLANS OF ACTION
Click here to read what our congregations are doing in light of the pandemic.
NEXT CHURCH RESOURCES FOR DOING CHURCH DIGITALLY

Click here for information from NEXT Church about doing church digitally.
FROM PCUSA'S MID-COUNCIL RELATIONS

Click here to read " Being church when you can’t be together in person, and more …"

PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE
PREPAREDNESS FOR PANDEMICS

Click here for the resources.

NEW BRUNSWICK PRESBYTERY RESOURCES AND INFO AS WE NAVIGATE OUR PREPAREDNESS


Click here for more info.
"ONE LICENSE" OFFERS FREE LICENSES TO HELP CONGREGATIONS COPE WITH COVID-19

A ONE LICENSE license grants churches, schools, religious communities, retreat centers, and other worshiping bodies permission to reprint or project music for their congregations from any of our Member Publishers. A ONE LICENSE Podcast / Streaming License grants permission to podcast or stream religious services that contain music from our Member Publishers. For new customers or for existing customers who do not already have a Podcast / Streaming License, ONE LICENSE is able to offer a one-month gratis license, valid through April 15, 2020. Click here for more info.
HYMNAL AND BOOK OF COMMON WORSHIP RIGHTS DURING PANDEMIC

Click here to learn about rights regarding the Glory to God Hymnal and the Book of Common Worship.
PLEASE COME
to the New Brunswick Presbytery Leadership Strategic Planning Workshop

Part I: Friday, March 20: 6 - 9pm, dinner included
Part II: Saturday, March 21: 9 - 12:30pm, refreshments included
Location TBA
 
Everybody serving the presbytery as an elected leader is encouraged to attend.
 
 
Outcome for our time together: 
·                 Establish common priorities
·                 Identify gaps
·                 Clarify who's doing what 
·                 Create mutual accountability
Questions? Contact Past Moderator Molly Dykstra at mollymdykstra@gmail.com .
PLEASE NOTE: UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE PRESBYTERY
 
For Presbytery Leadership:
 
Because leadership changes regularly in the Presbytery, we have created a New Brunswick Leaders email address. Please use this email for any/all messages / announcements / questions to New Brunswick Presbytery. 
 
For the Presbytery Office:
Please contact Administrator Ilene Black at iblackpnb@gmail.com
 
For the Stated Clerk:
Please contact Paul LaMontagne at dypxlamo@earthlink.net
 
POSTPONED - TRANSFORMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN OUR LIFETIME: MICHELLE ALEXANDER'S THE NEW JIM CROW

"MASS INCARCERATION is a profound spiritual and moral crisis," states Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Come to CAMPAIGN TO END THE NEW JIM CROW's exciting and important conference.
TRANSFORMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN OUR LIFETIME:
Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow
TEN YEARS LATER
Thursday, March 19, 2020, 6:30-9:00, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 W. State St, Trenton NJ
The conference includes keynote speaker Dr. Ruha Benjamin , Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of Race After Technology, and three distinguished panelists:  Kira Shepherd (NJ Institute for Social Justice), Rev. Charles Boyer (Salvation & Social Justice), and Udi Ofer (ACLU).  Please go to www.endnewjimcrownj.org to sign up on Eventbrite.

Click here for more info.
POSTPONED - "TROUBLE THE WATERS: CONVERSATIONS TO DISRUPT RACISM & DOMINANCE"

Hosted by the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown, 320 North Main Street, Hightstown NJ
Please RSVP to info@hightstownpres.org for any or all of the Thursdays.
Thursdays, March 19 & 26 from 6:30–8:00pm

Led by Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia, Vice Moderator of the 221st General Assembly

Adults and high school youth are invited

Click here for all the info.
2020 PRESBYTERY MEETING HOSTS NEEDED!
Tuesday, March 10 - Stockton Church
Tuesday, May 12 - Dutch Neck Church
Tuesday, June 9 - New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Saturday, September 12
Tuesday, October 13
Tuesday, November 10

Churches are not required to provide a meal for the meeting.

Click here to read about Hosting Presbytery. If you're interested in hosting, email me at iblackpnb@gmail.com
 
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TRENTON SEEKS CHURCH MUSICIAN

2020 PRESBYTERY OFFICE HOLIDAYS

Click here for the 2020 office holidays. The Presbytery Office will be closed on Fridays through the summer.


"The joy of the Lord is my strength"
NEH 8:10
PRESBYTERY STAFF
Rev. Bob Tomlinson - Committee on Ministry Consultant
Mrs. Ilene Black - Executive Administrator
Elder Cherry Oakley - Presbytery Moderator

Presbytery Leadership email - NBPLeaders@gmail.com
The Presbytery Office is open Monday - Friday from 8:30AM-4PM from September through May.
Office Address : 13 South Main Street, Lower Level, Pennington, NJ 08534
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