Presbytery of the Miami Valley |
An eUpdate for Church Leaders - November 2021 |
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More News and Information for You |
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After 29 Years of building,
“Catch the Building Spirit” is being dissolved
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Catch the Building Spirit (CtBS) will close its operations and will not build a house in 2022.
The efforts of Catholic and Presbyterian churches and volunteers have been significant in social outreach to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton (HfHGD) partner families. CtBS has earned an outstanding reputation with Habitat for Humanity and was pleased to receive recognition for excellence at the state of Ohio Habitat level.
The decision to close and dissolve the organization was difficult and came after much prayer and consideration of multiple issues. The Board of Trustees is proud of the many contributions our organization has made to the community, but circumstances over the last few years have made it increasingly difficult to maintain our activities and meet our goals.
Accomplishments over the last 29 years:
- We have built new homes for thirty families.
- Over 120 family members were directly impacted, and another 100-200 extended family members were impacted.
- 7500 different volunteers worked over 100,000 Volunteer Hours.
- Catch the Building Spirit has provided an estimated value of $2.6 million dollars in home value to our area families in labor, materials, and cash donations.
- Materials: 30 new front doors put on new homes, 900 gallons of paint applied, 40,000 square feet of flooring used, 90,000 nails hammered
We wish to thank everyone for your support in financial donations, providing meals, volunteer hours working on the homes, in-kind donations and your prayers of support.
Although we are dissolving our organization, the need for affordable housing remains. We ask that everyone continue your support of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton both financially and through volunteering.
Sincerely,
Hank Baust - Trustees of Catch the Building Spirit
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Join with others in Presbytery
of the Miami Valley for a time of prayer
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Connect with others from around the Presbytery of the Miami Valley for a time of prayer.
On the first Wednesday of the month at noon we will gather, via Zoom, for a time of prayer.
This guided time of prayer will allow us to pray for one another, our neighbors, and our world.
Those participating will have a chance to share their particular joys and concerns, celebrations, and challenges.
To receive the Zoom link to join in prayer with others in the presbytery:
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Mediation Skills Training and
Healthy Congregations Workshop
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Mediation Skills Training Institute November 15-19
This 5-day event is designed to equip church leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. It also includes a component on congregational mediation and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory. Although focused primarily on the church setting, the skills learned are directly transferable to other settings, including the business and academic worlds. Join us and found out for yourself why a previous participant described MSTI as “The best and most thorough model for mediation with individuals and congregations that I have experienced in more than three decades of ordained ministry!”
Healthy Congregations December 2
Healthy Congregations uses the insights of family systems theory to help church leaders become more effective stewards of their congregations. This workshop was developed by Dr. Peter Steinke and is based on the work of Dr. Edwin Friedman, author of Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue.
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APCE Annual Event February 9-12 in Chicago |
For all Presbyterian Christian educators,
pastors, volunteers, and their faith communities
The Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators (APCE) circle of faith will gather February 9-12 in Chicago to welcome new people into the circle, to celebrate the great cloud of witnesses that formed the first circles, to reflect on broken circles and those excluded from circles, and to imagine ministries beyond the circle gathered to our neighborhoods, our cities, and the world.
The 2021 APCE in-person Annual Event was postponed because of the pandemic and replaced with a very successful first-ever virtual APCE Annual Event, “Anything but Ordinary Time.”
In 2022 APCE will celebrate with the in-person event “Circle of Faith: 50 years + one and beyond” of connecting, enriching, empowering, and sustaining the ministries of educators, pastors, volunteers, and their faith communities. The Annual Event hopes to explore and challenge one another to seek and build upon God’s grace-filled, ever-widening Circle of Faith.
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Position Opening: Office Manager
Presbytery of the Miami Valley
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Presbytery of the Miami Valley is seeking a part-time Office Manager to work collaboratively with all staff and leaders of the presbytery, supporting the presbytery and its churches, as the presbytery seeks to live out its mission:
Presbytery prepares, equips, nurtures, and connects congregations in their ministries for God’s mission.
The position requires strong general administrative, bookkeeping, and communications skills.
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Presbytery of the Miami Valley PC(USA)
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