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FROM RACHEL YATES, PRESBYTERY EXECUTIVE
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NEW APPROACHES
Your Stated Clerk, Christian Boyd, and I have been scheming. We're plotting and imagining and reinventing and wondering. We have your best interest at heart, of course, and we promise not to go entirely rogue. But, we'd like to shake things up a bit.
For the past several days, we've been part of a denomination-wide gathering of mid-council leaders. This once-per-year gathering brings together Stated Clerk, Presbytery and Synod Executives, and national staff not only to discuss
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INSTALLATION SERVICE FOR REV. SUSAN SYTSMA BRATT
October 27, 4:00 p.m.
Please join us for the installation of the Rev. Susan Sytsma Bratt on Sunday, October 27th, at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Mequon at 4:00 p.m.
The new Head of Staff for Crossroads, Susan is a native Midwesterner from Holland, Michigan who most recently served a congregation in Dallas, Texas. Preaching and teaching to equip folks to go out into God's world in peace are her passions. She loves strong coffee as it keeps her going in her dual vocation as minister and mama to a pre-school daughter, Emma, and now six month old son, John. Susan is married to Peter who is an urban planner.
We welcomed Susan at our September Presbytery gathering; now we have the opportunity to celebrate her installation.
Clergy are invited to robe and wear red vestments.
Crossroads Presbyterian Church, 6031 W. Chapel Hill Road, Mequon, WI
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CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY WEEK PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT
You are invited to participate in the
Congregational Vitality Scavenger Hunt!
The hunt runs from October 27-November 8. This
bulletin friendly handout includes instructions and what should be included in photos. Each congregation can create a team or teams to participate. Participating teams and congregations will be recognized at the November Presbytery Gathering, and there will be prizes. As this is a photo/video scavenger hunt, the images will be put together in a Presbytery video for the meeting, a copy of which will be available to participating congregations for your websites or congregational use. The presbytery staff will be conducting its own scavenger hunt on Friday, November 1st at 10:00 a.m. and you're welcome to join us.
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CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY WEEK
October 28 - November 1
Congregational Vitality Week is just around the corner and we are excited about the opportunities that will be presented throughout the week! We will welcome the Rev. Dr. Kathryn Threadgill and Dr. Marcia McFee to the presbytery for workshops on Monday and Wednesday, and tap into our own resources for additional workshops, gatherings, and a fun scavenger hunt! We hope that there is an offering for everyone to participate in during Congregational Vitality Week -- we'll see you there!
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NEWS FROM THE DENOMINATION
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PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY
The Presbyterian Mental Health Ministry is currently conducting a church wide survey, seeking input from as many people as possible.
The aim of the survey is to take a broad look at mental health ministry in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and identify strengths and areas for improvement. Results will be reported to the 224th General Assembly in June 2020, helping to inform future recommendations and initiatives.
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TRANSLATING MATTHEW 25 INTO LITURGICAL LANGUAGE
A free new booklet is proof Presbyterians can confess their sins, affirm their faith, pray, break bread and be dismissed -- and start and end the day with prayer, all without leaving the 25th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew.
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BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT - A MESSAGE FROM PMA
There are more than 240 congregations and mid councils that have accepted the Matthew 25 invitation to date, including our own Heritage Presbyterian Church! The Presbyterian Mission Agency aims to multiply this loving commitment to radical and fearless discipleship by partnering on one of more of the three focus areas -- building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism, or eradicating poverty. The Matthew 25 website offers a variety of resources to help you on this journey, regardless of which area(s) of focus you are embracing. Check it out yourself and see where God might be leading your congregation.
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ANNUAL ENROLLMENT FOR 2020 BENEFITS STARTS SOON
Annual enrollment for 2020 benefits will run from October 28 through November 15. During this time, employees can log on to Benefits Connect to view choices and costs, and elect benefits for 2020.
Learn more about annual enrollment as well as important things to think about when electing 2020 benefits. Be sure to visit Benefits Connect during annual enrollment and make your elections for coverage effective January 1, 2020.
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A MONTHLY SERIES FOR SPIRITUAL LEADERS
Gina Yeager-Buckley has written the most recent installment of Regarding Ruling Elders, a monthly resource of the Office of the General Assembly.
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GREENFIELD AVENUE FALL FEST
Everyone is invited to join Greenfield Avenue Presbyterian Church at their Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26th, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. This fundraiser promises to be a fun filled day with fantastic cash and prize raffles, amazing auction items, a cafe, and delicious bake sale. Come join the fun!
Greenfield Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1455 S. 97th Street, West Allis
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Lisbon Presbyterian Church invites everyone to their Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, November 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Lisbon Presbyterian Church, W250N7095 Hillside Road, Sussex, WI
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WESTMINSTER COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Westminster College Young Presbyterian Scholar Program is accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. Young Presbyterian Scholars is a partnership between Westminster College and Presbyterian churches. Each congregation can nominate tow students each year. In addition to membership in a Presbyterian congregation, students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and be nominated by a member of the pastoral staff or a Westminster alumni belonging to the church. Pastor/alumni nominations due Nov. 1; student applications for admission to Westminster due Nov. 15.
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KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION
November 10th, 3:00 p.m.
The Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center presents
Kristallnacht: Who Will Tell What Happened? on Sunday, November 10, at 3:00 p.m.
The November 9th and 10th pogrom is commemorated so that the world may never forget the magnitude of violence the Third Reich unleashed against the Jews and to recognize the devastating consequences of hatred and intolerance.
Individuals of all religious backgrounds are invited.
Ovation Jewish Home - Rubenstein Pavilion, 1414 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
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THANK YOU FOR HOSTING REV. LYDIA NESHANGWE
Thank you to the many people and groups who hosted Rev. Lydia Neshangwe on her International Peacemaking tour. Despite a dire economic and political situation in Zimbabwe, she has shown us how a committed and faith-filled church can offer innovative and much-needed ministry. If you feel moved to support Lydia's Presbyterian ministry in Zimbabwe, the Presbyterian Mission Agency has set up a way for you to make a donation by check or online. To donate by check, please include on the memo line "PG200000-Zimbabwe." Send your gift to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700 or to the Presbytery Office on a standard remittance form. To give online, visit presbyterianmission.org/donate/peace-global. Your gifts this month to the Peace and Global Witness Special Offering make
these visits
possible. Thank you!
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Good Shepherd Trinity is a combined ELCA/PCUSA congregation. Please see their Ministry Site Profile and direct all inquiries and interest in the position to
Ann Gibbs, Associate for Ministry Vitality, Presbytery of Milwaukee.
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FUTURE PRESBYTERY GATHERING DATES
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- THURSDAY, November 21 - Jerusalem Presbyterian Church, Wales
Share this information with your congregation -- NEW bulletin board flyers available!
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