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FROM RACHEL YATES, PRESBYTERY EXECUTIVE
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I'm going to be a grandma! My daughter and her husband are expecting their first child in July. As they draw closer to the baby's due date, the flurry of activities is growing. The parents-to-be are preparing a safe and comfortable nursery for the baby. Apparently an essential item for the well-stocked, modern nursery is ...(
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IS YOUR "HELPING" ACTUALLY "HURTING?"
Then you might have lapsed into a form of toxic charity. Is your mission committee in a rut, feeling stuck but overwhelmed at the prospect of adding even more? Then you might be experiencing "mission mish-mash." Either way, our mission leaders workshop is right for you. This Saturday, May 19, from 9 am to noon, at Delafield Presbyterian Church, the Presbytery will host an interactive workshop for people engaged in mission and outreach. You will focus on your own mission program, with tips offered by experienced mission leaders in the Presbytery and from PC(USA) mission co-worker to Russia, Ellen Smith. Then, you'll go home armed with resources and ideas. The workshop is free, but registration is needed to make sure we have enough materials. Please call the Presbytery office (414-292-2740) or email chalverson@pbymilwaukee.org. Flyer available here.
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OGLESBY ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF SYNOD
Ruling Elder Angela Oglesby from Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church, was elected Vice Moderator of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies at their Spring meeting in Minnesota last week. Angela will be Vice Moderator in 2019 and then Moderator in 2020. Congratulations Angela on this honor!
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REGISTER NOW FOR NEXT WEEK'S PRESBYTERY GATHERING
Your online registration is a great help to us as we plan for next week's presbytery gathering. THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING ONLINE! The May 22nd Presbytery Gathering is at Crossroads Presbyterian in Mequon. The gathering includes 6 workshops from which to choose around the theme of Caretaking for self, congregation, or community. If you haven't yet, please register soon so that we can plan appropriately for each workshop.
WORKSHOPS ARE FILLING UP NOW! DON'T DELAY! Please encourage your congregation members to attend. There is something for everyone!
REGISTER NOW
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Heritage Presbyterian is leading worship at the May 22 Presbytery meeting. You are invited to sing along. We will be singing two anthems - join us for one or both! You can find them here:
- "We See Christ" by Joel Raney: Music here.
- "Go Light Your World" by Chris Rice: Music here.
Eat a quick dinner at 6:00 (please register online for the meal through the Presbytery office) and then join us for rehearsal in the sanctuary before worship at 7:00 pm. Hope to sing with you there!
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RIDE THE BUS TO SYNOD SCHOOL
Want to ride a coach
bus with your friends to
Synod
School??
The bus
has restroom and a DVD player! Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks are allowed!
$70.00 round trip.
See attached forms for time and locations of stops!
Bus registration
.
Travel schedule
.
Additional stops considered...please ask if interested.
Click
here
for the
Synod
School
Booklet.
See you soon in Storm Lake!
Gina Struensee, Director of Christian Education
First Presbyterian Church in
Neenah
920-725-4391 church
920-915-8636 cell
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Have you started planning for Vacation Bible School yet?
The Presbyterian Mission Agency has a number of resources to help spark your creativity as you plan a fun and exciting VBS program this year! Consider incorporating these lessons and activities into your program to help show the children in your church what it means to love their neighbors at home and around the world. (
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The 222nd General Assembly (2016) directed the Stated Clerk to distribute, for prayerful study, the text of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS), along with documentation from interfaith partners who oppose the BDS movement, to all PC(USA) congregations. Please read the response to that referral and make it available to your congregations.
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Several churches in the Milwaukee Presbytery sent money to the Presbytery of Lake Erie to be part of the matching funding for a vehicle for our partnership in Ghana. Click here to see the progress of that campaign and how our churches were able to join with churches in Ghana to contribute toward this vehicle project.
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PRAYERS AND CONCERNS AND JOYS
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Pastoral Words from Susan Stoll.
How many of us have floundered in trying to find just the right words to use when someone is in need of cheering up? Words of encouragement or comfort - words offered in prayer that we
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Prayers.
Prayers for this week include the many places around the world that are in the grip of chaos, protests, violence, unrest, defiance and despair, long festering feuds, and danger. We remember.
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This church is a combined Presbyterian and Congregational congregation, offers a combined Vacation Bible School with Sun Valley Presbyterian in the summer, and works with other congregations throughout their city to provide School Kits for students in the Fall.
The answer is
here
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UPDATE FROM THE PARTNERSHIPS COMMISSION
The weather has finally turned, and people are planning
outdoor summer
opportunities. If your child is headed to a church or spiritual camp this summer or fall, don't forget to take advantage of scholarships from the Corbin Scholarship Fund. Applications can be found HERE on our website.
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SAN JOSE PARISH WELCOMES NEW PASTOR
We welcome Rev. Gabriel A. Marcano as the new pastor for San Jose, a joint Fellowship of the PCUSA and ELCA. The installation service for Rev. Marcano will be on Thursday, May 31, at 6:30 PM at San Jose, 617 Saint Lawrence Ave. (St. Paul's Lutheran Church) in Beloit. We send a warm invitation to members and friends of the Milwaukee Presbytery to join us in celebration!
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Matching funds available for PC(USA) pastoral leaders seeking continuing education opportunities in church financial vitality and management
Applications from PC(USA) pastors or commissioned ruling elders are now being accepted for the Presbyterian Foundation's Church Financial Leadership Grant program. The grants will enable pastoral leaders to institute best practices for church financial leadership, introduce them to new models of giving and stewardship, and offer new ways to talk about money and form generous disciples within their church. The Church Financial Leadership grants are matching funds, and applicants must provide the source(s) for the other half of expenses. Eligible expenses include registration fees, transportation, lodging, meals and other expenses for approved church financial leadership events, training and continuing education opportunities. The application deadline is June 15, 2018, and will take about four weeks to process. Applications are available at presbyterianfoundation.org/financialleadership. If you have questions, send an email to serving@presbyterianfoundation.org.
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CROSSROADS PRESBYTERIAN SEEKING CONGREGATIONAL CARE DIRECTOR -
Please click here for
more information
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SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN SEEKING THREE POSITIONS
Southminster Presbyterian Church in Waukesha is seeking to fill three positions:
Pastoral Intern or Associate Pastor for Christian Formation. Job description
here.
Director
for Christian Formation. Job description here.
Director of Children's Choir (K-5). Job description here.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN SEEKS PART-TIME PASTOR
First Presbyterian Church of Highland, Indiana, is a congregation of compassionate, mission-minded servants whose purpose is to be the heart, hands, and feet of Jesus Christ in the community. The work of our ministries includes mission, hospitality, and a commitment to making each worship service a meaningful experience. We are in search of a part-time pastor with a youthful spirit who can minister to all ages. If this is you, join us as we work to grow our church.
Please read our MIF #02139.AE0 on the PC(USA) Church Leadership Connection web site.
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DELAFIELD PRESBYTERIAN SEEKS MUSIC DIRECTOR
Delafield Presbyterian Church is currently searching for a part-time music director to begin sometime before the end of August. General position responsibilities are as follows: d
evelop and lead the music ministry program for Delafield Presbyterian Church in a way that is creative, spirit-led, and in line with the mission, values, and theology of the church. Job description here.
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CALVARY SEEKS TO FILL TWO POSITIONS
Calvary Presbyterian Church in Milwaukee is seeking to fill two open positions:
Church Manager: job description
here.
Sunday School Educator: job description
here.
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VERNON PRESBYTERIAN SEEKS PART-TIME SECRETARY
This position would require approximately 14 hours of work per week. Job requirements include good computer skills, ability to learn new software, knowledge of basic accounting and excellent communication skills. Confidentiality is important. This person will work directly with Pastor and church officers. Child care is available in the Vernon Child Development Center. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and resume to ssercombe@vernonpres.org.
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FAITH SPRINGS SEEKS STATED SUPPLY PASTOR
The Stated Supply Pastor will work with the session and the church volunteers to provide opportunities for members to engage in worship, discipleship and mission. He/she will use their developed skills to provide inspiring counsel and leadership to help the church through this interim period. He/she will help prepare the congregation for new pastoral leadership. More information here.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN SEEKS FULL-TIME SUPPLY PASTOR
First Presbyterian Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin, is seeking a full-time stated supply pastor effective immediately. We are a small but warm and caring congregation seeking to share Christ in word and deed. Our church has been a fixture in downtown Waukesha for more than 170 years.
We are seeking a pastor who can guide us through a time of transition and lead us into a sustainable future, in whatever form that may take. We envision this as a full-time, 40-hour per week position. Benefits meet and compensation exceeds the Presbytery minimum requisites. Interested candidates should submit a resume to
presby1@sbcglobal.net
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YOU'RE INVITED TO BE ON THE PRESBYTERY'S FACEBOOK PAGE
Learn more about us on
Facebook. Keep current with the pulse of the Presbytery.
Want to be on the Presbytery's Facebook page? Send a summary of your
congregation's recent event, whether it be pancake breakfast or mission opportunity or special worship service, with photos and approximately 35 words of summary, so we can upload it for everyone to share. Please identify your church in the message and send it to
chalverson@pbymilwaukee.org
. Thanks for your contribution!
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO FRESH IMPRESSIONS
If you have an activity or event happening in your congregation and want to share it with our readers, please send it my way. We look forward to the inspiration!
chalverson@pbymilwaukee.org
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2018 PRESBYTERY GATHERING DATES
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- TUESDAY, May 22 - Crossroads Presbyterian in Mequon, 4pm
- TUESDAY, September 11 - Kettle Moraine Presbyterian in Hartland, 4pm
- TUESDAY, November 27 - Linn Presbyterian in Lake Geneva, 4pm
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