Presbytery of Northern Kansas Newsletter -
May 19, 2022
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Kentucky Mission Team Trip
October 2-8, 2022 | Hopkins County Kentucky
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Hopkins County Emergency Management Agency in partnership with Madisonville’s First Presbyterian Church will host a Mission Team from the Presbytery of Northern Kansas.
Bob and Rhoda Frasier will lead this team to do repair, clean up and maintenance on homes devastated by the December 2021 Tornado Event.
Registration: This trip is open to persons 18 and over, from a Presbytery of Northern Kansas ministry. Maximum Group size 20 Complete the registration online by August 31. As space is available persons from out of the presbytery may be accepted to participate in this mission trip. Interested persons outside of PNK are encouraged to register now and be placed on a waiting list until the 8/31 deadline.
Your registration fee for this trip is $100 per person. The Stewardship and Mission Committee covers the cost for this mission trip (group travel, accommodations, and other costs) above the registration fees collected. You will be responsible for meals on the way to Madisonville, KY and on the way home.
Click the link below for more information and registration
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Professional Student Loan Coaching Available for PC(USA) Employees |
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Temporary changes in Federal student loan programs provide employees of non-profits with a second chance at loan forgiveness. This includes employees of PC(USA) agencies/entities and other PC(USA) organizations.
Financial Aid for Service has partnered with PeopleJoy student loan consultants to help PC(USA) employees learn about what might be available to them and take advantage of this opportunity. PeopleJoy provides coaching, advising, and hands on document preparation and submission for Federal student loan programs including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Income-Driven Repayment Plans, Loan Consolidation, Default Recovery and more. This service will be available free of charge to employees of PC(USA) congregations, mid-councils, denominational agencies/entities, and others. Communication about how to connect with PeopleJoy will begin in early May. Informational webinars about what PeopleJoy offers will be available monthly starting in May. Visit pcusa.org/loanassist for more information.
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Home Grown Pentecost Offering Video! |
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Check out this Pentecost Offering video from Jace Raines, a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Topeka and an active participant in PNK Youth programs.
Find it on the Videos page on the PNK website via the link below.
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PNK Candidate Receives Preaching Award |
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Kevin Ireland is a Candidate for Ministry under care of the Presbytery of Northern Kansas and just graduated from APTS. We're so excited to share this news!
Chidester Preaching Award is awarded this year to Kevin Ireland, who is graduating from Austin Seminary on May 22, 2022.
The Chidester Preaching Award—which comes with a $5000 stipend—was established in 2010 by the First Presbyterian Church of Malvern, Arkansas, and is given each year to a graduating senior who shows the greatest potential in the area of preaching. The selection is made upon the recommendation of the Seminary’s homiletics faculty. In the selection process, applicants are assessed on (1) potential for preaching and for relating well to ministry contexts, (2) character, (3) demonstrated homiletics proficiency and distinction, (4) vision for ministry, and, in particular, preaching, and (5) commitment to continuing education.
Kevin Ireland is currently a pastoral intern at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin, where he creates curricula and leadership for adult study hour and retreats; visits homebound members at long-term care facilities; writes liturgy and preaches regularly in worship.
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Weaver named Interim Director of National Teachers Hall of Fame |
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Ken Weaver, Elder at Emporia Presbyterian Church and member of PNK Presbytery Meteings and Events Committee, was named the NTHF interim director Monday afternoon, during a news conference at Emporia State University's Visser Hall. Read more HERE:
Read more
www.emporiagazette.com
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Partnership Announced with Sparkhouse Digital |
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We are excited to announce our new partnership with Sparkhouse Digital!
Who: ALL churches in the PNK
What: Curriculum for your Christian Education Programs (Early Childhood, Children, and/or Youth)
When: Beginning June 1, 2022 (we have secured your access to the curriculum for 3 years)
Why: We heard you! In order to provide affordable, quality Christian Education curriculum for our member churches, we have contracted with Sparkhouse Digital to provide curriculum for you through their online portal. Churches may choose to purchase bibles and other coordinating materials.
Cost: FREE! Really! There's no catch.
In addition, we would like to collect some information from you so we can better serve your Christian Education needs. If you have more than one CE coordinator, simply fill the form out again! Click the button below
If you have comments, questions or concerns, please contact Amanda Littell at alittell@pnks.org.
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Save the Date - PNK Education Day
Saturday, September 17th -- 9:00 to 3:00
Salina Sunrise Presbyterian Church
Plenary Leader: Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka,
Senior Associate Pastor and Director of Adult Faith Formation,
Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas
Plus 15+ workshops
watch for more information and registration forms coming soon
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New in the Resource Center |
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We have recently received the A Church Dismantled series of books by Conrad L Kanagy. If you do not yet know about these books, you really should check them out!
"These essays mingle the voice of a prophet, the eye of a sociologist, the heart of a pastor, the wisdom of an educator, and above all the candid confessions of a child of God. Whatever your identities—religious, skeptic, political, racial, gender, class—you will find his essays provocative. His unvarnished honesty and his picturesque language are refreshing. Kanagy invites us to see things in new ways that jolt our spiritual complacency." --Dr. Donald B Kraybill
You can read more about Conrad and the series, register for his webinars, listen to his podcast, HERE
Contact Amanda in the resource center or by email at alittell@pnks.org if you'd like to borrow these books.
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Events | Seminars | Programs |
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Observing General Assembly Committees |
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Meetings of assembly committees taking place in Louisville from June 18 through July 2 (as well as all plenary meetings of the GA) will be livestreamed. Go to the GA website to find the link for the committee you wish to observe—or open tabs on one or more devices at a time to be in up to four places at once.
Committees will be conducting their business via PC-Biz for the first time, so you can also follow developments there, including which item of business (IOB) is currently under consideration in each.
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PNK Fall Youth Retreat is Coming |
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Please mark the date on your church calendars for the PNK Fall Youth Retreat. We are excited to host the retreat this year for youth in grades 7-12 at Rock Springs Ranch south of Junction City. If you would like electronic files of the save the date for your newsletter and/or social media, contact Amanda at:
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Mental Health First Aid Courses Offered |
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Youth Mental Health First Aid – JUNE 4TH
Adult Mental Health First Aid – JULY 16TH
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Light for the Darkness, a New Worshiping Community and mental health ministry of Giddings-Lovejoy, is offering our annual trainings for Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid. These 6-hour courses are full of helpful approaches and resources for coming along side someone in mental health distress.
Why Mental Health First Aid (for Adults and Youth)?
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders (in adults and youth). It gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
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Youth Work Camp | June 5th - 10th |
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The PNK Youth Ministries Committee invites all youth in 7th-12th grade to join us for a week of service, fellowship, and fun at Heartland Presbyterian Center with a trip to Worlds of Fun.
5th-10th June
Heartland Presbyterian Center, Parkville, MO
Cost: $200
Extra spots are available | Register NOW
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Please contact the Presbytery Office with any joys or concerns you would like to have added to the PNK Prayer List. |
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