Because Presbyterians go places when their told:
Sometimes the Spirit of the Lord just touches you and tells you Go and so you go. Freddie and Ester from Everlasting Hope Presbyterian Church in Taylor are seen here sharing a Christmas meal at the park with those who needed one.
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MISSION PRESBYTERY
WEEKLY NEWS
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Support for Caregivers of Loved Ones With a Mental Health Condition
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NAMI Family & Friends is a free, 90 minute seminar that informs and supports family members, partners, friends and significant others who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources. Seminar leaders are also family members and know what it is like to have a loved one with a mental health condition.
NAMI San Antonio, the local organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will offer a NAMI Family & Friends Seminar on January 11, 2020 - 10:00 am - 11:30 am at Cross Roads Church, 8102 Midcrown in San Antonio. Please call 210-657-4441 to register.
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With the new year upon us and lots of new beginnings and programs, Sallie reminds us that among the challenges and hard times, there are blessings. Read more in Sallie's Ponderings.
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Jake Kim, former pastor at Island Presbyterian Church, died on December 23, 2019 in Apple Valley, CA of an aortic aneurysm. He was 48 years old. A memorial service has been set for January 18 with time and location to be announced. Messages for Kim's family can be sent to
Church of the Valley, 20700 Standing Rock Avenue, Apple Valley, CA, 92308.
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Annual Statistical Reports
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Online reporting
for the Annual Statistical Reports
will be open December 6, 2019-February 20, 2020
. Reports must be submitted no later than February 20, 2020.
Workbooks
in English, Spanish and Korean are available through the link below. Also use this link when you are ready to submit your Annual Statistical Report:
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JHaMS Event at Austin College
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JHaMS at AC is four day retreat for rising 6th-9th grade students sponsored by Austin College, Grace Presbytery and the Prairie Valley Legacy Fund of FPC/Fort Worth.
During the day, participants at this event do a service projects, worship, get connected in small groups and play together. At night, we all get to stay in dorm rooms at Austin College.
Our keynote speakers and event musicians are The Many. This collective do more than simply concerts... they create experiences in which they weave together music, words, images and liturgy into an engaging, participatory, transformational event. (
https://www.themanyarehere.com
)
Our theme this year is
I Got You
. Based on Psalm 139, we will focus on God’s love of all of us, in all our differences, and bringing home the idea that we can be honestly who we are, with all our questions and doubt and fears.
God gets you. And loves you. Inside. Outside. Through and through.
Find out more about the event, how to register and even some random things at:
https://www.jhamsatac.org
. The cost for the event is $175 per participant.
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Souper Bowl of Caring SMACKDOWN!
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SEE THE PROMO VIDEO HERE:
Mission Presbytery Souper Bowl Smackdown aims to use the energy of the NFL’s Super Bowl to mobilize our local churches in a united regional effort and a friendly competition to care for people in our local communities who are hungry and those in need. The winner will receive this awesome belt!
Promoting begins: Month of December 2019
Collecting begins: Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Collecting ends: Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
Count totals due: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 12:00 noon
The champion will be the church that has the highest total number of food items and monetary donations per capita by Sunday, February 2, 2020.
Links below list the event rules, suggested donations and how to make the Souper bowl even more super!
Sign-up here so we know who’s participating:
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Seminars, Workshops, Programs
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Stronger Together:
A Clergywomen's Retreat
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Presented by:
The Empowering Women Network of the Synod of the Sun
For Ministers of the Word and Sacrament and Commissioned Pastors
Tuesday, April 14, 6:00 pm -
Thursday, April 16, 12:00 pm
Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center
Little Rock, AR
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Synod of the Sun Offers Empowering Commissioned Pastors Conference
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The Commissioned Pastors Network of the Synod of the Sun presents the
Empowering Commissioned Pastors Conference
, to be held May 13th–16th, 2020, at Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church, Richardson, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area).
This conference will be all about and for commissioned pastors (CPs) in all the varied circumstances and ways CPs serve the church. Co-Moderators, the Reverend Cindy Kohlmann and Ruling Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, will be there to help lead plenary sessions, and the event will also feature excellent workshops that will support commissioned pastors and strengthen skills and ministries. This conference is focused on empowering commissioned pastors as they serve an increasing portion of our PC(USA) congregations.
Registration is NOW OPEN via the link below. There is significant interest nationally, so register soon. Limited scholarships are available on a first-request basis.
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- Stronger Together: A clergywomen's retreat (April 14-16)
- Commissioned Pastors Conference (May 13-16)
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Because Presbyterians love sunset of Christmas Eve:
The Presbyterian Church in Gonzales as the sun began to set on Christmas Eve.
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Because Presbyterians love helping others:
A grateful shout out to all the volunteers from Emmanuel Presbyterian, San Pedro Presbyterian, and Northwood Presbyterian for helping make their Christmas Food Truck distribution a success!
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Schreiner University i
s seeking a Full-time University (Campus Minister). The University Minister will cultivate opportunities for all members of campus to engage their faith traditions and to participate in spiritual formation. The ideal candidate will build bridges between Schreiner, the Texas Hill Country and its faith communities, as well as the PC(USA) at-large. The University Minister will invest in Schreiner University's commitment to lifting up the diversity of perspectives that exist within our community, both through ecumenical ministry and through maintaining an open and affirming space for pastoral care. Additionally, the successful candidate will facilitate the shared practice of the University's core values through intentional mission outreach.
Memorial Presbyterian Church in Fredericksburg, Texas
is looking for a Stated Supply Pastor.
First Presbyterian Churches in Uvalde and Del Rio seeks a full time Temporary pastor to serve in these
locations.
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We are Mission Presbytery, serving Christ in the World. In the Reformed Tradition, together we,
- Establish and equip congregations and session to carry out their missions;
- Recruit, receive, ordain, develop, and care for those called to service in the church;
- Enable mission and witness to the Gospel that congregations cannot accomplish alone; and
- Steward our resources faithfully and generously.
We are better together.
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