The Rev. Peter Russell, Honorably Retired, who is residing at Abbey Park in Grand Blanc.

Lucy Der-Garabedian serving in Lebanon.

Cathy Chang and family serving in the Philippines.

Rev. Roger Browne (6/1) - Honorably Retired

Rev. Dr. Philomena Ofori-Nipaah (6/2) - 10 Years - Interim Pastor of Saginaw-Second

Rev. Scott Sherrill (6/2) - Temporary Supply of Vassar-First

Rev. Dr. Robert Emrich (6/7) - Honorably Retired

Rev. Paul Ytterock (6/8) - Associate Pastor of Flint-First

Rev. Ron Grimes (6/13) - Honorably Retired

Rev. Brooke Pickrell (6/14) - Pastor of Holly

Rev. Michael Loenshal (6/18) - Honorably Retired

Rev. Donald Neuville (6/19) - Honorably Retired

Rev. Cassie Todd (6/19) - Member-At-Large

Rev. Dr. Joseph Novak (6/24) - 10 Years - Pastor of Flint-First

Rev. Ken Parker (6/24) - Honorably Retired

Rev. Dr. Andrew Pomerville (6/24) - 15 Years - Senior Chaplain of Alma College

Rev. Peter Russell (6/29) - 60 Years - Honorably Retired

Rev. Robert Taylor (6/29) - Honorably Retired

The Rev. David Blackburn (7/1) - 50 Years - Honorably Retired

The Rev. Jim Neumann (7/1) - 40 Years - Honorably Retired

The Rev. Linda Williams (7/1) - Parish Associate of Bay City-First

The Rev. Dr. Tom Schacher (7/17) - Member-At-Large

The Rev. Jim Offrink (7/25) - Honorably Retired

The Rev. Lindsey Carnes (7/29) - 15 Years - Co-Pastor of Fenton-First

The Rev. Robbie Carnes (7/29) - 15 Years - Co-Pastor of Fenton-First

The Rev. Dr. Noel Snyder (7/31) - Member-At-Large

Friends,

In her book Sailboat Church, Joan Gray speaks of the need for our churches to stop wearing ourselves out rowing, and to start sailing. When you are rowing, you are always looking at what is behind you. When you sail, you look ahead. Your Presbytery Council would like the Presbytery of Lake Huron to stop wearing ourselves out rowing, and to start sailing.

In order to do this, we need to look at the identity of our Presbytery, our mission, and our vision for what could be if we work together with the Holy Spirit filling our sails.

At the June meeting of Lake Huron Presbytery, it was announced that we would begin a series of listening sessions regarding the future direction, vision and staffing needs of the Presbytery. We began with table discussions at that meeting. For your Council to make informed decisions and plans regarding the future vision, direction, and staffing of the Presbytery, Presbytery Council needs to hear from you and your church.

The next opportunity to participate will be via zoom (see registration information bellow) with in-person meetings to be announced. If you were part of the table discussions during the Presbytery meeting, rather than joining these sessions, please encourage others to participate so that we can hear from as many people as possible.

In the words of the prophet Joel, “Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old [men] shall dream dreams, and your young [men] shall see visions.” – Joel 2:28

It is time for us to be open to visions of what could be, and dreams that can guide us into the future together as a Presbytery.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Glenn Grant

Moderator, Presbytery of Lake Huron

Pre-registration is required for each event.

Click here to register for the Zoom event to be held at 7:00pm on Thursday, June 23. 2022.

Click here to register for the Zoom event to be held at 7:00pm on Sunday, July 10, 2022.

Ted McCulloch, Stated Clerk, will be out of town starting Wednesday, June 8. He will return to the Presbytery office on June 20. He will check email and messages starting June 16. Thank you for your understanding and patience with his schedule.

Through Labor Day, the Presbytery Office is operating on summer hours. They are as follows:

Monday - Thursday

8:00am to 3:30pm

Friday

Closed

Rev. Kate Morritauk is delighted to have been called to serve as the pastor at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Flint. A product of the North Carolina piedmont, but with schooling roots at the University of South Carolina, and at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, Kate’s first ministerial calls led her to Torrington, Wyoming, and Salisbury, North Carolina. She is currently getting settled in at TUPC and the Flint area with her spouse, Coulter.

Click here for a more in-depth bio.

In an unusual move, the IRS has announced that it has increased mileage rates mid-year.

Beginning July 1, 2022 the rate will increase by 4 cents to 62.5 cents per mile.

Current and upcoming rates may be found on the Documents and Forms page of our website under the Financial Information heading.

Click here to read the IRS announcement.

We know you have done great work in the past two and a half years, without a lot of support because of COVID. We would like to rectify this by offering a pastor's retreat September 13-15 at the St. Francis Retreat Center in Dewitt, MI. We would love to spend some time engaging, interacting, and getting time to know each other as well as hearing from our keynote speaker, Rev. Brant Piper about family systems. Even if you are an expert, this is a subject on which re-hearing brings new ideas to mind. We know your schedules are busy, but this will be a time to refresh and receive, that you may return to your churches ready to face the new opportunities that present themselves.

This opportunity is a bargain at just $80 with everything included, even single rooms!. The Commission on Ministry and Ministry Preparation is picking up the rest of the cost of the event.

We are hoping for a great time, so bring your guitars, your crafts, your favorite adult beverage to share, and expect some much needed down time. The grounds of the St. Francis Retreat Center include walking/running paths, disc golf course and gardens.

Click here to register on our website.

The Mission Coordination Committee is helping us to find ways to live out our commitment to be a Matthew 25 presbytery. One way they will be doing this is by sharing articles and stories on their page of our website.

There are two more articles recently added to their page. Including the report that was given at the June 7th presbytery meeting.

Click here to go to their page.

Call Tracy at 989-859-7974 or email sperry1505@aol.com.

Click here for more details on specific items.

First Presbyterian Church of Caro, 203 N. Almer St., announces the calendar of events for the 2022-2023 Friends of Music series.

Nicholas Schmelter, Director of Worship and Congregational Life, is pleased to receive questions about the Friends of Music series by phone (989.673.6630) or e-mail (fpc1.schme@hotmail.com

It's that time of year again when the presbytery will be placing an order for planning calendars in order to take advantage of the bulk pricing.

Cost per calendar is $10.50 and all orders must be pre-paid. Payment is needed by July 28, 2022. Unfortunately, there are no cancellations after this date.

You will be notified when the calendars have arrived (expected around mid-August) and arrangements for pick up or delivery can be made at that time.

Please click here to order on our website.

The Sandusky and Yale-First congregations invite you to join them on a mission trip to the Christian Appalachian Project in Paintsville, KY October 23-29 2022. Cost of the trip is $540.

Click here to view the Christian Appalachian Project's website.

Contact Pastor Mark Garavaglia, Commissioned Ruling Elder of Sandusky and Yale-First at 810-404-9565 or garavaglia69@gmail.com for more information.

If there are any resources that you or your church wish to have, please stop by the Presbytery Office during normal business hours (currently Monday-Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm). This will be on a “first come, first serve” basis. Please bring boxes with you. We will do this from now to the end of September.