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2023-2024 PC(USA)
Planning Calendars
| This 19-month calendar contains many planning aids for pastors and other church leaders. Includes lectionary for Sundays and special days, liturgical days, liturgical colors, resource information for PC(USA) programmatic emphases, updated synod, presbytery and Presbyterian Mission Agency staff directories, color foldout synod/presbytery and world maps. As always, you can take advantage of the bulk order discount rate by ordering through Trinity Presbytery using the link below. ($11 per calendar, which includes shipping to Trinity Presbytery office). | |
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KEEP AWAKE!!!
STEPS Registration Open!
What is this S.T.E.P.S. thing anyway? The acronym stands for Studying, Teaching, Equipping, Praying, and Serving and is an annual event sponsored by the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery. Participants have an opportunity to engage in faith formation and leader development sessions and worship together. Plan to join us on August 26th at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church! Early Pre-registration deadline is July 24. Save yourself a few dollars and register now! Online registration is available or printed brochures are available at your church.
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Montreat Wee Kirk Conference
October 16-18, 2023
The Wee Kirk conference aspires to provide Christ-centered opportunities for inspiration, encouragement, and community among leaders of small membership churches so they can do the same in their congregations and regions.
Ezekiel 37: 10 “I will put my Spirit in you and you will live!”
We are living in days when many in our communities of faith are feeling dry and spiritually lifeless, like the dry bones of Ezekiel’s valley. In the midst of Ezekiel’s communal desert, the hand of the LORD came upon the prophet and brought him out, in the Spirit of the LORD, and set him down in the middle of the valley. Learn More Here
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African American Clergy & Educator Retreat
September 11-14, 2023
Epworth by the Sea, St. Simons Island, GA
Registration Deadline - August 1, 2023
A wonderful retreat is being planned, so please set aside the time from your busy schedule to participate. This will be a time for great worship, renewal,
relaxation, and fellowship. Our theme is IN LIVING COLOR with the focus
Scripture being Colossians 2:6-7. This is our first in-person gathering since
2019 and will be worth just being in fellowship and having space for relaxation.
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SC School of Theology
2023 Fall Semester
October 27 & 28, 2023
SC5 School of Theology is sponsored by the five presbyteries in South Carolina: Charleston-Atlantic, Foothills, New Harmony, Providence, and Trinity.
What is the SC School of Theology: Theological training for elders and church leaders. There are two tracks:
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Enrichment Track – for those who want personal enrichment for teaching or leading in their congregation.
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Lay Pastor Track – for Ruling Elders who want to become Commissioned Ruling Elders.
For Whom: Classes are for
- Church Leaders interested in learning more.
- Ruling Elders interested in learning more.
- Ruling Elders interested in being commissioned to serve and lead congregations.
- Faith Formation Leaders interested in better equipping themselves to teach.
When: Friday, October 27 through Saturday, October 28, 2023
Classes Offered Fall 2023 Semester:
- New Testament (Core)
- Reformed Theology (Core)
- Preaching (Core)
- Pastoral Care (Core)
- Christian Education (Elective)
Hotel: Participants in the School of Theology will stay at the Hampton Inn in Clinton.
Costs: $95 for class and meals. Hotel costs are $205 for 2 nights.
For more information about the SC5 School of Theology, please talk with your Presbytery Leader or contact the School of Theology Registrar, Robin Morris, at rmorris@foothillspresbytery.org or call Robin at 864.288.5774.
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Presbyterian Youth Triennium Production Team. This team consists of youth and adults who share a passion for youth ministry and work alongside staff to refine the many layers of Triennium and make this large-scale event happen. We would love your help promoting the application, identifying potential applicants, and maybe even applying to be on the team yourself.
Joining the Production Team is an incredible opportunity to serve the church, develop as a leader, form lifelong friendships, problem-solve creatively, laugh and work hard, and deepen your relationship with God. The nature of a lot of the Production Team’s work is inherently behind the scenes, and an ability to be a good listener and work well with others is of great importance.
We are striving to assemble a Production Team that is reflective of the diversity of our church and of God’s kin-dom and we need your help to do this. We are looking for team members from big cities and rural areas, big churches and little churches, and different cultures and backgrounds who are excited to come together with other Presbyterians to create an event and experience bigger than themselves. We welcome all youth and adults from Presbyterian Church (USA) and Cumberland Presbyterian Churches to apply!
Every three years we start fresh with a new theme, new schedule, and new theological grid and are always looking for new perspectives and voices. We deeply encourage individuals who are Black, Indigenous, people of color, and/or immigrants to apply for the 2025 Production Team. We joyfully invite you as church leaders to identify and support applicants of color, spread the word about the 2025 Production Team, and encourage people to apply.
For more information or to fill out an application, please visit the Triennium website: www.presbyterianyouthtriennium.org/2025-production-team
Applications will be accepted through September 15, 2023.
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The THRIVE seminar is designed for Benefits Plan members who are 10 or fewer years away from retirement, and their spouses or surviving spouses. This includes part-time employees who are enrolled in any benefit from the Benefits Plan.
Our Thrive Seminar just opened registration for the Montreat location for Aug 24-25.
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The new Book of Order
(2023-2025)
| The revised Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) [Part II], which took effect as a governing document on July 9, can be accessed online in three formats from the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) pages of pcusa.org. Bound copies can be ordered through the PC(USA) store. As always, you can take advantage of the bulk order discount rate by ordering through Trinity Presbytery using the link below. ($11 per calendar, which includes shipping to the Presbytery office). | | | |
PC(USA) podcast guest explains how to find your voice even when the world tries to silence you | Presbyterian Mission Agency | Ally Henny, a speaker and the author of the recently published "I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You," speaks her mind during the most recent episode of "A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast," which can be heard here. | | | |
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Does your church or ministry need a website and you don't know where to start?
Trinity Presbytery is getting a new program ready to launch to churches inside our presbytery!
If you are interested in knowing more, email Susan HERE.
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The Presbytery office has reopened. However, if you are planning on visiting the office, please call beforehand to be sure the staff member you need to see will be there.
All safety precautions continue to be observed.
The Presbytery Office Hours
9:00 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
9:00 a.m. -1 p.m. on Friday
Wednesday- open only for appointments, staff will be working remotely.
Please call ahead if you need to make an appointment for Wednesdays.
803-794-1225
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