October is Pastor Appreciation Month. We would like thank all of our clergy, CREs and congregational leaders for your hard work and dedication. You are very much appreciated!

We are working on giving our website a long overdue refresh. We are very excited about the new site and hope to launch it soon.

The pictures on our church listings page were all taken about 25 years ago and also need a refresh. Unfortunately, every church's picture is too low of a resolution to look nice on the new site.

If you have (or can get) a high resolution picture of the exterior of your church, please email them to Staci Percy at spercy@presbylh.org as soon as possible.

Minutes Review: There will be three chances for Clerks of Sessions to have their minutes and registers reviewed. The review can include minutes and records through August of 2023.

The dates for the reviews have been set as follows:

Monday, October 16 at the Presbytery Office (If you plan to attend this event, you must register for a time slot on our website by clicking the button below.) NOTE: We have a couple of spots left. Register by Thursday to request a time.

Saturday, October 21 at 10:00 AM Bay City-Westminster

Saturday, October 28 at 10:00 AM Lapeer-First

Training for Elders who want to be able to moderate session meetings will be held on Saturday, November 4th at Saginaw-First at 10:30am. Pre-registration is not required but would be greatly appreciated. You may register by clicking the button below.

Second Presbyterian Church of Saginaw Township, located at 2665 Midland Road, is excited to once again be holding its semi-annual Fish Fry on Friday, October 20, 2023, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The fish dinner includes all-you-care-to-eat fried Alaskan pollock, potatoes, coleslaw, bread, beverage, and dessert.

The fish fries, held one Friday during Lent and October are the church’s largest fundraisers and help fund various church projects such as; landscaping, many maintenance projects of the church building and grounds, sponsorship of Boy Scout Troop 321, and various other projects. This alleviates pressure from the budget and allows for more local, national, and international mission giving. These fish fries have been a tradition since the 1950s!

The cost of the all-you-care-to-eat, dine-in experience is $15.00, children 5-12 are $7.00, children younger than 5 years old are free. Take out is $14.00.

Trinity United Art Show: Trinity United in Flint will be hosting an Arts and Craft show on October 20th and 21st. We will have a variety of vendors with many different items for sale, as well as a number of baked goods. The sale will be from 9am - 4pm, both days. If you are interested in being a vendor, please call Sharon Auger at 810-624-4384 for more information.

Please join First Presbyterian Church of Taymouth for our upcoming events. For more information click the button below or contact the church office at 989-624-9473.

Leading by Listening:

Ruling Elders and Presbyterian Polity

A Leader Formation Webinar

November 16, 2023; 7-8:30 pm (eastern)

Registration open until November 8, 2023

Ruling Elders lead by listening to the Word, the Holy Spirit, and their congregation and our polity invites us into conversations and responsibilities. Those conversations develop relationships which build up the church family. The responsibilities of the Ruling Elder are to nurture, to support, and provide for the spiritual life of a congregation and beyond. Join us for a conversation into the joyful journey of this service.

This event is provided for free for participants and is funded through your per capita dollars. It does not come without cost, however. Knowing the diversity of language within the PC(USA), this webinar will be provided in several languages with interpretation based on requests made through the registration process. As a result, there is a registration deadline of November 8, 2023, in order to be able to have time to arrange for those services. Advanced registration is not necessary for access to the recording which will be available in English following the event. 

Register for the webinar by November 8, 2023

This webinar will be led by the Rev. Gradye Parsons, a retired Presbyterian minister living on a farm in Kodak, Tennessee with his wife Kathy. Gradye served as pastor in congregations in Tennessee and as the Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk in Holston Presbytery. He worked in the PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly and served as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly from 2008-2016. He is currently the parish associate at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, TN. Gradye and Kathy have two children and three grandchildren.