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Salem Matters News of What Matters This Week
in Salem Presbytery
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April 24, 2024 | Volume IX, Number 17 | | |
Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian -
Chapel Hill
| JIll Crainshaw - Faculty, Wake Forest School of Divinity | |
Lynn Kunkle - Director of Chaplaincy and Bereavement Service,
Hospice of Iredell County
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The Gaza War - Luncheon with Churches for Middle East Peace
Tuesday, April 30, Noon at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem
Join Jonathan Kuttab, an internationally known Palestinian Christian human rights attorney, and May Elise Cannon, Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), for a discussion of the Gaza War, peacebuilding and advocacy. CMEP is a coalition of more than 35 national Church communions and organizations, of which the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a vital member.
If you plan to attend, please email Ron Shive on, or before, Monday, April 29th by 9:00 am, ronald.shive@gmail.com
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Presbytery News and Information | |
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CHURCHES WITH A CEMETERY
A Salem church (with a cemetery) is considering using its Cemetery Fund to provide for "perpetual care." If your church has a cemetery and has established a fund for perpetual care, would you share information with Stated Clerk David Vaughan?
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Sign Up for Peace & Justice Newsletter
The Peace and Justice Task Force invites you to sign up for their monthly newsletter addressing Peace and Justice issues and events. Click the link below to sign up.
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Ministry Training and Education | |
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Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising
Presbyterian College is proud to partner with the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (Indiana University) to offer the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF). This unique partnership enables this outstanding course to be offered in the southeast region. The executive certificate program provides the research, tools, and customized training to meet the growing needs of leaders in religious communities and fundraisers of faith-based organizations.
This program would be ideal for clergy or other faith leaders and stewardship or advancement staff members in religious communities, schools, or service organizations. Scholarship opportunities to cover some of the cost of attending the ECRF may be available through a church financial leadership grant from the Presbyterian Foundation.
More details and Registration: https://www.presby.edu/academics/graduate-professional/lake-institute/
Program Dates: May 20-22, 2024
Location: Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC
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Position Opening at Westminster Presbyterian - Greensboro
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, NC is accepting PDP’s from interested parties for the position of Interim Pastor.
Follow the link below for the job description and/or to apply.
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Position Opening at Pleasant Grove Presbyterian
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian in Yanceyville is searching for a pianist for Sunday Worship and occasional services. Interested candidates should contact Pastor Steve Jordan at 336-380-1859 or 336-562-2215.
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Position Openings at First Presbyterian Salisbury
First Presbyterian Church in Salisbury is advertising two positions. See the links below for job descriptions and information.
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Position Opening at First Presbyterian High Point
First Presbyterian Church in High Point is advertising for the position of Next Gen Director. See the link below for job description and information.
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Position Opening in Montreat
Greetings from Montreat Conference Center. We have a full-time, exempt position open for a Director of Development Communications. Follow the links below to read a full job description and/or to apply.
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Looking Ahead - Upcoming Events | |
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Register now for The Art of Transitional Ministry Training, Week I & II. May 13-17, 2024 at the beautiful Mercy Center, St. Louis, MO
We live in a crazy time of transition in our churches and culture. Transitional Ministry Education is not limited to those presently engaged in or inquiring about transitional ministry. Anyone interested in learning how to lead through transition alongside your church is invited to join in. As an all-in-person training event, you will gain encouragement and insight from others walking the same pathway of change. Mercy Center is a beautiful convent and retreat center which provides: good food for gathering, lovely grounds for unwinding, a labyrinth for spiritual centering, AND great space for meeting and learning from other motivated pastors, CREs, and all who serve the church on committees.
Basic Transitional Ministry Education consists of 60 contact hours plus a practicum. The contact hours are divided equally between two residency weeks: Week I (30 hours) and Week II (30 hours), separated by a practicum that combines reflection on, and experience in, some aspect of interim/transitional ministry.
The faculty this spring includes: Rev. Dr. Barbara Wilson, Associate Exec Presbyter, Chicago Presbytery; Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Sr. Pastor, First Pres, Evanston , IL; Rev. Gail Doering, Southern Kansas Transitional EP; Rev. Erin Marth, Transitional Minister, Christ Church, Chicago IL, and Rev. Mason Todd, Transitional Minister, New Hope Presbyterian, Greensboro, NC.
For more information and to register go to:
http://synodma.org/transitional-ministry-education
| Register for Bible and Church Music Conference 2024 today! Come listen to leaders and speakers like Rev. Dr. Brian Blount and Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner. For more information about BCMC 2024, please visit https://massanettasprings.org/programs/bcmc. | |
Ordination Anniversaries
Please pass along congratulations to the following who are celebrating anniversaries of their ordinations:
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April Prayers for:
Ecumenical & Interfaith Task Group
EQUIP Support Team
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Please Hold the Following in Your Prayers |
- Prayers for the Elkin Presbyterian Church family and the family of Elder Rusty Tysor, who died suddenly on April 4, 2024. Rusty was serving as Clerk of Session and a member of the Presbytery's Property Committee at the time of his death, and had previously served on the Budget/Finance Committee of the Executive Council.
We will list these prayer requests for two weeks unless we are notified that they are to be continued. You may submit prayer requests through the link below.
Submit prayer request here.
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Community Circle Zoom Series: Small Church
Are you an educator, volunteer, minister of Word and Sacrament, or commissioned pastor who serves as a leader in a small church (less than 100 members)? Are you a mid council leader who supports formation for leaders in small churches? You are invited to register for this Community Circle, our newest Faith Formation Leader Connection opportunity designed especially for those leaders in small churches to talk about faith formation.
Zooms will be offered six times, March – November 2024; come to every gathering, or when you can, to share in conversation and learn, ask questions, receive and share resources for ministry, and support one another. Register once but register anytime. Register once, anytime during the series.
Our conversation facilitator will be Sandy Safford, faith formation leader for close to 30 years and a commission-ready pastor who served as pastor for a small rural congregation in Colorado for 10 years. She is also a consultant, retreat facilitator, and trained coach who loves the outdoors as well as collecting ideas with colleagues for wonder and imagination in ministry.
The dates (Eastern time) are:
- Wednesday, May 8th, 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 6th, 3 p.m.
- Thursday, October 10th, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 13th, 1 p.m.
To keep up on all the resources and offerings from the Office of Christian Formation, check out our February Quarterly News, or QuickSheets.
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