Information for ministers, educators, church administrators, clerks, and congregations
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Registration for Presbytery Meeting Closes Friday | |
Commissioners, ministers, educators, moderators, and guests planning to participate in Saturday's presbytery meeting must register by noon on Friday. The meeting will begin at 9:30 and is expected to end by 2:30 p.m. Review in advance the reports on the presbytery website. | |
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National Church Leader to Preach at Presbytery Meeting
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The Rev. Shavon Starling-Louis will lead worship at the 113th meeting of Presbytery of the James. Shavon and co-moderator Ruth Santana-Grace were elected in 2022 to lead the 225th General Assembly of PC(USA) through June 2024. We are excited to host this leader of the church in our presbytery and look forward to the words she will bring us. In addition to her role with the General Assembly, Shavon is senior pastor at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. She received a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary.
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Youth Ministry Conversation | Presbyter Barbara Chalfant invites interested adults and youth to a conversation about youth ministry on Monday, March 6. During the meeting, which will be held at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom, participants will discuss what youth ministry from the presbytery should look like. Is it a traditional youth council or some other form of organization? What goals and direction for youth ministry should it have? Request Zoom credentials by emailing office@presbyteryofthejames.org. | |
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Historical Society Blog Highlights African-American Presbyterians | The Presbyterian Historical Society kicked off 2023 by introducing a new blog series that features African American Presbyterians throughout the denomination’s history. The series, "African American Leaders," is published the first week of each month on the PHS website. PHS hopes the blog series will inform Presbyterians about a group that remains under-represented in the annals of Presbyterian history. | |
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Registration Open for Small Church Leader Retreat | Small Church Ministry invites leaders of smaller membership churches to join in a retreat March 2-3. Talk about the real life joys and hardships around small church ministry with people who are sailing in the same boat. | |
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PMA Creates Mr. Rogers Day Resources | Won't you be our neighbor? March 20 is Rev. Fred Rogers’s birthday, and you can celebrate with resources from the Presbyterian Mission Agency. It’s always a good day to be a good neighbor! Find resources for Mr. Rogers Day online. | |
Ashland Pastor Concluding Service | |
Kerra English, covenant pastor of Ashland Church since 2014, is concluding her service at Ashland to relocate with her family to Hampton Roads. The church will hold a good-bye worship and celebration on March 5. Kerra also has served the presbytery as moderator of the Small Church Ministry. We are grateful for her dedication to her congregation, to our presbytery, and to our Lord. May God continue to bless and watch over you. | |
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The presbytery office will be closed Monday, February 20. We will reopen Tuesday, February 21, at 8:30 a.m. | | | |
Bible Study on Black Resistance |
Wednesdays, through March 15
PC(USA)'s Racial Equity and Women's Intercultural Ministries
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Application deadline: February 15
PC(USA)
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Early registration deadline: February 16
Minneapolis, MN and online
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Duke Divinity Leadership Program |
Application deadline: February 17
Roslyn Conference Center, Richmond
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Grief Support Program for Spanish Speakers |
February 28
Legacy Hospice/Full Circle Grief Center
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Horizons Magazine Subscription Offer | |
Older Adult Ministry Meeting | |
Deadline to Order Eco-Palms | |
Important Presbytery Dates |
Terms of Call Reports Due
for called pastors and certified Christian educators
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Annual Reports Due
for certified Christian educators, ministers serving in validated ministry outside congregations, and minister members at large
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113th Meeting
Saturday, February 18
Online: Zoom
In person: Westminster Church, Richmond
Registration closes Feb. 17
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114th Meeting
Tuesday, June 20
Invitation needed
Overture deadline: April 25, noon
Packet online: June 6
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115th Meeting
Saturday, October 21
Invitation needed
Overture deadline: Aug. 24, noon
Packet online: Oct. 5
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Learn about church employment opportunities or submit an opportunity to POJ's calls and jobs board.
- Pianist, Bott Memorial Church (DeWitt)
- Solo pastor, Hebron Church (Manakin Sabot)
- Choir director/church musician, Meadows Church (Charlottesville)
- Interim pastor, Westminster Church (Richmond)
- Organist/director of music, Laurel Church (Glen Allen)
- Summer camp staff, Camp Hanover (Mechanicsville)
- Day camp counselor, Massanetta Springs (Harrisonburg)
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