Grace to you and peace, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Presbytery Spring Youth Retreat April 17-19
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 The Presbytery of the Miami Valley Spring Youth Retreat will be held April 17-19 at
Kirkmont Center, Zanesfield. The retreat promises a weekend of fun and friendship around the theme "I See You." This event is sponsored by the
Presbyterian Youth Connection Network of Presbytery of the Miami Valley.
The keynote speaker for the weekend is
Cliff Haddox, pastor of
Central Presbyterian Church, Dayton. He's married to Emily Haddox, pastor of
Bath Presbyterian Church, Dayton. They have two children, Madeline and Jonah. He taught Christian Education with Emily at Kirkmont PYC camp for the last two years. Cliff will be one of the recreation leaders for the Montreat Youth Conference 2020 weeks 3 and 4. He is an avid geek of movies, TV, books, and games.
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Dr. Alan Wolfelt will lead two seminars on grief in April
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Co-Sponsored by Presbytery of the Miami Valley
 Dr.
Alan Wolfelt, the noted and best-selling author, educator, and renowned grief counselor, will lead two seminars in April focusing on grief. The seminars are being co-sponsored by Presbytery of the Miami Valley.
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Community Seminar with Dr. Wolfelt will be held
April 16, 7:00-9:00 P.M. at
Southminster Presbyterian Church, 7001 Far Hills Ave., Centerville.
Understanding Your Grief: One Day at a Time will be an evening of hope and healing. When someone in your life has died you are faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. This compassionate program provides you support in your personal grief experience.
A
Professional Seminar with Dr. Wolfelt will be held
April 17, 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. (includes a 1 hour break with provided lunch) at Beavercreek Golf Club, 2800 New Germany Trebein Rd., Beavercreek.
When Grief is "Complicated:" A Model to Understand, Identify, and Companion Grievers is an advanced level workshop which will help members of the caregiving community explore the critically important topic of "complicated" grief. Dr. Wolfelt will present his model for understanding, identifying and companioning grievers lost in the wilderness of grief.
Learn more and register for the Professional Seminar>>
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General Assembly Co-Moderator visited our presbytery
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Video of Cindy Kohlmann at the February Presbytery Meeting
 The Rev.
Cindy Kohlmann, Co-Moderator of 223rd General Assembly, was the guest of Presbytery of the Miami Valley February 7-9. She spoke and preached at the February 8 stated meeting of the Presbytery of the Miami Valley, and spent additional time in other presbytery activities.
Cindy has served two churches as a solo pastor, first at the Carlisle: New Jersey Church (which was then a congregation in our presbytery but has since departed) and in Clinton, MA. She has been serving the Presbytery of Northern New England as their Presbyter since 2010, and in 2015, she said goodbye to the church in Clinton and began serving Boston Presbytery.
In addition to serving these two Presbyteries as the Resource Presbyter, Cindy was also elected in June 2018 as Co-Moderator of the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and will continue to serve until June 2020, when the 224th General Assembly meets in Baltimore and elects a new moderator or moderators.
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Like our newly revised Facebook Page
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 We encourage you to like our newly revised Presbytery of the Miami Valley Facebook Page. We intend to run announcements, events, and other items of interest through the page to help Presbyterians in the Miami Valley keep up with what's going on in our presbytery and its churches. Thanks so much!
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Free Insurance Board Regional Workshop for churches
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Church Safety Trending Topics April 1 in Dublin
 Insurance Board will offer a free regional workshop that delivers important information for churches to help protect their ministries, Wednesday, April 1, 10:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M., at the Dublin Community Church, 81 West Bridge Street, Dublin, OH. Lunch will be provided.
Seating is limited. Please register early.
The workshop topics include Abuse Prevention, Benefits of Property Upkeep, Financial Controls for Churches, and Active Intruder Event Response.
Join Insurance Board for a day of learning and personalized church safety information created with YOUR congregation in mind. Learn from leading industry experts including: Insurance Board's Loss Control Department, Willis Towers Watson, and the Department of Homeland Security. Presentations are conducted by industry experts on trending topics relating to property, liability, and safety concerns for houses of worship.
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One Great Hour of Sharing resources for churches
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 A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) enables the church to share God's love with our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, providing food to the hungry, and helping to empower the poor and oppressed. OGHS benefits Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Presbyterian Self-Development of People.
Most congregations receive OGHS on Easter Sunday (this year on April 12), Passion/Palm Sunday, or both, while many receive it throughout Lent.
OGHS has prepared free online resources for churches, which include a leader's guide, worship resources, bulletin inserts, minutes for mission, education curriculum for children, multimedia, and webinars.
Get the OGHS resources>>
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Don Nowak
Presbytery of the Miami Valley
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