Missouri Union Presbytery News You Can Use

Online Giving for the Presbytery

Online giving to Missouri Union Presbytery is now available via the website and your smartphone. Look for this button on the upper right hand corner on every page of the website. The Presbytery recently established this account with the Presbyterian Foundation which partners with Vanco Payment Solutions to provide another way to make contributions to Missouri Union Presbytery - One Mission Giving. You can continue to make donations through your church or by mail, however, under the current pandemic circumstances these electronic formats may assist you with your MUP contributions during these difficult times.

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Registration for May Stated Meeting is Open

The Presbytery Council of Missouri Union Presbytery voted to hold the stated meeting of the Presbytery on May 19 through Zoom. It will be a two hour meeting from 10:00 AM – Noon. Registration for the meeting is now open and will be required. The Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you after registration. The MUP Pac and registration are online at: https://www.mupresbytery.org/presbytery-meetings

Spirit of Stewardship Webinar May 26 - 1:00pm

Sponsored by Heartland, Northern Kansas, Missouri Union, and John Calvin Presbyteries and Synod of Mid-America. We invite all to attend this regional stewardship webinar seeking to nurture, educate, and inspire faithful financial discipleship and promote meaningful holistic approaches to stewardship in this COVID-19 time we are living. Join us Tuesday, May 26 when Bryce Wiebe, Director of Special Offerings for the PC(USA), will present  Offering Apocalypse. For more details and to register, click the button below. Note: A link for the Zoom meeting will be sent after you register.

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Scholarships Available for Adaptive Leadership Series

The Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation is offering fully paid scholarships for the June online Adaptive Leadership series offered by LeaderWise. The June offering is entitled Leading Adaptively in Tumultuous Times . Scholarships for the June series are available to all Pastors and CPs in the 13 state region of OPS . Click the button below for more details and to register . Be sure to mark your registration "OPSF" or "PLR" with the "Organization/Affiliation" dropdown on the registration form to receive the scholarship.

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Guidance for Reopening

For Missouri Union Presbytery churches who are in conversation regarding the time frame to open their buildings for public worship and other programming, we have created a webpage with articles for your Session to download and read in your deliberations. Articles and information will continue to be posted, so please check back often to find more resources. The website is: https://www.mupresbytery.org/reopening

Webinar: Pastoring in a Time of Pandemic

Care and Counseling and the Solihten Institute will offer a FREE live interactive webinar on Thursday, May 21st from 1:00-1:20pm. Entitled "Pastoring in a Time of Pandemic", this is a conversation about the intersection of faith and mental health in these unprecedented times. This may be yet another Zoom gathering, but it will be worth the screen time!

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Ferncliff Camp is Offering Camp in a Box

Ferncliff's Camp in a Box brings the fun of a camp or VBS program to your doorstep! Camp in a Box provides fun, meaningful activities for kids as an alternative to face-to-face summer programming. Camp in a Box is designed with the elementary camper in mind, grades K-5th or 6th. Each box provides 5 days’ worth of activities that are screen-free, encourage outdoor activity, and minimize demands on parents. This program is endorsed and supported by: Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center, Gilmont Camp and Conference Center, Camp Hopewell, The Presbytery of Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery, Grace Presbytery and The Presbytery of the Pines.

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Free VBS Resources from Cokesbury

If you decide to hold a virtual or remote VBS, Cokesbury is offering FREE VBS materials for use during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many of their resources are already available digitally and several come with permission to share. In some cases, our resources may require adaptations for use at home. We’re combing each leader guide to find the best options for “in-home” experiences and will share that information along with suggested adaptations and alternatives where necessary. Find these abundant resources via the link below.

Click HERE for Cokesbury VBS Resources

Festival of Homiletics is now LIVE ONLINE... and FREE!

Event to be held May 18-22. The Festival of Homiletics is moving online! And because there’s no better time than our current crisis to learn how to “preach a new earth,” registration for the virtual conference is totally FREE! Be inspired by God’s Word proclaimed by some of the nation’s finest ministers and teachers. Experience the fellowship of hundreds of preachers. Learn and worship in an atmosphere that is dynamic, friendly, nurturing, and prophetic. Come renew, refresh, and recharge your spirit.

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Events and Programs

Coffee with Colleagues

Missouri Union Presbytery announces a weekly Zoom meeting for pastoral leaders. Join us on Wednesdays at 9:00 AM. The event is called “Coffee with Colleagues” and an announcement with the Zoom link was sent to pastors. If you did not receive the announcement and would like to join in, call the Presbytery office for log-in information.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Empowering Commissioned Pastors Conference Rescheduled to October 7-10, 2020 Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church, Richardson, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth area)

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MUP Prayer Basket

This is Our Prayer Basket. If you have prayers of intercession or thanksgiving, please submit them via the e-mail link below.

Submit your prayer request for the prayer basket

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