Because Presbyterians love serving others!

First Presbyterian Church and Trinity Lutheran Church of Mission served over 150 meals in conjunction with His Hands ministry to the Pueblo de Palmas Colonia. Happy Thanksgiving!

Proposed Amendments to the Constitution

At our next stated meeting, Mission Presbytery will meet at Covenant Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, TX, March 3-4, 2023. 

One of the business items will be to vote on the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution. And it’s a whopper this time.

When General Assembly was quickly moved to an online format in 2020 due to the pandemic, it was decided that many amendments would be forwarded to the next General Assembly meeting. That meeting was held this summer. 

Attached are links to the proposed amendments (in English, Korean, and Spanish), as well as a brief guide written by Rev. Dr. Greg Goodwiller, Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk of St. Andrew Presbytery, Oxford, Mississippi. These will help in your preparation for the meeting. 

As the year turns into 2023, we’ll have information as to how we’ll discern and vote on the proposed amendments. 

2023 Midwinter Registration Now Open

CLICK HERE for Registration Materials:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1viKfv1uIjbsah1p76Q597yVS5vWgBuGA/view?usp=share_link

A House Not Made With Hands

In the latest edition of Making History Today from the Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest, Executive Secretary James Currie writes of architects, builders, and philanthropists who build "an edifice built to the Glory of God."

Read more in "A House Not Made With Hands", and Yet... from the PHSSW.

https://buff.ly/3hylF3N

Stated Clerk's Notes

When things feel bleak, when hope feels lost, may we remember this:

During the longest of days and darkest of nights, Your never-ending light shines still.

The dark is not dark to You.

You are hope. You are light. And we are not alone. All hope is not lost.

May this small flicker remind me of Your unending presence, warming my heart and lighting my way.

Amen.”

Read about Statistical Reports, End of Year Clerks' Letters and Advent Hope in this week's edition of the Notes.

We are saddened to report that Rev. E. Otis Moore, Jr., 93, of Kerrville, Texas passed away on November 23.

Otis graduated from Seminary with a degree in Divinity in 1953 and was ordained into his first pastorate at a newly established Presbyterian church in Big Spring, TX. He later served at First Southern Presbyterian Church in Austin (now Central Presbyterian Church), First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, FL, First Presbyterian Church in Houston, TX, and Bellaire Presbyterian Church in Bellaire, TX. Otis was also called to be President of Mo Ranch in 1973.

There will be a celebration of live service on December 10th at 2pm at First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville. You can read his entire obituary here:

https://www.grimesfuneralchapels.com/memorialpage.asp?id=25798

You are invited to a Retirement Celebration Honoring

Rev. Dan Fultz

Saturday, December 10th, 2022

2:00pm - 4:00pm (Come and Go Reception)

Grace Presbyterian Church

3504 N. Ben Jordan, Victoria, TX

Join us as we celebrate Dan's 31 years of ministry and share best wished for his retirement.

Winter Family Camp at JKR!

Winter Family Camp. Dec 9-11

Camp fun for the whole family without the 100 degree temps! We will hike, drink hot chocolate, go Christmas caroling (on a hay ride!), make cookies, and do a polar plunge in Blue Hole! (challenge by choice of course).

https://johnknoxranch.org/family-camp

Because Presbyterians love to decorate for Advent/Christmas

Lots of churches got spruced up for the season, including Round Rock Presbyterian Church (l) and Presbyterian Church of Lake Travis (r).

Because Presbyterians good works in the community

Puentes De Cristo gave thanks in their Giving Tuesday message, thanking donors for gifts of any size that affirms life-giving programs of the ministry. Learn more about Puentes De Cristo HERE: https://puentesdecristo.org.

Read more information about all of the following postings on the "Leadership Openings" page of our website at: https://www.mission-presbytery.org/leadership-openings

Halftime Director of Music | Covenant Presbyterian Church

Program Manager for Youth Conferences | Presbyterian Mo Ranch Assembly

Director of Congregational Innovation | Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Part-time Pianist/organist | First Presbyterian Church, Copperas Cove

fpccove@gmail.com

Part-time Organist/Pianist | St. Mark/Boerne

Part-time Nursery Attendant | Northminster/San Antonio

Stated Supply Pastor | First/Mission

Pastor/Head of Staff |First/Kerrville

Part-time Church Life Administrator. | Emmanuel/San Antonio

PRN-on-call chaplain position. | Hospice Austin

As Mission Presbytery, we connect diverse leaders and congregations by

providing opportunities for worship, learning, and service so that all can flourish

through God’s grace.