Dear Presbytery Family,
Stay Connected by joining in prayer, highlighting resources, learning about upcoming events, and sharing updates from the Coordinating Council.
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This week we join together in prayer for:
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Sunday August 15 is Youth in the Church and the World, and August 22 is Public Education Sunday. Pray for our children and youth (and their families) as they return to school and for the teachers and staff in our educational institutions. Click here for resources, including a toolkit for advocacy and action.
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Celebration:
Please join us in celebrating with the following presbytery congregations who have participated in the One Great Hour of Sharing Special Offering for at least 20 years: Arlington, Calvin, Countryside, Grace, Highlands United, Memorial, Palms, Riverside, Trinity, and Westminster. Thank you for generosity and commitment!
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Fall 2021 Presbytery Meeting
The Fall Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of St. Augustine will be held Tuesday, October 5, beginning at 9:00 or 9:30 a.m., via Zoom. Registration will begin later this month. If you have questions about the meeting or the docket, contact our stated clerk, Sandra Hedrick.
Deadline for “Applications to Serve” Extended to September 3
We are seeking commissioners and a young adult advisory delegate for the General Assembly to be held next summer. We are also seeking volunteers for our presbytery teams and commissions. Use the buttons below to access the “Application to Serve” or the “GA webpage” for all the details.
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A Note of Gratitude from Joe Rigsby
To all the wonderful and caring people of the Presbytery of St. Augustine:
The family of Lorraine S. Rigsby extends our sincere gratitude and deep appreciation for all your prayers, visited, phone calls, emails, text messages, flowers, and gifts in memory of our beloved wife and mother, Lorraine. August 15th will be a month since her passing, and it is still as fresh as yesterday.
It has been the caring and support from people like you that has enabled me and my family to cope with such a loss in our lives. It has been through people like you that we have been reassured of the loving presence of Jesus Christ when we face the most difficult times in our lives. I am certain that it is by God’s grace that we have made it thus far and it is by that grace that we look forward to seeing her again.
Thank you for exemplifying the very presence of Christ in your caring and support.
Joe Rigsby, Michael, and Betty
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2021-2022 Presbyterian Planning Calendars
This 16‐month calendar (starting with September 2021 and ending with December 2022) contains many planning aids for pastors and other church leaders. Let us order the calendars for you! Calendars are available at the discounted rate of $12.00 each which includes shipping and handling. Click on the calendar image to order your calendar(s).
South Jacksonville Update
South Jacksonville Presbyterian church is beginning the redesign and renovation projects to its campus. It is working with the neighboring community to make the campus a more inviting meeting place and community center. Read more about its plans in the recent Resident News article.
Employment Opportunties / Classifieds
Visit our classifieds page for several openings in our presbytery, including an Interim Youth Director at Geneva Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Tina Sweet is offering a full 22-volume set of Calvin Commentaries. If you are interested in this like-new set, email Tina Sweet.
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How to Be a Hybrid Church |
Registration for this 3-part workshop series on How to Be a Hybrid Church is open. The workshop series will be held on Thursdays, September 9, 16 and 23, from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m., via Zoom. To facilitate interaction with participants, registration is limited to 20 congregations; however, churches are encouraged to identify a team of participants to attend this series. Visit our website to learn more and register your team!
From the presenter, Christen Kinard - "My belief is that this monumental shift—the emergence of a hybrid church model—is happening not to the Church but for the Church. If that's the case, if God is blessing the Church through this process of change and transformation, then the blessing simply cannot be reserved for those churches who have large communications teams and 6 cameras in their sanctuary. The blessings of the hybrid church model must also be for the one-person-staff church that uses an iPhone on a tripod. My goal through this course is to help churches understand that becoming an effective hybrid church is a lot less about technology and resources than it is about intention and approach."
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PW Fall Gathering Updates
Registration continues for the Presbyterian Women Fall Gathering to be held on Saturday, August 28 at Montgomery Center. Because of rising COVID rates, the planning team has added the option of Zoom access for this meeting – with no registration fee for Zoom! Those accessing the meeting via Zoom will join in on Julie Higbee’s Bible study presentation (and later workshop), opening and closing gatherings, and the brief business meeting. Please know that the Fall Gathering planning team and Montgomery Center are taking necessary precautions to keep the event safe for all participants (masks requested, hand sanitizer stations, lunch served rather than buffet, etc.). We look forward to being together in this long overdue gathering. Click on the graphic for all the meeting information and registration links.
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Resources and Opportunities
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Scripture
Coordinating Council Chair Edd Norris invites the presbytery to share in the reading and study of scripture. You are invited to read 1 Peter 4: 1-11.
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Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2021
Stewardship Kaleidoscope is an annual for all who are passionate about stewardship and generosity. This year’s conference will be September 13-15 in Cincinnati and online. Drawing leaders from across the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), the ELCA, and other ecumenical partners, Stewardship Kaleidoscope is designed to help participants explore stewardship, in its many colorful dimensions! Click here for full conference details.
Peace & Global Witness Offering
It’s not too early to sign up for the Peace & Global Witness Offering A Season of Peace daily devotionals beginning September 5 and culminating on October 3, World Communion Sunday. This year’s focus will be on the Various Forms of Peacemaking, such as the spoken/written word, song and music, visual arts and actions/advocacy/service.
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August 14, 2021, 9:00 a.m. - Audire Spiritual Formation Program Orientation via Zoom
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August 28, 2021, 9:30 a.m. - Presbyterian Women Fall Gathering at Montgomery Center
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September 9, 16, 23, 2021, 2:30 p.m. - How to Be a Hybrid Church workshop series via Zoom (see information above)
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September 13-15, 2021 - Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2021
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October 5, 2021, 9:30 a.m. - Fall 2021 Presbytery Stated Meeting via Zoom
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November 4-6, 2021 - APCE SOAP Regional Gathering at Epworth by the Sea, St. Simon's Island, GA
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Blessings,
Edd Norris, Chair of Coordinating Council
Joe Albright, Moderator of the Presbytery
Holly Dillon Inglis, Ministry and Mission Coordinator
Sandra Hedrick, Stated Clerk
On Behalf of the Coordinating Council
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Previous Staying Connected emails are available on our website.
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