Because Presbyterians know art can tell the story
In the wake of the Robb Elementary shooting, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Uvalde invited the community to add sidewalk chalk messages, fence ribbons, and prayer shawls for the Uvalde class of '22.
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MISSION PRESBYTERY
WEEKLY NEWS
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Stated Meeting of Mission Presbytery |
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June 10-11, 2022 | Trinity University, San Antonio |
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The Stated Meeting of Mission Presbytery will be held at the Margarite B. Parker Chapel at Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio.
We are delighted to be meeting in person for this meeting, and ask that you please take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and others against COVID.
Masks are encouraged and there will be plenty of space to spread out in the sanctuary.
Snacks and beverages will be provided by Trinity University. Meals are on your own.
Workshops will begin at 1:30 pm on Friday, June 10th.
If you are a new, first-time commissioner, there will be a New Commissioner Training at 3:15. The business portion will begin with COM at 4:00 pm.
Saturday business will be from 9:00am-noon.
Click HERE to Register for the Meeting.
Child care will be provided at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell, in the CE Building. However, you MUST register by June 1st.
Click HERE to Register for Child Care
Visitors are welcome!
There will be no Zoom option for this meeting.
Live streaming will be available via our YouTube channel.
There will be two workshop offerings:
1. "Crisis Planning for Churches: Not If, But When" - presented by Katherine Kerr Kubatzky, Disaster Preparedness & Assistance Committee
2. "Clerks of Session Workshop" - presented by Laurie Palmer, Stated Clerk
We look forward to seeing you all in person.
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Registration for Youth at Presbytery |
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The Youth Connection Committee of Mission Presbytery invites each church to send delegates to attend the summer meeting of the presbytery to participate in the “Youth at Presbytery” (Y@P) program.
Where is it? This summer's meeting is at Trinity University in San Antonio on June 10-11. We will be staying next door to campus at University Presbyterian Church.
Who can attend? All current high school students are invited to join us.
How do I register youth from my church? After you submit the form linked below, please mail your church’s check (made payable to Mission Presbytery) to the attention of YCC at the Presbytery office or pay on Mission Presbytery's website. Registered youth will receive an email confirmation with a what-to-bring list and a schedule.
Click the link below to read all of the details and register!
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A Pastoral Letter from Buffalo |
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The leadership of the Presbytery of Western New York, which includes Buffalo, NY, writes a pastoral letter to Mission Presbytery after the events in Uvalde, TX.
As we walk the road ahead, through our shared grief to recovery and healing, we will continue to hold you and your community in prayer, trusting in the Holy Spirit, our Advocate and Great Comforter, to restore our hope, ignite our passion for justice, and embolden us to share the love of God with a broken and hurting world.
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Five Years and 160 Homes Later |
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Hurricane Harvey roared across the Coastal Bend region on August 25, 2017. This month, nearly 5 years after, Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (based in Sinton) celebrated the final Harvey home give-away. CBDRG and the coalition of non-profits provided 160 new homes to survivor families of Harvey. We are grateful for the grants from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and the many non-profits who made this possible. |
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First Presbyterian Church in Collegeport celebrated the 114th edition of "Collegeport Day". This small church joined more than 200 friends for the community's annual homecoming celebration BBQ and remembrance.
In the pictures above, G.W. Franzen addresses the crowd (left) and FPC/Rockport members Bruce & Barb Goodlock and Kathy Green were present.
You can see a website of about Collegeport Day HERE:
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In preparation for the first face-to-face meeting after a long absence and General Assembly happening shortly thereafter, Laurie reminds us to be "a praying presbytery, one for each other."
Discover how the prayer "You know" may be the only words we need to pray in this week's edition of the Stated Clerk's Notes.
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Despite all of the difficulties surrounding the Presbytery staff, Sallie extols the hard-work, creativity and cross-training of her partners in ministry. This stellar staff is the village that it takes to keep a Presbyter vertical.
"But even when our staff gets strung out in a million different directions," writes Sallie, "they are still the best."
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It is with a heavy heart that we share the deaths of two minister members of Mission Presbytery, both Honorably Retired.
Born on October 27, 1935, Joe Turner died on Friday, May 27, 2022. Joe was ordained by Brazos Presbytery on June 11, 1961. During his ministry in Mission Presbytery, he was the Organizing Pastor of Island Presbyterian Church, Corpus Christi. He served the PCUSA in various capacities, including Interim Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, in Lake Charles, Lousiana. He was honorably retired by the Presbytery of South Louisiana in 2001, then moved his membership back to Mission Presbytery.
Born March 3, 1948, David Roach died on Monday, May 30, 2022. He married Sharon in 1998 and his stepdaughter is Melody Gonzalez, Mission Presbytery's Office Manager. David's been a member of the presbytery since 1981. He was ordained on October 10, 1974. Over the years David served four congregations in San Antonio: Good Shepherd, Boldtville, Crestholme, and Pilgrim. Early on he was a military and hospital chaplain. In 2000, he began work as a Teacher of Computer Literacy at the Wintson School.
You can read more via the Mission Presbytery announcement below.
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Because Presbyterians will say the names
The University Presbyterian Church courtyard plays host to the names of more than 230 schools and campuses that have been sites of gun violence in recent years.
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Because Presbyterians celebrate graduations
El Divino Salvador Presbyterian Church gives thanks for the love that their graduates show with prayers... and with cake!
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Part-time Office Manager | Central/Austin
Part-time Director of Christian Education | Northminster/San Antonio
Part-time Nursery Attendant | Northminster/San Antonio
PCHAS seeks new development officer for Austin - Central Texas Region
Christian Educator for Children | New Braunfels Presbyterian
Stated Supply Pastor | First/Mission
Shared Ministry Stated Supply | Sinton Presbyterian and Jackson Woods Presbyterian.
Part-time music director |First/Lampasas.
Pastor/Head of Staff |First/Kerrville
Part-time Children's Ministry Director | San Pedro/San Antonio
Full-time Youth Ministries Director | San Pedro/San Antonio
Part-time Church Life Administrator. | Emmanuel/San Antonio
PRN-on-call chaplain position. | Hospice Austin
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We are Mission Presbytery, serving Christ in the World. In the Reformed Tradition, together we,
- Establish and equip congregations and session to carry out their missions;
- Recruit, receive, ordain, develop, and care for those called to service in the church;
- Enable mission and witness to the Gospel that congregations cannot accomplish alone; and
- Steward our resources faithfully and generously.
We are better together.
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