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Information for ministers, educators, church administrators, clerks, and congregations | |
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In This Issue
- Welcome, Annie Arvin
- New Boundaries Training Event Added
- Free Fun Day at Camp Hanover Coming Up
- Resources to Plan Your Celebration of Older Adults
- PW Host Churchwide Gathering This Summer
- Presbytery Events
- Church and Community Events
- Employment Opportunities
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At their March meeting, COM welcomed a new minister member to the presbytery. Annie Franklin Arvin serves as the director of admissions at Union Presbyterian Seminary where she works with prospective students. Annie is originally from Western North Carolina and is a lifelong Presbyterian. She graduated from UPSem in 2018 and was ordained as an associate pastor in southeast Georgia. When Annie is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family outside, trying new recipes, and playing ball with the family dog. | |
New Boundaries Training Event Added | A new in-person boundaries training session has been scheduled for April 24. The training is 1:30-4:30 p.m. at South Plains Church in Keswick. Registration is open through April 21. | Ministers, educators, commissioned ruling elders, and ruling elders serving on presbytery committees have two options to fulfill the new boundaries training requirement. One is to take the presbytery-approved online course, Clergy Ethics and Congregational Boundaries. The second way is to take in-person courses that will be offered periodically by the presbytery. The presbytery is committed to regularly offering the boundary training at a variety of locations and dates. Training outside of these two options is not approved. The deadline to complete an in-person or virtual training is May 1. | |
Free Fun Day at Camp Hanover Coming Up | |
Encourage your congregation members to enjoy an afternoon of free activities at Camp Hanover on April 21. The annual Camp Fun Day lets guests of all ages experience fun in nature. Activities include archery, campfire cooking, canoeing, climbing wall, crafts, tours, and nature walks. This event is open to everyone. It is especially helpful to families who are considering enrolling a child in summer camp. | |
Resources to Plan Your Celebration of Older Adults | The first Sunday in May, May 5, is Older Adult Sunday. Many congregations celebrate older adults for the full week following Older Adult Sunday; others make this a monthlong event. Check out resources, including a worship service, to plan your activities from POAMN, the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network. POAMN publishes an annual guide to ministry for older adults. The 2024 edition is available on their website. Members receive a free print copy by mail. | |
PW Host Churchwide Gathering This Summer | Presbyterian Women’s 2024 Churchwide Gathering will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, August 8-11. The 2024 PW Gathering will be an exciting, faith-filled time to renew connections within and across PW groups from across the country. Join to be invigorated, equipped for PW life, welcomed into community by hundreds of other PWs, and empowered to “Do everything in love.” | | |
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117th Meeting
June 18
Union Seminary
Call to Order: 9:30 a.m.
Overture deadline: April 23, noon
Packet online: June 4
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Church & Community Events | | |
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Small Church Leaders Gathering
April 4, 7 p.m.
Virtual
Hosted by Office of Christian Formation
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NEXT Church National Gathering
April 8-11
Falls Church Presbyterian Church, Falls Church
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Legacies of the Holocaust Seminar
April 9-11
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, D.C.
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Third Act Seminar
April 18
at Union Seminary
Hosted by Board of Pensions
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Women's Retreat
April 19-20
Camp Hanover, Mechanicsville
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Earth Day Sunday
April 21
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Camp Fun Day
April 21, 2-5 p.m.
Camp Hanover
FREE!
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Awkward Silence Anti-Racism Workshop
April 27
Ginter Park Church
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ReKindle Grant Deadline
April 30
Columbia Theological Seminary Center for Lifelong Learning
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Mental Health Grant Deadline
May 1
Presbyterian Mission Agency
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Older Adult Sunday
May 5
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Small Church Leaders Gathering
May 8, 1 p.m.
Virtual
Hosted by Office of Christian Formation
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PW Justice and Peace Book Discussion
May 13, 6:30 p.m.
Virtual
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Family Camp
May 17-19
Camp Hanover, Mechanicsville
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Reflective Leadership Grant Deadline
May 28
Duke Divinity
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Youth Servant Leadership Institute
June 17-21
The Pace Center at VCU
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226th PC(USA) General Assembly
June 29-July 4
Salt Lake City
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Bible and Church Music Conference
July 21-27
Massanetta Springs, Harrisonburg
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Clergy Couple Retreat
July 29-August 1
Massanetta Springs, Harrisonburg
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Synod of the Mid-Atlantic Grant Deadline
August 1
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PW Churchwide Gathering
August 8-11
St. Louis
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Camp: A Planning Retreat for Clergy August 13-17
Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation at YMCA of the Rocky Mountains Estes Park Center
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Homecoming
August 30-September 2
Camp Hanover
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Scotland Trip
September 13-23
With Three Chopt Church, Henrico
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Learn about church employment opportunities or submit an opportunity to POJ's calls and jobs board. | |
- Pastor of youth and children, Three Chopt Church (Henrico)
- Interim senior pastor/head of staff, River Road Church (Richmond)
- Installed minister, Amelia Church (Amelia)
- Director of children and youth ministries, Three Chopt Church (Henrico)
- Summer camp staff, Camp Hanover (Mechanicsville)
- Summer camp nurse, Camp Hanover (Mechanicsville)
- Director of faith formation, River Road Church (Richmond)
- Synod administrator, Synod of the Mid-Atlantic (Richmond)
- Director of traditional music, River Road Church (Richmond)
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Calls and Jobs in Nearby Presbyteries
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