Dear Friends of Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery,
Welcome to this week's edition of our e-letter, Presbytery Matters. Our goal is to highlight things going on throughout the Church: within our Presbytery, in our congregations, as well as in the Synod of the Northeast and across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). We hope that these are things that will be helpful, informative, challenging, encouraging and supportive. In other words, we hope that these things will matter. Your input is valued, and your comments are always welcomed.
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‘It was a beautiful week’
Onondaga Hill teens become ‘Summer Servants’ to help Syracuse neighbors, grow their faith
For nearly two decades Onondaga Hill Presbyterian Church’s teens have joined a week-long workcamp through Group Mission Trips to cities in other states to meet up with hundreds of teens from around the country, but this year the group decided to try something different.
The teens and their adult leaders joined the Summer Servants program through the Brady Faith Center located on South Avenue in the city of Syracuse. Summer Servants is an overnight work service retreat, which invites teenagers from area parishes and schools to immerse themselves in the city and serve alongside urban neighbors. Participants serve six hours per day at different ministry sites and participate in a comprehensive program, which allows them to reflect and respond to what they are seeing and experiencing.
“It was a beautiful week,” said John Welch, a teen member of the OHPC group. The group also included Carter Buckman, who recently graduated from high school, and adult leaders Pastor Bob Langston and Dan Welch.
The OHPC teen group participated in a workcamp in Elkview, Virginia last summer and planned to do another one this summer. OHPC has a long history with Group Mission Trips workcamps. Before COVID, Langston led the OHPC teen group to 13 workcamps in other states and in 2018 the church hosted the first-ever Syracuse Workcamp, which featured more than 300 teens from six states. Workcampers worked on 54 properties in the Syracuse area. Students leave the workcamps with renewed faith, new friends and lots of memories.
OHPC started a partnership with the Brady Faith Center last year when the center’s Summer Servants program was still on hiatus due to COVID. This is the first time the program has been held since 2019. Langston was moved by the work at the Brady Faith Center and was eager to have his teen group participate in Summer Servants.
The OHPC group was the first Presbyterian church to join Summer Servants in the program’s 12-year history. And with the help of OHPC and unused funds from its 2018 workcamp, it was the first time the program was able to supply the materials needed at no cost to the residents who were being helped, according to Langston.
OHPC teens and other Summer Servant participants helped clear multiple truckloads of garbage and rebuild a fence for one Syracuse resident during the program.
“You could see how touched by God she was by how positive she was and how excited she was,” John Welch said. “She allowed us to come into a vulnerable spot for her and help her.”
The OHPC teens worked alongside teens from the city of Syracuse, Rochester and Philadelphia.
“We were all connected under God,” John Welch said.
In addition to the clean-up work, teens also volunteered at the Rescue Mission, visited a mosque, took a trip to Oneida Shores Park and played a lot of basketball, according to Buckman.
Buckman also participated in the 2018 Syracuse Workcamp and said he found himself comparing the two experiences.
“Although both in Syracuse, the environments were extremely different,” he said. During the 2018 camp, Buckman worked on a minor painting project at a house in a suburban neighborhood and during this program, he worked on a property on the southside of the city that needed much more work. “This trip, through these comparisons, I was led to be more impacted by the amount of impact I had on my residents. I felt so much more moved spirituality…”
Carter said he was grateful for the week with Summer Servants and he encourages others to take part in the program in the future.
“I hope many more get to realize what an impact one week of service can have … I hope they are moved the way I was,” Buckman said.
Langston said his dream would be for every church in the Presbytery to join together and send a group of teens to experience Summer Servants together.
“It would be so special if all the churches in the Presbytery who have 1 or 2 teens came together to form one big Cayuga-Syracuse group,” Langston said. “What if every denomination did the same thing? Can you imagine the change that could be seen in the city? It might look like the kingdom of God!”
To hear more about the trip, watch the presentation from participants on YouTube.
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We want to hear about the mission stories from our Presbytery's worshiping communities. What mission work are you involved in? How are your members working in the community? What story would you like to share with others in the Presbytery?
Send any mission stories from your congregation that you would like to share to: CaySyrNews@gmail.com.
Deadline is 12 p.m. on Wednesdays for the current week's edition of
Presbytery Matters.
We want to share your stories, missions, activities and more. Also, make sure to like our Facebook page by clicking the "Facebook" icon at the top of this newsletter.
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Joys and Concerns around the Presbytery |
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In our prayers together this week:
- Please pray for everyone who is struggling with their mental health, mental illnesses and addiction.
- Please pray for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
- Keep all those who battling cancer in your prayers. Please ask God to be by their side and to be with their doctors and families.
In the cycle of prayer our Presbytery, please pray for these congregations, faith communities, and individuals: minister members of the Presbytery who are engaged in specialized ministries, who are at-large members, or who are retired
If you'd like to share a particular joy or concern with the Presbytery, please contact: CaySyrNews@gmail.com. Please note, prayers will be featured for three weeks, unless a specific time frame is requested.
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From the Resource Presbyter |
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But Who Do You Say I am?
One of the favorite parts of my work are the tableside conversations among our church members. Last Thursday, I visited Isaiah’s Table during their monthly food distribution. Sunday, I worshiped with Whitelaw in Canastota in the morning, and broke bread in Scipioville in the afternoon. I witnessed the delighted expressions from those receiving fresh vegetables in the city, to laying a hand on a prayer shawl for a homebound member. I have heard messages of resilience and hope, and how together in our own ways, we are living out our Christian faith.
I have also heard troubling stories of hooded white supremacists and antisemitic activity in these small enclaves -- activities that render one shocked at their proximity and fearful of where they may lead. These are the stories where, I believe, our identity as a Matthew 25 Presbytery begin.
Ron Peters, former director of the Metro Urban Institute at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, identified fear as the forerunner of alienation; alienation that leads to objectifying and categorizing human beings by their ethnic, social-economic, or cultural DNA. In other words, when I become less human in your eyes, then it is easier to build a wall that separates us than to navigate the difficult work that will lead to reconciliation. Yet, that is exactly the work we are called to do as Christians. Scripture and our confessions testify, through our baptism that we are called to be agents of reconciliation in the name of Jesus Christ.
Last week, I raised the question on what our logo says about our connection as a Matthew 25 Presbytery. This touched a nerve with some, but it also sparked some very good discussions on how our imagery identifies who we are as a presbytery. I hope that we can continue that dialogue as the Vision and Strategy committee works towards a vision statement, and collectively we continue our tableside discussions. The question Jesus posed to his disciples is just as relevant today, “What about you? Who do you say that I am?” [Mark 8:29a NIV]
In Christ’s Peace,
Kathy
Rev. Kathleen Dain
Interim Resource Presbyter
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Vision & Strategy committee |
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One of the challenges for the Vision & Strategy committee is to find a balance between the need to take the time necessary to discern a vision for the presbytery and the urgency to take action and “do something” to make things better. This urgency is often born of fear and anxiety caused by the changes in the world around us and the continuing decline of the presbytery and its churches. This decline is not unique to the PCUSA.
A few months ago, I found much hope in the midst of common despair when I attended the Festival of Homiletics in Minneapolis. One of the preachers I was privileged to hear was Bishop Michael Curry. You may remember that he was the preacher at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding.
In his sermon, he described the prophet Jeremiah as a “weary times preacher” likening today’s world to the weary times of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was saddened because there was so much evil in the world and God’s people refused to listen to his message of repentance. In his desire for God’s people to be healed from the sin that plagued them, he cried out “is there a balm in Gilead?” (Jer. 8:22)
Bishop Curry says the answer to Jeremiah’s question came across the centuries in the ultimate healing found in Jesus. This is the joyful hope of the Christian faith. But for Jeremiah, the “weary times preacher,” when all seemed hopeless, he eventually came to understand that those who believe in God are like a tree. Jeremiah says,
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.
They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit. Jer. 17: 7-8
In his sermon, Curry reminded us that there are many lessons that trees have to teach us related to our faith. Trees are witness to history. A tree appears at the beginning and at the end of Scripture (Genesis and Revelation) and throughout—including within Jesus’ teachings and on the hill of Calvary. Perhaps the most important thing we learn from trees, according to Curry, is that trees are essential to life.
He went on to remind us that trees have an “intrinsic and symbiotic relationship” between animals and plants in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. And he reminded us that we are here on earth to receive AND to give. Much of society’s problems are the result of our failure to remember that. People tend to focus on what we want to receive. We forget the symbiotic importance that we also need to give. Too often we look for what we don’t have instead of being grateful for what we do have. (The scarcity vs. abundance mindset.) This causes fear, worry, anxiety and a sense of urgency to “fix it.” Now.
But Jesus calls us to “come away and rest awhile.” He says “come to me and I will give you rest.” Sometimes we need to stand still like a tree. (“Be still and know that I am God.”) Standing still does not mean that we aren’t active. We continue to give and receive. Just a the tree continues to give oxygen and receive carbon dioxide. The key to the tree’s strength is in its roots. They go deep and wide. The roots find the source of life itself in living water, so that the tree can be nourished, flourish and give life. During times of drought, if the roots are deep and wide, the tree will continue to bear fruit. So too with us.
How might we bear fruit in faithful witness to Christ?
Curry continued the comparison of a tree to God’s people living in weary times, saying, “A tree does not yield to anxiety. It is not overcome by anxiety. In spite of the circumstances around it, a tree will continue to yield fruit.”
Not only does this give a healing message to those of us living the current “weary times” that can often cause us anxiety and fear, but it reminds us that we can continue to bear fruit despite the weariness of the circumstances around us.
As he continued to preach, Bishop Curry said something that struck me as befitting our presbytery’s commitment to the principles of Matthew 25. He said,
“Don’t underestimate the power of witness. The Church needs witnesses. When we speak up and when we stand up; there is a possibility that evil will shut up!” What a powerful call to social justice! What powerful words of encouragement! What a powerful message of hope and trust in God’s love for the world! What a powerful balm of healing for a weary times preacher!
When you’re overwhelmed by what seems to be so much evil in the world that threatens your peace and causes you fear for the future...
- When you’re weary, anxious, or fearful about the times we live in...
- When the scarcity mindset threatens to creep in and push aside the promise of God’s abundance...
Take courage and remember that you (we) are like a tree.
--Let your roots grow deep and wide.
--Be nourished by the living water.
--Bear fruit witnessing to the power of Christ by sharing the love of God and in your work for social justice and peace.
Speak up. Stand up. And remember that there IS a balm in Gilead.
Sometimes I feel discouraged
and think my work’s in vain
But then the Holy Spirit
Revives my soul again.
Rev. Deb Thomas
Chair, Vision & Strategy
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Announcements from our Interim Resource Presbyter |
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Attention Pastors!
Pastors Pause is an invitation to join with other actively serving ministers in our presbytery for a time of worship and fellowship. Please join us Wednesday, August 9th at 10:30 a.m. at United Church of Fayetteville on East Genesee Street.
Following worship, we will walk to a nearby restaurant for a lunch hosted by the presbytery.
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Snacks and lunch will be provided.
Registration opens at 9 a.m. and the training will start promptly at 9:30 a.m.
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Continuing Education Opportunity for Clergy
Montreat Conference Center is offering a continuing education opportunity to clergy on October 9-12, 2023 in North Carolina.
Here's more from the website:
"As we emerge from our homes and return to our places of worship, we’ve discovered a world that has fundamentally shifted. While some transitioned from the pew to the couch to engage and nurture their spiritual lives, others disappeared altogether. Longstanding trends of declining church membership accelerated during the pandemic and have found exhausted church staff working harder than ever to connect with their congregations. Habits changed, theology was challenged, and connections were severed, pointing to an unavoidable truth: The church we know is at a critical crossroads.
As we gaze upon the pews, what truths have been revealed about our Church? Who has returned to worship? Who has come, maybe for the first time? Who is missing? How will these new realities for our programs, finances, and mission be sustainable? Where does our faith lead to hope for what is to come? Is it possible to see these challenges as possibilities – as a “Holy Shift?” "
Holy Shift participants will explore the implications of this seismic ground shift and learn to navigate the possibilities in a church where God’s call on our lives grows louder and deeper. LEARN MORE HERE.
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Matthew 25 Summit: An Invitation to Innovation
Join us in Atlanta, GA, on Martin Luther King Jr weekend for a first-of-its-kind event!
The Matthew 25 Summit will bring mid-councils, churches, and individuals together to explore this vision. What does it mean to eradicate poverty; how can we begin dismantling systemic racism; how will we know if we are building a vital congregation? We are offering you an invitation to innovation. A chance to dialogue, learn with, and grow with others in exploration. Featuring innovative speakers, thriving ministries, transformative workshops, and space to imagine what’s next!
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Preaching Basics Course for Laity Coming This Fall
Registration is open for this series of 6 classes designed to give preaching tools for sermon preparation, writing and delivery, along with a foundation of basic Presbyterian/Reformed beliefs. You must have your pastor recommendation in order to take the class. Session recommendation is needed if your church is currently without a pastor. Please talk to your pastor/session asap if you’re interested in signing up for the class. Classes begin October 1. Contact Rev. Deb Thomas at revrndeb@gmail.com for course info, guidelines & expectations, and registration form.
Note to Pastors: please be thinking of members in your congregation you might ask to consider taking this class and look for an email from Deb with attachments including the forms listed above.
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Deadline to order is Friday, August 4th!
Don’t miss your chance!!! The PCUSA 2024 Planning Calendars will be available in September.
To order through the presbytery and receive the bulk rate, please contact Lisa Bricault at Liverpool First Presbyterian: lfirstpr@twcny.rr.com or 315-457-3161.
Please let Lisa know:
- what congregation you represent
- how many calendars you are ordering (each PCUSA pastor receives a free calendar so don’t over order)
- email and phone number
You will receive a bill in the late summer or fall with payment instructions. We are hoping that the calendars will be available for pick up at the September presbytery meeting.
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Marcellus First Presbyterian Church recently had a vestment (white/gold trim stole and robe) donated from a member of the congregation, in honor of her mother-in-law, Kathy Winoski. We would like to make certain that this beautiful donation is passed on in honor of this wonderful individual.
If you know someone who could benefit from this, please contact the church office by email at office@marcelluspc.com or call 315-673-2201. Thank you.
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GREETINGS: Resource Presbytery, the Rev. Kathleen Dain, stopped by to say ‘hello’ to the members of Isaiah’s Table this week during their monthly food distribution.
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Practical Resources for Churches Webinars |
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Leader - Pat Baker
Intentional ministry with and for older adults and caregivers is vital for healthy congregations. In this webinar, you’ll learn meaningful activities that can benefit the congregation as a whole as well as older adults and caregivers. You’ll also explore ideas for outreach to other older adults and caregivers in your community..
Thursday, August 24, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Leader - Heather Roth Johnson
Kids in Worship has become a hot topic for churches. After the pandemic, some folks let go of formal Sunday School, and opted to fully integrate kids and youth into the life of the congregation. It’s still a work in progress, but we have made cultural shifts to help families worship together and to help kids and youth find their voice in worship. Heather will share her insights, her fails, and what has worked, thus far.
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Leader - Tom Sine
Many pastors and lay leaders in this post pandemic time are looking for creative ways: 1. to secure greater involvement from their laity: 2. to make a difference in their communities & 3. to engage their young people. This webinar will draw on concrete examples from Futures Creativity workshops and the book 2020s Forecast: Three Vital Practices for Thriving in a Decade of Accelerating Change.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Leader - Teresa J. Stewart
Small congregations have powerful worship strengths that can’t be used in big settings. Explore lavish worship that fits your gifts and reveals the kingdom of God already among you.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
● How to start with your small-setting strengths instead of endlessly adapting resources that don’t fit.
● The difference between a performance approach and a participation approach to worship. (Spoiler alert: participation is an overlooked superpower of small settings).
● A new way of worship planning—the Stone Soup model—that increases lay participation, decreases planning time, and invites local gifts.
Registration includes Stone Soup planning forms. With examples for an upcoming liturgical season.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Leader - Teresa J. Stewart
Explore two small-setting worship strengths. Each builds upon the participation advantage. Each creates a new expression for your community. And each is rooted in practices of the Early Church.
In this webinar, you’ll learn to shift worship from observation to collaboration with two powerful practices.
● Worshiping with Conversation: Worship itself is a conversation--a call and response with God and the gathered. Discover how to include actual conversation to deepen worship.
● Contact: Liturgy is literally the work of the people. Explore practices that put worshipers to work with hands-on, full-body, creative, collaboration.
Registration includes a guide and planning form for each of these strengths. With examples for an upcoming liturgical season.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Leader - Teresa J. Stewart
Small congregations don’t have the same limitations as big ones. Explore these two distinctive, deeply-forming strengths. Learn how to diagnose your local gifts and curate lavish worship with them.
In this webinar, you’ll learn to deepen worship with and for your community.
● Co-creator Gifts: Worship is not limited to sitting, standing, and singing. Imagine new ways to include local interests and talents as actual worship gifts.
● Widening the Word: Sermons are one way to proclaim the good news. But our tradition has so many others that can be celebrated in small settings.
Registration includes a guide and planning form for each of these strengths. With examples for an upcoming liturgical season.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Leader - Pat Baker
Join us to explore the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's as well as normal aging vs. dementia. We’ll look at the 5 key messages about dementia and how to communicate with someone who is facing the challenges of having dementia. Finally, we’ll delve into how your congregation can support people with dementia and their caregivers, and create a welcoming environment.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Leader - Chris Pomfret
Aging is a reality of life that unites all humans, irrespective of race, creed, location…. We tend to overlook the challenges of aging either by accident or design, and as a result, our later lives can be consumed by “surprises” or issues that could have been handled with prior preparation. Ignoring the realities of aging can also adversely affect the lives of our loved ones. It is imperative therefore that we strive to embrace our aging, especially in our Third Thirty (ages 60-90) and be at peace with the typical inevitabilities. The webinar will discuss how we can Pray, Plan and Prepare for our own aging journey so that the last chapters of our lives can be the best possible, both for us and our loved ones. Getting rid of our “stuff”, downsizing, discussing with our extended family our end of life wishes and discerning what God wants us to do with our post-retired life are just some of the topics that will be covered.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Panelists - Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Rev. Dr. Sherry Molock, Rev. Deanna Hollas
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New York State Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Webinars
You can take this training any time during the year
1 - 2:30 PM EDT
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
2:00 - 3:30 PM EDT
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
3:30 - 5:00 PM EST
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Do you live-stream your service on Sundays?
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We are compiling a list of live-stream links to feature in Presbytery Matters. This will allow others to join in on your services.
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Join in on these services virtually on Sundays:
Faith United Oswego - Live on Zoom (Meeting ID: 207 196 571)
Isaiah's Table will send a link for people to join our hybrid worship at 10 a.m. on Saturdays. Send email to isaiahtable@gmail.com by Friday evening.
Scipioville Presbyterian Church - Live on Zoom (Meeting ID: 836 3163 8403
Passcode: SPC13147)
More to come...
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The Rev. Kathleen Dain, Interim Resource Presbyter, can be reached by emailing KDain@cayugasyracuse.org or by calling (315) 551-0413.
Sarah Buckshot, Communications Coordinator, can be reached by emailing caysyrnews@gmail.com or by calling (315) 877-8271. She will be on vacation from Sunday, July 30th to Saturday, August 5th.
Our Address: PO Box 438, Syracuse, NY 13214
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Office Manager Needed for the United Church of Fayetteville
310 E. Genesee Street
Fayetteville, NY 13066
Approximately 12 hours per week;
8 hours in July & August
- Coordinate operations of church office
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, social media, technology & microsoft skills required for weekly worship bulletins, website entries, streaming slides and database.
- Must be self-motivated, organized, exhibit teamwork & confidentiality; some training available
- $20 per hour
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Job Description at www.theucf.org
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If Interested, please email employment@theucf.org with a cover letter & résumé)
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Two East Syracuse churches seek to share Presbyterian pastor
The Collamer United Church and the First United Church of East Syracuse are two separate churches seeking to share a full-time solo Presbyterian pastor. Our churches are both located in East Syracuse, New York, only 2.3 miles apart. We are both united Presbyterian and Methodist denominations. We are blessed to have a hard-working core of active participants in both churches who manage the church business, coordinate the worship services (one at each church building), and hold mission events. We are working together and sharing some staff and resources. We believe this to be a very supportive environment. In addition, we believe that Central NY can provide an attractive quality of life, with our parks, culture, and quality schools.
The pastor’s duties would include worship leadership and preaching, pastoral care, oversight of Christian education, moderating the Sessions, guidance with mission projects, and representing the congregation to outside groups. We are mindful that we are two churches and do not expect a pastor to provide full-time services to each church.
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Are you hiring?
If your church is hiring in 2022 or still looking to fill a position from 2021, please send a new or updated announcement and job description to Communication Coordinator Sarah Buckshot at caysyrnews@gmail.com
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Stated Meeting - Saturday, September 16, 2023. Time and Location TBA
Stated Meeting -Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
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Around the Synod of the Northeast |
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In 2013, the Synod approved its current New Way Forward vision. As a result, the Synod's governing structure and mission focus changed to emphasize developing networks, empowering young leaders, diversity and inclusion, and ministry innovation. Today, the Synod of the Northeast is asking the question about its impact in three areas strengths, connections, and areas of transformation.
"As the Synod plans for the future, hearing from you is essential as we consider a new vision."
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Research Services is conducting this survey on behalf of the Synod. The survey will take 10-15 minutes, and responses are due by midnight, August 20. Answers to this survey are confidential; no identifying information will be shared with the Synod. If you have any questions about the survey or technical difficulties, please contact Sean Payne in Research Services at sean.payne@pcusa.org.
Click here to complete the survey:
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Around the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
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How does Matthew 25 show up in worship?
This summer’s Worship & Music Conference propels attendees to do the work in their faith communities
By Rich Copley
Special to Presbyterian News Service
The Matthew 25 goals of dismantling systemic poverty and structural racism and inspiring congregational vitality are an important part of worship, the conference’s worship leaders said. Here are some quick thoughts from several of them:
Eric Wall, conference co-musician: The interactions of the Matthew 25 initiative … interact with worship and music in different ways. We think of worship as something that propels people into the world to work on those things, and worship and music have their part in doing that.
The Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia, conference preacher: The hope is that we’re able and invited to bring all that we are, all that we hope to be, all that God calls us to be, and experiment together to more deeply understand that sense of call, so that when we go out into the world, we don’t shy away from asking the tough questions and trying to be a part of the solution when it comes to issues of justice, when we see people who are marginalized and oppressed — that we understand that who we’re called to be is who were called to be together in that larger community, and we can’t do it alone.
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Technology grant brings inspiration to a congregation in Puerto Rico
Lilly Endowment Inc. grant of $500,000 has helped get needed technology into more hands
By Erin Dunigan
Presbyterian Foundation
When Pastor Erika Irizarry Rodriguez received a technology grant from the Presbyterian Foundation, she breathed both a sigh of relief and exclaimed a shout of joy.
Rodriguez was able to use the money to buy a new computer for the church, two screens to be used in the worship space, as well as a new copier, toner, paper, and a mouse and PowerPoint programs for the computer.
“Our computer was more than 10 years old,” Rodriguez said. “We could go get coffee while we were waiting for it to do something. The copier — we never knew if it would eat the paper, or if it would just take forever to make the copies.”
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P.O. Box 438, Syracuse 13214
(315) 632-5698
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"I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them
bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
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