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Sept 25, 2008 #105 |
New Format! New News in the top 2 pages! Re-run material below that!
Top Stories
Mission Info
News Issues
Christian Formation Info
Positions Available
Upcoming meetings!
One Good Idea |
Growing Faith Growing Churches |
Our next scheduled presbytery meeting is Nov 18th at 3pm at New London Presbyterian Church on Saginaw Road
Poster Sessions:
Equipping saints for ministry, Youth Ministry ideas, Rescuing girls in Thailand, and TBD
Presbytery meetings:
Do you need a baby sitter for presbytery meetings? Call the church directly and they will arrange for it!
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Personnel Resource Database! |
Need a contact in our presbytery with some special expertise? Go to our web site, www.donegalpby.com click on Resource Center and then Personnel and find some help! To add your own skills to the database, just use the password - dpres and you can add your own.
As of 9/25/08 there were 141 skilled people in this database. What skills do you need? Please Register your expertise today! |
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CONTACT |
Presbytery of Donegal
P.O. Box 10054
1861 Charter Lane ste 125
Lancaster, PA 17605-0054
717.392.4035 (phone)
717.392.8922 (fax)
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Important Note: If you want to have a confidential conversation regarding a possible sexual misconduct incident, call our Stated Clerk, Rev. Dr. William Netting, 717.548.3719, as indicated in our Presbytery Sexual Misconduct Policy.
Go see what's new at our constantly changing webpage!
http://www.presbyteryofdonegal.org |
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NEW NEWS FOR YOU - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR GROWING FAITH - GROWING CHURCHES |
Very Successful Mission Fair and Christian Formation Events held!
Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crisis, and a Revolution of Hope with the Rev. Brian McLaren, Nov 7th at 7:30pm Keynote, Nov 8th from 9am till 3pm Lecture and workshop, at: First and Central Presbyterian, Wilmington, DE, Cost to public: Keynote - $20, Saturday only - $30, Entire event - $40
Lancaster County Council of Churches is supporting the National Suit Drive. Accepting donations from Sept 1st till Oct 31st. To find the store nearest you – visit http://nationalsuitdrive.com
From Kevin A. Miller’s book – Surviving Information Overload, the best online commentaries Kevin has seen are: http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/webcommentary
To stay fresh on the world of ideas, check out: Arts and Letters Daily at: http://www.aldaily.com
For a similar site as Arts and Letters with a Christian perspective check out: http://www.booksandculture.net
For sermon illustrations, use a site that Kevin helped to create: http://www.PreachingToday.com
For Bibles in various translations (and languages) Kevin’s favorite site is: http://bible.gospelcom.net
New Updated Policy – Presbytery of Donegal – Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training Workshop. Thursday, November 13, 2008 Time - 9:30am–12:30pm Place - Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 810 Newport Ave., Gap, PA 17527 - lunch included - please PRE-REGISTER with Kathy kathy@donegalpby.com
http://www.bellevuepresbyterian.org/MainPages/directions.htm
[Church phone: 717.442.4077] All ministers of Word and Sacrament (except Honorably Retired ministers who are not serving a church staff position or serving as a Parish Associate), employees of the presbytery, Certified Christian Educators, Youth Ministers, Commissioned Lay Pastors are required to get this training. If you haven't had this training in the last 3 years, you need to come! If you have had it, make sure that Rev. Dr. Bill Netting (the Stated Clerk) has your proof. Contact him at: netting@epix.net
The following links are to the recorded presentations at the Christian Formation event. The following two are ideas from Ryan Braught – Pastor of Youth at Hempfield Church of the Brethern in Manheim PA
http://www.donegalpby.com/podcasts/RyanBraught.WMA
http://www.donegalpby.com/podcasts/RyanB2.WMA
The following link is to Lois Caldwell – Growing Mission Minded Children – great ideas
http://www.donegalpby.com/podcasts/GrowMissionKids.WMA
The following link is First Pres Lancaster worship leader Dan Snyder giving great insights into our faith and practice and formation
http://www.donegalpby.com/podcasts/DanSnyder1.WMA
http://www.donegalpby.com/podcasts/DanSnyderCF.WMA
This 40 minute keynote presentation by Brian Clark is outstanding and will bless you richly!
http://www.donegalpby.com/podcasts/BrianClark9-21-08.WMA
Cedar Grove Will Host Handbell Concert Bell a deux is the professional handbell duo comprised of Bobbi Schmid and Ron Bellamy. Together, they boast more than 45 years of handbell experience. A typical concert by the Lancaster County natives will utilize more than 85 handbells and handchimes to treat listeners to a repertoire including classical, sacred, and jazz, along with a few energetic and fun selections for a unique experience. Those who have attended Bell a deux concerts claim that every note will transport the listener by communicating meticulous detail in a pure and beautiful concert.
Bell a deux will play at Cedar Grove at 4833 Division Highway, East Earl, 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18. Tickets for the event can be purchased by calling 354-5573 or at the door.
Workshop with Rick Ufford-Chase to be presented at Ardmore Presbyterian Church on September 28th |
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You are invited to a workshop led by Rick Ufford-Chase, Executive Director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, Director of the Stony Point Center of PC (USA), and Former Moderator of the PC (USA) General Assembly, on “How to Become a Peacemaking Congregation”. It will be held on Sunday, September 28th from 1-3pm at the Ardmore Presbyterian Church (Montgomery Avenue and Mill Creek Road, Ardmore, PA).
RSVP to Ardmore Church at 610-642-6650 or ardpres@verizon.net. Lunch will be served at 12:30pm at a cost of $7 per person if requested with your reply. Free parking is available behind the church and across Montgomery Avenue in the Suburban Square parking lot. |
The following sites may be used to hear the presentations of Hunter Farrell. This one is about 14 minutes and is the second poster session that he led.
http://www.donegalpby.com/hfps.WMA
This one is about 41 minutes and is the presentation for the South Africa and Lesotho Mission Network gathering on Tuesday night.
http://www.donegalpby.com/Networking-for-change.WMA
First Presbyterian Church, Strasburg, seeks full-time Director of Christian Education for children & youth, 32 hours/wk. For position description and application, please call (717) 687-6030 or straspres@straspres.org.
Pastors Gathering on Thursday, October 30th from 1pm – 3:30pm at Bellevue Presbyterian Church! This will be a time of Prayer, Fellowship, and Conversation about General Assembly and proposed amendments!
The PCUSA Spiritual Formation Office has a great one-page handout that looks at Multiple Intelligences and Prayer:
http://www.pcusa.org/spiritualformation/intelligence.pdf
One Great Idea for worship - Is your worship (EPIC) Experiential, Participatory, Image laden, and Connected? |
PREVIOUSLY RUN NEWS FROM PRESBYTERY IN PAST ISSUES! |
Note! In an effort to conserve your time - these items were previously run.
The Integrated Leader: A Conference on Bridging the Claims of Your Faith with the Demands of Your Work – October 2-4, 2008 – Aspen Wye Woods, Eastern Shore Maryland. Do you struggle with integrating your faith and work? Do you fear the risks associated with transparency in the workplace? Do you ever struggle with the perceived conflicts between service to God and service to your organization? Then the Integrated Leader conference is for you! Through facilitated dialogue, small groups, spiritual direction, and a professional coaching staff, the Integrated Leader Conference will begin to draw out directions for authentic and genuine integration of your vocation and occupation. Set in the beautiful context of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, this conference will be an invaluable asset to executives, managers, and leaders who want to plan and act on the integration of faith and work. For more information, please visit: http://www.integratedleadership.net
Common Ground Workshop – an Interfaith Dialog Event for Christians and Muslims Saturday, October 11, 2008, First Presbyterian Church of West Chester.
9 a.m-1 p.m. FREE. On October 13, 2007, Muslim scholars issued a letter entitled A Common Word (www.acommonword.com), in which they invited Christians worldwide to recognize our common heritage in our commandments to love God and neighbor, and called for increased dialog between Christians and Muslims. Click here to register: www.firstpreswc.com/register. For questions or additional information, contact interfaith@firstpreswc.com In June 2008, Clifton Kirkpatrick, the retiring Stated Clerk of our denomination, issued the following as part of a statement responding to A Common Word. “I urge Presbyterians to read this letter from the Muslim community, to continue to build honest, searching, and respectful relations with Muslims in our local communities and in our nation, and to seek opportunities for common action where compatible means and ends exist.” The General Assembly endorsed this recommendation at its June 2008 meeting. Recognizing that education is a key step toward understanding, First Presbyterian Church of West Chester is responding by hosting a free workshop Saturday, October 11, 2008, called Common Ground. The workshop is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a light luncheon being served at the conclusion. Our program includes two keynote speakers, one from the Muslim community and one from the Christian community. They will speak to the topic “Common Ground.” These addresses will be followed by discussion groups where we will learn more about Islam from Muslims in our community. We are working with representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations – PA chapter to present this workshop. There is no cost to participate, or for the luncheon, but pre-registration is essential. There are a limited number of spaces available, so early registration is recommended.
Come on Sunday, Oct 12th at 6pm at First Pres West Chester! Dr. Shehadeh Shehadeh (so outstanding that they had to name him twice!), Assistant to the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East, is retired from 39 years in the active pastorate, most recently in Galilee. He received his Bachelor of Divinity degree in India, a Masters of Divinity in England, and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Presbyterian McCormick Seminary in Chicago. His current assignment is to organize a new Department of Reconciliation and Peace (RAP) for the Diocese. He will be available to speak to any group of any age in our churches, on the subject of the Christian call to Peace and Reconciliation in the Middle East: Becky Stalnaker and David Pickett have him scheduled for their evening worship on Oct. 12 at First West Chester – 6pm – 7pm.
Ms. Discernment Meets Mr. Roberts, October 17-18, 2008, 1pm to 1pm, Best Western Country Cupboard, Lewisburg, PA. Learn how to engage small to large groups in communal discernment. Discernment involves approaching a decision or seeking clarity for direction through a consensus-building process grounded in the spiritual practices of prayer, listening, surrender and reflection. It strengthens relationships and understanding while seeking guidance from God. Case studies of how Presbyterians have used a discernment process will be shared, as will a newly published booklet, Guidelines for Communal Discernment. Co-sponsored by the Synod of the Trinity, the Office of the General Assembly, and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. Leaders: the Rev. Vicky Curtiss, Spiritual Director and Church Consultant; the Rev. Mark Koenig, Coordinator, Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. Registrations fee: $25.00. Please contact Catherine Gray at the Synod of the Trinity, cgray@syntrinity.org to register. Our desire is to have a great team from Donegal attend this event! It will help us follow Christ's leading into the future!
PAOLI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVE DAY 2008 - October 18, 2008 ONE DAY - FOUR HOURS - WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Ever wish you could do something to change the world but you get discouraged because there's only one of you and you don't know where to begin? Well, chances are you can't change the world all by yourself, at least not all at once. But you can change it, one act of kindness at a time. To join in this service oriented event, call Lori Monday, Outreach Committee Member at Paoli Presbyterian Church, (610) 304-6463 Cell or LCMONDAY@msn.com
CHRISTIAN FORMATION INFORMATION |
Fall 2008 Community Lecture Series entitled “Speaking to: Mind, Body, Spirit” will be on six Monday evenings beginning September 22 through October 27 at Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3181 Lincoln Hwy East, Paradise, PA. The Fall 2008 Community Lecture Series is open to all. These evenings are intended to enrich our minds, relax our bodies and fill our spirits. There is no registration, No Cost for the evenings; attend any or all.
September 27: Dr. Frank Stalfa
All in the Family
October 6: Dr. Jack Flatley
Sustaining Planet Earth
October 13: Dr. Joseph B. Hirt “He is a Holocaust survivor, having escaped from Auschwitz. Knowing Joseph personally, I believe his story is one every American should hear. Such a loving, gentle man he is for having suffered and survived the atrocities of that horrible era.”
Escaping for Life
October 20: Dr. Beth Mull
Anxiety
October 27: Dr. Lee Barrett
Rendering Unto God and Rendering Unto Caesar
6:30 p.m.: Fellowship Hall (downstairs): gather for light Fellowship and light refreshment. 7:00—8:00 p.m.: Presentation by guest lecturer. For information: 717-687-6619 http://www.leacockpres.org
At Lancaster Theological Seminary, we celebrate the interplay of faith and learning by highlighting books by our faculty members. On Tuesday, September 30, we celebrate Charles Yrigoyen's "United Methodism at Forty." Written with John McEllhenney and Kenneth Rowe, this text looks at the forty years of United Methodism in terms of issues such as doctrine, theology, social action, mission, and ministry in light of the future of the denomination. Book signing will be September 30 at 4:00 p.m. with a book talk and conversation at 4:30 p.m. in the Lancaster Theological Seminary Refectory. Later in the Fall we will celebrate other texts by LTS faculty. Dates will be announced in September.
Bruce Epperly's response to the "Purpose Driven Life" is entitled "Holy
Adventure: Forty One Days of Audacious Living." (Upper Room)
Julia O'Brien's newest work on the prophets will also be released in the Fall, "Challenging Prophetic Metaphor: Theology and Ideology in the Prophets." (Westminster/John Knox)
We invite you to join us Saturday, September 27 at Lancaster Theological Seminary, for a special day-long event, sponsored by Lancaster Theological Seminary and the Society of Biblical Literature. Our theme is Engaging the Bible: The Bible and Politics. We will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude by 3:30 p.m., with lunch provided at no cost. Our goal is to gather pastors, scholars, and laypersons to study and reflect on the Bible and its use in their professional, congregational, and intellectual lives. We hope to address questions such as: How were the bible writers responding to the politics of their times? How can religious leaders best engage the political process while remaining true to their calling? What does biblical theology tell us about political engagement? Our speakers will include: Ron Sider, Palmer Theological Seminary, Julia O’Brien, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, Fernando Segovia, Vanderbilt Divinity School. For more information on LTS events, please contact rjones@lancasterseminary.edu.
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POSITIONS AVAILABLE |
Director of Children’s Ministry (DCM) opening at Unionville Presbyterian Church, Unionville, PA. DCM job includes planning and implementation of children educational programs, infant through 5th grade, developing Christian-based curricula, coordination of Sunday school teachers, and family programs. Please direct all inquiries and submit resumes to UPC Office, attn: CE Ministry Team, 610-347-2327 . Address: 815 Wollaston Rd, P.O. Box 447, Unionville PA, 19375, or via e-mail at: upcoffice@bee.net
Unionville Presbyterian Church in Unionville, PA is seeking a Director of Youth Ministry (DYM). The DYM responsibilities include; lead planning and implementation of youth ministries for middle school, high school, and college-aged youth, serving as lead resource and support for Confirmation Class, and supervision of youth programs including Sunday school, Sunday night youth group and other projects, trips, etc. Please direct all inquiries and submit resumes to UPC Office, attn: CE Ministry Team, 610-347-2327 . Address: 815 Wollaston Rd, P.O. Box 447, Unionville PA, 19375, or via e-mail at: upcoffice@bee.net
Stewartstown Presbyterian Church announces an immediate opening for the position of Church Organist. Duties include playing for one service per week plus additional special services throughout the year. For full information regarding job description, terms, and salary, please contact our church office via phone ( 717-993-6278 ) or email (stpresby@verizon.net).
Central Presbyterian Church in Downingtown, PA is seeking a Director of Children’s Education (full-time, 40 hours per week.) The Director is responsible for the coordination and oversight of children’s education from birth through high school. Major duties include recruiting, equipping and training of teachers/assistants ministering Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings plus curriculum selection and evaluation. Candidates must have a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, a great love for children and a strong desire to nature them in their Christian journey. In addition, proven organization skills, attention to details, and written and oral communications skills are needed. Qualifications are a degree in education and/or 2 years proven experience. Mail resumes to: Director of Children’s Education Search Committee, 100 Uwchlan Ave. Downingtown, PA 19335 or fax to 610-269-9842.
The First Presbyterian Church of Phoenixville is seeking a Worship & Praise Team Leader to lead the music and direct our Praise Team during our contemporary Rise & Shine service. This is a salaried, part-time position (approximately 10 hours per week). This is your opportunity to contribute to a loving, growing and thriving church. Interested musicians should forward their resume to secretaryfpc@comcast.net or mail to: The First Presbyterian Church of Phoenixville, 145 Main Street Phoenixville , PA 19460 RE: Praise Team Leader. |
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CALENDAR OF COMING MEETINGS! |
Use the webpage calendar at: http://www.donegalpby.com/cgi-bin/calendar.pl or:
Sunday, Sept. 28 – Barbara Whipple’s ordination, 3pm at Kennett Square Church
Wed, Oct 1- Special Council meeting at 10am at the presbytery office
Sunday, Oct. 5 – Installation of the Rev. Guy Dunham as Executive Director of the York County Council of Churches at First Church in York at 3pm
Monday, Oct 6 - Committee on Preparation for Ministry meets at 1pm at Highland
Tuesday, Oct 7 - New Church Development meets at 1:30pm at Bellevue Gap, Peace, Justice and Care of Creation meets at 7:15pm at the presbytery office
Thursday, Oct 9 - Nominations Committee meets at 9:30am at Bellevue Gap
Sunday, Oct. 12 – Donna Ryan’s ordination at First Church in York at 3pm; Installation of the Rev. Andrew James Macleod Smith as Pastor at Kennett Square Church at 3pm
Monday, Oct 13 - SPIRE at 11:45am at Manor Cafe in Lititz - discussing ecumenical overtures |
ONE GOOD IDEA |
One Great Idea for worship - Is your worship (EPIC) Experiential, Participatory, Image laden, and Connected? The video clip below is a "re-run" called Thats My King!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upGCMl_b0n4
Extravagant Blessings! Charlie
If you have a good idea, I'd love to share it in this eNews letter. Send it to me via: cwgross@gmail.com Thank-You Very Much! |
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