February 24, 2005 Issue #10 |
- Mission Workshop!
- Mission Trip Info
- News Issues from Presbytery
- Missional Church Corner
- One Good Idea
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MARCH PRESBYTERY |
March Presbytery meeting is coming up! Inputs for docket are due on Wed, March 1st (next week) to Bill Netting - 717.548.3719 or netting@epix.net Steering committee meets at Bistro on Monday March 7th 4pm
Council at 1st Stras Pres at 7pm. |
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CANON COPIER - CALL NOW AND IT'S YOURS! |
FREE FREE FREE
Send us your "need" statement and the copier is yours! [if we get multiple needs, we will determine the greatest need] See it at:
"You Asked For It" on website. We'll waive the $105/month - Must Go to a good home! |
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CONTACT |
Presbytery of Donegal
P.O. Box 10054
1861 Charter Lane
Lancaster, PA 17605-0054
717.392.4035 (phone)
717.392.8922 (fax)
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MISSION WORKSHOP SET FOR SATURDAY APRIL 16TH 10 - NOON IN GAP! |
Bolster your MISSION EFFORTS! Rev Jim and Lois Caldwell have graciously agreed to conduct a workshop on Saturday, April 16th from 10:00 - noon at Bellevue Presbyterian Church to help you! Please RSVP by April 11th - Charlie Gross - 717.392.4035, cell 717.468.1568 or cgross@donegalpby.com Learn the secrets of making God's mission come alive in your church! Tell your pastor, your mission chair, your friends and your neighbors about this workshop! Mail in your taxes on Friday night and then come, relax and learn on Saturday! |
MISSION TRIP INFORMATION |
We still have room for the Honduras Mission Trip - June 18 - 25, 2005. Sign up today with Charlie Gross - cgross@donegalpby.com or 717.392.4035!
19 Day CHINA TRIP! Oct 10 - 28, 2005 for only $2790/person! Call Rev Dick Foster, First Presbyterian Lancaster, 717.394.6854 or 717.733.2831 for more info!
RUSSIA TRIP 2006! Rev Jim and Lois Caldwell are planning a trip for the Presbytery to Russia in 2006. More details will follow as this unfolds! |
NEWS ISSUES FROM PRESBYTERY! |
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Come to this Palm Sunday (March 20th 7:00pm) Gathering at Union Presbyterian Church! Hear 4 choirs - Union, Little Britain, Middle Octorara, and Nottingham present their offering to the Lord and then hear them combine voices! It will be heavenly! There will be scripture, prayers, and an offering for mission.
It's time to promote the Diversity Camp! This year we are expanding the camp to a full week - July 3 - 8, 2005. Start now to promote this to your 7th and 8th graders!
Got Purpose? Details inside! I saw that on a church sign. Info on this at:
www.purposedrivenpresbyteriansnetwork.net - custom tailored PCUSA stuff for purpose driven concepts.
Radio and TV Spots to promote worship. Rev. Douglas Hileman has the "Here and Now" media kit to help you advertise your worship service. The PCUSA gives permission to use this resource in a collaborative way. Perhaps we could have a cluster of churches use this resource to promote their worship services or activities. Contact Charlie Gross cgross@donegalpby.com or Douglas Hileman if you are interested. His email is: Thornwood@ecunet.org
Just Plain Helpers! (Unpaid Servants) are needed at Columbia Presbyterian Church. We need helpers on Wednesday evening from 7pm - 9pm. We need an Adult Bible Teacher for Sunday morning 9:45 - 10:30. We need someone for Children's Church, Sundays at 11 - 12. Children are coming and need attention!
Tsunami Disaster Response Update. As of Feb 23rd, your response through the Presbytery office has hit $66,452! That is phenomenal! Thank-You!
Summer Lay Academy at Lancaster Theological Seminary! June 27-July 1 and July 11-15. Get info at: http://www.lancasterseminary.edu click on Summer Academy 2005! Evening courses available - stretch your mind and lead us into the future!
Presbyterian Historical Society - 27th Annual Seminar on Local Church History. April 25 - 29, 2005 at Montreat, North Carolina. Contact: 215.627.1852, refdesk@history.pcusa.org for more information on this gathering. |
MISSIONAL CHURCH CORNER |
According to "Shaped by God's Heart, the passion and practices of missional churches," the eighth characteristic is "Measure Growth by Capacity to Release, not Retain." Missional churches do not seek to get bigger, but seek to equip more people to live as authentic disciples of Christ. This is more a measure of function, not size. Our measure of success is much more about service than size. In the Early Church, the local church was the agent of God's sending. As we developed the modern missionary movement, we stepped back from our own responsibility in this and gave it to "the professionally trained." The author makes a case for revamping our system of training leadership so that we are able to multiply our leaders and disciples. We should look for ways, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to release our energy, love, and vibrancy into the world that has so many needs! |
ONE GOOD IDEA |
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I've learned a very good question to ask you while working with Rev. Lyn Reith, the new pastor at St. Luke's United Church of Christ in Lititz. I was telling Lyn about a dilemma with which I was wrestling and her thoughtful, caring response was simply, "Charlie, who is helping you to solve that problem?" She said this in such a tone that it went straight to my heart. I knew that she genuinely cared. I hope to ask this question in many other contexts and in many ways. Who is helping you solve your problems? Are you aware of your vast resources? How much of the problem solving burden are you carrying by yourself? We are all in this journey together. Let us share the load and enjoy the trip! Lyn, thank you for caring enough to ask me the question!
If you have a good idea, I'd love to share it in this eNews letter. Send it to me via: cgross@donegalpby.com Thank-You Very Much! |
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