May 5, 2005 Issue #15 |
- Resources
- Mission Info
- News Issues from Presbytery
- Editor's comment
- One Good Idea
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May Presbytery Meeting! |
The May Presbytery meeting will be our annual prayer meeting! Come to Memorial Presbyterian Church, 426 South Queen St, Lancaster, PA on Tuesday, May 17th at 9:00 AM and PRAY with us! It's over at noon, but bring $5 and stay for lunch! Make a lunch reservation by calling 717.392.4035. ALSO - PICK UP your PLANNING CALENDARS!! |
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RESOURCES AGAIN! |
| Lectionary Study Group at Westminster West Chester. Each Tuesday, a group of Donegal pastors meet to discuss the coming Sunday's lectionary passages. Meet at Westminster Presbyterian in the church library. 8:30am - 9:30am. No preparation required (unless you want to!) We welcome any who wish to join us.
Leading Congregational Change: Pitfalls and Possibilities. One Day Workshop on June 10, 2005 from 9:00am till 3:00pm at Highland Presbyterian Church, 1801 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA. Cost is $50 for lunch, book and workbook: Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey. The workshop is sponsored by the Samaritan Center and features Dr. James Furr, founder of FaithSystems. To register, call Samaritan Counseling Center - 717.560.9969.
Still time to sign up for one of the Natural Church Development Workshops. Learn about principles for church health uncovered in a world-wide research project (1994-1996, encompassing 1000 churches in 32 countries.) Workshops are: Thursday, May 12th 10:00 - noon at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Gap, Saturday, May 21st 10:00 - noon at First Presbyterian in Strasburg, PA, and Saturday, June 25th from 10:00 - noon at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Gap. Registration is required by calling or emailing Charlie Gross at the Presbytery Office. Phone: 717.392.4035 or email: cgross@donegalpby.com Please register no later than 2 days prior to the workshop date. |
MISSION INFORMATION |
Pray for Kiran and Alex Wimberly in Sri Lanka! Kiran is finishing work at Princeton this month! Congratulations! She and her husband, Rev. Alex Wimberly are heading to Sri Lanka on May 15th - June 8th to document the current situation in that area after the tsunami of December 26th. Come to the June 21st Presbytery meeting at Honey Brook to hear a report on this trip!
Pray also for our 10 Missionaries heading to Honduras in June! Elder Steve Mentzer from First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster is heading up a medical contingent to bring health, healing, and hope to hundreds of people in Honduras. They leave on June 18th and return on June 25th. Pray for their safety and effectiveness, and that God would use them in amazing ways! |
NEWS ISSUES FROM PRESBYTERY! |
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Blessed are the Peacemakers! The Peacemaking Division of the Outreach Department needs to have your application by June 1st! You can download an application from the website home page, under Latest News.
Westminster West Chester. Chi Rho, the Wake Forest University Christian Men’s A Cappella Ensemble, is coming back to Westminster (West Chester) on Thursday, May 12. Please plan to attend their special concert in the sanctuary at 7:30 p.m., and invite your friends to come along! All ages are welcome. Admission is free; a love offering will be received. Chi Rho’s CDs will be available for sale in the narthex after the concert. Westminster member, Mitchell Dean, is a member of Chi Rho. This is really a group the whole family would enjoy but we would especially like to let the senior highs know about it; this is a great group of young men who bring a strong Christian testimony along with their excellent music! (comments by Leah Johnson)
News from Penningtonville Presbyterian: www.penningtonvillechurch.org - we are having an Anniversary Weekened Celebration, May 21-22 to celebrate our 154 anniversary. This is a celebration open to the Atglen community to include a car wash by the PYG's (Penningtonville Youth Group), a play entitled "And Then There Was One" performed by the Penningtonville Players, Sunday Worship held outside on our big field, followed by a picnic with entertainment and games for all.
Doug Baker, our missionary in Northern Ireland, gave dates that he is available for speaking. Contact him by email at doug.baker@dnet.co.uk to book him for: June 30, July 1-2, evening of July 3, July 5, 6, 7, July 18-23. First come, first served.
Campus Ministry Opportunity . Hello, from Rev. Dr. Bob Sayre.
Bob is now serving on the United Campus Ministry board of directors at Millersville University. He sent information regarding a part time campus ministry position to be posted on our website. Go to www.donegalpby.com and then to Job Opportunities.
Oxford Bell Tower Garden Dedication. On behalf of the Memory Garden Committee of Oxford Presbyterian Church, we would like to invite you to participate in the groundbreaking dedication of the Bell Tower Garden in honor of Pastor Ted Atkinson. Since Ted's ministries reached far into the surrounding community we invited many of our local churches and anyone who would like to come who was touched by Ted's love and care. The dedication will be held on May 15, 2005 at 12:45 p.m. There will be light refreshments following our 11:00 Worship Service previous to the dedication. Contact person is Karen Finley at the church office at 610-932-9640 if you have any questions.
Seminary Internships Approved by Mission Within The Synod turned down our request for assistance with Seminary Internship scholarships. The Mission Within the Presbytery stepped in to fill the gap while we sort out how to repair this important need. There are 4 internships approved for the Fall of 2005. Three of these will be used by: First Parkesburg, Bethany Lancaster, and Columbia.
BOOK DISCUSSION: The Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness group is sponsoring a series of informal discussions based on God's Politics by Jim Wallis (founder & editor of "Sojourners" magazine.) The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Highland Presbyterian Church (1801 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA) from 4:00 - 5:30 PM Come join us in the Choir Room for a lively, thought- provoking discussion. Sessions will continue each Wednesday at the same time through June 15th. Locations may change, however, depending upon the will of the group. Please register by emailing Bob Lowing r.lowing2@verizon.net or calling Joyce McClintock (717-397-4657). You may also register the day of the meeting, although it will be helpful to the organizers to have some general idea of how many will be attending. We hope you will be encouraged & inspired by this "New Vision for Faith & Politics in America"!
IMPORTANT DATES AT CAMP DONEGAL! Camp Donegal is really hopping! Please keep May 15th free and June 4th free for some outstanding activities and fun! Go to our webpage: www.donegalpby.com to see the details and how you can make an important contribution to the future of your children, grand children, and great grand children! We need you to play golf, support the auction, and fellowship with us! |
EDITOR'S COMMENT |
In my summary of the April Presbytery meeting, I made a brief comment about the Presbytery wanting to have discussions about tough theological issues in the way suggested by Rev. Dr. Jim Moyer and Rev. Kristine Hileman. I mistakenly said that the Presbytery supports Sessions having a voice in the larger church. What I had meant to say is: I believe the Presbytery does indeed have the strength, perseverance, tenacity and will to have deep, meaningful discussions about our faith and about our theological view points in ways that are safe from a “vote,” and in ways that promote our dignity and our brother and sisterhood in Christ. |
ONE GOOD IDEA |
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Rev. Dr. Robert Young invites interested clergy to a monthly discussion luncheon. Bob says, "For several years, my wife and I have held a luncheon on the 2nd Monday of the month for clergy of Donegal who live close enough and want to come. We sit down at 12:15 and break up at 2pm. It can have many or few, though usually between 6 and 9. It draws a broad spectrum of theological belief; and, we learn a lot about each other. (It helps not to have to vote nor to prove anything to anybody.) Our house is 803 Spruce Ave. in West Chester, a block or two south of the main campus. I'll give better directions if you need them." What a rich idea and generous invitation! Perhaps others could model this type of discussion facilitation and fellowship.
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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