Sept. 7, 2005 Issue #24 |
- Top Stories
- Mission Info
- News Issues from Presbytery
- Upcoming meetings!
- One Good Idea
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September Presbytery! |
Presbytery will meet on Tuesday, Sept 20th at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in York, PA. (9:30am)
The Steering Committee meets at 4pm at the Presbytery Office on Monday, Sept 12th. Council meets that evening at 7pm at First Pres. Strasburg. |
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CONTACT |
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1861 Charter Lane
Lancaster, PA 17605-0054
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TOP STORIES |
| Hurricane Katrina Response. You are responding with speed, passion, intensity, and mostly, LOVE! The outpouring of your generosity is a gift from God! We are trying to get you the latest info regarding ways of responding. Financial support and a multitude of ways of responding will be posted on our website www.donegalpby.com If you go to the www.pcusa.org website, you will find lots more info about registering to go on work camps and provide shelter and support for the needy. There are volunteer opportunities: to organize a work team, have your church serve as a shelter, or offer your home to host a displaced family. For these, call Toll-free number for volunteers (866) 732-6121. Please keep those impacted by this disaster and those working to assist the survivors in your prayers. The following link can be used to organize Health Kits and Hope in a Box kits. http://www.pcusa.org/pda/tools/shelterhealthkit.htm If you have additional questions for us to research, send us an email at: disasterresponse@donegalpby.com
Our 2006 Budget! The Presbytery 2006 Budget will soon be posted on the website. The Department and Division Chairpersons, and Committee Chairpersons will be seated in the front pew of Eastminster at the Presbytery meeting and will be able to answer any questions that you may have. The Per Capita will be $21.48 and the overall mission budget will be $462,374. This will require a 43% split for Presbytery. We are recommending 12% for Synod and 45% for GA. The Council will discuss this budget at their meeting on Sept 12th. If you have further comments, send them to Charlie Gross, cgross@donegalpby.com. Thank-you for your passion for Christ!
Tools for Congregational Transformation! Surviving and Thriving! An outstanding one day conference to super-charge your personal or congregational transformation! Conference leader is: Dr. E. Stanley Ott. Cost is $25/person or $100 per church for unlimited attendees. Date is Saturday, November 5th. Schedule is 9:30 - 3:30 in Allentown, PA. Registration materials are on our website: www.donegalpby.com |
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MISSION INFORMATION
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PC(USA) Home-Based Care Kit Program for our African church partners was a huge success. We shipped over 1,000 kits to Malawi. The Malawian government has now instituted a national program to provide these kits for home-based care givers. We will no longer make and ship these kits. Our role has shifted to funding the training of volunteers to provide physical and spiritual needs of individuals and families with AIDS.
Plan for your mission speakers now! This is a sure fire way to bolster your mission efforts! Visit www.pcusa.org/missionconnections Notice that the Hinderliters are home now and can be contacted at: C/O Lewistown Presbyterian Church, 17 East Third Street, Lewistown, PA 17044, (717)248-4561. |
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NEWS ISSUES FROM PRESBYTERY!
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Kreutz Creek will receive new members on September 18th. This class of new members will put us over the 100 member mark. The 100 mark has traditionally been the launch number for new churches. Churches were granted a charter when they had 100 people committed to the congregation. Kreutz Creek was chartered in the 1800's but this milestone gives concrete figures to the resurrection and Pentecost that we have been experiencing at KCPC. We invite the presbytery to rejoice with us, and give special thanks to our sister churches who have supported transformation here. We are always happy to have you with us in worship but would like to extend a special invitation to celebrate with us September 18th, at 9:45 am. Peace and Blessings! God is Good! Marion Haynes-Weller
Taste and See at Camp Donegal's Harvest Happening on Tuesday, Oct 4th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Enjoy a day of fellowship, Bible study with Rev Jason Link, worship with Rev. Tom Milligan, great food and beautiful surroundings. Total cost of the day is $15. Register by calling Camp Donegal 717.862.3722 or email: amywade@unidial.com (do this by Sept 30th).
Nottingham Presbyterian Church is hosting "An Evening of Music" on Sunday, September 18 at 7:30 pm. There is no admission charge and the concert is open to the public. Gregory Pierson, organist at the church, and a few of his musical friends will perform selections for harp, piano, organ, and voice. Gregory, a 17-year-old senior at Oxford High School, has written compositions for organ which he will debut that evening. The concert is a benefit to support the ministries of Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Freewill offerings accepted. Light refreshments will be served following the concert. Come and hear this talented group of musicians from Oxford High School. Nottingham Presbyterian Church is located at the intersection of Rte. 272 and Baltimore Pike, Nottingham, PA, next to Herr Foods.
There was a good response to our first offer to place a bulk order for all of the churches for Books of Order. We are making it an ongoing offer so that we will place a bulk order whenever we accumulate enough requests. That means you can contact us to place an order at any time. The 2005-2007 Book of Order is a new edition including the amendments approved since the last General Assembly meeting in 2004. It will be in effect until the last part of 2007 when a new edition comes out. If you order from Presbyterian Distribution Service (PDS), it will cost $7.50/copy plus shipping of $4.50; over 10 copies @ $6.75 plus shipping, over 25 copies @ $6.37 plus shipping, and 50 or more at $6.00 plus 10%shipping not to exceed $60. The presbytery is offering them to you at a cost of $6.50 per copy. We will also order Books of Confessions for you at $6.75 per copy. We will place additional orders based on the requests we receive from you. If you want to take advantage of this offer, please send your order by email to kathy@donegalpby.com Thank you
Forks of the Brandywine is hosting the National Board of Directors of Presbyterians ProLife for its annual meeting on October 6 - 8. On Friday, October 7th at 7:00pm, the Forks will host a worship celebration to honor Terry Schlossberg's 2 decades of leadership. If you plan to attend, call them at 610.942.2626 or email forkspc@netzero.net
Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church is seeking a part-time Music Director. The Music Director will be responsible as organist and choir director. We are looking for a person with creative energies as well as the musical talent to help our music ministry move forward in exciting new directions. Contact the Rev. Lawrence Moir at 717-354-5573 or 354-5311, or send resume to Lawrence S. Moir, Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 96, East Earl, PA 17519 moircedargrove@onemain.com |
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CALENDAR OF COMING MEETINGS!
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Thursday, Sept 8th, 9:30am - Presby office - Property & Insurance Committee. Thursday, Sept 8th, 7:00pm - Presby office - Finance Division meets Saturday, Sept 10th, 9:00am - Memorial Pres - Task Force meets Monday, Sept 12th, 4:00pm - Presby office - Steering Committee meets Monday, Sept 12th, 7:00pm - First Pres Strasburg - Council meets Tuesday, Sept 13th, 1:30-3:30pm - Bellevue Pres - New Church Development Tuesday, Sept 20th, 9:30am - Eastminster Presbyterian - Presbytery meets
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ONE GOOD IDEA
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Do you ever have trouble finding your documents on your computer? A Chief Master Sergeant in the Air National Guard taught me to number my disks (now - CDs) and then as a footnote on the letter or document, place the number of the disk followed by the subdirectory and file name (ie. 2:\Mission info\Letter to Hinderliters). This would represent a letter on disk #2, under the directory name of Mission info and the file name is: Letter to Hinderliters. In this way, files are easily found.
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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