Nov 3, 2005 Issue #28 |
| Growing Faith Growing Churches Top Stories Mission Info News Issues Upcoming meetings! One Good Idea |
Presbytery Meeting! |
Nov 15th - Central Pres in Downingtown. Come at 1:00pm for workshops or come at 3:00pm for the meeting!
Nov 7th - Council meets at First Pres Strasburg |
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Business Administrator |
The Presbytery Office restructured and hired a Business Administrator. Mrs. Susan Harner started work with us on Oct 31st. She has a B.S. in Accounting from Millersville Univ. and was formerly employed by The Heart Group. We heartily welcome Susan to the Presbytery team. |
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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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TOP STORIES |
Carolyn Evans-Corder is leaving the Presbytery staff as bookkeeper today. She has faithfully devoted over 10 years to our service. She is a faithful member of Pine Grove Presbyterian Church where she will continue to labor and minister. We wish you a very healthy and blessed retirement Carolyn! God Bless You and Ray!
Register for dinner with Eric and Rebecca Hinderliter! If you are planning to attend the Nov 15th Presbytery meeting at Central Downingtown, and wish to have dinner with the Hinderliters and hear of their work in Lithuania, then send an email to: registration@donegalpby.com Say in this email - Dinner with Hinderliters!
Jim Wallis, author of God's Politics, will be presenting on Tuesday, Dec 6th at 7:00pm or 7:30pm at Lancaster Mennonite High School on Rt 30, Lancaster www.lancastermennonite.org Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness Event
Lancaster Mennonite School Fine Arts Center, Contact: Ron Adams, 320 Abbeyville Rd, Lancaster, PA, Tel: 717-397-9882, pastor@ecsmc.org
Mandatory Reporting Laws - The Pennsylvania law that covers mandatory reporting is 23 Pa. C.S. section 6311 the child protective services law. Rev. Dr. Steve Getty gave us a wonderful synopsis of this law. The 2 summary paragraphs say: If a clergy person comes into contact with a child while in the context of his/her employment and has a reasonable suspicion that the child is being abused, s/he has to report. This would include a scenario where the clergyperson sees a child in the context of his/her employment and suspects that a fellow clergyperson or a parent may be the abuser. The only circumstance in which the clergyperson would NOT be obligated to report would be if the abuser seeks a clergyperson individually in the context of confession/seeking God's forgiveness or confesses to the act of abuse or if the abused child, wrongly believing s/he is at fault, in the context of confession, discloses that s/he is being abused. Call the office (717.392.4035) for full text.
The latest issue of Perspectives, an online journal published by the Office of the General Assembly, is now available at www.pcusa.org/oga/perspectives. |
MISSION INFORMATION |
Prayers are answered! Your prayers for the safe return of our Umtata partner travelers, and Kathy Bartels and Dick Foster from China have been richly answered!
Holiday Shopping Ideas: Alternative Gifts International - www.altgifts.org Umtata, South Africa Garden Plot Project - www.geocities.com/donegalpbyhunger Bread for the World - www.bread.org or Heifer International - www.heifer.org
Hurricane Katrina Response! Paul Risk from Paul Risk Associates is inviting skilled and unskilled laborers to Gulfport MS to help build houses! You can get more details by calling his son, Steve, at 717.786.7308! Paul is a member of Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church and is in Gulfport now with some of his builders. Also helping to put this project together is Angie Martino, member of Wrightsville, at ivyandpaige@earthlink.net or disasterresponse@donegalpby.com
Guinston Presbyterian Church is inviting workers to join them in their Hurricane Katrina efforts. Their third trip will go in January to Metairie, Louisianna. Call Rev. Daniel Moore at 717.927.6366 or email: pastor@guinston.org for details.
Memorial Presbyterian Church welcomed 36 new members on Sunday, Oct 30th! The members are from the Haitian community. The welcoming service was a tri-lingual event - English, French, and Spanish. It truly was an exhibit of the kingdom of heaven. Additionally, there is a task force of the Church Vitalization Division working with Memorial to help maximize their vitality in this growing ministry area. |
NEWS ISSUES FROM PRESBYTERY! |
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EDUCATION COORDINATOR needed, part-time, paid to coordinate Church School and W.O.W. (Welcome on Wednesdays, an all-family program of meal, education and music) and to oversee Summer Church School and Vacation Bible School. A complete position description is available from the Church Office of First Presbyterian Church, 130 W. Miner Street, West Chester PA 19382. If interested, please submit a letter of interest with your resume to The Rev. Robert M. Barcus or email to bbarcus@firstpreswc.com
First Presbyterian, Strasburg, has an immediate opening for a p/t skilled organist to accompany choir and worship services. For info and application call (717) 687-6030. www.straspres.org <http://www.straspres.org> Thanks! Karen Cooper
Camp Donegal - Wood Cutting Fun Day! Sat Nov 5th 8:00 am - 1:00 pm - bring gloves! Christmas Bazaar and Specialities - Sat Nov 12th 8:00 am - 2:00 pm.
A family style ham dinner will be served by the Nottingham Presbyterian Church on Saturday, November 5, 2005, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. -- eat in or take out. Everyone in the community is invited to share this home-cooked meal complete with ham, parsley potatoes, creamed mushrooms, seasoned green beans, homemade applesauce, desserts, and beverages. The cost per ticket is $10.00 for adults; $5.00 for children (ages 5-10 years); and free for children under age 5. The church is located in Nottingham at the intersection of Rt. 272 and Old Baltimore Pike (next to Herr Foods, Inc.). For more information about the dinner or to purchase tickets, please call 610-932-0556.
ENERGY COST REDUCTION WORKSHOP SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2005 St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral, 221 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fall is budget time. What will your congregation have to forego if your heating/energy bills increase 30-50%? What will your members have to forego? Sign up for professional and practical advice by a consultant to many churches. Andrew Rudin, experienced energy management consultant, will present specific, concrete approaches to reduce energy bills for houses of worship. Mr. Rudin has conducted numerous energy reduction studies for congregations, and helped them protect their limited budgets. This workshop will give you real-life solutions that can help you at your house of worship. This workshop will also provide advice for your members in their homes or businesses. This is an ecumenical workshop open to all faiths. It will include a discussion of the universality of belief in stewardship of God's creation. RSVP by Nov. 28 by sending an email message to Sandy Schultz at the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania (sschultz@diocesecpa.org) or calling (717) 236-5959 ext. 108. Please bring $15 to cover lunch and expenses.
New Form added to the website! The following form is used in the Call process! http://www.donegalpby.com/Pastoral_Call_Form.htm
Lancaster Theological Seminary and Confessing Christ invite you to a public lecture by Alan Sell, pastor, scholar, and ecumenist. Rev. Sell will lecture on "Confessing the Faith and Confessing Faith" on Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Santee Chapel, Lancaster Theological Seminary. Rev. Sell currently teaches theology in Canada and Wales and formerly served as Theological Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. More.. Call Bruce Epperly 717.290.8759
Scott Glover, a Missionary in Asia, visited Union Presbyterian Church on Oct 20th. He lived with a Union family for 3 days, attended a covered dish dinner, shared with an Intercessory Group, their Sunday service and also shared with a Middle Octorara Sunday School class. It's great how these churches partner in these events!
Rev. Tony and Katie Sundermeier are leading a tour to four cities in Germany in 2006. The dates are August 24 to September 4, 2006. Westminster West Chester (where the Sundermeiers lead ministries) has a connection with an East German Church in Weimar, Germany. They are going to spend some time at the end of the trip in fellowship and conversation about their ministry there and the ways we can support them. For more info, go to: http://www.faithandhistorywpc.blogspot.com/ or call Tony at 610.399.3377 or tsundermeier@westminsterpc.org
Men's Fellowship Breakfast The Fairview Presbyterian Church monthly men's fellowship breakfast for November will be held at the church on Saturday, November 19th at 7:00AM and will include great food, wonderful fellowship and a discussion of what happens when "good men" are tempted. More info - contact Ed Deady at 610-469-2507 or e-mail at: egdeady@aol.com |
CALENDAR OF COMING MEETINGS! |
Saturday, Nov 5th, 9:30 - 3:30, Transformation Workshop at First Pres Allentown Monday, Nov 7th, 9:30 am - Nominating Committee meets at Presby office Monday, Nov 7th, 1:00 pm - Committee on Preparation meets at Highland Pres Monday, Nov 7th, 4:00 pm - Steering Committee meets at Presby office Monday, Nov 7th, 7:00 pm - Council meets at First Pres Strasburg Monday, Nov 14th, 11:45 am - SPIRE, Hershey Farm Restaurant Monday, Nov 28th, 7:00 pm - Camp Donegal Committee at Barmen Lodge |
ONE GOOD IDEA |
Join the conversation at Square One Coffee, 145 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 on Thursdays at 12:15pm on "The Shaping of Things to Come." Or, form your own discussion group on a book or topic and let us know! For us to be united in our faith in Jesus Christ, demonstrating God's love to each other, our communities, and the world, there is lots of room to discover what this means together! Send your group topic and meeting time and place to me at: cgross@donegalpby.com
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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