Dec 29, 2005 Issue #32 |
Top Stories Mission Info News Issues Upcoming meetings! One Good Idea |
January Presbytery Mtg |
Departments, Divisions and Committees - send docket time requests to Rev. Dr. Bill Netting (netting@epix.net ) by Jan 5, 2006.
Council meets Jan 9th at 7:00pm at First Strasburg |
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January Presbytery Memo |
Will be helpful and good stewardship to CARPOOL to the meeting! There is not plentiful parking around Wrightsville Presbyterian Church! |
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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 GROWING FAITH - GROWING CHURCHES |
Our Presbytery Team was selected to go on the Steps Toward Peace - Israel trip in April! There are 101 people going from 20 or so Presbyteries. Only Huntingdon has another team from the Synod of the Trinity. The trip is from April 25th to May 5th! The team consists of: Marian Cabott, Jackie Caleb, Charlie Gross, Leah Johnson, and Nicole Richardson. We are still waiting for our preparation assignments, itinerary and other details..... but we are very excited!
Podcasting. The Oxford University Press, publishers of the New Oxford American Dictionary, has selected podcast as the Word of the Year for 2005. Erin McKean, editor in chief of the New Oxford American Dictionary, said: "Podcast was considered for inclusion last year, but we found that not enough people were using it, or were even familiar with the concept. This year it's a completely different story. The word has finally caught up with the rest of the iPod phenomenon." The question for you is this: Who is now or who will be the first to have their sermons or worship services available as podcasts? [Charlie has an iPod and is looking for good worship and sermons to download]
New Deadline! Applications for Youth Advisory Delegates to the 2006 General Assembly are due to the Presbytery Office, Attn: YAD Selections, P.O. Box 10054, Lancaster, PA 17605-0054 by January 6, 2006! Youth must be between 17 - 23 during the June General Assembly. Youth must have a letter of recommendation from Session and a statement of 500 words describing their faith journey and church involvement. Call Kathy for an application!
What are YOU learning? How are you sharing your insights with one another? Please share your learning strategies, conversations, ideas, and resources with me at: cgross@donegalpby.com and I'll pass them along! We can learn together! |
MISSION INFORMATION |
Presbytery of Donegal Workgroup goes to Gulfport! You are invited to join Bill and Vicki Netting, Charlie Gross, Angie Martino and Dave Miller on a roofing mission in Gulfport MS with Paul Risk from Jan 21st to Jan 27th. If you want to serve the people of Gulfport and Biloxi that week, give Charlie a call 717.392.4035 or email: cgross@donegalpby.com Stay tuned for details on Spring or Summer work trips!
2006 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. January 18 - 25, 2006. If you are led to join in prayer on this theme, check out: www.geii.org
Winter is coming to Pakistan - What is possible? Click here to see! http://www.pcusa.org/pda/response/asia/pakistan-index.htm or use this insert:
http://www.donegalpby.com/bulletininsert-pakistanearthquake.pdf |
NEWS ISSUES FROM PRESBYTERY! |
The Presbytery of Donegal and St. John’s Presbyterian Church joyfully invite you to The Ordination Service for Sherry G. Etheridge Elliott January 8, 2006 at 3 p.m. St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkley and Waterloo Roads Devon, PA 19333.
Employment Opportunity: Children's Ministry Director! Westminster is looking for a fulltime staff member to develop & implement ministry programs for children from Pre-K through 5th grade; recruit, train, and equip ministry leaders for Spiritual Growth & Development with children; and help Westminster fulfill it's mission of “Knowing Christ, Making Christ Known." Email Gary at garntessoni@westminsterpc.org
Risk Management Seminar with Don Martin at Westminster West Chester - Friday March 17th at about 9am to about 11:30am. Watch for more info soon!
Divisions, Departments - when you lay out your plans for the new year, integrate "Growing Faith Growing Churches" into it. Let us know what plans you have, what courses and workshops that you are creating and we will publish them in a catalog for all. Thanks! Happy, Productive New Year!
GROW Your Congregation! A Workshop of practical strategies for all churches and denominations. March 4, 2006 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 1502 West 13th Street in Wilmington, DE (302) 654-5214 or www.wpc.org Registration is $40 by Feb 17th and $50 after Feb 17th. The Presbytery Office has registration forms.
Deacon/Elder/Clerk Training scheduled. Mark your calendars for March 5th from 2:00pm till 5:00pm at Central Downingtown or March 12th at Highland Presbyterian for some leadership training for deacons, elders and clerks. There will be breakouts for the various positions.
Senior High Youth Event - March 18th at Old Pine Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia with Moderator Rick Ufford-Chase as speaker. Register online: http://www.presbynewbrunswick.org/event_detail.asp?eventid=51
We have 20 extra copies of the 2006 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study at $5.00 each and 1 copy of the 2006 Children's Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study at $4.50 each. They are available at the presbytery office. If you ordered your 2006 Children's Mission Yearbooks for Prayer and Study, you may pick them up any time at the presbytery office, or at the January 17 presbytery meeting.
The Joy of Giving online. www.pcusa.org/give According to Neighbor to Neighbor Around The World, the highest motivators for our giving are: A sense of gratitude for God's love and goodness, wanting to contribute to God's work in the world, and the Bible's teaching on giving. We are truly very blessed people! |
CALENDAR OF COMING MEETINGS! |
Use the webpage calendar at: http://www.donegalpby.com/cgi-bin/calendar.pl or: Monday, Jan 2, 2006 at 7pm - Committee on Ministry meets at Leacock Tuesday, Jan 3, 9:00am - Administration Department meets at Presbytery office Tuesday, Jan 3, 7:15pm - Outreach Department meets at Presbytery office Wednesday, Jan 4, 9am - Mission Beyond the Presbytery meets at Presby office Thursday, Jan 5, 9:30am - Property and Insurance Committee meets at Presby office Monday, Jan 9, 1pm - Committee on Preparation meets at Highland Presbyterian Monday, Jan 9, 4pm - Steering Committee meets at Presbytery office Monday, Jan 9, 7pm - Council meets at First Presbyterian Strasburg Wednesday, Jan 11, 11am - 2pm - Theological Discussion of PUP at Bellevue Pres. Tuesday, Jan 17, 9:30am - Presbytery Meeting at Wrightsville Presbyterian Tuesday, Jan 31, 7pm - Planning Steering Committee meets at Presby office Tuesday, Feb 14, noon - 4pm - New Church Development meets at Bellevue Pres. |
ONE GOOD IDEA |
I wish for you a wonderful, joy-filled, Spirit-filled New Year! May God's Blessings be Glaringly Apparent to you and yours this day and this coming year! With Love, Charlie Gross (with thanks to Amy Wade for "the blessing.")
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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